Unique and hidden destinations

Unique and hidden destinations

Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua city is known for its geothermal activity, with a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa, and boiling mud pools . Rotorua is a top venture destination and is New Zealand’s Maori cultural heartland. Rotorua city is well-known for its unique foul smell, which is caused by the geothermal activity releasing sulphur into the atmosphere. It was once home to the Pink and White Terraces and one must visit the thermal wonderlands with sights that are beyond belief.

Socotra, Republic of Yemen

Socotra has been described as one of the most strange looking place on Earth. It is very remote with a harsh, dried out climate and hence 30% of its plant-life is found nowhere else, including the famous Dragon’s Blood Tree, a very abnormal looking umbrella-shaped tree which produces red sap. There are also a large number of birds, spiders and other flora and fauna. The coral reefs around have a large number of endemic and weird species too. Socotra is a World Heritage Site.

Mount Roraima, Brazil

Mount Roraima isis a tabletop mountain with 400-metre high cliffs on all sides. There is only one way up the mountains and that is on a natural staircase-like slope on the Venezuelan side . On the top of the mountain it rains every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and sustain and it creates an exceptional landscape on the stripped sandstone surface. It also creates some of the highest waterfalls in the world over the sides .

Guaira Falls, Brazil

Located on the Parana river, the Guaíra Falls were the largest waterfall on earth, in terms of volume. 1,750,000 cubic feet of water fell over this waterfall each second on average, compared to just 70,000 cubic feet per second for Niagra Falls. However, the falls were flooded in 1982 when a dam was created to take benefit of this enormous flow rate. The Itaipu Dam is now the second most powerful hydroelectric dam in the world. The Itaipu Dam supplies 90% of the power consumed by Paraguay, and 19% of the power consumed by Brazil. 

Dunes of Pyla, France

Since Europe has no deserts, The Great Dune of Pyla, which is 3km long, 500m wide and 100m high, can easily be called as the largest stretch of desert in Europe. And the most bizarre personality it has is, that its between a thick green forest . The dune is very steep on the side in front of the forest and is well-known for being a paragliding site. At the top it provides stunning views out to sea and over the forest .