The Ultimate Tour Of The World’s Most Dangerous Cities

Ever done some­thing just because you were specif­i­cal­ly told NOT to do it?

Good. We like you already. 😉

Some places in the world seem per­ma­nent­ly off-lim­its. Peo­ple will tell you not to go because it’s sim­ply too dan­ger­ous. Too bad for the adven­tur­ous among us. We like to believe there’s more to a place than just its dan­ger­ous rep­u­ta­tion.

But imag­ine if some­one came along and took you on a guid­ed tour designed for the wild at heart? Doesn’t mat­ter what any­one says — you’d so do this tour wouldn’t you?

Wel­come to the World’s Most Dan­ger­ous Tour**

In Brief

We’ll start off in the cap­i­tal of a trop­i­cal par­adise gone gangs­ta — Port Mores­by and make our way into Asia. In Asia you’ll be first hand wit­ness to Kim Jong Un’s bizarre dic­ta­to­r­i­al world. We will then find our­selves in the home of India’s unfriend­ly neigh­bours and con­tin­ue to make our way into a coun­try known more for its war than its his­to­ry these days.

Mov­ing fur­ther into the Mid­dle East, we’ll make an appear­ance in Yemen before chang­ing pace and throw­ing our­selves into the land of pirates — Soma­lia. But before the pirates can make a bid for you, we’ll flee to the oth­er end of the con­ti­nent and explore a coun­try that has made itself a rep­u­ta­tion with civ­il unrest and scam­ming the online world.

From thugs to drugs — you will find your­self wak­ing up in a coun­try of beau­ti­ful women and cocaine fueled wars. Mov­ing slight­ly north, Hon­duras will wel­come us with white beach­es, more women and even more coke. Final­ly, we arrive at our last stop where weed is plen­ti­ful, mun! (*insert your best Jamaican accent here*)

Still inter­est­ed? Well, pack your bags for an adren­a­line rush of a life­time because this is a trip you will nev­er for­get.

Detailed Itin­er­ary:

Day 1–2: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Dance the Tropical Nights away

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Arrive in Port Mores­by — the cap­i­tal of Papua New Guinea — (in)famous for its thriv­ing crime rate that threat­ens the sta­bil­i­ty of this nat­ur­al par­adise.  The aim? Stay alive.

When step­ping out, the rec­om­mend­ed garb is torn jeans to avoid look­ing like a mon­eytree (and prob­a­bly some betel nut to chew as you try to blend in with the locals). There is a rea­son many flock the coun­try despite the risks though. Nightlife in the cap­i­tal is heav­en­ly, the sheer exoti­cism bewil­der­ing.

Day 3–4: Pyongyang, North Korea: Bowl in the City of Illusions – Minus the Dazzle

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There are two ways you can gain entry into the DPRK: be part of a busi­ness del­e­ga­tion or join a tour of invit­ed guests, a care­ful­ly chore­o­graphed affair. Either way, you will be debriefed on what’s expect­ed of you, and swift depor­ta­tion awaits you should you fail to adhere to the ‘deco­rum’.

We won’t be allowed to do much on our own as we’ll be shown the “best” of the coun­try. Expect to see bowl­ing alleys, ghost hotels, pre­tend cafes and fake mar­kets. Being a tourist isn’t bor­ing in North Korea.

Day 5–7: Peshawar, Pakistan: Witness the Rich South Asian History

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We will make a swift depar­ture (or be deport­ed — depend­ing on our behav­iour) from Pyongyang and head to the fron­tier city of Pak­istan. It fre­quent­ly makes it to the list of most dan­ger­ous places in the world giv­en the war­ring fac­tions com­pris­ing tribes and war­lords bat­tling for suprema­cy.

Dan­gers aside, expe­ri­ence deli­cious food, his­toric sites and ancient ruins, great archi­tec­ture, muse­ums and nature parks, shop­ping bazaars, and who would have guessed – a St. John’s cathe­dral too!

Day 8–9: Kabul, Afghanistan: Close Encounters with the Bearded Kind

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Feel­ing adven­tur­ous still? It’s time to take a road trip from Pak­istan to Afghanistan. How­ev­er intre­pid a trav­el­er you may be, polit­i­cal tem­per­a­ture of Afghanistan has kept most of us away. But not any­more.

You’ll need a moment to relax after the hec­tic bus jour­ney. Kab­ul has a swelling num­ber of hotspots, and yes, booze is allowed (hookah pipes too). You still can’t mix with the oppo­site sex though. Giv­en its his­toric back­ground, Kab­ul is not short of attrac­tions also. (what’s left of them any­way)

Day 10–11: Sana’a, Yemen: The ‘Ghost City’

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Yemen, and par­tic­u­lar­ly Sana’a, has for years now become extreme­ly unsta­ble after the Arab upris­ing that sought to oust pres­i­dent Ali Abdul­la Saleh who has since regrouped and seeks to take over pow­er with the help of the Houthi rebels. The locals are now call­ing it a ghost city as death per­vades the night.

If you feel adventurous/curious enough, the Old City will make for an inter­est­ing view of what remains of the beau­ti­ful archi­tec­ture from a peace­ful past.

In the morn­ing, we head to Africa!

Day 12–13: Mogadishu, Somalia: Take Selfies with the Locals

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Soma­lia has been at war for decades now, with Mogadishu play­ing cen­ter to the kid­nap­pings, road­side bombs and hunger.

War aside, a num­ber of attrac­tions can be found in Soma­lia: from the stun­ning, sprawl­ing coast­line and sparkling seas to the beau­ti­ful archi­tec­ture. We will avoid get­ting on a boat though (no kid­nap­pings on our watch). Instead we’ll head to, Bakara Mar­ket where you can find a smor­gas­bord of items rang­ing from food to AK-47 weapons on sale. And oh, they appre­ci­ate their beau­ty, espe­cial­ly the ladies, so remem­ber to take self­ies with the locals!

Day 14–15: Lagos, Nigeria: Exciting City of Chaos

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We’ll start off our 3rd week on the trip with a vis­it to Lagos. It has nev­er been known for a high lev­el of per­son­al safe­ty but despite its rep­u­ta­tion, it’s chang­ing into a thriv­ing city.

When it comes to fun, how­ev­er, few places can do it in Africa like the for­mer cap­i­tal can. It’s almost impos­si­ble not to have a good time amidst the chaos and live­li­ness of Lagos.

Day 16–17: Caracas, Venezuela: See the Macaws of Caracas at Sunset

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Many peo­ple may asso­ciate Cara­cas with street crime and thug­gery. Throw in guns and drugs and it makes for a tes­tarossa of a tes­ti­mo­ny.

On the good side, the Venezue­lan cap­i­tal has near-per­fect weath­er. Pic­ture city life amid moun­tains, ter­rif­ic food, exquis­ite art, a cul­tur­al haven, splen­did cof­fee, and yes – some of the most beau­ti­ful women in the world!

Day 18–19: San Pedro Sula, Honduras: Visit the Awe-inspiring Lost Cities

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It has been called the mur­der cap­i­tal of the world. San Pedro Sula is a dan­ger­ous city but it’s not short of attrac­tions and excit­ing activ­i­ties to indulge in, bar the coke.

White sandy beach­es abound and with them, boat tours and var­ied water sports. Nation­al parks and the leg­endary jun­gle expe­di­tions are a must. It is home to mys­te­ri­ous ancient civ­i­liza­tions and the nightlife in San Pedro will for­ev­er be etched in mem­o­ry.

Day 20–21: Kingston, Jamaica: Light up the Kush in the Caribbean Wild West

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Famous for its Rasta­far­i­an spir­it, Jamaica (Kingston, espe­cial­ly) is con­sid­ered one of the more poten­tial­ly dan­ger­ous nations in the Caribbean.

The cap­i­tal is a con­trast of sorts. There is Down­town, the west of which plays host to the ghet­tos of Tivoli Gar­dens and Trench Town where the rule of law is unheard of. Then there is Uptown, home to the city’s best restau­rants and hotels. There is nev­er a bor­ing day in Kingston, and with weed now legal, you have access to some of the world’s best stash!

Day 22 onwards: We rec­om­mend end­ing the trip with a week of recov­ery on a Caribbean island. We think you’ll need it. 😉

Would you join us on this tour of the most dan­ger­ous cities in the world? Any oth­er cities you’d like to add to the list? We’d love to know.

**Dis­claimer: This is an imag­i­nary tour. We are not advis­ing any­one to vis­it the places men­tioned in this tour. If you are inspired to trav­el to any of these loca­tions, please take the appro­pri­ate safe­ty mea­sures. SingleManTravel.com bears no respon­si­bil­i­ty for any trav­el plans the read­er choos­es to under­take.