The small arts town of Airlie Beach is the perfect base from which to explore the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, either by flight or by boat. We wanted to try both 🙂
» Read the full blog postTravel Reports » UNESCO Weltnaturerbe
The UNESCO World Heritage List was first opened in 1978 and today includes 1,121 sites in more than 167 countries (as of May 2020), which are world-renowned in their uniqueness, authenticity and integrity. These are currently 869 cultural monuments, 213 natural sites and 39 mixed natural and cultural sites. The exceptional universal value of the site is fundamental to the award and registration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In other words, a cultural and/or natural meaning that is so extraordinary that it permeates national borders and is important for both present and future generations of all humanity. The natural sites have outstanding natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance, are exceptional examples of the main stages of earth history or important habitats of biodiversity on earth.
These are our travel reports from UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Milford Sound – A boat trip through the fjord (New Zealand)
Today we were looking forward to our boat trip through Milford Sound, one of the most famous tourist attractions in New Zealand.
» Read the full blog postThe Tongariro Alpine Crossing & the City of Wellington (New Zealand)
Rain, rain and rain again… Today, unfortunately, the weather has made a dent in our route planning on our way to Wellington… 🙁
» Read the full blog postAyers Rock (Uluru) & the Kata Tjuta (Olgas) (Australia)
From Sydney our journey in Australia continued to Ayers Rock,an Aboriginal sanctuary and one of the country’s most famous landmarks.
» Read the full blog postHawaii Volcanoes National Park – The Chain of Craters Road (USA)
Today we took advantage of the late check-out time of our accommodation Aarons Cottage slept long and had breakfast late. Around 12 o’clock we made our way to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to drive the Chain of Craters Road.
» Read the full blog postBig Island – Volcano sightseeing tour in Volcanoes National Park (USA)
Today the alarm clock rang again early, as our flight from Maui to Big Island with Hawaiian Airlines started already at 8.30 a.m. Big Island is the 4th Hawaiian Isel on our world tourafter Oahu, Kauai and Maui.
» Read the full blog postGreat Blue Hole – A Scenic flight with Maya Island Air (Belize)
Sightseeing flights over cities, landscapes or sights are always something special for us. Whether via Rio de Janeiro, the Iguza Waterfalls, the Victoria Falls in Africa, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia or the Napali Coast in Hawaii – looking at the world from a bird’s eye view fascinates us again and again. One of the places we really wanted to see on our world tour is the Great Blue Hole in Belize.
» Read the full blog postSanta Cruz – Diving at The Gordon Rocks (Galapagos Islands)
The fact that we wanted to dive on the Galapagos Islands at least once was clear to us from the outset. So two days ago we went to different diving schools in Puerto Ayora and informed ourselves about the different diving spots.
» Read the full blog postSanta Cruz – Iguanas & Baby Sharks in Tortuga Bay (Galapagos Islands)
After our pre-booked 8-day Galapagostour we wanted to stay three more nights in Puerto Ayora. And today we wanted to spend our time with relaxing and doing nothing. Nothing is better than a beautiful beach 🙂
» Read the full blog postIsabella – Snorkeling in Los Tuneles (Galapagos Islands)
Today we wanted to see one of the highlights of Isabela – the lava tunnels Los Tuneles. At 8 o’clock we met in front of a diving school, were equipped with wetsuits and we started. In addition to us, there were five other people on board: 2 Germans from Hamburg, 1 Dutchwoman, 1 Englishwoman and 1 Spaniard. Day 56 of our trip around the world The boat trip to The Los Tuneles The boat trip from the port in Puerto …
» Read the full blog postIsabella – Isla Tintorera & Snorkeling with Sea Lions (Galapagos Islands)
After our excursion in the morning to the volcanic area of the Sierra Negra and volcano Chico, today another excursion to Isla Tintorera was on the program. We had about half an hour to move to the hotel before we were picked up again. Day 55 of our trip around the world The port of Puerto Villamil After we arrived at the port of Puerto Villamil, the first thing we saw was a lot of sea lions, who took possession …
» Read the full blog postIsabella – The volcanic landscape of Sierra Negra (Galapagos Islands)
Our tour to the volcanic crater of Sierra Negra and the volcano Chico on the Galapagos island Isabella started today at 7 o’clock in the morning. Day 55 of our trip around the world The Start of the hike In a group of 20 people we went on an open-air bus to the Highlands of Isabela. After about 30 minutes drive we have arrived at our starting point for the hike – at the southern foot of the volcano. The …
» Read the full blog postSanta Cruz – Charles Darwin Station & Transfer to Isabella (Galapagos Islands)
In the morning we visited the Charles Darwin Research Center on the island of Santa Cruz with our guide Sandro, which is located on the outskirts of the city of Puerto Ayora. In the afternoon our journey to the Galapagos Islands then continued to the island of Isabella.
» Read the full blog postSanta Cruz – Bachas Beach & the Flamingos (Galapagos Islands)
After visiting the island of North Seymour this morning we arrived at the “Bachas Beach” on the north-west coast of Santa Cruz at about 1 p.m.
» Read the full blog postNorth Seymour Island – Day Trip from Santa Cruz (Galapagos Islands)
Today we were picked up by a tour bus in front of our hotel at 7 a.m. The destination of our excursion was the island of North Seymour, which is located north of Santa Cruz. Day 53 of our trip around the world The island of North Seymour We had a total of 16 people in our group. Our journey took us from Puerto Ayora to the north of the island, to the Itabaca Channel. At the harbour we went …
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