Today, more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult, such as the Sahara desert or the Antarctic. What are the benefits and disadvantages for tourists who visit such places? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge and experience.

Tourists

visit

places like the Sahara

desert

or the Antarctic for recreational purposes.

For example

, during vacations, to relieve stress, for family picnics and for so many other reasons. On one hand, when tourists

visit

such

places, they would gain more experience in tourism and have more geographical knowledge which would serve as a plus

to

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for

them. They would as well

have

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Have

hands-on experience on how to tackle environments with harsh climate conditions and devise more ways to survive in these kind of

situations

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Situations

and not feel insecure, should anything go wrong at any point in time, especially if they feel trapped or unsafe.

On the other hand

, dehydration and lack of contact with the society is a major disadvantage of visiting the Sahara

desert

or the Antarctic. Tourists that

visit

these places occasionally get stuck there. In most cases, there would be starvation which would automatically bring about dehydration because of the lack of water in the deserts. More so, there is lack of human contact with others in a

desert

and it may make the occupants feel lonely, especially if he or she is used to socializing with others. In some places

such

as Africa, with Nigeria as a case study, visiting a

desert

may be solely at one’s own risk because the government does not hold itself responsible for the well-being of citizens. Those that successfully came out of the

desert

visit

claimed to have enjoyed their short stay there, though the government did not have a hand in their safety. In Nigeria, there have

also

been some occasions in which people, especially children, get lost or harmed by wild animals in the forests and deserts. To conclude, touring on these sites is not a debauched

idea but

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idea, but

when on these kind of trips, it is important to ensure the security is tight, have a tour guide, stay with your family and fellow tourists and generally watch out for your safety and the safety of others.