Choosing an appropriate activity holiday is the focus of this installment of our guide to activity holidays.
A wide variety of activity holidays are available to fit a broad range of interests, experience and fitness levels. Usually no or little experience is necessary, just enthusiasm and a willingness to try something new.
Enthusiasm is only half of the equation though, with your level of fitness being the other half. You have to know what you are capable of doing, since the fitness level you have will have a lot do with the activities that you chose. To be able to enjoy yourself they must match each other. It is not fair for the other people in the group to be slowed down or put in danger, since your instructor/guide can only do so much for you.
If you think your age might serve as a hindrance in an activity that you would like to do, get in touch with the activity holiday company before you book your trip. As for disabilities, these may or may not be barrier to participation, normally an activity holiday company will find a workable compromise but with some activities this may not be possible.
A rating for each activity is usually put up on websites as well as brochures, for every trip that is offered. These are usually leisurely, moderate, or intense. Since these are ratings from the experiences of the people that came before you, this is something that should be paid attention to before booking your trip. Wanting a challenge, is the reason you should take a moderate or intense activity trip, and not because you fear you will look weak taking a leisurely one.
Weather conditions, remoteness of the area, temperature ranges, likely terrain, amount of travel, accommodations, altitude, facilities that are available, and ability to access emergency services, are all things that have to be taken into consideration before booking your activity holiday.
Although the tour operators spend a lot of time researching destinations, the routes they take, the equipment and operations, as well as making sure that everything has been tested, there is no way for them to guarantee your safety.
A wide variety of activity holidays are available to fit a broad range of interests, experience and fitness levels. Usually no or little experience is necessary, just enthusiasm and a willingness to try something new.
Enthusiasm is only half of the equation though, with your level of fitness being the other half. You have to know what you are capable of doing, since the fitness level you have will have a lot do with the activities that you chose. To be able to enjoy yourself they must match each other. It is not fair for the other people in the group to be slowed down or put in danger, since your instructor/guide can only do so much for you.
If you think your age might serve as a hindrance in an activity that you would like to do, get in touch with the activity holiday company before you book your trip. As for disabilities, these may or may not be barrier to participation, normally an activity holiday company will find a workable compromise but with some activities this may not be possible.
A rating for each activity is usually put up on websites as well as brochures, for every trip that is offered. These are usually leisurely, moderate, or intense. Since these are ratings from the experiences of the people that came before you, this is something that should be paid attention to before booking your trip. Wanting a challenge, is the reason you should take a moderate or intense activity trip, and not because you fear you will look weak taking a leisurely one.
Weather conditions, remoteness of the area, temperature ranges, likely terrain, amount of travel, accommodations, altitude, facilities that are available, and ability to access emergency services, are all things that have to be taken into consideration before booking your activity holiday.
Although the tour operators spend a lot of time researching destinations, the routes they take, the equipment and operations, as well as making sure that everything has been tested, there is no way for them to guarantee your safety.
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