For some people a fabulous vacation is spending quality time on a beach or in a cabin out in the country. They imagine being treated like royalty and not a stressful moment. For others, a good vacation involves adventure!

These are individuals who like to get their adrenaline rushing. They enjoy mingling with fellow travelers. Does this describe you? Are you speculating about the type of adventure travels you should partake on for your next vacation? Choosing the right adventure trip can be difficult. There are so many options available! Here are some of our favorite adventure vacations.

Do you love photography? Do you yearn to photograph world famous monuments? Photo Explorer Tour can make your dream come true. These are international tours led by internationally renowned photographers. The company organizes tours of points all over the world. It is okay if you are still unsure of where you want to travel. You can make plans for your vacation during a convenient time for you and then just join another group. Photo World Tours plans specific tours, places, and dates. Just go wherever the tour is going when you have time to take a vacation. Enjoy the spontaneity of it!

Dude Ranches can be terrific excursions for the entire family. In Nebraska, the Ponderosa Ranch is a labor-intensive and vacation ranch. You can be a guest in the ranch's cabins. During the day you get the experience of what it's like to be a real-life working ranch hand. Guests get atop a horse and help round up cattle and drive them from one bit of ranch acreage to another. In the evening time there are campfire stories. During your down time you can do any number of things including hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding. This is a really good vacation for families because they welcome people from all age groups and skill levels.

Do you love the idea of seeing big game right up close? Have you always tossed the idea around of seeing exotic animals in the native lands? Why not go on an African Safari. There are tours that go all around the African continent. Decide on one of the many trusted outfits and allow them to show you where to see hippos, elephants and giraffes in the natural habitat. View prides of lions and packs of hyenas. Watch birds you have only see in the zoo. An adventure travel cut out for an animal love is definitely a Safari.

Adventure travels are not always about doing something death defying. You can have a wonderfully adventurous vacation without bungee jumping, skydiving or praying a shark won't bit through a cage. On the same line, for the adrenaline driven, that haphazard chance is only half the fun of an adventure based vacation.

The key to having a truly adventurous journey is to go outside your ordinary limits, and still have a blast. Go for it!