15 Best Sunrise Viewpoints in the World
Some places require pre-dawn alarms. Here are 15 top sunrise spots worth the early start.
1. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
famous temple silhouette + lotus pond reflection
2. Mt Bromo, East Java, Indonesia
Caldera + smoking + sunrise + dramatic
3. Mt Batur, Bali, Indonesia
Sunrise hike + 1.5 hours up + breakfast at summit
4. Cappadocia, Turkey
Hot air balloons at sunrise + fairy chimneys
5. Bagan, Myanmar
2,200 temples + sunrise + balloon rides + foggy mornings
6. Borobudur, Indonesia
9th-century Buddhist + sunrise from Manohara Hotel
7. Petra Sunrise, Jordan
Treasury at first light + dramatic + before crowds
8. Mt Sinai, Egypt
Sunrise pilgrim hike + biblical setting
9. Mount Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
10,000 ft volcano + above-clouds sunrise + reservations required
10. Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka
5,000+ stairs + pre-dawn climb + Buddha footprint
11. Mt Sinai + Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt
Hike up + sunrise + return
12. Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen), Norway
Above-fjord sunrise + 1-2 hour hike + dramatic
13. Bandelier National Monument, NM, USA
Desert sunrise + cliff dwellings + ancestral Pueblo
14. Tisokavá Sienka (Tatra), Slovakia
Carpathian peaks + sunrise + boutique escape
15. Maine Coast (Cadillac Mountain, Acadia)
First US sunrise + Atlantic + national park