Sentences with phrase «karst mountains»

An hour away from Granada, hidden between prehistoric karst mountains, it lays the town of Guadix, the cave town, famous -LSB-...]

;) 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.

Then toppling the amazing experience we had with the jellyfishes were the jaw - dropping beauty of Sohoton Cove's lagoons, caves and karst mountains.

Across the river from Vang Vieng Town, beautiful karst mountains, twist and turn around valleys of rice fields and crops.

Via the karst mountains and the caves of Vang Vieng to Vientiane, the modest capital on the Mekong.

We're back in Vang Vieng just in time to watch the sun set behind the karst mountains, sitting on the bank of the river with a drink.

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.

This route through the karst mountain range creates some of the region's most breath - taking scenery.

The underground river, also known as the St. Paul or Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, is an 8.2 - kilometer navigable underground river that runs beneath the limestone karst mountain that flows directly into the South China Sea.

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.

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The Foundation focuses on the alpine karst areas of North America and the rest of the world, mapping mountain cave systems and studying their physical, geological, biological, anthropological, and ecological aspects.

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Be sure to watch out for the karst formations, the rice paddies, the other mountains around the area, and the man - made dam atop a hill.

About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among beautiful karst limestone mountains that rise out of the rice fields like hulking monoliths.

There are stalactites and stalagmites still forming, since the Mayan Mountains are limestone karsts.

This unique region of turquoise - coloured water pools and mountains has UNESCO World Heritage status owing to its unusual karst formations and outstanding natural beauty, and offers countless photo opportunities.

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.

Vieng Xai: About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among beautiful karst limestone mountains rising dramatically out of rice fields.

TRIP FROM HANOI TO HALONG BAY, VIETNAM Back in Hanoi, exhausted after bus - ing independently around Vietnam's rugged northeast mountain region, I excitedly prepared for my boat tour of famous Halong Bay, which is scattered with thousands of limestone karst peaks and islands.

Some of the best natural attractions outside the cities include the forested mountains of Northern Laos as well as the limestone karsts around Vang Vieng.

Take a break from the sun and traverse deep into the mountains to explore the cool shaded trails of the Guajataca Forest, nestled on the karst region.

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 forebears of the current residents practiced an unusual burial practice by hanging and stacking coffins, hewed from tree trunks, in the limestone karst cliffs and caves near town.Day 1:0700 H — Early departure to Banaue via North Expressway.Rural towns markets, verdant farm lands and mountains are mosaic images that encompass the day.

Russell and his wife, Anna, also an Army veteran, draw their drinking water from a spring that, because of the special «karst» geological features of this part of Appalachia, could be disrupted or drained completely by the sort of trenching and pipe - laying required by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

The Summit Park new home development master planned community is located on the Hamilton mountain, buffered by the Eramosa Karst conservation area.