National parks, Nature reserves
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Serengeti National Park (Kenya)
Serengeti National Park is a pride of Kenya. At its endless plains can be found more than 500 varieties of birds and 35 species of animals
Arches National Park (United States)
Arches National Park (76,519 sq acres) is located on remains of an ancient sea. This is a cool desert with a dwarf forest. Rocks in the park attract millions of tourists, because they look as natural arches of various sizes and colors
Assateague Island National Seashore (United States)
Assateague Island will be interesting for lovers of pristine nature. The main point of interest in the national park, situated here, are wild ponies, freely wandering all over the island
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (United States)
In the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park no wildlife hunting is allowed – only watching. Also, you can do hiking, rafting and kayaking here
Bryce Canyon National Park (United States)
Bryce Canyon National Park attracts many tourists with the incredible natural amphitheater of different colors rocks
Buffalo River State Park (United States)
Buffalo River is a real treasure of U.S. with no dams along all the 135 miles of length. You can enjoy its beauty in the Buffalo River State Park.
Everglades National Park (United States)
5. 246 km ² area of Everglades National Park is absolutely wild, but there are several centers for tourists, with hunting lodges, restaurants, shops, boat stations
Franconia Notch State Park (United States)
Franconia Notch State Park with its picturesque gorges, mountain valleys and the famous rock profile known as the Old Man of the Mountain is a paradise for mountaineering lovers
Glacier National Park (United States)
Glacier National Park occupies more than 400 thousand hectares. It is famous for beautiful mountain landscapes, glaciers, limestone cliffs, lakes and waterfalls
Grand Teton National Park (United States)
Numerous mountain peaks, lakes, springs and trails for hikers – all these one can find in Grand Teton National Park. One can also observe deer, beavers and swans here
Great Sand Dunes National Park (United States)
The Great Sand Dunes National Park has already been inhabited by people 11 000 years ago. Maybe, they just found this place too scenic to leave
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (United States)
Humboldt Redwoods State Park is famous for majestic evergreen sequoia forests and a large variety of animals and birds
Itasca State Park (United States)
Itasca State Park is a forest reserve in Minnesota, containing the headwaters of the Mississippi river, the first of Minnesota's state parks; the land of old-growth pine forests and clear lakes
Joshua Tree National Park (United States)
Joshua Tree National Park offers a developed network of hiking and equestrian trails (total length - 100 km. ). The park also has five oases – proper bird’s cities
Kachemak Bay State Park (United States)
Kachemak Bay State Park will enjoy both adults and children: rich flora and fauna, great opportunities for any kind of sports, numerous campings
Kenai Fjords National Park (United States)
Mountains, ice and ocean meet in the Kenai Fjords National Park. The Park offers a range of opportunities for visitors to explore and enjoy this special piece of natural heritage
Kings Canyon National Park (United States)
Kings Canyon National Park is rich in granite mountains, lush green forests and incredibly beautiful canyons of the Ice Age. The deepest is Kings Canyon (depth 2500 m)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (United States)
The dominant feature of Lassen Volcanic National Park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range
Little River Canyon National Preserve (United States)
Little River Canyon National Preserve is located in Alabama. It is famous for its waterfalls: De Soto Falls, Little Falls and Grace High Falls.
Mesa Verde National Park (United States)
Mesa Verde National Park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the U. S.
New River Gorge National River (United States)
New River Gorge National River is a park where visitors can not only do a variety of extreme sports, but also know more about history of the place.
Olympic National Park (United States)
Olympic National Park - virgin forests and vast alpine meadows on the territory of 350 hectares. Mountain ranges divide the park on east and west parts. Rivers are full of salmon
Reed Bingham State Park (United States)
The Reed Bingham State Park is a place of interest for tourists and home for lots of rare animals, such as limpkins, alligators and bald eagles.
Robert Moses State Park (United States)
The magnificent Robert Moses State Park, the central park of the New York state, was laid out in the middle of XIX cent. There are beautiful tracks, groves, lawns, lakes, cliffs
Rocky Mountain National Park (United States)
In the Rocky Mountain National Park you can explore dump valleys and dense forests as well as lofty mountains. The highest point of the park is 4346 m
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (United States)
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge established in 1937 conserves the natural habitat of plenty of bird species, including migratory waterfowl ones
Saguaro National Park (United States)
Saguaro National Park is home to saguaros - unique plants that are green and thorny like cactuses but have a skeleton of wood inside.
Sequoia National Park (United States)
Big trees are the prime attraction of California's Sequoia National Park. The park has many easy foot trails that wind through woody groves leading to quiet undisturbed places
Yellowstone National Park (United States)
Yellowstone National Park is the largest in the world (900 thousand hectares): 1000 mineral hot springs and 200 geysers, a lot of tectonic valleys, canyons, fossils, rivers with waterfalls up to 100 m, rich flora and fauna
Yosemite National Park (United States)
Yosemite National Park - spectacular landscapes, clean rivers, lakes, waterfalls, rich flora and fauna. About 89% of the park is a wildlife area
Zion National Park (United States)
Zion National Park is famous for the same name canyon, as well as lush vegetation and abundant wildlife
Awash National Park (Ethiopia)
Awash National Park is famous for an abundance of flora and fauna, hot springs and magnificent waterfalls
Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia)
In the Bale Mountains National Park you will see alpine landscapes, the diversity of mammals, birds and reptiles, and if lucky, even Ethiopian wolf
Nechisar National Park (Ethiopia)
Nechisar National Park is rich in forests and lakes. Here are many monkeys, zebras, gazelles, antelopes, hippos and crocodiles
Semien Mountains National Park (Ethiopia)
A huge territory of Semien Mountains National Park is rich in flora and fauna. There is an abundance of Ethiopian jackals, Nubian goats, servals, leopards and a great variety of monkeys and birds
Banff National Park is the oldest in the Rocky Mountains. A well-designed trail network gives an opportunity to examine the most hidden corners of the park
In Fundy National Park one can watch the marine animals and birds; more than 20 waterfalls. Wide variety of recreation: golf, swimming pool with sea water, tennis
Garibaldi Provincial Park (Canada)
There are lush alpine meadows, dense forests, mountains, deserts, wild untouched nature in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Trips from several hours to several days are possible here
Gros Morne National Park (Canada)
Gros Morne - the National Park with beautiful diverse scenery: a combination of glacial valleys, high mountain plateau, waterfalls, fjords, lakes. Rich fauna
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada)
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve attracts tourists by the opportunity to watch sea otters, eared seals and whales. It is a very picturesque place, where also a perfect fishing
Yoho National Park is the most beautiful alpine park of Canada. This is the land of turbulent rivers and waterfalls, glaciers and cliffs, emerald lakes and twisting mountain roads
Bayanaul National Park (Kazakhstan)
The flora of the Bayanaul National Park has about 500 species of plants, 50 species of which are relic. It is a popular tourist destination - great scope for active recreation
Kurgaldzhinsky Reserve (Kazakhstan)
Kurgaldzhinsky Reserve is famous for its rich world of animals, lakes full of fish, and flocks of pink flamingoes
National Park Altin-Emel (Kazakhstan)
On the territory of National Park Altin-Emel one can see about 200 archaeological monuments of the Bronze Age. There is also a rich fauna
Chobe National Park (Botswana)
Such diversity of animals and birds impossible to find anywhere else but in Chobe National Park. Here one can see elephants, antelopes, lions, crocodiles, hippopotamus, giraffe
Crimean Natural Reserve (Ukraine)
In the Crimean Natural Reserve there are over 300 water sources, including trout ponds; nearly 1200 species of plants, more than 200 species of animals, and about 80 historical and cultural monuments
Swan Islands, Nature Reserve (Ukraine)
Swan Islands in the Karkinit Bay is one of the largest places of wintering and nesting of water and marsh birds in Ukraine, an ornithological reserve of world importance
The Donana National Park (a former hunting reserve of the Spanish royal family) is protected by UNESCO. It is home to lots of endangered bird species
Etosha National Park (Namibia)
In Etosha National Park one can see up to 114 varieties of mammals, including the full «Big Five» (elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard and lion) and more than 300 species of birds
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
In Kruger National Park one can see more than 250 000 animals, including representatives of so-called “Big Five”: rhinoceros, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalos, as well as about 507 species of birds, numerous reptiles and fish
Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Serengeti National Park is considered to be the best in the world, thanks to the advanced infrastructure. There are diverse landscapes: grasslands, savannas, forests, hills; great population of elephants, giraffes, monkeys, hippos, rhinos
Kafue National Park - the largest in Zambia (750 sq. km). This is the main safari area, where one can easily meet many representatives of African fauna
Mugahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda)
The main attraction of the Mugahinga Gorilla National Park are mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking - the most exciting and unforgettable trip through dense African jungle
National Park Murchisons Falls (Uganda)
Murchisons Falls, the largest National Park of Uganda attracts visitors with rich wildlife of headwaters of the Nile and with 72-meter Murchison waterfall
Nature reserve Getno Gard (Sweden)
Getno Gard is a privately-owned nature reserve on the shore of Asnen Lake and several islands, forming an archipelago in its middle; an excellent place for pike and zander fishing
Punta Aderci Natural Reserve (Italy)
The Punta Aderci Regional Nature Reserve has been established in 1988 to protect scenic hills, dunes, beaches and cliffs of Abruzzo
