| Ever wondered what it would be like to stand | | | | in 1532. It is thought that it was a country |
| at the base of the Great Pyramid or watch a | | | | retreat for Inca nobility and had a capacity |
| lioness hunt? Ever dreamed of seeing a | | | | of about 750 people. Thousands of people |
| monument of love or scaling the heights of | | | | visit the palace and temples each year and |
| Uluru? Well you've only got one chance at | | | | experience this monument to the ancient Inca |
| life so here's a list of the ten places you | | | | civilisation. |
| must see before you die. | | | | |
| | | | 6 Great Wall of China |
| 1 The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt | | | | |
| | | | For over two thousand years the Great Wall of |
| The Pyramids are the oldest tourist | | | | China has wound a total of 6356km from east |
| attraction in the world. Throughout history | | | | to west China. Construction started in the |
| people have visited the pyramids and wondered | | | | 3rd century BC and was continuing until the |
| how and why they were build. The Great | | | | 17th century. Although much of it has been |
| Pyramid was thought to have taken twenty | | | | destroyed it is still one of the great |
| years to build and over two million blocks of | | | | wonders of the world. The wall is even |
| limestone. They are awe inspiring monuments | | | | visible from space. |
| to the marvels of the ancient world. | | | | |
| | | | 7 Cape Town |
| 2 New York | | | | |
| | | | Cape Town sits on the southern tip of Africa |
| The city was founded in 1613 as a trading | | | | where two oceans converge- the Indian and the |
| post for the Dutch and was originally called | | | | Atlantic. Table Mountain forms a dramatic |
| New Amsterdam. In 1664 it was taken by the | | | | backdrop to this city of contrasts. Cape Town |
| English and renamed New York after the Duke | | | | combines breathtaking natural geographical |
| of York. It has since grown in to a sprawling | | | | features, a rich cultural history and a fast |
| metropolis which incorporates the best of | | | | paced multicultural metropolis. |
| America: diversity, culture and style. It is | | | | |
| the ' City that Never Sleeps' where you can | | | | 8 Rio de Janeiro |
| find iconic architecture from the bustling | | | | |
| Time Square to the emblem of American freedom | | | | High on Corcovado Mountain overlooking the |
| the Statue of Liberty. | | | | city with arms outstretched stands Cristo |
| | | | Redentor, the famous Christ Redeemer statue. |
| 3 Uluru | | | | The intoxicating city of Rio de Janeiro |
| | | | combines religion, colour, music and |
| Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, rises out of | | | | violence. It is famous for colourful |
| the desert and sits at the centre of | | | | carnivals and sandy beaches such as |
| Australia. Its stunning colours change | | | | Copacabana. |
| throughout the day from shades of purple and | | | | |
| orange to a burnt red. It has been a sacred | | | | 9 Masai Mara, Kenya |
| place for aboriginals for ten thousand years | | | | |
| and its ownership was handed back to the | | | | The rustle of grass is the only sound on the |
| aboriginal people in 1985. Uluru is a | | | | plains as the antelope dips its head to drink |
| spiritual and mystical experience and is | | | | from the stream. A movement catches the |
| truly one of the great wonders of the world. | | | | antelope's eye, a flicker in the grass. The |
| | | | lioness breaks its cover and charges, |
| 4 Taj Mahal, India | | | | embedding its claws and fangs into the neck |
| | | | of the antelope. This is the Masai Mara, one |
| The Taj Mahal is a monument built by Mughal | | | | of Africa's biggest game reserves. |
| emperor Shah Jahan when his favourite wife | | | | |
| Arjumand Bano Begum, who is better known as | | | | 10 Rome |
| Mumtaz, died. The complex architecture and | | | | |
| exotic gardens is one of the greatest symbols | | | | Rome was the most powerful empire in the |
| of love and loss in the world. | | | | world. It is a city that hosts some of the |
| | | | best known monuments and works of art. The |
| 5 Machu Picchu - Peru | | | | coliseum dominates the city and draws |
| | | | thousands of tourists each year. All roads do |
| The ruins sit high upon a mountain ridge and | | | | indeed lead to Rome. |
| lay undisturbed until its discovery in 1911. | | | | |
| Machu Picchu was built in 1440 and was | | | | Well what are you waiting for! After all, as |
| destroyed during the Spanish conquest of Peru | | | | the Irish say "You're a long time dead". |