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Upgrade your summer with these 15 epic trips
Bike, hike, and dive into history on these global adventures for all ages.
Take one part adventure, add whatever your family is obsessed with at the moment, mix with warm weather, and you’ve got the recipe for an unforgettable summer vacation.
Love animals? You can spot grizzly bears in Alaska, kayak among orcas in British Columbia, or watch elephants wallow in mud baths in Kenya. (Read how to responsibly interact with wildlife.)
Dinosaur lovers will want to check out the new Deep Time fossil hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C., opening June 8. And the new Galaxy’s Edge attraction will have Star Wars superfans lining up at Disneyland now and at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios beginning in August. (The Walt Disney Company is the majority owner of National Geographic Partners.)
Here are 15 additional trips, from the Caribbean to Hong Kong, that will maximize your summer.
- Nat Geo Expeditions