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Adventure Tours around the World
Adventure tours refer to trips with companies like Dragoman, Exodus,
Imaginative Traveller, Intrepid, GAP, Oasis and Kumuka (to name but
a few).
They involve travel with a group of people, usually 10 - 18 led by
an experienced guide or leader who will know the area intimately. Sometimes
there will also be additional help in the form of a driver and / or
cook. Some of these trips will use their own transport, like specially
converted Mercedes trucks. In places like Africa and South America,
this gives you the independence to access remote areas. On other trips,
an imaginative selection of locally organised transport will be used.
Accommodation will vary from all camping to all small hotels / pensions
or a mixture of the two.
Advantages
- You get to go to places that would otherwise be very expensive or
inaccessible. This is especially true in Africa and South America
where if you want to get into the bush / wilderness / mountains /
deserts / rainforests and encounter wildlife in its natural habitat,
you would really struggle with public transport.
- You get to see more. If your time is limited, these trips are an
efficient way to see a region as the red-tape and leg work is taken
care of.
- Travelling as part of a group is much more sociable alternative
to travelling alone.
- You eat very well. When you are camping, food is purchased locally
and prepared by the group (in Africa and South America you will find
out why you can't think of any Tanzanian or Bolivian restaurants at
home...). When you are eating in local eateries, your guide will probably
point you in the right direction.
- Safety and security. You and your possessions are much less of a
target for criminals if you are part of a group. Similarly, if you
become ill or are injured, you will have the immediate help of your
group.
- You don't have to endure public transport which, in most of the
developing world is dangerous, overcrowded and very uncomfortable
- especially if you happen to be over 5 ft 1in tall !
- You can budget more easily. Once you have paid for your trip and
the food kitty, you only really need money for beer and odd personal
items.
 
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