Most holiday itineraries involve getting the best views of your destination. However, these plans can often be tarnished by cloudy skies and rainy weather. A new study has identified the world's clearest viewpoints, ensuring travellers can experience views without disappointment.
Premier Inn analysed 2023 weather data for nearly 100 viewpoints, including cloud coverage and average visibility, for 98 popular viewpoints around the globe. Each location was then scored on a 1 to 100 visibility scale to crown the world's clearest views. Here are the top 20.
.. Just making the top 20 is Echo Point Lookout in Australia.
The viewpoint is within the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, providing visitors with sweeping views of Jamison Valley and the bucket-list-worthy Three Sisters rock formation. Surprisingly, British views feature more prominently than any other country in the top 20. Within Asia, Mehtab Bagh Viewpoint is the clearest view and ranks 18th in the world.
The Moonlight Garden is a historical sight nestled on the Yamuna Riverbank. It offers some of the best views of the Taj Mahal from a peaceful garden environment and provides amazing photo opportunities of the white marble mausoleum from afar. South Africa's natural splendour can be seen from Africa's second-clearest viewpoint – the Blyde River Canyon, which ranks in 17th place globally.
Located within the Mpumalanga province, it is one of the world's largest canyons, featuring dramatic cliffs and the winding Blyde Ri.