Top 9 Adventure Travel Company Picks Here are nine reputable, very experienced companies that offer an interesting and eclectic array of adventure travel trips. Biking in Morocco, hiking the Inca Trail in Peru and rafting through the Grand Canyon are just the briefest sampling of the experiences these companies offer travelers. Each company’s website lists specific adventure travel trips, with detailed itineraries, pricing and images that give a taste of the adventures waiting for you.
This Canadian company has focused on luxury-oriented biking and walking trips since 1966. B&R is a leader in designing vacations in countries and providing experiences that are on the cutting edge of trendy. Check out trips such as Prague to Vienna Biking and Iceland Walking. B&R arranges special treats such as private musical performances and learning to cook regional specialties from local chefs. B&R also plans outstanding "Bespoke" (custom) vacations. If you're looking for adventure travel trips that kids of varied ages will enjoy, or trips for you and your teenagers, check out Austin-Lehman Adventures. Multi-Sport trips -- bike, hike, climb, paddle, ride -- go to such scenic places as Alaska, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and Bryce, Zion and Yosemite National Parks. Luxury trips are Abercrombie & Kent's hallmark. The new Explorer Series focuses on remote locations such as Papua New Guinea and Mongolia. True to A&K's style, even while on the Footsteps of the Khan trip travelers stay in gers (tents) with ensuite bathrooms, and a mobile kitchen and chef come along for the overland journey. Myths and Mountains vacations blend entertainment and education in such trips as Trekking the Old East-West Trade Route in Bhutan and The Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca Experience: The Incas, Camping and Kayaking. Custom-tailored vacations -- Unique Themes and Experiential Journeys -- are centered around travelers' personal interests. Adventure travel is Mountain Travel Sobek's main focus. If you want to Climb Kilimanjaro, hike in Patagonia's Los Glaciaras or hike and kayak in Alaska on the Glacier Bay Expedition look at the itineraries for Mountain Travel Sobek's vacations. Country Walkers is a well-established company with an array of trips to areas that are just becoming popular, as well as the expected itineraries to Europe and throughout North America. They have good in-country connections in exotic places and offer walking trips such as Bhutan: Kingdom of the Himalayas, Croatia: The Dalmation Coast and Chile: The Lake District and Patagonia. This company focuses solely on Peru. Dasatariq is the joining of two of the largest tour operators in Peru and their experienced agents can put you on package trips or create itineraries solely for you that include hiking to Machu Picchu, a trip to Colca Canyon or visiting a jungle lodge. Dasatariq has offices in the major cities tourists' visit, in case a problem arises. Smithsonian Journeys offers trips with unusual twists and activities. Join Marco Polo in China, which follows this Venice merchant's footsteps on the ancient Silk Road. On the Italian Automobile Design and History trip, guests tour the Ferrari factory. Ecotourists will enjoy the Chilean Patagonia trip, where they'll see Andean condors and Magellanic penguins, or the New Zealand by Land and Sea Voyage, with its zodiac landings on deserted beaches. The Women's Travel Club offers a variety of adventurous trips to exotic locales and trips to sophisticated cities. The trips include special experiences, such as visiting mosque with other women or evening walks in cities where a single female might not want to walk alone. Upcoming trips include Kenya and Tanzania during peak animal migration season, with an add-on to Zanzibar; Perfect Peru, with stops in Colca Canyon and Macchu Pichu; and China’s Shangri-la, with stops in Hong Kong and Thailand; Iceland and India. | 
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