After a tiring year, it’s finally the time to unwind on a getaway you’ve planned months ago. Everything is all set: you’ve booked a flight, found an Airbnb along the vicinity, saved up for the trip, and made an itinerary.
Excited and giddy, you travel to the scenic place you’ve seen rave reviews about on the internet. Once there, the happiness turned to exasperation after seeing many tourists flock the spot, which makes you wish you searched for unexplored places such as the following:
Gangkhar Puensum
If you are into trekking and hiking and hate the flock of tourists that make it possible to have literally foot traffic up in the mountains, know that near Tibet and the border of Bhutan is the Gangkhar Puensum, declared as the tallest unclimbed mountain. As per BBC, it is 24,981 feet above the ground and there is no single soul that made it to the top.
Conde Nast Traveler | This Bhutan mountain is the highest unclimbed peak
However, don’t ready your climbing gears just yet because in 1994, trekkers wishing to reach the peak were barred from doing so. Other Bhutan mountains over 19,800 feet were also closed by the government as a sign of respect for the spirits there that the locals believe in.
Pitcairn Island
Just a Little Further | The island of Pitcairn is inhabited by only 50 people
New Zealand is far from being untouched but if you go 3,300 miles from Auckland, you’ll reach a very secluded and primarily unexplored Pitcairn Island. As of last year, there are only 50 locals at the place, which is also called a British Overseas Territory. If you plan to visit it, you need to be patient because you’re going to be aboard a yacht for 32 hours! There’s no plane nor helicopter that has ever landed on the island.
Son Doong Cave
Vietnam has a rich culture and history, which a visitor can observe from the tourist spots in the Asian country. However, there’s one place that is technically new – the Son Doong Cave in Nha-Ke Bang National Park. This ancient site is touted as the largest natural cave and was originally located in 1990. However, it was rediscovered only in 2008 by the British Caving Research Association team. Unlike other places on this list, this is open to the public.
Vale do Javari
Midia Ninja | There’s a tribe in Vale do Javari that’s never been seen
Believe it or not, there are still tribes from far-flung areas that still have not reached other people. Such is the case of the group in Vale do Javari, a village near Peru and Brazil’s border. The National Indian Foundation released video footage captured by a drone showing a tribe in this Amazonian place.
