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Adventure Travel

What better way to add a serious helping of adventure to your life than by going abroad? Sure, you can find adventure at home, but the best adventure tours will exist far outside your comfort zone. Surfing at Bondi Beach? Ziplining through the rainforest canopy in Costa Rica? Hiking to Everest Base Camp? The ideal adventure will leave you smarter, more fulfilled, more worldly, and (of course) wanting more. Here’s everything you need to know to have the adventure of a lifetime abroad!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Adventure travel is meaningful travel that gets you out into the world to have active, hands-on experiences. Popular types of adventure travel include scuba diving, hiking, eco tours, and white water rafting.

This depends on your goals and preferences. However, some of the most iconic adventure trips include trekking in New Zealand, surfing in Australia, cooking classes in Italy, and going on safari in South Africa.

To go on an adventure trip, you need to think about where you want to go, what you want to do, and what your budget is. Once you've set some goals for yourself, it'll be easier to find and apply to adventure travel programs.

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Some of the best weeks of my life

May 21, 2025by: Max Wenham - EnglandProgram: South America Explorer with Gapforce
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This was my first travel experience and it was great. Starting in Cusco was a great place to meet everyone and the city is amazing. The Salkantay trek was some of the best days of my life with Machu Picchu capping it off. So the whole trip with Quilatoa,the activities in Baños, the wildlife volunteering and the otovalo market it’s overall a great trip. I would also say though if you are going bring a bit of soap unless you’re ok with 3in1 :) and pack a bit of variety in your clothing as you will be trekking but there are opportunities to go out at night with the others on the trip.

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