Skip to main content
The Nether in Minecraft, shown for the Hot Tourist Destinations advancement (Nether tab)
The Nether in Minecraft, shown here for Hot Tourist Destinations in the Nether tab. Image: Bartering piglins.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
NetherHardChallenge
Hot Tourist Destinations advancement icon in Minecraft, Netherite Boots in hard difficulty

Hot Tourist Destinations

Explore all Nether biomes

Requirements: Visit all 5 Nether biomes: Nether Wastes, Crimson Forest, Warped Forest, Soul Sand Valley, and Basalt Deltas.

Hot Tourist Destinations advancement icon in MinecraftChallenge Complete!Hot Tourist Destinations

Overview

Hot Tourist Destinations is a challenge advancement in the Nether tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Explore all Nether biomes." It branches directly off This Boat Has Legs, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Nether tab covers advancements for exploring and conquering the Nether dimension, from entering the portal to brewing potions. Hot Tourist Destinations was added in Minecraft 1.16, from the Nether Update, and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Hard difficulty on this site: requires significant effort, rare resources, or dangerous encounters. Because it is flagged as a challenge advancement, completing Hot Tourist Destinations makes a special toast and a sound play, and its frame in the advancement screen is the magenta challenge style rather than a normal square. Challenges are the hardest tier and usually represent a milestone rather than routine progress. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.

In tree terms, Hot Tourist Destinations sits second along its line: the full path from the Nether root reads Nether -> This Boat Has Legs -> Hot Tourist Destinations. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Hot Tourist Destinations is one of 23 total advancements in the Nether tab. It shares its parent, This Boat Has Legs, with one sibling, Feels Like Home, which unlocks from the same point.

How to Complete Hot Tourist Destinations

Earning Hot Tourist Destinations comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Visit all 5 Nether biomes: Nether Wastes, Crimson Forest, Warped Forest, Soul Sand Valley, and Basalt Deltas.
  2. Each biome has distinct blocks, mobs, and atmosphere.
  3. Explore widely across the Nether.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Visit all five Nether biomes: Nether Wastes, Crimson Forest, Warped Forest, Soul Sand Valley and Basalt Deltas.
  • Flying with an elytra and fireworks, or running in a straight line, crosses biomes quickly.
  • You only need to enter each biome briefly for it to register.
  • Make sure This Boat Has Legs is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Hot Tourist Destinations will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • As a challenge advancement this is best saved until you are well-equipped; rushing Hot Tourist Destinations underprepared is the usual reason attempts fail, so gather everything the steps above require before you commit.

Common Mistakes

  • Remember that Hot Tourist Destinations will not appear as available until This Boat Has Legs is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Completing Hot Tourist Destinations grants 500 experience points, reflecting its status as a challenge, and challenge advancements pay out far more XP than ordinary tasks. The XP drops at your position the moment the advancement fires.

It is a leaf advancement, so nothing further unlocks from it; it stands as a completed tip of its branch.

Details

Advancement ID
minecraft:nether/explore_nether
Category
Nether
Difficulty
Hard
XP Reward
500 XP
Version Added
1.16

Advancement Tree

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)