DESTINATIONS / PLAN THE PLACE

Choose a place.
Make room for the experience.

Choosing the destination is only part of the decision. Use our existing guides to compare activities, travel time, and the demands of the trip before you build your itinerary.

The Green and Colorado rivers meet below layered canyon walls in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

The Green and Colorado rivers, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Photo: NPS / Emily Ogden.

Four places. Different starting questions.

A MULTI-ACTIVITY STARTING POINT

Moab, Utah

Compare the activities in our Moab guide before combining several bookings. Leave room for travel between experiences.

Compare Moab activities

START WITH THE RIVER TRIP

Colorado

The Colorado guide focuses on beginner whitewater rafting. Compare the specific river section and trip format before choosing your base.

Read the Colorado rafting guide

COMPARE THE TRIP, NOT JUST THE DESTINATION

New River Gorge, West Virginia

Read the Upper versus Lower New comparison and check which section your departure uses.

Read the New River Gorge guide

PLAN AROUND THE OCEAN EXPERIENCE

Oahu, Hawaii

Our Oahu guide covers shark cage diving. Check the departure arrangements and weather policy for the tour you are considering.

Read the Oahu cage-diving guide

An activity is not the whole vacation.

Allow for check-in, transport, changing conditions, and rest between demanding activities. Read the vacation guide before trying to fit every experience into one trip.

Compare adventure vacations

Go deeper into the logistics.

Zion canyoneering

Read about beginner planning and route questions.

Read the Zion guide

Grand Canyon rafting

Understand the cost questions and trip formats.

Read the cost guide

Mountain biking destinations

Compare destinations and access considerations.

Read the biking guide

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