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6 Outstanding Parks for the African Safari Hopper

The parks and reserves of eastern and southern Africa offer so many safari options, it’s a challenge to pick just one. So why not visit six of the finest?

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The Waterfall Wonderlands of Croatia

The centerpiece of Plitvice’s 114 square miles is a blue garland of 16 lakes cascading over a multitude of travertine barriers, carving its five-mile course through heavily forested mountains rich with flora and fauna.

Fun and Games at the Bikaner Camel Fair

The princely state of Rajasthan is India’s largest state. Predominantly desert, its barren landscape has shaped and been shaped by the distinct and remarkable people who inhabit it—Hindus, Muslims, Jains, and desert gypsy tribes. Dynastic families, called Rajput, who rose to prominence in the 6th...

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The Ngorongoro Crater: The Best Place to Animal Watch in Africa

This bowl of animal soup supports possibly the largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Africa—with a year-round source of fresh water, the wildlife need not migrate as they do in the rest of the Serengeti.

Damara funny shot at waterpoint

Building Muscles and Saving Elephants in Namibia

During a two-week stint with the NGO Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA), volunteers can make a tangible difference in the survival of elephants and subsistence farmers by constructing an elephant-proof stone wall around a water source—removing the incentive for farmers to harm the desert elephan...