Extreme tourism, also often referred to as danger tourism or shock tourism (although these concepts do not appear strictly similar) is a niche in the tourism industry involving travel to dangerous places (mountains, jungles, deserts, caves, canyons, etc.) or participation in dangerous events. Extreme tourism overlaps with extreme sport. The two share the main attraction, "adrenaline rush" caused by an element of risk, Alt URL and differ mostly in the degree of engagement and professionalism.
Well-known extreme tourist destinations include: Chernobyl tours – Ukraine Swimming in the Devil's Pool in Victoria Falls – Zambia and Zimbabwe Hiking the Chang Kong Cliff Road on Mount Hua – China Yungas Road tours – Bolivia Green Zone – Baghdad, Iraq Sac Actun tours – Riviera Maya, Mexico Cave of Swallows – Mexico Pole of Cold – Oymyakon, Yakutia, Siberia Wreck of the Titanic – Atlantic Ocean Mount Everest – Nepal North Korea Yemen Afghanistan Russia (2022-onwards) Ukraine (2022-onwards) Belarus (2022-onwards) Venezuela Iran Iraq Somalia Space tourism
See also Caving, Speleology Exploration Paragliding, Bungee jumping, Skydiving, Base jumping Storm chasing Urban exploration Via ferrata War tourism
References
External links Ladyvoyage.com: Extreme Tourism: Would you dare? elementmoscow.ru: Extreme Tourism BBC News: Russian tourists salute army boot camp Wall Street Journal: "Adventure Vacations for Overachievers"