Best Adventure Tours

Check off a few destinations on your bucket list with the help of these adventure tour companies. With a wide variety of destinations, excursions and themes on each trip, there are endless adventure opportunities to choose from.

Choose Your Adventure: Active Adventures

Get back to basics on an Active Adventure tour. Choose from the wide variety of adventure experiences and locations, from New Zealand and the Himalayas in Asia to South America and Europe. With less than 14 travelers in each group, Active Adventures offers flexibility and freedom in its tours. With expert local guidance, guests of any range of physical ability confidently opt into diverse experiences by foot, boat and bike.

Explore the New Zealand’s Northern Islands for 5–11 days of snorkeling off Poor Knights Island and cycling through Whakarewarewa Forest. Everything in an Active Adventure tour is already included in the price — travelers just worry about choosing a destination and finding your flight.

Feel Like a Local: Intrepid Travel

Take a no-fuss excursion with Intrepid Travel through the Outback, exploring Australia’s wild Coral Coast. Bask in the natural beauty of the Western Australian tour, from Perth to Broome. Guests join groups of travelers — typically between the ages of 18–35 — on tours showcasing the best of Morocco for 15 days or climb, bike and hike their way through Peru’s ancient Inca civilizations.

Intrepid tours focus primarily on real-life experiences and off-the-beaten path locales. Explore quaint villages and interact with locals. Connect with fellow travelers with groups typically made up groups of 10 or less and enjoy a balance of half group time, half free time.