Travel 100 - Tell you about Extreme Tourism

Extreme tourism (also often referred to as shock tourism, although both concepts do not appear strictly similar) is a niche in the tourismindustry 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, and differing mostly in the degree of engagement and professionalism.

An area of the Sierre Madre jungle

Bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zambia/Zimbabwe

While traditional tourism requires significant investments in hotels, roads, etc., extreme tourism requires much less to jump-start a business. In addition to traditional travel-based tourism destinations, various exotic attractions are suggested, such as flyovers in MiGsat Mach 2.5, ice diving in the White Sea, or travelling across the Chernobyl zone.

Some of the Extreme tourism famous attractions in the world:

• Chernobyl Tours – Ukraine.
• Swimming in the Devil's Pool inVictoria Falls – Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Walking the Plank at Mount Hua –China.
• Death Road Tour – Bolivia.