The world is full of natural splendor, celebrate it with this tour of the six best national parks on the planet!
The Best National Parks On Earth: Yosemite National Park, United States
A perennial favorite, California’s Yosemite National Park provides 1,200 square miles of natural marvels. Replete with granite cliffs for rock climbers, Yosemite’s stunning waterfalls, giant sequoia groves and scenery make it one of the most visited national parks in America.
While there is never a bad time to visit, a trip in late May when the snowcapped mountains have begun to melt renders the waterfall even more awe-inspiring.
Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Located in Guatemala, Tikal National Park is a World Heritage Site featuring the spectacular ruins of a Mayan settlement dating back to 250 AD. The picturesque surroundings include an amazing jungle canopy and wildlife juxtaposed by ancient architecture and temples.
Kakadu National Park, Australia
Nestled within the top end of Australia’s Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park encompasses everything natural about Australia.
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With a sweeping spread of over 3.2 million acres, the World Heritage listed site is filled with stone plateaus, rainforests, flood plains, billabongs and beaches.
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
A gem found in Tanzania, the Serengeti National Park is a seemingly boundless plain most famous for the millions of animals like wildebeest, gazelles and zebras that migrate there in droves.
Best National Parks On The Planet: Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Situated in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park boasts a combination of lush rain forest foliage and coastal beach beauty. Home to exotic flora and fauna, its rain forests are populated by poison arrow frogs, jaguars, tapirs, sloths, snakes, monkeys and caimans, all of which make it one of the most expansive conservation areas in Central America.
Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia
One can discover the beauty of the Gunung Mulu National Park in Malaysia’s Borneo Jungle. It is home to the most expansive and impressive limestone cave system in the world as well as over 8,000 species of plants.
Unfortunately, it can be quite cumbersome to get there; those adventurous souls who want to explore the enchanting beauty of one of Earth’s best national parks can do so only by air or, sometimes, riverboat.
