hey guys what's up it's Charlie here and today we're going to be looking at nine
countries you can't visit how many countries have you been to some people
have been to a few some a lot and some have never left their country but one
man named Henrik Jepsen has visited nearly every country in the world
and recently he shared some countries which are so hard to get into and some
he couldn't get into before we take off why not subscribe and press the
notification bell - coming up first is Libya Libya is a North African country
I'm sure you know but many people know it from some things which aren't so
great for example there's been many coos for the leadership of Libya and just a
few years ago Libyan dictator Qaddafi was ran out of his own Kingdom by the
people of Libya Libyan people are said to be some of the world's friendliest
people but it's incredibly difficult to get a visa in Libya no matter what
embassy you contact almost all of them will deny you most of the time you'll
actually have to get in contact with the foreign press that's right you'll
actually have to be a very respected journalist to get into Libya this is
because there is some political instability in the country however you
can get in if you're a journalist or on diplomatic business that's right if you
represent another country then you can into Libya but booking flights and
arranging it with a travel agent will still set you back a lot of money in
some cases it can cost around five thousand US dollars to enter Libya next
step is now rue this country is a tiny island you may never have heard of but
it can be found in the South Pacific Ocean it's incredibly small and isolated
and is often left off world maps it's incredibly difficult to get a visa to
enter this country but you can get one for diplomatic missions in the world
those are Bangkok Thailand Brisbane Australia Suva Fiji or Taipei China the
island is incredibly small and there's not much to do on it the flights are
also incredibly expensive ask they're few and far between because of this only
around 100 people per year visit this tiny island there's also only a few
hotel on this small island that means you need
to book well in advance as they get filled up very very quickly but when you
do get to this island the beaches are incredible and you can have yourself a
pretty nice time but of this country is most definitely not on most people's
bucket list next up is Diego Garcia Diego Garcia is in the British Indian
Ocean on the surface Diego Garcia looks like a tropical paradise there's
beautiful white sand beaches and the water is so clear you can see the
colorful coral underneath but ever since the 70s this island has had a whole lot
of trouble in 1973 the UK government built a large
military base on the island they then evicted all of the residents
who lived on it since then it's been off-limits to anyone except official
personnel since then this island has been incredibly secret and it's one of
the UK government's most valuable assets that's because it's located in a very
secretive place not near to any other country not only that it's home to a CIA
black site if CIA black site is a place with no laws where the CIA can do
whatever they want this is often extreme interrogation of people they suspect to
be doing illegal things many human rights groups have come forward saying
this island needs to be looked into but right now the CIA and the UK government
have locked this island off and you cannot go there not only that this
Islands incredibly important as it's a key strategic area for the UK it's
located right under Iran Pakistan and Saudi Arabia so this is most definitely
one of the most secret and forbidding countries on this list next up is Syria
if you turn on the news it should be apparent why you wouldn't exactly want
to go to Syria and also why it's so difficult to get to
ever since 2011 Syria has been in a civil war this is between the Syrian
government rebel groups and is but amazingly there are some ways to get
into this very very dangerous country having a visa is not enough if you do
get a visa there's not really any ways to fly in but some people do fly in for
Bayrou and then drive up to the border you'll then need to convince an
immigration officer as to why you should be allowed into the country if you say
you're a tourist that they likely won't believe you that's why most people allow
it in our going on business all their journalists birds getting a visa to
Syria is very difficult most governments don't want the wrong kinds of people
getting into the country but you can actually get into contact to the Syrian
ambassador to North Korea to get a visa that's right you'll actually have to use
the North Korean ambassador to get a visa to go to Syria and that brings us
nicely to our next country on the list North Korea now North Korea can be
incredibly hard to get into in the first place and if you do get in don't expect
to go very far firstly you'll need to get a double
entry Chinese visa not only that you'll need to use the North Korean Tourism
Ministry before getting in this means you'll be thoroughly checked to make
sure you're not a spy or journalist also if you do get into the country your
entire visit will be in the form of a tour and I don't mean a relaxed or you
can walk away from your guards are pretty much chained to you 24/7 to
guides will never leave your side even for a second it's actually against North
Korean law to travel alone in the country and if you do stray away from
your group this could land to you and your guide in jail or more likely a
North Korean secret work camp but if you're an American watching this then
you're out of luck Americans are actually banned by the USA themselves
from entering North Korea next up is South Sudan South Sudan visa
system is notoriously difficult most people can never get a visa to get into
South Sudan but the best bet is to get one in Egypt this will take many weeks
and a lot of paperwork but it is surprisingly cheap to get being only
fifty US dollars Sudan used to be Africa's biggest country but since South
Sudan declared their independence this is no longer the case you normally can't
get a tourist visa to go to South Sudan but if you get a press visa you may be
able to get in however you all need to get a written notice from someone in the
country employing you otherwise you're not getting in most people who do go to
this country travel in armored vehicles that's because it's said to be a very
dangerous place with a lot of problems and pretty much every government in the
world says do not visit South Sudan unless you know what you're doing next
up is North Sentinel island North Sentinel island is part of the atom an
islands and it's actually illegal to visit this island
technically it's under the rule of India but no Indian has ever been to this
island that's because before you even set foot on this island you won't be
alive the island is home to a tribe known as the Sentinelese this freak has
spent the past sixty thousand years isolated from humanity recently an
American did actually try and get onto the islands but he was taken out by bow
and arrows before he even made it onto the island and believe it or not it's
actually legal for these Islanders to do this they're a protected self-governing
tribe and they can do whatever they want in 2004 India did actually fly a
helicopter over the island but the helicopter had to get out of there very
quickly as they were treated to a bunch of arrows being shot of them next up we
have Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia do not permit any tours and theses however one
way to get in is through religious reasons for example if you're a Muslim
and want to go on a pilgrimage of sorts to Saudi Arabia but if you're not the
only hope of you getting into this place is through business purposes a company
will need to sponsor your visit and to the government for you to be led and
the reason why they don't allow tourism is because they don't want Western
influence on their ideology also most governments ask you not to go to this
country that's because they have many laws which will be very alien to people
from the Western world for example drinking is forbidden same gender
relationships are also prohibited and if you're a woman under 25 it's illegal to
go to this country without a husband and breaking any of these laws can mean
you'll get whipped so if you do go to Saudi Arabia on business make sure to
follow all of their local laws and customs some say the country is getting
more modern under the leadership of Mohammed bin Salman but Saudi Arabia
does still have a lot of catching up to do to the Western world and finally on
the list of countries you can't visit we have Surtsey island this island is very
small and is just off the coast of Iceland it began sprouting from the
ocean in the 60s and is a volcanic island it was quickly declared
off-limits to anyone wanting to visit and the reason why is because scientists
want to keep this island human free they want to make sure human interference
doesn't get in the way of new plants and animals in this island this has led to
many theories for example animals and plants we've never seen before
inhabiting this island but because no one's never been allowed to visit we
don't know what's going on on Surtsey Island check out the pool the top right
corner to vote for the country you want to visit on this list the most I think a
lot of these countries are pretty scary but I'm sure if you went in there safely
you can actually check them out and they'd be pretty cool to visit if you
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