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ADVENTURE VACATIONS
Browse Adventure Vacations for men and womens adventure retreats, world travel, tours,& resorts. Enjoy life enrichment experiences with, outdoor
recreation, water sports, biking, women's adventures, snorkeling,etc. Increase your
life’s perspective, genuineness, and depth.
Discover unforgettable experiences
that will nourish you for a lifetime.
Invite the unexpected and let your real self shine through.
Find something
extraordinary, exhilarating, and transforming. Explore the wilderness, absorb new cultures, and excite your mind.
See adventures that are distinctly
imaginative, innovative, and very
personal.
Browse experiences that are rated as must do before you die, family, or exotic.
Alaska Wildland Adventures
See Alaska Travel Destinations with a leader in Alaska adventure vacations and travel. Vacation options range from one day to ten days – on the Kenai
Peninsula and in Denali National Park, Alaska.
NORTHEAST
VERMONT
Affordable Adventure Vacation Packages and &Retreats in Vermont
Vermont is popular and affordable for men and women's adventure vacations
and retreats. This free online guide offers detailed information to help you
choose from summer and winter multi-sport vacations for men and
women, couples, and families.
SOUTH
FLORIDA
Unusual Florida Fishing, Wildlife, and Outdoor Adventure Vacation and
Boat Tours
Find affordable adventure vacations and tours on the Central Florida “Nature
Coast" with Florida natives who will take you to off the beaten path untouched
pristine Florida outback, rivers, coastal areas, and forests. These adventure
vacations and tours are operated by Florida Coastal Adventures with Captain
Ernest Brundage.
Choose from all inclusive trips with options for side trips. You
can also customize your adventure.
ACTIVITIES:Available adventures
include: Game Fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, scalloping, horse trail riding,
hiking, boat rides, wildlife viewing, bird watching, vacationing, scenic eco tours
and more.
LOCATIONS:
- Old Homosassa and the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife refuge. A historic location with some of the best shallow water game fishing.
- ST. Johns River and the Ocala National Forest.An historic place where river boats brought the first settlers. Good for fishing, snorkeling, and kayaking.
- Bayport & Brooksville an historic port good for fishing, kayaking,
scalloping, snorkeling, Bird and Nature Viewing vacations.
You can chose
an adventure vacation with a guide for two, four, or six days.
Enjoy a
private customized adventure tour of the backcountry of Homosassa,
FL with up to six people allowed. Tours can be two, four, or six hours or a day.
You can choose what you want to see and go where you want to go.
GEORGIA
Adventure Vacation – Best By Activities, Service, Rooms
Discover 10,000 acres of adventure vacations and solitude on a private
island retreat for a prized vacation with off the beaten path appeal
unmatched natural beauty, and gracious hospitality.
ACTIVITIES: Enjoy intimate perspective of waterfowl while birding. Hike
or bike on forested trails and sandy roads. Explore new contacts with
waterfowl and marine life from a canoe, kayak, or motorized boat along a
tidal creek.
Stroll, sun, or swim along seven miles of Atlantic Ocean
beaches in solitude with shore birds and seashells. Take part in the
island’s nature adventure program with naturalists and explore the
shoreline’s birding, aquatics, and ecosystems. The island is perfect for
birding with over 280 species recorded on the island.
Fishing tackle, poles, and
bait await you. There is always something good to catch at the island’s
dock, surf, or creek. Ask the naturalists where to fish and let the island
chefs cook your catch.
Take an escorted day trip and low country lunch
while discovering a world of memories in acres of unhurried wildlife,
deserted beaches, vast salt marshes, and maritime forests.
ACCOMMODATIONS: consist of the following: Hunter’s Lodge, Michael Cottage, Helen House, Cedar House, Tom House, and River Lodge.
HIGHLIGHTS: Little St Simons Island has been accommodating
guest for thirty years and has received many accolades such as:
- Conde Nast Traveler
- World’s Best Places to Stay
- 2008 Gold List
- Best By Service: #1 in U.S.
- Best by Rooms: #1 in U.S.
- Best by Activities: #1 in Georgia
- Reader’s Choice Awards
- #1 Mainland Resort
- 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
- U.S and Canada Edition, 2008
- One of the Most Romantic Places in the World
It has received many other awards which may be viewed on their site
under Industry Awards and Guest Praise. Visit Little ST. Simon’s Island
for fun and unusual vacations .
MIDWEST
MINNESOTA
Adventure Travel, Boundary Country - Gunflint Trail, Gunflint, MN
Boundary Country Trekking offers civilized adventure vacations in
Northern Minnesota on the Gunflint Trail Minnesota. Boundary Country
Trekking is a premier destination of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and
offers a variety of Northern Minnesota Adventures such as:
- Lodge to Lodge Hiking
- Lodge to Lodge Bicycling
- Mountain Biking
- BWCAW Canoe Trip
- Lodge to Lodge Skiing
- Lodge to Lodge Dog Sledding
- Yurt to Yurt Skiing
- Snowshoeing on over 4 miles of snowshoe trails
- Snowmobiling
- Nordic Skiing between Gunflint, North Shore and Pincushion Ski
areas.
Lodging consists of Poplar Creek Guesthouse B & B, the Little Ollie
Lake Cabin, plus see Secluded Lodging website. Boundary Country
Trekking is located west of Duluth, MN near Lake Superior near
Hwy 61 in Grand Marais, MN.
See the Gunflint Express in Loon Lake, MN (http://www.gunflint-trail.com) for details about optional reliable, custom service shuttle
to and from the airport in Duluth, MN, Grand Marais, or Minneapolis.
Gunflint Lodge-Gunflint Lake, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Gunflint Lodge is a premier wilderness resort for adventure
vacations in Northern Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail just north of
Grand Marais, MN. It features country (Nordic) skiing, honeymoons,
snowmobiling, ice fishing, dog sledding, snowshoeing, snow sculptures,
teepee campfires, fishing, bird watching, horseback riding, hiking, and
canoeing.
The atmosphere at Gunflint is wilderness elegance and home-away-from-home-comfort. The Minnesota wilderness setting offers
relaxation as you wish. Gunflint Lodge offers Women’s Weekend
Retreats.
There is so much to do at Gunflint, it has opened an Adventure Concierge office to help guests plan their activities make recommendations, or book activites before they arrive.
WEST
CALIFORNIA
Adventure Vacation Yosemite National Park │Yosemite Hotels │Adventure Travel.
Adventure Vacations in Yosemite National Park are a good way to experience nature, self-health, and individuality. Yosemite hotels, camping, lodges, cabins, and tents, offer you unique options to
realize the beauty of Yosemite on your own terms. CA Yosemite is a”
treasure house of nature’s superlatives.” It is a refuge for those
seeking an adventure travel vacation. Yosemite is famous for its
2,424foot waterfall which was called, “the place of the gapping
mouth.” 15 miles south of Yosemite is Mariposa where the soaring
Sequoias reign. When John Muir visited Yosemite he wrote:” Let the
power of Nature reshape us as it reshapes the rocks. Baptize us in the beauty of the mountains. It is by far the grandest of all the temples of
Nature I have ever been able to enter.”
Activities: in Yosemite are about immersing yourself in the wonders ” that the heavenly spirit breathed.”
Hiking, biking, Guided bus tour, Fun with Kids, Golfing, Evening Programs, Nature & History, & Winter Activities,
Lodging Yosemite:
- Yosemite Hotels:
- Ahwahnee Hotel Yosemite – is a luxury hotel in the heart of the Park and has a AAA Four Diamond rating. It is made more impressive because it is surrounded by Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, and Glacier Point. The Ahwahnee features fine dining elegance, and world-class amenities. It is an adventure destination for royalty and celebrities.
- Wawona Hotel Yosemite – is a National Historic Landmark located on a green meadow next to rushing streams. Its Victorian style lodge, Audbon Certified Sanctuary, and Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias provides tranquility, relaxation, and charm for family vacations any time of year.
- Yosemite Lodge at the Falls – located at the bottom of Yosemite Falls. Has a design of wood and glass that is in harmony with its surroundings, trees, and wildflowers. It is a great place to relax at the end of the day. It offers dinner in the Mountain Room with steaks, fresh seafood, and tasty pastas. Afterward, you can relax in the Mountain Room Lounge.
- Curry Village offers standard motel rooms, cabins, and canvas tents for a unique lodging experience. There is a grocery store and outdoor shop located onsite.
- Tulumne Meadows Lodge – offers canvas tent cabins which are excellent base camps for almost any High Sierra excursions.
- Yosemite Park Camping: - offers 13 campgrounds with great settings, views, and space to relax. There are four types of campgrounds as follows:
- Canvas Tent Cabins – already set up.
- Traditional Tent Camps – Are for the traditional way of setting up your own tent, cook over a fire, and sleep beneath the stars. This is referred to as the “ultimate National Park experience.”
- High Sierra Camps – help you do backpacking. Just bring your essentials and backpack and let the Park do the cooking and furnish a tent cabin. Learn to backpack as a group or custom trip. See large variety of Group Hikes.
- RV Yosemite Camping – Yosemite has 10 campgrounds that accommodate RV’s and Trailers but no hook ups. However, there are dump stations in various places. They are: Upper Pines Campground (all year), Wawona Campground( summer only), and Tuolumne Campground (summer only). Visit the NPS site for more information. You can’t park your RV or Trailer in a parking lot or along the road. Call ahead to see that your RV or Trailer length can fit the campground you chose because some campgrounds have limited turning radiuses.
MONTANA
Glacier Wilderness Guides: Links of Interest
Guides to Hiking, Fishing, Rafting, Chalets, Lodging in and around Glacier National Park, Montana.
Rest, Relaxation, Romance and Adventure at Paradise Ridge – Deer Lodge & Paradise Ridge
Enjoy adventure vacations, a spa, retreat, hike, or wilderness activities, skiing, & snowboarding with Luxury Mountain Accommodations at Mount Washington Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. Rest, Relaxation, Romance, and Adventure at Paradise Ridge.
ECOADVENTURES
CARIBBEAN ADVENTURES
Costa Rica Vacations
Costa Rica is a great place for adventure vacations because it contains twelve life zones and four mountain ranges in a territory that is about 200 times smaller than Canada.
Embrace all the opportunities and take away an enhanced sense of self.
Nothing makes adventure more memorable than when every detail is cared for.
Turks and Caicos Meridian Club Caribbean Island Resort
For unparalleled adventure vacations, find your own private island hideaway resort with two miles of white- sand beach. Located in the Turks and Caicos Islands, this Caribbean destination offers retreat vacations.
Chose to relax in one of just 12 spacious beachfront guestrooms, the secluded Sand Dollar cottage, or an intimate collection of private cottages
Enjoy a romantic escape or family adventure or fun in the sun and sea, in an alluring tropical setting with barefoot informality of a small, unspoiled and sun-drenched retreat. This club resort appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Town and Country Travel.
INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURES, TRAVEL, & TOUR PACKAGES
Adventure Travel and Tour Packages │ Guided Tours with Outdoor Adventure, Ecotourism, Wilderness and many with All-Inclusive Travel Package.
Travel, tour packages, and adventure vacations are available from Outfitters and Guides with outdoor, ecotourism, & wilderness (many with All-Inclusive Travel Package). Busy outdoor and wilderness nature lovers can select from a wide variety of travel ( in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Italy, Australia, and other): from soft adventure to extreme adventure.
Choose from family adventure travel package, mountain biking, camping, hiking, backpacking, sailing, fishing, resorts and lodges, kayaking, wilderness adventure, and more.
Outfitters And Guides offers vacation packages,featuring wilderness adventures, travel bargains, and last minute travel.
For a list of nature lover lodges, ranches, inns, bed and breakfast, and hotels to stay on the way to or on the way back from an adventure vacation or tour, or for a wilderness atmospheric getaway with good food and great wine see their
list of accommodations.
Overseas Adventure Travel Off the Beaten Path │ Solo Men or Women Travel
Find overseas adventure travel in solo-friendly trips with unique social and cultural activities. Enjoy adventure vacations and meet friends with the same interest OAT will help you find a same gender roommate. With their Roommate Matching Service. OAT provides English speaking Expert Trip Leaders who are residents and “insiders” of the adventure destination you visit. They oversee the logistics and provide enrichment of your itinerary and trip. Learn and experience more social and cultural activities in a short time. On the road less traveled.
Overseas Adventure Travel has received the following travel awards:
- Traveler Gold Award - 2009
- Travel and Leisure – World’s Best Award for Ultimate in Travel 2008
WOMEN'S ADVENTURES
Women’s Outdoor Travel, Adventure, and Retreats for the Body, Mind, & Spirit
Discover women’s outdoor adventure travel, adventure vacations, and retreats for the body, mind, and spirit. Experience retreats by Women’s Quest at beautiful and unique resorts and spas in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Italy, Vermont, and Costa Rica. Enjoy non-competitive activities which are suited for women of regardless of age, walk of life, or athletic ability.
Join other women for all-inclusive adventure, accompanied by experts who care. Reinspire your passions and add balance and meaning to your life with select accommodations, inspiratonal talks, all-female staff of expert instructors, and delicious, healthy meals. Women’s Quest has received media coverage from the following magazines and newspapers:
Adventure Vacation for Women , Women’s Active Tours, Women Backpack Trips
Call of the Wild adventure vacations for women since 1978, the longest-running women’s adventure travel company in the world. Discover women-only trips featuring active vacations with soft beds, hot showers and great food to challenging or beginner backpacking in the wilderness. They offer trips for women of all ages.
Fun & Unusual Adventure Vacation for Women Only │Women’s World Travel
Adventure Women has made it possible for women to vacation with other women only and have fun and unusual adventure vacations and be part of world travel. It was a pioneer in women’s trips to exotic destinations and today it features carefully designed and researched domestic and International vacations for women only that provide safety, luxury, comfort, and adventure.
Adventure vacations are a good way to meet new friends, learn new skills, develop a new sense of productiveness, and venture out in the world on your own without the daily restraints of work, family, or friends. These vacations are for active participants (not passive observers), who are self-sufficient, and confident about the way they look and feel. The goal is to have fun so bring a sense of humor.
Most customers do and 70% sign up again.
Adventure Women has been highlighted in many newspapers, TV shows, travel magazines, women’s publications, and travel book since 1982, such as:
- The New York Times: Practical Traveler Dec. 2, 2007 – Article “One is no longer the loneliest number”
- NBC’s TODAY SHOW Oct. 2007 – AdventureWomen’s “Montana Downhill Ski Clinic” – “Singles getaways: Best places to travel solo.”
- Ellen Degeneres Show and AOL Oct 2007 – Article “Great Girlfriends’ Getaways, Adventure Women’s “Montana Downhill Ski Clinic.”
- Forbes Traveler Online Sept. 2007 - AdventureWomen are interviewed for story “Top Adventures for Alpha Females.”
- Women’s Day Magazine May 2007 - Article “Where the Girls Are: Unusual ideas for women-only vacations,” by AdventureWomen Paula Spencer and Susan Eckert.
- Discovery Travel Channel April 2007 – Adventure Women’s ”Yunnan, China and Tibet trip is featured in an online article, “Go Now! 5 Endangered Journeys.” It states, “Check out AdventureWomen’s women-only journey from Yunnan’s UNESCO-protected city of Lijiang (where the indigenous Naxi people are ruled by women!) to Tibet, with its own threatened culture hanging precariously in the balance.”
AdventureWomen Book Mentions: include
50 Best Girlfriend Getaways by Marybeth Bond, Adventures in Good Company by Thalia Zepatos, Equal Play by Peggy O’Neil, EVEolution by Faith Popcorn, Solo Traveler, Tales and Tips for Great Trips by Lea Lane, Traveling Solo by Eleanor Berman. – and several more.
AdventureWomen Magazine and Newsprint include:
Arizona Republic, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, British Vogue Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Cincinnati Inquirer, Cosmopolitan Magazine Denver Post, Des Moines Register Harper’s Bazaar, Houston Chronicle, Living Fit Magazine, Martha Stewart Living Magazine, McCall’s Magazine, Parade Magazine, Runner’s World Magazine, Shape Magazine, The New York Times, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun Washington Post, Women’s Day Magazine, Working Woman Magazine, and many more.
ASIAN ADVENTURES
CHINA
Adventure Vacation China – China Adventure Tours & Outdoor recreation
China is a great country for adventure vacations and adventure travel. It’s rich diversity can suit all tastes. From the towering mountains, deserts, wild rivers there are countless places that will satisfy your curiosity and make your life-long wishes come true.
THAILAND
Guide to Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand trekking, sight seeing, guests houses, resorts, spas, nightlife, & shopping
Guide to Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand adventure vacations, trekking, sight seeing, guests houses, resorts, spas, nightlife, & shopping.
LAOS and VIETNAM
Bicycling and Treks in Laos
Find adventure vacations, bicycling and treks in Laos and Vietnam.
For Laos, Mekongand Explorer, Plain of Jars – there is no better way to visit the hill tribe villages; caving, kayaking, bicycling.
KYRGYSTAN
Trekking, hiking, climbing, rafting expedition, ski and horseback tours of Kyrgyzstan mountains
Kyrgystan Mountains offer adventure vacations, trekking, hiking, climbing, rafting expedition, ski and horseback tours. Sense the energy of the Kyrgystan Mountains.
VIETNAM
Vietnam Tours, Tour Packages in Vietnam Holiday, Holiday Tours to Vietnam Tour Vaca…
Enjoy a combination of Vietnam adventure vacations, culture, and breathtaking Vietnam beauty treks, Vietnam paradise beaches with recommended resorts and hotels, day trips, or Vietnam special interest. Kayak in Ha Long Bay, trek Mt. Fansipan, beach break in the North, Mountain bike in Mai Chau, or visit Vietnam’s national parks.
EUROPEAN ADVENTURES
VALENCIA, SPAIN
Valencia Tourist Travel Guide
Discover the magic of Valencia City Spain and enjoy the miles of white sandy beaches and vast orange groves of this area. Photographic tours and all the essential information for a city break.
NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURES & LUXURY HIDEAWAYS
Luxury Adventures & New Zealand Holidays
Luxury Adventures offers a range of exclusive luxury vacations, honeymoon & romantic getaways, and family adventure vacations. See “off beaten track locations,” wilderness, fjords, to the latest luxury accommodations and unique experiences that capture the imagination.
LUXURY YACHT CHARTERS
CHARTER SAILING VACATIONS
Find adventure vacations with Yacht charters sailing vacations. Bareboat, flotilla holidays, luxury crewed boats, RYA approved sailing schools, used boats for sale, and sailing cruises. Charter agencies yachts’ info and charter price, and an extensive Greek Islands’ port directory.
St John US Virgin Islands rentals, USVI Weddings, sailing and fishing charters, USVI Rental Homes
Discover St John US Virgin Island adventure vacations information, St John USVI house rentals. Stjohnlinks.Com offers Caribbean vacation accommodations, weddings, getting married, & charters.
LUXURY VILLAS & PRIVATE ISLAND ADVENTURES
Unusual Luxury Hideaways, Vacation Villas,& Private Island Rentals
View unusual luxury hideaways, luxury villa rentals, and private island rentals. These adventure vacations were highlighted in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. See secluded vacation rentals of the Caribbean, Europe, USA, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, and more.
MEXICO TROPICAL WATER ADVENTURES
Sailing Adventures In Tropical, Ideal Waters
Enjoy Mexico adventure vacations and pleasure of sailing a day or night cruise. Live the dream. Escape the maddening crowds. Enjoy the magic of sailing combined with great service.
Night Sailing –Lobster Dinner
Sail under the stars on a beautiful lagoon and dine on a gourmet feast in Mexico .
Saltwater Game Fishing – Offshore
Mexico Deep Sea Fishing Charters are
the best way to reach fishing paradise.
They are experienced in the when and where spectacular game fish are biting. They know the best fishing techniques and furnish the right gear for catching inspiring fish. They know how to interpret the ocean currents and judge the natural indicators.
They know how to maximize your deep sea fishing trip.
Enjoy fishing for big game fish on an air conditioned yatch (34ft) complete with fishing crew, fishing gear, fishing license, beer and soda.
Enjoy the quest for barracuda, marlin, sailfish, tuna, amberjack, red snapper, wahoo, or more,
where the fish are plentiful but people are pleasantly absent.
Share this exciting adventure with up to five other friends for the same price.
Scuba Diving - Underwater Adventure
There is a peace and quietness about scuba diving in Mexico which is occasionally broken by the appearance of unexpected guests, but the serene beauty of fishes, corals, and sands make this one of the most fascinating adventures.
Scuba diving lets you enjoy romantic resort settings and inspiring scenery above and below the sea.
One of the most ideal places to practice scuba diving is off the coast of Mexico’s beautiful resort cities such as Cozymel, Puerto Vallarta, or Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula.
All have splendid weather and house a great variety of marine life, and beautiful beaches. Here you can participate in beginner’s or certified diving.
Cancun and Yucatan Peninsula Scuba Diving
Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula offers an amazing experience for scuba diving with ten different coral reefs.
Costa Rica Scuba Diving
For Costa Rica adventure vacations, The Gulf of Papagayo is widely recognized as the premiere scuba diving destination in Costa Rica. This area offers a variety of diving adventures for all levels of scuba diving. It has over 40 dive sites, schools of tropical fish, manta rays, whales, and dolphins.
Snorkeling Adventures
For Mexico adventure, snorkeling is the most inexpensive ways to participate in underwater adventure. All that is required is a mask, fins, and snorkel.
Snorkeling equipment lets you interact with tropical fish on the surface or underwater or drift over pristine sites. Snorkeling can be enriched by combining it with exploring for underwater treasures, underwater photography, swimming with dolphins, or reef fish.
Turn diving into a journey of the mind and spirit.
Cozumel “Aquaworld” with transportation
Riviera Maya Aquatic Expedition with transportation
Cancun Dolphin and Sea Lion combo
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