Backpacker favourite Lonely Planet has just unveiled its top 500 travel destinations. The extraordinary Angkor complex near Siem Reap in Cambodia is the world’s best, with the full top 20 as follows (drum roll):
- Angkor ruins, Cambodia
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Great Wall of China
- Taj Mahal, India
- Grand Canyon National Park, USA
- Colosseum, Italy
- Iguacu Falls, Argentina/Brazil (or is it Brazil/Argentina?)
- Alhambra, Spain
- Ayasofya, Turkey
- Fez Medina, Morocco
- Twelve Apostles, Australia
- Petra, Jordan
- Tikal, Guatemala
- British Museum, UK
- Sagrada Familia, Spain
- Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
- Santorini, Greece
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Museum of Old & New Art, Australia
The “Ultimate Travelist” was created by a team of Lonely Planet experts and authors to form a new book.
Do you agree with the experts? Which is top of your bucket list?
