Top travel photos of the week, April 10, 2015

  • An Allegiant Air jetliner flies by the Luxor Resort & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
    An Allegiant Air jetliner flies by the Luxor Resort & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.  Photo: AP
  • A young Indian boy dressed as Hindu God Shiva waits for alms from devotees on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti festival in Ajmer, India. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated as the birthday of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman all over India.
    A young Indian boy dressed as Hindu God Shiva waits for alms from devotees on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti festival in Ajmer, India. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated as the birthday of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman all over India. Photo: AP
  • Swimmers wade through cold water during the first opening day at Wannsee lido, a public beach, in Berlin.
    Swimmers wade through cold water during the first opening day at Wannsee lido, a public beach, in Berlin. Photo: Reuters
  • A tourist makes his way across Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on the Causeway coast, north of Belfast. The bridge is suspended 30 metres above sea level and was built 350 years ago by salmon fishermen, according to conservation organisation National Trust.
    A tourist makes his way across Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on the Causeway coast, north of Belfast. The bridge is suspended 30 metres above sea level and was built 350 years ago by salmon fishermen, according to conservation organisation National Trust.  Photo: Reuters
  • A general view of the action as camels race during Al Marmoom Heritage Festival at the Al Marmoom Camel Racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The festival promotes the traditional sport of camel racing within the region.
    A general view of the action as camels race during Al Marmoom Heritage Festival at the Al Marmoom Camel Racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The festival promotes the traditional sport of camel racing within the region.  Photo: Getty Images
  • Penitents walk past beachgoers as they carry the statue of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador (not pictured) during a procession to pray for those who died in the sea, on the beach in Valencia. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock throughout Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
    Penitents walk past beachgoers as they carry the statue of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador (not pictured) during a procession to pray for those who died in the sea, on the beach in Valencia. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock throughout Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors. Photo: Reuters
  • Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath in Malaga, Spain. 'El Caminito del Rey', which was built in 1905 and winds through the Gaitanes Gorge, reopened last weekend after a safer footpath was installed above the original. The path, known as the most dangerous footpath in the world, was closed after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000. The restoration started in 2011 and reportedly cost 5.5 million euros.
    Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath in Malaga, Spain. 'El Caminito del Rey', which was built in 1905 and winds through the Gaitanes Gorge, reopened last weekend after a safer footpath was installed above the original. The path, known as the most dangerous footpath in the world, was closed after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000. The restoration started in 2011 and reportedly cost 5.5 million euros.  Photo: Getty Images
  • American tourists sunbathe at the Casa de Campo resort in La Romana 115 kilometres east of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
    American tourists sunbathe at the Casa de Campo resort in La Romana 115 kilometres east of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  Photo: AP
  • A Hindu devotee, with his body pierced with skewers, participates in a religious procession during Panguni Uthiram festival in Chennai, India. The festival is observed in the Tamil month of Panguni and is celebrated in honor of the Hindu God Murugan where devotees make offerings to lord Murugan with sacrificial feats they believe will keep them away from evil spirits.
    A Hindu devotee, with his body pierced with skewers, participates in a religious procession during Panguni Uthiram festival in Chennai, India. The festival is observed in the Tamil month of Panguni and is celebrated in honor of the Hindu God Murugan where devotees make offerings to lord Murugan with sacrificial feats they believe will keep them away from evil spirits.  Photo: AP
  • Tourists take a traditional boat ride as they enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom at Himeji Castle Lake in Himeji, Japan. There are about a thousand cherry trees in full bloom in the castle. The Cherry blossom season begins in Okinawa in January and moves north through February peaking in Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March and lasting just over a week.
    Tourists take a traditional boat ride as they enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom at Himeji Castle Lake in Himeji, Japan. There are about a thousand cherry trees in full bloom in the castle. The Cherry blossom season begins in Okinawa in January and moves north through February peaking in Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March and lasting just over a week.  Photo: Getty Images
  • A great white shark sculpture is placed in the fountain in Hemming Park, in Jacksonville, Florida. The enlivened spaces class at the University of North Florida and art activist Wayne Wood teamed up to create the shark for the One Spark crowd sourcing festival.
    A great white shark sculpture is placed in the fountain in Hemming Park, in Jacksonville, Florida. The enlivened spaces class at the University of North Florida and art activist Wayne Wood teamed up to create the shark for the One Spark crowd sourcing festival. Photo: AP
  • Visitors and tourists enjoy the view from a rooftop bar in central Bangkok.
    Visitors and tourists enjoy the view from a rooftop bar in central Bangkok.  Photo: Reuters
  • Tourists pose for a selfie at the Nossa Senhora do Monte or 'Our Lady of the Hill' viewpoint overlooking Lisbon, Portugal. The hilly Portuguese capital has several viewpoints where locals and tourists enjoy the view from difference parts of the city.
    Tourists pose for a selfie at the Nossa Senhora do Monte or 'Our Lady of the Hill' viewpoint overlooking Lisbon, Portugal. The hilly Portuguese capital has several viewpoints where locals and tourists enjoy the view from difference parts of the city.  Photo: AP
  • Crowds line the shore at Manhattan Beach, California, as a late winter heat wave sent temperatures soaring in Southern California. While much of the nation shivered, many Western cities sweltered through their hottest March on record.
    Crowds line the shore at Manhattan Beach, California, as a late winter heat wave sent temperatures soaring in Southern California. While much of the nation shivered, many Western cities sweltered through their hottest March on record. Photo: AP
  • Relatives apply makeup to the face of a Tai Yai boy during the Poy Sang Long Festival in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines.
    Relatives apply makeup to the face of a Tai Yai boy during the Poy Sang Long Festival in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines.  Photo: Getty Images
  • MAE HONG SON, THAILAND - APRIL 01: Tai Yai boys take part in a ceremony during the Poy Sang Long Festival on April 1, 2015 in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)
    MAE HONG SON, THAILAND - APRIL 01: Tai Yai boys take part in a ceremony during the Poy Sang Long Festival on April 1, 2015 in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images) Photo: Taylor Weidman
  • Indian devotees throw bananas and rock salt as offerings to a chariot carrying the effigy of Hindu goddess Muthyalamma during the annual festival in her honor in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The 16-day festival is one of the oldest continuously celebrated festivals of Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
    Indian devotees throw bananas and rock salt as offerings to a chariot carrying the effigy of Hindu goddess Muthyalamma during the annual festival in her honor in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The 16-day festival is one of the oldest continuously celebrated festivals of Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Photo: Aijaz Rahi
  • Sufi Muslims take part in a religious festival, or moulid, that celebrates the birth of Sayeda Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hasan, at the Sayeda Nafisa Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt.
    Sufi Muslims take part in a religious festival, or moulid, that celebrates the birth of Sayeda Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hasan, at the Sayeda Nafisa Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt.  Photo: AP
  • People enjoy the sunny spring weather aboard a tourist vessel sailing in front of the eastern Swiss Alps on Lake Zurich.
    People enjoy the sunny spring weather aboard a tourist vessel sailing in front of the eastern Swiss Alps on Lake Zurich. Photo: Reuters
  • An 8-year-old acrobat walks on a tightrope away from a traditional Chinese building during a performance for visitors at a tourist attraction in Hefei, Anhui province.
    An 8-year-old acrobat walks on a tightrope away from a traditional Chinese building during a performance for visitors at a tourist attraction in Hefei, Anhui province.  Photo: Reuters
  • Souvenirs line the walls at Hernandez Gallery in downtown Tulum, Mexico.
    Souvenirs line the walls at Hernandez Gallery in downtown Tulum, Mexico. Photo: Bloomberg
  • Visitors wade in the water at the beach in Cancun, Mexico.
    Visitors wade in the water at the beach in Cancun, Mexico. Photo: Bloomberg
  • Visitors at the Musee d'Orsay are seen in silhouette as they take pictures from behind a giant clock face at the former Orsay railway station, with a view of the Sacre Coeur Basilica (rear), in Paris. The national museum of the Musee d'Orsay opened in December 1986 and it displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.
    Visitors at the Musee d'Orsay are seen in silhouette as they take pictures from behind a giant clock face at the former Orsay railway station, with a view of the Sacre Coeur Basilica (rear), in Paris. The national museum of the Musee d'Orsay opened in December 1986 and it displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.  Photo: Reuters
  • Visitors bike past shops in downtown Tulum, Mexico.
    Visitors bike past shops in downtown Tulum, Mexico.  Photo: Bloomberg
  • Visitors walk near the Hard Rock Cafe at the Forum By The Sea mall in Cancun, Mexico.
    Visitors walk near the Hard Rock Cafe at the Forum By The Sea mall in Cancun, Mexico.  Photo: Bloomberg
  • Cheese carriers leave the weighing station with their load during the first cheese market of the year in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Pairs of white-clothed men stride purposefully around the weighing square in Alkmaar with wooden barrows laden with bright orange discs of cheese slung between them, in a centuries-old tradition now being kept alive for tourists, who flock to the Netherlands as the main tourist season opens around the Easter weekend.
    Cheese carriers leave the weighing station with their load during the first cheese market of the year in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Pairs of white-clothed men stride purposefully around the weighing square in Alkmaar with wooden barrows laden with bright orange discs of cheese slung between them, in a centuries-old tradition now being kept alive for tourists, who flock to the Netherlands as the main tourist season opens around the Easter weekend.  Photo: AP
  • Kashmiri Muslim devotees participate in a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometres south of Srinagar, India. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival of lights Friday to mark the beginning of the agricultural season where they begin plowing their fields after a winter recess. The saint is said to have vanquished a demon on the day symbolizing a triumph of good over evil.
    Kashmiri Muslim devotees participate in a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometres south of Srinagar, India. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival of lights Friday to mark the beginning of the agricultural season where they begin plowing their fields after a winter recess. The saint is said to have vanquished a demon on the day symbolizing a triumph of good over evil.  Photo: AP
  • Devotees take a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara (22 water spouts) during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu. Devotees believe that the water from these stone spouts, which is collected from the catchment area of the Nagarjun forest behind the spouts, will cure pains and skin diseases.
    Devotees take a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara (22 water spouts) during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu. Devotees believe that the water from these stone spouts, which is collected from the catchment area of the Nagarjun forest behind the spouts, will cure pains and skin diseases.  Photo: Reuters
  • Primary school students in Red Army uniforms visit a Martyrs' Cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Festival, in Yecheng, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Qingming festival is a day for the Chinese to remember and honour their ancestors.
    Primary school students in Red Army uniforms visit a Martyrs' Cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Festival, in Yecheng, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Qingming festival is a day for the Chinese to remember and honour their ancestors. Photo: Reuters
  • A Jammu and Kashmiri state traffic policeman takes a 'selfie' during the season's opening of Siraj Bagh, claimed to be the largest tulip garden in Asia, on Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, India. The opening of Kashmir's flower garden, unfolding over 1.2 million tulip bulbs of nearly 60 varieties, marks the beginning of a new tourism season in the valley.
    A Jammu and Kashmiri state traffic policeman takes a 'selfie' during the season's opening of Siraj Bagh, claimed to be the largest tulip garden in Asia, on Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, India. The opening of Kashmir's flower garden, unfolding over 1.2 million tulip bulbs of nearly 60 varieties, marks the beginning of a new tourism season in the valley.  Photo: AP
  • A zebra grazes at Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
    A zebra grazes at Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi.  Photo: Reuters
  • A crocodile is pictured at the Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital.
    A crocodile is pictured at the Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital. Photo: Reuters
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  • An Allegiant Air jetliner flies by the Luxor Resort & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
  • A young Indian boy dressed as Hindu God Shiva waits for alms from devotees on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti festival in Ajmer, India. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated as the birthday of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman all over India.
  • Swimmers wade through cold water during the first opening day at Wannsee lido, a public beach, in Berlin.
  • A tourist makes his way across Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on the Causeway coast, north of Belfast. The bridge is suspended 30 metres above sea level and was built 350 years ago by salmon fishermen, according to conservation organisation National Trust.
  • A general view of the action as camels race during Al Marmoom Heritage Festival at the Al Marmoom Camel Racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The festival promotes the traditional sport of camel racing within the region.
  • Penitents walk past beachgoers as they carry the statue of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador (not pictured) during a procession to pray for those who died in the sea, on the beach in Valencia. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock throughout Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
  • Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath in Malaga, Spain. 'El Caminito del Rey', which was built in 1905 and winds through the Gaitanes Gorge, reopened last weekend after a safer footpath was installed above the original. The path, known as the most dangerous footpath in the world, was closed after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000. The restoration started in 2011 and reportedly cost 5.5 million euros.
  • American tourists sunbathe at the Casa de Campo resort in La Romana 115 kilometres east of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  • A Hindu devotee, with his body pierced with skewers, participates in a religious procession during Panguni Uthiram festival in Chennai, India. The festival is observed in the Tamil month of Panguni and is celebrated in honor of the Hindu God Murugan where devotees make offerings to lord Murugan with sacrificial feats they believe will keep them away from evil spirits.
  • Tourists take a traditional boat ride as they enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom at Himeji Castle Lake in Himeji, Japan. There are about a thousand cherry trees in full bloom in the castle. The Cherry blossom season begins in Okinawa in January and moves north through February peaking in Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March and lasting just over a week.
  • A great white shark sculpture is placed in the fountain in Hemming Park, in Jacksonville, Florida. The enlivened spaces class at the University of North Florida and art activist Wayne Wood teamed up to create the shark for the One Spark crowd sourcing festival.
  • Visitors and tourists enjoy the view from a rooftop bar in central Bangkok.
  • Tourists pose for a selfie at the Nossa Senhora do Monte or 'Our Lady of the Hill' viewpoint overlooking Lisbon, Portugal. The hilly Portuguese capital has several viewpoints where locals and tourists enjoy the view from difference parts of the city.
  • Crowds line the shore at Manhattan Beach, California, as a late winter heat wave sent temperatures soaring in Southern California. While much of the nation shivered, many Western cities sweltered through their hottest March on record.
  • Relatives apply makeup to the face of a Tai Yai boy during the Poy Sang Long Festival in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines.
  • MAE HONG SON, THAILAND - APRIL 01: Tai Yai boys take part in a ceremony during the Poy Sang Long Festival on April 1, 2015 in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)
  • Indian devotees throw bananas and rock salt as offerings to a chariot carrying the effigy of Hindu goddess Muthyalamma during the annual festival in her honor in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The 16-day festival is one of the oldest continuously celebrated festivals of Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
  • Sufi Muslims take part in a religious festival, or moulid, that celebrates the birth of Sayeda Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hasan, at the Sayeda Nafisa Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt.
  • People enjoy the sunny spring weather aboard a tourist vessel sailing in front of the eastern Swiss Alps on Lake Zurich.
  • An 8-year-old acrobat walks on a tightrope away from a traditional Chinese building during a performance for visitors at a tourist attraction in Hefei, Anhui province.
  • Souvenirs line the walls at Hernandez Gallery in downtown Tulum, Mexico.
  • Visitors wade in the water at the beach in Cancun, Mexico.
  • Visitors at the Musee d'Orsay are seen in silhouette as they take pictures from behind a giant clock face at the former Orsay railway station, with a view of the Sacre Coeur Basilica (rear), in Paris. The national museum of the Musee d'Orsay opened in December 1986 and it displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.
  • Visitors bike past shops in downtown Tulum, Mexico.
  • Visitors walk near the Hard Rock Cafe at the Forum By The Sea mall in Cancun, Mexico.
  • Cheese carriers leave the weighing station with their load during the first cheese market of the year in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Pairs of white-clothed men stride purposefully around the weighing square in Alkmaar with wooden barrows laden with bright orange discs of cheese slung between them, in a centuries-old tradition now being kept alive for tourists, who flock to the Netherlands as the main tourist season opens around the Easter weekend.
  • Kashmiri Muslim devotees participate in a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometres south of Srinagar, India. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival of lights Friday to mark the beginning of the agricultural season where they begin plowing their fields after a winter recess. The saint is said to have vanquished a demon on the day symbolizing a triumph of good over evil.
  • Devotees take a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara (22 water spouts) during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu. Devotees believe that the water from these stone spouts, which is collected from the catchment area of the Nagarjun forest behind the spouts, will cure pains and skin diseases.
  • Primary school students in Red Army uniforms visit a Martyrs' Cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Festival, in Yecheng, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Qingming festival is a day for the Chinese to remember and honour their ancestors.
  • A Jammu and Kashmiri state traffic policeman takes a 'selfie' during the season's opening of Siraj Bagh, claimed to be the largest tulip garden in Asia, on Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, India. The opening of Kashmir's flower garden, unfolding over 1.2 million tulip bulbs of nearly 60 varieties, marks the beginning of a new tourism season in the valley.
  • A zebra grazes at Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
  • A crocodile is pictured at the Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital.

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