5 travel adventures for adrenaline junkies

If your idea of the perfect travel experience involves throwing yourself out of a plane or hiking up a mountain, you’re probably an adrenaline junkie. This means you’ll unlikely be satisfied with two weeks just sitting by the pool, reading a book. If you’re looking for your next thrill-seeking adventure, here are five travel adventures perfect for adrenaline junkies.

Diving in Belize

Have you ever heard of the Great Blue Hole in Belize? According to The Secret Traveller blog on 1Cover, it’s one of the world’s best diving spots . Swim through the ancient stalactites which stretch all the way to the bottom of the ocean floor. Here you could come face to face with loggerhead turtles, stingrays, and hammerhead sharks. If you get a thrill from being under the sea, the Great Blue Hole in Belize is the place to be.

Scaring yourself at Bhangarh Fort in India

Not all adrenaline junkies crave extreme sports. Some just want to feel their pulse racing as they do something daring. If you want to get your heart pumping, head to Bhangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India. This place is said to be so haunted that the Archaeological Society of India forbids tourists from entering after dark . It’s said that people have inexplicably disappeared from the fort if they end up there after sunset.

Trekking up Mount Everest in Nepal

It’s often considered one of the most difficult challenges in the world, but it should definitely be on your bucket list if you’re an adrenaline junkie. The world’s highest mountain, Everest, towers over Nepal at 29,029 ft (8,848 metres), and nearly 300 people have lost their lives trying to get to the top. This is definitely no easy feat, so you’re going to want plenty of training and a whole team of experts behind you if you’re going to take it on.

Skydive over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai

One of the best places in the world to skydive is over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. This man-made archipelago is part of Palm Islands and looks absolutely breathtaking from above. There are plenty of companies that offer skydives in the area, so it won’t be hard to book yourself a spot. You may also want to take a GoPro camera so you can capture this once-in-a-lifetime experience on video.

Mountain bike around Mt Toubkal in Morocco

Start off in the hustle and bustle of Marrakech, before taking a week-long circumnavigation of Mount Toubkal on a mountain bike . This won’t be for the faint of heart, thanks to challenging climbs and speedy descents, but you’ll be treated to views you won’t see anywhere else in the world. You’ll have to cycle about 55km a day, but it will all be so worth it.

If you’re an adrenaline junkie, then you’re definitely going to want to add at least one (if not all) of these adventures to your bucket list. Do you have any others that you think should have made it onto the list? Please do let us know in the comments.