Dolphin's Nose is about 12 km from Coonoor Bus Stand and is situated near Tiger Hills. It is a unique rock of tremendous proportions, jutting out of the face of hillside , like a giant dolphin's nose. The view here is extremely grand. To the left and right are grea... |
Kleftiko, a group of enormous white rocks of various shapes, full of narrow openings and submarine caves in which pirates used to seek refuge from their enemies. Kleftiko on the SW tip of the island, is accessible only by boat and is a popular swim stop for yacht charters in the Greek islands. Layer... |
The overhanging rock at the Gangavaram Beach in Visakhapatnam. This rock is made famous in the movie "Ek duje ke liye". Other memorable spots at the Gangavaram Beach associated with the movie are - the Pitta Konda in the middle of the ocean, the old jetty and the Krishna temple on the opp... |
Mattinata is a famous seaside resort town in Puglia, Italy. It has an area of 72 square km and the center rises on two hills, Coppa Madonna and Castelluccio, between Monte Saraceno to the south and Monte Sacro to the north. It is situated in a territory of great beauty, with a hinterland of green te... |
Located on the banks of the River Kaneri, Syntheri Rock is a 90 m high granite monolith molded by nature. It is located inside the thick Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary. Syntheri rock is a monolithic rock formation, somewhat like a flat rock erected right in the middle of the forest, with the furious Riv... |
Yana is a small village known for the unusual rock formations in its vicinity. It is located in the Sahyadri mountain range of the Western Ghats, about 60 km from Karwar port. The two unique rock outcrops near the village are a tourist attraction and a place for trekking. Yana is famous for these tw... |
Located in the Phang Nga Bay in Thailand, James Bond Island is known locally as Ko Tapu. It is one of two offshore islets known collectively as Ko Khao Phingkan within the Ao Phang Nga National Park.Ko Tapu was made famous by the 1974 major motion picture The Man with the Golden Gun. This James Bond... |
Phang Nga Bay or Ao Phang Nga, is one of the most beautiful places in southern Thailand. It is a place of majestic karst islets scattered across a bay area northeast of Phuket. Due to its significance, Phang Nga Bay was designated as Phang Nga Bay National Park. Phang Nga Bay National Park covers an... |
Phang Nga is the site of amazing vertical towers of rock formation rising perpendicular from ocean. The extraordinary and sheer limestone cliffs scenery around this area offers a beautiful world of caves, tunnels and interior lagoons. Petroglyphs, spectacular karst scenery (limestone rock-faces ri... |
The Spitzkoppe which is also referred to as Spitzkop, Groot Spitzkop, or the "Matterhorn ” is a group of bald granite peaks located between Usakos and Swakopmund in the Namib Desert. The granite is more than 700 million years old and the highest outcrop rises about 1784 meters above sea level... |
Tantallon Castle lies 3 miles east of North Berwick in East Lothian in Scotland. The Castle was built in the 14th century as a fortress. The best thing about it is it’s dramatic location on the coast opposite the Bass Rock. The Bass Rock is a 300 foot high volcanic plug, found offshore from the ru... |
Papafrangas beach in Milos has been included by Sunday Times among the 15 hottest European beaches for 2010, as published in the site of the newspaper. At Papafragas, a narrow strip of sand leads down to an aquatic chasm beneath high white cliffs. This beach is ideal for snorkelling, for wild swimme... |
River Kali or Kalinadi basin flows through Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, through the lush Dandeli Forest Reserve. It then flows westwards towards Karwar and empties into the Arabian Sea. At Lalguli, which is 16 km from Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district, the River Kali flows through stretch... |
Just 21 km west of Jabalpur, is a small village called Bhedaghat. The village is world famous for splendid Marble Rocks on the banks of Narmada River. Covered with dark volcanic seams of green and black, they tower to almost 100 ft above the soft flowing Narmada on either side. They are fabulous to ... |
Bhandardara is a holiday resort village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Bhandardara sits by the Pravara River, and is a blend of natural beauty, waterfalls, mountains, tranquility, greenery, invigorating air and pristine ambiance. Ratangad is a fort in Ratan Wadi, overlooking the picturesque ... |
The most famous tourist attraction in Ryfylke in Lysefjord, towers an impressive 604 metres over the Lysefjord. This flat mountain plateau, approximately 600 square metres, was most likely formed with the melting frost 10,000 years ago. It is called the Preikestolen (The Pulpit). The mountain platea... |
At 1,084 metres above the fjord, Kjerag towers above the other peaks along the Lysefjord. It has become increasingly popular to walk up the path to the Kjerag Plateau. Most people are happy just to enjoy the view of the Lysefjord from the plateau itself, but for some hikers, the climax of the excurs... |
Norway's Sharp Top Hill or 'Trolltunga', when translated into English, means "The Tongue of the Troll" and is a spectacular stone formation hanging out of a cliff with exceptional views of the mountains around and a lake below. Trolltunga is a piece of rock that stands horiz... |
Cappadocia is Turkey's most visually striking region, especially the "moonscape" area around the towns of Ürgüp, Göreme, Uçhisar, Avanos and Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), where erosion has formed caves, clefts, "fairy chimneys" and sensuous folds in the soft volcanic rock. Com... |
About 40 km from Bangalore, Ramanagara hills have been the earliest rock climbing locations in South India. Climbers have been undertaking technical climbing since 1960s onwards. Ramanagara is also famous for the huge rocky outcrops. Those that are popular for rock climbing are; Ramadevarabetta, SRS... |
