Tourism in Extreme Environments

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  • Extreme environment are becoming popular with tourists
    • They are ideal settings for adventure holiday activities
      • E.g. Jeep tours, River rafting and trekking
    • People want something different and exciting to do on holiday
    • People enjoy an element of risk and danger in their leisure time, which the harsh conditions of an extreme environment can provide
    • Some wildlife can only be seen in these areas
    • Some scenery can only been seen in extreme cases too, Like icebergs
  • There are also several reasons why tourism is increasing in extreme environments:
    • Improvement in transport has made it quicker and easier to get some of these destinations. For example, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway that links China and Tibet, an Extreme mountain environment, opened in 2006
      • This increased tourism in Tibet as it was easier to get to
    • People are keen to…

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