Thrill-seeking Britons sick of the average package holiday are snapping up alternative breaks to nuclear disaster zone Chernobyl, extremist Iran and even despot-ruled North Korea.
Keen backpacker Dylan Harris has set up Manchester-based Lupine Travel to cater for danger tourists who like him are desperate to explore some of the most hostile destinations on Earth.
Thousands have enjoyed golf trips in Iran, snow rugby in Mongolia and a body-destroying ultramarathon in Turkmenistan - where superhumans embark on a 162-mile run across deserts and vast desolate areas.
Three group holidays to North Korea were organised last year, with dozens heading to sight-see in Pyongyang and go on bus trips into the countryside.
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Alternative: Dylan Harris set up Manchester-based Lupine Travel to cater for danger tourists who are desperate to explore some of the most hostile destinations on earth
Trips to Chernobyl start from as little as £119 and all costs are designed to suit budget travellers with a taste for the alternative.
And if that's not enough former librarian and IT support worker Dylan is plotting future ventures to the Gaza Strip and may even set up boat trips off the pirate ruled Somalian coast.
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Politics graduate Dylan is an entrepreneur with a passion for travelling to out of the ordinary places.
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Nice to meet you: Dylan Harris shakes hands with a North Korean military official on a bus tour around the countryside
Holiday snaps: This picture was taken by one tourists who used his company to visit this rally in politically unstable North Korea
Going himself: Dylan Harris (centre) stands with a member of the North Korean armed forces and also snaps a cyclist on a run-down street in the Communist state
Brand new: These giant statues in Pyongyang of former leader Kim Jong-il and his father Kim il-Sung were snapped on this walking tour of the capital city in 2012
Having built a successful business organising music gigs and club nights in Wigan, he turned his hand to catering for the niche market of extreme holidaying - a market that has exploded in recent years.
Dylan said: 'Since 2007 I've sent thousands of people on tours, with Chernobyl and North Korea proving to be the most popular.
'People are always really positive and a huge number come back and book further destinations with me.
'When I started the trips, I expected to attract a young backpacker crowd - but I've had everyone from young families with newborns travelling to North Korea, to a group of 80-year-olds tackling the Trans-Mongolian trip.'
Disturbing: Trips to the deserted nuclear disaster zone Chernobyl start at just £119
Stark: Hundreds of gas masks lay on the floor in Chernobyl, a place most would not like to see but is proving a popular destination
Dylan insists that the locations he takes his tours to are not dangerous, despite the Western media's profiling of them.
Many of his customers have a passion for history and politics and like to see these regions for themselves, while others are just curious.
But while many everyday people have a keen interest in exploring reclusive areas as a hobby, the process of getting into old warzones, disaster sites and dictatorships is a challenging process that is solely dependent on trust.
Fore! A keen golfer tees off during 18 holes played overlooking the Iranian capital Tehran
Sunny: This picture is from an Iranian trip, which shows the architecture of the Islamic republic
Historic: These ancient carvings in Iran, which was at the heart of the Persian empire, which contains antiquities rarely seen by most tourists
Stunning: This famous structure is the Khaju bridge in the Iranian region of Esfahan - considered one of the world's finest Persian structures
Dylan, 34, said: 'I'm actually going to Somaliland early next year - the supposedly safer northern part of Somalia - and will look into a paddle boating idea.
'I'm also looking into setting up trips to the Gaza Strip. A friend of mine works for Oxfam and has been over there recently.
'They recommended it as a possible future destination and passed on several contacts to me.'
He said: 'This is the most difficult part because no matter how well established you are with the authorities, one little mistake could throw it all away, it's all about trust.
'Many of these destinations don't allow journalists to visit so I need to be extra vigilant in case anyone applies with false employment details.
'This has happened occasionally in the past and set me back a long time and almost jeopardised my entire business so I have to ensure I employ extra check to ensure things like this don't happen again.'
Many of the world's most secret dictatorships, such as North Korea, rigorously scrutinise people travelling into the country, evening deleting pictures and confiscating souvenirs.