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Top Ten Adventures on a Shoestring
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| Our top pick: Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia (Jason Edwards/National Geographic/Getty) |
You don't have to spend your life savings to go on a trip of a lifetime. Many adventure outfitters specialize in one sport in one country like backpacking in Nepal or sea kayaking off the coast of Baja. Not only do these outfitters cost significantly less than big-name travel companies that span the entire globe, but their knowledge and passion for that one destination means that you'll be trekking on trails or paddling to beaches rarely seen by anyone else besides locals. There's no reason to put off that dream vacation until your piggy bank is stuffed. Try these ten affordable adventures for starters.
10. Inn-to-Inn Biking, Vermont, France, and Austria
9. Backpacking Peru
8. Sea Kayaking Baja
7. Safari, Lewa Downs, Kenya
6. Canoeing Wabakimi Provincial Park, Ontario
5. Trekking, Nepal
4. Sailing, Turkish Mediterranean
3. Diving, Fiji
2. Mountain Biking and Sea Kayaking, Thailand
1. Walking the Overland Track, Tasmania
Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication

