The Big Book Of Adventure Travel (3rd Edition)

The Story

Over 400 wild and wonderful adventure trips take travelers around the globe on everything from a bicycle to a kayak-- Each year 4 million Americans engage in some form of adventure travel-- This edition covers 156 new trips not listed in previous editionsAdventure travel is one of the fastest-growing areas in the travel industry, affording unique opportunities to safari through the African bush, scuba dive shipwrecks in the Caribbean, dog sled with Inuit hunters, or river raft the Bio-Bio in Chile. The Big Book of Adventure Travel is a complete sourcebook of wide-ranging options, featuring full details on more than 400 great escapes offered by licensed tour operators around the globe.This revision includes 156 new excursions, an improved design that lets readers easily reference details such as operators, prices, trip dates, and two categories new to this edition: trip lengths and accommodations. In-depth profiles that enable readers to learn about the company and the people who will be guiding their trip have been updated with new listings. As a bonus, the book includes discount coupons to save travelers hundreds of dollars when they use them toward one of these trips.'The Big Book of Adventure Travel is a handy planner for the veteran rover or the newcomer testing the waters of adventure travel'. -- San Francisco Examiner