A New Zealand online newspaper recently produced a list of exhilarating activities for travelers who want to do more than just see the sights. This is the list - in no particular order. Hopefully this list will help you with your next holiday plans!
10 Trekking to Everest’s South Base Camp in Nepal
Trekking to Everest’s South Base Camp in Nepal is the adventure of a lifetime. Start at Kathmandu before making your way to Lukla and up the Khumbu Valley towards the South Base Camp. In addition to breathtaking snow-capped mountain ranges, you’ll take in the Khumbu Icefall, Sherpa villages, the Namche Bazaar, and a number of Buddhist monasteries on route.
9 Walking the Great Wall in China
The world’s longest man-made structure stretches over 6,300 miles (10,139 kilometers) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west. It’s a great way to experience the country’s history, culture and breathtaking scenery but you’ll need physical strength and stamina to keep up, as this is not an activity for the weak.
8 Hiking the Inca trails in Peru
Hiking 28 miles (45 kilometers) Peruvian Andes, you’ll come across the stunning ruins of the long-forgotten Inca city of Machu Picchu. Like Indiana Jones, you will cut away foliage with a machete as you make your way through the subtropical jungle, cross deep ravines, scale long flights of stairs, and pass through the crumbling passageways constructed by the Incas thousands of years ago.
7 Camel trekking in Morocco
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in the Sahara Desert, on camel. Starting in Marrakech, follow the ancient camel caravan routes through the desert to Jebel Saghro and up towards the dunes of Erg Chebbi, camping each night beside a crackling fire at small, palm-fringed oases.
6 Tandem skydiving in England
Tandem skydiving involves being strapped to an instructor as you leap out of a plane 10,000 to 12,000 feet (3,048 to 3,657 meters) above the ground so you don’t need to worry about pulling the cord at the right time.
5 Cage diving in South Africa
Forget the movie “Jaws.” You’ll be in a robust cage with an oxygen tank strapped to your back as the king of the deep approaches, with its gleaming white teeth, dead black eyes and its torpedo-like body.
4 Bungee jumping in Zimbabwe
You could just appreciate the beauty of Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls with a walking tour — or, for those more daring, bungee-jump from a perch at the nearby Victoria Falls Bridge. Until recently, this was the highest legal bungee-jump spot in the world with a 364 feet drop towards the Zambezi River.
3 Motorcycle trip up Highway 1
There are few road trips that manage to pack in the best of both the natural and the man-made worlds, but a motorcycle trip up the road linking Los Angeles and San Francisco does just that. The trip affords drivers sights of everything from mansions to coast lines with the awesome beauty of the coastal mountains in the Big Sur.
2 Running with the bulls in Spain
Running away from a bull during the nine-day San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, is one of the most exhilarating activities an outsider can do. Six or so raging bulls charge down the street, bucking and snorting, and the aim of the game is to run as fast as you can and escape injury by ducking into alleyways or completing the run before the bulls.
If you’ve ever wanted to catch your own fish straight from a hole in the ice, try Ontario, Canada, which offers up over one quarter of the world’s freshwater, with plenty of trout, bass and pike. Travel to Algoma Country on the northern part of Lake Superior then bait-up, cast your line and wait for something juicy to bite which can then be cooked a crackling fire.
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10个让你兴奋到抓狂的冒险活动
某新西兰的网络报纸最近刊登了一张清单，为那些不仅仅满足于观光的旅游者们，列出了一系列让他们心跳加速的冒险活动。下面就是这张单子——排名不分先后。希望对你安排下次的旅行有所帮助！
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徒步登上位于尼泊尔境内的珠穆朗玛峰南坡营地
徒步攀登至尼泊尔境内的珠峰营地将是一回令你不枉此生的冒险经历。从加德满都踏上征程，随后途经鲁克拉，再登上昆布谷，最后朝南坡营地进发。一路上，除了崴嵬壮观的雪山山脉，你还能领略到鲁克拉的冰川，夏尔巴族的村落，南吉巴札山城，以及诸个佛教胜地。
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到中国登长城 东起山海关西至嘉峪关的中国长城，是世界上最长的人造城墙，总长度超过6300英里（约合10139千米）。登长城是亲历中国历史文化，饱览壮丽景色的最佳方式。不过，这可不是什么弱者的游戏，你要有充足的体力和坚韧的毅力才能坚持下去。
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探访秘鲁的印加古道
徒步行走过全长28英里（45公里）的秘鲁安第斯山脉，你就能来到失落之城马丘比丘(Machu Picchu)，感受它令人震撼的古城遗迹。就像在电影《夺宝奇兵》中一样，你要在亚热带的丛林中用刀砍路而行，穿过深邃的峡谷，攀越漫长的阶梯，走上数千年前铺建的，而如今已是碎石遍布的古道。
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在摩洛哥骑骆驼旅行
在撒哈拉沙漠经历一回不枉此生的冒险之旅——骑骆驼。从马拉喀什(Marrakec)出发，沿着古代骆驼商队的足迹穿过沙漠来到Saghro 山（Jebel Saghro），攀上却比沙丘（Erg Chebbi），每天夜晚露营在一小片棕榈围绕的绿洲旁，身边是噼噼啪啪的篝火。
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英格兰双人跳伞
双人跳伞是指把你和一位教练绑在一起，从一架飞行高度为10万-12万英尺的飞机上一跃而下（3048-3657米)，同时又不必担心自己能否及时打开降落伞。
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南非笼中潜水
这可不是在看电影《大白鲨》，你将身处于一只结实的笼子内，背上绑着氧气瓶，这时候，”深海之王“会缓缓向你靠近；它们朝你露着皎洁的牙齿，用深邃乌黑的双眼打量你，并向你展示自己流线型的身体。
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去津巴布韦蹦极
在津巴布韦，你可以边走边欣赏维多利亚瀑布的美景——或者，对于更有胆量的人来说，可以选择用蹦极，即从附近的维多利亚瀑布大桥纵身跳下的方式来观赏风景。不久前，这座与赞比西河有364英尺落差的大桥还曾是世界上最高的蹦极点。
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一号公路上的摩托之旅
很少有哪条路能让人同时将自然界和人造世界最棒的景色尽收眼底，但是如果你骑着摩托，在连接洛杉矶市和旧金山市的公路上兜风，那就能享受这番待遇了。一路上的各种景色让你目不暇接，从林立的高楼到美丽的海岸线，还有叫人叹为观止的大南方岬。
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到西班牙奔牛
在西班牙的潘普洛纳（Pamplona）举行为期9天的“圣佛明节”，即俗称的“奔牛节”上与一头公牛一起狂奔。对于外国游客来说，没什么能比这个更激动人心了。到时候会有6头或者更多愤怒的公牛被赶上街道，它们鼻子里喷着粗气，横冲直撞地往前奔跑。这个游戏的规则是，你要拼死老命地快跑，同时还要避免被公牛撞伤，所以你要么躲进狭窄小巷避难，要么赶在公牛之前跑完比赛。
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在加拿大冰钓
如果你曾盼望直接从冰上的某个窟窿里把鱼钓上来，就不妨去加拿大的安大略体验一下。 那里蕴藏着世界上四分之一的淡水资源，鲑鱼、鲈鱼、狗鱼的产量极其丰富。 首先前往苏必利尔湖北面的艾柯玛县，接下来你就可以上饵、放线，然后等着那鲜美多汁的家伙上钩，最后用一堆柴火烹制你的佳肴啦。