Top 10 Incredible Shots From This Year's National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
There's nothing like these photos to make you want to pack your bags and explore the hidden corners of the world .
From a heartwarming image of a child in Mongolia to a stunning picture of the majesty of Niagara Falls, this year's globetrotting contestants have an eye for capturing the great and remarkable.
10. Anders Andersson
A bird's view of tulip fields near Voorhout in the Netherlands, photographed with a drone in April 2015.
9. Allan Gichigi
Kit Mikayi is a rock formation about 40m high situated west of kisumu, western Kenya. She climbs up the rocks rocks daily to meditate.
8. Howard Singleton
Lucky timing! The oxpecker was originally sitting on hippo's head.
7. Abrar Mohsin
The Yetis of Nepal - The Aghoris as they are called are marked by colorful body paint and clothes.
6. Chris Ludlow
It was shoot by a smartphone. The sun rise in the background, the steam from the falls and the silhouette of the seagull come together for pretty neat composition in the photo.
5. Daria Berkowska
Toddler helping her mother with laundry by hanging clothes on their ger in Mongolia.
4. Ian Bird
Some describe it as the most dangerous wave in Australia. This photo was taken 300 feet directly above the wave from a helicopter, just as the surfer is pulling under the lip of the barrel.
3. Neeve Terman
A view of Lion's Head from Kloof's Corner in Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Sean Ensch
The mountain road, Trollstigen, in western Norway.
1. Felipe Arias Gutierrez
This photo was taken during an afternoon safari in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Such a close encounter was surely breathtaking.
Does these incredible shots make you hit the road?
