Sabtu, 28 Mei 2011

10. PLACES A UNIQUE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE WORLD

Bored with the usual and common tourist destination? Then try 10 is unique sights from various corners of the earth. Enjoy and have a lot of fun.




1.Dinosaur Provincial Park.

This unique tourist destination which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Alberta, Canada.





The park is renowned as one of the largest dinosaur fossil beds in the world, more than 350,000 tourists each year. Thirty-nine species of dinosaurs have been found in the park and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums around the world.



2. Salar de Uyuni.

It is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km ² or 4085 square miles. It is located in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3650 meters. The major minerals found in the salar are halite and gypsum.

Salar de Uyuni, Salt Flat: Bolivia




Because of their large size, smooth surface, the reflection of the high surface when covered with shallow water, and a minimum altitude deviation, Salar de Uyuni makes an ideal target for testing and calibration of satellite remote sensing instruments are used to study the Earth's orbit. Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, which is less than 25,000 tons per year is extracted. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of flamingoes South America: Chile, James and Andean flamingoes


3. Chocolate Hills: Bohol, Philippines

Chocolate Hills is the most famous tourist attraction in Bohol. This popular tourist attractions is currently ranked number 6 in the list of New Seven Wonders of the world. Chocolate Hills consist of about 1268 haystack perfectly cone-shaped hill with a height ranging from 40-120 meters. The Chocolate Hills is a natural wonder The Hills is considered as a Philippine National Geological Monument.

During the summer, the dome-shaped, grass-covered limestone hills dry up and turn brown changing area into rows of chocolate "kisses," hence the name.

 There is no natural formation like this in the world. From a distance, they looked like half a ball grown from the soil. The molehill-shaped and almost uniformly sized hills dot the landscape green and brown.



4. Fansipan Mountain: Vietnam

For mountain climbers, Fansipan Mountain is one of the best for hiking. This resort is currently ranked number 12 in the list of New Seven Wonders of the world. Fansipan Mountain is located 9 km south-west of Sapa in the Hoang Lien Townlet Mountain Range. Fansipan is branded "Roof of Indochina" which rises to a height of 3143 m. Fansipan has been proposed to be one of the few places eco-tourism of Vietnam, with approximately 2024 flower varieties and 327 faunal species.

Peak of Fansipan is accessible all year round. The best time to make the ascent is from mid October to mid November, and again in March, when the flowers grow and the climbers may behold a bright carpet of flowers, violets and orchids, rhododendrons and aglaias. Fansipan Mountain also contains fields such as Banawe famous terraced rice fields in the Philippines.

5.Mayon Volcano: Albay, Filipina

































The majestic Mayon Volcano, which is regarded as the world's nearly perfect conical volcano, is one candidate of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and is currently ranked number 9 on the list. The sight of this volcano is located in the south of Manila, in the provinces of Albay, Philippines.

Mount Mayon is the Philippines' most active volcano (47 eruptions since 1616) and is considered the world's most perfect volcanic cone to form symmetrical.


6. Pamukkale Springs: Turki

Do you want to experience a new kind of shower? Well, try bathing in hot springs in Pamukkale. Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish, which is located in western Turkey. This is a site of nature and famous tourist attractions. This unique hot water is 2700 meters and 160 meters in length and height can be seen from a distance. About 250 liters of hot water containing a large amount of hydrogen carbonate and calcium increased from the spring every second. This natural phenomenon leaves thick white layers of limestone and travertine flows down the slopes of the mountain, which resembles a frozen waterfall.

7. The Burren: Irlandia

This place is truly unique place to look. This is a place where there are no trees to hang a man. A place where there is not enough water to drown herself. And if you finally managed to kill him, was too rocky to bury him. This place occupies an area of ​​approximately 300 square kilometers.

Burren's landscape is a special place. Everywhere the former Megalithic Tombs (like this famous Poulnabrone), ring forts, souterrains, monument, holy wells and stone rows. There are relics of human habitation for almost 6,000 years. In this area alone there are more than 60 wedge tombs and the densest concentration in Ireland. Burren lies south of Galway in County Clare, Ireland. Burren means "rocky place." Large amount of stone work on the imagination of people. Not only 3000 years BC, but even today stones are piled in good shape, maybe even with some (unknown) destination.

There are also different rock formations in this place. This area is also rich in historical ecclesiastical sites.

8.camargue marsh:francis







                                                               Camargue is home to more than 400
species of birds, salt water pool provides one of the few European habitats for greater flamingos. Indonesian -  Swamp is also a major habitat for many species of insects, especially (and famous), some of the most ferocious mosquitos to be found anywhere in France. It is also famous Camargue cattle and horses.


9. Djoudj Sanctuary: Senegal

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies on the southeastern edge of the River Senegal in Senegal, north east of St-Louis. Provide a variety of wetland habitats which prove very popular with migrating birds. Located in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland than 16,000 ha, which consists of a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters.

Establish a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, purple heron, African spoonbill, great egret and the cormorant. There are about 400 species of birds and other wildlife that inhabit the park.





10.Mariana Trench: Pacific Ocean 


This is a great place for those who like water or deep-sea adventure Mariana Trench. This is a good place to see some of the most unique sea creatures as well as on the Amphipod.


Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, and the deepest location on the surface of the earth's crust. It has a maximum depth of about 11 km (6.8 miles), and is located in the western North Pacific Ocean, to the east and south of the Mariana Islands, near Guam.

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