Quiet white-sand beach at the western tip of Majuro atoll, with the clearest water on the island.
Wake over a turquoise lagoon with steps down into the reef — the Maldives invented the overwater villa.
A lake of 29 islands in the terraced hills near the Congo border — canoe trips, no crocodiles, safe to swim.
Clear freshwater lake teeming with cichlids.
The world’s largest man-made lake, with houseboat cruises among drowned trees and elephants on the shore.
Rwanda’s Riviera — bilharzia-free swimming, kayaking and coffee farms on the shores of a lake ringed by hills.
Two lazy days drifting from the Thai border to Luang Prabang.
Vast thermal spa in the heart of Andorra.
Mud pools and hot springs near Nadi.
Glide downriver on a 30-foot bamboo raft poled by a local captain.
Sandy shore on Lake Tanganyika.
Quiet beaches and nesting turtles.
Crescent bay of palms and surf on the south coast, with the Coconut Tree Hill viewpoint and whale-watching boats.
Thermal pools along the Uruguay river in the country’s northwest.
Central Europe's largest lake.
Golden cliffs and beaches in the south.
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