- by Erick Young
Can't decide between hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking or whitewater rafting on your
next vacation? Now you don't have to. In the last few years, multi-sport vacations have been
gaining in popularity. Adventure travelers who don't like to be limited to a single
activity have found that several tour companies are now specializing in tours offering
a combination of sports.
Designed for all ages and abilities, multi-sport vacations offer, in an infinite
number of combinations, such common activities as mountain biking, hiking, horseback
riding, white water rafting and rock climbing. Others offer sea kayaking, snorkeling
and canyoneering.
One of the original companies to offer multi-sport trips is The World Outside, a Colorado based company
that offers 24 different programs throughout the U.S. and 9 countries. The growth in
the number of tours that The World Outside offers mirrors the rapid growth in this
segment of the travel industry. As a result, their tour offerings show a good sampling
of the types of tours available.
A seven day tour to Alaska's Denali-Kenai Park allows travelers to explore glaciers and
wildlife, hike, mountain bike, sea kayak and raft on glacier-fed rivers. The Washington
State's Olympic Peninsula Tour offers hikes through the old growth rainforest,
sea kayaking in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and mountian biking in the conifer forests.
Warm destination tours, such as the Baja Coast tour, offer warm weather based
activities. Activities include hikes in canyons, paddles down
the turquoise coast searching for dolphins and whales, and afternoons of snorkeling.
Other tour locations offered by The World Outside include the Canadian Rockies, New Mexico,
Teton-Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park. Companies like Andiamo Tours, offer activities
in Switzerland and Italy.
Tour companies that cater to adventurers are beginning to realize that active clients
often prefer to experience many types of activities on the same vacation, and they
are adapting to that need. If you like your itinerary filled with a variety of
choices each day, consider a multi-sport vacation for your next holiday.
To find out more about multi-sport vacations, visit the web pages of these
tour companies:
