These moments are difficult for everyone. Literally. We are still, without being able to no longer travel but go outside, and enjoy everything as before. But the world keeps turning, the sun keeps rising and setting at the end of the day, toasting in absolute solitude the best sunsets.
Thinking of those moments before dusk, thinking of re-experiencing in person those magical moments between day and night, is that today we are going to travel a little to know where we can enjoy the best sunsets. We will take a little trip around the world.
Bagan, in Myamar
This is our first site but we are not going to order them according to any scale. Bagan It was the capital of many kingdoms of Burma. It is on a plateau, on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River already 145 kilometers from Mandalay. It is, since last year, Heritage.
It has been selected as such precisely because of the beauty of its human-delineated landscape.In Bagan is a beautiful valley known as the Valley of the Temples. Seen at a distance and from a certain height the stupas they begin to be silhouetted against the sky as the sun loses power and the night takes on.
There are more than three thousand temples, payments and monasteries and many are centuries old. A true wonder, a majestic site, all together in one an area of just 42 square kilometers. There are many places in Bagan where to bet to enjoy the sunset and capture the moment with the camera. It also can fly in hot air flight, so you should pay the entrance fee that allows you to visit the site for four days.
With the ticket in hand you can ride a bike or climb horse-drawn carriages. The site is large and you should have read a little or found out about the temples so as not to get overwhelmed. You even have to program where to sleep, which is cheap, and where to eat. The advice is that the first day you take a ride with a horse-drawn carriage, see a bit of everything and then rent a bike. 48 hours is enough and you have a sunset included.
Uluru, Australia
Uluru is a great destination for lovers of arid, desert nature. Ayers Rock is another of its names, given in this case by the colonists. This place is famous for the huge rock that seems to emerge out of nowhere and is deeply reddish and orange. It stands out against the sky with imposing force.
Uluru is in the Northern Territory, in the center of the country, almost 500 kilometers from Alice Springs. It is part of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park and is one of the largest monoliths in the world: 348 meters high, 2.5 kilometers hidden under the ground and nine kilometers in contour.
Uluru is a Australian Aboriginal sacred sitesy is also Heritage. It has always been possible to climb but since last year it is forbidden to climb the top, precisely, a site is being trodden that is sacred to the original communities.
The truth is that Uluru's colors vary depending on the sun so it has a different tone at different times of the year and throughout the day. Thus, the most famous postcard of all is that of Uluru at sunset because it takes on a deep red hue.
Serengeti, in Tanzania
Sunset on Serengeti National Park it is indescribable. It is nature at its best because it is not only the sky and its colors but animal life. The best photos are precisely with the profile of giraffes, for example, or trees, between blue and reddish shades.
The park is huge, with 13 thousand square kilometers, and is home to dozens of species of animals, as well as one of the cradles of our own human species. 2.500 lions, 518 species of birds identified, the largest concentration of mammals in the world and the scene of lavish migrations.
The park is 335 kilometers from Arusha and the best time to visit it is from December to July, if you want to see migrations, or from June to October if you want to see predators. How long for the visit? Three or four days of safari it is ideal because you have more time to find the best photo.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
The sunsets that combine nature with the urban also have their fans. There are many interesting sites one can name but without a doubt the Rio de Janeiro coast it's phenomenal. The bay is wide, the hills are not high and as the sun goes down the lights begin to turn on.
A good place to relax and maybe enjoy a romantic moment is the small peninsula of Arpoador between Copacabana and Ipanema. From this point you have a wide view, in all directions, of the sun slowly plunging into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Temple of Poseidon, in Greece
This is one of the most touristic sites in mainland Greece. The Cape Sounion or Sunio is scarce 65 kilometers from Athens. It is small and in the past it was used to spot ships arriving from the Aegean.
Here are the ruins of the Poseidon's temple, a temple built in the XNUMXth century BC on the remains of an older temple. The ruins, with some columns still standing, are on a promontory almost 60 meters high. These columns are little more than six meters and their construction has withstood the passage of time and the erosion of the strong sea air.
You can get here on your own or on a tour. There are many private car tours that pick you up at your hotel and take a short tour before reaching the cape. They pass and stop at the Lake Vouliagmeni, with a magnificent cave, with therapeutic waters in which you can immerse yourself because they have 25 ºC, and then yes, the tour ends at the Temple of Poseidon just in time for the best it has to offer: sunset.