Oh, any travel that’s “physically, culturally or environmentally involving.”
OK.
“In the last two or three years there’s been a major transformation from a small [adventure travel] niche market to one that’s growing,” said Trevor Saxty, president of Adventure Center, an international company offering adventure travel packages.
According to Saxty, global travel has always been more affordable than people perceived it to be, but prices have come down a little in the last few years, and the trips themselves are tailored more to the average worker with a familiy and limited vacation time.
“More travelers are getting sophisticated about what they can do around the world,” he said. “It used to be seen as elitist to go to Morocco, but now it’s one of the best deals in terms of adventure experience for the money. There’s just such a hunger for more experimental vacations, and [people’s] time is limited, so [a trip] has to be a good quality vacation with active alternatives.”
More exploring far from the tourist-filled crowds – CNN.com
Even the most expensive of the adventure travel glossy brochures have offerings down as low as US$40 / day. My price range.
(via The Adventure Blog)
Rick McCharles 