Nobody Wants to Go There: 20 Countries in the World Least Visited by Tourists
'16.01.2025'
ForumDaily New York
There are a number of countries in the world that are not popular among travelers. Mainly due to security or infrastructure issues, reports 24tv.
20 Countries That Are Rarely Visited by Tourists
- Central African Republic;
- Afghanistan;
- Somalia;
- Democratic Republic of the Congo;
- South Sudan;
- Burundi;
- Eritrea;
- Liberia;
- Syria;
- Yemen;
- Mozambique;
- Sierra Leone;
- Chad;
- Guinea;
- Rwanda;
- Togo;
- Burkina Faso;
- Malawi;
- Mali;
- Benin.
Why don't tourists go there?
Many of these countries are experiencing military conflicts, civil wars or terrorist activity (including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Somalia).
In some countries, such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan, tourists are at risk of violence or kidnapping.
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Eritrea, for example, has very strict visa restrictions.
However, poor tourism is not always due to dictatorship or security risks.
The lack of infrastructure, modern roads, airports, hotels and medical facilities are also the reason. That is why tourists rarely go to Burundi, Chad, Malawi, Liberia, Benin or Guinea.
In Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo, tourists are afraid of the high level of diseases such as malaria, Ebola or cholera.
However, it also happens that due to negative news in the media, some country seem more dangerous than they actually are. This creates a bad image for Rwanda or Mozambique, for example.
In general, the vast majority of these countries have beautiful landscapes, interesting history and culture, but dictatorship or corruption hinders the development of not only tourism, but also the economy as a whole.