Top 10 places to see

01:07, 17/07/2014

 Top 10 places to see

1. Glow worm cave, New Zealand

The Waitomo Glowworm Cave is a famous attraction at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand. It is known for its population of glowworms, Arachnocampa luminosa.

2. Fingal’s Cave, Scotland

Fingal’s Cave is an unbelievable sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is formed entirely from hexagonally joined basalt columns within a Paleocene lava flow.

3. Hvitserkur, North Iceland

The 15m Hvitserkur  extends from the sea in the western part of the Huna Bay located near the coast, only a stones throw from the farm, Suluvellir. The shape of a monster has been sculpted out, as if on purpose, by sea erosion.

4. Lake Hillier, Australia

Lake Hillier, in Australia, could easily be confused with a giant pool of pink bubble gum if you are viewing it from afar. On closer inspection, it’s colour does become more translucent and “watery”, but the distinctive pink colour still remains!

5. Antelope Canyon, Arizona

The Antelope Canyon is more certainly one of the most visited and photographed canyons in the American Southwest, this is due to it’s outstanding natural beauty and radiant colours.

6. Illuminated Caves , Okinawa, Japan

The beautiful Gyokusendo Cave is the second largest series of caves in Japan.

7. “Capilla de Marmol”,  Chile

The Capilla de Marmol is a fantastic geographical formation, an elevation cliff made fluvial erosion with marble that is bright white colour. The caverns which are close by to this location, Puerto Tranquilo, make Caprilla de Marmol a natural sanctuary and an area of great environmental significance.

8. Great Blue Hole, Belize

The Great Blue hole, this astonishing aqua feature is located just 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of Belize. It is in fact an underwater sinkhole, researchers believe that this is the largest sinkhole of its kind in the world.

 

9. Machu Picchu, Peru

In the centre of a tropical mountain forest, Machu Picchu stands proud at 2,430 metres above sea level. It it located in an extraordinarily gorgeous setting and is quite possibly the most amazing creation of the Inca Empire at its greatest era.

10. Tanah Lot, Bali

Tanah Lot is an important element in Balinese mythology and spiritualism, and is said to have been the work of the revered Hindu priest Nirartha, in the 15th century. It is one of the most important temples in Bali.