The most beautiful canyons of the world

The impressive cuts to the earth's surface

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 04.11.2016
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Canyons belongs to the most monumental natural wonders that can be seen on the earth. Thanks to the erosive power of water you can find on this planet a lot of impressive cuts in its surface.

1.
Grand Canyon

The most famous canyon in the world

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 2 098 m / 6 883 ft

When you say the canyon, so almost everyone can think of the most famous in the world – the Grand Canyon… continue reading

2.
Hunza Valley

The most beautiful valley of Pakistan

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 2 059 m / 6 755 ft

One of the most spectacular valleys of the world lies in northern Pakistan. Hunza river there broke through… continue reading

3.
Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyon full of fairytale towers

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 2 332 m / 7 651 ft

Bryce Canyon despite its name is not a typical example of the classic canyon. It's basically a series of… continue reading

4.
The Yosemite Valley

Valley of granite giants

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 1 208 m / 3 963 ft

One of the most famous national parks of the world's is Yosemite National Park. Its center is the impressive… continue reading

5.
Tiger Leaping Gorge

China's deepest gorge

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 2 082 m / 6 831 ft

Among the massive mountain ranges Haba and Jade Dragon Tiger Gorge is an impressive gorge. It is considered… continue reading

6.
Rondu Canyon

The most beautiful canyon of the Indus river

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 963 m / 6 440 ft

The river Indus (Sindhu) during its long journey through plateaus, Karakoram and Himalayas mountains flows… continue reading

7.
Fish River Canyon

Africa's largest canyon

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 209 m / 686 ft

Namibian canyon lying in the barren desert will offer the hotspring resort at its bottom and a unique 5-day… continue reading

8.
Waimea canyon

Grand Canyon of the Pacific

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 007 m / 3 304 ft

Grand Canyon of the Pacific is located in a small but probably the most beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai.… continue reading

9.
Colca Canyon

One of the deepest canyons in the world

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 2 169 m / 7 116 ft

Colca Canyon, with its 3,270 meters of depth is one of the deepest canyons of the world. His character… continue reading

10.
Verdon canyon

Grand Canyon of Europe

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 517 m / 1 696 ft

Verdon Canyon (Gorge du Verdon) is one of the most beautiful canyons in Europe. Verdon river here carved a… continue reading

11.
Dades Canyon

The most beautiful canyon in Morocco

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 2 029 m / 6 657 ft

Dades canyon, punching his way through the High Atlas mountains and the Jebel Sarhro, among the most… continue reading

12.
Canyon de Chelly

Canyon of Navajo Tribe

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 725 m / 5 659 ft

The National Monument Canyon de Chelly is very beautiful, yet relatively less well-known. The most famous… continue reading

13.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Spooky-looking black canyon

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 1 710 m / 5 610 ft

Black Canyon of the Gunnison got its name due to the fact that in many places, the sunshine is just a few… continue reading

14.
Taroko Canyon

Marble gorge

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 85 m / 279 ft

Taroko canyon is narrow sometimes only a few meters. Through it passes the Japanese military road through… continue reading

15.
Zanskar Canyon

The rocky wilderness

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 3 170 m / 10 400 ft

      One of the wildest canyons in the Himalayas is the one along the river Zanskar, the largest tributary… continue reading

16.
Canyonlands National Park

The gigantic canyons area

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 1 812 m / 5 945 ft

The area of Canyonlands in Utah is for someone really to bleak and lifeless. It's actually a combination of… continue reading

17.
Kali Gandaki valley

The deepest valley in the world

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 2 552 m / 8 373 ft

Kali Gandaki has a reputation of the deepest valley in the world. By the village Larjung (at an altitude of… continue reading

18.
Todra Gorge

The most famous Moroccan gorge

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 661 m / 5 449 ft

The most famous Moroccan gorge is Todra. The high rock walls here, up to three hundred meters above the river… continue reading

19.
Ihlara Canyon

The most famous canyon in Cappadocia

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 1 211 m / 3 973 ft

In Cappadocia you will find not only beautiful rock formations, but also one very nice canyon – Ihlar. A… continue reading

20.
Wadi Nakhr

Grand Canyon of Oman

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 085 m / 3 560 ft

Under the highest mountain of Oman you will find the most amazing canyon of this country – Wadi Nakhr. The… continue reading

21.
Ordesa Canyon

The famous Pyrenean canyon

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 656 m / 5 433 ft

The center of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is the beautiful Ordesa Canyon. You will find here the… continue reading

22.
Lauterbrunnen Valley

The most beautiful valley of Switzerland

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 788 m / 2 585 ft

The monumental Lauterbrunnen Valley and its surroundings are among the most beautiful places not only of… continue reading

23.
Fjadrárgljúfur Gorge

The most famous Icelandic gorge

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 140 m / 459 ft

Fjaðrárgljúfur gorge with difficult pronounceable name, located in the south of Iceland near the… continue reading

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