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Located in the Province of Ulster, County Donegal is the most northern county of the twenty-six counties of the Republic of Ireland. With its sandy beaches and natural beauty, Co. Donegal is a favored destination for many travelers. It presents spectacular landscapes and seascapes, windswept peninsulas, precipitous cliffs and a host of golden beaches…that rival any in Europe.

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Karijini National Park is in between the towns of Tom Price and Newman in Western Australia. This is that state’s second largest national park with an area of 630,000 hectares. Rock formations visible in the park were laid down over 2,500 million year ago. Aboriginal legend has it that the gorges of Karijini National Park were formed by giant serpents that snaked through the rocks and now reside in the park’s glistening waters. Joffre waterfall is the tallest in the park.

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Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name “Uluru”. It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime – reality being a dream. Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia‘s most recognizable natural icons.

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Nikko National Park is a national park in the Kanto region, on the main island of Honshu in Japan. The park spreads over four prefectures: Tochigi, Gunma, Fukushima, and Niigata.Notable attractions include:
•    Lake Chuzenji
•    Kegon Falls
•    Ryuzu Falls
•    Mount Nantai
•    Mount Nikko-Shirane
•    Ozegahara (Oze marshland)

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The speleologists held their breath when the stone began to fall in the total darkness.
The echo came after a period of time that seemed like an eternity: it was 27 September 1975, and the Frasassi Caves, Italy one of the most spectacular Karst complexes in the world, had just been discovered.

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Planted with olive-trees, some of which are more than 100 years old,the Menara garden in Marrakesh, Morocco lies in its central part. Its large central lake was dug in the 12th century at the time of Almohade. On one side, there is a harmonious Saadian style pavilion that was built at the end of the 19th century.

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Only reachable by boat or helicopter, Biras Creek is located on a strip of land between two hills on a 140 acre peninsula. Biras Creek stands at the northern end of Virgin Gorda on a 60-hectare estate with its own marina, and occupies a narrow neck of land flanked by the sea on three sides. The hotel is also one of the prestigious members of Relais and Chateau, a consortium of quality country hotels, country manors, and upscale inns located throughout Europe, North America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

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Matai Falls in the Catlins New Zealand is a beautiful waterfall surrounded by green foliage and moss in a forest. Matai Falls along the Southern Scenic Route, Catlin’s Highway, Catlins, Southland, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand. This waterfall is also one of the more popular waterfalls, along with McLean Falls and Purakaunui Falls in the Catlins.You’ve got the choice of seeing two waterfalls when you do the Matai Falls walk: Matai Falls and Horseshoe Falls.

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Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge is perched on the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment with one of the greatest views over the Great Rift Valley and its soda lake. It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular setting. The lake is renowned among ornithologists for its birds of prey and the famous tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland that nestles between the lake and the Rift Valley. The lodge glows with tranquility and peace. Accommodation and public areas are housed in individual thatched circular buildings and are a tribute to local architectural traditions.

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Situated in the South Pacific Ocean, 700km north-east of Sydney, Australia. Lord Howe Island is a small, breathtakingly beautiful island, just 11 km long and 2.8 km at its widest point. Included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982, the island is bordered by a reef-fringed lagoon, rolling surf, and the world’s southern most coral reef. Capella Lodge is the only Lord Howe Island accommodation with lagoon, mountain and ocean views.

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