Pick Your Trail, an international holiday brand, revealed a notable surge in interest, with Thailand leading at 64.75%, ...

Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, and many would also say its most beautiful. But a less desirable superlative it’s also picked up in recent years is being Japan’s most notoriously crowded ...

While it may be the deadliest volcano in the continental U.S., some say it's a relatively "easy" climb for those in good ...

This underrated city was once the capital of Japan in the Middle Ages and is now a beautiful, tourist-friendly hub with ...

Japan's Izu Peninsula is home to delicious seafood, beautiful coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens. Here's how to plan a ...

Italy has joined countries like Japan, Nepal, Peru, Spain, and Portugal in introducing strict hiking regulations to curb overtourism and protect fragile environments. These new measures, rolled out in ...

these trails offer much more than a scenic walk in nature. Twenty-five years ago, National Geographic Explorer Mei Zhang met Tibetan native and mountain guide Aluo, seen above, while hiking across ...

In an effort to control numbers and ensure hikers' safety, strict new regulations and fines are being implemented in the Cinque Terre National Park ...

He broke it down like this: preventing hiking accidents consists of education ... If we’re taking somebody off a mountain trail that’s not able to get out on their own, we usually bring ...

Although most of the top-rated hikes are on the West Coast and in the Mountain West, the East Coast and even the Deep South and Great Lakes regions offer some breathtaking views. Hiking is America ...

MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi: Many people are coming to see a soon-to-open giant Costco in Minami-Alps city in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, as from nearby, the view makes it look like Mount Fuji is ...