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Taking a hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia is a once in a lifetime experience, and one of the best things you’ll ever do. The hot air-balloon flight is mind blowing – firstly because you are floating over the lunar-like landscapes, and secondly you will be surrounded by hundreds of other balloons. Looking down over Göreme’s minarets, rooftops and fairy chimneys while everything turns golden and the Imams call their prayers are one of the most magical experiences, and a fantastic way to end the day. If for some reason you won’t be taking a balloon flight while you’re in Göreme (YOU REALLY SHOULD!)
Moscow is grand, and as as the political and religious heart of the country it’s easy to see why it’s the most popular place to visit in Russia. A visit to Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage site, should be on every traveller’s Russia bucket list. Lake Baikal is not only the world’s deepest lake, it also holds the largest volume of freshwater in the world – a staggering one fifth of the world’s surface freshwater. Visitors to Lake Baikal can walk along the lake shore, take a trip to remote Olkhon Island and explore charming villages such as Listvyanka with its ornate, wooden Church of St Nicholas.
When Constantinople fell under the Ottoman Empire, the Hagia Sophia changed from a church to a mosque, and remained a mosque for roughly the next 500 years. It was converted into a mosque in the 16th century during the Ottoman rule, changed into a museum in the 1940s, and converted back to a mosque in 2020. Consisting of the Archaeological Museum, Museum of the Ancient Orient and the Museum of Islamic Art, this where you can overdose on thousands of years’ history and art, all in on place. Smaller (and better in our opinion) than the famous Grand Bazaar, the Arasta Bazaar sits right behind the Blue mosque in Sultanahmet.
Climbing Nyiragongo and the chance to go mountain gorilla trekking inside the stunning Virunga National Park alone are reasons you should go to the Congo. Nyiragongo is an active volcano and after climbing to an elevation of 3,470 m, you’ll be rewarded by the sight of the largest lava lake on the planet. This is How you climb Nyiragongo Organising your trip to Virunga National Park is easy with the Visit Virunga website. My luck turned and I got a glimpse of the fabled Nyiragongo lava lake for a few minutes just after sunrise the next morning.