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10 Reasons Why Adventure Travel Is Good for You

While there are several physical health benefits to adventure travel, the advantages for your mental wellness are just as impressive. Too, adventure travel can enlighten your soul and even help save the world. Can you think of anything else that can do all that?

1) When you get dirty, you improve your physical health. Scientists have recently reported that our modern obsession with cleanliness might be leading to a rise in allergies, asthma and inflammatory bowel disease. Getting dirty could just be the best path to developing a strong immune system. Going on adventures means getting dirty—and healthier.

2) Outdoor activities can prevent (or treat) a wide range of…

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 10 Reasons Why Adventure Travel Is Good for You

As Mark Twain once wrote, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Here’s to your adventures, in whatever corner of the world you find them,

Backroads

Unfolding seamlessly: unbeatable blends of biking and walking with other fun-filled activities such as kayaking, rafting, snorkeling, surfing, camel riding and more. While we handle all the logistics and the equipment, you'll have plenty of time to explore and experience a destination most fully.

Escape Adventures

Our multi-sport trips offer a variety of exciting activities, such as rafting, biking, kayaking, hiking and rock climbing, to the active vacationer. Multi-sport touring is good for people who like to sample a bit of everything each area has to offer. Just about anyone who has a taste for the outdoors and is inclined to try different activities will enjoy our vacations.

Freewheeling Adventures

Freewheeling multisport trips usually include cycling as one of the main modes of transport. Many include a day or two of hiking (Newfoundland's Viking Trail, for example, includes hikes you simply shouldn't miss!). Some include a balance of cycling, sea-kayaking, and hiking. The activities always contribute to a thoroughly active experience, based on the best the area has to offer.

Gordon's Guide

The goal at Gordon's Travel Guide is to make it quick and easy for active travelers and trade professionals worldwide to research, plan and experience adventure travel and active vacations. Gordon's Travel Guide is a leader dedicated to promoting adventure and active travel, and the companies providing these services.

OARS

We've got something for everyone on our O.A.R.S. multi-sport adventure vacations and you can do it all!. Combine rafting with sea-kayaking and hiking or other fun-filled activities like fishing and horseback-riding on these action-oriented adventure vacations.

REI Adventures

Variety reigns on our multisport trips. You could be hiking, biking, kayaking or rafting in any combination on these high-action adventures! Throw into the mix an exotic locale, fascinating culture and friendly locals, and you have the makings of a fantastic vacation.

ROW Adventures

This trip category covers all adventures that combine multiple activities. Destinations from Idaho wilderness to the Galapagos. We are proud that Travel + Leisure Magazine readers made us the 2012 World's Best Tour Operator.

Trek Travel

Our vacations combine the virtues of traveling by bike with the art of living well. Experience exclusive accommodations, savory meals, cultural immersions, experienced guides whose knowledge, service, and fun and flexible attitude leave you wanting for not, and of course, the smoothest ride on a Trek bike.

Adventures Cross-Country

Adventures Cross-Country, the world leader in teen travel, combines leadership and adventure activities with a variety of fun and educational activities including community service work, cultural immersion, language immersion, marine biology camp, outdoor adventures, and many other teen trips. These aren''t your typical summer camps for teens!

Adventures in Belize

Adventures in Belize has created a couple of unique vacation packages featuring various combinations of activities in Belize. These vacation packages can include activities like scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, hiking and more to create one well-rounded leisure adventure.

Alaska Outdoors

Our camping and multi sport tours have been designed to highlight Alaska's intact ecosystems, abundant wildlife and adventurous day tours located near and within national parks and protected areas. We camp at least two nights at most locations, with occasional hotel or cabins thrown in, allowing us time to get to know these areas and to participate in a variety of different sightseeing and adventure tours.

Austin Adventures

Austin-Lehman offers multisport vacation packages that combine the best adventure activities into one amazing adventure vacation. Why settle for just one activity when you can do multiple activities on one epic adventure. How do we do it? Austin-Lehman provides all the equpiment, expert guides, routes, trails and motiviation to get you out there! All you need to do it show up! Imagine a bike ride through the Canadian Rockies, hiking Sentinel Pass, and trekking on the Athabasca Glacier all on the same trip! We have the tools to build your next multisport adventure!

Black Sheep Adventures

Want an unforgettable outdoor adventure tour? We offer you exceptional guided adventure travel experiences. Choose a bike tour or a multisport adventure vacation with a range of activities including biking, hiking, kayaking, rafting, scuba diving, and snorkeling - whatever makes sense for the region you want to explore.

Class VI

Enjoy the best in outdoor adventure vacations, dining, entertainment and lodging including whitewater rafting, zip line tours, rock climbing, horseback riding & more at our premier adventure resort on the rim of the New River Gorge.

Fresh Tracks Canada

Canada is an adventure lover's paradise. It's a place where you can sail and ski in the same day, hike through alpine meadows and canoe on emerald colored lakes amid the Rocky Mountains. From extreme to moderate, we can create an adventure package that fits any lifestyle.

Island Expeditions

Outfitting stimulating and challenging trips to the wild and wonderful places in Belize & the Yucatan since 1987, Island Expeditions Co. leads the way in Adventure Travel with over a dozen combinations of tried and true multi-sport and natural history itineraries to choose from.

Sea to Sky Expeditions

A wilderness adventure offers many rewards. It is an opportunity to get away from routine, be awed by incredible scenery, learn about the natural and cultural history of an area, meet new people, and maybe find out something new about yourself.

SeaKunga

SeaKunga Adventure Tours have been rated in numerous adventure & travel publications. We are proud of the reputation we have earned. Looking for a high-quality adventure, kayaking, sailing, or multi-sport tour? Surf the rest of our website, &get a feel for what Belize, Cuba and Panama have to offer.

Slickrock

From our simple beginnings kayaking and camping along the Belize Barrier Reef, Slickrock Adventures has grown into a leader in adventure sport ecotourism. We pioneered the concept of using a multi-sport format to explore the most exciting destinations in Belize, resulting in the most distinctive active tours available

Trusted Adventures

Our Adventure Travel members are ranked by National Geographic among the "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" and many of our adventure vacations have been awarded "Tours of a Lifetime.