Denver, Colorado, known as the “Mile High City” for its elevation exactly 5,280 feet above sea level, offers far more than a mountain backdrop. It’s a city where old saloons, Victorian homes, and vintage brick warehouses sit beside sleek skyscrapers and buzzing food halls. While the nearby Rocky Mountains are visible from almost anywhere in the city, places like City Park and Washington Park offer wide green spaces right in town.

Madaba sits on Jordan’s central plateau, known for a long history that stretches from biblical times through the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Bujumbura is Burundi’s largest city and economic centre, extending along the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika beneath the hills of western Burundi.

Boulder, a beautiful 2,500 foot high oasis of green lawns and clean trees-shaded streets where the sun shines over 320 days a year, overlooks the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Recognized as truly a family oriented and community minded city, one only has to visit for a short time to confirm this reputation.

Onguma Private Game Reserve covers about 35,970 hectares along the eastern boundary of Etosha National Park in northern Namibia. The reserve contains open savanna, bushveld, dry riverbeds, seasonal pans, ancient leadwood trees, and waterholes that attract wildlife. Its position beside Etosha gives visitors access to two different conservation areas, with guided drives within the private reserve and excursions into the national park.