Amazon
Filled with nature’s lush greens and adventurous living rainforests, the Amazon is home to many unique creatures and wildlife for people who are willing to escape the city. One must explore these forests on foot with local guides and breathe fresh oxygen coming from living exotic trees present. Another way to enjoy the Amazon, is on water by riding the local boats that will travel in the Amazon River. One experience is riding the warm tropical water via raft, and with the help of the locals, the Amazon is one place where hard core adventurers can truly enjoy.
Sahara Dessert
Located in the middle of Africa, the dessert is available for Sand Riding with the help of locals assisting the tourists. Sand Riding is an extreme sport where one must ride the current of thick sands of the Sahara Desert. Aside from riding the thick sand, battling through sand air currents is included in the challenge to add adrenaline upon the driver.
Lut Dessert, Iran
Considered to be the hottest place on Earth, make sure to bring lots of water in order to hydrate properly. Most tourists visit the place quickly, while some are willing to take the challenge on trekking around it against the unbearable dry climate.
Oymyakon, Russia
This is the place for skiers, ice hockey players and ice fishermen. Oymyakon is considered to be next to Antartica as the coldest inhabited place on earth with the recorded temperature of -96 degrees. This is also the place for political exile where the population of the place is only 500 inhabitants.
Mount Everest, Nepal
The highest place on earth and for the licensed mountaineer who passed extreme training to trek its highest peak, Mt. Everest is the place to be. From its cold weather and dangerous trails, only professional mountaineer organizations can survive climbing and staying on its peak. Moreover, when one reaches to the bittersweet top, a reputation is already made for one has survived climbing the highest place on Earth.
Dead Sea Shore, Jordan
From the highest here comes the Earth’s lowest point, being one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, it is the lowest point on the Earth’s surface. Located in the center of the Middle East, informed travelers are willing to dive under its point to claim the place.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The world’s largest mirror because of its largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, is considered to be the flattest place on Earth. It contains around 10 billion tons of salt spread out in the area. For the people who are afraid of heights, this is an enchanting place to visit because you can view the sky’s horizon and the clouds’ reflection from Canada to Bolivia especially if the salt area is already covered in water.
Tristan da Cunha
A perfect place for isolation, this British Overseas Territory near Africa is home to less than 300 inhabitants. According to travel information, Tristan da Cunha is over 1,750 miles away from the nearest land in Africa and can only be reached through boat because the place has no airport.