Do YOU have these passport stamps? Tourists are travelling the globe just to collect the rarest and most bizarre markings

By GEORGIA DIEBELIUS FOR MAILONLINE

Akhzivland has a population of two people but still has it’s own stamp
Tristan da Cunha has a rare stamp but it takes a five-day boat ride to get it
MailOnline Travel lists some of the most brag-worthy stamps on the planet

Some holidaymakers pick up cigarettes when passing through an airport, others take advantage of the duty free alcohol, however a new breed of traveller is only concerned with collecting passport stamps and the hobby comes with a hefty price tag.

Passport stamps in destinations including the Cayman Islands, the Republic of San Marino and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales are some of the most sought after, but they’re not the hardest to find.

Some tourists are taking stamp collecting to a whole new level, with those committed to gaining bragging points travelling as far as Antarctica and Peru to mark their passports.

For example, Tristan da Cunha offers a rare stamp which resembles an island and a bird, however in order to get the marking, tourists must spend five-days on a boat from the nearest point in South Africa, as the island doesn’t have an airport.

Another is Akhzivland, a tiny nation on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel. Despite only being 2.5 acres in size and having a population of two people, the spot does have it’s own passport stamp.

MailOnline Travel has rounded up some of the most brag-worthy stamps for those collecting the rarest and most bizarre passport markings.

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Set off and travel up high into Peru’s Andes Mountains to get this stamp. Available at the Unesco World Heritage Machu Picchu site, visitors can add this memorial stamp to their passport while celebrating the end of their hike up to the ruins
There is no official stamp for visitors travelling to Antarctica, however tourists can head to one of the various scientific stations on the continent to get a souvenir stamp
In 1963 hotel and restaurant pioneer Suzy Soto created Sir Turtle, who to this day greets visitors to the Cayman Islands. Printed on the stamp of the western Caribbean Sea islands, this is definitely one to collect

Considered to be the most remote, inhabited isle in the world, the Tristan da Cunha passport stamp is definitely one of the rarest to collect. As the island has no airport, the only way tourists are able to get their hands on this marking is by enduring a five-day boat trip embarking from the South African coast
Taking home the prize for the longest place name in Europe – and probably the longest in your passport – is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales. The novelty stamp in available to visitors in the James Pringle Weavers shop
Ambitious trekkers who manage to get here deserve the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station’s passport stamp
The Republic of San Marino, the world¿s oldest and smallest republic, which is situated in central Italy, is not the hardest of stamps to get hold of but it is definitely one that visitors can walk away proud of
Despite only being 2.5 acres in size and having a population of two people, Akhzivland, a tiny nation on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel, does have it’s own passport stamp
Cuba’s borders are a little more relaxed nowadays, however getting this stamp will be tourists’ biggest challenge yet. Guantanamo Bay’s passport stamp is only available to people on the site – which is only accessible to those with military business
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