Presumed human remains found on Titan submarine – DW – 06/29/2023

It’s a drama. A tourist trip to the Titanic, which sank to a depth of nearly 4,000 meters, ended with the death of five passengers aboard the Titanic. These deep sea dives are taking place from 2021 onwards. It costs about $230,000 per person. Many tourists are willing to take big risks and pay big bucks in search of extreme experiences.

Starting in 2021, Blue Origin is offering ten-minute zero-gravity parabolic flights. The first ticket cost 28 million dollars. From next August, rival Virgin Galactic wants to offer regular one-and-a-half-hour flights for around €450,000 per person. The first customers have already reserved their seats.

About 600 climbers climbed the world’s highest mountain this spring. 13 dead and four missing. Despite the help of commercial organizers and local carriers, climbing up to 8,848 meters is a dangerous adventure. In the past, mostly explorers and mountaineers climbed Everest; Now more and more adventure tourists are doing it.

There are also controversial trips to Syria, a country in civil war, with many operators re-offering. Because they take place in government-controlled territory, critics say the tourists are implicitly supporting the Assad regime. During the war, many of the country’s tourist attractions, such as the ancient ruined city of Palmyra (photo), were badly damaged.

Northern Ukraine has become a popular tourist destination in recent years, although the area around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant is inaccessible due to war. Some tour operators now offer trips to battle theaters such as Bucha and Irbin.

North Korea is one of the few countries not open to tourism. Currently, foreigners are prohibited from entering the country due to Covid-19, but there are agencies that offer tours. However, due to strict regulations and restrictions, only a few are brave enough. The German Foreign Office advises against travel to North Korea.

Survival trips are in high demand and don’t always have to be expensive. Operators specializing in adventure travel include in their program, among others, the Brazilian Amazon region: two weeks of sleeping in hammocks, looking for food and making a fire without matches for 1,400 euros (without flight).

Others are not looking for thrills, but comfort and luxury. The best deal for first class travel is “The Residence” suite (photo) with bedroom, living room and bathroom installed on the Etihad Airways A380. Air tickets cost up to 60,000 euros.

There are ships that allow passengers to stay indefinitely. In 2024, Storylines’ MV Narrative will take off for the first time. It has a study, the value of which is about one million euros. A duplex is worth eight million euros. The concept was launched in 2004 with the ship “El Mundo” (photo).

A photo with a penguin can be taken at the zoo or sometimes on a trip to Antarctica. You can explore the southernmost continent on Earth, especially on cruise ships. But for 70,000 euros you can fly directly to the South Pole.