Comparing Different Types of Adventure Tourism

Adventure tourism has been described as tourism activities involving a person in their physical, cultural and natural form, taking the person out of their comfort bubble. Tourism as an adventure can be divided into two types: hard adventure and soft adventure. Hard adventure carries risk and danger to life, such as trekking or bungee jumping, where exploring areas that are not known and normally visited by tourists, such as visiting unexplored destinations, is involved as a soft adventure.

Eco- tourism is a part of soft tourism. It's a method of traveling where tourists travel to underdeveloped places in order to explore nature and wilderness. They like to experience the natural beauty of the place. This style of travel requires less vehicles, housing, and relying on the natural and cultural methods of water and food procurement. They are seeking to explore the place's local food and culture. Exploring destinations such as the Amazon forest, Barrier reefs or viewing of Artic polar bear.

Thrill tourism has become a type of adventure tourism that is most popular and exciting. Activities such as bungee jumping, sky diving, parasailing, rock climbing, base jumping, and much more. This is the form of tourism in which there is an adrenaline rush and a sense of panic from the activities. Accessible tourism is a line between soft and hard adventure. It offers cultural exploration excursions or extreme activities such as bungee jumping or water rafting. It gives the user a free option to select their desired form of experience.

Soft tourism is the subject of Ethno tourism. Tourists are involved in experiencing and contacting different people in the world with different cultures. This form of tourism may include trekking to various undiscovered locations, visiting underdeveloped city or surrounding suburban areas, or long trips to the outskirts of the town.

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