The Adventure Travel Guide

A guide to adventure travel in 5 chapters and 29 reference pages, plus 409 articles, from 2006 through 2026: 117,533 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.

Travel Guide190 words
Information330 words
Flights194 words
Hostels230 words
Travel Insurance473 words
Budget Travel134 words
Travel Agents98 words

Kinds of trip

Tours, packages, cruises, cycling and adventure sports.

Trips427 words
Types224 words
Tours184 words
Packages196 words
Vacations267 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
Jobs323 words

From the archive

409 articles, by subject.

Forum and web roundups23 articles
Deals and contests12 articles
Interviews6 articles
Trip diaries34 articles
Conflict and safety48 articles
Adventure racing and running12 articles
Green and volunteer travel9 articles
Snow and ice25 articles
Cycling7 articles
Water, beaches and islands32 articles
Hiking and climbing28 articles
Gear and gifts16 articles
Dispatches30 articles
Destinations61 articles
Adventure travel ideas66 articles