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Responsibletravel website: Responsibletravel
Ethical, worldwide open conoe & sea kayak holidays, small group & tailor made ... [MORE]

The Adventure Company website: Adventure Co–activity
Multi-activity trips that include river kayaking and canoeing, sea canoeing, rafting ... [MORE]

925 Alive
based: Northumberland, UK
website: www.925alive.com
Tailor-made teambuilding and corporate events to meet the most demanding requirements, combining corporate needs with exhilarating activities. Whether you want to inspire employees by offering an unforgettable event, motivate using amazing challenges or impress clients with a unique experience, 925 Alive mix adrenalin with relaxation to make a truly memorable trip.
| team building / management courses | groups | white water rafting | snowmobiling | dog sledding | canyoning / gorge walking | via ferrata | canoeing / kayaking | karting / quad biking | rally driving | mountain biking | Europe |

Activities Abroad
based: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
website: www.activitiesabroad.com
Activities Abroad provide activity holidays throughout Europe for families and adult only groups. From white water rafting and skydiving in Spain to canyoning in Greece, mountain biking in France and sea kayaking in Turkey, these holidays are a great choice for anybody interested in a healthy outdoor lifestyle.
| white water rafting | canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | diving / snorkelling | mountain biking | canyoning / gorge walking | climbing / scrambling | walking / trekking / hiking | via ferrata | multi-activity | horse / pony trekking | Europe |

Adrenalin Antics
based: Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
website: adrenalinantics.com
Using stunning locations and adventurous activities, we will provide you and your party with the alternative weekend you won't forget. We can organise your accommodation and transport, so all you need do is to take the plunge and put your plums to the test.
| stag / hen | weekends / short breaks | team building / management courses | canyoning / gorge walking | climbing / scrambling | mountain biking | aerial zip way | canoeing / kayaking | white water rafting | tailor made | surfing | Wales |

Adventure Company (The) Featured Site
based: Hampshire, UK
website: Adventure Co – activity holidays
Well conceived worldwide adventure travel and activity holidays for everyone. As well safaris, trekking holidays and cultural journeys, The Adventure Travel company offers an excellent range of multi-activity holidays that could see you kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, canoeing, canyoning, scuba diving, snorkelling, horse riding, via ferratta, 4 wheel drive, paragliding, bungee jumping... and more.
| multi-activity | canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | white water rafting | diving / snorkelling | mountain biking | canyoning / gorge walking | via ferrata | horse / pony trekking | bungee jumping | 4 wheel drive / 4x4 | ropes course | Worldwide |

Alternatif Outdoor
based: Marmaris, Turkey
website: www.alternatifoutdoor.com
Alternatif Outdoor specialises in adventurous activities in Turkey: white water rafting, sea kayaking, multi-adventure and tailor-made holidays, including hiking, mountain-biking, canyoning and ski-touring. They are one of the most experienced outdoor adventure companies in Turkey, offering a friendly, personal approach and attention to detail.
| mountain biking | canyoning / gorge walking | canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | white water rafting | walking / trekking / hiking | ski mountaineering / touring | snowshoeing | multi-activity | family / child friendly | tailor made | Turkey |

Bison Quest on Wild Echo Bison Reserve
based: Montana, USA
website: www.bisonquest.com
Relax in a log cabin or get a massage in a Sioux tipi surrounded by a bison herd in the Montana wilderness. See Yellowstone Park, visit ghost towns, go whitewater rafting, and study bison and wildlife as the only guests of internationally known biologists. All Inclusive spa/adventure program.
| ecological tours | animals/safari | bird watching | riding | massage | white water rafting | historical tours | canoeing/kayaking | walking/trekking/hiking | family/child friendly | USA |

Dartmoor Outdoor Company
based: Cornwall/Devon, UK
website: www.dartmooroutdoorcompany.co.uk/courses_women.php
The Dartmoor Outdoor Company courses for women are a fantastic way to face challenges and learn new skills. You will feel free to push yourself, encourage each other and create a supportive culture. By getting involved in outdoor adventure you will gain greater determination and confidence.
| women only | canoeing/kayaking | climbing/scrambling | walking/trekking/hiking | multi-activity | England |

Evasion Travel Ltd
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.evasiontravel.co.uk
Active holidays in the Ardeche, France. Situated deep in the south, the Ardeche is a place of rugged natural beauty with a Mediterranean climate that brings over 300 days of sunshine each year. Surprisingly accessible and with enormous scope for exploration, the Ardeche is packed with excitement for every adventurous spirit.
| walking/trekking/hiking | mountain biking | canoeing/kayaking | cycle touring | horse/pony trekking | unguided walking | ropes course | singles holidays | tailor made | keep-fit/gym/fitness breaks | stag/hen | France |

Events Together Limited
based: Surrey, UK
website: www.eventstogether.co.uk
Events Together – Active Encounters, a UK company focusing on activity events for singles with an emphasis on even numbers of both sexes. If you enjoy active sports and the outdoors and would love to meet like-minded, opposite sex singles, visit their website today!
| singles holidays | weekends / short breaks | skiing (piste) | ski weekends | sailing (small boat / yacht) | walking / trekking / hiking | climbing / scrambling | canyoning / gorge walking | caving / pot-holing | mountain biking | canoeing / kayaking | UK | Europe |

Experience Ardeche
based: Somerset, UK
website: www.experienceardeche.com
Do you want an activity holiday but the thought of 'adrenaline junkies' always puts you off? Maybe the budding artist in you just needs the right environment? Experience Ardeche offer small group, tailor-made and guided holidays. Experience this spectacular, hidden gem of Southern France – experience the Ardeche!
| multi-activity | painting / drawing | canoeing / kayaking | canyoning / gorge walking | climbing / scrambling | via ferrata | unguided walking | horse / pony trekking | caving / pot-holing | tailor made | groups | France |

Galapagos Best
based: Chimborazo, Ecuador
website: www.galapagosbest.com
Galapagos Best, based in Riobamba, Ecuador, offers tailor made and group tours to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Patagonia and Peru, with an emphasis on natural history and culture. Tours can include a variety of activities which include trekking, rafting, riding, canoeing and diving.
| horse / pony trekking | canoeing / kayaking | white water rafting | walking / trekking / hiking | marine safaris | native peoples | archaeological tours | photographic safaris | bird watching | ecological tours | swimming with sharks | South America |

Great Excursions Co.
based: Saskatchewan, Canada
website: www.greatexcursions.com
Great Excursions stages learning and enrichment travel experiences across the North American Plains. We tap into the authentic character of destinations to create memorable vacations for individuals and small groups of guests with a hunger for adventure and discovery. Our emphasis is on sustainable economic diversification and responsible tourism practices.
| carriage driving | horse trail riding | horse / pony trekking | ranching | archaeological tours | native peoples | mythology | canoeing / kayaking | white water rafting | diving / snorkelling | team building / management courses | women only | North America |

Holiday Expeditions, Inc.
based: Utah, USA
website: www.bikeraft.com
For rafting, biking, kayaking, whale watching... Whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon or scenic Colorado, Green, Yampa, Salmon and Snake rivers. Invigorating Utah mountain biking and ranch vacations. Sea kayaking and whale watching adventures in Baja, Mexico. Women's retreats, family discounts, kayak school and naturalist trips. Charter trips available.
| mountain biking | canoeing / kayaking | white water rafting | walking / trekking / hiking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | whale / dolphin watching | ecological tours | geological | yoga | women only | family / child friendly | USA |

John Muir Trust
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.jmt.org
The 'Activities Programme' offers adventurous activities and exploration in beautiful wild areas, canoeing and sea kayaking trips, conservation work, story telling, music, wilderness skills, medicinal plants. Also see their 'Conservation Work Parties' where you can volunteer to help carry out conservation work. The John Muir Trust is a registered Scottish charity with the aim of protecting and conserving wild places and increasing awareness and understanding of such places.
| charity expeditions / holidays | working /volunteer holidays | gap year | ethical / eco tourism | survival courses | canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | herbalism | storytelling | UK |

KeyCamp Holidays
based: UK
website: KeyCamp Holidays
KeyCamp holidays are ideal for all age groups – from families, with a range of children's clubs for toddlers, children and teenagers – or couples seeking an activity holiday, with activities from windsurfing to kayaking, horse riding to cycling and sailing to scuba diving on offer. Holidays are available in France, Italy, Holland, Spain, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Free hire of Keycamp canoes is provided on 16 sites.
| family / child friendly | single parent families | theme park | windsurfing | sailing (small boat / yacht) | diving / snorkelling | canoeing / kayaking | horse / pony trekking | football / soccer | wine appreciation / tasting | battlefield tours / war graves tours | Europe |

Northern Lights Expeditions
based: British Columbia, Canada
website: www.seakayaking.com
Premium quality sea kayak tours in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Paddle with orcas and eagles in the fabled waters of the Inside Passage, no experience required. First class gear provided, gourmet meals, hand-trained guide staff. Camping, lodge and yacht-based trips, since 1983.
| sea canoeing / sea kayaking | canoeing / kayaking | whale / dolphin watching | family / child friendly | ethical and ecotourism | bird watching | native peoples | bear watching | women only | vegetarian | Canada |

ProAdventure
based: Denbighshire, Wales, UK
website: www.proadventure.co.uk
Established adventure holiday company in Llangollen, North Wales. They offer rock climbing, abseiling, gorge walking, kayaking, open canoeing, mountain biking, survival, bushcraft and more. From half-day tasters to week-long courses. Visit their website for more information or call them to arrange your next adventure experience!
| abseiling | canoeing / kayaking | canyoning / gorge walking | climbing / scrambling | first aid courses | mountain biking | multi-activity | survival courses | team building / management courses | walking / trekking / hiking | white water rafting | Wales |

Responsibletravel.com Featured Site
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
Ethical sea kayaking and open Canadian conoeing holidays in the UK, Europe, Asia, America, Africa and worldwide. From a choice of over 40 trips and offering paddling for all levels from novice to experienced canoeists and kayakers. Also multi-sport trips that include kayaking.
| | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | canoeing / kayaking | whale / dolphin watching | tailor made | UK | Europe | Asia | North America | South America | Africa |

Safari For Less
based: Iowa, USA
website: www.safariforless.com
Affordable African safari and travel incentive to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe South Africa and Egypt. We offer high quality safaris in Africa for the lowest price possible, weather your dream African Safari is Southern Africa or an East African safari in Kenya, relax and let us plan your safari trip.
| animals / safari | aerial safaris | elephant back safaris | expeditions | diving / snorkelling | mountaineering | weddings / honeymoons | canoeing / kayaking | ballooning | Africa| Tanzania | Kenya |

Seafreedom Kayak Company
based: Argyll , Scotland, UK
website: www.seafreedomkayak.co.uk
Sea kayaking and canoeing holidays and courses, near Oban, Scotland. We offer guiding and instruction (British Canoe Union Level 4 coach) for everyone from the complete beginner, to experienced paddlers. Courses include beginners kayaking, an introduction to sea kayaking, kayak trips for experienced paddlers, safety courses and sea kayak expeditions.
| sea canoeing / sea kayaking | canoeing / kayaking | Scotland | UK |

Sudwindsports
based: Languedoc Roussillon, France
website: www.sudwindsports.com
Sudwindsports organises kitesurfing, windsurfing and sailing holidays in the sunny south of France. The fully recognised watersports school runs activity courses on the kitezone, situated on the wide beaches of St Pierre-la-Mer, and on the shallow lake next to the centre. Also offering a wide choice of holiday accommodation.
| kite surfing | windsurfing | sailing (small boat / yacht) | sailing (catamaran) | canoeing / kayaking | weekends / short breaks | family / child friendly | children's courses / holidays | France |

Team Adventure Activities UK
based: Herefordshire, UK
website: www.taauk.com
An event management company offering adventure weekends and holidays; Team Adventure Activities write specific programs tailor made to your exact needs. They can provide activities, accommodation, entertainment, conferencing, food and transport or any other aspect of your event or holiday that you would like organised.
| canyoning/gorge walking | climbing/scrambling | canoeing/kayaking | survival courses | multi-activity | stag/hen | singles holidays | women only | weekends/short breaks | team building/management courses | white water rafting | UK |

Travel Action
based: Sussex, UK
website: www.travelaction.co.uk
Active holidays worldwide – tailor made scuba diving, surfing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, trekking, kayaking, skydiving and multi-activity holidays for all levels. Locations include: Egypt, Canary Islands, Peru, Thailand, Vietnam, Spain, Mexico, Maldives, Malta, Oman and more. Regular special offers and late deals as well as tailor made luxury holiday deals.
| diving / snorkelling | surfing | skiing (piste) | snowboarding | walking / trekking / hiking | parachuting / skydiving / parascending | canoeing / kayaking | cycle touring | multi-activity | Worldwide |

Water By Nature Rafting
based: South Yorkshire, UK and Colorado, USA
website: www.waterbynature.com
Worldwide rafting and kayaking holidays with world-class, safe, informative and fun river guides. Lie on a beach and view the stars, talk to fellow adventurers around a roaring fire, enjoy a beer and recount the days tales. Destinations include the Zambezi, Grand Canyon, Chile, Australia, Morocco, Turkey, New Zealand and Ethiopia.
| white water rafting | canoeing / kayaking | singles holidays | tailor made | Worldwide | USA | Africa | South America |

Wilderness Scotland
based: Highlands and Islands, Scotland
website: www.wildernessscotland.com
Offering an exciting range of activity and ecotourism holidays, based in the beautiful wilderness areas of Scotland. Their small group adventures are led by expert guides. They also offer family holidays and a customised service for private group trips. Winners of Scotland's 'Tourism Business of the Year 2005'.
| walking / trekking / hiking | winter walking | mountain biking | canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | sailing (small boat / yacht) | ski mountaineering / touring | long distance walks | walking / trekking safaris | photographic | family/child friendly | Scotland |

Adventures France
based: Alsace, France
website: www.adventuresfrance.com
Adventure travel specialist, organising adventures, tours and trips in beautiful regions of France.
| mountain biking | canoeing / kayaking | skiing (off-piste) | white water rafting | France |

Island Air Tours Ltd
based: British Colombia, Canada
website: www.islandairtours.com
Custom camping adventure packages to remote wilderness BC Canada lakes, all-inclusive.
| ecological tours | freshwater fishing / angling | canoeing / kayaking | North America |

Outrageous Adventures
based: Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
website: www.outrageousadventures.co.za
White-water river rafting and kayak trips in South Africa.
| white water rafting | canoeing / kayaking | South Africa |

Utopia Bay Lodge
based: British Colombia, Canada
website: www.utopiabay.ca
Utopia Bay offers kayaking trips and accommodation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
| canoeing / kayaking | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | whale / dolphin watching | family / child friendly | Canada |

Val Tours
based: Biograd na moru, Croatia
website: www.val-tours.com
Active watersports holidays in the impressive landscapes of Croatia, also birdwatching holidays.
| canoeing / kayaking | diving / snorkelling | sailing (small boat / yacht) | sea canoeing / sea kayaking | birdwatching | Croatia |

Wildside Adventures for Women
based: Virginia, USA
website: www.wildsideadventures.com
Inexpensive, women only, guided outdoor trips and skills workshops in backpacking, biking, canoeing, etc.
| women only | walking / trekking / hiking | backpacking | canoeing / kayaking | cycle touring | USA |

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