Family
In his well-known book Last Child in the Woods, author Richard Louv states that as young people spend less and less time outdoors, their senses narrow — physiologically and psychologically — reducing the richness of their human experience. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC), approximately 17 percent (or 12.5 million) of our children aged two to nineteen years are obese. It’s getting harder and harder to compete with the sedentary distractions in their lives.
Adventure travel is the surefire way to bring fragmented families and disjointed generations together. Adventure Collection’s family trips will thrill your children while educating them, and connect you to your loved ones — not by text messages but with shared memories.
Imagine going on a family adventure trip to Alaska and pedaling on a bike path out of Anchorage straight onto the gently rolling Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, where your daughter catches her first glimpse of a moose. Take a hike on the verdant trails in the Chugach National Forest, and then watch as your son jumps into a real-life, dog-powered sled and experiences firsthand the excitement of Iditarod racing.
Explore the Costa Rica rain forest with your family and witness some of the greatest biodiversity on Earth: crocodiles, frogs, gigantic ferns, iguanas, monkeys, neon-billed toucans, orchids, peccaries, and three-toed sloths. Raft a lazy river, ride horseback through the jungle, and fly through the forest on a zip line. Or travel to Africa with your children and share in their wonder as they make traditional beaded necklaces with Maasai tribespeople, learn the basics of big-game tracking, and sleep in a “star bed.” Tell stories together as you snuggle under cozy duvets on huge, four-poster beds set on raised platforms, with only the wide African sky as your rooftop.
Adventure Collection’s guides and trip leaders are well-versed in understanding the needs and interests of various ages and abilities and will ensure that your family has the most fun and worry-free adventure of your lifetimes.
In today’s world, where you feel fragmented by work schedules and distracted by devices, there’s nothing like an adventure vacation to bring your family closer — physiologically and psychologically.