Adventures in Travel

From the ice walls of Antarctica to the gorilla habitats of Africa and the mountains of sub-Siberian Mongolia, TIME takes a look at destinations that are more than a vacation — they're life-changing

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A Lost City at World's End: East Africa's Ibo Island

The Quirimbas Archipelago off the coast of Mozambique is a multicultural mix of natural beauty and colonial history, but one island, Ibo, with its ruins of a vanished world, surpasses all the rest. More »

Greenland Odyssey

Photographer Hakan Ludwigson takes an environmental tour of the great frozen island More »
One of the World's Greatest Hikes

Trekking along Peru's ancient Inca trail tests the body and delights the soul More »
The Thrill of Falling

As long as humans have existed, we've been jumping off things for fun or survival More »
The Gorillas of Rwanda

Photographer Andy Rouse journeys into the forests of the Virunga Volcanoes to document the behavior one of man's closest living relatives More »
Diving the Antarctic

Norbert Wu photographs the life above and below the surface of the Antarctic continent More »
Mongolian Diary

Italian photographer Chiara Goia captures the ethereal beauty of Mongolia from horseback and car More »
Photos: Russian Dacha Diary

At a country house in the former Soviet Union, the simple life is not so simple More »
Photos: Hiking the Inca Trail

The ancient trail to Machu Picchu crosses some of the world's most dramatic terrain More »
Bungee Jumping in New Zealand

Queenstown's first commercial bungee jumping company now offers high dives around the world More »
Golden Eagle Hunters

Photographer John Delaney travels to the remote reaches of Asia to document a dying Kazakh skill More »
Our Greatest Explorations and Adventures

From the Moon to Mount Everest, our list of the greatest leaps and highest climbs in human history More »
25 (More) Authentic Asian Experiences

From shearing a sheep in New Zealand to making noodles in Vietnam, here are 25 places to go, people to see and things to try across Asia More »