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Number 9 Machu Picchu, Peru

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898131_G.jpg^{The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is Peru's most-visited site.
EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/AFP/Getty Images}

Five thousand people a day visited Machu Picchu in 2016, double the number recommended by UNESCO.
Despite foreign travelers requiring an official guide since 2014, Peru's government stepped in to issue new timed visiting slots in July 2017, with a morning session from 6 a.m. until midday and an afternoon session from noon until 5.30 p.m.
While the restrictions aim to stop overcrowding, the effects are yet to be seen.

If you must go then...
Visit between October and April. Although this is rainy season, the number of visitors will be lower and you'll have the chance of seeing the citadel minus the crowds.

Alternatively...
Increasingly safe and less burdened by tourism than Peru, Colombia is home to the spectacular Lost City. Far fewer tourists come here, making it easier to explore.

Number 10 Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898132_G.jpg^{The Galápagos Islands have tightened travel regulations in a bid to preserve the natural habitat.
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images}


Protecting arguably the most famous natural habitat in the world is a tough task for the Ecuadorian government, with visitors to the Galápagos Islands limited to specific sites and marked trails only and a guide required at all times.
However new rules were introduced last year to help to keep the Ecuadorian province in pristine condition.
They stated that before entering, visitors must show a valid return airline ticket, have a reservation at a hotel or a letter from a resident inviting them to stay and a special transit control card. However it's not yet clear when these new regulations will come into force.


If you must go then...
Make sure to stick to the 14 rules outlined by the Galapagos National Park.

Alternatively...
Peru's Islas Ballestas, off the Pacific coast near Pisco, make for a memorable trip, with thousands of seabirds, penguins, sea lions and seals across the islands.

Number 11 Cinque Terre, Italy

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898133_G.jpg^{Authorities have discussed a possible tourist quota to combat overcrowding in Italy's Cinque Terre.
Daniel Stockman/Flickr/CC by SA 2.0}

The five vertiginous villages of Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera drew a massive 2.5 million visitors in 2015, leading authorities to pledge a cap of 1.5 million tourists the following year.
While this statement was later rebuked and no limits have been put in to place, the concerns about mass tourism are real.
Cruise liners regularly bring in visitors who don't spend money in the area, while the huge swathes of tourists are said to have led to more landslides and rock falls.


If you must go then...
Visit outside the summer season and go to local restaurants and businesses.

Alternatively...
Head south to the gorgeous town of Portovenere. With no rail access, it is less enamored by tourists and is all the better for it.

Number 12 Antarctica

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898134_G.jpg^{Visitors to Antarctica have been on the rise in recent years.
Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images}


Often described as the last wilderness on Earth, environmentalists have long been concerned about the impact of tourists visiting Antarctica.
Today boats sailing around the southern continent aren't allowed to take more than 500 passengers, with many carrying as little as 100 due to strict rules on the amount of people that can arrive at any one time.
While the southernmost continent has no permanent residents, visitor numbers have been steadily creeping up in recent years, with 44,367 tourists traveling there during the 2016/17 season.
The boom in numbers has raised concerns about the potential exploitation of the South Pole.

If you must go then...
Join a science-led cruise with as few passengers on board as possible


Alternatively...
Visit South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands for a taste of the icy south without sailing the whole way there.

Number 5 Santorini, Greece

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898127_G.jpg^{Santorini welcomed around two million tourists in 2017.}

There are few places in the world with sunset views as spectacular as Santorini, but the tiny island in the Greek Cyclades is reaching breaking point.
Almost two million people visited in 2017, 850,000 on cruise ships which drop anchor in its caldera, with passengers staying for a matter of hours rather than days.
While those numbers have been capped to 8,000 a day by the island's mayor, with a rising population due to the tourist boom, Santorini is in serious danger of losing its charm.

If you must go then...
Stay at a local B&B and avoid the ethically dubious donkey rides which take tourists up and down to the harbor.

Alternatively...
Naxos is within the same group of islands as Santorini, with rugged hills and beautiful beaches. Patmos, in the Dodecanese, is also a worthy, peaceful alternative, with excellent beaches and restaurants.

Number 6 Bhutan

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898128_G.jpg^{Bhutan has been attempting to minimize the impact of tourism by charging travelers a daily fee.}

Although it operates a "high value, low impact" tourism policy and charges visitors $200 or $250 per day depending on the time of year (with a $40 surcharge for groups of two or single travelers), there are increasing worries about how tourism is affecting the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

Locals have cited concerns about the environmental impact on its fragile ecosystem, as well as an over reliance on foreign visitors.

If you must go then...
Be respectful of the country's Buddhist traditions and avoid leaving any litter behind.

Alternatively...
The neighboring Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh has ancient Buddhist monasteries and stunning mountains to explore, without the same hefty daily fee.

Number 7 Taj Mahal, India

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898129_G.jpg^{India is limiting the amount of domestic visitors to the Taj Mahal.
Dominique Faget /AFP/Getty Images}


A colossal eight million tourists visit the Taj Mahal each year, with international visitor making up around half. The result is a chaotic experience, with crowds jostling to get into the grounds of the world's most iconic mausoleum.
But with the white marble yellowing and pollution rife in the adjacent Yamuna river, plans are afoot to curb numbers.
Authorities are considering limiting the amount of 40 rupee (around 60 cents) discounted fee tickets currently being offered to domestic visitors to 40,000 a day.
However international tourists, who are charged a far steeper 1,000 rupees ($15), will still be able to come in their droves.

If you must go then...
Arrive at dawn. Gates open at 6 a.m., and it's best to be there by then. Also, be prepared to be jostled.

Alternatively...
The Humayun tomb in Delhi may not be as spectacular, but the crowds here are nowhere near as relentless as those at the Taj.

Number 8 Mount Everest, Nepal-side

https://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/6/w/n/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1515042278959.pngNepal has amended its mountaineering regulatiions,
SHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images


Local sherpas have long complained that a boom in numbers is causing dangerous overcrowding on the world's highest mountain above sea level.
Having already limited permits in 2015 to climbers with experience of high peaks, Nepal has now gone one step further, controversially banning blind people, double amputees (with the exception of those who obtain medical certificates) and solo climbers (unless accompanied by a guide) from attempting to conquer Everest or any other mountains in the central Himalayan country.
Officials say the new guidelines have been implemented to reduce accidents and climbing-related deaths.

If you must go then...
Make sure you have plenty of climbing experience, as well an abundance of cash. Permits to climb Everest from Nepal cost $11,000.

Alternatively...
Why not climb Lhotse Middle instead? The fourth highest mountain in the world lies south of Everest and has only been open to visitors since 2013.

Not Long ago, on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/4290401/100-most-visited-cities-world#64209242
we highlighted some cities in the world that were most visited in the year 2017.

On this thread, we are listing cities you might want to avoid in 2018 according to CNN.

12 destinations travelers might want to avoid in 2018

(CNN) — Tourism backlash has been in full effect over the last 12 months, with several destinations announcing they'd had enough of foreign visitors flooding their streets or disrupting their fragile ecosystems.
Unsurprisingly, this has posed a a dilemma for mindful travelers planning their next vacation.
From Venice and Barcelona to the Galapagos Islands and even the Taj Mahal, here are the places conscious tourists might want to think twice about visiting in 2018.

Number 1 is Isle of Skye, Scotland

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898122_G.jpg^{The Isle of Skye has been struggling with increasing numbers of tourists.}

In 2017, the infrastructure of Scotland's largest island creaked under the pressure as thousands of tourists in coaches and cars plied its narrow lanes, making a beeline for the remote fairy pools at Glenbrittle, the iconic sunset spot at Elgol and the rocky Old Man of Storr, with traffic snarl ups an inevitable result.
Eventually the residents of beautiful Skye said enough was enough after complaints of noise, overcrowding and even visitors urinating in public.
Police advised visitors to stay away unless they had already booked places to stay.

If you must go then...
Visit outside the summer season, when tourist numbers drop and iconic sites can be explored without having to battle crowds.


Alternatively...
Explore the Small Isles of Rum, Muck and Eigg or go south and get lost on Jura.

Number 2 Barcelona, Spain

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898124_G.jpgBarcelonians have been protesting against tourist overcrowding.

The Catalan capital saw 34 million tourists visit in 2016, a 25% jump from 2012. This has led to anger from locals, with anti-tourist graffiti emerging across the city.
Protesters even stormed the beach at Barceloneta in August 2017, decrying rowdy behavior as well as those using the sand to sleep off a night on the sangria.
Residents say services like Airbnb have sent rents soaring, forcing them from their homes. However the city's government has passed a law to limit tourist beds in a bid to tackle the problem.

If you must go then...
Remember there's more to Barcelona than walking along Las Ramblas.

Alternatively...
Why not head to Valencia for a less hectic break, with food and culture to rival the best of Barcelona.

Number 3 Dubrovnik, Croatia

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898125_G.jpgDubrovnik plans to impose a 4,000 visitors a day cap to reduce tourist numbers.

With UNESCO threatening to take away its World Heritage status due to extreme overcrowding, Dubrovnik has decided to take drastic measures in order to cut tourist numbers.
The city is capping the number of people who can scale its 15th century ramparts at 4,000 a day -- 10,388 did so in one day alone bay in August 2016, many drawn by the city's starring role in "Game of Thrones."
The mayor is also planning on cutting the number of cruise ships entering the ancient port. Nearly 800,000 people disembarked from cruise liners in 2016, most staying for just three hours.

If you must go then...
Travel independently and spend freely at local businesses that often miss out on money from those on cruises.

Alternatively...
Stay in nearby Cavtat, which has a picturesque old town and empty beaches, perfect for escaping the crowds.

Number 4 Venice, Italy

https://meredith.images.worldnow.com/images/15898126_G.jpg^{Mass tourism in Venice has driven many residents away from the canal city.}

Sick of selfie stick-wielding tourists on the Rialto Bridge and cruise ships plying the Giudecca canal and back, Venetians took to the streets in 2017 to vent their frustration.
The city's population has plummeted to just 55,000 in response to mass tourism, which sees around 30 million people travel there each year.
In fact, there are now plans to prevent cruise liners sailing up the Giudecca canal, instead forcing them to take a new, longer route into the iconic lagoon.

If you must go then...
Put down the selfie stick and try to explore quiet back waters. Also, try to dine in local restaurants and bars rather than the major tourist hotspots.

Alternatively...
Annecy in France is home to a network of canals, a gorgeous lake and stunning architecture, all without the inescapable, overbearing crowds of Venice.

The brooms are suffering

Danieldexii:
i dey suspect this lady and odunlade sef

It's an open secret.

Any movie that features Eniola, Odunlade must be there.

It's a click

odunlade's babe Colleague

Cyriacus again

Meanwhile, POTUS 45 Trump the trumpeter Said he's responsible for the Zero deaths.

This man no go kill us oo. How manage?

2017 was the safest year for flying ever, and Trump is falsely taking credit
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/12/24/TELEMMGLPICT000149946419_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqz0FILhSVaz4BDNEYZVm_87z8rEz4KCJvYv6wucCHBrI.jpeg?imwidth=1400

President Donald Trump on Tuesday took to Twitter to celebrate the year in airline safety:
Donald J. Trump
✔
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/874276197357596672/kUuht00m_normal.jpg
@realDonaldTrump
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
3:13 PM - Jan 2, 2018

Lalasticlala you're free to travel now. No one can bring down your plane. You fit take snake pet sef

There was no Single death.

I repeat, from January 1, 2017 to December, 31st 2017, no one died in any part of the world flying a commercial plane from Gambia, to Tokyo, to Nigeria, to Chad, to UAE, to New york, Malaysia etc whether it was Arik Air, Air peace, Aero Contractors, Emirates, Qatar Airways, SAA, Air Rwanda, Delta no one died in any of the crashes

Seun, Mukina2 and Myndd44 you guys must travel this year o. All is well

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group that tracks crashes, making 2017 the safest year on record for commercial air travel

Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network both reported Monday there were no commercial passenger jet fatalities in 2017. “2017 was the safest year for aviation ever,” said Adrian Young of To70.

To70 estimated that the fatal accident rate for large commercial passenger flights is 0.06 per million flights, or one fatal accident for every 16 million flights.

The Aviation Safety Network also reported there were no commercial passenger jet deaths in 2017, but 10 fatal airliner accidents resulting in 44 fatalities onboard and 35 persons on the ground, including cargo planes and commercial passenger turbo prop aircraft

See what happened in 2016

In comparison, there were 16 accidents and 303 deaths in 2016 among airliners.

The deadliest incident last year occurred in January when a Turkish cargo jet smashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan as it tried to land at a nearby airport in dense fog, killing 35 on the ground and all four onboard.

The Aviation Safety Network said 2017 was “the safest year ever, both by the number of fatal accidents as well as in terms of fatalities.”

The last fatal passenger jet airliner accident worldwide took place in November 2016 near Medellin, Colombia and the last commercial passenger aircraft crash to kill more than 100 people occurred in October 2015 in Egypt

https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/dam/imageserve/5c6336dfc4ef4937b75447d8032cdd1d/960x0.jpg?fit=scale^{The last "crash" of a commercial passenger jet in the U.S. happened on Oct. 28, 2016, when an American Airlines Boeing 767 suffered an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Of the 161 passengers and nine crew members on board, 20 suffered minor injuries during evacuation of the plane, after pilots aborted the takeoff and brought the plane to a stop on the runway. No passengers died. (AP Photo/Jose Castillo)}

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aviation-safety/2017-safest-year-on-record-for-commercial-passenger-air-travel-groups-idUSKBN1EQ17L

phrancys001:
Dat plenty price for dat small car?

Not Toyota or Honda. 6.9 quid for Hyundai?

Not many would pay such

zicoraads:
I can afford to fly

really?

Cyriacus and this kind story.

Wasted effort. Under Nigerian law, you can't marry two wives.

SARS no attend?

zicoraads:
Me

wetin do you?

Mavinkent:
Max TV Ghana is back on multy tv.....rescan your decoder or 11.595 V/H 30.000

That's some good news

Na wa o.

Whereas the boy friend would have been waiting for wedding night to open floor, but this bastard just spoiled the show

drips8:
he should have gone by bus instead

Exactly. How many commoners can afford to fly?

Scam. Obama walked freely too as POTUS

Quite unfortunate, but its true

This one na grandpa na

Who shutdown AFN services?

Just saw a message displayed on the screen. Due to Government Shutdown, AFN services are not available.

Apparently, just as it happened under Obama, US Government has just shutdown. It doesn't last for more than a week though.

Will miss Aussie open

Old people's forum

[quote author=yarimo post=64313556]How did the CAN chairman no they are FULANI? Or is it any arm robbery attack now is from a FULANI man? [/qu

This is a reasonable questionote]

olasaad:
and she don turned celebrity too...OK ooo

Na wa

Same thing came to my mind. Before that dress saga, no one knew her. She's just a private citizen like you and I.

Cos a celebrity wore her supposed dress, her wedding pics had to make NL front page.

Very soon, we may see.

'Baby shower pics of lady with wedding dress saga'

We may also see

'Naming ceremony pics of lady with wedding dress saga'

Na wa

These people are in sane.

They can even say Nigeria belongs to them, since their relative is the C in C

Bolaji Agbede. I've known her since 2005. Very pretty and brilliant woman. She's also very humble

HIGHESTPOPORI:
That guy is the same person as Manir

Of course I know na.

Just for humor.

We can frown everyday

Eedris63:
BUHARI wit position key is dis pls

The man dey aso rock

Maturity.

Sensitive issues calls for being sensitive.

If Fayose 'mis yarn' another ethnic war can start

Old news. Happened since late last week

iamJ:
ecobank is useless, other banks put the max at 10k to prevent all this kind thing, but that micro finance bank left their without max, ode bank

she is not smart self, if i load 1k i get bonus of 2k on airtel, na to do am, call my bank to reverse the payment and keep the bonus
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Nigerians have been ................ since 1960

haryorbarmie83:
I dont have the guts my brother. Is better to be ju than to rot in jail.

School days na.

We've left things behind, we now have families and chasing money