Naviquan Travel Ideas for Travel Type "off the beaten path"

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The Lake District - Lake District National Park (England, UK)

The Lake District, locally referred to as 'The Lakes", is an area in North West England, famous the world over for its truly magnificent mountains and deep blue lakes. Situated ... Feb. 8, 2012

The Channel Islands (British Dependencies, English Channel)

The Channel Islands are an idyllic cluster of islands that lie 10 miles off the Normandy coastline of France in the English Channel. The two main islands are the Bailiwicks ... Feb. 2, 2012

Snowdonia National Park (Wales, United Kingdom)

Snowdonia National Park, (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) located in North Wales, is a dream for anyone who revels in the rustic outdoor lifestyle. Covering 838 sq. miles (2,170 sq. km ... Jan. 25, 2012

Gower Peninsula (Wales, United Kingdom)

The Gower Peninsula (Y Gwyr), located on the south coast of Wales, is one of the last areas that have remained relatively unchanged in the United Kingdom. Much of the ... Jan. 17, 2012

Siwa Oasis, Egypt

Siwa Oasis is an oasis (an isolated area of vegetation in a desert) in the western Egypt, in Mersa Matrouh (Matruh) governorate about 30 miles (50 km) east of the ... Aug. 25, 2011

Fish River Canyon, Namibia

The Fish River Canyon is located in the south of Namibia. After the Grand Canyon (USA), it is the second biggest canyon in the world with the total length of ... Aug. 25, 2011

Palenque, Mexico

The Palenque National Park is known for the ruins of ancient Maya city-state of Palenque. The park is near (5.6 miles or 9 km) the village of Santo Domigo ... Aug. 25, 2011

Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan

Paro Taktsang or Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as The Tiger's Nest) is a Buddhist sacred site and temple complex in Paro valley in Kingdom of Bhutan. The monastery ... Aug. 26, 2011

Uig Sands and Other Sand Beaches on Isle of Lewis (Scotland)

Lewis or Isle of Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles also known as Long Island or Outer Hebrides - an island ... Aug. 27, 2011

Monte Perdido (Spain)

Monte Perdido (Mont Perdu in French; both translations mean "lost mountain") is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido, 10997 feet (3355 m) is located ... Aug. 27, 2011

Mount Athos, Greece

Mount Athos, the oldest monastic republic, was created in 963 AD. Nowadays Mount Athos political status is the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain. It is located on the ... Aug. 27, 2011

Lundy Island (United Kingdom)

Lundy is a tiny island in the Bristol Channel about 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Devon, England. Its size is about 3 miles (5 km) by 0 ... Aug. 27, 2011

Amorgos Island (Greece)

The Cyclades, a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, comprise about 220 islands. Amorgós is one of the major islands in the group with its land area of 48770 ... Aug. 27, 2011

Ggantija, Malta

Ġgantija (English 'Giants' Tower') is a megalith (made of large stones) temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo near Xaghra village. Gozo is a small island of the Maltese ... Aug. 27, 2011

Metéora Monasteries in Greece

The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The nearest town is Kalampaka known not only in Greece but also all ... Aug. 27, 2011

Village of Iruya, Argentina

Iruya is a picturesque mountain village surrounded by ranges of mountains with crystal-clear rivers and located far away from the mainstream of human civilization. Aug. 27, 2011

Purnululu National Park, Australia

Purnululu National Park is a World Heritage Site (since 1987) in Western Australia. Purnululu is the name given to the sandstone area of the Bungle Bungle mountain range. The erode ... Aug. 27, 2011

Baros, Maldives - Island in Indian Ocean

Baros is an island belonging to the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean (595 km south of India and 650 km southwest of Sri Lanka) consisting of about ... Aug. 27, 2011

Sacred Valley of Inca, Peru

The Sacred Valley of the Incas or Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru in South America, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ... Nov. 29, 2011

Rias of Finistère, France

Finistère (called in Breton "Penn-ar-Bed") is a department of France, in the extreme west of Brittany. It has 300 miles (500 km) of coastline with ever-changing landscapes. Finistère is a ... Nov. 29, 2011