Through the Grand Canyon in slippers and nine other amazing virtual 'tours'

1Kick the Grand Canyon from the couch (Arizona, USA) Fifteen people with 'Trekker' backpacks (a system within Google's Street View that allows you to enter locations accessible only on foot) walked for three days through the Grand Canyon of Colorado ( United States), descending the Bright Angel trail, to allow a virtual and immersive tour of one of the natural wonders of the world. Google Earth allows you to explore 32 national parks of the American country from your sofa: from the rivers, lush forests and geysers of Yellowstone to a vertigo 'trekking' along the Precipice trail, in Acadia National Park, in the State of Maine. Alamy

2 Northern Lights in Abisko (Sweden) The 'Lights over Lapland' project invites you to a five-minute journey, through a series of 360º videos. The virtual adventure starts at an ice hotel in Abisko National Park in Swedish Lapland, in the north of the country, and continues in a reindeer sled that goes through Lake Torneträsk and through a birch forest, until reaching a warm Sami wooden hut at the base of Mount Noulja. From there, the night sky glows with the dramatic, undulating whippings of vibrant green from the Northern Lights. Jonny Maxfield getty

3Cliffs of Moher (Ireland) One of the most beautiful landscapes in Ireland, and one of its most famous attractions, in one click. The virtual visit to the Cliffs of Moher, south of Galway, allows you to feel the vertigo of 214 meters of precipitous fall into the Atlantic Ocean, and enjoy the views from the O'Briens Tower. Peter Zelei getty

4The fauna of Cabárceno (Cantabria) The virtual visit to the Cabárceno nature park, in Cantabria, where almost 120 animal species from five continents cohabit, in a semi-free regime, begins with a zenith plane that zooms down towards the enclosure of the giraffes. From there, the virtual traveler can explore the area of ​​wolves, elephants, water buffalo, watusis or birds of prey. A good way to discover a 750-hectare karst landscape, and an old open-pit mining. CANTUR

5From the landscape of 'Avatar' to the Namibian desert The 360º images that AirPano has taken from the air reveal a panoramic view of the quartz-sandstone pillars of the Zhāngjiājiè National Park, in China, a natural space with more than 3,000 karst pinnacles that inspired James Cameron for his movie 'Avatar', and it also houses an ancient temple, the Bailong elevator and an impressive glass walkway. The same company invites you to an impressive tour of the giant sand dunes of the Namib desert in Namibia, which covers almost 81,000 square kilometers and houses, in its Sossusvlei area, huge mountainous strips of pink-orange sand, the most high of which reaches 380 meters. GETTY images

6After the giant's steps (Northern Ireland) With the series of panoramic views of the Giant's Causeway created by the National Trust, the British organization for the conservation of places of historical interest or natural beauty, you have the feeling of walking (with sound effect included ) among the 40,000 basalt columns that characterize this geological phenomenon, declared a world heritage site by Unesco, located in the county of Antrum. getty images

7 Patagonia National Park (Chile) In 2018, the British newspaper 'The Guardian' produced an immersive six-minute 'tour' video that takes viewers to explore the rich and varied landscape of Patagonia National Park, in the Chilean region of Aysén. Images in which the nature of the area is perfectly observed: steppe, forest, turquoise rapids, a rainbow, a herd of guanacos roaming the plains and some spectacular night skies. In the photo, a cliff overlooking the Chacabuco valley, near the Lagunas Altas trail, within the Patagonia national park. Andrew Peacock getty

8The largest cave in the world (Vietnam) Son Doong, located in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, north of Hué, the former imperial capital of Vietnam, is considered the largest cave in the world (inside it would fit a 40-story building). And it could be even more, according to a recent expedition. The National Geographic project 'Sơn Đoòng 360' virtually reproduces a tour of its interior: a walk created from 360º images and seasoned with ambient sound through stone waterfalls, light play, a 70-meter stalagmite (called Hand of Dog, Mano de Perro) and authentic forests of ferns and other plants in places where the light reaches. Mike Rowbottom getty

9Viewpoints to the Ordesa valley (Huesca) The Virtual Aragon website includes two tours –from the car park to the Góriz refuge and the Miradores route– through the Ordesa and Monte Perdido national park, in the Huesca Pyrenees. A page on which to delight also with panoramic views that portray the Añisclo canyon or a beautiful picture of the park in winter. Marisa Arregui getty

10 Inside an active volcano (Ambrym, Vanuatu) Two explorers and a scientist try to descend into an active volcano to get as close as possible to their bubbling lava lake. The challenge is told in full in the documentary 'Spitting Distance' but there is also a panoramic video of almost five minutes thanks to which the viewer can feel part of the adventure. The journey begins when explorer Ulla Lohmann, climber Sebastian Hofmann, and volcanologist Thomas Boyer land in Vanuatu, the South Pacific archipelago, and continue until they reach Ambrym Island and finally enter Benbow Crater, with a lake of lava. active. In the image, the crater of the nearby Marum volcano, also active. Christopher Horsley getty