Sentences with phrase «karst landscape»

The karst landscape and more than 50 lagoons of varying sizes give the area its scenic beauty.

Visitors come here marvel at the stunning limestone karst landscape and ride a boat through portions of the 8.2 km long underground river that flows directly to the West Philippine Sea.

The wide waterfall pours over the karst landscape and you can expect it to be gushing in spring and early summer and almost frozen over in February.

Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1999, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park has a limestone karst landscape and features some of the largest cave rooms in the world.

«The focus of the area is a spectacular karst landscape which features both surface karst features, as well as an extensive underground river system,» said UNESCO in a statement.

PHYSICAL FEATURES & CLIMATE The site covers a well developed karst landscape, centered around Blue Hole.

Drive through the dramatic limestone karst landscape of The Burren National Park en route to one of Ireland's most iconic sites: the towering Cliffs of Moher.

Then travel to the dramatic limestone karst landscape of the Burren, where we'll meet a local farmer to learn about this otherworldly landscape and the traditions of its people.

Not exact matches

Engineers in Italy and Spain, two countries with some spectacular landscapes underlain by karst, have developed new methods to predict which areas are most likely to fail first.

Such erosion landscapes, usually marked by underground drainages, are known as «karsts.»

I peered over the edge and sighed at the lush landscape of verdant highlands almost 800 feet below; a magnificent view of coconut palms, rubber trees and coffee plantations stretched for miles amidst majestic karsts.

It was established as a National Park in 1971primarily to protect and preserve the intact old growth forest, interesting wildlife, pristine white sand beaches, unspoiled natural beauty and one of the most impressive caves systems in the world.The Park features a spectacular limestone or karst mountain landscape.

The route from Luang Prabang in the north to the capital Vientiane takes you through a dramatic landscape of gently meandering rivers, tall limestone karst formations, craggy caves and waterfalls.

Vietnam boasts stunning landscapes — the karst outcrops of Halong Bay and the hilltribe - settled mountains around Sapa spring to mind — as well as beaches, charming colonial towns, the fascinating villages of the Mekong Delta and lush national parks.

The small town's striking river landscape lined with towering karst has lured travellers right from the get - go and remains stunning despite being well - visited.

Terrestrial teams found many unique habitats in Raja Ampat, particularly the broken - bottle landscape of karst limestone, and the mineral - rich soils of the northern islands.

Here, you will have time to kayak and paddle board amongst the incredible karst limestone landscape before sunset and dinner onboard.

;) However, aside from our breath taking landscapes (from rice terraces to caves to karst mountains ♥), wonderful water / seascapes (Boracay, Palawan and Bohol to name a few) and fauna (from whalesharks, to stingless jellyfish, to tarsiers), the people I meet in my travels definitely played a part for me to have that positive experience.

Yangshuo once was a beautiful town worth a UNESCO World Heritage Site but obviously the development of the last 30 years didn't make the area any better (in our opinion); the view of the karst mountain landscape is interrupted by signs, electric wires, (lots of) plastic rubbish and all sorts of tourist attractions.

Below the surface are caves that belong to a series of complex and fragile karst systems (landscapes formed by the rapid drainage of water underground).

You'll pedal through mountain passes and seaside villages, the lush landscapes of Ninh Binh, the paddy fields and karst of the Mai Chau Valleys, and the imperial city of Hue.

The idyllic island has a diverse landscape with dense mangroves, golden sand beaches and views of towering limestone karst islands.

A karst is a limestone landscape that has been eroded by water, producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes, and other impressive topography.

The landscape surrounding Vang Vieng is filled with rice fields, karsts, caves and of course the river.

Historian and seafaring expert, Jeffrey Mellefont, leads you through the spectacular marine landscapes of Raja Ampat — home to karst spires, birds...

Historian and seafaring expert, Jeffrey Mellefont, leads you through the spectacular marine landscapes of Raja Ampat — home to karst spires, birds of paradise, and the world's most biodiverse coral reefs — to the clove plantations of the fabled Sultanate of Ternate.

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