We have many beautiful places in this world where Tourists flock throughout the year.
National parks are one of the most beautiful and scenic places in every country.
We have about a hundred parks in this world, some of which are very beautiful.
In today's episode, we will look at the top 10 greatest national parks in the world, which
magnetize tourists throughout the year.
Los Glaciares National Park is in the Austral Andes of southwest Argentina, near the Chilean
border.
Its many glaciers include Perito Moreno, best known for the dramatic icefalls from its front
wall, into Lake Argentino.
Los Glaciares, of which 30% is covered by ice, can be divided into two parts.
The park has a cool and moist temperate climate.
The mountains hold most of the humidity from the Pacific Ocean, letting through only the
icy coldness.
Los Glaciares is a major attraction for international tourists.
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves
in Africa.
It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
The climate of the Kruger National Park is subtropical, specifically a hot semi-arid
climate.
Plant life consists of four main areas, which correspond roughly to the four quadrants of
the park.
All the big five game animals are found at Kruger National Park, which has more species
of large mammals than any other African game reserve.
Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes at an elevation of 1,754 m above sea level.
It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya.
The lake's abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously
lined the shore.
Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons, and other large mammals.
Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.
The park has recently been enlarged partly to provide a sanctuary for the black rhinos.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia.
The protected area extends over 296.85 square kilometers, and more than 1 million visitors
are recorded each year.
The national park is world-famous for its lakes arranged in cascades.
Sixteen lakes can be seen from the surface.
These lakes are a result of the confluence of several small rivers and subterranean karst
rivers.
The Plitvice Lakes is heavily forested, mainly with beech, spruce, and fir trees.
Vatnajökull National Park is one of three national parks in Iceland.
It encompasses all of the Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas.
The unique qualities of Vatnajökull National Park are primarily its great variety of landscape
features.
The weather can vary considerably in an area as extensive as that covered by the National
Park with its wide range of elevations.
Vatnajökull National Park is divided into four territories, each of them locally managed.
The Lake District is a region and national park in Cumbria in northwest England.
A popular vacation destination, it’s known for its glacial ribbon lakes, rugged fell
mountains and historic literary associations.
It is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with 16.4 million visitors
per year.
Most of the land in the park is in private ownership, with about 55% registered as agricultural
land.
In common with all other national parks in England, there is no restriction on entering
the park.
Calanques National Park is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in
Southern France.
It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2, of which 85 km2 is land, while the
remaining is marine area.
It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis, and
La Ciotat.
They are big rocky coves forming a steep and narrow valley inland and are mostly found
around the Mediterranean sea.
This Park offers incredible hiking an hour's drive from Marseille.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is a national park in Yamanashi, Japan.
The Park covers 1,227 square kilometers.
It includes a variety of geographic features including natural hot springs, coastlines,
mountainous areas, lakes, and more than 1000 volcanic islands.
Vegetation in the park ranges from species of mountainous trees to the subtropical vegetation
of the Izu Islands.
The National Park was established on February 2, 1936, and is one of the first four national
parks established in Japan.
Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal,
found in a rainforest in Guatemala.
It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya
civilization.
Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms
of the ancient Maya.
Tikal is the best understood of any of the large lowland Maya cities, with a long dynastic
ruler list.
Now, Tikal is one of the most attractive parks in Guatemala.
The Hundred Islands National Park is the first national park and a protected area located
in Alaminos, Philippines.
The islands, totaling 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen
Gulf covering an area of 16.76 square kilometers.
Only four of them have been developed for tourism, Marcos Island, Governor Island, Quezon
Island, and Children's Island.
The islands are believed to be about two million years old.
There are actually ancient corals that extend well inland.