Zanjan Tourism Guide

India is one of my favorite countries in the world. It is a cultural and geographic wonder and the Andaman Islands are no exception. The Andaman Archipelago has more than 300 islands. The rain forests on these islands contain some 200 species of trees. With this incredible natural resource it’s not surprising that logging in the archipelago was prevalent in the 1970s through the 1990s.

In the 1970s, this elephant and a handful of others were brought to the islands as youngsters to work with logging companies. They spent the next 30 years hauling giant trees through the jungles. The logging companies had no way of transporting the elephants to the next islands, so the elephants swam. When logging became banned in 2002, the elephants were out of a job. This is the last remaining elephant of the group. He has been living out his days on one of the islands and lives among the giant trees he used to haul.

A hiker is seen crossing the lower Ruth Glacier in Alaska. The terrain is rugged, including icefalls, glacial pools, and glacial streams.

RWANDA

King of the rain forest, an adult silverback gorilla yawns wide, baring his teeth in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.

NEW ZEALAND

Did you know deep inside New Zealand's Waitomo Caves, blue glowworms dazzle visitors?

HAWAII

Lava flows into the ocean at Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. Hawaii is one stop on Nat Geo Travel's action-packed trip around the world.

TAIWAN

At Raohe Street Night Market, in the Songshan District, dozens of food stalls sell local fare such as noodle soups, sausages, stinky tofu, and bubble tea.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

The lush Kancamagus Highway connects Lincoln to Conway by way of the White Mountain National Forest. 

ICELAND

Pressurized ice, not privy to direct sunlight, sparkles a luminous blue deep in Breiðamerkurjökull ice cave. The cave is part of Iceland’s Vatnajökull Glacier, one of Europe’s largest ice caps, which began forming 2,500 years ago and sits atop several volcanoes. As a result, ebony often streaks the azure interiors.

TRINIDAD

A winged "devil" experienced in the risky art of fire breathing throws out flames for nighttime Carnivalgoers.

MEXICO

A dog scampers past a colorful alley in Milpa Alta, a borough of Mexico City. Milpa Alta is a district that loves to eat: Each year, it puts on more than 700 religious feasts, all despite more than half of the borough living below the poverty line.

CALIFORNIA

Expert climber and photographer Jimmy Chin climbs Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

SOUTH KOREA

The contemporary Dongdaemun Design Plaza dwarfs visitors to Seoul's striking architectural centerpiece. Seoul is one of Nat Geo Travel's Best Trips for 2017.

CALIFORNIA

Visitors walk below giant sequoia trees along the appropriately named Giant Tree Trail in Sequoia National Park. Adding people to images, especially with such large objects as these trees, provides a sense of scale.

PERU

Wild vicuña walk and run in front of a line of Quechua villagers who herd them to corrals during the Gran Chaccu, a yearly vicuña roundup and shearing.

WYOMING

A red fox pauses in winter in Grand Teton National Park.

FINLAND

Saunas provide the ultimate form of relaxation in Finland, one of the 10 happiest countries in the world.

MOROCCO

Lights burn bright above food stalls in Marrakech's bustling Jemaa el Fna market.

CALIFORNIA

A beautiful hike into Chimney Rock reveals stunning views. At the bottom of the sea cliff are hundreds of sea lions undisturbed by human activity. “I often come to this place for two reasons: mediation and to let the world go by,” photographer Bachir Badaoui says.

ROME

Visitors walk through St. Peter's Square inside Vatican City.

NEPAL

Stars shine on Gokyo, a sherpa village located on the shores of lake Dudh Pokhari in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.

INDIA

A group of men plays polo on horseback in Ladakh, India, the “land of high passes” and one of the most visually stunning areas in the Indian Himalaya. The game is played in two 20-minute halves, with a 10-minute break in between. The horses play the entire match.

INDIA

The stepwells of India were once vital in dry, rain-starved regions like the Indian state Rajasthan. The Panna Meena ka Kund stepwell in Jaipur was built in the 16th century and was used not just as a place to collect water, but also to gather, relax, and swim.

ARIZONA

Redwall Cavern, one of the Grand Canyon’s most iconic sites, dwarfs this visitor to the national park, which was established on February 26, 1919. The amphitheater was carved by the Colorado River’s flows through the limestone valley and is a popular stop on rafting trips.

PENNSYLVANIA

Dressed in traditional garb, this mounted huntsman leads a group of hounds on a foxhunt in Unionville, Pennsylvania, a tradition that has endured in the area for more than a century. The hounds will often take part in their first hunt at 18 months and remain active in the sport for more than 10 years.

FAROE ISLANDS

It wasn’t until a tunnel was built in 2004 that the residents of Gásadalur had an easy path to and from their home. At the time, the village—perched above this iconic waterfall on Denmark’s Faroe Islands—had all of 16 residents. Now that the village is accessible by car, and not just via an arduous hike or horseback ride, that number has risen to 18 residents.

CHINA

In Yushu, an autonomous prefecture in China's Qinghai Province, riders participate in the Yushu Horse Festival. The summer event is held annually beginning July 25 and features colorful displays of traditional Tibetan costumes and culture, as well as horse races and athletic competitions.