Looking at a Decade of Adventure Travel - 2000-2009 Adventure Travel Trends

By Lois Friedland, About.com Guide

Spending the day in the African bush looking up at tall-necked giraffes and down at a sleeping pride of lion, then overnighting in a luxurious glass-fronted room and watching an elephant across the river as you soak in a bubble bath, is one way to combine luxury and adventure travel. Biking 60 miles through wine country, then dining at a Michelin three-star restaurant and lodging in a castle is another. Companies such GAP Adventures, Mountain Travel Sobek and Travcoa are continually creating new trips that combine adventure travel and luxury.

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