Top National Parks in the World

Torres del Paine:

  • Location: Chile (Patagonia region)
  • Description: This beautiful national park, established in 1959, offers mountains, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and forest.

Yosemite:

  • Location: California
  • Description: Established in 1890 and covering an area of over 1.1 million square miles, you'll find waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, granite cliffs, clear streams, and amazing biological diversity.

Galápago Islands:

  • Location: Off coast of Ecuador
  • Description: Opened in 1959, 97% of the land area is designated as national park and home to a diverse ecosystem of marine life, birds, and reptiles.
Snorkeling off a boat while visiting the Galapagos Islands.

Banff:

  • Location: Alberta, Canada
  • Description: Canada's oldest national park, opened in 1885, it offers beautiful mountainous terrain, glaciers, ice fields, dense coniferous forests, and alpine landscapes.

Fiordland National Park:

  • Location: New Zealand
  • Description: Established in 1952, the largest national park in New Zealand has many deep fiords carved out by ancient glacier, waterfalls, mountains, and large lakes.

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