The most impressive Guinness tourist records in the world

Every November 18, Guinness World Records Day is celebrated, the compilation of the most extraordinary behaviors, places and achievements on the planet, which began its publication in 1955 and was one of the most famous and best-selling books in history.

In this framework, Civitatis, the online platform for guided tours, excursions and activities in Spanish in the main destinations in the world with more than 80,000 activities in 3,700 destinations spread across 160 countries, listed the excursions linked to the tourist destinations that were included within This list is considered a place with an extreme, unique and curious characteristic.

Although the Guinness Records cover different categories, this time they list those that are in some way related to tourism and the best experiences to know and discover them.

The tallest building

The Burj Khalifa, located in the city of Dubai in the Arab Emirates, holds the record for being the tallest building on the planet at 828 meters high. To ascend to its “At the Top Sky” observatory located on the 148th floor at 555 meters above sea level, you can purchase the ticket through Civitatis and enjoy the unique view from its glazed outdoor terrace. The ticket also includes access to the 124th and 125th floors along with a guide who explains to visitors all the details about the construction of this iconic building, as well as the possibility of using the telescopes to capture every detail of the booming city. and watch a documentary video that projects the contrasts of Dubai from a bird's eye view. It is recommended to take advantage of this unique panorama to appreciate the spectacle of the Dubai fountain from above.

More information about the excursion in this Link.

The most active volcano

Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii, is the largest active volcano in the world, not only because of its height of 4,170 meters above sea level, but also because of its active shield that covers an estimated volume of approximately 75,000 km³ making it considered the largest on earth in terms of volume and surface area.

It is one of the five volcanoes, along with Kohala, Hualalai, Kilauea and Mauna Kea, that make up the island in the Pacific Ocean. To explore the area, Civitatis proposes the excursion through the Volcanoes National Park that departs from the Honolulu airport and includes a round-trip flight by small plane to the park, a tour of the Kilauea visitor center, a visit to geysers, a climb to the viewpoint of Kilauea Iki, and walk through the Caldera of Craters, where you can see sections completely covered with lava expelled by the colossus in 2018. Also, consider a visit to the Keala Komo viewpoint, and the Rainbow and Akaka waterfalls surrounded by bamboo, orchids and hanging ferns located in the heart of the Hawaiian rainforest. The tour ends with a walk through the city of Hilo, Richardson Black Sand Beach, and Liliuokalani Gardens.

More information about the excursion in this Link.

The highest mountain

Mount Everest, located on the border between Tibet and Nepal, not only has the record of being the highest mountain in the world whose summit rises to 8,848 meters high, but also, throughout history, was the scene of other Guinness records carried out by expert mountaineers.

To live the mountain experience, the Civitatis platform offers several options both by plane, helicopter and through several trekking circuits of different difficulty that can last five, seven and more than fifteen days. The majority depart from Kathmandu from where they fly to the city of Lukla to begin one of the trekking routes up Everest, passing through places such as Phakding, Namche Bazaar (the commercial center of the Khumbu region, ideal for soaking up the culture of city ​​of the sherpas) and Lukla.

More information about the five-day excursion in this Link.

The hottest desert

The Sonoran Desert, located between southern Arizona and California and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, has the record of being the largest and hottest in the world, with a temperature that has registered up to 80 degrees Celsius. It covers an area of ​​311 thousand square kilometers and receives less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. The place is characterized by large saguaros, which are cacti and insects and animals such as spiders, scorpions, lizards, iguanas, lizards, snakes, turtles and snakes that have learned to live in this adverse ecosystem.

To explore a part of this infernal ocean of sand, Civitatis proposes doing it through an excursion in 4 x 4 vehicles starting from the city of Phoenix and passing through iconic sites such as the Bulldog Canyon trail.

More information about the excursion in this Link.

The largest salt flat

The Salar de Uyuni, located in the Potosí region in the Bolivian highlands, is considered the largest in the world due to its area of ​​twelve thousand square kilometers and production of more than ten billion tons of salt per year.

To be surprised by its magnificent magnetic landscape, Civitatis proposes an excursion that departs from Uyuni, passing through the “train cemetery”; Colchani, the town located at the gates of the salt flat where you can visit a salt processing plant; a walk through the “Salt Eyes”, as they call the underground rivers that flow under the gigantic salt sea; the first hotel built with salt and the Incahuasi island, famous for its giant cacti; to conclude with the sunset over the spectacular white blanket.

More information about the five-day excursion in this Link .

Source: CIVITATIS