Some people believe a break from work should involve more than
just a holiday: it should be an adventure! Which is why adventure travel
is becoming so popular. It doesn't have to mean climbing Everest,
attempting K2, or crossing a desert on the back of a camel: but it can,
though it can just as easily mean a guided rafting trip in the Grand
Canyon, seeing the desert from the basket of a balloon, a bungee jump
like James Bond (off Switzerland's Verzasca Dam) or a road trip
somewhere literally *off the beaten track*.
Trekking in Nepal or
paddling the Grand Canyon are the classic adventure travel options, and
for most adventure travellers involve a bit of travel to get to, but
there are travel adventure options in every country -- you 'd be
surprised to see the list of where all the best paragliding destinations
are, and paragliding definitely qualifies as adventure travel if it's
done right. Ice climbing, cave diving, shark diving, paddling between
scenic islands, trekking overland, base jumping, or even heli-biking or
heli-skiing can elevate your travels to adventure travels, and these
kinds of adventure travel options can be found in some very unlikely
destinations.
But the classic adventure options are still the
best: New Zealand, for all the cycling and paddling options, as well as
the extreme sports, is one of the best places for adventure travel, and
Chile and Patagonia are popular for the same kinds of adventure travel
attractions. Canada has the winter-y wilderness, and offers adventure
travellers the chance to get back to nature and meet some exotic
animals, while Borneo and the Galapagos, offer adventure travellers both
untouched wilderness, unique animals and sunshine. Just in case you
prefer your adventure travels without the adventurous weather.
Not
all of us get the chance to have a real travel adventure. However,
'adventure holidays' are becoming ever more popular, and accessible, and
not just among the young. As baby boomers mature they find they are
fitter, and generally richer, than their parents were - so your 50s and
60s is a great time to take that travel adventure you never had time or
money to do. Lots of adventure travel is within the realms of
possibility for most people -- you don't have to be an elite athlete to
cross the Sahara with a camel train, just relatively healthy and the
owner of an adventurous spirit. Some adventure travel tour operators
even run adventure tour options for younger explorers, and there are
some gentle routes along even some of the most exciting of white water
rivers, and child size mountains still worth conquering. And while once
people thought of some adventure travel options as being the adventure
of a life time, now a lifetime can have many travelling adventures.
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