A Guide to UNESCO Sites in our Destinations

UNESCO a guide to

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A key part of what makes UNESCO so integral to us, is that it is open to all, providing us with out-of-this-world opportunities to visit, explore and learn more about destinations, through their history and culture.

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UNESCO forms an important part of our history and culture, and provides humankind with educational and scientific tools to help us protect, preserve and learn more about our existance, both past, present and future.

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introduction

Our destinations

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In this guide, we walk you through five destnations; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA and Southern Africa (not to be confused with South Africa).

Each has a collection of World Heritage Sites, from the stunning manmade Sydney Opera House and the cultural icon that is the Statue of Liberty to the sacred Uluru in Australia’s red centre and the historical rock carvings of early humans at Tsodilo in Botswana.

Travel is what we do. And, as we emerge from the pandemic, after so long of not being able to travel, discover, learn and explore, we’re encouraging you to visit more destinations and more UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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what is unesco?

the aim

to promote buildings, complexes, manmade and natural environments and other destinations of educational, scientific, cultural and historical importance.

The agency represents 193 member states and 11 associate members.

Its core goal is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration between nations.

Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding.

Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.

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In 1945, just after the war had ended, 44 countries gathered together at a UN conference to coordinate the launch of an organisation that would embody a genuine culture of peace and represent education, culture, science and history, and prevent the outbreak of another world war.

represents 1,073 World Heritage sites in 167 countries

coordinates Tsunami early warning systems across the world

leads global efforts to reach quality education for all

launched the SESAME research laboratory in the Middle East

led the reconstruction of the Mausoleums in Timbuktu

stands up for freedom of expression

saved Angkor Temple from the List of World Heritage in Danger

partners with 193 Member States and 11 Associate Members

builds Youth networks across 9 Mediterranean countries

Australia; the sixth largest nation, the largest island and the smallest, flattest continent. Considering its vast size, its population is just 25 million, but despite this, it is home to 17 incredible UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a mix of cultural landmarks and natural wonders from Sydney’s Opera House to the crown in its red centre; Uluru.

We’ve only included mainland sites or islands close to the mainland.

Whilst not all our tours visit the sites mentioned in this guide, we can often arrange excursions and stopovers, or extend your trip to include destinations that are not included in the itinerary.

australia

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welcome to australia

what & who

capital: canberra • population: 25,830,400* *2021 estimate

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1. Australian Fossil Mammal Sites 2. Australian Convict Sites 3. Budj Bim Cultural Landscape 4. Fraser Island 5. Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 6. Great Barrier Reef 7. Greater Blue Mountains Area 8. Kakadu National Park 9. Ningaloo Reef 10. Purnululu National Park 11. Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens 12. Shark Bay 13. Sydney Opera House 14. Tasmanian Wilderness 15. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park 16. Wet Tropics of Queensland 17. Willandra Lakes Region

how to use this guide key Visit as part of a tour

National Historic Monument in host country

Listed Nature Reserve (Ramsar, Biosphere Reserves)

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Australian Fossil Mammal Sites Situated in Eastern Australia, in the north and south respectively, Riversleigh and Naracoorte are among the world’s greatest fossil sites representing the key stages of evolution of Australia’s unique fauna.

Natural, 1992 Queensland, south australia Visit on our Australia’s Southern Delights and Great Ocean Road & Beyond tours.

Australian Convict Sites Spread across the country, these 11 penal sites were established on Australian soil during the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. Over 165,000 men, women and children were sent to these sites during the 80 years they were in use.

The sites are the best preserved example of large-scale convict accommodation and the colonial expansion of Europe.

cultural, 2010 new south wales, norfolk island, tasmania, western australia Visit on our Tasmania - The Wild Island State tour.

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Budj Bim Cultural Landscape This unique landscape holds special significance for Gunditjmara people in south-eastern Australia.

Budj Bim is home to the earliest living example of aquaculture in the world, with a history of eel farming dating back over 6,000 years.

cultural, 2019 victoria Visit on our Australia’s Southern Delights and Great Ocean Road & Beyond tours.

Fraser Island Situated just off the east coast, Fraser Island hosts the majestic remnants of tall rainforest sprouting up through the sandy forest bed. Half of the world’s perched freshwater dune lakes are also on this island.

natural, 1992 queensland Visit on our Reef, Beach & Mountains tour.

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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia These east coast rainforests are home to a high number of rare and threatened plant species.

The geological features of the area also present significant scientific and conservational interest.

Natural, 1986 Queensland & New South Wales

Great Barrier Reef Perhaps one of Australia’s most iconic natural wonder Great Barrier Reef alongside Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef stretches for over 1,400mi along the north-eastern coast.

The reef is among the world’s largest, with 400 species of coral and 1,500 species of fish.

natural, 1981 Queensland Visit on our Reef, Beach & Mountains tour.

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Greater Blue Mountains Area Situated in New South Wales, the Blue Mountains get their name from the blue mist that forms when the oils of eucalyptus plants evaporates and disperses in the air. Visible blue light in the light spectrum propagates more than other colours causing a blue hue to appear in the air.

The sandstone plateau is mostly forested with sheer cliffs, deep valleys, rivers and lakes and its size is equivalent to twice the landmass of Brunei.

natural, 2001 new south wales Visit on our Reef, Beach & Mountains tour.

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Kakadu National Park Sitting southeast of Darwin, the area is about half the size of Switzerland. Sat in the centre is one of the most productive uranium mines in the world, the Ranger Uranium Mine.

Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously and ancient rock art has been discovered dating back at least 40,000 years.

The park is home to four major river systems, six major landforms, over 280 species of birds, 60 mammal species, 50 freshwater species, 10,000 insect species and 1,600 plant species.

Natural, 1981 Northern Territory Visit on our Australia’s Northern Territory tour.

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Ningaloo Reef Stretching 160mi along the coast of Western Australia, Ningaloo Reef is Australia’s largest fringing coral reef. The word Ningaloo is Australian Aboriginal Wajarri language meaning “high land jutting into the sea”. The area is known for its resident whale sharks but is also home to a vast variety of coral and other marine life.

During the winter it is part of a migratory route for dolphins, manta rays and humpback whales.

natural, 2011 western australia

Purnululu National Park Like many aboriginal sites that were claimed by early settlers, the name is a mispronounced interpretation of its local language name that has stuck. Purnululu comes from the word Bullmanlulu which describes the area around the Bungle Bungle range.

natural, 2003 western australia

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Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens Now to Melbourne where the Royal Exhibition Building sits proudly within Carlton Gardens, a grand Victorian garden laid out over 64 acres and containing many of the cities much-loved attractions.

The gardens were laid out in 1839 when the city was still very much in its infancy. It wasn’t until 1880 that the Royal Exhibition Building was constructed to host the Melbourne International Exhibition; the eighth World Fair and the first to be hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. Today it can be visited as part of exhibitions and other events organised by the Melbourne Museum.

cultural, 2004 victoria Visit on our Great Ocean Road & Beyond and Australia’s Southern Delights tours.

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Shark Bay Shark Bay sits in the westernmost point of the Australian continent, some 700km north of the city of Perth. Amongst its diverse flora and fauna, some of the earliest signs of life are to be found in the form of stromatolites. These fossilised natural forms are made up of blue-green algae and are thought to be about 3.5 billion years old.

natural, 1991 western australia

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Sydney Opera House Name the world’s most iconic landmark... It surely has to be Sydney’s striking opera house. It is one of the most famous and distinctive buildings of the 20th century and is internationally recognised.

Planning for the redevelopment of the site, then the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, began in the 1940’s and an international design competition was launched in 1955, receiving 233 entries from 32 countries. The winning architect was Jørn Utzon, a Danish designer. Construction began in 1959 and was expected to take just four years. It took 14 years and ran massively over budget. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth ll in 1973.

cultural, 2007 new south wales Visit on our Reef, Beach & Mountains, Australia’s Southern Delights and Great Ocean Road & Beyond tours.

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Tasmanian Wilderness The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia and one of the last expanses of temperate wilderness in the world. The area is made up of ten national parks.

mixed, 1982 tasmania Visit on our Tasmania - The Wild State tour.

UluruKata Tjuta National Park This site is home to Uluru, perhaps the world’s most recognisable rock, and Kata Tjuta (also known as the Olgas). Uluru, situated in Australia’s red centre, is a deeply sacred site for the local Aboriginal Pitjantjatjara people who favour its indigenous name Uluru over Ayres Rock.

The site has been a tourist attraction since the 1930s and, until 2019, visitors were able to climb the rock. This activity has since been banned in line with the wishes of the Pitjantjatjara people.

mixed, 1987 Northern Territory Visit on our Australia’s Northern Territory tour.

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Wet Tropics of Queensland Sprawling across the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range, the Wet Tropics have the highest concentration of primitive flowering plant families in the world. The site is recognised for its many unique plant and animal species. The rainforest is thought to have existed for at least 5,000 years.

Natural, 1988 Queensland Visit on our Reef, Beach & Mountains tour.

Willandra Lakes Region The Willandra Lakes are a series of dry lakes, in the semi-arid, far west of the NSW state. The site is naturally and culturally important as it holds clues to earlier human civilisations and the earliest human cremation site has been found within the region.

mixed, 1981 new south wales

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Canada is a treasure house of natural beauty and cosmopolitan sophistication. This nation of vast proportions exudes the irresistible allure of a magnificent land with a deep cultural history and unsurpassed, primordial splendour. Dynamic urban centres contrast pristine landscapes and are home to diverse cultures of aboriginal, European and Asian decent, creating a welcoming nation of truly global citizens.

There are 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in mainland Canada.

Sites on outlying or overseas territories have not been included.

Whilst not all our tours visit the sites mentioned in this guide, we can often arrange excursions and stopovers, or extend your trip to include destinations that are not included in the itinerary.

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welcome to canada

what & who

capital: ottawa • population: 37,590,000* *2019 estimate

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1. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 2. Dinosaur Provincial Park 3. Gros Morne National Park 4. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 5. Historic District of Old Québec 6. Joggins Fossil Cliffs 7. Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek 8. Landscape of Grand-Pré 9. L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site 10. Miguasha National Park 11. Mistaken Point 12. Nahanni National Park 13. Old Town Lunenburg 14. Pimachiowin Aki 15. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station 16. Rideau Canal 17. SGang Gwaay 18. Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 19. Wood Buffalo National Park 20. Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi

how to use this guide key Visit as part of a tour

National Historic Monument in host country

Listed Nature Reserve (Ramsar, Biosphere Reserves)

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbia Rockies, this range makes up the Canadian part of the larger North America Rocky massif. The park is made up of four national parks; Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho and three British Columbia provincial parks; Hamber, Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson, the latter of which contains the high peak in the complex, at 3,954m (12,972ft).

Natural, 1984 Alberta & British Columbia Visit on our Canadian Rockies, Road to the Rockies, The Best of the Canadian & American Rockies and The Rockies by Rail & Road tours.

Dinosaur Provincial Park A two hour drive from Calgary, Dinosaur Provincial Park lies in Red Deer Valley, a landscape noted for its striking terrain and abundance of dinosaur fossils. It is one of the richest fossil sites in the world with 58 dinosaur species and over 500 specimens excavated within the park.

natural, 1979 Alberta

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Gros Morne National Park Gros Morne, located on the west coast of Newfoundland, was added to the World Heritage register as it “provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth’s mantle lie exposed.” The park is, most notably, home to moose as well as red and arctic foxes, black bears, lynxes, otters and beavers, and hosts a number of art festivals throughout the year.

natural, 1987 Newfoundland & Labrador

HeadSmashed-In Buffalo Jump For those unfamiliar with the term, a buffalo jump is an overhanging cliff formation that Native Americans utilised to hunt and kill game.

Located in Alberta, it was once inhabited by the Blackfoot Tribe, among the first indigenous tribes in Canada.

cultural, 1981 Alberta

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Historic District of Old Québec Comprising Haute-Ville (Upper town) and BasseVille (Lower town), Quartier latin (or the Latin Quarter) is the historic part of the larger city of Quebec.

Laid out as a military fort by French colonist Samuel de Champlain in 1608, the town was crowned by Fort St Louis located high above the rest of the area giving it an excellent strategic position. After the British Conquest of 17581760, the fort was mainly used by the British government with French and British merchants and artisans occupying the lower town.

The fort was destroyed by a fire in 1834. The grand Château Frontenac now stands on the site previously occupied by the fort.

cultural, 1985 Quebec City, Quebec

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Joggins Fossil Cliffs This 15km stretch of coastline in the small rural community of Joggins, located in Nova Scotia, is of huge geological and scientific importance.

The fossil cliffs along this part of the coast is the town’s claim to international fame.

The fossilised specimens date back approximately 310 million years and are mentioned in Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.

natural, 2008 Nova Scotia Visit on our Maritimes - Canada’s Hidden Gem tour.

Kluane/ WrangellSt Elias/ Glacier Bay/ TatshenshiniAlsek This site is made up of four parks set across two countries. Together they total an area of 98,391 square kilometres (37,989 square miles).

Their international importance is down to the spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes and the wildlife that lives within it.

natural, 1979 British Columbia, canada & Yukon, Alaska, Us

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Landscape of Grand-Pré Grand-Pré is a rural community in southern Nova Scotia, it’s name translating to Great Meadow in French. The surrounding landscape consisting of marshland, farmland and archaeological sites constitutes “cultural landscape bearing testimony to the development of agricultural farmland using dykes and the aboiteau wooden sluice system, started by the Acadians in the 17th century and further developed and maintained by the Planters and present-day inhabitants”.

cultural, 2012 Nova Scotia Visit on our Maritimes - Canada’s Hidden Gem tour.

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site In the 1960’s archaeological work on this site turned out some incredible finds, suggesting evidence of a Norse presence around 1,000 years ago. This was big news, and still remains big news as it’s the only confirmed Norse site in North America. Historians believe that the site was temporary as no findings of burials, tools or agriculture have been discovered.

cultural, 1978 Newfoundland & Labrador

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Miguasha National Park Known also as Miguasha Fossil Site, the park hosts an abundance of fossils from a crucial time in the evolution of life on earth. The site was discovered in 1842 by Abraham Gesner, a geologist and doctor and pioneer in the petroleum industry. Some of the fossils are on display in the British Museum, London and Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh.

natural, 1999 Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec

Mistaken Point Sitting at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, this fossil site contains some of the most diverse and best preserved early period fossils in the world. Later discoveries found some of the oldest fossilised remains of multicellular organisms.

natural, 2016 Newfoundland & Labrador

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Nahanni National Park Nahanni was one of the first four natural sites to be inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1978. The reserve falls within the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region, centring around the South Nahanni River. The park contains some of Canada’s largest tufa mounds, the biggest being 27m high and 74m wide.

Natural, 1978 Northwest Territories

Old Town Lunenburg This port town, sitting on the South Shore of Nova Scotia hides over 250 years of history.

Founded in 1753, it was one of the first British attempts at settling Protestants in Nova Scotia.

Ultimately it failed but the historic town remains and is one of only two urban settlements to be listed as World Heritage Sites.

cultural, 1995 Nova Scotia Visit on our Maritimes - Canada’s Hidden Gem tour.

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Pimachiowin Aki Covering more than 11,000 sq miles and including the ancestral lands of four First Nations, Pimachiowin Aki is a newcomer to the UNESCO list, having only been inscribed in 2018. It was added to help protect and preserve the unique area and bring local economic development and employment opportunities.

mixed, 2018 Manitoba & Ontario

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station Red Bay is a traditional fishing village in Labrador which is noted for its underwater archaeological sites. The village was a major Basque whaling station. The Basques, mainly from northern regions of Spain and southwestern corner of France, were among the first people to hunt and catch whales commercially. Several whaling ships have sunk off the coast of the settlement, the discovery of these shipwrecks led to the UNESCO designation.

cultural, 2013 Newfoundland & Labrador

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Rideau Canal Opened in 1832 as a result of rising tensions and fear of war with the US, the canal provided a faster and more direct route from Canada’s capital city of Ottawa to Lake Ontario and Saint Laurence River at Kingston. But, as railway traffic rose and the motorcar was introduced, ridership fell. Today it is predominantly used for pleasure boating.

To compensate for the long and gradual uphill rise, a series of 47 locks operate along its route.

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SGang Gwaay We’ll be honest, we don’t know how to pronounce it either! It’s more commonly known by its English name of Ninstints. The area was once inhabited by the Haida indigenous people, who erected totem poles, many of which still stand in their original positions and are considered great works of art.

cultural, 1981 British Columbia

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Consisting of two national parks, one in Canada and one in the USA, united cross-border to form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

The idea of a borderless national park was first put forward by Canadian forest ranger John George Brown and American ranger Albert Henry Reynolds in the late 1800s. It took until 1932 for America and Canada to agree to the formation of a cross-border national park and pass all necessary laws to protect its status.

natural, 1995 Alberta, canada & Montana, Us Visit on our Best of the Canadian & American Rockies tour.

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Wood Buffalo National Park This national park is the second largest in the world, after the Northeast Greenland National Park. To put it into perspective, its larger than the land area of Switzerland!

Natural, 1983 Alberta & Northwest Territories

Established in 1922, its founding mission was to protect the world’s largest herd of free-roaming wood bison with a population today of over 5,000.

Writingon-Stone / Áísínai’pi Known also as Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, this region serves as both a nature reserve and a protected historical site. The First Nation stone carvings and paintings below show warriors carrying body shields, prior to the arrival of horses on the continent.

cultural, 2019 Alberta

New Zealand is a country with a landmass bigger than the UK but with just one fourteenth the size of its population so a quiet spot isn’t hard to come by.

It’s a country which embraces its unique and rich culture, appreciates good food, wine and beer and, most importantly, is friendly and welcoming.

There are just two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in New Zealand.

One on the North Island, and one on the South.

Whilst not all our tours visit the sites mentioned in this guide, we can often arrange excursions and stopovers, or extend your trip to include destinations that are not included in the itinerary.

new zealand

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welcome to new zealand

what & who

capital: wellington • population: 4,917,000* *2019 estimate

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how to use this guide key Visit as part of a tour

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Listed Nature Reserve (Ramsar, Biosphere Reserves)

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te wahipounamu Covering 26,000 sq kilometres and incorporating four national parks, Te Wahipounamu climbs along the South Island’s southwestern coast.

The four national parks are Aoraki / Mount Cook, Fiordland, Mt Aspiring and Westland.

Collectively, they are thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna of the Gondwana supercontinent that existed around 550 million years ago and grouped together New Zealand with Australia, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Arabia and the Indian Subcontinent.

natural, 1990 South Island Visit on all of our New Zealand tours.

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Tongariro National Park Established in 1887, Tongariro was the sixth national park in the world to be created and is the oldest in New Zealand. The park contains several active volcanoes, religious Mauri sites, summits and many towns. It is also home to what is often thought of as the world’s best one-day hike; the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

mixed, 1993 North Island Visit on our Wonders of New Zealand and Grand New Zealand Caravan tours.

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Southern Africa shouldn’t be confused with South Africa, we’re talking about the entire southern tip of the African continent, taking in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The varied landscape of this part of the world, from desert to wetlands, forest to mountain ranges has a very rich and long cultural story especially in regards to early human history.

There are 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southern Africa. Sites on outlying or overseas territories or islands off the mainland have not been included.

Whilst not all our tours visit the sites mentioned in this guide, we can often arrange excursions and stopovers, or extend your trip to include destinations that are not included in the itinerary.

southern africa

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welcome to southern africa

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1. Okavango Delta 2. Tsodilo 3. Maloti-Drakensberg Park 4. Namib Sand Sea 5. Twyfelfontein 6. Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains 7. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas 8. Cradle of Humankind 9. OiSimangaliso Wetland Park 10. Khomani Cultural Landscape 11. Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape 12. Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape 13. Robben Island 14. Vredefort Dome 15. Victoria Falls

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National Historic Monument in host country

Listed Nature Reserve (Ramsar, Biosphere Reserves)

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Okavango Delta This is a delta with a difference; it doesn’t flow into an ocean. Okavango Delta is an inland delta.

The Okavango River flows into the Okavango Grasslands, a vast marshland and seasonal flood plain which, when flooded in peak season, contains up to 2.6 miles³ (11km³) of water spread over up to 5,800 miles² (15,000km²). The marshlands are home to the big five game animals.

natural, 2014 botswana Visit on our Tale of Three Countries tour.

Tsodilo

Its history spans many millennia, it’s known to some as the ‘Louvre of the Desert’ because of its high concentration of early human rock paintings.

While the rock art dates back about 100,000 years, it is thought that humans have settled in the area for well over a millennia.

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MalotiDrakensberg Park Formed in 2001 from the merging of five national parks including Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Qwa Qwa National Park, Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Royal Natal National Park and Sehlabathebe National Park.

The park has exceptional natural beauty and a long cultural history. The San people have inhabited the mountainous areas of the reserve for over four millennia and have left their mark in the form of rock paintings and carvings.

mixed, 2000 South Africa Visit on our Roads of the Rainbow Nation tour.

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Namib Sand Sea Namibia Sand Sea is truly unique in that it is the only coastal desert in the world with large sand dunes. These dunes somewhat influence the weather as they stand between the cooler water-laden air carried towards the land by strong winds and the warm, dry air of the desert, therefore causing dense fog and strong currents.

Natural, 2013 Namibia Visit on our Tale of Three Countries tour.

Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//ais

Its name translates to ‘jumping waterhole’, yet this site is so much more. Twyfelfontein is a site of national and international importance as it holds clues to early human settlements through its ancient rock engravings.

It is home to Africa’s largest concentration of rock engravings dating from the late Stone Age.

cultural, 2007 Namibia Visit on our Tale of Three Countries tour.

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Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Within this small mountain range lies some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet, dating back 3.6 billion years. Gold deposits can also be found in and findings of extraterrestrial organic materials have been discovered, suggesting that the area was likely the site of a meteorite impact.

natural, 2018 South Africa Visit on our Roads of the Rainbow Nation tour.

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Despite being the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms in the world, Cape Floral has extraordinarily high diversity. About 69% of all plants within the protected areas are native species. But, while this area has flourished in previous years, it is now thought to be experiencing one of the most rapid rates of extinction in the world, competing with habitat loss, land degradation and invasive plants.

natural, 2004 South Africa Visit on our Cape Town & the Garden Route tour.

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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa The self-proclaimed Cradle of Humankind, this site contains a complex of limestone caves, home to some of the oldest fossilised remains of early humans. The Sterkfontein Caves have produced more than a third of early hominid fossils ever found prior to 2010. Early humans would have lived across the African continent but their remains can only be found in locations where conditions were right for the preservation of remains into fossils.

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park Africa’s third largest protected area and one the largest coastal reserves on the continent, iSimangaliso Wetland Park stretches along 230km (143mi) of coastline. iSimangaliso means ‘miracle’ in Zulu, the most widely-spoken home language in South Africa.

natural, 1999 South Africa Visit on our Safari & Sea tour.

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Khomani Cultural Landscape Sitting on the border between Botswana and Namibia, this area, like previously mentioned cultural spaces, is the site of Stone Age human remains. UNESCO named this site a World Heritage Site in 2017 due to the cultural practices of the Khomani San people and how they adapted to the harsh desert conditions.

natural, 2018 South Africa

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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape The area now occupied by Mapungubwe National Park was once the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, a state in South Africa. While this ancient state only lasted 80 years, it has had a lasting legacy on the land and many archeological digs have found artefacts that are thought to be the belongings of its inhabitants. Some of these artefacts are on display at the Mapungubwe Museum in Pretoria.

The Mapungubwe community is thought by many leading experts to be the first hierachial-based social system in southern Africa. Its leaders were separated and high rank than its inhabitants.

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Richtersveld Cultural & Botanical Landscape Richtersveld is a desert landscape characterised by rugged gorges, high, craggy mountains and the mighty Orange River which flows through the varied landscape and forms a natural border with Namibia. It is regarded as the only arid biodiversity hotspot on earth.

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Robben Island Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape town, is perhaps best known for its role in Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment. Of the 27 years he was incarcerated, he spend 18 years on Robben Island.

Throughout the island’s long history, it has served as a refuelling station for Portuguese, English and Dutch navigators in the 15th century, a leper colony and a political prison from the late 17th century until 1991.

cultural, 1999 South Africa Visit on our Cape Town & the Garden Route tour.

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Vredefort Dome The Vredefort Dome is not strictly a dome; it is a crater measuring 300km (190mi) in diameter making it the largest impact crater in the world. It is thought that about 4 billion years ago, the area was hit by the largest asteroid ever to strike earth, measuring a mind-boggling 15km (9mi) in diameter!

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‘Dome’ in its name refers to the shallow ringed hills that formed in the basin from the rebound of rocks below the earth’s surface.

Mosi-oaTunya / Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall on the planet with a total width of 1,708m (5,604ft). However, it neither the widest or highest, its title as ‘largest waterfall on earth’ is calculated by combining its width and height resulting the world’s largest sheet of falling water. It is about twice the height of America’s Niagara Falls and well over twice its width.

natural, 1989 Zambia/Zimbabwe Visit on our Tale of Three Countries tour.

What is America? America is bright lights and big cities. It’s jazz, soul and blues. It’s BIG food. It’s culture, from art to architecture, music to museums. America has a bit of everything, for everyone.

There are 4 million miles of highways that criss-cross the country, if stretched out they would reach the moon and back 16 times!

There are 21 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in mainland America.

Sites on outlying or overseas territories have not been included.

Whilst not all our tours visit the sites mentioned in this guide, we can often arrange excursions and stopovers, or extend your trip to include destinations that are not included in the itinerary.

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1. Mesa Verde National Park 2. Yellowstone National Park 3. Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek 4. Grand Canyon National Park 5. Everglades National Park 6. Independence Hall 7. Redwood National and State Parks 8. Mammoth Cave National Park 9. Olympic National Park 10. Cahokia 11. Great Smoky Mountains National Park 12. Statue of Liberty 13. Yosemite National Park 14. Chaco Culture National Historical Park 15. Monticello & the University of Virginia 16. Taos Pueblo 17. Carlsbad Caverns National Park 18. Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 19. Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point 20. San Antonio Missions 21. The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

how to use this guide key Visit as part of a tour

National Historic Monument in host country

Listed Nature Reserve (Ramsar, Biosphere Reserves)

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Mesa Verde National Park Home to America’s best-preserved Puebloan archeological sites, Mesa Verde occupies 52,485 acres across the Four Corners region of the southwest (Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico). Cliff Palace is the best known of the Puebloan settlements and it is the largest such settlement in the country.

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Yellowstone National Park Located mostly in the northwestern corner of Wyoming and spilling over into neighbouring Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone, under President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the first national park to be established in the US. It is home to waterfalls, geothermal pools and geysers, lakes, canyons, rivers and the largest supervolcano (dormant) on the continent.

natural, 1978 Wyoming, Montana, Idaho Visit on our Best of Canadian & American Rockies tour.

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Kluane/ WrangellSt Elias/ Glacier Bay/ TatshenshiniAlsek This site is made up of four parks set across two countries. Together they total an area of 98,391 square kilometres (37,989 square miles). Their international importance is down to the spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes and the wildlife that lives within it.

mixed, 2018 Alaska, Yukon, USA and British Columbia, canada

Grand Canyon National Park The rusty orange rocks of the Grand Canyon are recognised across the world as a symbol of America. Amongst the mesas and plateaus, deep in the vast valleys of the park flows the mighty Colorado River, considered by some accounts as a Wonder of the World.

Six million tourists visited the park in 2017, making it the second most-visited national park in the US, after the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

natural, 1979 Arizona Visit on our America’s National Parks and The Big One tours.

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Everglades National Park Comprising of a unique natural region of tropical wetlands, the ecosystem at Everglades isn’t found anywhere else on earth, hence its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park was created to protect the fragile ecosystem in which it hosts, unlike other national parks which are mostly established to protect geological features.

Over 700 marine, bird, mammal and reptile species have made the park their home. Of those 700 species, 36 are endangered or protected including the Florida Panther, American Crocodile and West Indian Manatee.

natural, 1979 florida Visit on our Florida & the Keys tour.

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Independence Hall Independence Hall’s importance is both historic and political. Completed in 1753, it served as the Pennsylvania State Capitol until its relocation in 1799 and hosted the 1915 convention, overseen by former president William Howard Taft, which saw the creation of the League to Enforce Peace, later to become the United Nations.

cultural, 1979 Pennsylvania

Redwood National & State Parks Redwood is a superpark, comprising of three state parks and the Redwood National Park with a total land area of 139,000 acres along the coast of northern California.

Coast Redwood trees are among the tallest and oldest tree species on earth, reaching heights of over 100m. At 115m tall, Hyperion is the tallest known living tree in the world.

natural, 1980 California

55 california calling 25 day, tailor made tour

america’s national parks 22 day, tailor made tour

the big one

38 day, tailor made tour, year round

colours of new england

26 day, tailor made tour, year round

florida & the keys

20 day, tailor made tour, year round

rhythms of the south

21 day, tailor made tour, year round

the best of alaska

17 day, tailor made tour, year round

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Mammoth Cave National Park Setting another impressive world record, Mammoth Cave, situated within Mammoth Cave National Park, is longest known cave system in the world at 412 miles (663km) long.

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The National Park Service offers walking tours of the cave network and, most famously, an underground river boat tour.

Olympic National Park Spread across nearly one million acres, this park hosts three distinct ecosystems; subalpine forest and wildflower meadow, temperate forest and coast, each of these areas are home to different animal and plant species. Several mammals and marine species are known to live in the park including black bears, bobcats, mountain goats, porcupines, bats, minke whales, orcas and humpback whales.

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Cahokia

Although nothing much remains, Cahokia was once a bustling ancient city which, at its peak, was home to up to 18,000 people. It is thought to have been founded in the 9th century, eventually being abandoned in the 14th century.

Now, all that remains are large earth mounds, reconstructed walls give some insight into how the city might once have looked.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Straddling the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, the Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park.

Some of the oldest rocks found within the park date back over a billion years. At least 95% of the park is forested, with over 100 species of trees.

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Statue of Liberty An international icon of freedom and enduring symbol of the United States of America, the Statue of Liberty was gifted to the US by France. Designed

by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built to framework specifications by Gustave Eiffel, this giant neoclassical statue stands proudly in New York harbour, greeting immigrants arriving by sea.

Construction began in Paris in 1877 and a year later Liberty’s head was complete and put on display at the Paris World’s Fair. Work continued for several years in France until each section was complete, it was then packed up, shipped to New York and assembled onsite. A ceremony of dedication was held on the afternoon of October 28, 1886.

cultural, 1984 new york Visit on our Colours of New England tour.

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Yosemite National Park Think of Yosemite and images of sheer granite cliffs, colossal waterfalls, crystal clear waters, giant sequoia groves and vast glaciers come to mind. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site for good reason; the park is home to 20% of California’s plant species, 160 rare plants, rare local geological formations and unique soils.

natural, 1984 california Visit on our California Calling and Big One tours.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park Preserving the most important collection of preColumbian ruins the United States, Chaco Culture National Historic Park covers over 30,000 acres in the Four Corners region. The sites are considered sacred to the Hopi and Peublo tribes and both tribes work together with the National Parks Service to preserve and protect the remains.

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Monticello & the University of Virginia Monticello, meaning ‘Little Mountain’ in Italian, was the home of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, from 1770 until his death in 1826.

Jefferson inherited the plot from his father aged 26 and began cultivating the land. Construction started on Monticello in 1768, designed entirely by Jefferson and built by free workers and enslaved labourers. The South Pavilion was finished by 1770.

Although structurally complete by 1809, Jefferson continued working on the residence until his death 17 years later.

The University of Virginia, Jefferson’s ideal academical village, was also designed by him in neoclassical styles.

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Taos Pueblo Historians and researchers are unsure about the early history or culture of this area because natives almost never discuss their beliefs or customs with outsiders and their language has never been deciphered. It is known that these ancient pueblos belong to a Taos-speaking community of modern Puebloan people who still inhabit them.

Each house typically contains two rooms; one for living and sleeping and the other for cooking, eating and storage. They are thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the country.

The nearby modern city of Taos has been heavily influenced by these rounded, red clay structures.

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Although 46,000 acres in size, the main attraction is below this park’s undulating heathlands. The cave network is vast and contains many ‘rooms’ including one known simply as the ‘Big Room’.

And big it is, totalling 1,220m (4,000ft) long and 78m (255ft) high.

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WatertonGlacier International Peace Park Consisting of two national parks, one in Canada and one in the USA, united cross-border to form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

The idea of a borderless national park was first put forward by Canadian forest ranger John George Brown and American ranger Albert Henry Reynolds in the late 1800s. It took until 1932 for America and Canada to agree and pass all necessary laws to protect its status.

natural, 1995 Montana, usa & Alberta, Canada Visit on our Best of the Canadian & American Rockies tour.

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Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point Approaching the site, it seems rather underwhelming; a series of grassy mounds and concentric undulating ground. But as one learns more, we find that these earthworks are the archeological remains of a prehistoric indigenous settlement, the concentric mounds forming the main ceremonial centre of the community which was inhabited between 1730 BC and 1350 BC.

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San Antonio Missions The San Antonio Missions consists of not just one mission site, but five and a historic ranch.

Established by the Catholic religious orders in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, their aim was to spread christian beliefs among the local natives.

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The 20thCentury Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright is one of America’s most celebrated 20th century architects and is known across the world for his Prairie School style, modern, modular and layered structures.

During his lifetime he designed over 400 buildings and structures, mostly in America. Perhaps his most recognised works are Falling Water in Pennsylvania - designed in 1939 and built on the Bear Run river, straddling a waterfall. Its owners wanted a large weekend residence, larger than the plot would allow for but Wright solved this by designing a cantilevered structure that extended over the river.

Its distinctive vertical and horizontal lines and use of locally quarried stone somehow harmonise with nature, something that Write created effortlessly.

His other notable structure is New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often just called The Guggenheim. Wright rewrote the design books by completely changing up how people should move around a museum. A traditional museum operates on the idea that collections are displayed in different rooms and people move through them before having to retrace their steps to exit. Wright created an open atrium and proposed that visitors catch an elevator to the top floor and make their way down the gently sloping ramp that spiralled downward to the last artwork on the ground floor.

The gallery contains artworks by Cézanne, Léger, Metzinger, Modigliani and many other major impressionist, post-impressionist, early modern and contemporary artists.

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Page 21) I could never be disappointed by the beauty of these majestic, snow-capped mountain ranges.

Simply breathe in the fresh air, soak up the views and enjoy spotting the parks’ variety of wildlife inhabitants.

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The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (Page 64) I’m a huge fan of mid-century architecture. Wright was an iconic and innovative architect. Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, hidden away in the forests of Pennsylvania, blends together Japanese design and organic architecture, inspired by and incorporating nature.

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Namib Sand Sea (Page 41) On a 4WD excursion along the coast you can see the shipwrecks, view the wildlife, then head into the desert for an amazing driving experience. I was also lucky enough to experience the desert at night on an overnight stop in a desert camp.

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new zealand Te Wahipounamu (Page 35)

This is one of the most incredible places in the world and definitely a favourite of mine. I experienced unbelievable scenic landscapes, from fjords and immense cliffs, to rocky coasts, lakes and waterfalls.

australia Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (Page 16)

Having spent about a month on and off at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, I would recommend a visit to this iconic destination. A walk around the rock at sunset is a must as the colours of the outback change from burnt oranges and reds, and the clarity of the night sky gives out-of-this-world views of the milky way.

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australia Australian Fossil Mammal Sites Australian Convict Sites Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Fraser Island Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Great Barrier Reef Greater Blue Mountains Area Kakadu National Park Ningaloo Reef Purnululu National Park Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Shark Bay Sydney Opera House Tasmanian Wilderness Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Wet Tropics of Queensland Willandra Lakes Region

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Gros Morne National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Historic District of Old Québec Joggins Fossil Cliffs Kluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Landscape of Grand-Pré L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Miguasha National Park Mistaken Point Old Town Lunenburg Pimachiowin Aki Red Bay Basque Whaling Station Rideau Canal SGang Gwaay Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai’pi

new zealand Te Wahipounamu Tongariro National Park

southern africa Okavango Delta Tsodilo Maloti-Drakensberg Park Namib Sand Sea Twyfelfontein Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa iSimangaliso Wetland Park Khomani Cultural Landscape Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Richtersveld Cultural & Botanical Landscape Robben Island Vredefort Dome Victoria Falls

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Mesa Verde National Park Yellowstone National Park Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/TatshenshiniAlsek Grand Canyon National Park Everglades National Park Independence Hall Redwood National & State Parks Mammoth Cave National Park Olympic National Park Cahokia Great Smoky Mountains National Park Statue of Liberty Yosemite National Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park Monticello & the University of Virginia Taos Pueblo Carlsbad Caverns National Park Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point San Antonio Missions The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

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Australian Fossil Mammal Sites By Karora - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6927316 Australian Convict Sites By Martin Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12570791 Budj Bim Cultural Landscape By Dhx1 - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24956345 Fraser Island By Rhain - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49000860 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia By Cgoodwin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5606070 Great Barrier Reef By Luka Peternel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90538905 Greater Blue Mountains Area By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5403298 Kakadu National Park By Cgoodwin - Own work, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3351451 Ningaloo Reef By SYPulau - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28917422 Purnululu National Park By Nichollas Harrison - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49525218 Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens By Diliff - Own work, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=776342 Shark Bay By Kevin, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4063735 Sydney Opera House By Lenny K Photography - CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73804168 Tasmanian Wilderness By JJ Harrison - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8749480 Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park By Stuart Edwards - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1650537 Wet Tropics of Queensland By TalShiar - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2252496 Willandra Lakes Region By Rueparadis - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70223995

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks By Tim Gouw punttim - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61730190 Dinosaur Provincial Park By Natulive Canada - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59982022 Gros Morne National Park By Adavyd - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91643158 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump By Lazarus000 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45659978 Historic District of Old Québec By Wilfredor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67692317 Joggins Fossil Cliffs By Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11224309 Kluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek By Tom Weber - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=350843 Landscape of Grand-Pré By Dr Wilson - Own work, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1197569 L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site By Dylan Kereluk - CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=351717 Miguasha National Park By Neumeier - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2609170 Mistaken Point Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1050069 Nahanni National Park By Paul Gierszewski - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8957573 Old Town Lunenburg By Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6739666 Pimachiowin Aki By Kate Ming-Sun - CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34985858 Red Bay Basque Whaling Station By NorthernLight - CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12771716 Rideau Canal By Finnth - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21580400 SGang Gwaay By Yvrsigmatech - PDM-owner, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93751458 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park By Martin Kraft - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38015817 Wood Buffalo National Park By Ansgar Walk - CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=662637 Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi By Matthias Süßen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28622408

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Te Wahipounamu By Bernard Spragg - Milford Sound NZ., CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55025925 Tongariro National Park By Julien Carnot - CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76218217

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Okavango Delta By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75769486 Tsodilo By Joachim Huber - CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4728462 Maloti-Drakensberg Park By Véronique Dauge - CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58156572 Namib Sand Sea By Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42945720 Twyfelfontein By Olga Ernst - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72185323 Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains By Hansueli Krapf - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24989345 Cape Floral Region Protected Areas By Rialfver, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7325347 Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa By Olof Somell - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51925612 iSimangaliso Wetland Park By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46838333 Khomani Cultural Landscape © Francois Odendaal Productions (FOP Films) Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape By Marius Loots - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2676382 Richtersveld Cultural & Botanical Landscape By Andrew Hall - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21743560 Robben Island By Matthias Kniese - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4927405 Vredefort Dome By Tadpolefarm - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81271346 Victoria Falls By Kanhema - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97018143

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Mesa Verde National Park By Tobi 87 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4551864 Yellowstone National Park By Jim Peaco - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=326389 Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek By Tom Weber - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=350843 Grand Canyon National Park By Murray Foubister - CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51850121 Everglades National Park By Everglades NPS Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44543367 Independence Hall By Mys 721tx - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81644782 Redwood National & State Parks By Michael Schweppe - CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4049158 Mammoth Cave National Park By Daniel Schwen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3158635 Olympic National Park By Adbar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27301905 Cahokia By Julia King - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95621370 Great Smoky Mountains National Park By Aviator31 - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7916951 Statue of Liberty By Tysto - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123743 Yosemite National Park By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26413820 Chaco Culture National Historical Park By National Park Service (USA) - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1536637 Monticello & the University of Virginia By Martin Falbisoner - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56104432 Taos Pueblo By John Mackenzie Burke - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78067130 Carlsbad Caverns National Park By Coveredinsevindust - CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21977100 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park By Martin Kraft - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38015817 Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point By Jennifer R. Trotter - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62556605 San Antonio Missions By Daniel Schwen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7306209 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright By Carol M. Highsmith - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29385254

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australia 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites Australian Convict Sites Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Fraser Island Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Great Barrier Reef Greater Blue Mountains Area Kakadu National Park Ningaloo Reef Purnululu National Park Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Shark Bay Sydney Opera House Tasmanian Wilderness Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Wet Tropics of Queensland Willandra Lakes Region

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Gros Morne National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Historic District of Old Québec Joggins Fossil Cliffs Kluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Landscape of Grand-Pré L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Miguasha National Park Mistaken Point Nahanni National Park Old Town Lunenburg Pimachiowin Aki Red Bay Basque Whaling Station Rideau Canal SGang Gwaay Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai’pi

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new zealand 35 Te Wahipounamu 36 Tongariro National Park

southern africa 39 39 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 47

Okavango Delta Tsodilo Maloti-Drakensberg Park Namib Sand Sea Twyfelfontein Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa iSimangaliso Wetland Park Khomani Cultural Landscape Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Richtersveld Cultural & Botanical Landscape Robben Island Vredefort Dome Victoria Falls

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Mesa Verde National Park Yellowstone National Park Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Grand Canyon National Park Everglades National Park Independence Hall Redwood National & State Parks Mammoth Cave National Park Olympic National Park Cahokia Great Smoky Mountains National Park Statue of Liberty Yosemite National Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park Monticello & the University of Virginia Taos Pueblo Carlsbad Caverns National Park Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point San Antonio Missions The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

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