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Tourism in Desert

Tourism in Desert. Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia. Thousands of eerie limestone pillars , form the Pinnacles Desert. Thousands of natural limestone pillars rising out of the stark desert landscape of yellow quartz sand to create an entire yellow landscape.

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Tourism in Desert

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  1. Tourism in Desert

  2. Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia

  3. Thousands of eerie limestone pillars, form the Pinnacles Desert. • Thousands of natural limestone pillars rising out of the stark desert landscape of yellow quartz sand to create an entire yellow landscape. • Pinnacles Desert Wildflowers --wildflowers from August to October. • Kangaroo Point --toilets, barbecue and picnic facilities

  4. Camel safaris in the South Australia Camels at a heritage railway site • Campground and heritage area around an oasis • sheltered low key camping • hot showers • wood supplied for small campfires • peaceful - no generators after 5pm or in the morning • revitalizing "natural spa" among wetland rushes • bird-watching • Railway Heritage (heritage railway buildings under restoration )

  5. Arabian Desert in Egypt

  6. Desert areas divided by the Nile --Western and Eastern deserts. • The western desert : relatively large and important oasis areas. • The Eastern desert and the Red Sea coast(the Arabian Desert) --covers 21 percent of Egypt. Bedouin woman with Arabian camels (dromedaries) near Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia.

  7. Eastern Desert monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul --the Red Sea resorts, e.g.Hurghada • Popular coastal resorts: upscale el-Gouna --because of its proximity to Cairo, the Suez Canal and the Eastern Desert Monasteries, Ain Soukhna • Smaller resort communities --many specializing in scuba diving activities • Modern roads and even trains to the desert centers, such as the major Oasis, every day. • Some of the Oasis have their own airports Hurghada El-Gouna

  8. Xinjiang • Situated in the middle of the Silk Road • Abundant cultural and historical relics • Camel (two-humped Gobi Desert beast) --Safest and sturdiest form of transport --can go for weeks without water. --Used for both work and leisure purposes. • A dawn camel-ride into the Gobi Desert --allows visitors to have an authentic taste of Silk Road life. • Visiting local minority family, camp fire, trekking in the desert and mountainous area. The Takla Makan Desert at Sunset

  9. Living standard of local people • Increase (Xinjiang) --In 2000, about 240,000 overseas tourists and 7.6 million domestic tourists visited the region and generated total revenue of US$93 million (+10%) and Rmb6.4 billion (+14%) respectively --more than 60 star-grade hotels and 500,000 beds in Urumqi. --important industry in Xinjiang

  10. Impact in the environment Tourism Number of Tourists increase Increase demand of water Solid waste increase Increase vehicles Liquid waste from hotel Water depletion pollution Decrease underground water

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