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“Get your motor running, head out on the highway,
Looking for adventure in whatever comes our way.”
~Steppenwolf, “Born To Be Wild”

More and more adrenalin sports and experiences are offered to us every day and it is getting harder to choose among them – I mean, they all sound so fun, don’t they??? Outdoor sports have become a massive hit in the last decade, and people are in search of more thrilling ways to spend their leisure time and vacations. Whether you like rivers, mountains or oceans, treasures abound all over the planet. Here are the top 10 adventure towns as rated by Tourism-review.com.

Valdez, Alaska

Alaska is generally known as the Mecca of lovers of adrenaline experience from all around the world. Valdez is no exception. It is famous with both snowboard and ski freeride fans as one of the most beautiful heli-skiing places in the world. Its position at the seaside also makes Valdez a very popular sea kayaking and fishing area.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver is not only the home of the hockey team of Canucks (a visit to their matches could also be counted among adrenaline experiences). On its North Shore, freeride mountain biking was invented. The mountains offer the adrenaline addicted bikers all they can possibly want from a superior tracks and trails.

Jackson, Wyoming

For a small town, Jackson Hole is big on adrenaline. It profits mainly from the perfect ski and snowboard conditions that surrounding mountains have to offer. Biking, hiking and paragliding enthusiasts also love this town.

Moab, UT

The desert town of Moab are interwoven with roads, tracks and trails that are only passable for 4×4 vehicles, off-road motorbikes and mountain bikes. If you want to have genuine off-road adventure, Moab is a place to check out.

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Puerto Escondido offers unbeatable surfing. The former fishing town is now famous for its beautiful beaches, big waves, jungles, mountains, kayaking and scuba diving. In the 1960’s it was also a famous and popular gathering spot for Hippies. Peace out!

Turrialba, Costa Rica

Costa Rica has perfect weather and the perfect spots for surfing. Yet riding on the waves is not the only adrenaline experience you can bring home from this paradise. The nature around Turrialba offers cool places for many other outdoor sports like mountain biking, hiking, and backpacking.

Arequipa, Peru

Like mountain climbing? You’ll love Arequipa. It offers climbing tracks of all difficulty levels, spread over its 19 volcanic peaks. In case you are not really into climbing mountains, there are other possibilities too, such as whitewater paddling or hiking.

Futaleufu, Chile

Another little town absolutely unknown to most of the world’s population. Yet to a small group of people – the fans of kayaking – Futaleufu means the same thing Las Vegas means to gamblers!

Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Actually, Grytviken is an abandoned town with rusting ruins of factories, houses and a church, surrounded by the wild Antarctic nature. You can meet the penguins, seals or albatrosses near the sea. It is basically one of the last spots in the world where adventurers can experience the touch of the real wild nature and explore new places as well their own physical limits – simply the true, old-fashioned adventure.

Cape Town, South Africa

Like the other destinations mentioned above, Cape Town is already by its name closely connected to the ocean and presents a paradise for surfers from all over the world. The white sand beaches welcome professionals as well as amateurs to huge waves of dark blue sea water.

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