Carpathian National Nature Park is the first protected park of its kind in Ukraine and the easiest way up Hoverla. We break down entry, routes, the season, and the road to Zaroslyak.
Five national parks of Europe you can actually reach from a major city: what makes each special, when to go, what entry costs and each one's honest downside.
One of Europe's largest deserts grew where forests and pastures once stood. Here are its dunes, microclimate and the honest facts about access.
Europe's only untouched steppe, where zebras and bison graze among Ukrainian feather grass. When to go, what to see and how to get there.
The highest mountains of Ukraine are the Carpathians, and the main peak is Hoverla, 2,061 metres above sea level. We explain how to climb it from Zaroslyak, when to go and which other two-thousanders of the Chornohora ridge are worth conquering.
The Shatsk Lakes are more than thirty karst waters in the northwest of Volyn. The main one, Svitiaz, is the deepest natural lake in Ukraine, and people come here for clear water, pine forest and a holiday without salt or crowds.
Sofiyivka is a man-made park in Uman with lakes, a waterfall and an underground river, laid out in 1796. We cover what to fit into one visit, when to go and how much entry costs.
The largest natural lake in Ukraine is Yalpuh, the deepest is Svitiaz, and the most famous mountain lake is Synevyr. We break down the record holders in figures, with areas, depths and tips on when to go.
Synevyr is the largest and deepest mountain lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians, at an altitude of about 989 metres. We cover the legend, the bears, prices, the road and the seasons.
Carpathian park, Synevyr, the Shatsk lakes, the Skole Beskids and the Podilski Tovtry: five national parks of Ukraine worth visiting for nature. We explain what makes each one worthwhile, when to go and where to start from.
There are no roads and no cars here. There isn't even a school bus; children are picked up and taken to school by boat. Electricity comes from solar panels, and the generator shuts off at 10:30 p.m.
In the tropical morning light, Malaysia's Lake Temengor is a glassy sheet of emerald green, deepened by the thick walls of rainforest that surround it.
"Socks are the key thing. Dry socks, really. That's the most important thing you need to bring with you," says my guide, Giorgi. "You should never set off on a hike without a spare pair."
Stretching 62.1 miles through Colombia's Serranía de la Macarena National Park, in the Meta department, this river is known as the "River of Five Colors."
