The classics. Pick one.

Frog-spotting tour.

Monteverde, Costa Rica · easy

Guided wildlife walk.

Monteverde, Costa Rica · easy

Quarry-lake dip.

Stone Fort, USA · easy

Temple of speed.

Milan, Italy · easy

Otherworldly canyons of the Swakop river.

Swakopmund, Namibia · easy

First light on the Ten Peaks from the Rockpile.

Banff, Canada · easy

Rib boat safari.

Inverness, Scotland · easy

Prettiest village.

Lugano, Switzerland · easy

Swiss Holiday Park.

Stoos, Switzerland · easy

Stari Most.

Blagaj, Bosnia · easy

Club divers only off Stari Most. You watch, wisely.

Mostar, Bosnia · easy

4x4 mountain road.

Afriski, Lesotho · moderate

Yellow boats.

Geneva, Switzerland · easy

Cave tour.

Madison, USA · easy

The Meadows in the Sky parkway.

Revelstoke, Canada · easy

Museum apartment rooms.

Salzburg, Austria · easy

Underground pools.

Yangshuo, China · easy

Modern-art fortress.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · easy

Gentle whitewash, colorful huts, fish and chips after.

Cape Town, South Africa · easy

Pack trains.

Debark, Ethiopia · easy

Ferry adventure.

Oban, Scotland · easy

Big wave spot.

Bundoran, Ireland · easy

Beat the permit crowds by an hour. Up to the bridge, back for coffee.

Hood River, USA · easy

Gorge day.

Portland, USA · easy

Cichlid aquarium water.

Cape Maclear, Malawi · easy

Steel shell.

Graz, Austria · easy

Dog teams.

Soldeu, Andorra · easy

Ancient Maya trade canal, life jacket provided. The ruins first, then drift.

Tulum, Mexico · easy

Seaside history rooms.

Scheveningen, Netherlands · easy

Beirut views.

Faraya, Lebanon · moderate

Sunset shoreline ride.

Máncora, Peru · easy

Hervideros hot springs.

Máncora, Peru · moderate

Green turtle bay.

Máncora, Peru · easy

Water-housing hire.

Máncora, Peru · moderate

Humpback season boats.

Máncora, Peru · moderate

Route des Châteaux.

Bordeaux, France · easy

One-lane rock bore.

Slade, USA · easy

Magome to Tsumago: Edo period, no cars, soba halfway.

Magome, Japan · easy

Sandbar hop.

General Luna, Philippines · easy

Sherpa capital.

Lukla, Nepal · easy

Locks and the city view.

Seoul, South Korea · easy

Sandbar islet.

Koh Tao, Thailand · easy

Pompeii's best finds live here, not on site. Secret Cabinet adults only.

Naples, Italy · easy

Shipwreck beach.

Zakynthos, Greece · easy

100-foot faces from the fort when the swell hits. Winter only.

Nazaré, Portugal · easy

Ancient geoglyphs from above.

Huacachina, Peru · easy

Granite spires.

Keystone, USA · easy

Cliff lighthouse.

Skye, Scotland · easy

Cliff walk.

Genoa, Italy · easy

Aonach Mor views.

Fort William, Scotland · easy

Bridge overlook.

Summersville, USA · easy

Norman fortress rooms.

Newcastle, United Kingdom · easy

Stand-up cellar gigs.

Newcastle, United Kingdom · easy

St James Park visit.

Newcastle, United Kingdom · easy

Fahombo warrior leap.

Sorake, Indonesia · moderate

Traditional performance.

Sorake, Indonesia · easy

Sail from Zamalek.

Cairo, Egypt · easy

Seljuk town.

Çamardı, Turkey · easy

Nearby waterfall park.

Horse Pens 40, USA · moderate

Working palace.

The Hague, Netherlands · easy