Adventure Travel News – beouthere.com

The Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north defines the lower limit of our great Arctic. Home to severe temperatures, extreme beauty and a delicate ecological equilibrium which is constantly under threat. In the Arctic you will also find some of the worlds best adventure travel opportunities. A combination of the cold, beauty and ecology leads to the perfect conditions for adrenaline rushes, wilderness tranquility and close encounters of the bear kind. The Arctic region encompasses many countries and areas including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Alaska. Below are 5 of beouthere.com’s favourite adventures:

Dogsledding in Svalbard

Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago consisting of three islands: Spitsbergen, Bear Island and Hopen. Spitsbergen is the most frequented of the three by tourists. That said, it is by no means crowded. As with the following four Arctic adventures, Svalbard provides the experience of pristine wilderness that so many adventure travellers desire. One of the best ways to see the island and it’s wildlife (polar bears, Arctic foxes and reindeer), is by dogsled. The main adventure travel provider is Svalbard Huskies who offer 3.5 hour tours.

Skiing in Canada

Any adventure traveller will tell you that Canada offers almost any adventure any person could wish for. Furthermore, Canada largely offers the best landscape to enjoy those different adventures in. Adventure travel in Canada can range from ice climbing to caving to ballooning. But today beouthere.com want to promote one of the oldest and purest of them all: Skiing. Vast, inaccessible, landscapes are opened up by skiing and, to a greater extent, if you care to jump into a helicopter. One of our favourite adventure travel providers is Yamnuska Mountain Adventures. Their programs open up the Canadian Rockies in some truly adventurous ways, including Backcountry Skiing. You can start with introductory course and then progress to 4 to 6 day traverses of some of Canada’s greatest landscapes.

Eco Tours in Greenland

The Arctic Circle is home to some of the most fascinating wildlife on Earth, including the world’s largest carnivore, the Polar Bear and the largest species of dolphin, the Killer Whale. Who wouldn’t like a chance to see just one of those incredible animals. Well, there are many adventure travel providers who offer such opportunities. Whilst nothing is a given, going with the right adventure travel provider can mean the difference between seeing an endangered species or not. Arctic Kingdom Marine Expeditions offer leisurely cruises in the Greenland region. With wildlife photography at the top of the list, AKME pursue Bowhead and Humpback whales in Greenland’s Disko bay.

Sea Kayaking in Iceland

Sea Kayaking in Iceland. How good does that sound? beouthere.com don’t need to convince you. But we will anyway. Iceland is a minute Canada. Magnificence, stunning scenery, wilderness. European travellers should really investigate Iceland as a real alternative (at least once anyway) to Canada. The breadth of adventure travel opportunities is only exceeded by the sense of adventure you will have by enjoying them. Sea Kayaking is just one of many ways to attain this notion. Borea Adventures offer such an adventure. For 6 days, budding adventurers can enjoy the scenery of the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve or the peace of Sea Kayaking in the Icelandic wilderness.

Dog-Sledding in Alaska

The largest and least densely populated state of the US, Alaska is one of the last great wildernesses. And where there’s wilderness, there’s adventure. An article about the various adventure travel opportunities in the Arctic would not be complete without a mention of dog-sledding. Especially in a place that is home to the world’s largest wildlife refuge – the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Whilst there are few simple short tours in this region there are a number of expeditions. Several of which are offered by Alaskan Arctic Expeditions. Wildlife, wilderness and weather. The three highlights of a 12 to 21 day expedition around the ANWR. Start saving now. Expeditions run February, March, April and May.