Volubilis is an extensive archaeological site in northern Morocco, located near the pilgrimage town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun and surrounded by fertile farmland at the foot of Jbel Zerhoun. The ruins represent one of the country’s most important ancient urban sites, with temples, public buildings, residences, defensive walls, and elaborate mosaic floors spread across a broad hillside. Its location overlooking the surrounding agricultural plain helps explain the settlement’s importance.
Erindi Private Game Reserve is a large wildlife area in central Namibia, situated between Windhoek and the coast. The reserve covers a broad landscape of open savanna, dry woodland, rocky hills, and seasonal watercourses. Its name comes from a Herero word meaning “place of water,” reflecting the importance of water sources within the reserve’s semi-arid environment.
Rio Dulce is a river region in eastern Guatemala that connects Lake Izabal to the Caribbean Sea. The area is centered around the town of Fronteras and the long waterway that cuts through tropical forest, limestone cliffs, and wetland habitats.
Amboseli is a wildlife region in southern Kenya, centered on Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County near the border with Tanzania. Its landscape is defined by open plains, seasonal lake beds, acacia woodland, and freshwater swamps, with Mount Kilimanjaro rising prominently across the border to the south.
Gaspé sits at the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, where the St. Lawrence River opens into the Gulf and the land feels distinctly maritime.