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How do you find the world’s best empty beaches, mountain epics, weekend escapes, and secret paradises? Just listen to us. To pull together the 2013 Outside Travel Awards, we spent months on the road—our correspondents and editors traveled from the Philippines to Switzerland to Namibia to Nepal to Brazil and then some—plus countless hours interviewing industry professionals. The result is 42 fresh trips that we guarantee will change your life. Also: five remote countries on the rise.
- Best Outfitter: Natural Habitat Adventures
- Best Outfitter Runner-Up: O.A.R.S.
- Best Biking Destination: Whitehorse, Yukon, Territory
- Best Biking Destination Runner-Up: Majorca, Spain
- Best New Trend: Epic Cycling Trips
- Best Splurge: South American Epic
- Best Splurge Runner-Up: 6-Continent Whitewater Expedition
- Best Family Destination: South Africa
- Best Family Destination Runner-Up: Maine and New Hampshire
- Best Hot Springs: Yamakawa, Kyushu, Japan
- Best Multisport Destination: Costa Verde, Brazil
- Best Multisport Destination Runner-Up: Futaleufu River, Chile
- Best Airport Bar: Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- Best Ocean Trip: Sailing the Marshall Islands
- Best Ocean Trip Runner-Up: Paddle Italy's Cinque Terre
- Best Islands: Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
- Best Islands Runner-Up: St. Lucia
- Best Lodge: Chalet Perelin, Le Miroir, France
- Best Lodge Runner-Up: Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria, Tanzania
- Best Hotel: Trident Hotel, Port Antonio, Jamaica
- Best Hotel Runner-Up: Olive Exclusive Boutique Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia
- Best Airport Food: Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Best Mountain Trip: Mount Fairweather, Alaska
- Best Mountain Trip Runner-Up: Karakoram Range, Pakistan
- Best Off-Season Escape: Cape Cod
- Best Country to Emulate: Switzerland
- Best Adventure Hub: Kununurra, Australia
- Best Adventure Hub Runner-Up: Duluth, Minnesota
- Best Weekend Escape: La Paz, Mexico
- Best Weekend Escape Runner-Up: Quebec City
- Best New Route: The Collegiate Loop Trail
- Best River Trip: Franklin River, Tasmania
- Best River Trip Runner-Up: Bruneau River, Idaho
- Best Empty Beach: Playa Paraiso, Cayo Largo, Cuba
- Best Empty Beach Runner-Up: Varanda, Mozambique
- New Frontiers: Philippines
- New Frontiers: East Timor
- New Frontiers: Greenland
- New Frontiers: Albania
- New Frontiers: Suriname
Between March 12, 2013, and April 8, 2013, visit our Facebook page to take the What Trip Are You? quiz and be automatically entered to win one of five grand prize dream trips for you and a guest from our 2013 Travel Award-winning outfitters.
