When traveling to certain countries you need to be sensitiveas to the risks and not swayed exclusively by the cheap travel dealsyou come across, such as cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, cheap auto rentals, and cheap vacation packages.
The following are appealing destinations that should not bevisited without an experience guide lined up before your arrival or with anexperienced tour operator, according to Budget Travel:
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Bureaucracyand red tape remain huge obstacles for a trip to Russia. Corruption continues to be a problem withguidebooks warning travelers about being stopped to show papers. Such conversations can quickly lead tointimidating requests for bribes.
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Thelanguage barrier in China makes everything from dining at restaurants tonavigating sites frustrating. Thecountrys most appealing attractions such as Xian (home to the famous lifesize terra cotta warriors) are spread out between the interior and long eastcoast. Scams are geared towardsforeigners, including counterfeit currency being switched in by everyone fromstreet vendors to cab drivers.
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Galapagosis comprised of 13 main islands and home to nearly 60 species of birds and20,000 giant tortoises. Galapagos is soextraordinary that unless you are an expert the islands are best appreciatedwith naturalist guides who will identify the species and share the storiesbehind them.
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Egyptcontinues to be in flux politically and smart tourists only travel in groupsled by companies with local contacts who know exactly where to go andunderstand the local climate. Experienced operators can get tourists out of dangerous situations andmodify itineraries to avoid known problems.
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Indiais a developing country whose sanitation and cleanliness can be a problem. 600 million Indians do not have access toregular bathroom facilities. Even inlarge cities the water supply often cannot keep up with demand. Approximately 10 million travelers to Indiaexperience gastrointestinal distress every year. Indias traffic is notorious. Unscrupulous cab drivers often take advantageof foreigners confusion about street names and monument locations.
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Kenyasmajor parks are in various corners of the country, requiring multiple flightsto see the Big Five on the green hills of the Maasai Mara down in the southwestand the reticulated giraffes on the lava plains of the Samburu Game Reserve inthe north close to Ethiopia. Similar tovisiting the Galapagos, expert guides provide better access and opportunitiesfor wildlife viewing as well as safety.
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MachuPicchu is home to stunning Peruvian ruins and has remains of the 15thcentury civilization spread over an 80,000 acre preserve. Remnants of temples and terraced hillsidesabound but there are no signs to explain what you are looking at.
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Jordanhas been identified by the Department of State as a country where the threat ofterrorism is high. While the ruins ofPetra and the Dead Sea are well worth seeing, it is strongly advisable totravel in a group led by someone who knows which areas to avoid and how toidentify early warning signs of problems.
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