If you have a yen to explore Africa, click on SafariASAP, a great source. Travelers can book last-minute safaris at discounted rates, check out the safari auction, and the offer-of-the-month.
Biking or HikingLooking for biking or hiking tours throughout Southwestern U.S. or up in Canada’s British Columbia? Visit AOA Adventures and check out the specials on the right-hand side of the home page.
How about a hiking trip in eastern Canada’s Newfoundland province? Visit Scott Walking Adventures to see if there are any walking trips currently being discounted.
RaftingSome rafting companies offer discounted trips during non-peak spring and fall seasons, plus weekly specials. For example, check out Northern Outdoors in Maine.
A Variety of Adventure Travel TripsYou’ll find links to seven travel companies that focus on adventure travel trips worldwide at Trusted Adventures. The companies include Austin-Lehman Adventures, Wildland Adventures, Euro-Bike & Walking Tours, Western River Expeditions, Myths and Mountains, The Wayfarers and ROW Adventures. A five percent discount is offered to people who have traveled previously with any of the seven companies in the alliance. Each company also lists discounts and special offers on its own website.
The all-inclusive boutique Costa Azul, in San Francisco, Mexico, offers soft to extreme adventures, including surfing, horseback riding, sea kayaking, scuba diving and zipline rides.
Horseback RidingHorseback riders can find lots of discounts at dude and guest ranches that have unfilled cabins. For example, Red Horse Mountain in northern Idaho offers discounted cabins that are open for less than one week.
Adventurous and Exotic CruisesSmallShipCruises.com has a deals and discount section. At the time this was written, adventurous sailors would have found discounts for solo travelers on Windjammer Barefoot Cruises and on 2-for1 cruises on Oceana’s ships that stop in Russia, Finland, Germany and Belgium. Cruise West was offering the flexible Stowaway program, on ships that sail to exotic places, including Asia, South Pacific, Costa Rica and Panama.
