For anyone who loves adding extreme at the end of a beach holiday, has compiled a list of the most memorable tourist "attractions" - sleeping volcanoes, watching safely, but at the same time scary. If you were in one of these places, tell about the impressions in the comments below.
Stromboli - Italy
On a volcanic island on the west coast of Italy, you can never see a no sleeping volcano - he is erupted literally every hour. There are several ways to visit Stromboli: the cheapest is to drive up to him on the boat to watch the smoke coming out of it, more expensive - to take a ferry to the island, climb to the top along with the guide, the most expensive and safe - take care of the crater from the air on the private helicopter. Do not risk climbing the mountain yourself - you can get a penalty for violating the security regime., Although the last major eruption was in the distant 1930. According to travelers, lifting the mountain takes about 3 hours and will not be difficult even for people with a low level of physical training.
Kotopakh - Ecuador
Over the past 300 years, this volcano everacted more than 50 times, which speaks of its high activity and relative unsafe for tourists. However, scientists involved in tracking the activity of craters on the "Alea of Volcanoes", where it is located, they are advised not to be afraid - the likelihood that it is you will put an active eruption, Mala. Kotopakhi is considered a unique volcano due to an almost perfectly symmetrical form of a cone, rising by 5897 meters above sea level - the highest acting volcano Ecuador. If you go on a journey through Quito, go here - the Kotopakh National Park is just a hundred kilometers away. Being in the park, you can ride mountain biking, walk on foot, break the camp in picturesque places and crawl in the mountains. Cotopaxi is definitely the main attraction of the park, but you can also visit the smaller Volcano Rumynakhu and Lake Limpiopungo. You can also explore the enchanted Valley of the Park, in which there are stones and residues of the mud flow as a result of one of the eruptions of Kotopakh.
White Island - New Zealand
White Island, also known as Whakaari, is one of the most active volcanoes of New Zealand. Although most of the volcano is under water (approximately 70 percent), you can still see and explore about 321 meters of the height of the volcano that climb the bay of captivity. This volcano is interested in tourists in that it allocates white couples and the characteristic smell of sulfur - you will have to wear a gas mask during an excursion along the bottom of the volcanic crater. The whole excursion will take about 6 hours - you must first get from the city of Vacatane to the island on the boat and explore the volcano from the water or on foot, or take the helicopter and take care of it from the air. The last volcano eruption occurred on December 9 last year, so be careful when you decide to go there, and take a proven guide.
Arenal - Costa Rica
This breathtaking volcano in the north of Costa Rica rises above the lush green landscape of the country and the blue waters of the lake Arenal. Regarding other burning lava vertices, the people arena, the researchers believe that the first eruption of the volcano occurred 7,000 years ago. The destructive eruptions of the volcano was not observed since 1968, when the entire Western side of the volcano exploded, 78 people were tragically died and two nearby villages were destroyed. If you go to the Arenal, you can at times visit two volcanoes - Vulcan Chateau is southeast of Arenal. For the excursion you do not need to take a guide - visit the National Park Arenal can be independently. Nearby with Park there are many hot springs and thermal resorts. If you are looking for a place to relax and enjoy the Landscapes of Costa Rica, here you are a straight road.
Sakuradyzima - Japan.
Sakuradzim is considered one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, and researchers trace its first registered eruption up to 708. e. It is located on the cowasostrov, Osuma Kyushu Island in the south of Japan. To get to the volcano, you need to take a ferry from Kagosima, a seaside city, which is often compared with Italian Naples. As soon as you arrive, you can stroll through the embankment of Nagisa's embankment, approximately 3 km from the pedestrian path, which allows visitors to come closer to various lava formations created by the volcano. The center for visitors has information about the history of the volcano, as well as a relaxing footbath to soak tired legs after the day of sightseeing is a good complement to the excursion.