Some people can hardly keep still. It is not to their liking to spend holidays luxuriating on a beach and plunging into a swimming-pool or sea from time to time. But you don’t belong to these people. A travel to the near-earth orbit appeals to you. You have the courage to jump off the highest building (base jumping). So our tips will be to your taste. Be sure! We have chosen ten extreme sports specially for daredevils, who enjoy doing dangerous things.
Drag Racing. If you feel a surge of adrenalin, when you watch the film ”The Fast and the Furious”, think of the feelings you’ll have running a real race. Of course, you must not take part in illegal automobile race along the city streets. There is one attractive alternative. Different clubs and schools for lovers of drag racing exist in many countries of the wold. Here the beginners are able to go into details of this kind of sport. For example, the instructors from Doug Foley’s Racing School (The USA) offer a two-day program for all comers. They teach you the nuts and bolts of safety rules and automobile arrangement. On completing the course you can try your hand on a specially conditioned racing track.
Gorilla Safari. Are you eager to see the most dangerous animal in the world practically face to face? Unfortunately it isn’t really easy. There are no more than 700 mountain gorillas on the planet. You can meet them only in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. But if you are afraid of personal meeting with mountain gorillas, go to Monkey Mountain (France), where 280 Barbary macaques live almost in natural conditions. But be careful! Macaques always aim at snatching some food out tourists’ hands.
Heliskiing. If you are an experienced mountain-skier with an overwhelming desire for adrenalin, jump into the helicopter, which will deliver you to the top of the highest mountain. Snow-white slopes and mighty beauty of nature in the mountains salute you. From a great height you can evaluate the skiing track’s complexity and choose a route of a downhill beforehand.
Mountaineering. Every Alpinist dreams of climbing Mount Everest. Such an enterprise always involves severe difficulties: Mt. Everest’s ”Death Zone” claims several mountaineers’ lives every year. If you are really an experienced rock-climber and don’t afraid of giving a dare to the highest mountaintop in the world, the organization of this expedition will cost you no less than $ 60000. Of course no one is able to guarantee you’ll reach the summit. There is a safe alternative. If you are eager to see Everest, but don’t want to venture your life, visit one of the mountain camps located on the mountainside.
Sandboarding. If you are fed up with snowboarding, travel not to a snow-covered slope but to the place, where there are sand-dunes. Sandboarding is an extreme sport, which is accessible in any season. Nowadays it enjoys wide popularity with snowboarders. Of course you can try your hand at this kind of sport on the local beach. But you have to go to some distant lands to find real sand drifts.
Diving with sharks. If your dream is to have a shark diving adventure, go to South Africa. Apex Shark Expeditions Company organizes diving with sharks from November to June.
Space tourism. The usual beach resorts can guarantee to rid you of the hustle and bustle of a big city. But you’ll hardly get a portion of adrenaline. The American company Space Adventures offers to rid you of the terrestrial attraction visiting the near-earth orbit. The trip costs 25 million dollars. However, Virgin Galactic offers to have a similar adventure at a lower price ($ 200000).
Speleology. In New Zealand in the Ruakiri Cave the tourists can penetrate into the underground world, where they have an opportunity to jump into the underground waterfall. A 5-hour excursion around the caves is the best thing which can be offered on the island.
Becoming a stunt man. Most people believe Hollywood stunt men’s work is too dangerous. But it’s really fascinating to stand in their shoes. Thrillseekers Unlimited Company (Las Vegas) offers you to jump off a skyscraper or to get real tongues of flame.
Visiting Titanik’s crash scene. You shouldn’t be a professional diver to visit the shipwreck place. The Great Canadian Adventure Company organizes excursions aboard a Russian research ship, which is equipped with the modern facilities for diving. The price of a tour is about $40000. The evangelists for extreme sports are ready to pay a lot of money.
