Extreme tourism

Extreme tourism

Extreme tourism or shock tourism is a type of niche tourism involving travel to dangerous places (mountains, jungles, deserts, caves, 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.

Extreme tourism is a growing business in the countries of the former Soviet Union (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, etc.) and in South American countries like Peru, Chile and Argentina. The mountainous and rugged terrain of Northern Pakistan has also developed into a popular extreme tourism location.

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 MiGs at Mach 2.5, ice diving in the White Sea, or travelling across the Chernobyl zone.

ee also

*River trekking
*Urban exploration

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7Xd-XnaOw Extreme tourism: Brazilian Rope Jumping on YouTube]
* [http://www.elementmoscow.ru/articles.php?i=125000&s=04-in-motion elementmoscow.ru: "Extreme Tourism"]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3737202.stm BBC News: Russian tourists salute army boot camp]


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