Extreme Tourism

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An extreme environment is one in which there exist difficult for human . They include , ice sheets, mountains and . All activities involved in these environments include an element of , and often include a lot of physical exertion. Tourist activities count as extreme tourism includes rock climbing, white water rafting, , ice walking ands paragliding. Younger, adventurous people mare often the target market, so called (Dual Income No Kids!) because they have the fitness and cash for such activities.  

Extreme tourism has expanded in in recent years, as people search . Many people do not want holidays in huge mass tourist resorts and are looking for something different in a holiday. This is where Extreme tourism comes in. As air travel expands and people have more income, these types of holiday are becoming more available. In addition, companies are realising that people will pay a lot of money for a specialised extreme holiday, and are expanding as a result. This means that even more people can become . Antarctica is one place where you can be an extreme tourist. There are other environments though, such as the Franz Joseph glacier in New Zealand, Valley in the SW USA, boats trips to the Arctic and tours of the Amazon rainforest to name but a few!