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Adventure Travel -- Adventure Travel Gifts

Gifts for adventurous travelers in every price range

By , About.com Guide

Are you looking for special gifts for your favorite adventure traveler? Here's a selection of adventure travel gifts including inexpensive presents such as pens that write underwater and in extreme cold; and mid-priced gifts such as technical clothing for toddlers you take in a backpack while snowshoeing or hiking, and CamelBak hydration systems that allow you to drink water while biking, hiking or skiing. Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime gift? Why not give a gift of a heli-ski run in Colorado, a dive with great white sharks off Mexcio's coast, a biking trip from Paris to London, or a walking trip from Budapest to Krakow?

Gifts in All Price Ranges

These choices range from fat-wallet presents, such as a LuxuryLink.com gift certificates, to inexpensive stocking stuffers such as Smartwool's colorful socks.

Adventure Travel Gifts Under $50

Special gifts for adventure travelers don't have to cost a lot of money. Check out the Inka pen, which writes just about anywhere, even if you're scuba diving or crawling through a cave and need to write while upside. The wicking travel robe for women can be slide into a ziplock bag, while the StashSafe waist pack doubles as a security pouch.

Adventure Travel Gifts Under $200

Looking for cool gifts for adventure travelers that cost under $200. Goggles for snowsports with a tiny fan that clears foggy lenses, travel pants with 11 pockets and walking poles, which make hiking up and down hills easier, are just some of the holiday gifts for adventurous travelers that range in price from roughly $75 to $200.

Adventure Travel Gifts Over $200

When your wallet is flush and you're looking for adventure travel gifts for spouses or best friends, check out these special presents. They are all $200 or - a few - a lot more.

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