National Park Ishkel

National Park Ishkel located on the north African continent. It is located in close proximity to populated areas of Tunisia. The main reason for establishing a national park in the area - very important wetland for migrating the area and waterfowl.History of the National Park IshkelThe first mention of the conservation status Ishkelya belong to the 13th century, when the then ruling dynasty of the Arab Caliphate Hafsidov banned in the outskirts of the lake hunting. Protected status in the modern sense Ishkel acquired in 1891. National Park in its present borders was established in 1980. At the same time the park was inscribed on the List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage.Wildlife National Park IshkelDue to the diversity of the park it is very rich fauna. The lake is home to quite a few fish: ugr, mullet, sea bass, barb, and others. An abundance of food attracts waterfowl. Many of them come here for the winter, but some just stop here during a trip to the south. At the national park is also home to Ishkel and mammals. The lake is found otter. Vast population of wild boars and genet. There are also small populations of porcupines and mongooses. It is also home to the Indian buffalo, which apparently was brought here by man.

Reserve Air and Ténéré.

Nature Reserve Air and Ténéré is located on the southern border of the Sahara Desert. Its area of ​​77,000 sq.km. The reserve was founded in 1988. As soon as about 15% of its territory has been allocated under the Special Reserve, with a strict protection regime for the protection of Addax antelope. In 1991, the reserve included in the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Air on a plateau a lot of interesting geological monuments. And the plateau and mountain ranges are dissected by deep valleys. However, there is only a temporary flow streams, which come to life only for a short time after the rains.

The climate is typical of the Central Reserve Saharan Africa: a very hot and dry. Nowhere on the reserve for the year does not drop more than 100 mm of rainfall.

Virunga National Park.

Virunga - one of the oldest national parks in Africa. It is located on the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over 300 kilometers of the park boundary coincides with the state borders of Rwanda and Uganda. Year of the official birth of the Virunga park is 1929. Then he was called Albert National Park and the Kivus. In 1969 from a single environmental object, Albert and Kivu has been allocated a separate Virunga National Park. Currently, the park area is bordered by national park land Ruzvenzori in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Several years ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda launched an initiative to establish a transboundary biosphere reserve in the border area, which was supposed to enter, and Virunga National Park.
The area of ​​the Virunga National Park, 790 hectares Landscapes in the national park is very diverse. Here you can find herbaceous and woody savannas, low-growing constantly moist forests, bamboo thickets, marshes, meadows, glaciers, snowfields and lava's extensive plateau.
The park stretches from north to south and consists of three distinct parts. The northern part includes the Rwenzori Mountains and Semliki Valley, located in the center of Lake Edward and the plain Rwindi, Rutshuru and Ishasha. The southern part - and the lava plateau Nyamlagira Nyaragongo, as well as part of the Virunga volcanic massif.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

One of the most amazing botanical gardens in the world is Kirstenbosch, situated in Cape Town (South Africa). This botanical park of 60 hectares was established in 1913 on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. The first director of the park was Professor Harold Pearson, whose tomb is among the unique vegetation of the garden. Walking through the alleys of the park, you can stumble upon a granite Celtic cross, which bears the inscription, "If you're looking for his monument, look around."
 In the botanical garden you can find 4700 of 20 000 indigenous species of flora of South Africa (23.5% of the total biodiversity of Southern Africa). Plants from other parts of the world (introduced species) in the botanical garden there. Thus, the Kirstenbosch has an important role in the conservation of biological diversity in South Africa. From the central lawn of the park-rays in different directions asphalt paths that separate the sections of the botanical garden from each other. This botanical garden is even a special walkways for the blind. The most interesting and unusual sections of the park are the "Amphitheatre cycads," Gardens of Proteus, Eric and pelargonium.

The Great Ocean Road, Australia

The road stretches for 370km along the south-west coast of Victoria, Australia is one of the most scenic routes in the world. Ocean Road has become a favorite tourist destination and is popular with fans of automobile travel - views from the open road are stunning.
The road is equipped with multiple viewing platforms, with a breathtaking ocean views, lush forests and thickets of waterfalls, golden beaches and quiet villages, shipwrecks and scenic lighthouses, attract travelers to this region from all over the world.
  The main attraction of this road - the limestone cliffs, which are called the Twelve Apostles, they were rising from the ocean at 45 meters in height.
The Great Ocean Road was built in 1919-1932, respectively, as a memorial to Australian soldiers who died during World War II. The road construction has helped to provide jobs for soldiers returning from the war and all those in need of work during the Great Depression.

Park and the mountains of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan

Wulingyuan - rocks in the national park "Zhangjiajie", the park is located in southeast China's Hunan Province. This extraordinary beauty of the place and at the same time a natural zoo, botanical and geological reserve. The place is known for its quartzite cliffs, speaking to 800 meters. The highest peaks reach a height of Wulingyuan more than 3 kilometers above sea level.Mountains are a picturesque sight: the great pillars fixed on the tropical forest, cut by sharp peaks, waterfalls, a huge system of caves, the great rivers suitable for rafting. To get to the park Zhangjiajie is best through the town Dayun (Dayong) and the village of Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie). Behind the village is the entrance to the park and forest Zhangjiajie, foreign tourists at the entrance to pay 15 yuan. In total there were laid five tourist routes.
 The highest peak is called "Rabbit, looking at the Moon": it offers incredible views of the surrounding beauty. Top of Stone "Heytsunnao" known centennial pines. In the Yellow Dragon Cave extraordinary landscape. There is also a great mountain of Kunlun Tyantszu with the top - "Abode of the Gods." And at an altitude of more than 1 kilometer housed "The Village of Yellow Lion." Here live the indigenous inhabitants, the peoples Tutszya, Bo and Miao. They speak their own language and preserve their own traditions and rituals. Tourists visiting the park say the hike in the park if we compare with a visit to Zhangjiajie art gallery of traditional Chinese painting, with the only difference being that all the beauty you can see live.

Golden Falls, Iceland

One of the most popular and visited tourist destinations in Iceland - Gullfoss Waterfall Gold (Gullfoss).
The name of the waterfall is translated as "the Golden Falls." Gullfoss waterfall is located in the canyon of the river Khviti in southwest Iceland. The depth of the falls, before the fall of water is 70 feet, the golden waterfall cascades consisting of two stages in height at 21 and 11 meters.
At the Falls in 1920 and in 1977 there were attempts to build a hydroelectric plant, which certainly would have led to its destruction. But foreign investors did not have enough money, and they sold it back to the Government of Iceland.