Adventure Tourism

Adventure tourism is a specific sort of tourism that involves physical exertion and exploration that may involve some level of risk (either actual or perceived). The Adventure Travel Trade Association in the United States defines adventure travel as any tourist activity that incorporates physical exertion, a cultural experience, and a connection to the natural world.

Adventure travelers may be motivated to experience rush or flow mental states as a result of stepping beyond of their comfort zones. This could result from going through culture shock or from doing things that take a lot of work and put you in danger of getting hurt. Mountaineering, trekking, bungee jumping, mountain biking, cycling, canoeing, scuba diving, rafting, kayaking, zip-lining, paragliding, hiking, exploring, canyoneering, sandboarding, caving, and rock climbing are a few examples of such activities. Ghetto tourism and disaster tourism are two uncommon types of adventure travel. Social and jungle tourism are two additional emerging categories of adventure travel.