Adventure Travel On and In the Water - Watery Adventure Sports
Our planet is more than 70 percent water, so there are lots of opportunities for adventure travel both in and on the water. Scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking and canoeing are just a few adventurous ways to enjoy water sports. Prefer to stay drier? You'll find ways to enjoy adventure travel while cruising, sailing or riding in a motor boat.
Where to Go Scuba Diving in Aquariums
Nose-to-nose with a 250-pound grouper, the scuba diver waves at the crowd on the far side of the glass in the aquarium. Did you know aquarium scuba diving - and snorkeling with fish - is offered at more than 10 aquariums in the U.S., as well as in other countries? At some aquariums scuba diving programs require that you be a certified diver...
Nose-to-nose with a 250-pound grouper, the scuba diver waves at the crowd on the far side of the glass in the aquarium. Did you know aquarium scuba diving - and snorkeling with fish - is offered at more than 10 aquariums in the U.S., as well as in other countries? At some aquariums scuba diving programs require that you be a certified diver...
River Rafting -- Where to Find the Best River Rafting Trips
River rafting is a lot of fun. Whitewater river rafting offers thrills, chills, and even an occasional spill. You'll find great river rafting rides in water from Alaska and Colorado to Peru and Fiji. While the wildest rides on many rivers are in the springtime, you can find float trips throughout the summer and early fall, and trips through stronger rapids on rivers that have dam-release water. T…
River rafting is a lot of fun. Whitewater river rafting offers thrills, chills, and even an occasional spill. You'll find great river rafting rides in water from Alaska and Colorado to Peru and Fiji. While the wildest rides on many rivers are in the springtime, you can find float trips throughout the summer and early fall, and trips through stronger rapids on rivers that have dam-release water. T…
Photos of Molokai - An unspoiled island for adventurous travelers
These images will show you what awaits adventure travelers on Molokai, Hawaii, where there's lots of terrain for hiking, biking, and swimming in waterfall-fed pools. Take a mule ride or hike down the steep almost 1,800-foot hight cliffside to Kalaupapa National Historic Park, for a tour of the former leper colony.
These images will show you what awaits adventure travelers on Molokai, Hawaii, where there's lots of terrain for hiking, biking, and swimming in waterfall-fed pools. Take a mule ride or hike down the steep almost 1,800-foot hight cliffside to Kalaupapa National Historic Park, for a tour of the former leper colony.
Riverboarding –An Extreme Whitewater Ride
Surfing through class 4 or 5 rapids lying face down on a riverboard makes rafting look tame. Riverboarding is definately an extreme whitewater experience.
Surfing through class 4 or 5 rapids lying face down on a riverboard makes rafting look tame. Riverboarding is definately an extreme whitewater experience.
Scuba Diving Off the Shore
If you love to go scuba diving, but are happiest walking off the shore and sinking into the water instead of jumping off a dive boat, you'll find these islands appealing. Each one has a variety of shore dives opening up underwater coral gardens and clouds of fish.
If you love to go scuba diving, but are happiest walking off the shore and sinking into the water instead of jumping off a dive boat, you'll find these islands appealing. Each one has a variety of shore dives opening up underwater coral gardens and clouds of fish.
Scuba Diving Off the Shore of Lady Elliot Island
Just walk off the shore of Lady Elliot Island, a coral cay at the southern end of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and you can scuba dive among schools of fish, look into the mouth of giant clams and join the parade of fish in the coral canyons.
Just walk off the shore of Lady Elliot Island, a coral cay at the southern end of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and you can scuba dive among schools of fish, look into the mouth of giant clams and join the parade of fish in the coral canyons.
Shore Dives and Offshore Dives in the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands are one of the premier dive locations in the Caribbean because the seabed falls away in a series of walls close to the shore.
The Cayman Islands are one of the premier dive locations in the Caribbean because the seabed falls away in a series of walls close to the shore.
Scuba Diving Off the Shore of Bonaire
Bonaire, one of the ABC islands in the southwestern Caribbean, is the tip of a submerged mountain whose flanks are lined with coral reefs. There are 86 marked sites where you can just walk offshore and start your dive.
Bonaire, one of the ABC islands in the southwestern Caribbean, is the tip of a submerged mountain whose flanks are lined with coral reefs. There are 86 marked sites where you can just walk offshore and start your dive.
Scuba Diving Off the Shore of Curacao
On Curacao, one of the ABC islands that are surrounded by reefs, you just have to walk offshore and swim a few minutes to see colorful coral. There are more than 60 marked sites on this island in the southwestern Caribbean.
On Curacao, one of the ABC islands that are surrounded by reefs, you just have to walk offshore and swim a few minutes to see colorful coral. There are more than 60 marked sites on this island in the southwestern Caribbean.
How to Start Scuba Diving
Scuba diving through gardens of colorful coral surrounded by a cloud of fish is like touring an underwater art museum. But before you start scuba diving past coral walls 90-feet deep, or with dolphins or sharks, there's a lot you need to learn.
Scuba diving through gardens of colorful coral surrounded by a cloud of fish is like touring an underwater art museum. But before you start scuba diving past coral walls 90-feet deep, or with dolphins or sharks, there's a lot you need to learn.
Island Expeditions With Seacology
Seacology’s island expeditions are “win-win” for travelers and local communities. Scuba divers, especially, are vying to join the island expeditions, but armchair travelers can go there too via travel dispatches and photos on the Seacology website.
Seacology’s island expeditions are “win-win” for travelers and local communities. Scuba divers, especially, are vying to join the island expeditions, but armchair travelers can go there too via travel dispatches and photos on the Seacology website.
Book a Cold Weather Cruise to the Antarctica
Cruises around the Antarctica to see penguins and icebergs are incredible experiences. But, before you book a cruise think about if this is really the type of adventure you are seeking.
Cruises around the Antarctica to see penguins and icebergs are incredible experiences. But, before you book a cruise think about if this is really the type of adventure you are seeking.
Watch Emperor Penguins Care for Their Fluffy Chicks
The new movie, "Happy Feet," danced its way to box-office records. And, did you see the "March of the Penguins" movie that focuses on how Emperor penguins survive in their hostile environment? Take a Quark Expeditions' Snow Hill Island Safari and you can watch Emperor penguins care for their fluffy chicks.
The new movie, "Happy Feet," danced its way to box-office records. And, did you see the "March of the Penguins" movie that focuses on how Emperor penguins survive in their hostile environment? Take a Quark Expeditions' Snow Hill Island Safari and you can watch Emperor penguins care for their fluffy chicks.