Would an adventure travel trip directory or a Web site with adventure sports listings help you? If you're having trouble narrowing down the type of trip you want - whether it's an active vacation, a sport trip or an extreme adventure, visit one of these Web sites that list adventure and extreme sports trips and experiences, or has an extensive adventure travel directory. Among these directories, you'll find thousands of choices for multi-day trips and single-day experiences.
1. Adventure.Travel Website: A Treasure Trove for Finding Trips
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This is a catch-all online directory of adventure tour operators, which is managed by the Adventure Travel Trade Association. It's a comprehensive online directory for travelers who like to research where in the world they want to go, then check out adventure tour operators offering trips to the regions of specific interest.
2. TravelDragon - Kayak-like Search Engine for Active Adventure Travelers
TravelDragon
This is Kayak-like search engine with 6,000plus itineraries and accommodations from small- and medium-size companies available to active adventure travelers. This search engine lets you filter by price, comfort level, exertion level, group size and sustainable travel commitment. You'll also find filters including "only providers who have won National Geographic Tour of the Year Awards" and other awards or affiliations that might be relevant to consumers.
3. Adventure Sports Holidays - Adventure Travel & Extreme Sports Directory
Adventure Sports Holidays
Sections on the Adventure Sports Holiday Web site cover activities (dozens), destinations (around the globe) and accommodations. The range includes trips and experiences for beginners looking to get into a new sport, to intermediates looking to improve in a sport, to pros wanting to explore a new destination. To dial in on a sport and/or destination, go to the Holidays section. A page pops up that lets you narrow your search by activity, sports, destination, and even by the top of company you want for the trip.
4. Kumutu - Helps Adventurers Find Extreme Sports and Adventures
This adventure sports directory matches travelers searching for extreme and adventure sports with adventure travel companies and operators. Kumutu allows adventure travelers the ability to search, compare, rate, review and book adventure sports in locales around the globe.5. On Avid Trips You Connect Directly With Tour Operators in Other Countries
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Avid Trips, an adventure travel and sports trips directory that launched in May, 2011, is an online marketplace where local, on-the-ground adventure tour operators can be connected directly with adventurous travelers. Activities range from trekking in Cambodia and gorilla tracking in Uganda to cycling in Italy and horseback riding in Iceland. On the Web site, travelers can compare prices and itineraries among multiple, high-quality operators.
