There's a travel adventure waiting for you!
Clockwise from top-left corner: You can take a boat trip to Antarctica. The "lost city" of Macchu Picchu awaits you, perched on the slope of the Vicanota mountain range in Peru. You can enjoy Mount Kilamanjaro and exotic animals from the window of your nearby car. The Temple of Dawn in Thailand is something to see.
day, what image springs to your mind? The words “adventure travel” seem to mean something differ- ent to everybody. Do you immediately conjure up images of young people bungee jumping off a plat- form many metres above a canyon? Perhaps camping while hiking the Inca Trail in Peru? Do you also think of spending time with a lo- cal family, immersed in the culture of the country? Or an expedition cruise to Antarctica? One of my definitions is this: “Adven- ture travel is a journey that takes you to a destination where each of your senses is awakened and your soul is filled with the wonder!”
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Linda L. Loewen Travel
Decades ago adventure travel meant heading off into the wide world with only a knapsack on your back. It was enjoyed most- ly (but not exclusively) by the young people of the world. Students took a year break before entering university to wander out in all directions, some travel- ing independently and others enjoying a Contiki tour, specifically catering to the 18- to 35-year-old crowd. Fast forward to 2013,
you will find the faces on adventure tours have changed considerably. The age of the adventure traveler is as varied as the itineraries. You will see both the young and the young at heart enjoying the natural beauty surrounding us. Adventure travel is not necessarily syn-
onymous with physical ability. Certainly climbing Mount Kilimanjaro would re- quire a high level of fitness, but enjoy- ing a game drive though a national park in Tanzania to see the animal migration is possible for most people. Similarly, while hiking the Inca Trail, and seeing the sun rise on Macchu Picchu is a phys- ically demanding trek, a train trip from Cuzco makes it possible for anyone to see these ancient ruins. There are many options, to accommodate travelers with a wide range of physical abilities. Collette Vacations is now offering small group tours with inclusions that cater to the growing number of adven- ture travelers who wish to be immersed in the culture of a country. G Adven- tures has joined with Discovery Chan- nel to offer this type of touring option. Many other adventure tour operators are offering more cultural experiences on each of their itineraries. For exam- ple, while traveling through Thailand,
one of the highlights is a cooking class in traditional Thai cuisine. Learning Chi- nese calligraphy and painting under the watchful eye of a local expert is included in a tour of China and Tibet. While on the Egyptian Archeaological Adventure, you will have the opportunity to share a meal with a traditional Nubian family. What sort of experience would you like to participate in? From the hiking trails of the Rocky Mountains to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, and from the frozen land of Antarctica to the jungles of the Ama- zon, I am sure there is an adventure waiting for you. All these tours can be purchased through travel agents in this city. Each of these travel adventures is an opportunity to learn a bit more about the people and places of this planet that we share.
Linda L. Loewen is leisure travel man- ager with Uniglobe4 Geo Travel in Win- nipeg.
MAY 2013
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