The 25 Greatest Adventures
Here is a map followed by a list of the 25 greatest world adventures compiled by National Geographic Adventure magazine's editors:
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1. Australia: Taking a 250-mile trek across the desert on camelback.
2. China: Rafting down the Yangtse River.
3. Bhutan: Visiting the ancient villages of this mountain kingdom by bus, minivan and foot.
4. Botswana: Saddling up on an elephant and visiting the Okavango Delta and the edge of the Kalahari Desert.
5. British Columbia: Traveling by helicopter to as many as 15 summits for a week of sking adventure in the snow.
6. Chile: Hiking for 53 miles along the rugged Futaleufu River running from the Andes to the sea.
7. Egypt: Trekking the Sinai peninsula with a predawn climb up Mount Sinai.
8. French Polynesia: Traveling for 12 days from romantic island to romantic island.
9. Galapagos Islands: Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin exploring the islands called the laboratory of evolution.
10. Kashmir on wheels: Mountain biking into the Himalayas.
11. Iran: Taking a 13-day trek through ancient castles and the Elburz Mountains and down to the Caspian Sea.
12. Irian Jaya: Traveling where the tribes reside in the jungles of the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea.
13. Italy: Climbing the craggy Dolomite Mountains in the northeast.
14. Mexico: Scuba diving into Nohoch Nah Chich, the world's largest underwater cave system.
15. Mongolia: Hunting with the nomadic Kazaks of western Mongolia who use eagles to catch prey.
16. Morocco: Touring the Atlas Mountains and backroads villages by camel and bike.
17. New Zealand: Fly fishing on the South Island.
18. Nunavut: Traveling via a submersible vessel to the world's northernmost shipwreck in the Canadian Arctic.
19. Panama: Kayaking among the San Blas Islands on the Caribbean coast, sleeping in tents and eating lobster and local fruits.
20. Peru: Exploring the Amazon basin aboard a 28-passenger passenger ship.
21. Russia: Gut-wrenching training in cosmonaut boot camp at Star City outside Moscow.
22. South Georgia: Cruising to this remote island in the far South Atlantic.
23. Tanzania: Taking a 150-mile walk with the Masai, trekking among elephants, wildebeest, giraffes and their predators.
24. Yukon: Rafting or kayaking down the Tatshenshimi, one of the most remote and least traveled wilderness rivers remaining.
25. Vietnam: Kayaking along the coast.