Here are 12 of the best Instagram destinations from around the world!
12 - Yangshuo - China Yangshuo County lies in the southeastern region
in China.
This county is regarded as one of the most beautiful counties in China and pictures on
Instagram prove why!
Ever since being featured on 'Lonely Planet' wayyy back in 1980, the town became popular
with foreign backpackers, and organized tours began to arrive by the late 1990s.
Today, the town is a popular resort destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.
The rippling Li River traverses the county and creates a one-of-a-kind vista.
But the special geography isn’t the only thing that gives this place its amazing beauty
– over 1,400 years’ worth of history makes Yangshuo a truly unique destination.
You can tell that a sightseeing destination has hit the big time when it appears on a
banknote!
The Li River and the soaring scenery around Yangshuo are featured on the 20-yuan bill,
along with Mao Zedong himself.
Add a trending Instagram hashtag to that and you’ve got yourself a pretty good deal!
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11 - Lake Baikal - Russia Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia, or more
specifically, in southern Siberia.
It’s the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing 22–23% of the world's
fresh surface water – that’s almost one-fifth of the world’s fresh water!
With 5,670 cubic miles of fresh water, it contains more water than all of the North
American Great Lakes combined!
With a maximum depth of 5,387 feet, Baikal is the world's deepest lake.
It’s considered among the world's clearest lakes and at 25-30 million years, it’s also
considered the world's oldest lake!
Baikal’s high biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant and animal species, most of which
are endemic to the lake.
Apart from the amazing nature surrounding the lake, during the colder months, the ice
on Lake Baikal in many areas is completely transparent, making for some great looking
shots for any photographer!
10 - Pamukkale - Turkey Pamukkale literally means "cotton castle"
in Turkish – and is the perfect name for this natural site in southwestern Turkey that
looks like any girl’s Instagram paradise!
The area is famous for its carbonate mineral formations left by the flowing water.
The Turkish name refers to the surface of the shimmering, snow-white limestone pools,
shaped over millennia by calcium-rich springs.
Dripping slowly down the vast mountainside, mineral-rich waters foam and collect in terraces,
spilling over cascades of stalactites into the milky pools below.
The ancient Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis was built on top of the “cotton castle”
which, in total, is about 8,860 feet long, 1,970 feet wide and 525 feet high.
It’s so big and bright, it can actually be seen from the hills on the opposite side
of the valley in the town of Denizli.
Together with Hierapolis, Hierapolis-Pamukkale was made a World Heritage Site in 1988.
9 - La Muralla Roja - Spain Projecting from the cliffs on the border of
the Mediterranean in Spain, La Muralla Roja or The Red Wall, is a bold apartment complex
with breathtaking seaside views.
Completed in the 1970s, Ricardo Bofill designed this playfully erratic fortress with no less
than 50 apartments!
At first glance, it’s easy to get lost in what looks like a colorful labyrinth.
But, no matter how boisterous its personality may seem, its layout strictly conforms to
the precise shape of the Greek cross.
Each arm of the cross intersects at the service towers that contain kitchens and bathrooms.
Heavily influenced by the architecture of the Arab Mediterranean Area, this housing
project is a modern interpretation of a typical casbah – think back to Disney’s Aladdin
and its walled citadel housing style.
Characterized by its modern take on the traditional casbah, La Muralla Roja is a playground of
interlocking stairs, platforms, and bridges that still can give anyone that visits some
very interesting and artistic photos!
8 - Santorini - Greece Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean
Sea, about 120 miles southeast of Greece's mainland.
Santorini is highly acclaimed for its dramatic views and stunning sunsets and is considered
to be one of the most romantic and beautiful of the Greek Isles.
Santorini's official name is actually Thira.
Although, before it was called Santorini, the island was known as Kallístē, meaning
“the most beautiful one.”
Only 15,000 people live on the island permanently but over one and a half million people visit
each year!
The exquisitely clear waters, perched on the rim of a massive active volcano in the middle
of the sea will certainly be more than enough for anyone’s feed.
The mix of whitewashed buildings, towering cliffs and turquoise blue waters set against
an endless blue sky will provide no shortage of photo ops!
7 - The Wave, Arizona - USA You’ve probably seen pictures of the Wave
in Arizona yourself.
It’s a gorgeous red sandstone formation along the Utah/Arizona border in the Vermilion
Cliffs National Monument.
The formation is well-known among hikers and photographers for its colorful, undulating
forms and the difficult hike required to reach it.
The Wave consists of intersecting U-shaped troughs that have been eroded into Navajo
Sandstone of Jurassic age.
Due to the fragile nature of the formation and the large number of people wishing to
visit the area, a daily lottery system is used to dispense only ten next-day permits
in person at the Kanab visitor center.
Additionally, ten online permits for each date are available four months in advance
of a planned trip.
An ideal time to photograph the Wave is in the few hours around midday when there are
no shadows in the center, although early morning and late afternoon shadows can also make for
dramatic photos!
6 - Coron - Philippines Coron is a small fishing village with a population
of just over 40,000.
Thanks to Instagram and the Internet, Coron is often listed as one of the top tourist
places in the Philippines.
Coron is home to one of the most photographed spots in all of the Philippines - the Kayangan
Lake.
The waters of Kayangan Lake are said to be the clearest in all of the Philippines, giving
photographers the opportunity to take magnificent shots, both in and out of the water.
Another one of the main draws for visitors is diving.
You can explore the crystal-clear water of Kayangan Lake or head over to discover the
dozen sunken Japanese warships at depths between 33 and 131 feet.
Still not convinced yet?
Coron was once listed in Forbes as one of the Top 10 Scuba Diving Spots in the World!
5 - Lake Hillier - Australia Lake Hillier is a saline lake on the south
coast of Western Australia.
It’s particularly notable for its pink color that resembles the color of bubble gum.
The vibrant color of the lake is permanent and the water doesn’t change color even
if you take water away in a container.
The pink color supposedly is because of the presence of an organism called Dunaliella
salina.
Believe it or not, at one point in its history the lake was used to collect salt!
Lake Hillier is about 2,000 feet in length by 820 feet in width.
Surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees, there’s
a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating its northern edge from the northern
coast of Middle Island.
In case you want to go down under and visit this bubble gum lake, going by air is the
best mode of transportation for viewing the lake – and it’ll offer you a unique way
of capturing this natural millennial-pink phenomenon!
4 - Humantay Lake - Peru Going to Humantay Lake is probably one of
the best day trips you can take from Cusco, Peru.
The lake is about a 3-hour drive from Cusco to the trailhead.
From there, you’d need to hike for a couple of hours more to get to the lake, but the
long trip is supposedly totally worth it.
After climbing the last hill, you’d gaze down on the turquoise lake below, surrounded
by steep peaks and impressive glaciers.
The hike is dominated by Salkantay Peak, one of Peru’s most sacred mountains, towering
20,600 feet with a sheer and snowy face.
The equally impressive Humantay Peak, rising 19,412 feet, is also within view.
Maybe this could be scary, or maybe this could be cool, but shamans and other natives may
come and offer you their blessing while you’re climbing to the crystal-clear waters of Humantay
Lake!
3 - Jasper, Alberta - Canada Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian
Rockies within the Athabasca River valley.
Jasper National Park is home to some of the most naturally stunning scenes in the world.
There are a few things that are a must do once anyone is over there.
Maligne Lake Valley is one of them!
At 13 miles long, the majestic Maligne Lake is the second largest glacier-fed lake in
the world!
Maligne Lake averages 115 feet in depth with its deepest point being 318 feet on the south
end of the lake.
Famed for the color of its water, the surrounding peaks, the three glaciers visible from the
lake, and Spirit Island, Maligne Lake is a popular destination for many amateur and professional
photographers .
2 - Golden Bridge, Vietnam You guys ever see a pair of giant hands lifting
up a bridge?
Well, say no more, there’s now the ribbon-like Golden Bridge that appears to be lifted up
in the air above Vietnam's Trường Sơn Mountains!
Opened in June 2018, this bridge became an overnight Instagram sensation – and is reportedly
a part of a $2 billion project aimed to accommodate tourists and promote tourism in the area.
The shimmering gold bridge emerges from the trees of Thien Thai garden in Ba Na Hills.
Set more than 4,500 feet above sea level, the bridge incorporates extends almost 500
feet.
Lobelia Chrysanthemums are planted along the latticed sides of the bridge, making it look
like purple embroidery.
The bridge is high up the mountains in Ba Na Hills, a mountainside resort, established
by French colonists in 1919.
Close to the city of Da Nang, it once held as many as 200 villas but today, only a few
ruins remain.
The bridge was designed by a landscape architecture company in Ho Chi Minh City and as you guys
can imagine, it’s already attracting big crowds!
1 - Maldives You guys know those picturesque pictures with
villas built over super clear blue waters?
Yeah, most likely, it was photographed in the Maldives.
It’s easy to see why the over 1100 islands in the Maldives are such a popular destination!
Located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Sri Lanka and India, the Maldives are a territory
spanning roughly 115 square miles.
Is it actually possible to get a bad shot at the Maldives?
The color scheme is turquoise lagoons, white sandy beaches, baby-blue skies and a big yellow
sun.
Still not sure where to go for that perfect Instagram shot?
Head over to Maafushi, a small island in the Maldives that attracts plenty of visitors
for water sports and its casual vibe.
Or check out some of the natural atolls, such as the famous Ari Atoll, one of the biggest
atolls located in the west
of the archipelago.
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