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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.
Pinnacles Desert Wildflowers --wildflowers from August to October.
Kangaroo Point --toilets, barbecue and
picnic facilities
Camel safaris in the South Australia 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 )
Camels at a heritage railway site
Arabian Desert in Egypt
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.
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 train
s to the desert centers, such as the major Oasis, every day.
Some of the Oasis have their own airports
El-Gouna
Hurghada
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 De
sert at Sunset
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
Impact in the environmentTourism
pollution
Number of Tourists increase
Solid waste increase
Liquid waste from hotel
Increase demand of water
Water depletion
Increase vehicles
Decrease underground water
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