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Family Adventure Trips -- How to Choose a Family Adventure Trip

Looking for tips to plan a family adventure trip? Choosing and preparing for a family adventure trip that everyone, from your 5-year-old to your teen, will enjoy can be a family venture. Here are some tips for finding and getting ready for your first family adventure travel trip.

Decide If VolunTourism -- Volunteer Travel -- Is For You

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 for you?

Choose an Outfitter for a Horseback Riding Trip

Take time to choose an outfitter so you'll get the horseback riding trip or vacation you expect.

Use Pedal Power to Bike Through New Locales

Bicycling vacations take you to terrain and countries you'd might never visit otherwise. Here are some suggestions for choosing and prepping for your trip.

Make Trip Planning a Family Activity

Let your children help plan the vacation and everyone will have more fun both before and during the trip.

Take a Zipline or Canopy Tour

Are you taking a zipline or canopy tour on your next vacation and would love to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts, from Whistler to Park City. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline tour operators give you basic training,which may include a fast ride on wire close to the ground.

Plan for a Dude Ranch Vacation

Dude ranch vacations are an exciting escape from an urban lifestyle. Here are tips for finding the best dude ranch for you

Choose and Prepare for Hiking, Walking and Trekking Trips

Hiking, walking and trekking vacations are a lot of fun. Here are suggestions for choosing and getting ready for your trip.