Holiday destinations with animal names
Top 10 Holiday destinations with animal names:
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada
- Elephantine Island, Egypt
- Cat Cat Village, Vietnam
- Goat Island, New Zealand
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Kangaroo Island, South Australia
- Pelican, Alaska, United States
- Bay of Pigs, Cuba
- Lizard Point, Cornwall, England
- Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada
Head-Smashed-In is near the historic town of Fort Macleod, where the Rockies meet the Great Plains. A World Heritage Site, it's one of the best preserved buffalo jumps in North America.
The native peoples of the North American Plains used to kill bison for meat by driving them over a precipice.
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Elephantine Island, Egypt
This island in Aswan probably gets its name from the huge grey rocks in the river around the island, which look like elephants bathing.
Elephantine is Greek for elephant. In ancient times the island was also called Yabu, meaning elephant. Another theory is that the island got its name from its days as a big ivory trading centre.
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Cat Cat Village, Vietnam
Great scenery and colourful tribespepole make north-west Vietnam an increasingly popular destination - some compare it with the foothills of Nepal.
The mountain village of Sapa is a main base for visiting this area, and Cat Cat village is 3km away - worth it when you get there to meet the friendly H'mong tribespeople.
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Goat Island, New Zealand
Some 45 minutes drive north of Auckland you'll find one of the best diving and snorkelling sites in New Zealand. The northern coast boasts excellent dive sites.
Goat Island is a marine reserve that teems with brightly coloured fish. They swim so near the shore that you'll spot hundreds by just paddling in a few feet of water.
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Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua is Mexico's biggest state and the state capital is Chihuahua City. The ancient Aztecs were known to keep this breed of dog as favourite pets and their remains have been found in human graves from ancient times.
Chihuahua in the local lingo actually means 'dry sandy place' but these days the state is Mexico's main producer of apples, walnuts, oats and cotton.
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Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Australia's third largest island is easily visited from Adelaide and is worth the trip for its peaceful atmosphere and excellent wildlife.
Kangaroos are common as the name implies, as are wallabies, possums and bandicoots. You'll also find koalas and if you're lucky you may spot the shy echidna and platypus.
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Pelican, Alaska, United States
If you want to see some of scenic Alaska the ferry between the capital, Juneau, and Sitka on the outskirts of the Alexander Archipelago stops at some lovely spots including Pelican.
This small fishing town lies on the Lisianski Inlet on Chichagof Island. The cruise here from Juneau takes you through scenic straits.
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Bay of Pigs, Cuba
On the south coast of the island, 215 kilometres down the autopista nacional from Havana, lies the Bay of Pigs or Bahia de Cochinos, latterly famous as the site of the disastrous US invasion of 196.
The Las Salinas Wildlife Refuge has huge numbers of migrating birds between November and April including up to 10,000 pink flamingos.
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Lizard Point, Cornwall, England
Mainland Britain's most southerly point is at the end of the Lizard peninsula. The National Trust owns much of the coastline here, which provides good walking territory.
Its location has put it on the map as far as telecommunications go - Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signals from here in 1901.
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Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Wagga Wagga's name derives from the Aboriginal words meaning "place of many crows". Near the foothills of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Wagga Wagga once was home to the Wiradjuri, the biggest Aboriginal tribe in the state.
These days, it's a laid-back country town set on the Murrumbidgee River with fine botanical gardens.
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