These locations are amongst the most confusingly counter-intuitive yet most beautiful holiday destinations out there! On the one hand you constantly hear horror stories on the news and indeed from other tourists about these destinations but on the other hand, you also find out how exciting, beautiful and vibrant these places are (as well as hearing rave reviews from another group of tourists) and immediately, you want to book a trip to go and explore these places for yourself. Here are a list of these seemingly paradoxical dangerous holiday destinations…

1.) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

2.) Caracas, Venezuela

3.) Port-au-Prince, Haiti

4.) The Amazon Rainforest

5.) Antartica

6.) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

7.) Damascus, Syria

8.) Cairo, Egypt

9.) Cape Town, South Africa

10.) Bogotá, Colombia