Kayaking views:

There are many famous points in the north and south of the city where surfboards rally against the majestic currents. But Santa Barbara is the new favorite kayaking destination due to the stunning harbor area. Kayaking provides a superb panoramic view of the diverse waterfront of the urban city. The Santa Barbara harbor is a very enjoyable stretch for kayaking off the pacific shore.

Tour Guides:

The Santa Barbara Adventure Company is an active operator for the region providing an easy way to kayak. They organize guided paddling tours which have duration of four hours. These tours even include breaks for lunches on the pristine beaches nearby along the route. The tour takes you beyond the harbor in a wide loop as long as four miles.

The scenic kayaking route has the historic pier on it and you paddle right around it. You kayak past the low skyline of the town and you might get to see sea lions, kelp (large brown seaweed) forests, and have an occasional dolphin for company.

The experienced tour guides have great knowledge of the local marine life. They are well experienced of the water conditions and have navigational skills to move through the light surf. Safety equipments, wetsuits, paddle jackets are provided. Kayaks used are ocean ready single or double seated.

Santa Barbra Channel Islands:

These are a chain of four scenic islands. They are separated from the mainland by the Santa Barbara Channel. These Islands are rocky and mountainous in terrain. There are a variety of animal species found on the islands. California Grey whales can be sighted from the island chain.

Different types of birds and animals can be found on the island, there being close to 145 unique species. In spring time varied colors of bright wild flowers bloom in the island, this is a popular time to plan a visit here. Hiking and bird watching make for interesting hobbies on the island. Snorkeling and diving also make for popular pass times in the Santa Barbara Islands.

Camping for Adventure Travel

You may have experienced any camping grounds, traveled to international destinations, but none of which must have made you experience something like camping in the paradise. You will need to bring your tent, or you can rent tent, or opt to stay in camping cabin. The Dining al fresco in order, but there are some gourmet restaurants for you nearby. But for wonderful and exotic camping experience, let any of these exotic campgrounds be home-base for ultimate adventure.

• England Dorset:
  The home of Jurassic coast, giving home to the unusual of yurt village. Yurts which is like round but tent-like houses from the Mongolia. The place is year-round for camping and wood burning is used as fuel for stoves for heating or cooking. With basic needs Bed, chairs and tables round out furnishings for basic comfort. This destination is well situated for visiting striking Jurassic coast of Dorset.

• Costa Rica:
  In small charter plane you will get to camping area, which is at edge of Corcovado’s National Park in the Costa Rica. Your first view will leave you whistling, main site is of groups of tent cabins which are high on bluff above ocean. The camp is near to head of coastal trail. Camping here will give you a chance for adventure hikes and enjoy watching the abundance of wildlife of this National Park. The best is climbing up some 120 feet’s up on a tree where there is platform for wildlife viewing, giving you unusual 120 feet’s up in a tree. Plan it in advance and for you might get chance for spending the night for camping up on platform.

• Dry Tortugas:
  Key West is another popular and very jam-packed vacation destination filled with thronging crowd. But for best experience just move more 70 miles in west and get to the Dry Tortugas, heavenly place for camping though crowded but with the sea turtles and with the beautiful coral reefs. You need to take a seaplane or through ferry to reaching to only campground, at the Garden Key. Privacy is definitely guaranteed as there are only 8 campsites. Not just camp site but you can add the water sports along here by doing scuba diving and snorkeling in the coral reefs making for unique adventure.
• France:
  Amazed but there are actually plenty of bizarre and unique sights to visit France for camping. Like The Standing Stones of Carnac, stands to be most famous as the neolithical archaeology sites. Over some five thousands of years ago, great stones which were carved and then placed in the straight line in area adjoining the town of the Carnac. Most likely it is regarded as spiritual places for the Druid rites but local legends says the stones are Roman legions turned in forms of stone by the Saint Cornelius.

• Spain:
  Cala Llevado is an extraordinary campsite on Spanish Costa Brava. The camp’s location is along the terraced hill which is above sea in the Tossa del Mar. Camping there you can enjoy here beautiful view of the coast and the bay, while having beach time with access to beach with crystal clear water and grainy sandy beaches. There you can go for Waterskiing, or surfing, and even diving. Camping here will keep adventures rolling in Spanish sun.

• Thailand:
  Thailand’s coast is packed with the hidden lagoons, such that some are accessible only via helicopters or boats. For the adventure sports Kayaks make here as wonderful form of transport for reaching any of these camping havens. One very unique spot is along tiny beach which is near cliffs of the Koh Penak. Just remember to Paddle in and then drag kayak well up on to sandy beach. Then set up your tent and simply spend your romantic or adventurous night, as you like, by watching stars and the moon.

Presenting you exhilarating, pulsating, thrilling and giving a new definition to excitement and fun, twist in tale of your adventure, a new activity for mind blowing fun and that is chasing tornado.

Yup just like in that movie “Twister”, same in those shiny SUV’s and with people who are well experienced in this, you shall be traveling along them for stunning form of adventure.

Tornado Alley in US is the most idealistic place for such an adventure. Whether you’re looking for thrill of chasing or want to enthrall in beauty of nature’s fury, Tornado Chasing tours gives you one of most exciting experiences of your life.

For going on tryst with tornadoes, storms and twisters you require no previous storm chasing experience or knowledge of weather forecasting, all you need is your guts, pluck and mettle set in your heart and mind. In the chase be involved as much as you want or even as little as you want.

See and experience the chase of supercell-type thunderstorms which is capable of producing those black clouds hovering severe weather conditions and mind it, including tornadoes. Just imagine what the heck of fun it will be when storms form and there are severe weather conditions occurring, while you are on chase, on the road, in sexy SUV, this will offer an abundance of fast pacing excitement, something beyond, which is much different then any kind of threat or danger you have even thought least tried.

Not just the race with opponent like storm but on the way you devour most breathtaking sceneries on the planet. Adventurer will witness spectacular and explosive supercell thunderstorms with vivid nighttime lightning shows.

Tornado chase is an experience of natural beauty at Tornado Alley filled up with storm clouds, all exploding right before your eyes.

Though chase is all adventure and excitement, safety by tour operators of storm chase, is their number one priority. You can get closer to tornadoes, sometimes within few hundred yards, depending on the storm, road options, and various other factors without compromising on your safety.

Storm Tours providers provide for:

• SUV’s for comfortable traveling and chasing with maximum of 6  people per SUV giving each a window seat
• Mobile broadband Internet services for access to remote weather data from any place in the Tornado Alley.
• GPS satellite navigation system: Letting you to navigate on any unfamiliar country roads.
• Laptop computers displaying weather information

Suggestion:

If you don’t love staying up and seeing the lightning, please re-consider whether this tour is for you or not.

You need to have passion for such excitement and thrill else you will be skipping your heartbeats more then often.

Consider booking with best in this tour operator Storm Chasing Adventure Tours that will for $2,600, be giving you pleasure of chasing storms for a week and includes accommodations. Else hurry up, if this has interested you to get your self listed in this adventure tour as Cloud 9 Tours are at present taking names down for pulsating two-week chases in year 2011 and that too its cheap if you book now, as low as $2,800, and if you are in hurry and want to try now then there may be few spots still left for 2010. Also you can Book a six-day tour with Silver Lining Tours for $2,400 or need more then a ten-day tour for $3,000. Each package mentioned has includes of a keepsake DVD. Whether your chasing twister will contain turbulent, Twister-esque cow, is for you to take a chance on!

Africa:

Africa is a very famous country for going on an adventurous safari tours. There are so many tours operators but the best is the Abercrombie & Kent Family Safari in Kenya, Africa. The perfect treat for the winter to the families with an eagerness for adventure is the safari in Africa.

Abercrombie & Kent Family Safari in Kenya has been organizing the safari tours in Kenya for half century, which makes them masters among other tour operators. In 1962, a British family living in the East Africa started organizing safari tours for family and travelers. The whole tour is of eleven days, starting from airport of the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi. It is known to be the Kenya’s political, cultural and economic hub. From the airport only, all your traveling and staying are taken care of. The tour includes a visit to the Baby Elephant Orphanage at Daphne Sheldrick, where you will get to hear some interesting stories such as keepers sleeps with the huge animal alone at night. From there your next stop is the Giraffe Center, where you will get to feed these long necked beautiful animals.

The next is the riding into the wild and spotting rare Chimpanzees or rhinos at the Sweetwater Reserve. Then explore unfathomable into grass-covered land with an expedition to the Samburu game reserve, leopard, lion, rife with buffalo; meet with members of the itinerant Samburu tribe and track game, ride a camel, or even catch butterflies.

After gettingfortable to stay into, and amid of the natural beauty with fresh air to breath. There are even trib in contact the most adorable animals of the Africa, next stop is getting close to the wild natural beauty. You will be spending three days, enjoying African Savannah, close by the Talek River in a tent. Yes, tents are very much comes nearby, which you can visit and know the different culture and customs. The tribal people are very welcoming and they will even teach you how to toss spears or light bonfire with sticks. The tourists who are looking for something more can look forward to the hot air balloon safari, which has promising aerial views of the jungle, herd of animals, and much more.

Colorado:

For the perfect winter vacation destination head towards the west to the Rockies, its ideal for family ski outing. There, the facilities are ample, the atmosphere is clear and the powder is fresh. The best resort to stay is the Vail, which is one of the America’s best Ski resort town. In States, the Vail Mountain, which has five thousand two hundred and eighty nine acres of ski able land, is the lone major ski resort. Italy’s Cortina, and Spain’s Val d’Aran and Switzerland’s St. Moritz are other areas in this region, which makes this destination year round family adventure destination for all age groups. Skiing on the slopes of the Vail Mountain is legendary and plus you can even do snowboarding, snowshoeing, Nordic skiing and ice-skating. The kids can have more fun as the kids under four can enjoy skiing free and above five ages to twelve have to buy tickets. The nightlife of the resort is lively which includes a few of the finest dining in Colorado and excellent theater productions.

For nightlife that is more vibrant, go to the Beaver Creek Village, which is hidden in the mountain and is just few miles away from the resort. This closed and stylish society gives an opportunity to ski between the Arrowhead and Bachelor Gulch. Plus this place is great to have fun at night as this place has options available like Broadway-level Theater, playing host to live jazz performance, movies, visiting symphonies and much more. Along the streets are the taverns and bars lined up and for kids, there is an ice-skating rink and a four -road tubing mound.

Hawaii:

Hualalai is a perfect place to take your family on winter vacation. It has a beautiful beach that is favorable for all age types. The perfect picture extended beach, volcanoes surrounded by the abundance vegetation and luxury resorts nearby. Thus, making Hualalai very scenic and stunning place to relax as well as do some adventurous activities. It is situated on the Big Island Kona Coast. The luxury resorts have many facilities to keep the guest occupied such as on site beach and spa as well as the restaurants like Pahu i`a, which is beach side. For some outdoor sports, there are basketball courts, cardio equipment, twenty-five meter outdoor lap pool and free weights at the Hualalai Sports Club. For the golf lovers, you will have a blast here, as there is a Golf course named after the Jack Nicklaus, which are eighteen holes that stretch more than the seven thousand one hundred yards.

Just at a half hour drive, you will come to the Kauna`oa Beach which is fantastic for surfing and snorkeling. If you don’t want to get wet, then hop into the car and head to the Volcano National Park where you will get to see active volcano, Mount Kilauea. To see the most picturesque scenery take a ride of eleven miles stretch on the Crater Rim Drive or view the crater by a helicopter.

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador:

The ten days cruise to the Galápagos Island is the best winter vacation destination. It is also called the Land of Darwin as it is situated six hundred miles away from the shore of Ecuador. You will find many interesting and rare species of animals. It is only here, you can experience the wild animals in front of you without any fear. Having a very varied geographical and wildlife, the Galápagos has become fave among travel destination around the world.

Tour through seven or even more islands like at Floreana, you will get see huge settlement of sea lions and also this place is best snorkeling. To see the beach, tortoise breeding center, caves and beautiful flamingoes, visit the Fernandina. Being the youngest island in Galápagos, it is also well known for being home to the water iguanas and volcanoes. On the volcanic shores the activities such as kayaks and Zodiacs are done. To view the underwater life and to give the tourists something new experience, they are boarded on a transparent glass bottom boat and in addition to that, hydrophone is connected, in order to view and hear the life underwater.

New Zealand:

If you are not looking to be at an extremely cold place nor do you want to be get wet, then come down to the treetops lodges and estate in New Zealand. It is situated amid the lush of vegetation of about two thousand five hundred acres of forest. It is just at the end of the Mamaku Plateau having over 70 kilometers of hiking trails, seven trout streams, Treetops boasts a game reserve, in addition; horse riding and mountain biking. The New Zealand’s biggest lake, Lake Taupo and beautiful seashore golf course, Cape Kidnappers are very near by the lodge.

Rotorua is situated one hundred and forty miles southeast of Auckland. The mecca for the trout fishing fishers and is also habitat to several multicolored geothermal characteristics in the world – geysers, volcanic craters, and bubbling mud pools. A few of New Zealand’s top wineries – Te Mata, Sileni ,Craggy Range – are a near by from the cabin. You can even see the New Zealands main native population, Maori, as this is their main center, whose warily engraved gathering quarter’s mark the land.

These are top 5 winter vacation spots where you can spend you days with your family in very luxuriant way!

With some excellent and extremely convenient roads, this world also encompasses expressway that are awfully congested, tremendously entwining, or cruelly unforgiving. After you reach safe to the other end of the road, you feel glorious and triumphant, more than a king because you conquered these roads, because your drove through them, because you are still ALIVE.

Col de Turini, France

Hiking a mountain is much easier than driving through it. Col de Turni, an entwining mountainous road in French Alps, is constructed 1 mile above sea level (a level where you can hardly spot a sea or anything down). If you thinks it’s quite perilous to drive through this region, think about the participants of Monte Carlo Rally, who zoom their cars at 112 miles per hour for twenty miles. The highest point of this road is 1607 meters above sea level (a level where you don’t think about see or anything except prayers) and it has around 35 hairpin turns, where a minute error it synonym to death.

Stelvio Pass, Italy

Even higher is the Stelvio Pass that measures 1.7 vertical meters above sea level. This intricate mountainous thoroughfare is a part of Eastern Alps in Italy. With highest point of 2757 meters and around 49 breathtaking hairpin turns, it’s almost impossible for a rookie to transverse. This route is a link between Merano and Valtellina. I wonder how many people would take the risk of traveling to and fro. I would get some credit and fly all the way, if I don’t have enough money, but wouldn’t take the risk of zooming here.

Leh-Manali Highway, India

The Leh-Manali Highway, a hilly road in India, covers around 297 miles of Himalaya mountainous range. If you were laughing and teasing when I said I would fly all the way, I am sure you will support my idea when you learn that Leh-Manali is amongst the highest passes in the world with over 2 to 3 miles above sea level. This bloodcurdling height is accompanied with landslides, snows, and rolling rocks which makes it impossible to drive through without a tough car and a tougher spirit. Who uses it? The Indian Army used it for several years. Not very sure who uses it now, probably some of most adventurous people on earth.

The Puxi Viaduct, Shanghai

Here, traveling is easy but the technology and infrastructure used to fabricate such intricate roadways is quite appreciable. This route, with five levels of bridges, is the busiest and biggest interchange in Shanghai that enables hundred thousands of cars to pass through, without halting.

The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, LA

A helicopter view of Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange in Los Angeles, CA immediately urges your mind to untangle it. This most obscure interchange of the country has 4 levels of viaducts with restricted entrance for made especially for high-occupancy automobiles. Millions of cars pass through this intricate arrangement of roads, yet you wouldn’t find any traffic here.

The Road of Death, Bolivia

If you are a passenger traveling from La Paz to Coroico through North Yungas Road, famously known as the “Road of Death”, you would need life insurance for sure. Tagged as most treacherous road on earth by Inter-American Development Bank, this route is a breathtaking 43 miles of heart-pumping journey. People with weak heart would get a stroke by just glance down the valley. Valley? Didn’t I tell you this is another road on a hill? Though others are quite high, those had enough space for few vehicles to pass by safely. Here, on the road of death, the space can be used by maximum one car per lane. Although this route isn’t used much by common people, around 200 to 300 die every year.

The Highway from Hell, Russia

A part of Russian Federal Highway, ‘Lena Highway’ (or the highway from hell) is a 600-mile stretch while driving from Moscow to Yakutsk in Siberia. When it rains, this road is a mud lake with countless deep pits that makes it virtually impossible for any vehicle to drive. During cold season, it’s chilly here; lower than -45 °F. However, the road is quite crammed with vehicles when it doesn’t rain as it’s the only route to Yakutsk. This road is parallel to River Yakutsk. I wonder why people don’t consider sailing as an option. Crocodiles?

Gravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham, UK

Also casually known as ‘the Spaghetti Junction’ due to its similar looks. This interchange in Birmingham, UK, is a 6 level junction covering around 30 acres of land. The bridges of this route are quite elevated making it the most intricate junction of UK.

Russain-Georgian Military Mountain Road

Not less scary than a car-swallowing monster, this route is always swathed with snow or mud. Your car might just disappear into it leaving no traces. However, locals drive their Lada cars as if it’s a plain, uncomplicated runway. This road amid Causcasus Mountains is accessed mostly by Russian militants. If snow and mud isn’t a distraction, fog is a constant accompaniment.

Gouliang Tunnel Road, China

This road was constructed by population of 13 neighboring villages led by chief Sheb Mingxin and it took over 5 years to complete the construction. Numerous people lost their lives while piercing through the mountains. Yes, most part of this read is a 5×4 meter tunnel stretching over 1200 meters. However, the number of lives lost every year on this road exceeds the number of people died during the construction. The road doesn’t tolerate any negligence or errors while driving. Positioned in Henan Province of China, it’s a chief tourist route and one of the most dangerous roads in the world.

Taroko Gorge Road, Taiwan

Similar to Gouliang Tunnel Road, the Taroko Gorge Road is pierced through mountains and rocks in Taiwan. However, this route displays some marvelous panoramas as it makes its way through Taroko National park flanked by Taroko Gorge. This road is traveled by most of the tourist visiting Taiwan due to its natural vistas and genius engineering.

Pasubio, Nothern Italy

I am not pretty sure what you will assume while traveling through this road, because just looking at it can skip your beat. Anciently, it was a hiking trail. Now, it’s a known as a road, without any major changes in the width and conditions. Encompassing numerous crags and tunnels, this route is awfully dangerous, and very slippery, and very narrow, and very coarse, and …

Did I pass out?

The Halsema Highway, Philippines

An entwining stretch of 150 miles through steep crags, totally unpaved with no guard rails around is known as The Halsema Highway. Also know as Baguio-Bontoc Road, this path slices through Central Cordillera Valley in Philippines. If you want to travel through this stretch and if it’s monsoon, you will probably need to wait for a couple of months or return to the starting point because it’s almost impossible for anyone, including Tom Cruise, to drive here in damp season.

Not that it’s not allowed, but people don’t generally travel through this route. Many did and many died due to fatal landslides, rock slides, and mud slides.

Trollstigen in Norway

Just have a look at the photo and tell me why anyone would build such a road. Maybe to attract tourists, and avail them the ease to explore every corner and bump of the mountains. Though traveling through this road is quite a panoramic expedition, you will be quite happy after you conquer the route. It takes excellent driving skills and incredible concentration to drive here. Trollstigen is crammed with steep slopes, hairpin turns, and narrow lanes, which doesn’t allow overtaking.

This pathway became quite popular among tourists after its redevelopment in 2005. Prior to that, hardly any people took the risk of tripping here due to frequent landslides. A popular panorama that can be seen while driving on Trollstigen is Stigfossen Waterfall.

Los Caracoles Pass, Andes

Los Caracoles Pass is a part of route that takes you to Chile from Argentine. This is an entwining route built on extremely steep and abrupt inclination. To negotiate safety on this route, you need driving skills that very few possess. This is because it’s swathed with snow in most months of a year and there aren’t any safety guard rails to protect your (and your car). However, the road is quite broad and hence, not many accidents have been recorded in this area.

Iroha-Zaka Winding Road, Japan

A major link between Oku-Nikko and Nikko, there are two Iroha-Zaka’s along the way. One to go up and another to come down. Every turn of this route displays an ancient Japanese alphabet that starts with I, Ro, Ha. See, you got the name. Each road has 48 turns because japan has 48 alphabets, or is it vice versa? Who cares as far as I reach safely to the other side? Actually the second Iroha-Zaka had 50 turns, but it was modified later to match the number of alphabets.

Van Zyl’s Pass in Namibia

Though people call it a pass or a road, I am quite hesitant to even call it a way. I guess once a car tried to make its own way through mountains, looking at which other cars followed and there it is – The Van Zyl’s Pass. No concrete, no slabs, no tar, just rocks and mud. You and your car should be compatible to dodge the rocks, badland, gorges, and boulders to drive on this route. However, your excursion doesn’t go in vain because at the end of the journey – if at all you reach the end – you will come across Marienfluss Valley, an extremely splendid gorge in this area.

El Espinazo Del Diablo, Mexico

It takes around five hour to cross the devil’s backbone. That’s what the locals say. El Espinazo is probably the only route that connects Mazatlan and Durando. Thoough people in the neighborhood are quite petrified to travel here, I found it to be quite convenient to drive. It’s well maintained and you are cautioned about the perilous turns well in advance. Not much of a problem for cars, few turns are extremely difficult for trucks. However, if we overlook the few intricate curves, the road is extremely gorgeous with gorgeous green lush landscape down the valley.

Lysebotn Road, Norway

Are we moving from dangerous trips to exciting and enjoyable journeys? I don’t know. Maybe I want a happy ending. The Lysebotn Road is the most enjoyable road among all the ones I mentioned. In fact you would love it on foot as well. Though it’s quite entwining, the road is very smooth and panoramas are simply gorgeous.

Let me know if you have traveled through any of these roads, and returned safely.

However, if you are one of those who love water boarding, diving or swimming, you should certainly know about various places on earth where you can enjoy these activities enormously. Diving at the top ten destinations of world is something that you cannot afford to miss. Hence, here is the list of ten best diving destination around the world with a brief note on each. If you intend to go to any or all the destinations, information can be found everywhere on the internet.

1. The Bahamas, Western Atlantic

The archipelago of Bahamas encompasses 700 islands with over 100,000 sq miles of Western Atlantic Ocean. Most part of the water around these islands isn’t deeper than 20 feet because this region was formed when neighboring plateaus sunk. However, this place is also characterized by “the tongue of the ocean”, a deep trench in the plateaus.

Being covered with water and remarkable panoramas, The Bahamas is an ideal place for adventurers. You can opt to go for an all-inclusive tour package with includes transportation, housing, food, and adventures especially diving. If you intend to visit Bahamas for diving, you cannot afford to miss diving around Cat Island, Inagua, San Salvador, Abacos, Biminis, Eleuthera and Abacos.

2. Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea

Being a confluence of three major seas i.e. Coral Sea, Solomon Sean, and the Bismarck Sea, the Papua New Guinea is affluent in marine flora and fauna. The shoreline of this location is enveloped with coarse crests and crags embellishing it into a scenic and idyllic location for diving.

Varieties of options are available to explore the geography, biology, and history of this place. You can embark on a water boat to explore the deep resources of the seas. Or you can opt to stay back on the island and indulge in land-based diving adventures. The best way is to charter a private boat and explore the area with your itinerary. To have an unforgettable diving experience, you shold not forget to visit Kavieng, Rabaul, Madang, and Kimble Bay.

3. Galapagos Islands

Yet another heaven for scuba divers is the archipelago of Galapagos Islands. The water here is heaving with a broad assortment of marine creatures and exigent geological features. However, it’s not advisable to dive without the expert advice of tour operators of local guide due to couple of reasons. Firstly, the area has a mixture of places for various diving levels, hence diving at any location is a risk. Secondly, tour operators will provide you with ideal diving gears for ever-changing temperature here.

This location is also quite suitable for night diving due to the presence of clear water here. It’s not difficult to identify the color of a fish whirling 20 meters below you. However, to enjoy diving here, you must learn how to tackle water creatures effectively.

4. Rangiroa, Polynesia

The complicated arrangement of islands in Rangiroa attracts several species of sea creatures and divers. You can witness majority of these species available in French Polynesia from two chief diving spots near lagoon Paio Motu – Tiputa Pass and Ava Turo. It’s a pleasurable diving experience throughout the yar due to the favorable water temperature. It’s around 80F in summer months and 70F in winter.

If you intend to watch the numerous sharks, dolphins, jack fishes, and manta rays, you have to take a boat dive till the base at 80 feet. Do not stay in deep water for more than 45 minutes at a stretch.

5. River Mayo, Mexico

Positioned parallel to the Caribbean shoreline, River Mayo or Mayan Rivera is definitely a panoramic view while driving on Highway 400. More beautiful is the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System that lies along the coast of Rivera. If you are a proficient diver, you can reward yourself by diving in the several sinkholes collapses or carbonate underwater caverns formed due to mixture of saline and fresh water.

This river also encompasses two longest caverns of earth namely Ox Bel Ha and Sac Actun, both of them being enormously rich in marine creatures with few rare ones found only in this region. However, this river doesn’t disappoint novice divers as they can snorkel in the reefs of Tulum and Playa del Dos Ojos.

6. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Welcome to the largest reef system on earth that spreads over 2,600 kilometers of Coral Sea. If you don’t know much about Great Barrier Reef, you will be astonished to learn that this reef comprises of 900 islands and over 2,900 reefs. Diving amid several gorgeous marine creature is certainly a pleasurable experience and quite more than worthy. There are various endangered species deep in the water. Do not forget to do the obligatory paperwork, preparation, and planning before plunging in.

7. Little Cayman, British West Indies

If there’s a place that conserves maximum number of rare species of marine creatures, it’s the Little Cayman Islands. However, the best time to visit this place, if you are a diver, is amid June and August, when water temperature is favorable and the visibility is clear as water then is quite calm. Moving toward the northern part of this isle is quite enthralling. It’s a good spot for divers and non-divers can spend time in the marine park elegantly built here. Sailing through boat here offers quite a beautiful panorama. However, don’t anchor around, it’s not permitted.

If you are searching a place for wall dive, you can find the Bloody Bay Wall toward the northwestern region of this isle. Here, you can dive in over 3000 feet deep and witness the unmatched, undisturbed life of ocean from a distance of 100 feet. For Big Blue lovers, you cannot afford to miss Jackson’s Bay. However, the other creatures you will find here are Eagle Rays, Sting Rays, Turtles, Nurse Sharks, and Gray Reef Sharks.

8. Bonaire

A paradise for underwater photographers, Bonaire offer crystal-clear water with clear visibility up to 150 feet deep. Endowed with a geological gift, this is an ideal location for marine creatures and shrubs to thrive. And such locations are obviously a treat for divers. There are several marine parks crammed with vivid creatures and fauna making it a perfect vacationing spot.

9. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands

While sailing from Australia to Honolulu, you will immediately spot a bunch of 36 islands known as Marshall Islands. Bikini Atoll, positioned in the midst of Micronesian islands of Pacific Ocean, is a part of Marshall Islands. A person with a combined interest in diving and archeology is an ideal visitor of this place because this water has swallowed many ships in mid 19th century. Among the famous one sunk here are Japanese Nagato and USS Saratoga. This was also a renowned nuclear testing area in 1950’s.

Today, Bikini Atoll is considered to be a celebrated spot for swimming, diving, snorkeling, and various other water adventures. Though you wouldn’t find much of human population here due to the fear of nuclear radiations, the species of fishes are abundant. This is an emerging destination for divers. However, not many have dived in this water due to the exaggerated diving fees of $5000 for a week.

10. British Columbia, Canada

Best among all, the underwater area of British Colombia has probably the lasgert variety of fishes and other amine creatures on Earth. While diving, you can easily spot Dungeness crabs, lingcod, massive octopuses, sea lions, Orca Whales, huge prawns, and other 5000 species of invertebrates plus multicolored fishes of over 400 species.

Divers should know that British Colombia, along with largest variety of fishes, is also know to be frequently struck by strongest currents on Earth. However, when the water is calm, it’s a perfect diving destination with around pleasurable 40 degrees of temperature. Garnishing the beauty of British Colombia, colorful algae can be seen near Vancouver Island.

Now, there are many other famous diving sites like Bunaken in Indonesia, Gozo in Mediterranean Sea, Stoney Cove in England, etc. but readers need to understand that I can jot down just 10 sites in the world if the list says “top 10.” However, none can suggest places better than these 10. Maybe your’s is 11th, 12th,…

This is the basic step to learn paddling, once you set on the rolling mode; you will experience fun in the upside down river waters. For learning, there are many clubs allover the country that teaches paddling and rolling techniques. Basically, learning the tactics of rolling depends upon how and when are you able to catch it, it may take hours, days or even weeks. So learning the technique entirely differs from person to person depending upon their sharpness to catch them. But don’t setback after initial hitches, take pleasure from your training and after you are totally prepared go into the waters. Once you got on rolling, see the steep highs in your confidence levels and track your abilities, you will start getting delighted.

But before you get into this training, knot my tip into your brains and don’t forget to carry swim goggles. In the beginning it proves to be a great helper because of which you are able to perceive the paddles, the gushing water and even your hands when you are swinging with the high waves and the water is sloshing your face continuously.

6. Training ground

After, you have got your hand in paddling and started flowing straight in the flat waters; it’s the time to head towards new directions. This is the time to set new goals that are filled with challenges. After you passed the simple ways, seek the tougher ones, now you have developed sufficient skills wherein you can train yourself in fast-flowing waters.

Search for new training grounds i.e. high pace waters which provides for lively swirls and some exciting thrills. You don’t have to cover long rivers for finding these characteristics, in fact you can get such information through the people around you in the paddling clubs or either check it out at the click of your button on the internet. Also, there is a website called American Whitewater Association Database.

Get down there in the rivers with your friends or instructors, but remember the essential point that the river you are voyaging in is itself the trainer as well as your testing field. This is the base from where you will learn as well prove yourself, try to make the use of the river like how will you work with the waves and how will you make it work for yourself. The more you get practical exposure, the more comfortable and confident you will be, when you are in the river.

7. Gear up

Now when you have got trained from every possible angle, it’s the time to step into river, but before that buy your safety gears and essential items comprising of a boat, paddle, helmet, spray skirt, booties or water shoes, dry bag, paddle jacket and dry-top. I know you all might be finding this a very costly affair, don’t worry, find these things in the Craigslist where you can buy used things for cheap.

8. Your first River Trip

Finally the moment has come for which you had been trained in the training spots or might be in the pools. For undertaking a safe journey and gathering the most fun, enter the water with your group of instructors and friends. Remember, this is the first trip so you need to benefit yourself from their experience. And the most noteworthy thing, don’t get this much engrossed in the trip that you forget to capture the surrounding beauty. Carry with yourself an extra pair of warm clothes in dry bags.

Use the above tips, this will turn your trip worth enjoying and fill it with fun. In your older days, these will be the nostalgic memories descending down the memory lane. You will remember them for lifetime and cheerfully boost yourself as if you are living it live then.

Explore Exceptional Ways Through Whitewater Paddling – Part I

You will pass through some of the extraordinary settlements formed alongside the banks of river and perhaps make an overnight halt in riverbanks getting warmth of the camp-fire. Also might be, you attain a chance to glimpse how some uncommon communities over a long time have become friends with the rivers after inhabiting over their sides. Trust me, you will carry with yourself lots of unsurpassable experience and they would form a part of unforgettable collection. So let’s get ahead…

1. Find a local paddling club

Before getting started, its better to have an acquaintance from the internet. But the wisest option would be that you yourself visit to the locals and clear your queries like what the locals run? Who would be paddling? And the most significant among every question is about safe voyaging and getting more fun. Don’t worry unnecessarily about petty stuffs like how will you gel with new people, how you will start talking? Understand the basic that the motto of local paddling clubs is inviting fresh starters and assist them to learn the tactics. Also, they are of friendly and embracing nature, they themselves take the initiatives to take the new starters enter the rivers. These positive characteristic has helped such local clubs to stay afloat and leave good impressions on the minds of the people. You can trace local paddling clubs in countries like U.S. and Canada. Get in the rivers boldly by overcoming your fears.

Slalom Racing

This is exciting water sports admired for its swift sporting techniques and has been a part of much- hyped Olympics since 1936. Learning this energetic sport involves lots of practice and knowledge of tactics. This is an over-enthusiastic sport and is deemed to be the best water sports. The one who specializes in paddling slalom are considered to be the best paddlers. Catch some one midst the slalom racers and make friends with them, and further that enjoy the fun in rivers.

If you desire to learn this great sport, and then straight away head towards White water racing clubs, they guide the integral techniques simply by training on the race-courses that are built on mild and flat waters. Learning these techniques do not make a hole in your pocket, you don’t need to buy stuffs like race boat. If you learn the basic stuffs that is efficient paddling techniques, then certainly you will rock in the waters too.

2. Take lessons with an American Canoeing Association (ACA) or other qualified instructor

People who venture it for the first time in the river water, mostly it has become a common phenomenon that they have their first experiences of sitting in a kayak or canoe of a friend that too in some small lake or pool. So for such people, I recommend that don’t take the risk into the river abruptly without proper knowledge and paddling tactics. First you take precise training from any American Canoeing Association or any other qualified instructors.

They will enable you to attain fun in the waters simultaneously without harming yourself. But keep in mind, that you take practical exposure in the classes where an instructor teaches 5 or less than 5 or if you want that you want that the instructor teaches concentrates on you at a particular time than don’t hesitate from taking private classes.

Your initial trainings would include learning the basic steps like fitting into the canoe or kayak that might at first leave you uneasy because you may find it too tight as if you have worn it, but the idea behind this is that you confine into it.

3. Don’t buy gear, rent from local paddleshop or borrow from a club

This is the most common mistake that people commit and after which they dive into frustration. What people do is initially they buy all the stuffs comprising of kayaks, safety gears, even before they know how to paddle in the rivers. After buying all the stuffs when they venture into river and face some hurdles, they get upset and start worrying that the money they invested in gears has all gone into vain.

So, if you do not want to experience the same consequences and end up being hopeless, consider my suggestion. What you do is borrow or hire the stuffs from the local paddling clubs with whom you have arrived; they always carry an extra stuff which they will find happy to lend to you. Here, you can get chance to try out some new and interesting variety of boats and safety gears, so try to take the most out of it. Past you have searched stuffs that suit you and are perfectly appropriate for you, and then you can confidently go ahead and buy one.

4. Find your “training ground”

Its now the time to venture into the river, after you had your part of training which would have provided the knowledge of how to enter and exit the boat, how to paddle and other essential techniques. Also, while all these you might have managed to seek the appropriate boats and gears for yourself. So what are you waiting for, it’s the time to apply all the efforts and techniques that you had invested your energy in. Go there and feel the fun in gushing river waters and take home unforgettable memories. Head ahead and check out more adventure waiting in the next segment.