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#Top 30 Adventure Travel Companies

My picks for top adventure travel companies in the world

By Lois Friedland. Adventure and Outdoor Travel Expert

Here are are some of the top adventure travel companies that offer an interesting and eclectic array of adventure travel trips. Biking in Morocco, hiking the Inca Trail in Peru and rafting through the Grand Canyon are just the briefest sampling of the experiences these companies offer travelers. Each company's website lists specific adventure travel trips, with detailed itineraries, pricing and images that give a taste of the adventures waiting for you.

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7. Off-the-Beaten Path Adventure Travel With Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel is a niche adventure travel company that focuses on taking travelers off the beaten track to more than 90 destinations around the globe. On these generally small-group trips you ll travel in ways similar to the local people, respecting their culture and the environment. The groups take mostly public transportation, stay and eat in small-scale locally-owned establishments. More

8. National Geographic Expeditions - National Geographic Adventures

National Geographic Expeditions is the travel arm of the National Geographic Society, and National Geographic Adventures is where you'll find trips that combine adventure travel and the types of exploration for which the company is famous. The trips are designed to draws upon the expertise of the explorers, scholars and Society-sponsored research around the globe. Many of the adventures are led by National Geographic experts in specific fields, such as archaeologists, naturalists and photographers.

National Geographic Expeditions new trips to Cuba will be led by prize-winning writer and photographer Christopher Baker, author of National Geographic Traveler: Cuba and a leading authority on Cuban travel and culture, More

9. How to Visit Places You've Seen on the Discovery Channel

Have you ever watched a show on the Discovery Channel and thought "I'd like to visit this place"? Discovery Adventures is the travel arm of the Discovery Channel, and the trips are designed to encourage participants to become part of the local cultures they've come to know through the TV shows. Aspects of these trips focus on inter-active experiences, similar to what's viewed in the shows. More