I Have Always Been Intrigued By Adventure Tourism

I have never been one to go on vacation and just lounge around. I have always preferred to be out and about — doing things I would not normally get to do at home. One thing that has always interested me is adventure tourism, and while I think I might want to give it a shot one day, I am not sure it is something I would want to do every time I take a trip.

Adventure tourism packages can range from location to location, but most often, I will see them to countries in Africa, Asia or South America. They are typically to places that are not considered as  “developed,” and hence add to the intrigue and adventure. One that I saw that I particularly wanted to try was an African safari where I would get the opportunity to see animals up close that I normally would only see in the zoo or on the National Geographic Channel.

It was through Zambia and relatively safe — as safe as a safari can be, anyway. I saw some footage of one of the tours and it looked like a lot of fun. I was not sure if I wanted to take my children on such a trip, but I figured it would be a great opportunity for me to discover a part of the world with which I was not very familiar.

I saw another brochure for adventure tourism for the Yukon Territory. I found this simply fascinating, because again, it was a part of the world with which I was not very familiar and I would have to survive in conditions that most people besides Inuits rarely ever encounter. I spoke to a friend of mine who participated in a trip to the Yukon Territory, and he said it was not for the faint of heart.

There was also the advertisement for adventure tourism in the Australian Outback. I know that most of this area is uninhabitable, and I used to love to watch Steve Erwin hunt crocodiles and snakes in the region. He just made it look like it was so much fun that one almost forgot how dangerous it actually was.

Adventure tourism is not for everybody, and I have not taken advantage of such a package yet. I see them all of the time and I know that eventually the temptation will be too great to resist. I can imagine one of two things happening if I do ever make the jump. Either I realize that I am not cut out for it and never go on such a vacation again, or I become completely hooked, and never go on a different kind of vacation.