The 4 Most Dangerous Places In the World
It is a bold, brave world out there with plenty of action and places to see. However, not all travel is created equal when it comes to your safety and security. Before you plan your next holiday adventure, have a look at these top 4 most dangerous places on earth.
1. Zambezi River
Planning a thrill-seeking holiday to Africa comes with a price when booking a white water rafting excursion on the Zambezi River. This treacherous waterway can get you from many angles from deadly currents to blood thirsty crocodiles. Also known as The Highway To Hell and Stairway To Heaven, river rafters are encouraged to carry identification when braving these treacherous waters should death and destruction come their way. Although the Zambezi River guides exercise extreme caution, approximately thirty visitors die each year from crocodile attacks alone. Overall, you have a better than average chance of surviving your Zambezi River holiday, however, with odds like that, Disney World is looking pretty good.
2. Mount Everest
Man versus the mountain is an ongoing battle to assert who is in charge. However, climbers that tackle Mount Everest need to treat their opponent with the utmost respect. The Mount Everest climbing conditions are the ultimate challenge and have some of the most inhospitable weather and terrain factors that can take the life of the most seasoned mountain climber. It is reported that there are at least 120 dead bodies permanently residing on this unforgiving peak, with dangerous elements preventing the removal of the dead climbers to be buried in their homeland. What goes up does not always come down. If you are going to take on Mount Everest, be sure to put your affairs in order and consider your journey may be a one way trip.
3. Amazon River
The beautiful Amazon River is teeming with colorful flora and fauna and is home to some of the most spectacular bird species in the world. However, the dangers of a journey to the Amazon River surround and engulf the tourist from every side. What's lurking in the rain forests and below the surface of the water can kill in an instant with poisonous snakes, frogs, electric eels, crocodiles and more. In addition, animated dangerous creatures are not the only concern for life and limb, as many of the Amazon plant species emit deadly toxins that can stop the heart and kill on contact and the thousands of micro organisms that work their way into the body to produce a slow and painful death.
4. Somalia
Whether by land or by sea, the African country of Somalia is off limits to tourism, journalism and everybody else who wants to stay alive. This battered and bruised nation has forsaken all rules and regulations of government, thus rendering its people into a state of anarchy and total chaos. There are no police officers or criminal courts to protect the innocent and, with a growing number of self-employed pirates, the waters off Somalia are equally as dangerous. This planet is seventy percent water, so best to find yourself another place for boating and steer clear of the Gulf of Aden, also known as Pirate Alley.
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