Mountains

Nature

Sri Lanka

Knuckles from Deanston and Riverston: how to choose the right hike

Two access points, two different paces and one important decision: in Knuckles, choose a specific hike before booking accommodation or transport.

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Culture

Georgia

Mestia and Chalaadi: a base for understanding Upper Svaneti

Two days in Mestia let you combine manuscripts, Svan towers and a hike to Chalaadi Glacier before deciding whether to continue to Ushguli.

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Nature

Guyana

Iwokrama: combining the canopy walkway, river and mountain

Iwokrama is best experienced as a stay of several nights: the canopy walkway, the Essequibo and Turtle Mountain offer very different rhythms and levels of exertion.

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Practical guides

Malawi

Mount Mulanje routes, huts and weather for a planned trek

In southern Malawi, Mount Mulanje offers everything from a walk beside waterfalls to several days among plateaus and mountain huts. The important decision is not reaching the summit, but matching the route, bookings and weather margin to your plans.

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Routes

Slovakia

Banská Štiavnica through its tajchy and mining galleries

A two-day escape to understand Banská Štiavnica through its steep historic centre, visitable mines and historic reservoirs that once powered its economy.

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Nature

Tajikistan

The Seven Lakes of Shing by Car and on Foot, with a Night in the Valley

Haftkul lets you see a cascade of lakes in a day, but a night in Nofin changes the pace and opens the walk towards Hazorchashma.

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Practical guides

Iceland

Heimaey: connecting the harbor, recent lava and the memory of 1973

On Heimaey, the Eldfell volcano and Eldheimar Museum help you decide whether a ferry stopover is enough or whether it is worth staying overnight as the sea conditions change.

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Nature

Comoros

Karthala on Grande Comore needs a flexible ascent plan

On Karthala volcano, the important decision is not reaching the caldera: it is assessing the state of the massif, the effort involved and the journey’s real margin for change.

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Routes

Jamaica

Blue Mountain Peak and Holywell: choosing your hike in Jamaica

A practical choice between the demanding ascent to Jamaica’s highest point and Holywell’s shorter trails, set within cloud forest and maroon history.

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Practical guides

Papua New Guinea

Rabaul and Kokopo: Understanding a Caldera That Reshaped Life

A visit to Rabaul and Kokopo calls for the 1994 eruption, wartime memory, and current security and volcanic conditions to be considered together.

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Nature

Cape Verde

From Cova to the Paúl Valley, a descent that measures Santo Antão

A short route on the map that descends from Cova’s cultivated crater to Cabo de Ribeira and shows why it is wiser to plan for elevation loss than simply count kilometres.

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Nature

São Tomé and Príncipe

Lagoa Amélia and Pico de São Tomé: choosing your hike in Obô

Two outings from Bom Sucesso reveal different sides of Obô Natural Park: a short immersion in cloud forest and an ascent that calls for careful management of time, energy and weather.

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