The Most Colourful Natural Places on Earth – and Instagrammable of course
Beatrice Lessi
Nature has created some incredible landscapes – here some of its stunning natural colours on rocks, waters, flowers and beaches.
Photos: Thousandwonders.net and Instagram.
Rocks
Antelope Canyon – Arizona.
Photography within the canyons is difficult due to the wide. Photo: trekearth.com
Xhangie Danxia landform geological park, China
Rainbow Mountains in China Danxia Landform Geogical Park. Photo: plus-google.com
Yuanyang County, China
Spectacular rice-paddy terracing. Photo: thousandwonders.net
Waters
Lake MacDonnel, Australia
Lake Hillier, Australia
This incredible pink lake is almost as salty as the Dead Sea. Photo: travellingmoods.com
Dallol, Ethiopia
Natural spring and geysers in one of the hottest places on earth. Photo: orangesmile.com
Lake Retba, Senegal
The different shades of pink change depending on the season and time of the day. Photo: lakeretba.com
Lake Natron, Tanzania
Deposits of sodium carbonate — which was once used in Egyptian mummification — also acts as a fantastic type of preservative for those animals unlucky enough to die in the waters of Lake Natron . Photo:
inspirationseek.com
Cano Cristales River, Colombia
The Rainbow River. Photo: Mariocarvajal.com
Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is in Yellowstone. Photo: jacksonsholewildlifesafaris.com
Great Bareer Reef, Australia
Amazing underwater colours. Photo: edugeography.com
Beaches
Glass Beach – Fort Bragg, California
Half man-made, half by nature: the sea glass is created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town. Photo: wikipedia.com
Pink Beach Indonesia
One of the several pink beaches on the planet, on the island of Komodo. Photo: kartika-arilines.com
Pfeiffer Beach, California
Purple sand on Pfeiffer Beach. Photo: wenonearth.net
Ramla Bay, Gozo
Fiery coloured sand on the Maltese island of Gozo. Photo: Insider-corinthia.com
Another wonder of nature: Harbour Island, Bahamas. Photo: wikipedia.com
Flowers
Wisteria Flower Tunnel, Japan
Kawachi Fuji Garden is home to this beautiful tunnel. Photo: popsugar.com
Hitsujiyama Park, Japan
Colorful park with a view. Hitsujiyama Park. Photo: thewondrous.com
Lavender Fields, Valensole, France
Tulip Fields, Holland
Lovely tulips. Photo: secondglobe.com
Cherry Blossom, Kyoto
Kyoto during sakura season is simply incredible. Photo: gojapango.com