700,000

The number of people who virtually visited the Faroe Islands in a six-week period during lockdown — over six times the number of actual visitors in 2019. The project saw tourists from 197 countries explore the islands through the eyes of a local.

ANTARCTICA

The Shackleton 100 interactive virtual walking tour takes in Antarctica’s extraordinary wildlife and historic landmarks. The environmental impact of in-person tourism to the continent makes this virtual option all the more enticing. shackleton100.com/antarctica

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Live cameras and 360-degree

video footage bring the creatures of the Galápagos Islands that bit closer to home.

Watch blue-footed boobies and land iguanas go about their day in real time. airpano.com/

360photo/galapagos

GRAND CANYON

Two billion years of history are mapped out in layers of rock and fossil in the Grand Canyon. Virtual visitors can learn more on an archaeology tour or set off on a kayak trip.

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