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Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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Ben Youssef in Marrakesh

Colorful buildings on a rocky beach

A live music event at an art fair in Lagos.

Hiker seen from behind on the trail through Heath and Moorland of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

view from above of outdoor pool and deck with lounge chairs surrounded by greenery

aerial view of safari plains and mountains

african safari landscape with trees against bright orange sky

Leroo La Tau Wildlife

Pair of photos from Lamu, Kenya, one showing the minaret of a mosque, one showing a dhow on the water at sunset

Kilimanjaro and Acacia Tree in Kenya

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Six of the 10 course meal at Meza Malonga restaurant in Kigali, Rwanda

A group of people in safari vehicle

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Wild jaguar (Panthera onca) on the move in a beach. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Water splashes down into a pool at the base of the upper falls in Wli, Ghana. Wli Waterfall is the tallest in West Africa.

Kathryn Romeyn and her daughter at Kwessi Dunes

Architecture of the Bubaque Island, the Bissagos Archipelago (Bijagos), Guinea Bissau. UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Emboo River safari

Dunia camp Team

Hot air balloons at sunrise over Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Kwin looking at a memory of elephants grazing at Amboseli National Park.

Two men exploring the streets of Lomé, Togo

Writer Alexandra Fuller on the Zambezi River

Harenna Forest Ethiopia

A man walking along a beach in Gabon.

Aerial view of Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island

Elephants in Maasai Mara National Reserve

rooftop pool at JW Marriott Nairobi

Elephants in Amboseli National Park

landscape view of safari landscape and river reflecting the sky

landscape of landed helicopter and people in the distance looking at views

man dressed in blue with red cape standing in grass holding up antenna

Bisate Reserve in Rwanda

Gorillas laying in the brush of Uganda

A woman in front of a tent at Cherero Camp in Tanzania

A woman poses on a brown chair; an interior of a store with home goods and clothing on display

Aerial view of the Rovos Rail in Africa

Lions at Chobe National Park

View of Cape Town, South Africa, and Table Mountain

A group of men harvesting rooisbos in Africa.

Stargazing at a safari in Africa.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town

Statues along the street of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa

Exterior of lodge in mountainous region

Views of wildflowers in Biedouw Valley

Father of Vanessa Wilkins on safari in the 1990s

Aerial view of Sea Point, a wealthy suburb on Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard, In the background are Signal Hill, Lion’s Head and Table Mountain. South Africa.

Pair of photos, one showing a dish at a restaurant and one showing a bottle of wine

A diner at Rosella, in New York City’s East Village

Portrait of Ntsiki Biyela in the vineyards

Pair of photos showing a pangolin and a luxury villa in South Africa

A farmhouse in a field in South Africa

Upside-down house in Hartbeespoort, South Africa

Exterior of Few & Far Luvhondo

Train station in Rabat

Oulidia, Morocco

Avenue Moulay Hassan I with commercial buildings including a sidewalk cafe and shops. People walk in square. The network provides access between the city centre and the seaside suburb of Ain Diab and the Casa Voyageurs Station

Gate to ancient medina of Fez, Morocco