The world is full of wonderful places, with fascinating landscapes and amazing buildings that appear in the most unexpected places. Anywhere on the planet we can find scenarios that seem to be taken from a horror movie and that have become, over time, well- known tourist attractions for those who want to experience danger firsthand.
Just to say that there is much to see, from narrow roads to suspension bridges through paths over dizzying cliffs, here we leave you some of the most dangerous attractions only suitable for daring travelers .
The trails of Mount Hua Shan
Mount Hua, Shaanxi, China.
In the sacred mountain of Hua Shan, just 120 kilometers east of Xian, in the same province of Shanxi (China), is what is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world. To reach the northern peak, you must first pass through perpendicular cliffs, decrepit wooden stairs and a walkway just 30 centimeters wide over an abyss almost 2,000 meters high. There are chains to hold on and not fall into the void, but it is still overwhelming.
Climb Half Dome
People climbing the vertical wall of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California.
In Yosemite National Park, in California, there is a gigantic granite dome 1,444 meters high. To climb to its peak it will take between 10 and 12 hours, and the last part, is a vertical wall of 400 meters , you have to climb it following a cableway through the eastern face. Creepy. The feet and hands will graze the rock at every step until they reach the top.
Driving down the ‘road of death’
The road of death, Bolivia.
In Bolivia we find a narrow, two-way, unpaved road that connects the city of La Paz with Coroico, in the Yungas region, and is famous because from its maximum altitude of 4,650 meters, it descends almost 3,000 meters in just 64 kilometers, with curves and against curves on the edge of precipices of up to 900 meters , in an area of ​​abundant rain and fog that has caused many accidents. Without guardrails the vehicles that have fallen into the void for decades.
Take a dip in the ‘devil’s pool’
Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls, Zambia.
Bathing in a natural rock pool, on the edge of the abyss , in the world’s largest waterfalls, Victoria Falls in Zambia, is crazy, but it is possible. The falls are 1.7 km long and approximately 110 meters high, and from the so-called ‘devil’s pool’, which is accessed via a rope, when the flow is low, one can look out over the edge of the waterfalls. The feeling is fabulous.
The Huayna Picchu trail
The trail of Huayna Picchu, Peru.
Huayna Picchu Mountain, in Cusco, Peru, has a very steep and narrow ancient Inca trail, which includes several sections with steps and steep stairs carved into the living rock at the edge of an extreme vertical wall. And without guardrails, a slip can be fatal. The difficult path to the top, at 2,720 meters above sea level, offers the best 360º views of the city of Machu Picchu.
Cross the Trift Suspension Bridge
Crossing the Trift suspension bridge, Switzerland.
The Trift suspension bridge is the longest in the Alps, with a length of 170 meters, and a height of 100 meters above the Grabengufer ravine in Switzerland. Its design based on fine steel cables on which wooden planks have been screwed that give it a slightly flimsy appearance, although it is not. You have to cross it in single file, and it is quite an experience, especially if there is wind because the noise is deafening, and there is a slight enough sway to feel fear.
