Sunrise view of Lion Rock in Sri Lanka. Picture: 123RF/ HEIKO NEUMAN
The Seven Wonders of the World were the original bucket list — the places every Socratic disciple wanted to visit. As we prepare for a postpandemic reality, those with a thirst for adventure should go by a new list. These marvels include archaeological and natural treasures spanning far wider than the ancient Greek world and catering to all types of modern explorers.
If it weren’t for years of civil strife in its home country, the ancient Roman ruins of Baalbek would form a holy travel trinity with the Parthenon and Colosseum. The 2,000-year-old, 20m-tall ruins 80km east of Beirut mark the far eastern expanses of the empire. Originally created to honour Jupiter and Bacchus, Baalbek is the largest temple compound of its kind, making it more like a city complex than a single site.
, the kelp forests 16km south of Cape Town form a shallow underwater jungle more than twice as wide as the Grand Canyon — and a home to millions of creatures. The mammoth vines thrive where Atlantic tides give way to cold Antarctic currents; a phenomenon called upwelling, where two ocean layers slosh together, is key to their growth. Multiday group trips are led by record-holding free diver Hanli Prinsloo, co-founder of the local outfitter I Am Water Ocean Travel.
The moai of Easter Island are the closest comparison to the 500 or so megalithic statues that stand guard around the mountain hamlet of San Agustín. Erected about 2,000 years ago and abandoned in the 1300s, the figures are believed to be burial markings. Latin America outfitter Miraviva recommends spending two days here to best appreciate the expressive carvings, a trip that requires a 643km drive from Bogotá.
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