Trinidad and Tobago has made National Geographic’s annual list of superlative destinations for travelers to visit next year.
The list, which features 25 breathtaking places and experiences for 2023, was divided into five categories including community, nature, culture, family and adventure.
The ‘World’s Best 2023’ list is as follows:
Community: Where conservation benefits everyone
- Greece – Visit the Dodecanese Islands, where women-led businesses are leading the way in sustainable tourism.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Spend a long weekend in a vibrant Great Lakes city that celebrates its cultural community as much as its breweries.
- Alberta, Canada – Experience how ancient traditions and contemporary perspectives intertwine with indigenous tourism producers.
- Laos – Ride a new high-speed train that makes lesser-known regions accessible to tourists and brings economic opportunities to locals.
- Ghana – Explore black heritage and hang out with a trendy crowd in the capital, Accra.
Nature: Escapes to wild and beautiful places
- Botswana – Marvel at the biodiversity as well as programs to rehabilitate endangered species, create wildlife corridors and develop community-owned tourism projects.
- Scottish Highlands – Crawl to where a regeneration movement aims to restore the original landscape and native flora and fauna.
- Slovenia — A long-time leader in sustainable tourism has embarked on new gastrotourism bike routes that visit farms, vineyards, cheese makers and other food producers.
- Big Bend National Park (Texas, United States) – The park brings the legend of the Texas frontier to life, but the scenery will also surprise you.
- Azores, Portugal – Clap your hands Award-winning sustainability programs that preserve the natural wonders of this volcanic archipelago known for whale watching and hot springs.
Culture: Places where history and heritage rule
- Egypt – Visit King Tut’s new home at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo and see the Avenue of the Sphinxes in Luxor.
- Busan, South Korea – Visit the country’s second largest city.
- Italy’s Appian Way – Make a pilgrimage through Europe’s ancient “super highway”.
- Charleston, South Carolina – Explore culture and history – with a side of Low Country cuisine – at the International African American Museum.
- Longmen Grottoes – See one of the world’s largest collections of stone statues at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Henan Province, China.
Family: Inspirational travel for all ages
- Trinidad and Tobago – Help save turtles in one of the world’s most important leatherback turtle sanctuaries.
- Switzerland – Take the rails to quaint Alpine towns for chocolate, hiking and skiing.
- San Francisco, California – Gather around a campfire overlooking the Golden Gate at the Presidio Tunnel Tops and walk the urban Crosstown Trail.
- Colombia – Go birdwatching in the bird paradise that’s also Disney’s enchanted land Beauty.
- Manchester, England — Visit the playing grounds of a famous soccer team and be inspired by the city’s art scene.
Adventure: Adrenaline-pumping outdoor excursions
- Choquequirao, Peru – An isolated Inca site that’s under the radar, but will soon be more accessible.
- New Zealand – Rekindle your post-pandemic sense of adventure in the country that invented bungee jumping.
- Utah, United States of America – Get your adrenaline pumping in the less visited areas of the popular adventure state.
- Austria — Hike the network of mountaineer villages in the Bergsteigerdörfer to experience the local culture.
- Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico – Its protected waters boast the largest concentrations of sharks and manta rays in the world.
