adventure travel

The Best Part About This Surfing Vacation: No Experience Required

You don’t even need to know how to pop up before booking a trip to Kalon Surf on Costa Rica’s Pacific coastline

A Beginner’s Guide to Skiing the Backcountry

Adventure skiing is still alive and well...if you're willing to work a little

Shinta Mani Mustang: A Mystical Hideaway for Adventurous Travelers

The hotel was born out of designer Bill Bensley’s “40-year love affair with Nepal”

The Denali Star Illuminates the Best of Alaska

The best way to see the Last Frontier? From the comfort of a glass-domed train.

Inside the Farthest Park: The National Park of American Samoa

A 3,000-year-old culture, none of the national park crowds

Grindelwald Is a Year-Round Adventurer’s Playground

The picturesque Swiss mountain town is filled with natural beauty and non-stop thrills

In Belize, a Saltwater Fly-Fishing Paradise Awaits

Nestled on the island of Ambergris Caye, El Pescador Lodge caters to both experienced and first-time saltwater fly anglers. Here, you’re part of the family, no matter your catch.

The Iceland You’ve Never Seen Before: Fly-Fishing at Battle Hill Lodge

Forget the tourist stops and experience Iceland in a new way: fishing for sea-run brown trout along the southern coast

Watching Coastal Grizzly Bears in Lake Clark National Park

Four days at Natural Habitat Adventures’ Bear Camp

Visiting Carnarvon Gorge: Australia’s Great Prehistoric Hiking Destination

With ancient art, prehistoric plants and hidden canyons, Carnarvon Gorge offers hikers an unforgettable Garden of Eden experience.

Chasing Dorado (And Finding Home) on the Sea of Cortez

Unexpected familiarity at Ventana Blue in the small Baja California Sur village of La Ventana

Brown Trout and Empanadas: Chasing Adventure in Chilean Patagonia

Two former Alaska fishing guides, a photographer, one beat-up van, one fluffy dog and a raft

A Guide to Colorado’s Underrated Adventure Towns

If you’ve never experienced the outdoor cornucopia offered by Durango, Silverton and Ouray, consider this your invitation

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Chasing Dorado (And Finding Home) on the Sea of Cortez

Unexpected familiarity at Ventana Blue in the small Baja California Sur village of La Ventana

Brown Trout and Empanadas: Chasing Adventure in Chilean Patagonia

Two former Alaska fishing guides, a photographer, one beat-up van, one fluffy dog and a raft

A Guide to Colorado’s Underrated Adventure Towns

If you’ve never experienced the outdoor cornucopia offered by Durango, Silverton and Ouray, consider this your invitation

The 10 Best Places to Visit This Summer: Trips for Every Kind of Traveler

Our trusted correspondents have lined up all the inspo you need for the perfect trip — as well as some insider tips, hacks and key gear to bring along

Chasing One of the World's Most Sought-After Fish

Yellowfish, Maluti beer and school supplies: a recipe for a very Lesotho week.

Exploring Tasmania and Eating Well Along the Way

Platypus, distilleries and grass-fed steaks: Tasmania brings some of life’s best things together.

Dubai Is the Thrill-Seeker's Paradise

Dune-bashing, sky diving and parkouring...and that's just before lunch

Get Up Close With Polar Bears on This Arctic Safari

There are as many polar bears as there are people in the small Canadian town of Churchill

Knocking Around Iceland’s Adventure Coast

The nation is less touristed than you think, especially in the south

Plans to Trek Through Nepal Alone? Not Anymore.

Even the most experienced hikers will now require a guide

This Remote Patagonian Oasis Is the Perfect Outdoor Lodge

For both luxury- and outdoors-loving travelers, Melimoyu Lodge in Chile may be the journey of a lifetime

This Startup Wants to “Democratize Space” With Balloon Flights

For just $180,000, you can travel 15 miles into the stratosphere for unobstructed views of outer space

Seeking Shackleton's "Little Voices" on a Voyage to Antarctica

On a cruise with Abercrombie & Kent, our travel correspondent came face to face with towering icebergs, turbulent seas and the majesty of the White Continent

Exploring the Alaskan Wilderness on a Luxurious…Tugboat?

The Alaskan cruise you didn't know you needed

How to Plan a Trip to Antarctica

Everything you need to know ahead of your first trek to the White Continent