瓦登海沿岸，莫德加特附近，弗里斯兰，荷兰 Wadden Sea coast, near Moddergat, Friesland, Netherlands (© Ron ter Burg/Minden Pictures)

瓦登海沿岸，莫德加特附近，弗里斯兰，荷兰 Wadden Sea coast, near Moddergat, Friesland, Netherlands (© Ron ter Burg/Minden Pictures)

泥土、大海和天空 Mud, sea, and sky

瓦登海沿岸，弗里斯兰，荷兰

如果你曾经想过在水上漫步，或者在接近水面的地方行走，瓦登海就是你的理想之地。沿着荷兰、德国和丹麦的海岸绵延300多英里，这个联合国教科文组织认定的世界遗产拥有独特的滩涂和湿地景观。事实上，它是世界上最大的完整潮间带（即涨潮时在水下，退潮时露出水面的沙地和泥滩）。该地区既是突唇白鲑、褐鳟和白喙斑纹海豚等水生物种的游乐场，也是涉禽和苍鹭等鸟类的栖息地。

图为荷兰弗里斯兰的瓦登海岸。这片海岸遍布着迷人的渔村和中世纪教堂。在这里，泥滩徒步旅行是一种娱乐消遣，瓦登海是一个很受欢迎的目的地。当潮水退去时，泥滩徒步旅行者可以在海床上行走，踩着泥浆，涉过浅水。无论你是想挑战瓦登海，还是想探寻海豹的踪迹，这里都能为你提供丰富的探险活动。只是别忘记带上一双可以在泥滩中行走的靴子！

Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands

If you've ever dreamed of walking on water, or something close to it, the Wadden Sea is the place for you. Tracing over 300 miles along the coast of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, this UNESCO World Heritage Site offers a unique landscape of tidal flats and wetlands. In fact, it is the world's largest unbroken intertidal zone—underwater at high tide and exposed at low tide—of sand and mud flats. The area is also a playground for aquatic species such as houting fish, brown trout, and white-beaked dolphins, and is home to birds like waders and herons.

Pictured here is the Wadden Sea coast in Friesland, Netherlands. This coast is dotted with charming fishing villages and medieval churches. Mudflat hiking is a recreational pastime here—the Dutch call it wadlopen. As the tide recedes, mud-trampers can walk across the seabed, squishing through the mud and wading through shallow waters. Whether you're up for a wadlopen challenge or a seal-spotting safari, there's plenty of adventure to be found here. Just don't forget your boots—things are bound to get a little messy!