2019-10-01 Wanderlust

92 wanderlust.co.ukOctober 2019

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Kayakinuncharted

rivers,Suriname

AldoKane,world

record-settingadventurer

Myrecenttripto

Surinameleftme

speechless.It’soneofthelast

bastionsoftrueadventureand

explorationontheplanetwithwell

over94%ofitssurfaceareastill

coveredinprimaryforest.It’s

relativelyeasytogettoandis

ashiningexampleofhowto

manageresourcesandthe

environmentproperly.Takingan

internalŽlightouttoKabalebo

NatureResortcanhaveyou

kayakinginunchartedrivers,wildlife

spottingandgoingonguided

rangertripsintothecountry’s

interior.Onceyou’ve

hadyourŽixofadventureyoucan

headbacktothecapital,

Paramariboandrelaxinoneofthe

manyexcellenthotels.

@aldokane

91

Findadventurein

oneofMorocco’s

ancientsites

AimeeWhite,editor,

MakeTheM

TimeonEa

’Travelfare

you’llmeetyourself’–

sayinggoes.Buttrave

enoughandyou’llalso

intotheRomans,who

heightoftheirEmpire

touchedLixusinMoro

O’thebeatentracka

withfewmodern-day

markings,Lixusisone

oftheoldestinhabite

sitesinMorocco.Inth

citywhereHercules

completedoneof

his 12 labours,catch

aglimpseofRoman

lifewithitsdeserted

templesanctuaries,

intricatemosaicsand

UpperTown’scrumbl g

amphitheatre,awayfromthesouks

andunforgivingdeserts.

MaketheMostofYourTimeon

Earth(RoughGuides)isoutnow

93

Gocyclingin

Tupiza,Bolivia

TupizainBoliviaissurrounded

byfabulousrockformationsand

dryriverbeds.It’sagreatplace

fortrekking,cyclingandriding.

TheroutenorthtotheSalarde

UyunisaltŽlattakesinoldmining

towns(withButchandSundance

connections)andmilesofroads

above4,000mpastlakesofblue,

black,greenandredwaters,lonely

volcanoes,surrealrocksandhot

springsthatyoudaren’tcomeout

ofbecausethecoldairoutside.

ADVENTURE

Adventure is out there, but it’s up to you to go out and

ind it. From kayaking uncharted waters to exploring

underground caves, these are our experts’ top picks.

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Dive unexplored

sunken caves in

the Yucatan,

Mexico

Steve Backshall,

BAFTA-winning

wildlife presenter

and adventurer

My secret location

is the cenotes, the

sunken caves of

Yucatan, Mexico.

I guess the exciting

thing for me about

the Yucatan is it’s

somewhere where

there are millions of

tourists. It’s a very

well-known area. You

have beaches that

are thronged with

people and you can

go a mile away from

those crowds and

be underground,

underwater in a place

that no other human

being has ever been

before. That as an

idea it blows mymind.

And I think it’s one

of the most exciting

thingsthatI’veseen

andlearntthisyear.

Steve’slatestproject

isExpedition–seeour

interviewonpage 30

formoreinformation.

stevebackshall.com

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