Visit the Soča Valley

A lake of 29 islands in the terraced hills near the Congo border — canoe trips, no crocodiles, safe to swim.

Golden beaches and turquoise coves linked by New Zealand’s easiest Great Walk — kayak in, hike out.

Twin-volcano island in Lake Nicaragua.

Canyon of caves and a kayaking lake.

Crater lake ringed by three volcanoes and Maya villages — Aldous Huxley called it the most beautiful lake in the world.

Korea’s most dramatic mountains — granite spires, the Ulsanbawi ridge and a cable car — blazing red in autumn.

Poetic landscape of lakes and fells.

Cloud-forest valley studded with 60-metre wax palms, the world’s tallest.