Monarch Butterfly Reserve

One of the new natural wonders is only an hour north of bustling Mexico City. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been active in the conservation and protection of the monarch butterfly in North America and with that goal in mind offers trips to the UNESCO-designated Monarch Butterfly Reserve. These are in partnership with the ecotourism operator Natural Habitat Adventures (NHA). Deeming the reserve to be a "critical link" in the preservation of Monarch butterflies, WWF and NHA have arranged several departures from January through March with their "Monarch Butterflies of Mexico" itinerary which promises "hundreds of thousands of Monarch butterflies carpeting Mexican forests, blanketing trees and filling the air with a symphony of fluttering wings."

Sanqingshan National Park

Several tour operators can customize tours of China and these could include the little-known Sanqingshan National Park in the Jiangxi Province of eastern China, chosen as a UNESCO site for its "scenic quality, marked by the concentration of fantastically shaped pillars and peaks: 48 granite peaks and 89 granite pillars, many of which resemble human or animal silhouettes." Jeff Robers, a China specialist with Asia Transpacific Journeys, suggests taking three days to visit Sanqingshan at the end of Asia Transpacific Journeys' 20-day group tour "China-Beyond the Wall" or arranging a customized itinerary which would include the park. Robers recommends the latter for more experienced Asia travelers.

Socotra Archipelago

This natural sanctuary has been called the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean." Nadim Taleb of the Socotra Conservation and Development Program explains that tourism infrastructure in Socotra is still very much in its infancy and most who visit the island like to "rough it." He says that camping outside the nearby settlement of Hadibo is popular with the small group of nature lovers that currently visit the archipelago, but adds there are also some modest hotels there.

* I got this from forbest website. It’s really interesting that there are still lots of newly discovered sights and hopefully they would still be preserved for the future generations. *