Document Type : Research Paper
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Ecotourism is a type of tourism that emphasizes natural attractions (Edington Ecotourism, 1995), and which needs, above all else, to establish a relationship between human and nature, especially in certain areas of the planet where nature shows a harsher face. Therefore, in this article, the necessity and manner of this relationship and the effective role of man in this regard have been considered, and by studying the climate as one of the most important factors in the environment, the climatic characteristics of the Polar Regions have been examined in terms of specific conditions caused by them in tourism industry. Finally, we have studied ice hotels as the best example of using one of the world's most violent natural environments as tourist attractions. This example can be a model for territories that have a violent and different character of nature.