Adventure travel is growing in popularity and caters to all ages. Once you are physically fit and want new experiences, you will enjoy an adventure vacation.
For the mildly adventurous, you can, for example, adopt a satellite tracked turtle and monitor your turtle’s movements through a neat website provided by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation.
Or you can spend a few days at an eco-lodge in Dominica within the mountainous rain forests of beautiful untouched land and sparkling waterfalls.
If you enjoy learning about eco-tourism, you can hook-up with a group of volunteers who promote eco-tourism in the Bahamas. They invite travelers into their home and teach them about the culture and ecosystem of the Bahamas.
Similarly, you could spend your vacation learning about Caribbean history and visiting ancient ruins. Walking freely among the ruins you can touch the ritual altars.
For the most daring vacationers, adventure widens your perspective on life. Adventure travel includes biking through rain forests (among panthers, parrots, and monkeys), tubing through cave rivers, hiking the coastline of beautiful untouched Grenada (just smell the pure and clean air), and scuba diving in Puerto Rico.
Other adventure opportunities include escaping into the mountains in Puerto Rico and visiting small hill towns that have preserved for many years, or riding through banana plantations in St. Lucia. In addition, guided tours are an excellent source for eco-tourism travels.
In Belize take a small boat down the River Belize and pass exotic birds, crocodiles, monkeys, bats, sea cows, and learn about the ancient Mayan traditions. More eco-tourism adventures include horseback riding through the countryside or rain forests, whale or turtle watching, deep-sea fishing, or parasailing.
Here are 7 activities you can do during an adventure travel vacation. While the list is not exhausted, it is a good starting point:
- Birdwatching
- Diving
- Eco-tours
- Hiking
- Horse riding
- Mountain trekking
- Whale watching
