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Are you looking for a more adventurous holiday this year?

You could grab cheap package holidays to South Africa, a country with many activities for the travelling thrill seeker.

In South Africa, you could go on a safari to observe wild animals, such as lions, elephants and zebras. South Africa's Kruger National Park is a popular destination for going on safari. There are various safari packages to choose from, such as the family safari package and the honeymoon package. Although, there is an adventure package too which features a walking safari. This means that you get up close and personal with African nature.

There are other exciting South African activities including river rafting. The most popular spot for river rafting is along the Orange River on the border to Namibia. Operators run river rafting tours for 4 to 6 days, which also includes camping underneath the star filled sky.

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Those who are looking for an adventure holiday with an edge could find Iraq or Afghanistan to be appealing destinations. There is a specialist travel agency that organizes trips to these crisis-hit country's for adventure lovers. Iraq, for instance, is home to many beautiful archaeological sights and is known to historians as the cradle of Western civilization.

Yet the two Gulf wars and political instability in modern times have basically killed off its tourist trade. For those willing to make the trip, they will find few package tours available. But HinterlandTravel has been an exception to this rule, offering trips to Afghanistan and Iraq that are created by an expert with over 40 years of travel experience in the region. The company's average customer is either an older person who visited Iraq or Afghanistan decades ago, or a traveler who is attracted to the adrenaline rush of touring one of the world's trouble zones.

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A new mountain biking series set in Scotland will be launched by Sky TV. The first two episodes in the series will document three legends of the sport, Steve Peat, Danny MacAskill and Hans Rey as they travel through Scotland's Torridon and Skye regions with Scotland's mountain bike holiday experts Highlands and Islands Adventures.

The feature episodes will include exclusive interviews with the three cycling pros during their epic Scotland adventure, on topics ranging from mountain biking techniques to the best trails, to the finest whiskey that the west coast of Scotland has to offer. This can be a great guide for individuals wanting to do adventure holidays in the future.

The tour company featured on the show, Highlands and Islands Adventures, allows travelers who want to experience the adventure first hand to book their own mountain biking holidays in Scotland and follow in the footsteps of Peat, MacAskill, and Rey.

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