Though mankind has impressed itself with cultural attractions and architecture, most of our feats have been dwarfed by the miracles of nature.
However, as our footprint on nature expands, many travellers want to take the opportunity to see these wonders before it is too late. Many argue that we should pursue sustainable travel and leave-no-trace camping to preserve them for future generations.
Places
| “ | Whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved. | ” |
—Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species | ||
A zoo is a facility where animals are held in more or less artificial enclosures. The level of animal ethics vary a lot between zoos.
A safari park is a large enclosure where animals roam freely, and visitors enter by car or other vehicles.
A game reserve or nature reserve is an open-land area for protection of wild animals, with a leave-no-trace mandate. Animals live naturally, and the park crew usually only interfere with them for research, conservation, or population control.
Africa
North America
- Canadian National Parks
- North American wildlife
- United States National Park System
- Protected areas of the United States
Europe
- Beech forests of Europe
- Eurasian wildlife
- Finnish national parks
- Fjords of Norway
- Icelandic hot springs
- United Kingdom National Parks
South America
Asia
- Botanical tourism in Singapore
- Eurasian wildlife
- Indian national parks and wildlife sanctuaries
- Indian zoos and botanical gardens
- Indonesian National Parks
- Israeli National Parks
- Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots
- National parks and protected areas of the Philippines
- Wildlife in South and Southeast Asia
Oceania
Wildlife
- Algal bloom
- Biomes and ecosystems
- Bird watching
- Botanical tourism
- Marine life
- UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
- Whale watching
- Wildlife of the Southern Ocean
- Zoos