Eight of the most classic adventure resorts
For those extreme challengers who are full of passion, the following options may not be the best, but in the eyes of most people, the classic adventure place is still the most attractive. Mysterious ancient civilizations, vast African grasslands and waterfalls let us conquer these primitive and secret places with the spirit of pursuing freedom.
Ruger National Park is one of the earliest wildlife reserves in Africa, with a total area of about 5 million acres. Almost every major animal in Africa thrives here, including 1,5 lions and 8, elephants. Explore Company (exploreafrica.net) has started adventure tourism business in Kruger National Park for 15 years. They put tourists in wild camps, and the tour process depends on the choice of tourists. Tour guides can take you into the kingdom of wild animals at dawn and dusk, because these two periods are the best time to watch wild animals prey. Visitors can choose to take an open-top Land Rover or walk, and they can have closer contact when they encounter wild animals.
Every year in July and August, weeds are relatively low, and you can see the five stars of African grasslands: cheetah, lion, buffalo, African elephant and rhinoceros. The best option for tourists is a two-week travel expedition, which costs about $6, and lasts for two weeks, including round-trip flights, meals and luxury accommodation. The sites mainly include Kruger National Park and a smaller park in South Africa, such as Madikwe Mountain, which is famous for its rare wild dogs and boulders, and Okavango Delta in Botswana. This is a huge maze of dry rivers in the vast Kalahari desert, covering an area of 6, square miles. Visitors can only go by plane or boat, and the best place to see Okavango is Stanley Camp, which overlooks the Boro River from these eight camps, which is the most densely populated place of wildlife in the Delta. In the Mokoro (a canoe with a shallow draft), the tour guide slides the paddles, leading tourists to quietly approach elephants, black rhinoceroses and buffaloes, and if they are lucky, they can see more lions.
Australia: Diving in the Great Barrier Reef Usually, tourists come to the Great Barrier Reef and go straight to Cairns, but there are more people here than occasional wild animals, so the more remote island of Wilson is a better place to go. In fact, it is also a part of the Great Barrier Reef, 48 miles from the coast, and tourists can only go by boat. Wilson Island is covered with white beaches, and there are six permanent luxury seascape tents. The total fee for 5 nights starts from $1,428. Wilson Island is a coral reef. Visitors wearing snorkels can see corals and fish just by walking a few steps from the shore to the sea and then diving into the water. Visitors can also rent diving equipment from nearby Heron, and the half-day fee is $32.
Although the staff on the island will lead tourists sightseeing or strolling on the Great Barrier Reef, it is obviously more interesting to enjoy the exotic wildlife. Green long-headed turtles that have just broken their shells will haunt their nests, while rock herons are building nests. Every July, humpback whales migrate here from the south with their children. If they come in August, they can also see the spectacular sight of jumping out of the water. Of course, no matter what season, you can sit in the naturally formed flint chair on the east coast of the island, have a steaming cup of coffee and watch the sunrise. There is nothing more pleasant than this.
Cambodia: The Hindu temple exploring Angkor Wat covers an area of 2 acres. It is a historical site made of limestone. It has long been famous in the field of archaeology, including more than 1 ancient Khmer buildings dating back to the 13th century, which are scattered in the dense forests of northwest Cambodia. If we only use Angkor Wat as a transit point for our trip to Thailand or Vietnam, we will definitely miss its undeveloped side. So it's best to stay here for a week. October and November are the most suitable time when the local humidity is low. Before dawn, the stone corridor in Angkor Wat is quite quiet, so you can enjoy the exquisite ancient carvings alone before the sun starts to burn the granite walls, and there are no noisy vendors to distract you.
You can hire a tour guide from Angkor Tour Guides Association (Angkorguide.org) by paying $25 a day. This organization has a strict tour guide license system, so the tour guide will give satisfactory answers to questions about Cambodian culture and Khmer Empire. In addition to Angkor Wat, there are some must-see tourist attractions in the local area, such as Bayon Temple, where there are some stone pillars, and the faces carved on them are quiet, grotesque and lifelike, as well as Tapohm Temple, a temple hidden in the dense forest, which became famous because Tomb Raider was filmed here.
Zimbabwe: drifting on the Zambezi River In the past ten years, famous rapids explorers have exhausted their adrenal hormones in the Zambezi River in Africa. Zambezi River is a world-famous rapids, known as the best drifting place in the world. To the east of the 3-foot-high water curtain of Victoria Falls, the brown Zambezi River winds its way through Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and passes through the Batoka Canyon, where 42 huge rapids and rapids are formed. Visitors looking for excitement here can indulge their addiction on the V+ level rapids boiling like boiling water, such as "the stairs to heaven" and "the man who drives the devil", or they can explore in caves like Tube, which bypasses the No.2 rapids. But it's not just the current itself that should be paid attention to. After all, this is southern Africa. These rivers are not only the holy places for drifting, but also the homes of crocodiles, hippos, monitor lizards and osprey. As long as you walk a distance on the shore, you may face lions, baboons, zebras and elephants taking a bath.
Global Descents (globalDescents. com) offers a 1-day drifting adventure tour. Visitors can go deep into the Batoca Gorge and experience all the wildness of the Zambezi River-rapids and wild animals. They can also wear a wide-brimmed sun hat suitable for evening wear and enjoy the beach by the river at night. Advanced jet enthusiasts who like independence can camp in Livingstone, Zambia, and choose Kayak seven-day boat tour provided by Zambezi(Thezambezi.com), which costs $1,36, including going back and forth to the most popular caves in the river every day.
Baja, Mexico: Surfing Scorpion Bay In the 194s, the first surfers from California crossed the Mexican border in search of inaccessible surfing spots. Since then, Baja surfing trip has become an "adult ceremony" for surfers. At that time, a large group of people from San Diego visited northern Baja through traditional routes, and K38 and Baja Malibu were overcrowded. If you want to experience the charm of Baja, but don't want to join in the fun, you might as well take the road south, start from San Diego, go directly through Tijuana on Highway No.1, and reach the city of San Juanico and Punta Pequena, that is, Scorpion Bay. It takes 16 hours to drive along the way, or you can fly directly to La Paz (the capital of Bolivia).
Every September, huge waves from the south sweep across the coast and flood into Scorpion Bay, and strong winds blow from the sea to the shore every day, making the huge waves here more perfect. Most surfers camp along the rock wall, from which they can overlook the whole bay. The old-style accommodation standard is $7 per person per night, first come, first served, and the top of the tent is made of waterproof cloth, which can prevent insects. The food and beverage price here seems to remain in the 194s. A fresh fish taco and a glass of beer (Cerveza, Spanish) cost only $3, so you don't need to bring your own cooker.
Nepal: For most people, it may not be possible to climb the highest mountain in the world. But you can't miss the opportunity to look up. Up to now, the best Himalayan trekking route is to start from Rukala village and go through Namzebazar to Everest camp. The journey takes 12 days, and you can enjoy Mount Everest along the way, in addition to Amar? Dabrama Peak (6812m above sea level), Kantega Peak (6799m above sea level) and Tavache Peak (6542m above sea level). The weather is the clearest in April and October every year. The white peaks stand out against the dark blue sky, and the religious flags in red, green and orange exude supernatural brilliance. It's necessary to choose Sherpa guides and travel agencies for trekking here. If you want to experience the real trekking, you should choose carefully. Karma Quest can hire local tour guides who have been trained in ecological trekking and are good at leading tourists to experience Sherpa culture. On the trek, they will lead tourists into their own homes for a meal, invite guests to attend the Sherpa wedding, or, in winter, lead tourists into the colorful Mani-Rimdu (a Buddhist festival) in Tyangbuche.
Ecuador: The sea voyage of the Giant Turtle Islands is on the beaches of Ecuador. There are always many tourists gathered here to watch the sea lions and giant iguanas basking in the sun. 6 miles away from here is the Galapagos, where thousands of boats gather. On these small islands, you can see polite penguins on the shore by boat all the way. Visitors can enter limestone caves, or go to the cliffs to see the crawling red and blue crabs. But few tourists come here to explore, let alone camp. Rowinternational (rowinternational. com) travel agency has opened up a new tour route, which lasts for 11 days, including rafting and camping, and leaves in spring and autumn every year. The temperature in these two seasons is about 25 degrees, and the blue sky and the blue soles of boobies match each other. The price of the line is $2,89. The specific itinerary of each tour group may change, and it is expected to add some new projects, such as climbing Sierra? Sierra Negra active volcano, boating to places where seals, iguanas and penguins play, diving, and resting in a beach tent full of primitive beauty for 4 nights.
Canada: British Columbia, a ski paradise. From the perspective of skiing alone, British Columbia in Canada is enough to dwarf Switzerland. There are about 4 ski areas, at least 25 jungle huts that receive tourists, 18 travel agencies that provide helicopter skiing, about 12 companies that provide snow tracked vehicles, 6 major mountains and the best skiing terrain in North America with an area of thousands of acres. If you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of British Columbia and don't want to pay the expensive helicopter fee, you might as well go to the southwest of the province. There is about 4 feet of snow every year in Whitewater area, so in the weeks after the snowstorm, it is not difficult to find a piece of virgin snow that no one has ever skied. Only local skiers know this.
if you are going to a remote area, you can go 45 miles north from Nelson to find Retallack Resort and Adventures (Retallack.com), a company that deals in snow tracked vehicles. This ski resort covers an area of 9,5 acres, with a vertical drop of 3,6 feet. The slideway with trees on both sides is very steep, and the amount of snow is quite abundant. Usually, there is 1 feet of snow in February of the year, and it costs 39 dollars per person per day. Apres provides a converted hotel with artist style, covering an area of 1, square feet. Sitting in a steaming bathtub and having a cup of white Russian (a free homemade drink) is extremely comfortable.