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Adventure Travel

The world offers a bountiful array of adventure and excitement, just waiting for those travellers brave enough to uncover it! Increasing numbers of travellers are looking for something a bit more adventurous when planning their holidays. There are a number of excellent tour operators and websites specialising in sport and adventure travel, helping you to discover the exciting side of your chosen destination.

Speciality travel choices, enable you to experience the genuine side of a country, with many action activities centred away from the main tourist trail. Surfing in Costa Rica or working on a cheetah conservation project in Botswana, allows you to interact and work with local wildlife, people and culture. Leaving you amazed, as well as physically and mentally stimulated by such real travel experiences.

If you are looking for physical challenges, there are numerous adventures designed to stretch you to the limit. If you feel up to it, then the worlds 14 highest summits are all ready for climbing; Everest, K2, and Aconcagua to name just a few that adventure tour operators cater for. If heights are not for you, and you prefer the thrill of the ocean waves, then surfing, sailing, and kite surfing can be an amazing way to spend your holiday.

If you are looking for excitement, then extreme abseiling, cave diving, zorbing and river boarding are just some of the ‘crazy’ things people do in their pursuit of pleasure. Central America, Australasia and the UK are extreme hotspots, so if travelling in these areas and fancy some excitement, then some local research may just get you the thrills you were looking for!

You don’t have to be sporty to enjoy an adventure holiday. For those, looking for something a little more sedate there are a number of possibilities. Hiking in the French Alps, or for true relaxation, snorkelling and scuba diving in some of the oceans amazing dive sites, where weightlessness and beauty merge under the sea. Travel adventure operators will cater to all abilities and ages, enabling the worlds vast and dynamic spaces open to all those who wish to explore.

Essential Travel Helpful Adventure Hints

1) Make sure you check with your tour operator/provider, that they hold all necessary safety and training certificates for the activity you are participating in.

2) Before you travel, make sure you check with your doctor that you are fit to participate in any planned activities. Some scuba diving operators count this as a pre requisite.

3) Check your travel insurance – if opting for extreme activities, make sure you have the appropriate cover in place. Many general travel insurers will not insure such activities, but can offer cover for the majority of others scuba diving, sailing, surfing, trekking etc. Check your travel policy for any exclusions before you leave.

4) Check Foreign Office Guidance. Certain adventure activities can take place away from the main tourist trail; make sure you check with the FCO before you go for advice on any possible risks in your chosen area.

For more information

For further advice, information and adventure operators, take a look over the next few pages to discover what excitement and adventure the world has in store for you...