Adventure Travel in 2021 & 2022
Virtuoso Adventure Travel
Our 2021 guide to great active, wild, and authentic vacations around the world.
These Virtuoso hotels, cruise lines, tour operators, on-site tour connections, and destinations take adventure travel seriously, offering experiences that raise heartbeats, embrace the beauty of nature, or let travelers immerse themselves in a destination’s local culture.
Worldwide & Cruises
- Abercrombie & Kent (Safaris & Expedition Cruises)*
- Alpine Adventures/Adventures Africa
- Aqua Expeditions
- Australis
- Backroads
- Big Five Tours & Expeditions
- Butterfield & Robinson
- Celebrity Xpeditions*
- G Adventures
- Hurtigruten*
- International Expeditions
- Kensington Tours
- Lindblad Expeditions
- National Geographic Expeditions
- Natural Habitat Adventures
- Quark Expeditions
- Silversea Expeditions*
- Swain Destinations*
- UnCruise Adventures
Africa
- African Travel, Inc. *
- Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Kenya
- Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
- Fairmont The Norfolk
- Fairmont Mara Safari Club
- Micato Safaris
- Singita
- South African Tourism
- The Royal Livingstone Anantara
- Wilderness Safaris
Asia
Australia & Pacific Islands
Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
- andBeyond
- Hotel Boutique Casa Colonial Beach & Spa
- explora
- Metropolitan Touring Colombia, Ecuador & Peru
- Ladatco Tours
- LimaTours S.A.C
- Los Cabos Tourism Board
- Rico Tours – Central America & Cuba
- ProColombia
- PromPeru
United States & Canada
- Discover Holidays Inc – Canada
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Canada’s Western Mountain Region
- The Fairmont Banff Springs
- The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
- The Fairmont Chateau Whistler
- Gateway Canyons Resort
- Ted Turner Reserves
- Tourism Vancouver
*This partner may not be available in all regions.
The Trips Getting Adventure Travelers Excited This Year
As long as it’s a vacation that takes you a little (or way) outside of your comfort zone, then it’s an adventure. We asked Virtuoso travel advisors for a few of their favorite adventure travel trends for 2021. Here, some of their most inspiring—and exciting—ideas.
5 Ways to Turn Every Vacation Into an Adventure
From heart-racing pursuits to eye-opening experiences, Virtuoso travel advisors share their tips for making every getaway an adventurous one.
The definition of “adventure” is different for everyone: For some, it may mean climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, while for others, a pastry-themed walking tour around a Paris neighborhood is a thrilling escapade. As long as it’s an experience that connects travelers to the local culture in a meaningful way, it’s an adventure to us – and the Virtuoso travel advisors, destinations, hotels, cruise lines, and tour operators that specialize in adventure travel agree.
If you’re looking to add a little adventure to your next trip, here are a few Virtuoso advisor-approved ways to explore. READ ON …
