Travel destinations include the most dangerous tourist places you can imagine, where you have access to a different distraction, full of risks and adventure, in which many tourists who love dangerous places are filled with adrenaline to experience panic situations, where their emotions are at their maximum, In this context, we must mention
The Valley of Death, a place on the planet where temperatures are the highest. If you feel it is hot in summer where you live, keep in mind that here you reach 57º. Here you can literally die because of heat and end up dehydrated quickly. Without water, you would not live more than 12 hours.
The Danakil Desert in Eritea
This is another especially hot place where temperatures of 50º are reached. It is surrounded by active volcanoes and geysers that expel toxic gases. Even so, many who seek adventure approach this “hell on Earth”.
Mount Washington in the United States
It may look like a mock-up to the naked eye, but in reality it is the place that holds the record for the strongest winds, up to 327km / h. In addition to that, the temperatures are very low, below -40º. Between one thing and another, snowfalls become continuous. One of the places in the world where it is harder to survive.
Grand Canyon, United States
The Grand Canyon National Park is 227 kilometres long, and in some places 1,800 meters high. Each year it receives more than 4.5 million visitors and, on average, it records the death of 12, according to park statistics. The causes of death are very varied: from fatigue, heat, dehydration, medical conditions and suicide to slipping on the edge of the mountains. Last year, a Texan man who went on vacation with his family, fell and died. His death is the 685 number reported by the statistics of the American national parks.
The Sinabung Volcano in Indonesia
This Sumatra volcano is active. Rashes often occur. The surrounding villages have been covered with lava, ash and stones on several occasions.
The Island of the Snakes in Brazil
Its name is not the result of caprice. Here you can find some of the most poisonous snakes in the world. It is estimated that 5 snakes per square meter live on this island. One of its last victims was the one in charge of the lighthouse. Since then the lighthouse works automatically and the government prohibits anyone from visiting the island.
The Madidi National Park in Bolivia
It seems a quiet place, but it turns out that here some of the most dangerous plants in the world live. Only contact with any of them can cause serious problems or be infected by dangerous parasites.
Mont Blanc, France
With peaks of 5,000 meters high, winds can reach 95 kilometers per hour at the top. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is one of the most dangerous places. That does not stop adventurers from all over the world from arriving there to face their impressive heights. On average, more than 20,000 attempts to climb it per year are made. Unfortunately, many were injured or lost their lives at the highest peak in Europe, with about 30 to 70 deaths per year, according to the Climbing Mont Blanc magazine. In January of this year six friends died in an avalanche that occurred on the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
Valley of Death in Kamchatka, Russia
In Russia they also have a ‘Valley of Death’. Here you find concentrations of toxic gases to the point that neither plants nor animals survive.
The bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands
Although it seems a heavenly place, it was one of the places chosen for nuclear tests in the 50s. The radiation levels mean that today there are no inhabitants on the islands. Interestingly, due to the nuclear controversy the name of those islands was chosen to name the famous garment that, at that time, began to become fashionable on the beaches.
The Animal Kingdom in Chonburi, Thailand
In the Elephant Kingdom you can find cute places like crocodile farms open to tourists. As you can see, they release you in the middle of the water on a wooden platform from where they offer food to the crocodiles to come over.
Teahupoo, Tahiti
Known for its huge waves that have a unique shape because of the shallow coral barrier, and that can range from 3 to 7 meters in height. This heavenly place has claimed the lives of five people since 2000.
Hawaii Volcanoes
Hawaii has three active volcanoes, including Kilaluea, the most active on the planet. Helicopter tours are offered as an attraction for tourists, but seeing the lava up close caused 40 deaths between 1992 and 2002 due to expulsions that can reach high altitude. In 2007 they closed the bicycle tour in Kilaluea after the death of three people during that year. Later they reopened it: the tourists are driven to the top of the volcanoes before getting the bicycles for a walk. Apart from burning lava and volcanic gases, it is possible to lose control of the bicycle on the course and suffer serious injuries.
Path of Kokoda, Papua New Guinea
The greatest danger to travelers that this jungle has, which became famous during the Second World War, is the possibility of catching diseases from insect bites, some of which transmit malaria. There, at least six people have died.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Florida is one of the most dangerous places in the world because of shark attacks. There were 701 shark attacks worldwide between 2004 and 2014 according to data from the International Shark Attack Archive. And of these, 219 attacks happened in Florida, surpassing other famous dangerous places such as Hawaii, Australia and South Africa. New Smyrna Beach tops Florida’s dangerous beaches chart, with the most attacks per square kilometer.
Afar, Ethiopia
This volcano is one of the most dangerous in the world. The area is shaken by small earthquakes constantly. The lava inside the volcano causes the ground to rise and sink repeatedly.
Lake Natron in Tanzania
It seems to come from another planet, but this lake is located in Tanzania. The mass of alkaline salt that floats on the surface is so dangerous that it kills small creatures that approach it. The gases that it emanates do not allow you to be there for long. Obviously, it is forbidden to swim in this lake.
Moher Cliffs, Ireland
These impressive cliffs have incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean, which can be fatal for tourists because of the lack of handrails. It is a very popular tourist destination and attracts a million visitors per year. They are home to some 30,000 birds of more than 20 species.
Skellig Michael, Ireland.
It is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean that has stunning views of the ancient Christian monastery and the ocean, declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. But, to reach them you have to make a dangerous climb up to 600 ancient and slippery steps. In 2009, two deaths forced a review of security conditions on the island, but there are still no railings or fences to help with the climb.
This type of tourists who definitely have a very eccentric and unusual personality, lifestyles and preferences, like to face risks, that adventure that achieves the maximum distraction of their senses and emotions and immerses them in a world full of adrenaline, an adrenaline that is felt, that is smelled, that fills their senses, that makes them feel that panic that paralyzes them, but that makes them feel good.
It is strange, and many of us find it hard to understand, but the truth is that these dangerous places exist, which have become tourist destinations where thousands of tourists, anxious to face the panic, to feel the adventure and the sway of emotions through activities that put their integrity at risk, but that gives them satisfaction and distraction, which for other people, would simply fill them with emotions of extreme suffering.
ALFA