They are saying life begins outdoors of your consolation zone and the LGBTQ+ group has by no means been one to again down from a problem.
There’s nothing like slightly homosexual journey tourism to take you diving, climbing, and hovering into the unknown. So, for individuals who prefer to run in the direction of experiences—as a substitute of away from them—be part of us as we take a look at probably the most adrenaline-pumping actions to do around the globe and the very best gay-focused excursions to do them on.
Bungee Leaping and Hold Gliding – New Zealand
New Zealand is the mom nation of maximum sports activities, and Queenstown is the journey capital of the world. As such, thrill-seekers flock to the island within the thousands and thousands yearly, trying to take a plunge into the unknown—each metaphorically and actually.
Skilled homosexual journey operators Out Adventures’ “Lively South Island Expedition” tour each February is an epic 10-day quest of self-discovery from Christchurch to Queenstown, climbing by way of the huge mountains, gorges, and rainforests of New Zealand. Nonetheless, it’s the climax—isn’t it at all times—that’s the most thrilling a part of the journey. Upon reaching Queenstown, Out Adventures presents the unmissable alternative to bungee bounce off Kawarau Bridge, the place you may customise your bounce to easily graze the water or to be absolutely submerged upon affect—simply the tip or all in, because it have been.
Moreover, the following day, after a climb as much as Bob’s Peak, which overlooks Queenstown, the courageous can glide down a part of the mountain to soar over town. The expertise is additional heightened—pun meant—on account of sharing it together with your fellow gays, with whom you’ll have had time to type a bond over the journey.
Shark Cage Diving, Paragliding and Helicopter Rides – South Africa
If Queenstown is primary for excessive sports activities, then Cape City in South Africa is a worthy runner-up. Cape City Homosexual Excursions offers bespoke journey day excursions all yr spherical—excellent for individuals who like their thrills packed into someday. One of the well-liked—and terrifying—excursions is shark cage diving, which includes getting up shut and private with one of the harmful predators on the planet—no, not your common WE Social gathering attendee—the Nice White Shark. Gansbaai Seashore, simply outdoors of Cape City, is the shark capital of the world, so you might be assured to be inside arm’s attain of those chic creatures for the entire dive, safely inside your cage whereas underneath the steerage of specialists, after all.
From the water to the skies, Cape City Homosexual Excursions additionally provides tandem paragliding journeys off Lion’s Head and helicopter flights with beautiful views over town and close by seashores.
White Water Rafting – USA, Colorado
In case you like your rivers deep and mountains excessive, then head to Colorado for a white water rafting expertise with HE Journey. Their Homosexual Group Journey: Grand Canyon Rafting Journey units out from Las Vegas for a moist and wild nine-day journey in July or August by way of the famously epic Grand Canyon.
You’ll raft down the Colorado River, navigating rip-roaring rapids together with your fellow homosexual adventurers—together with the difficult ‘Therefore Rapids’ with its gut-jumping 30-foot drop. By night time, you’ll camp on seashores alongside the river to protect your power for a tough day’s rafting, and different actions on the tour embrace contrastingly calm hikes to ruins in distant canyons and climbs up cliffs to benefit from the superior views of the canyons beneath.
Caving, Rock Climbing and Zip Wiring – Colombia
We’ve had air and water, however what in regards to the earth? Caving is the act of climbing, crawling, and swimming beneath the earth by way of—sure, you guessed it—caves. Most undoubtedly not an exercise for the claustrophobic!
HE Journey’s Homosexual Journey Colombia Journey Tour takes attendees to Colombia for a seven-day action-packed journey in late January by way of the wilds round Medellín. The tour contains most of the aforementioned journey actions as you discover the Colombian forest—like paragliding and rafting—however it’s the caving expertise that actually provides it that distinctive edge. On the fifth day, you’ll swim and crawl alongside a stream inside a marble-walled cave—for the higher a part of an hour, no much less! For additional thrills, you’ll zip wire throughout the highest of a forest cover and rock-climb to heights above the forest beneath. Much less “excessive” actions on the tour embrace mountain biking by way of farms and cultural actions designed to benefit from the famously heat hospitality of the locals in Medellín.
Snowmobiling, Zip Wiring (within the chilly) – Canada
Winter could be coming, however it by no means actually leaves in Canada. Technically an LGBTQ+ snowboarding and snowboarding occasion, Whistler Satisfaction is nonetheless additionally among the finest locations to check out just a few extra “excessive” winter sports activities. Day by day excursions run throughout the occasion, with two of probably the most fascinating being for snowmobiling or zip wiring. Snowmobiles—for these not within the know—are motorized autos on skis, that are a hell of loads of enjoyable to drive and bounce across the snow on. At Whistler, there are a number of snowmobiling excursions at completely different problem ranges, so in the event you take a liking to it, you may work your approach as much as more difficult tracks.
Zip wiring, then again, requires no coaching and solely a plucky spirit. Those at Whistler will ship you hovering over the pines and snow slopes beneath from dizzying heights—most particularly “The Sasquatch,” which is the longest zip wire in North America! Whistler Satisfaction takes place in late January and is without doubt one of the largest LGBTQ+ events and occasions in Canada, interval. So, come dusk, you may hit one of many events and boast to all of your fellow homosexual attendees of your every day exploits from the security of a reassuring consolation zone—or a bar, as we prefer to name it.