Top 30 travel destinations worldwide for 2024 revealed by National Geographic
From “wildlife havens and urban escapes to off-grid locales and cultural gems,” National Geographic Traveller’s Cool List 2023 reveals destinations that are “set to make the news” next year, a company press release said.
National Geographic Traveller (UK) announced a list of thirty locations which span five continents that were chosen by editors as the “top places and spaces around the world where tourism benefits communities and the environment as much as the visitors and locals themselves.”
“The 30 entries reflect an incredible range, featuring everything from exciting immersive journeys to inspirational visits that could take just a few hours,” the statement says.
“Whether it’s culinary excellence, solar eclipses, night trains, new national parks, rewilding initiatives, ancient wonders revisited or cultural landmarks, we’ve curated some of the best travel destinations for the next 12 months,” Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), was quoted as saying in the statement. “From Canada, the US and Argentina to Sierra Leone, Sikkim, Australia and beyond, the world is represented in all its full glory.”
National Geographic's top 30 travel destinations for 2024
Europe
Albanian Alps, Albania
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Galloway & Southern Ayrshire, Scotland
Nordland, Norway
North Yorkshire, England
Pompeii, Italy
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Saimaa, Finland
Tartu, Estonia
The Euros, Germany
Valletta, Malta
Wales
Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland
North America
Miami
New York
Texas
Dominican Republic
Nova Scotia, Canada
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
South America
Atacama Desert, Chile
Lima, Peru
Iberá Wetlands, Argentina
Africa
Akagera, Rwanda
Andrefana Dry Forests, Madagascar
Sierra Leone
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Asia
Sikkim, India
Tainan, Taiwan
Xi’an, China
Australasia
Victoria, Australia
To see the full list online, visit: nationalgeographic.com.
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