The Adventure Travel Guide

A guide to adventure travel in 5 chapters and 19 reference pages, plus 284 articles, from 2006 through 2026: 93,576 words on hiking, climbing, rafting and skiing trips, adventure races, and dispatches from Mexico to Pakistan.

The guide

Planning

Where to start, flights, insurance, hostels and travelling on a budget.

Hostels230 words
Travel Insurance473 words

Kinds of trip

Tours, packages, cruises, cycling and adventure sports.

Tours184 words
Cruises396 words
Cycling328 words
Adventure Sports152 words

Who is going

Trips for families, singles, women and students.

Family280 words
Single272 words
Women210 words
Student Travel179 words

Destinations

Adventure travel by continent.

Destinations213 words
Africa334 words
Asia203 words
Australia/New Zealand319 words
North America312 words
Central America406 words
South America291 words

Gear, books and jobs

What to pack, what to read and how to work on the road.

Gear164 words
Books525 words

From the archive

284 articles, by subject.

Forum and web roundups1 articles
Deals and contests1 articles
Interviews5 articles
Trip diaries32 articles
Conflict and safety33 articles
Adventure racing and running10 articles
Green and volunteer travel8 articles
Snow and ice21 articles
Cycling6 articles
Water, beaches and islands27 articles
Hiking and climbing21 articles
Gear and gifts8 articles
Dispatches23 articles
Destinations44 articles
Adventure travel ideas44 articles