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Walking on ancient walls that surround a city is a fun way to learn more about the people and the region's history. Here's where to find city wall walks.

The Rampart Walk on the 16th-century wall encompassing Jerusalem's Old City reveals life where three great religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam -mingle.

These fantastic fall getaways are as close to home as the covered bridges shaded by colorful fall foliage in New England and as far away in distance and atmosphere as the world's biggest camel fair in Pushkar India.

Pictures, Images and Photos of Adventure Travel Destinations. Adventure travelers love these locales. Can you picture yourself in these settings?

Cappadocia, Turkey's landscape is like nowhere else on earth. You can hike, mountain bike, explore and enjoy other adventures on the dramatic landscape. Volcanoes erupted more than three million years ago and as the ash settled it formed a layer of tufa, in places covered with basalt lava. Wind and weather eroded the tufa created the fantastical shapes today called "fairy chimneys."

2010 saw a number of exciting adventure travel trends. Here they are, and here's how you can take advantage of them for savings and extra value when booking adventure travel trips in 2011. Some of the trends include engaging with local people and cultures, using eco-lodges as a base for adventures, and visiting exotic countries such as Turkey,...

Whether you're canoeing around Loch Tay in the Scotland's Highlands, or driving by, take time out to visit the Scottish Crannog Centre, which features a unique reconstruction of an early Iron Age loch dwelling, and a tent where you can learn ancient arts. Crannogs are a type of ancient loch-dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating some 2,600 to 5,000 years ago.

Canoe trips are popular on the lakes and in the rivers that flow through the astonishingly beautiful Scottish Highlands, as well as around some of the Scottish Isles. At many of the big lakes, from Loch Tay to Loch Lomand and Loch Ness, you can rent a canoe for a few hours or a day.

Until recently, I thought vacationing in Cancun or the Riviera Maya on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was just playing golf, sunbathing and snorkeling. Not so. The asteroid that hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago and caused the death of the dinosaurs, according to a study reported in Science journal, created a unique topography -...

If you're an adrenalin junkie, South Africa is the place to explore. Your adventure travel experiences are only limited by how much your body can handle. In addition to taking a safari (in a jeep or on the back of an elephant)you can go ziplining, horseback riding in vineyards, bungy jumping, diving with sharks, canyoneering or abseiling.

Honduras is no secret to backpackers, but for the more upscale crowd the small country is constantly overlooked for the more developed beaches and rainforest of Costa Rica and Panama. Here in lies the opportunity: Instead of competing for white sand real estate or crowded canopy zip line tours, head to Honduras for vast cloud forests, virgin rivers, and warm locals who aren’t just seein…

Taking a Galapagos Islands Cruise on a solar- and wind powered boat

Are you seeking adventure travel that involves unusual accommodations where you can spend the night? Here are three unusual lodging choices stretching from mountainsides to treetops to an ocean bottom.

A photo gallery of animals and wonderful experiences while cruising in the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, now endangered.

The winter solstice is a time of celebration in Cusco, Peru, a city that is also the starting point for a trip to Machu Picchu. Here is where to see photos of this colorful winter solstice celebration that takes place in June.

Cape Town, South Africa,is a terrific base for adventure travelers who like to use their bodies non-stop during the day and enjoy urban nightlife. Within easy driving distance, you can surf,hike, bike and even go horseback riding (or walking) between vineyards.

Coca-Cola has named a team of three adventurous young adults as “Happiness Ambassadors” to travel around the world to find out what makes people happy. The team, chosen partly by a world-wide vote during which fans registered their preferences on the Coca-Cola site, will travel 275,000 miles and visit 206 countries in 365 days.

Explore less-traveled regions of Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe with an adventure travel company started by an American who first visited Russia on a goodwill volleyball tour during the Cold War.

Visiting the Galapagos Islands, an archipelgo of volcanic peaks off the coast of Ecuador, you'll swim with sea lions, walk among blue-footed boobies and Christmas iguanas, and see sights that are truly can not be seen anywhere else on earth.

The ancient walled city atop modern-day Mertola, Portugal, encompasses a medieval castle, museums tucked into centuries-old buildings and residents who live in homes liming the cobblestone streets.

Joining an archeological dig for a day tells you if you want to volunteer for an archeological dig in Israel or other countries for a week or much longer.

Spain’s Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Nature Reserve, is easy to reach from Seville, and a nature-rich locale where adventurous travelers can explore a rural way of life. Hiking, bicycling or horsebacki riding on paths among chestnut and oak trees that march up hillsides, old drovers trails and on cobbled streets in villages with white-washed homes.

The train ride to Machu Picchu from Cuzco brings out flavors of the rural lifestyle in Peru centuries ago. You'll travel through the the foothills of the Andes Mountains and across plains where locals farm on terraces built by the Incas.

She's so fluid. Lying down, not a muscle twitches, as lion's eyes are riveted on the antelope grazing 300 yards away. They can't see the lioness, but we can. We're following the hunt.

Alpine Adventures ziplines and treetop canopy tours show you northern New Hampshire from above. Take your choice between racing your friends as you ride dual ziplines, or taking the Treetop Canopy Tour, a six-zipline trip.

Check out these ten unforgettable types of adventure travel. These adventurous travel experiences range from scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef or hot air ballooning over a desert in New Mexico to kayaking with the kids in the Pacific ocean by Vancouver, Canada.

Wanted: Entrepreneurs, CEOs and business owners seeking high-adrenalin adventure travel experiences with like-minded individuals. To join Maverick Business Adventures they must also be willing to donate money and time to charities.

he award-winning Relief Riders International company, long famous for its humanitarian educational and medical missions for horseback riders who like VolunTourism vacations, is morphing into Relief Workers International, designed for any traveler who want to to go on educational and medical missions.

Couch potatoes will find a variety of adventure shows on the Discovery Channel. Adventurous travelers can get some tips from watching the Discovery Channel's adventure shows on TV.

"The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull" movie starring the brash adventurer Indiana Jones opens May 22, and lots of tour operators are offering trips that follow Indy Jones footsteps, or let you have similar experiences (without being chased by the bad guys). Would you like to try river rafting inj the Southwest, visit the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, fly over Egypt’s pyramids or ride an el…

You’re a prime candidate for an all girls getaway if you want a temporary time-out from dealing with kids,a husband or work. Here's a list of companies that offer adventurous girlfriend getaways where it's okay to laugh with your best female friends, try some adventurous and new, and think about yourself first!

Are you psyched to escape from dealing with kids, a husband or work? If so, you’re a prime candidate for an all girls getaway. A new television show, All-Girl Getaways, shows you the type of adventurous trips other women are planning, along with tips to make it easy for you and your female friends to plan a vacation.

Stretching your mind, your skills or your body are all integrals parts of many travelers' vacations. EdVentures -- Educational Vacations -- let you combine your favorite activities, or experiencing new cultures or learning new skills, while having fun. Sipping wine in Tuscany, photographing animals in Africa under a professional photographer's...

Romania-based Cultural RomTour sets up innovative trips and vacations to this Eastern Europe country, where Dracula's tale still haunts Transylvania, the "Little Paris" nickname for Bucharest is being revived, and horse-drawn carts are still the transportation of choice in the countryside.

Voluntourism -- combining a vacation or trip anywhere in the world with a few days or weeks volunteering is one way a growing number of travelers are making a difference. How do you decide if volunteer travel, whether it's spending a day at an African preserve feeding lion cubs or two weeks helping build a town hall in a third-world country, is...

Head to Portillo, Chile this summer if you want to improve your freeskiing in clinics led by champions.

Floridian Tony Conboy III relates his experiences heli-hiking family style in the Purcell Mountains in Canada's British Columbian during a trip with Canadian Mountain Holidays.

Adventure travel guest author Tim Shisler writes about his trip to the Honduras.

Vietnam is a feast to your eyes and your other senses because the countryside and the living styles are so different than in the United States.

Walking tours in Scotland are even more popular than golf with many adventure travelers. So, like many travelers who enjoy a variety of activities, I've been to Scotland to play golf and to hike and mountain bike. You'll find hundreds of miles of trails threading through the heather-clad hills and the ancient Caledonian pine forests in the Scottish Highlands.

Adventures in Scotland's Highlands are in a separate class. You can go biking, hiking, climbing, canyoneering and canoeing in lots of countries, but during Scottish Highlands adventures you can canoe on quiet lakes where vine-covered abbey ruins dot islands, mountain bike on singletrack splashing through bogs, and hike the Malt Whisky Trail. In the summer you can go rock climbing and abseiling o…

Bicycling is very popular in Scotland, especially in Scottish Highlands. Dozens of trails thread the mountains, ring lakes and go through valleys in this beautiful section of Scotland. Here are sources to plan a mountain biking trip in Scotland, whether you'd rather join a group or travel on your own.

Where are the Scottish Highlands? The Scottish Highlands are to the north and west of Scotland's Great Boundary Fault. The Scottish Highlands are the adventure travel capital of Scotland because you can go climbing, mountain biking, walk the Malt Whisky Trail, for starters.

Wife carrying, bog snorkeling, bathtub races, and run up the Empire State Building. And, these are just some of the wacky and weird contests people enter. Many of them don't require a lot of training, just stamina and a willingness to go all out. ?

Adventure travel in Bhutan. From the dizzying display of dancers at a festival to the laughter of a young monk, Village Tours and Treks incorporates the best of Bhutan into every trip. With 25 years of experience, Village Tours and Treks puts together unique trips using experienced local guides who have an intimate knowledge of the landscape and...

Where to find farm stays in Swiss nature parks. Entlebuch Nature Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is one of 20 nature parks that showcase the land, culture, and traditional lifestyles of central Switzerland. It's a perfect place to experience a farm stay, go gold panning and learn about the native cultures.

Adventure sports listings and adventure travel directories for active travelers seeking where to go for extreme sports and adventurous trips.

A bike ride through the hutongs, the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing, China, is a window into the life of many Chinese city dwellers.

A lion's roar may wake you in time to see elephants drinking at the river in the misty dawn at this safari lodge in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

A jeep tour in Israel's Negev reveals the rugged and beautiful desert.