Canyons · 4 guides
Carved valleys and red walls. The slowest, oldest scenery on the list.
Namibia carves some of Africa's most dramatic canyon landscapes from ancient rock formations, where millions of years of erosion have sculpted deep gorges through desert terrain that rivals anything you'll find in North America...
Argentina's canyon landscapes stretch from the colorful desert gorges of the northwest to the windswept granite walls of Patagonia, offering some of South America's most dramatic geological formations...
China's Great Wall stretches across 13,000 miles of mountains, deserts, and grasslands, creating one of the world's most diverse hiking experiences within a single monument. You'll find restored sections perfect for families walking on stone pathways, wild sections where you scramble over crumbling watchtowers, and remote stretches where you might hike for hours without seeing another soul...
Chile stretches nearly 3,000 miles from the Atacama Desert to the glacial fjords of Patagonia, creating some of South America's most diverse canyon landscapes. You'll find otherworldly lunar valleys carved by wind and time in the north, river gorges cutting through wine country in the central regions, and dramatic glacial canyons flanked by granite spires in the south...