Great Night Time Adventures

Nightlife is not all about partying, dancing and clubs anymore. With adventure becoming a popular catch phrase today in terms of travel industry, even the nightlife cannot remain untouched from it.
Today we explore some of the coolest adventures that happen under the starlit sky when the sun begins to set.
So get some cheap airline tickets and make sure that you do not miss out on the fun.

Kayaking at the San Juan Islands, WashingtonTravel Tips, Travel Ideas, Adventure Travel

Specialized packages are offered to adventure lovers which include multi-day kayaking adventure in San Juan Islands.  Washington’s legendary San Juan Islands are a kayaker’s paradise blessed with gorgeous scenery and incredible wildlife, including orca whales, Dall’s porpoise, harbor seals and bald eagles.
The adventure offers you an opportunity to visit the uninhabited Posey Island, paddling the shoreline past seals and sea stars and exploring the waters of surrounding islands.

Hiking the Jungle, Belize

Black Rock Lodge an eco-resort in the Cayo District of Belize offers an approximately two hours of guided tour to explore the depths of the jungle looking for wildlife. Many of Belize’s animals are nocturnal. The guided tour aims at introducing you to the wildlife that only come out at night.

In past people have confirmed citing various nocturnal animals like tarantulas, kinkajous, snakes, owls, northern potoos, common paraques, tyras, quatimundis and more.

Orienteering: Finding your way, Minnesota

Orienteering is the skill of finding one’s way through a series of checkpoints on an unfamiliar course using a map and a compass. Typically a course is set in a wilderness area and the participants are timed as they complete it. The night orienteering allows only a map and compass as your guide, en route to finding checkpoint flags hidden in dark woods.

Ski under the stars at Keystone, Colorado

Travel Tips, Travel Ideas, Adventure Travel

Keystone in Colorado also offers “sunset” skiing on 15 lighted trails.  So when the sun does go down and most of the people take refuge in firewood lit warm rooms you have the opportunity to explore the area under the stars.
Keystone has the largest night operations in Colorado. Here you can watch the sun set on a pair of skis while cruising down a freshly groomed A51 terrain park. It’s for you to decide when your ski day ends and when apres ski begins.

So whether you choose hiking, kayaking or orienteering all  aim at a great way to experience a destination. A true adrenaline rushing experience in the dark.

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Top Destinations for Extreme Adventure

How far would you go for adventure, to break the shackles of normal routine of life and experience the rush of adrenaline.
I am sure after reading through our list of extreme sports destinations, the only thing on your mind would be to get a travel deal and experience the thrill of it. Afterall it cannot get any extreme than this.

The Weightless Experience – Zero G, Las Vegas

travel tips, travel ideas, adventure travelDefying the rules of gravity has always been fascinating and am sure many of us would love to experience this feeling.
The Zero G in Las Vegas offers you this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience true weightlessness.  It’s a must see for those interested in adventure tourism and space.

  • On a specially modified Boeing 727, parabolic arcs are performed to create a weightless environment allowing you to float, flip and soar as if you were in space.
  • The experience includes 12-15 parabolas, your own flight suit, a Regravitation Celebration, certificate of weightless completion, photos and video of your unique experience.

Riding the Ice -Laktravel tips, travel ideas, adventure travele Placid, New York

Lake Placid is not an unknown destination for adventure seekers. In 1980 the world’s attention was focused to Lake Placid when it hosted the Winter Olympics.  The venue has played host to “Miracle on Ice” when the 1980 U.S. Hockey team pulled off one of the biggest sports upsets in history by defeating the Soviet Union.

  • During the months of July and August the public is invited to come inside for an evening of ice skating on one of the Olympic Center’s four ice surfaces.
  • The daring ones can choose Bobsled Ride with a professional driver and brakeman down the state-of-the-art competition track at the Olympic Sports Complex, custom-built for a safe, comfortable, exhilarating ride of a lifetime.

Biking down the volcano – Maui, Hawaii, United States

travel tips, travel ideas, adventure travelThe experience involves 28 miles of biking down Haleakala Crater, an extinct volcano. After sunrise on the extinct volcano, hop on your bike and descend from approximately 10,000 feet.You can bike down the Haleakala Crater with professional Maui tour guides.

Whilst trailing down the crater the view is extremely picturesque ranging from the views of West Maui Mountains to Maui’s small upcountry communities of Makawao, Hailiimaile and Paia.

Biking down a dormant volcano measuring 10,000 feet above sea level, now that’s real thrill.

Do let us know about your experience at any of these extreme destinations or of any other extreme sports that you would like to know about.

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Seven Amazing Surf Towns

Surfing

Surfing

Want to take up an exciting surf trip this winter? Well, here are the seven best surf towns with plenty of sun, sand, and good eats.

BRAZIL: Fernando de Noronha

Situated 225 miles off the northeast coast of Brazil, this surfer’s paradise has so much for. Besides great places to surf, dive, and snorkel, you can soak up the lush green scenery and join the locals for at chat some of the islands best hot spots.

MEXICO: Troncones

Located about 50 miles from Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, the remote setting of this place and the jungle backdrop will makes you feel in place away from the world. Surfers will love the miles of waves and sandy beaches.

PORTUGAL: Ericeira

A haven for surfer, Ericeira’s cobblestoned streets and tiled buildings makes you feel you have stepped into a Portuguese fishing village. The main surfing area here lies to the north and south of the village center.

FRANCE: Hossegor

The miles of beaches here have always lured surfers to this spot in southern France for 20 years.

ECUADOR: Montañita

An upcoming surfing destination, this tiny South American village offers consistently good waves from November through April.

HAWAII: Haleiwa, Oahu

Expeienced Surfers must visit this place between November and February. When not surfing, head to Haleiwa town for its cafés, and shave ice, a sno-cone-like Hawaiian specialty.

COSTA RICA: Dominical

Along with surfing you can enjoy the ideal setting – rain-forest-covered mountains and the Río Barú, long stretch of beach.

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