What is the camping like or what are the hotels like?
How much driving time is there? What is the “rating” of the tour? What type of equipment and clothing will my client need? What is the highest altitude? Who travels on adventure travel trips? Put your notions about age and gender out of your mind. Adventure travel is for a wide range of ages. Most companies have minimum ages ranging from 8 to 18 years old. Many companies will require doctor’s authorizations for clients over 65. But I have been on hiking trips with people in their late 70s who were superb hikers and who paced themselves far better than younger clients. And for almost all categories of adventure travel, with the exception of mountain climbing, a majority of clients who participate are female. Since many adventure travel trips take place in third world countries, clients need to have a sincere attitude adjustment. They simply cannot expect what they expect at home. If they are on an extended hiking trip, for example, they simply cannot return to the hotel if they are not
