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帛琉名列第四 僅次於波札那 日本 美國

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孤獨星球2016最值造訪國家 波札那居冠

2015-10-29 00:57:23 中央社 墨爾本28日綜合外電報導

波札那豐富的自然景觀會讓到訪旅客驚艷難忘。 圖／Ingimage

著名的旅遊指南出版社「孤獨星球」今早公布2016年最佳旅遊地點名單，其中包括最值得人們造訪的前10大國家。根據孤獨星球推薦，2016年人們最該參訪的國家是非洲國家波札那。

其他國家依序是日本、美國、太平洋國家帛琉、拉脫維亞、澳洲、波蘭、烏拉圭、丹麥所屬的格陵蘭，以及大洋洲國家斐濟等。

波札那之會成為孤獨星球（Lonely Planet）2016年推薦造訪地的第1名，是因為該國盡力保育，其豐富的自然景觀會讓到訪旅客驚艷難忘。

日本入選第2名，因為日本大城市在現代化中仍保有古風，像東京外圍一帶就有不少古典優雅、木頭建造的古寺，很讓人留連忘返。

而美國排名第3，是因為登山健行好去處的國家公園有59座之多，像是優勝美地、黃石公園等等，其山川、峽谷、沼澤和噴泉都美不勝收，是值得參觀覽勝的好去處。

至於波羅的海國家愛沙尼亞，因為旅行消費等費用超低，被孤獨星球列為最經濟實惠的旅遊地第1名，緊跟在後的第2名是越南的胡志明市。

另外，東南歐國家蒙特內哥羅的科托市，因為環山面海（地中海），怎麼看都美，獲孤獨星球封為最值得造訪城市第1名。

The Pacific’s greenest secret

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Handballed between various foreign powers for centuries, Pacific pipsqueak Palau is charting its own path through the uncertain waters of national independence. While the US still plays Big Daddy, Palau is its own master. In 2014 President Remengesau was named a ‘Champion of the Earth’ by the United Nations for strengthening the economic and environmental independence of Palau and creating a 100% marine sanctuary of its oceans. His message: ‘The environment is our economy. The economy is our environment.’

Collected behind a 110km barrier reef, more than 200 largely unspoilt limestone and volcanic islands – a mere eight are inhabited – are blanketed in tropical and mangrove forest and surrounded by waters teeming with marine life. Fairly constant temperatures and rainfall mean any time of the year is good to visit, although it becomes more typhoon-prone in the back half of the calendar.

Palau has as much to fear from rising sea levels and environmental degradation as any other Pacific nation, but it’s tackling those fears head-on, and is leading conservation efforts in the region. Such progressive thinking makes these islands a haven for diving and snorkelling (among the best in the world) as well as kayaking, sailing and wildlife watching. The secret is out in East Asia already, which means Palau is looking to limit the number of tourists it can host at a time.

Life-changing experience

Cutely dubbed an ‘underwater Serengeti’, Palau’s waters are stunningly diverse and it’s unquestionably one of the most magical underwater destinations in the world. Divers and snorkellers enjoy hundreds of species of fish and coral, sharks, dolphins, dugongs and turtles, all attracted by the confluence of nutritive currents that meets in this corner of the Pacific vastness.

If you prefer to stay above sea level, take an ocean kayak through the uninhabited archipelago of the Rock Islands. Almost alien in its beauty, it’s made up of 445 limestone formations swaddled with verdant green and fringed by reefs. Nearly 400 species of coral, the world’s highest concentration of marine lakes, the remains of now-vanished human habitation and the continuing discovery of new and endemic species led Unesco to list this as a World Heritage Site.

Current craze

In 1944, the Japanese and Americans fought for three desperate months for control of the island of Peleliu’s important airfield. The tragic result was over 10,000 Japanese and 2,000 American casualties, and an island paradise littered with wreckage. Today, many of the rusted tanks, planes, small arms and (highly dangerous) unexploded ordnance that attest to the ferocity of the struggle remain. Tourists, carefully shepherded by expert guides, are increasingly being drawn to this fascinating site, where you can even enter the cave networks left by the Japanese defenders, and find everyday artefacts left behind. This isn’t as ghoulish as it may sound: many of the visitors are here to pay respect to fallen relatives, and moves are afoot to preserve the site for its outstanding historical significance.

Trending topics

A 400% year-on-year increase in visitors from China in February 2015 put some noses out of joint in Palau and resulted in a reduction in flights scheduled from China. Palau’s pristine environment makes it a popular destination for the Chinese, Korean and Japanese jet set, but locals have complained about a lack of environmental awareness threatening their precious assets.

Most bizarre sight

Jellyfish Lake is an otherworldly lagoon on the uninhabited limestone Rock Island of Eil Malk. Millions of an endemic sub-species of golden jellyfish drift across the marine lake in an east-west migratory pattern that’s repeated every day. Such is the sensitivity of the lake that visitors must obtain a permit, but snorkelling with these harmless, highly photogenic jellyfish is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

By Tasmin Waby

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