Adventure ratings

Trip Profile: ‘Is this trip for me?’

Each trip has a profile, clearly defining the style and feel of the journey as well as an adventure rating – either Easy, Moderate, Challenging or Extreme. Be realistic, climbing over the Andes is probably best avoided if you’ve just undergone a triple heart bypass.

As you would expect, no two of our trips are the same. There are all sorts of conditions that can affect their ease or difficulty. Thses include:

• road conditions
• climate, dust and altitude
• the frequency and regularity of nightstops with "facilities"
• the variety and quality of available food
• the frequency and number of free "relaxing" days
• the liklihood of delays, disruption, etc.
• the list is endless!

These various conditions, as well as comments from previous group members are taken into account when giving a rating to each trip. We use four broad ratings:

• Easy
• Moderate
• Challenging
• Extreme

The ratings are an overall view of each trip as a whole. Some trips with a low rating will have the odd "Demanding" day and other trips with a high rating will have many "easy" periods. The ratings are an attempt to match reality with your expectations.

Adventure Travel

By the very nature of the adventure travel that we take, there are risks and hazards that are inherent in all our itineraries. You will have the opportunity to take part in many exciting activities and excursions, some of which are included as part of the itineraries, whilst others are optional. They may have higher risks than you would normally be used to and you must judge whether or not you wish to take part in the activity or not. This can be illustrated by the following examples (this is not an exhaustive list); dugout canoe near wild animals, white-water rafting, tandem sky-diving, walking safaris, horse-riding, camel safaris, camping in the middle of national parks surrounded by wildlife, etc, etc.