{"id":99508,"date":"2016-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/destination-inspiration\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:53:33","slug":"destination-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/destination-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Destinations That Will Take Your Breath Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travel should inspire, invigorate the mind and bring the traveler new perspectives. These destinations definitely have to be seen to be believed. Here are 21 unusual, enthralling places to put at the top of your bucket list right now. It&#8217;s a big world out there, let&#8217;s get exploring. Drive through a centuries old Redwood Tree, dive under the Arctic and step into the real world of Avatar. These talented travel igers will whet your wanderlust.<\/p>\n<h2>Your destination inspiration:<\/h2>\n<h2>1. Light up your life at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.59.28-AM.png\" alt=\"the royal botanic garden sydney bucket list destination\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of taramilktea via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHES50Ej36_\/?taken-by=taramilktea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/sydney\/flights\">Book affordable flights to Sydney here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h2>2. Roadtrip challenge accepted: drive through a tree in Northern California<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.42.55-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-25 at 1.42.55 AM\" width=\"573\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of funforlouis via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHu-7eWAh9Z\/?taken-by=funforlouis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Otherworldy rock formations in Antelope Park, Arizona, USA<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.36.42-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Lower Antelope Park, Arizona USA\" width=\"627\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of everchanginghorizon via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHv3YA-jVih\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.39.01-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination antelope park Arizona USA\" width=\"638\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of Mei Xu via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIPijibjmZ9\/?taken-at=2197493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. Visit the hidden shipwreck beach on Zakynthos Island, Greece<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.10.09-AM.png\" alt=\"Zakynthos navigo beach bucket list destination\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of tahliaskaines via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIPTRGjAJbK\/?taken-at=214550264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. Kiss on the famous Kjeragbolt boulder located in the Kjerag mountain in Rogaland, Norway.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.40.05-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Kjerag Norway\" width=\"770\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of _glooobetrotter via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDissDITh-P\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6. Visit the park where Avatar was filmed, Hunan China<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-4.01.32-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Hunan China, zhangjiajie avatar filming location\" width=\"780\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of wonderjumper via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIMM6aVh1_p\/?tagged=zhangjiajie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>7. Explore the Pink City in Jaipur, India<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.44.12-AM.png\" alt=\"pink city jaipur india bucket list destination\" width=\"574\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of _glooobetrotter via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-tLUlbzhxF\/?taken-by=_glooobetrotter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>8. Visit the city carved into rock in Petra, Jordan<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.55.24-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination petra jordan\" width=\"619\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of beautifuldestinations via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BH2yQHwjuq5\/?taken-at=615154439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.57.19-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination petra jordan\" width=\"618\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of slj_gone_walkabout via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGKixwRI7rL\/?taken-by=slj_gone_walkabout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>9. La Dolce Vita in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.28.08-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre\" width=\"626\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of sennarelax via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHxOHsdB6Ga\/?taken-by=sennarelax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>10. Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany and sing &#8220;let it go&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.26.59-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Neuschwanstein Castle Bavaria germany\" width=\"621\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of sennarelax via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BH0Ja9uD1bH\/?taken-by=sennarelax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>11. Get some perspective at Cathedral Cove, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.59.18-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Cathedral Cove, Coromandel new zealand north island corcoman\" width=\"632\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of slj_gone_walkabout via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCvllFIo7q8\/?taken-by=slj_gone_walkabout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>12. Feel like a giant at Hobbiton and knock on Bilbo&#8217;s door, New Zealand<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-8.01.41-AM.png\" alt=\"hobbiton, new zealand bucket list destination\" width=\"719\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of slj_gone_walkabout via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCtD6W_o7gG\/?taken-by=slj_gone_walkabout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>13. Find serenity in the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.33.52-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination bamboo grove kyoto Arashiyama\" width=\"573\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of lanasae via Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>14. Watch the Aurora Borealis light up the night in Finland<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.56.46-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination northern lights, Lapland\" width=\"780\" height=\"776\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of perrinjames1 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/t0rDjuxn4s\/?taken-by=lightsoverlapland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>15. Dive under the ice in the Arctic before it melts<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.58.24-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination arctic diving under ice\" width=\"780\" height=\"778\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of perrinjames1 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BG9uol4kTT4\/?taken-by=perrinjames1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>16. Watch the sunrise over a sea of ancient temples in Bagan, Myanmar<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-7.36.11-AM.png\" alt=\"bagan myanmar bucket list destination\" width=\"780\" height=\"631\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of velitgazel via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDmvqRvG0jr\/?taken-by=velitgazel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>17. Stay in a traditional Mongolian Yurt<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-4.05.03-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination yurt mongolia\" width=\"780\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of sundaychou via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHH0O31BqsF\/?tagged=mongolianyurt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>18. Have a ridiculous amount of fun at the Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.01.18-AM.png\" alt=\"Boryeong Mud Festival bucket list destination\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of thepoortraveler via Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>19. Sleep under the ocean at the Conrad Hotel, Rangali Island, Maldives<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.17.44-AM.png\" alt=\"bucket list destination Maldives conrad hotel\" width=\"775\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of dreamsteamtravel via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIFYUQCj-5f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>20. Admire Gaudi&#8217;s architectural genius everywhere you look in Barcelona<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-8.08.12-AM.png\" alt=\"La Pedrera Gaudi barcelona bucket list destination\" width=\"773\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of glimardo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIQFkt0AQID\/?taken-at=251212248gilmardo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>21. Stand on the edge of the world at Pulpit Rock, Preikestolen, Norway<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-54388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-2.14.26-AM.png\" alt=\"norway preikestolen tomtehh bucket list destination\" width=\"776\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of tomtehh via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BILCenJgU2H\/?tagged=preikestolen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel should inspire, invigorate the mind and bring the traveler new perspectives. These destinations definitely have to be seen to be believed. Here are 21 unusual, enthralling places to put at the top of your bucket list right now. It&#8217;s a big world out there, let&#8217;s get exploring. 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