
Visit a pink lake
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Witness one of nature's most surreal spectacles at places like Australia's Lake Hillier, Senegal's Lake Retba, or Utah's Great Salt Lake. These bubble-gum colored waters get their pink hue from algae and bacteria, creating an otherworldly landscape that looks almost too magical to be real.
Difficulty
25/100Medium
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Cost
$200 โ $1,500
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Time
full-day
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People
1+
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Setting
outdoor
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Season
any
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Equipment
None needed
People who tried this
โFirst off, however, keep your expectations in check. Hutt Lagoon changes color depending on time of day and time of year, and when we first saw it, it was a silvery blue with a hint of pink. Is that it? I thought. [...] Then as the sun dipped beneath the horizon, the pinks and purples came out from every direction. Yes. This was absolutely worth it.โ
โI visited the lake in September, just missing the reportedly best, or should I say peak pink period between November and June. Although not soaked in the intense flamingo pink shade that I had seen online, Lake Retba was definitely worth the trip. Learning about and meeting some of the workers who engage in salt harvesting was both interesting and eye-opening.โ
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