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Top 23 Adventure Travel Companies

My picks for top adventure travel companies in the world

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Here are are some of the top adventure travel companies that offer an interesting and eclectic array of adventure travel trips. Biking in Morocco, hiking the Inca Trail in Peru and rafting through the Grand Canyon are just the briefest sampling of the experiences these companies offer travelers. Each company's website lists specific adventure travel trips, with detailed itineraries, pricing and images that give a taste of the adventures waiting for you.

1. Looking for Specialty Adventure and Sports Travel Companies?

If you want to zero in on a specific style of adventure travel, click on one of the links below this paragraph. But, keep in mind that most of the 20plus adventure travel companies in this master list offer impressive varieties of trips that cover all aspects of adventure travel.
Are you looking for Dream Bicycle Trips & Adventures?
Are you looking for adrenalin-charged Multi-sport Trips?
Are you looking for Best Rafting Trips Worldwide?
Are you looking for sources for great Family Adventure Travel Trips?
Are you looking for entertaining Learning Vacations around the world?
Are you looking for Women's Adventure Travel
If you want to look at all the top companies, keep scrolling down this page.
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Tours in TanzaniaEnjoy the real Tanzania with us. Best Prices & Services Bestwww.leonasafaritours.com
2011 ANZAC Day toursBe at Gallipoli for ANZAC Day 2011 easy on-line bookings, great priceswww.FezTravel.com/
Cheap Bus Passes BrazilBeaches, Iguazu Falls, Pantanal Florianopolis and much more..www.BambaExperience.com/Brazil

2. Gap Adventures Open Up the World

Visiting a monastary in Bhutan with GAP AdventuresGap Adventures
Gap Adventures, which made National Geographic Adventure magazine’s top “Do It All” outfitter list again in February, 2009, offers a choice of more than 1,200 adventure travel trips to all seven continents. Check out the "Specials" section, where you can find discounts on fascinating trips.

3. Geographic Expeditions Adventurous Trips

Geographic ExpeditionsGeographic Expeditions
Geographic Expeditions offers a portfolio of overland tours, treks, walks, and expeditionary voyages to the world's most astonishing places, ranging from journeys in China, Nepal and Vietnam to Mongolia and Ghana.

4. Austin-Lehman Adventures

Austin Lehman Adventures in GermanyAustin-Lehman Adventures
If you're looking for adventure travel trips that kids of varied ages will enjoy, or trips for you and your teenagers, check out Austin-Lehman Adventures. Multi-Sport trips -- bike, hike, climb, paddle, ride -- go to such scenic places as Alaska, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and Bryce, Zion and Yosemite National Parks.

5. Ecotourism and Nature Trips With International Expeditions

International Expeditions offers small-group eco-tours and nature travel trips to exotic locations including the Amazon, Egypt, Galapagos, India and Kenya during the annual animal migration. the company offers in-depth itineraries designed to explore the soul of a region, through behind-the-scenes access to places and experiences. The group leaders are either naturalists or historians, sometimes both.

6. Off-the-Beaten Path Adventure Travel With Intrepid Travel

Riding an elephant in ThailandIntrepid Photography Competition 2007, Bathtime, Thailand - Wendy Broekx
Intrepid Travel is a niche adventure travel company that focuses on taking travelers off the beaten track to more than 90 destinations around the globe. On these generally small-group trips you’ll travel in ways similar to the local people, respecting their culture and the environment. The groups take mostly public transportation, stay and eat in small-scale locally-owned establishments.

7. Classic Journeys Specializes in Soft Adventure Trips

Riding camels in Morocco during a Classic Journeys walking tripClassic Journeys
Classic Journeys specializes in boutique, small-group, soft-adventure travel. The company operates three types of trips: cultural walking adventures, family journeys and culinary tours. Any Classic Journeys trip can be transformed into a private journey.

8. REI Adventures Offers Great Active Travel Trips

REI Adventures offers great active travel trips, such as canoeing on a lake here in the U.S., cycling in Vietnam, or sea kayaking and hiking in Croatia. And, these are just a few of the 90plus weekend-to-multiweek trips offered by REI Adventures, part of the REI that has more than 80 stores in the U.S. chock-full of equipment and clothing for adventure travelers.
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Elu Inlet LodgeOne of National Geographic's 50 Tours of a Lifetime.www.elulodge.com
Amazon Jungle LodgeIsland Lodge on Lake Mamori 3 hours by boat from Manaus Brazilwww.lagolodge.com

9. Canadian Mountain Holidays Heli-Ski and Heli-Hike Trips

If heli-skiing or heli-hiking are on your adventure-travel radar, check out the variety of trips offered by Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). In the winter this company offers heli-ski for advanced intermediates to expert skiers and snowboarders. In the summer, the heli-hiking trips for novices to experienced hikers and for families. CMH also has mountaineering trips.

10. River Rafting & Other Adventure Vacations with ROW Adventures

River Rafting with Row AdventuresRow Adventures
ROW Adventures offers river-rafting trips and adventurous vacations as diverse as snorkeling with sea lions and turtles in the Galapagos Islands and camel trekking in Algeria. Some of ROW's trips have been included in National Geographic Traveler Magazine’s “Tours of a Lifetime” for three years running, and Outside Magazine’s Top Ten New Trips for two consecutive years.
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Safaris Kenya TanzaniaAdventure Wildlife Safaris, Camping Tours and Travel Kenya & Tanzaniawww.joylandsafaris.com
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