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What do we understand by adventure travel? Years ago, an intrepid traveller, would take many months of preparation, and need as many months again, to embark upon an adventure. They would need a lot of money to arrange all the resources they needed. We imagine them to be hacking their way through a Malaysian jungle with a trail of bearers behind, or pulling their sleighs across frozen Arctic wastes. Perhaps, even, exploring the upper Nile, or crossing a desert by camel.

We have travelled far since those early pioneers paved the way for us. Now you can go on a family adventure as part of your annual holiday. Honeymooners can enjoy the first blooms of married life in a tropical jungle or trekking in Peru. Seasoned travellers may go to remote places by canoe, or hike over a mountain range. Even gap year travellers can make the journey of a lifetime and fall in love with the Brazilian Pantanal, or the Australian Outback. You can travel as part of a group or on your own.

There are some tour operators that specialise in adventure travel. They already have the resources in place in your preferred destination. Experienced group leaders and much local knowledge allow them to offer a high quality service to travellers looking for adventure.

These tours are generally eco-friendly and travellers can interact with local people and put their finger on the pulse of a country or region, to really feel the heartbeat of a place. Adventure travellers are ecologically aware and are looking for something different. The adventure traveller is not just seeking his own gratification, but would want the local people to benefit from his visit. He is a responsible traveller.

Where can you start with adventure travel? You can start in your own country by doing something you have never done before. You can start by doing something adventurous for one day – go up in a balloon, or take a canoe trip down your favourit river. If you want to trek through the foothills of the Himalayas, start with a walking holiday through the local hills or across the moors where you live, and build your confidence and your enthusiasm

Adventure holidays offers something for everybody. A wide range of tours are available to suit various styles, tastes and levels of experience. These tours are for anybody who is looking for something different. Many group tours are only six to twelve people in size, so you can get to know everyone, an adventure tour can offer a good social interaction with like-minded travellers.

When is the best time to go on an adventure holiday? There’s the beauty of adventure travel, you can go anytime of the year. Different continents means there is something to do in any month of the year. When the Northern Hemisphere is having its summer, the Southern Hemisphere is in winter.

The adventure travellers of bygone years still have something to show us. Give yourself plenty of time to prepare. Save your money, read your books, and the old timers did not have the benefit of internet research – get to know something about your destination. Then a good tour operator can help make your dream holiday come true.

How about one of these destinations for a trip of a lifetime?

Asahidake Hokkaido Japan, hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos, hiking the Grand Tsingy circuit, hot-air ballooning over the Serengeti, Kanha National Park India, Larapinta Trails, Machu Picchu, mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Pantanal, tiger tracking, or the Trans-Siberian railway

Many people prefer their holidays to be relaxing and stress free so choose to holiday in a familiar resort each year. They want to know that the hotel will be what they expect and the weather will be gorgeous. There are many packages available to cover a holiday like this – tried and tested.

But others prefer something different – with the added spice of excitement and adventure. There are adventure holidays like this for families, couples, honeymooners, singles and gap-year travellers. Imaginative Traveller offers something for everybody, even the experienced traveller. You can find out more about adventure travel here.

Established in 1991, The Imaginative Traveller has grown steadily to become one of the world’s leading operators of small group adventure tours. Imaginative Traveller is a worldwide company with offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, South East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, China, India, USA and Canada. The company is ABTA, ATOL and IATA bonded and a member of The TUI Travel PLC Group of Companies

What makes Imaginative Traveller stand out?

The Imaginative part of the name is the key to its uniqueness. Tours are designed to enable travellers to get under the skin of a destination and meet and interact with real people in those destinations. Imaginative Traveller has a very firm responsible travel policy and aims to provide tours that benefit people in the destinations visited. These adventure holidays are for travellers who are ecologically aware and who are looking for that imaginative something extra.

Something for everybody?

Imaginative Traveller offers a wide range of tour styles to suit various tastes and levels of experience. The seasoned traveller looking for a pioneering adventure to remote destinations is catered for. Honeymoon couples looking for an adventure holiday in style will find what they are looking for. These tours are for anybody who is looking for something different. There is even something for families looking for adventure, single travellers and gap year travellers.

More details?

Low deposit of £150 per person secures a place. 5% discount for booking 6 months in advance, 5% past client discount and 5% group booking discount (groups of 6 or more). No single supplement on many tours. Tour leaders rated excellent by 96% of previous travellers. Most tours are between 6-15 in size – small enough to get to know one another. Destination managers make sure everyone is satisfied.

Best time to book?

Year-round holidays on different continents means something for any month of the year. But main months for holiday bookings are November, December, January and February, with travellers looking for their main holiday during the summer months. A new brochure is published on 1st November each year.

Machu Picchu

Never before has there been so much choice in the world of flying with airlines competing to offer multiple daily departures, multiple departure points around the UK and the widest choice and most innovative range of on-board services and facilities.
Premium flying

By upgrading the class in which you fly you can ensure that flight is very much a part of your luxury holiday experience.We are pleased to be working with some of the world’s leading airlines, whose service and innovations continue to move the concept of premium flying that one step further.

Read more about the features and benefits of the premium classes offered by different airlines.
Regional departures

Recognising that the convenience of departure airport may be your priority we offer a variety of regional airports as the departure point for your holiday. As well as a selection of direct flights, these airports also offer the opportunity to connect with British Airways, KLM or Air France intercontinental routes, connecting in London, Amsterdam and Paris respectively.

The regional airports available include Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Manchester, Newcastle and Newquay.
Low Cost Airlines

For your convenience, we offer the option to fly with a choice of no frills airlines from a range of regional departures. Both EasyJet and Jet2 offer a safe, reliable point to point air service to many destinations throughout Europe and beyond.

Low cost airline holidays

For your convenience, Kuoni offers the option to fly with a choice of no frills airlines from a range of regional departures. Both EasyJet and Jet2 offer a safe, reliable point to point air service to many destinations throughout Europe and beyond.

The choice of regional departures offered include Luton, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, providing a range of flights to destinations in Italy, Spain, Greece and Morocco, and with the airlines continually expanding their route networks the flying options are endless.
Why choose a no frills airline?

Although a ‘no frills’ carrier will not offer the service of a full scheduled airline (which often includes complimentary pre-seating options and food and drink services), they will provide an efficient and good value flight service from a convenient departure airport in the UK offering a stress free start to your holiday.