Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Grand Adventure Traveling -the Holiday Trend Of The 21st Century

By Walter Victor Xavier


If you feel like travel has gotten humdrum, it may be time to look into adventure travel for your next trip. Adventure travel has many varieties, but what makes it distinctive is that you get to be an active participant in the world around you and not just a spectator. Depending on your interests, budget and level of fitness, you can find all kinds of opportunities for adventure travel all over the world. This article is designed to inform you on some of the fascinating places you can go and things you can do.

There are many types of adventure travel, and it's up to you what places you want to discover or what activities you want to try. This article is meant to spark your imagination for adventure travel ideas, but the possibilities are endless.

If you've always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon, there are many places in the world that offer some breathtaking excursions of this sort. A hot air balloon can be great anywhere, but if you choose an especially impressive landscape or landmark it can be even more spectacular. There are balloon festivals in the American Southwest in places like New Mexico and Colorado where you can float above the mountains. If you like the idea of observing jungle animals and vegetation from above, why not ride in a balloon over Costa Rica? Balloon rides above historic sites such as the pyramids in Egypt, where you can see things from a perspective that few ever will. Hot air balloons can give you a whole new experience of a familiar or unfamiliar landscape. Mountain trekking is an exciting type of adventure travel, especially when you do it in the Himalayas. Many treks are led from Nepal, and these are of varying levels of difficulty. But there's really no such thing as an easy Himalayan trek so prepare to be challenged! Many people experience altitude sickness for at least part of the time, so this is something you have to be prepared for. At the same time, adventurous spirits will still be drawn to the Himalayas, as it represents one of nature's ultimate challenges.

If you really want to participate in the place you're traveling to, try a volunteer vacation. This type of travel, known as volun-tourism, allows you to learn a lot about places and the local challenges people are facing. You can find these opportunities in areas from South America to Asia, and the type of projects you'll be working on varies. Volunteers are needed throughout the world, and there are companies that arrange trips of varying durations to match travelers with situations. This is something that can be done by individuals or whole families, and is a great way to introduce children to other cultures.

You have lots of options when it comes to adventure travel, and we've only had room to introduce you to a sampling. You can pick any part of the world and find trips that involve all kinds of interesting activities. Adventure travel is a popular new trend that is worth looking into if you're tired of the same old vacations.

One of the primary ways to journey is in a motor home. You can go anyplace you prefer, and also have the luxuries of home along with you at all times. Why not acquire one right now?




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