
Georgia · Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Svaneti
Remote mountain villages with ancient defensive towers and glacier treks at 3000m altitude
54 destinations for adventure travel — Annapurna Circuit, Svaneti, Bolivia salt flats, Chilean fjords, the Yukon, the Pamir Highway and beyond.
Adventure travel has been overtaken by the influencer aesthetic, but real adventure remains where it always was — at the edges of the map, in places without WiFi, on roads built for trade not tourism. Our 54 adventure destinations include the Annapurna Circuit, Svaneti's tower villages, the Bolivia salt flats, the Pamir Highway, and the Chilean fjords.
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Georgia · Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Remote mountain villages with ancient defensive towers and glacier treks at 3000m altitude

Portugal · Madeira
Levada walks through laurisilva forests, paragliding and dramatic ocean cliff scenery

Iceland · Various Regions
Glacier hikes, lava cave exploration, snorkelling in crystal-clear fissures and midnight sun

Romania · Transylvania
Bran Castle, bear watching, medieval fortified churches and epic Carpathian mountain biking

France · Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Mont Blanc shadow, highest cable car in Europe, mountaineering mecca since 1786 — adrenaline with a view.

Switzerland · Valais
Matterhorn reflected in a lake, car-free streets, world-class skiing with the most famous mountain watching.

Switzerland · Bern
Base camp for Jungfrau — paragliding, canyoning, bungee and the Eiger's north face for the tougher.

Norway · Svalbard
More polar bears than people, world's northernmost everything, midnight sun or polar night — frontier planet.

Norway · Innlandet
Norway's tallest peaks, Galdhopiggen 2469m, Besseggen ridge between two lakes — the Fjords, inland and higher.

Slovakia · Presov Region
Smallest high mountain range in the world — 2600m peaks, chalets, Slovak hiking culture, half the price of Austria.

Egypt · Matruh
Berber oasis deep in the Western Desert, Oracle of Alexander, hot springs, date palms, dune sandboarding.

Jordan · Ma'an
The rose-red city carved in rock, camping under stars in the desert and the Dead Sea

Oman · Wahiba Sands
Rub al Khali dune camping, wadis, forts and the most welcoming people in Arabia

Saudi Arabia · Medina
Nabataean tombs in red rock (Hegra, sister to Petra), Saudi's first tourism flagship — access now, queue later.

Morocco · Draa-Tafilalet
Camel trekking through Erg Chebbi's dunes and the most starred sky on Earth

Kenya · Narok
Hot air ballooning over golden savannah, lions at dawn and the spectacular river crossing

Tanzania · Kilimanjaro Region
Africa's highest peak — 5895m accessible without technical climbing skills

Uganda · Kanungu
One hour face-to-face with mountain gorillas in cloud forest — $800 permit, half the world's population lives here.

Uganda · Kasese
Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, chimps in Kyambura Gorge, boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel — Uganda's flagship.

South Africa · Mpumalanga
Africa's self-drive safari for beginners and budgets — Big Five in a rental car, rest camps for $50/night.

Botswana · Chobe
Highest elephant density in Africa — river boats passing 100-strong herds drinking at sunset, Victoria Falls next door.

Zimbabwe/Zambia · Zambezi
The world's largest curtain of falling water — bungee jumping and white water rafting

Zambia · Eastern Province
Walking safari's birthplace — leopards at night, hippos en masse in the Luangwa, camps you reach only by 4x4.

Reunion · Indian Ocean
French overseas island with three cirques, active volcano, creole curries and vanilla vines — Hawaii's quiet cousin.

Mongolia · Various Regions
Yurt stays with nomadic families, eagle hunters and boundless golden grassland horizon

Vietnam · Lao Cai
Rice terraces cascading off Fansipan, H'mong villages at the end of muddy tracks, homestays with rice wine.

Indonesia · East Nusa Tenggara
Komodo dragons, multicoloured volcanic crater lakes and remote villages off every trail

Indonesia · West Nusa Tenggara
Rinjani volcano's 3726m summit, Kuta surf breaks, the Bali of 1990 — still relatively unspoiled.

India · Ladakh
Buddhist monasteries at 3500m, Pangong Lake, Nubra Valley camels — Little Tibet under Kashmir's northern sky.

Nepal · Gandaki
Annapurnas reflected in Phewa Lake, paragliding from Sarangkot, trek-launch HQ — Himalaya base camp for everyone.

Nepal · Sagarmatha
The most iconic trek on Earth — 18 days through Sherpa villages to the foot of Everest

Nepal · Gandaki
15-21 day trek from rice paddies to 5416m Thorung La, teahouses run by Gurung families — more varied than Everest trek.

Sri Lanka · Southern Province
Densest leopard population in the world, crocodiles, elephants, sloth bears — Sri Lanka's compact big-five alternative.

Kyrgyzstan · Issyk-Kul Region
Town at the foot of Tian Shan, gateway to Altyn Arashan hot springs, Ala Kul glacial lake trek — Kyrgyzstan's adventure base.

Tajikistan · Gorno-Badakhshan
The world's second highest highway through remote mountain kingdoms almost no one visits

Canada · Alberta
Turquoise lakes, grizzlies, elk, glacier walks and ski runs in the stunning Canadian Rockies

Canada · Yukon
Dempster Highway to the Arctic, auroras most nights Sept-April, Kluane glaciers, Whitehorse's sourdough cafes — wilderness for pros.

Mexico · Baja California Sur
Cabo cliffs, Todos Santos surf town, gray whales calving in Magdalena Bay Jan-March, Sea of Cortez diving — desert meets ocean.

Costa Rica · Alajuela
Active volcanoes, rainforest zip-lining, hot springs and incredible biodiversity

Costa Rica · Puntarenas
Corcovado National Park — most biodiverse place on earth per National Geographic, jaguar territory, tapirs at dusk.

Argentina · Patagonia
Torres del Paine, glaciers, condors and some of the most dramatic trekking on Earth

Argentina · Tierra del Fuego
Southernmost city on earth, launch point for Antarctica cruises, Beagle Channel sailing, king crab dinners — end of the world literally.

Brazil · Amazonas
Pink river dolphins, anacondas, macaws and the world's largest tropical rainforest

Brazil · Mato Grosso
World's biggest tropical wetland, easier jaguar spotting than the Amazon, caiman-lined dirt roads, cowboy pantaneiros — Brazil's safari.

Peru · Arequipa
Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, condors gliding on thermals at Cruz del Condor, 3-day trek to Sangalle oasis.

Chile · Antofagasta
The driest place on Earth — geysers at dawn, flamingo lagoons and the clearest night sky

Chile · Magallanes
The W Trek and O Circuit — the most awe-inspiring multi-day hike in the Southern Hemisphere

Ecuador · Tungurahua
Adventure capital at the edge of the Amazon — bungee off a bridge, canyoning, Pailon del Diablo waterfall, swing at end of the world.

Bolivia · Potosi
Salar de Uyuni at sunrise — the world's largest salt flat becomes a giant mirror after rain

New Zealand · South Island
The world's adventure capital — bungee, skydiving, jet boating and Remarkables skiing

Vanuatu · Melanesia
Mount Yasur — closest safe active volcano to walk up to, land-diving ritual on Pentecost (original bungee), custom villages — Melanesia raw.

Spain · Camino Frances
800 km from French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela cathedral, albergues for pilgrims at 10 euros, strangers becoming family — oldest trail in Europe.

Canada · British Columbia
North America's biggest ski resort, Peak 2 Peak gondola crossing between two mountains, Bike Park in summer, hot tub apres — year-round.

Japan · Hokkaido
World's best powder snow — 15m annual snowfall, ski-in/ski-out with onsen soaking after, Australian-run bars, sushi at altitude.