The Copacabana Beach is perhaps one of the most happening places in Brazil as well as the world, with luxury hotels, nightclubs, bars and restaurants lined up there. It is certainly one of the top most attractive beached of the world. Location Stretching over 4 kilometers in the region of Copacabana in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the Copacabana Beach. At one end of it is a 700 foot Pao De Acucar or the Sugarloaf of Mountain and the old Copacabana Fort on the other end. The beach is located between Avoca Beach and MacMasters Beach, north of the mouth of Cokrane Lagoon. When to visit The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro because of its location almost on the Tropic of Capricorn, the city has a southern hemisphere tropical climate. Summers last from December to March and are hot and humid, with the average temperatures ranging  [...] 

The 4 kilometer long White Beach welcomes tourist with water sports, along with restaurants, resorts, and other tourist- related centers lined up on it. It is one of the most popular beaches of the world. This beach has a two kilometer long footpath in its central portion, connected to the main road through several paths and roads. The White Beach is connected with Diniwid Beach at its northern end, through a footpath. While the serenity of the beach has been affected by over tourism, there still is a charm intact that attracts tourists here and needs to be preserved. Location The island of Boracay is in South East Asia, about 2 kilometers off the northwest tip of the Island of Panay in the western Visavas region of the Philippines and about 315 kilometers south of Manila. The White Beach is on of the two popular beaches of the Island of Boracay,  [...] 

The Gulf of California is one of the most biologically rich seas in the Western Hemisphere, with about 6000 species of marine macro fauna that includes about 90 species of plants and animals that are unique to the Gulf as well as 60 endemic reptiles and five marine turtle species of the world. The Gulf of California or the Sea of Cortez is also home to about 26 species of sea birds. It is home to about 922 islands and attracts about two million tourists annually. Among them are sport fishermen and divers as well.  It is also and important means of livelihood for people living here. It was named Sea of Cortez in 1540 by the Spanish Explorer Francisco de Ulloa, after his leader Hernan Cortez. Location The Gulf of California, also called the Sea of Cortez locally, is a large inlet of the eastern Pacific Ocean along the northwestern coast of  [...] 

The Trunk Bay Beach in the United States Virgin Islands is one of the favourite beaches of travelers around the world. Apart from the charms of a beach that one is attracted to, there are plenty of diversions as well that makes it a place worth exploring. To begin with, the ambience itself is very tourist friendly, with all the amenities that you would need at a beach and snorkeling place. There also are historical sites and other such places not far from the beach that is worth a visit. Location On the Island of St. John, on the western coast of The United States Virgin Islands is the popular beach of Trunk Bay. It is at a distance of about 0.6 miles from Peace Hill and in proximity to the Cruz Bay. The United States Virgin Islands are in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic Ocean.  The main islands other than St John here are Saint Croix  [...] 

There is a lot to see and do at the Rock Tail Bay. The months from November to March of course have the highlights here with the endangered loggerhead and the Leather back turtles coming to the shore to nest and lay their eggs.  There are after dinner drives and walking tours at the beach here during this season that covers about 16 kilometers. Tourists can also accompany the experts here on their research drives to monitor the behavior of turtles. Scuba Diving, snorkeling and cruising are other attractions of this place. You of course, need to be a licensed diver to dive here.  The Rock Tail Bay Lodge and the Rock Tail Bay Camp, both have arrangements for divers. Fly fishing, snorkeling off the shore, swimming and drives to Black Rock – a 60 foot fossil sand dune that offers great views from its top, the nearby Hippo Pool and the surrounding  [...] 

The Victoria Falls, is the largest water fall in terms of its width, which about 1.7 kilometers wide and its height, about 108 meters. The first European to spot the falls, which are also known officially as Mosi-oa-Tunya in Zambia was the Scottish explorer David Livingstone. Mosi Oa Tunya means Mist of Thunders or Smoke of Thunders. Livingstone was the one who also gave it the name Victoria Falls in honour of Queen Victoria. The falls go by the name of Victoria Falls and are used as such officially in Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls is on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe in South Africa. The Zambezi River is the source of this water fall. The Victoria Falls became a major tourist attraction during the British Colonial rule of Zambia (Northern Rhodesia then) and Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia). Tourism developed further after the end of the colonial  [...] 

The Palancer Reef is a popular diving spot in the Mexican Island of Cozumel. The Island, in fact is a diving destination with a number of excellent diving spots that it is home to, thanks to its reefs and the current that assures clear visibility. The Island is a flat terrain. Dense green scrub, stretches of calm beaches with the crystal clear water, and the reef formations beneath the water is what you should look forward to on your trip to this Island. The Island, a paradise for diving, has been open to tourism since the late 1950s. Location Palancer Reef, about 80 meters deep to the south west end of the Cozumel Island, is one of the world- known diving spots of the Island.  A bronze figure of Christ that has been erected under water, about 17 meters down, makes diving and snorkeling here all the more enchanting. Best Time to Visit The  [...] 

It was on 16 November, 1933 that these magnificent falls where chanced upon by the American aviator Jimmie Angle while on his search for a valuable ore bed.  He returned on October 9, 1937 with his wife and two other companions, but the plane was damaged while he tried to land atop Auyantepui. Eventually, it took them 11 days by foot to descend the Tepui. This news spread and the falls came to be known as Angel Falls in his honour. Angel’s flamingo mono plane now can be spotted in front of the airport at Ciudad Bolivar. There is a replica of this plane that sits on top of Tepui, or the Table Top Mountain. The indigenous Pemon name for Angel Falls is Parakupa-vena or Kerepakurai meru, which means the fall from the highest point. In Spanish it is known as the Salto Angel. Location With the water drop measuring to be about 3,212 feet, the  [...] 

Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago 73,753 square kilometers off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. In Spanish, Tierra del Fuego means the Land of Fire. Before the Boundary treaty of 1881, Argentina and Chile claimed the entire country. Since 1881, Chile has about 62 per cent of Tierra del Fuego‘s land under its control and the rest belongs to Argentina. It is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. The story behind its name says that the famous navigator Hernando de Magallanes saw bonfires on this island, which actually were the flames burnt by the Ona and Yaghan tribes, the natives, for their warmth and called the island the land of fire. When to visit The overall climate is sub polar oceanic climate were summers are short and cool and the winters are long, wet and moderate. There is nothing  [...] 

Wether it’s the One Foot Island, snorkeling trips to the deserted Motu islet, diving to explore the life that lies beneath the water, discovering the rural back roads, enjoying a Sunday Church service at the oldest church around or of course cruising along the vast and beautiful lagoon which are the central attraction here, a visit to Aitutaki Island can be best described as simply magnificent. After the Rarotong Island in the Cooks Islands group, Aitutaki Islands are the most sought after tourist destination. The Aitutaki Islands, to keep the tourists hooked, also have island nights that include the best of dance and music performances The Aitutaki Lagoon was spotted by Captain William Bligh in 1789, a few weeks before the he was drifted off to Tonga after the mutiny of Bounty. Location Approximately halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii,  [...]