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 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:
Ayers 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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 postSanta Cruz – Day Trip to North Seymour Island (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.
» Read the full blog postFloreana – Giant Tortoise & Beach Playa Negra (Galapagos Islands)
Today we had a visit to the island of Floreana, which is located south of Santa Cruz.
» Read the full blog postSanta Cruz – Puerto Ayora & the Giant Turtles (Galapagos Islands)
Today we had to visit our 2nd Galapagos Island after San Cristobal: Santa Cruz. Already in the early morning at 7.15 am our ferry started from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to Puerto Ayora, where we will spend the next 3 days.
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