To really experience Costa Rica’s wildlife and landscapes, you have to set off on foot. Here are our favorite jungle hikes, from the Pacific coast to the Monteverde cloud forest.
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The Nauyaca Waterfalls are a highlight of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Our advice: pick the farther entrance, then take in the upper waterfall first and finish at the lower one with its natural pool.
Rainforest, lush green, and a quietly watching volcano: around La Fortuna, you experience Costa Rica at full intensity. Four excursions show you this memorable region from very different angles.
Mount Pilatus, Lucerne's local mountain, is one of the most popular destinations in Central Switzerland.
From Lucerne, there is a legendary Pilatus Golden Round Trip by boat, funicular, and cable car.
The Lofoten Islands are a Norwegian archipelago north of the Arctic Circle. Here, dramatic mountain peaks rise directly out of the sea. Colorful fishermen's huts stand on stilts in idyllic harbors, and the light is so changeable that you can sometimes experience all four seasons in the space of an hour.
The winter hike from Morteratsch to the glacier tongue and the glacier caves is a unique experience because the glacier caves do not always form. Here are my impressions:
Madeira is a paradise for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Africa, the Portuguese island impresses with its lush vegetation, rugged rock formations, and jagged volcanic landscapes.
Madeira is a true paradise for hiking enthusiasts. The Portuguese island offers spectacular landscapes with steep cliffs, picturesque coastal paths and breathtaking viewpoints.
The Eiger panorama trail is one of many hikes around Grindelwald First. It promises an overwhelming view of the Eiger north face — so long as the weather cooperates…
Once, when I was still in elementary school, I went hiking on the Rigi with my class. Back then, I managed to restrain my enthusiasm for hikes – queen of the mountains, oh, puhleeze. But I really looked forward to the part where you got cervelat sausage from the grill or the pure joy of spending a day with your class mates anywhere but in the classroom. I see things a little differently today…
Why is that woman crying? those lunching at the top of Muottas Muragl wondered. New Zealanders Justine and Chris Tyerman were awe-struck with the scenery in the high Engadin Valley.
Little did New Zealanders Justine and Chris Tyerman know what lay ahead of them when they went hiking in the mountains surrounding the little alpine village of Tschiertschen in the Swiss canton of Graubünden/Grisons.