Leopard in South Africa Photograph by Gerald Hinde, Getty Images Families can track leopards in South Africa with a tour offered by &Beyond.

Maya Ruins of Palenque, Mexico Photograph by Andreas Hub, laif/Redux Visitors take in an overview of the Maya ruins of Palenque in Mexico. This is part of a tour offered by Journey Mexico.

Salmon River, Idaho Photograph by Tom Bear Rafts bob in the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. This is part of a tour offered by ROW Adventures.

Roussillon, France Photograph by Tim Mannakee, 4Corners/SIME Diners eat outdoors at Le Castrum, a restaurant in the Provencal village of Roussillon in France. A great value in this area can be found here: The Hotellerie Notre Dame de Lumieres Or…do your own hotel search in Roussillon: Click Here For Hotel Deals..

Skaftafell National Park, Iceland Photograph by Ocean, Corbis A majestic waterfall graces Iceland’s Skaftafell National Park. This is part of a tour offered by Backroads.

Mostar, Bosnia Photograph courtesy O.A.R.S. This bridge over the Neretva River in Mostar, Bosnia, known to locals as the Stari (short for Stari Most, “the old bridge”) was destroyed by war in 1993, but then rebuilt with the help of the international community. This is part of a tour offered..

Lindblad Expeditions gets you to Oregon’s Multnomah Falls. Photograph by Jed Weingarten, National Geographic Stock Map By Margaret Loftus United States: Rivers Wild Carving through more than 100 miles of the largest federally designated wild­erness area in the lower 48 states, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, in Idaho,..

In Poland, tour Warsaw’s Castle Square, site of historical demonstrations and uprisings, with Exeter International. Photograph by Cotton Coulson & Sisse Brimberg, Keenpress Map By Margaret Loftus Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rafting Trifecta Home to the rugged Dinaric Alps, one of the last primeval forests in Europe, and white water galore,..

Participants in an REI Adventures tour in Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park soak up the spectacular setting and team up with park rangers to help repair trails. Photograph by Heiko Meyer, laif/Redux Map By Margaret Loftus Uruguay: Sip and Surf Uruguay has edged up on many a bucket list..

Bikers on an Exodus Travels tour often see scenes like this Sherpa and yak in Nepal’s Khumbu, near Everest. Photograph by HP Huber/Huber/SIME Map By Margaret Loftus Iran: Behind the Headlines Since GeoEx first dipped its toe in Iran 19 years ago, its tour business here has remained brisk despite..

Lemurs are the star attraction of Mango Safaris’ tour of Madagascar. Photograph by Cyril Ruoso, Getty Images By Margaret Loftus Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe: Gorillas and Birds Rich in natural resources, the Republic of the Congo is banking on sustainable tourism to keep its vast swaths of forest—prime habitat..

Photograph by Charlie Munsey “At this moment I was about to toss my paddle and tuck up for landing,” says kayaker Fred Norquist. “Coming over the lip was an incredible view!” To get to Toketee Falls, which drop more than 65 feet into the North Umpqua River, this group of five..