Adventure travel is a tourism, involving exploration or travel to remote or exotic areas, where the traveler should "expect the unexpected". Adventure tourism is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. According to the U.S. based Adventure Travel Trade Association, adventure travel may be any tourist activity, including two of the following three components: a physical activity, a cultural exchange or interaction and engagement with nature.
Adventure tourism gains much of its excitement by allowing its participants to step outside of their comfort zone. This may be from experiencing culture shock or through the performance of acts, that require significant effort and involve some degree of risk (real or perceived) and/or physical danger. This may include activities such as mountaineering, trekking, bungee jumping, mountain biking, rafting, zip-lining and rock climbing. Some obscure forms of adventure travel include disaster tourism and ghetto tourism. Other rising forms of adventure travel include social tourism, jungle tourism and overland travel.
Whitsundays
Welcome to The Whitsundays. 74 Islands Out of the Blue. Find all the travel information you'll need for Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands from where to stay, getting around and things to do. This site also has information on must see in do's in the region including Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, Heart Reef and the Great Barrier Reef. All the information you'll need to enjoy the islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Norfolk Island Tourism
Norfolk Island Visitor Centre, Norfolk Island Tourism, Accommodation, Tours, Events, Activities, Hire, Car Hire, Online Booking Service, Shopping, Duty Free Shopping
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Mount Gambier Tourism
Mount Gambier's mountain was named on 3rd December, 1800, when Lieutenant James Grant on board HMS Lady Nelson, sighted two prominent peaks, one which he named Gambier’s Mountain after Lord Gambier R.N.
It was not until 1839 that Stephen Henty from Portland became the first white man to actually gaze on the beauty of the Blue Lake. He returned with cattle in 1841. Huts were built for his stockman near The Valley Lake and the cave in the centre of the city. Stockyards were erected in the then dry bed of Browns Lake proving that water levels have been know to fall then rise again.
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Tourism Pine Rivers Brisbane
Pine Rivers, in the beautiful Brisbane Hinterland offers a range of rural retreats and attractions within easy driving distance of Brisbane. Check the Tourism Pine Rivers site for attractions, accommodation, maps for day trips and much more.
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