Meet 5 weird guided tours in different parts of the world
Museums, parks and squares are a must for tourists who are not out of the norm when discovering new destinations. But how to escape the traditional scripts and have a new experience in another city? With this in mind, some agencies have created guided tours that are very different from anything you can imagine.
These are cities around the world that offer options for those who want to know stories, places and local culture in a very different way, which provides a new perspective for tourists. Check out each of the tours and share with us in the comments which one you would not miss for anything!
1. Chernobyl nuclear fields, Ukraine
Although it appears to pose health risks, it is now possible to take guided tours of the Soviet Union's Chernobyl city, which suffered a devastating nuclear disaster in 1986. The city is known worldwide for being the worst nuclear accident in history. and for still having radiation points. Today, Chernobyl is a large area where destruction and abandonment have taken hold, forming almost a ghost town.
Groups interested in visiting the site are taken to the Exclusion Zone, an area of over 30 kilometers that can only be accessed through these guided tours. Visitors are taken to the nuclear power plant, 30 meters from Reactor 4, the equipment that caused the horrible catastrophe. On the way to the plant, the group also passes through the village of Kopachi, where they enter a kindergarten with toys and books covered in dust waiting for the children who will never return.
2. The sewers of Paris, France
While tourists enjoy the most exotic scents, the scent of local wines and the smell of a freshly baked baguette, you can choose a different program and get a closer look at the City of Luz sewers.
It may sound disgusting, but the sewage tour of Paris is one of the city's attractions. Knowing what lies beneath the metropolis, you can see a different side of the history of the Parisian capital. Certainly the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre has much more to offer, but walking on the smelly, smelly side of Paris will certainly broaden your horizons.
3. The Voodoo Rituals, Haiti
Although Haiti was destroyed by an earthquake in 2010, visitors to the country can still enjoy getting to know a little of the magical side of one of the religions professed by the population: voodoo.
Groups participating in the Mystical Tour are first taken to attend a ceremony where they are introduced to the priest and religious practitioners. The guides then invite the most curious tourists to attend the ceremony, which may or may not involve animal sacrifice. In addition, tourists get to know the different types of rituals and sacred spaces throughout the country. For the bravest or those who wish to awaken their mystical side, this tour is ideal.
4. The Crimes of Charles Manson, United States
In Los Angeles, there are tour companies specializing in promoting visits to real crime scenes and retelling the most horrifying stories lurking in the city's past. The Helter Skelter Tour is one such option and focuses on events about the Manson Family and the well-known 1960s murders.
The companies provide a van to take tourists who love to escape the traditional to see where Charles Manson and his followers committed the murders and escape routes that criminals used to leave the crime scene. Real-time video footage of the time is streamed into the van to further enhance the somber mood of the ride.
The package also includes a tap stop where one of the killers stopped to wipe Sharon Tate's blood off his hands, as well as a stop at the restaurant where Ms. Tate would have had her last meal. Morbid and intriguing, this tour can end up being much more exciting than seeing the Hollywood sign.
5. The Alien Circles, England
England is home to the queen, Big Ben, some cool rock bands and five o'clock tea. So far, everything is normal. But if we stop to think of Stonehenge, another landmark of Britain, things start to get weird.
From mysterious crop circles, to fireball-like globular rays to the strange formation of Stonehenge, there are tour agencies that specialize in touring these unexplained phenomena. Tourists fly over the fields to visualize the circles and walk in the fields while listening to stories about the aliens.
Some of these companies ask tourists to sign a disclaimer and warn that local power can cause damage to cameras and laptops. Still, agencies suggest that people who use pacemakers do not participate in the experiment, after all, it is at your own risk.
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