Forget the tan, the Mickey Mouse photos and the cliché souvenirs, these days travellers want to experience something more than two weeks on the Costa del Sol, they want to go on a walking tour through Kilimanjaro, hike the Inca Trail, go diving in Vietnam or get up close and personal with the Gorillas in East Africa!

According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), adventure travel is the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry, and the number of individuals and families booking adventure trips is increasing year on year.  “In travel, people are increasingly seeking the authentic unique experiences that stretch the imagination and create potent memories that last a lifetime,” says Chris Doyle, vice president of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Would you believe families (including multigenerational groups with grandparents and extended relatives) now make up about 25 to 30 percent of the adventure travel market!

Adventure travel is defined as “to intentionally go beyond one’s normal known area, seeking out experiences that are unfamiliar”.

The concept is specialising in unique, small group outdoor adventure travel. Adventure Tours companies strive to show the real world by taking travellers off the beaten track to the heart of the destination, and to meet the locals who call it home. Throughout the trip participants will be travelling overland in local transport with a crew of local guides commanding a wealth of knowledge and experience. They share their local and insider knowledge with all their travellers. All accommodation is carefully chosen from remote lodges to rainforests or a scenic campsite by the edge of a lake to a family run, colonial gem in the mountains.

A common misconception is that “you have to be fit” in order to embark on a tour. This is not the case at all with many of the trips graded as Easy, Moderate and Strenuous so there is something to suit all levels of fitness.

The costs for these tours represent exceptional value for money – all transport and accommodation is included, as is the expertise of the group leader. Some meals are also provided and travellers are taken to all the “must see” sights when on tour.

If you have a lust for life and a curiosity for culture, then I recommend you immerse yourself in the addictive world of adventure travel! Such is the popularity for these tours that small group adventures, safaris and expeditions exist now on all seven continents. Whether you choose a unique safari in Africa, a “once in a lifetime journey” to Antarctica, a visit to a wondrous sight like Petra or the Great Wall or a pioneering journey to such legendary destinations as Manchuria or Irian Jaya you will embark on a journey that will live with you forever.

Adventure Travel is a great way to get out there and visit place you otherwise would not. You meet such great people and have so much fun on these tours. Book your Cheap Flights and Adventure Travel to anywhere in the world all online at www.Travel247.ie

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Often referred to as “America’s Birthplace,” Philadelphia has been the center of progressive beliefs and democratic principles since the first settlement of the city was founded by the now famous Quaker, William Penn. Naming the settlement “The City of Brotherly Love,” William Penn hoped to protect individual freedoms and promote religious tolerance in stark contrast with what many colonists had escaped under British rule.

William Penn’s visions were realized when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall, and after years of bloody and hostile clashes with the British Army during the American Revolution when the United States Constitution was first drafted in the same hall. Travel through time in Independence National Historic Park (Old City) where the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and Constitution Hall are all concentrated. You can view the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in Constitution Hall and take a walk through the many Revolution-era buildings that have been restored and preserved. Travel to Philadelphia, once the capital of the United States, and see for yourself the remnants of revolutionary battles and the emergence of a new, independent nation.

Hoagies, Movies and Masterpieces

A simple walk through the streets of central Philadelphia will reveal the nation’s largest collection of public art amidst ample park space and well-planned, easily navigated streets. Stroll along West Market Street near City Hall and through LOVE Park, taking in the fantastic murals and sculptures along the way. For a more traditional experience, visit the masterpieces of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the steps of which were made famous by Sylvester Stallone in Rocky. For the most unique museum experience, visit the Mutter Museum, originally open to medical students and featuring a wide array of formaldehyde-filled cadavers and skeletal displays, along with some little known facts about the nation’s medical history.

Philadelphia is also known for its many famous architectural feats and noteworthy buildings. The City Hall, completed in 1900, is the world’s tallest load-bearing masonry structure. Another Historic Landmark, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building is considered to be America’s first International Modernist skyscraper and also home of the first ever savings bank in the United States. On a smaller scale, Philadelphia is known for the homes of Benjamin Franklin and Edgar Allen Poe.

Find airfare to Philadelphia around the first Friday of the month to enjoy the galleries and sights in Old City for free until late in the evening. When you have had enough of museums, stop into a pub or restaurant for an original Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich and some Italian ice for a true taste of Philadelphia. You will probably even want to order a few extra sandwiches for the flight home!

Is adventure travel getting expensive for the family? The good news for adventure travel and wilderness hiking trails is that the USA has some of the most unique and incredible places to see on earth. Our National, State Parks, Monuments and Wilderness Areas are awesome, but for years there have been reduced number of visitors. Many citizens have said that a four-year program to increase national parks entrance fees to make them more uniform may discourage some Americans from visiting their national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Zion and Yellowstone.

The National Parks have been faced with a budget crisis. The parks are struggling to protect the historic, cultural and natural resources that the parks were created for. The parks are short of funds for operating facilities, repairs to roads, bridges, trails and buildings. There was an 814 million dollar shortfall in 2006. There are almost 400 areas of protection covered by the National Parks Service. Almost every park has fewer full time employees now than in 2001, while there were over 273,000,000 visitors to the parks in 2005. The park service needs more funding to provide education, interpretive and for the safety requirements of their visitors. This is a time of controversy about park fees, current plans for oil, gas and mineral exploration in our parks and of course removing the O’Shaughnessy Dam to restore the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite.

Recently the federal government has moved to replace the National Park Service’s $50 annual pass with a new $80 multi-agency pass. Some people think that the fee increases are getting out of line. The park service raised entrance fees at 34 parks over the past two years and plans to raise them at another 124 parks in 2008 and 2009. At Glacier National Park in Montana and Joshua Tree National Park in California, the fees will go up twice, and beginning in 2011, park officials plan to increase fees every three years, based on inflation. There is a proposal to double entrance fees next year at Crater Lake National Park, now $10 per car. Will it drive the local visitors away? In 1997, when the park service began raising fees, the number of national parks visitors has fallen 1% while entrance fee revenue has gone up almost 16%. Many of them are from outside the United States and love to visit the American protected lands.

Will the National Park Centennial Act to rescue our parks before 2016 – the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service? The acts purpose is to eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks. If it passed, it was to create a check off box on American tax returns to fund the parks. As H.R. 1124 and S 886 it did not get passed in 2006. In spring of 2006 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report about our National Parks based on research, to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee that found that funding had not kept pace with need, requiring park managers to reduce services including, reducing visitor center hours, educational programs, basic custodial duties, and law enforcement operations, such as back-country patrolling. Additionally, the park system has been forced to close campgrounds, shorten operating hours, eliminate many interpretive programs, lay off many seasonal rangers, and eliminate many of the parks’ scientific studies programs.

So where’s the good news about our public lands? Being an outdoor writer and avid traveler to our parks and wilderness areas Bob Therrien, President of TrainingPASS Sales, Inc. has created an outdoor recreation message board, he commented “As I’ve visited the outdoors, the hardest part over the years, for me has been the research about which parks, hikes, climbs, locations and activities I want to visit with my family and friends. Exploring federal then state website after site, then mapping the distance from each area of interest is inefficient and many times lacking in information. To solve that inefficiency we have collected all the basic information about our parks, wilderness areas and national monuments and put them into one website. I don’t personally have a problem with the new park fees. It costs me more to take my family to the movies. I’d rather enjoy a full day or two at a place like Denali National Park, the Arches or Canyonlands.

The USA has incredible adventure travel wilderness and hiking trails. To promote these areas AdventureZoneTOURS created a forum for sharing trip reports on National Parks, State Parks, National Monuments and Wilderness Areas.

The Outdoor Adventure Message Board opens up to reveal a listing of U.S. States, separated into travel regions. Click on any state region and there are sub forums for all the parks, monuments and wilderness areas in that region. Many times there are several interesting choices to pick from of federal or state lands, within a state region. For the activity-specific minded, AdventureZoneTOURS.com encourages users to share trip reports for a variety of outdoor activities from hiking, climbing, canyoneering, geo exploring, photography, ghost towns, mines, and cave to water sports such as boating, fishing, jet and water skiing, tubing, rafting, and scuba. Winter travel sports such as snowmobiling, skiing and snowboarding are featured. Hunting locations, ATV and horseback trails as well as the most scenic areas for outdoor photography are also available as individual topic posts. To research or share your favorite adventure travel location, you’re invited to sign up and share today.

Vietnam is an exquisite destination that offers the mature visitor a huge variety of luxury holiday options. Luxury Travel Vietnam Company has just launched Vietnam’s Culture, Art and Pristine Nature 5 days/4nights priced at 999 USD per person for a group of 4 people. This is an all-inclusive luxury package that will allow you to enjoy Vietnamese culture and art in combination with nature sightseeing, luxurious accommodations, transfers in private vehicles and fine dining. Travelers will be provided with private, professional guides who will ensure that class travelers get the most out of Vietnam by sharing their local knowledge of art, culture or nature. ??City tour with a private tour guide and visit famous artist??s house and his gallery, dine in finest restaurant, 1 night cruise in style, 3 night stay at luxury hotel in Hanoi, this tour is absolutely a life time experiences for all travelers?? said Lee Thai, sales executive of Luxury Travel Company. Luxury Travel Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com), an award winning luxury tour operator in Indochina, is headquartered in Hanoi and has offices around Vietnam and management offices in all over Indochina. Luxury Travel Co. Ltd. is Vietnam’s First Luxury Tour Operator and Full Travel Service Agency. We have unique products and deliver you right experience. Our award winning specialists have served the luxury travel industry since the 90s and have acquired first-hand knowledge about the luxury travel market in Vietnam. We have visited our destinations, and have personally checked out the finest hotels, resorts and restaurants designed for discriminating travelers. Dream vacations are the results of tapping the expertise of those who really know the luxury travel industry. If you’re ready for the experience of a lifetime, call our experts any time to schedule an in-person or telephone consultation at your convenience. Let us help you to make your dream vacation a reality with a personally tailored experience designed for your needs! Whatever vacation experience you desire, we will deliver it in style.