The holiday booking service lastminute.com has shared the most popular bucket list attractions that UK couples want to do in the near future.
Whilst friends and family members can often have wildly contrasting opinions on where they would like to visit, the company found that some world-famous attractions are incredibly desirable to visit for many holidaymakers.
According to lastminute.com, the most popular bucket list holiday activity is to go swimming in the Great Barrier Reef, with 26 percent of the 2,000 tourists surveyed stating they would like to visit the attraction.
Located off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, spanning more than 1,400 miles.
Whilst the area is currently home to more than 3,000 different species of creatures, the effects of climate change are causing the reef to be bleached, possibly causing more tourists to see it while they still can.
Another widely acclaimed attraction that lastminute.com noted many UK couples hope to visit is the lagoons of the Maldives.
The company highlighted that 25 percent of tourists in the study hoped to visit the small Asian country, which is known for having clear, turquoise waters and average temperatures of up to 32 degrees.
Whilst it can be both lengthy and expensive to travel to the Maldives, the country offers plenty of villas and resorts to make sure that visitors can enjoy the lagoons in style.
Finally, lastminute.com noted that many tourists are interested in exploring the past of popular destinations, with 24 percent of couples stating they would love to visit the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
Located near the city of Luxor, the Valley of the Kings is a large burial ground that features a wide range of tombs designated for pharaohs and other powerful members of society.
Whilst the area, which was built in around 1700 BC, has been explored by archaeologists since the 18th century, some chambers were first discovered as recently as 2008, meaning it is possible for tourists to stumble across a new part of the valley.
