This document outlines the top 5 adventure travel trips. It discusses how adventure travel is one of the fastest growing forms of travel and lists popular trips like expeditions in places like the Galapagos and safaris. It then discusses customers wanting unique experiences when traveling. The top 5 trips listed are snorkeling among sunken ships in Curacao, hiking across a glacier in Iceland, surfing down an active volcano in Nicaragua, shark cage diving in South Africa, and interacting with gorillas in Rwanda.

1. Top 5 Adventure Travel
Trips
Presentation by Rudy Trebels

2. Adventure Travel
• Such as, hiking, kayaking, zip-
lining or skiing, is one of the
fastest growing forms of travel
worldwide and particularly
important with emerging
outbound markets.
• Some popular trips seen are
expedition yachting in
destinations such as the
Galapagos, Alaska, and
Australia, and safaris in South
Africa, East Africa, and
Australia.

3. A New Experience
Customers want to do something
different and have more unique
experiences when they travel. They
want up-close and personal
experiences, whether that is
through food, culture, activities, or
all of the above.

4. Top 5 Trips for Adventure Travel
Let’s look at some experiences around the world that just
about anyone can do to get their feet wet when it comes to
adventure travel.

5. #5 - Snorkel or dive through
sunken ships in Curacao
Known for waters the same
shade of blue as the
popular liqueur named after
them, Blue Curacao, this
tiny Caribbean island is full
of hidden surprises. Take
the sunken tugboat snorkel
and dive site for example.
Even though it’s less than
20 feet underwater, you
have no idea it’s there until
you stick your head below
the surface.

6. #4 - Hike across a
glacier in Iceland
Hike the frozen glacial tongue called
Sólheimajökull, part of the Myrdalsjokull ice
cap and the fourth largest glacier in the
country or opt for Snæfellsjökull glacier, the
glacier that Jules Verne’s novel Journey to
the Center of the Earth made famous. Tour
guides will provide all the specialized hiking
and ice climbing gear you need, you just
need to be prepared for a day of hiking in
bone-chilling temperatures and ready to
take in otherworldly views.

7. #3 - Surf down a
volcano in Nicaragua
Just outside of the city of
Leon the active volcano
Cerro Negro awaits you.
Travelers hike up the side
of the volcano with their
wooden surfboard/sled in
tow until they reach the
“drop zone.” From there
you’ll sit down on your
sled (or stand if you prefer)
and off you go down the
side of an active volcano.

8. #2 - Shark cage dive in
South Africa
Cape Town’s waters are some of
the most shark infested in the
world, so why not go cage diving
in them? Tours will take you off the
coast and drop you down into a
metal cage attached to the side of
their boat. They’ll throw in the
chum and the rest you’ll remember
for a lifetime.

9. #1 - Hang out with the
gorillas in Rwanda
Join a primate safari and track gorillas
through the jungles of Rwanda with the
ultimate reward of coming face to face
with these elegant creatures. Plenty of
tour groups are offering this experience,
where you’ll not only observe them in
their natural habitat, you’ll also get
close enough to take a selfie with them.

10. Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/
breannawilson/2015/12/01/7-trips-to-ease-you-
into-adventure-travel/

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