Survey reveals travel wishes of Brits before they “kick the bucket”

The results of a new survey, released this week discovered that travel is at the top of the agenda for the British public in their list of things to do before they die. The survey also reveals where exactly in the World the British public want to travel to before they ‘Kick the Bucket’.

The survey was conducted to coincide with the release of the film The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. For the two characters in the film who learn they are terminally ill and decide to make the most of the time they have, the items on their Bucket List include racing car driving, sky diving, climbing the Pyramids, a lion safari in Africa and a trip to the Taj Mahal.

When asked, “Which places in the world do you want to visit before you ‘Kick the Bucket’?” the top responses were:

1. The Grand Canyon
2. The Pyramids in Egypt
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. Niagara Falls
5. Canadian Rockies
6. Great Wall of China
7. New York
8. Sydney
9. Rome
10. Venice

When split by gender, the results were slightly different. Women were more interested in visiting the Pyramids in Egypt (44%) compared to men (38%) and women were also more interested in visiting more cities for romantic breaks (New York, Rome, Venice) than men who were keen on going further a field to more exotic locations including Machu Picchu The Taj Mahal and Sydney.

Women would rather travel to:

1. The Pyramids in Egypt
2. The Grand Canyon
3. Niagara Falls
4. The Great Barrier Reef
5. Canadian Rockies
6. New York
7. Rome
8. The Great Wall of China
9. Venice
10. Tour of America

Men would rather travel to:

1. The Grand Canyon
2. Great Wall of China
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Pyramids in Egypt
5. Canadian Rockies
6. Niagara Falls
7. Machu Picchu
8. Sydney
9. The Taj Mahal
10. Tour of America

When asked in general, what would they want to do before they Kick the Bucket? The respondents replied?

1. Visit the Seven Wonders of the World
2. Swim with Dolphins
3. Go on Safari
4. Learn to speak more than one language fluently
5. Write a best-selling novel
6. Take a trip in a hot air balloon
7. Scuba dive off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
8. Watch all their DVDs
9. Do a sky-dive
10. Make amends with a friend of family member they have fallen out with