Adventure Holidays

Not everyone travels to kick their feet up and sip mimosas on the beach. Not everyone enjoys crawling through museums looking at dusty old art either. Adventure holidays are not for the faint hearted. Our adrenaline pumping holidays give you the thrill of a lifetime. Choose from hundreds of adventure trips that take you scuba diving, wind surfing, kayaking, bungee jumping, shark diving, sky diving, and much, much more. Here are some of the best a Read More

Not everyone travels to kick their feet up and sip mimosas on the beach. Not everyone enjoys crawling through museums looking at dusty old art either. Adventure holidays are not for the faint hearted. Our adrenaline pumping holidays give you the thrill of a lifetime. Choose from hundreds of adventure trips that take you scuba diving, wind surfing, kayaking, bungee jumping, shark diving, sky diving, and much, much more. Here are some of the best adventure holidays in the world that you can experience with Akbar Holidays.

Dubai is fast becoming the adventure sports mecca of the world. With tons of activities for you to get your adrenaline pumping, Dubai is the perfect place to go for cheap adventure holidays. Among the scores of options for you to choose from is skydiving. Skydive Dubai has two locations in the city where you can defy gravity and enjoy views that take your breath away. The Desert Campus Drop Zone lets you skydive over the golden Arabian Desert. The campus itself is located a short drive from the city on the highway to Al Ain. The campus even has a school that will put you on your way to becoming a professional skydiver. The Palm Drop Zone is one of the glitziest skydiving sites in the world. Your jump will show you famous Dubai attractions such as Palm Jumeirah, Burj al Arab, Dubai Marina, Atlantis, the Palm and Burj Khalifa.

If you are looking for an off-beat holiday, Fiji is the place to be. The adventure capital of Fiji, Pacific Harbour is where you go for an adrenaline rush. The region attracts visitors in the mood for spear fishing, snorkelling, white water rafting, and even golfing. The coolest activity, however, is swimming with sharks. For a small fee, you can swim in shark infested waters through colourful corals reefs. Not bad for an adventure holiday.

Adventure trips in India do not get much better than in Sikkim. The north-eastern state offers a host of adventure activities such as trekking, river rafting, rappelling, kayaking, mountaineering and yak safaris. The slopes and mountain passes are particularly popular among bikers and are often part of our adventure tour packages. Many visitors rent choppers such as Royal Enfields and Harley Davidsons to explore the magical mountains of Sikkim.

New Zealand is the adventure capital of the world and Queenstown is in the heart of the action. The resort town is located on the shores of Lake Wanaka surrounded by mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Queenstown Hill and Walter Peak. The town offers myriad adventure activities such as skiing and snowboarding, jet boating, white water rafting, bungy jumping, mountain biking, skateboarding, tramping, paragliding, sky diving and fly fishing that attracts thrill seekers from across the world.

The Blue Lagoon will not get your heart racing. On the contrary, a dip in the lagoon will soothe your frayed nerves. The biggest attraction in Iceland, the Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa that attracts thousands of tourists each year. The water laden with minerals such as silica and sulfur and boasts of therapeutic properties. Blue Lagoon has its own range of skincare products that are sold across the country to visitors on their adventure trips to Iceland.  If you prefer a more inexpensive experience on your Iceland tour, feel free to just lather on some of the silica rich mud from the lagoon.

Akbar Holidays has an array of adventure holidays to choose from. Whether your heart seeks a quick getaway to Ladakh or a trek into the jungles of Borneo, we have an adventure just for you.