Top Travel Destinations For Thrill Seekers

Our selection of the best travel destinations and trip itineraries for thrill-seekers will have you itching to hop on a plane and get the adrenaline pumping.

If your idea of a perfect holiday involves thrill-seeking adventures – like ziplining through the Costa Rican jungle, driving across an Icelandic glacier, or snorkelling with sea lions in the Galápagos Islands – you’ve come to the right place: Culture Trip.

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Visitors bathing at La Fortuna Waterfall amid verdant surrounds, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Costa Rica, for jungle safaris and white-water rafting

Costa Rica’s mountains, rainforest and coastline offer a bounty of exhilarating activities, ranging from ziplining between the treetops in the Monteverde cloud forest to white-water rafting through the jungle in La Fortuna. These are just two of the adventures featured on the nine-day tour, starting in San José and finishing in Tamarindo. Along the way, you’ll also have a chance to spot jaguars and capuchin monkeys on a safari in Arenal National Park, learn to surf, and cool off in waterfalls surrounded by the dense, tropical rainforest.

From US$2023

Next available from 11th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

San Jose, Costa Rica

ENDS AT

Tamarindo, Provincia De Guanacaste

DURATION

8

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Visiting an Amazon Jungle walkway at Sacha Lodge, Coca, Ecuador, South America

Ecuador, for volcano hikes, horse riding and cycling

Featuring volcanoes, glacial lagoons and mighty waterfalls, Ecuador should be on every adrenaline junkie’s bucket list. On Culture Trip’s eight-day tour through the spine of the country, you’ll hike around the Limpiopungo glacial lagoon, go horse riding in Cotopaxi National Park, cycle the Baños Waterfall Route and trek around the rim of Quilotoa – an extinct volcano on the westernmost edge of the Andes, with an emerald green lake in its crater. Feeling brave? You’ll also have the chance to ride the iconic Swing at the End of the World and go white water rafting in the Amazon before returning to Quito.

From US$2089

Next available from 27th Jul 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Quito, Ecuador

ENDS AT

Quito, Ecuador

DURATION

8

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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This is an updated rewrite of an article originally by Luke Bradshaw.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.