World`s top 10 trekking vacations
Posted by Ivica Miskovic in Nature, Travel
For travellers who enjoy getting away from it all, online site for adventure travel iExplore has come up with a list of the world's top 10 hiking and trekking vacation spots.
10. Camino de Santiago, Spain
Hiking this 460 mile (740 km) pilgrimage footpath, a thousand year old tradition, leads to cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, the third holiest site in Christianity.
9. John Muir Trail, California
Named after the founder of the Sierra Club, you will traverse Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. Photographer Ansel Adams would be jealous.
8. Torres del Paine, Chile
Torres del Paine National Park in the far south of Chile is home to two legendary trails: The Loop and the W.
7. Overland Track, Australia
The 80km (50 mile) Overland Track in Cradle Mountain and Lake St. Clair National Park in Tasmania is often considered Australia's best.
6. West Coast Trail, British Columbia
A 75 mile (121 km) coastal hike on Vancouver Island's pristine wilderness includes views of caves, cliffs, coves, beaches, shipwrecks, and much more.
5. Tour de Mont Blanc, France/Italy/Switzerland
The 106-mile (171 km) trail near the highest peak in the Alps (15,780 feet or 4,810 metres) traverses three borders.
4. Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
Apart from the snow-capped cone of Mount Kilimanjaro, the various routes take you through gorges and past Africa's amazing wildlife.
3. Santa Cruz Trek, Peru
It's a 4-day, 31 mile (50 km) hike through wildflower filled meadows, turquoise lakes, and near the highest snow capped peaks outside the Himalayas.
2. Appalachian Trail
Each year tens of thousands of people set off to complete the entire length of this 2,175 mile (3,500 km) trail that takes months to complete, while thousands of others hike just sections of the trail.
1. Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
The 186.5 mile (300 km), three-week Annapurna circuit gets you up close to some of the highest mountains in the Himalayas, and is considered the best hike in the world by many.
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