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Monday, February 11, 2008

From Oymyakon to Versailles - The Most Exotic Trips

German magazine 'Geo Saison' has introduced the list of 50 most exotic trips in the world.

The most large-scaled from given tours - is the round-the-world trip. For 9 thousand € and 24 days one can get from Frankfurt to Frankfurt, visiting 3 continents.

For 35 thousand dollars one can spend night in an incredible place - 7-star hotel Burj al Arab in Dubai. It is the most expensive hotel in the world, the floor space of the apartments is 1,2 square meters.

Another unusual proposal - "the museum for oneself." For example, the rent of one of the halls of Versailles will cost about 8 thousand Euro.

Paying 2,5 thousand € one can visit the formal dinner on the occasion of Nobel prize presentation in Stockholm. By tradition, all the Swedish royal family will be present on this event.

A week-long trip to India with visiting of a national wedding ceremony will cost 10 thousand €. And journey to the lost in Cambodian jungle temples of Angkor Wat is estimated in 5 thousand Euro. The initiators of this route do not exclude the possibility that tourists could discover a new archaeological sensation.

6 days behind the wheel of a truck would cost 2 thousand €. Accompanied by a professional a tourist can get from Santa Fe to Los-Angeles.

Paying 650 dollars the tourists can take a course in 'driving an elephant' in Thailand. The teacher will show special controls which the elephant can follow.

And for only 65 Euro, tourists, accompanied by instructors can dip to the sea bottom near Alexandria and admire the sunken treasures of Cleopatra.

At the same time, it will cost 30 thousand € to dip to the bottom of Atlantic ocean in order to see the remains of 'Titanic'.

For full-valued participation in winter carnivals in Rio de Janeiro tourists will pay about 6 thousand Euros. Those who would like to, will be taught to dance samba.

The French have invented an interesting entertainment for tourists. They take them to Giverny near Paris, to the garden of the famous French artist Claude Monet. The painting course lasts 8 days and costs 900 €.

Berlin Zoo offers its guest night visits. 6 people will pay 3 thousand Euros in order to spend a night in the little house near the cage with hippos. Spending this sum of money tourist will lie on floor mats and taste the dinner for gourmands.