EVERY YEAR, NATIONAL Geographic Travel puts together an annual Best Winter Trips collection to gather some of the world’s most amazing.
This year, the publisher has nine wintry getaways to have people reaching for their passports. Here are some shots of what they went for. During peak breeding season on South Georgia Island, which is near the Antarctic Peninsula, there is said to be more wildlife per square foot than anywhere else in the world.
This year, the publisher has nine wintry getaways to have people reaching for their passports. Here are some shots of what they went for. During peak breeding season on South Georgia Island, which is near the Antarctic Peninsula, there is said to be more wildlife per square foot than anywhere else in the world.
A gentoo penguin will make as many as 450 foraging dives per day, and with 24 hours of sunlight during December days, you’ll have plenty of chances to see it happen.
Every winter, thousands of grey whales migrate some 6,000 miles south to breeding grounds in Baja California.
Tiny mangrove-laced islands, such as Isla Espíritu Santo, make perfect base locations for swimming, snorkelling, and kayaking.
Belize is well-known for its pristine waters and coral, but the mainland is equally beautiful. These jungles are located near Belcampo Lodge.
Belize is home to the largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere and the thousand-foot-wide Great Blue Hole.
After a devastating series of hurricanes this year, some Caribbean islands are opening their doors to visitors once again, including Turks and Caicos.
Colorful beachside buildings have reopened on many Caribbean islands, including Turks and Caicos.
Glowing houses are covered in snow in Chubu, Japan. This is just one of many festivals that bring Japan to life this time of year.
Red bridges and torri gates are striking under a blanket of white snow in the winter months.
More than a hundred square miles of ice surround visitors on the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park.
With many amenities closed during the summer months, November through April is an ideal time to visit Torres del Paine National Park.
A cheetah struts across Serengeti National Park.
Whether you’re in a hot-air balloon over the savannah or at eye level on the roads below, the Serengeti National Park is sure to be a wild experience.
Snowstorms will not keep Vienna's world-renowned Christmas markets from spreading holiday cheer.
Christmas markets have warmed Vienna’s city centre for centuries. This is City Hall’s classic Christkindlmarkt.
There are countless ways to experience the arching palms, floating markets, and biodiversity of the Mekong river, which connects six countries.
Stunning views line the banks of the Mekong, Southeast Asia's longest river, like the Amphawa floating market in Thailand.
