FILAMER CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

AUTONOMOUS STATUS-CHED
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Roxas Avenue, Roxas City

P.E 418 – OUTDOOR RECREATION AND CAMPING

ADVENTURE TOURISM

DR. MARCELO JULIUS CAESAR DIAZ

PROFESSOR

REPORTERS:

MIAH DEGALA JUANILYN V. VILLA

JUSTINE MAE VILLARUEL MARIANNE JOYCE E.QUIRAO
ROBERTO TANLAWAN

ADVENTURE TOURISM

Adventure Tourism is defined as a leisure or activity that

takes place in an unusual, exotic, remote, or wilderness
destination and tends to be associated with high level of
involvement and activity by the participants, most of it
outdoors. Adventure travelers are explorers of both an outer
world, especially the unspoiled, exotic parts of our planet and
an inner world of personal challenge, self-perception and self-
mastery.
Adventure Tourism does not have to mean world travel. The
term “adventure” is how you define it.

HISTORY OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

Humans are traveling from ancient time for the searching for
foods, and for many survival reasons. Humans have been engaging
in adventurous travel for hundreds of year via exploration.
People traveled in ancient time for exploration of sea roots, new
destination, or even a new country.
However, commercial adventure travel is a new phenomenon, in
which travelers hire a professional guide to provide a range of
technical support and equipment, as well as cultural and nature
interpretation.
In the mid- 1950s, many first ascents and descents attracted
to global attention and inspired many people to attempt their own
expeditions. Maurice Herzog’s ascent of Annapurna in 1950, Sir
Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay’s ascent of Mount Everest, and
other successes were hailed in the media around the world. This
was the take - off of modern adventure tourism.
Today, adventure tourism is a vibrant, dynamic, and fast-
changing sector with new variants routinely added into the
possible experience.

CORE CHARACTERISTICS

 Uncertain outcomes
 Danger and risk
 Challenge
 Anticipated rewards
 Novelty
 Stimulation and excitement
 Escapism and separation
 Exploration and discovery
 Absorption and focus
 Contrasting emotions

TYPES OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

1. Hard Adventure- refers to activities with high levels of risk,

requiring intense commitment and advanced skills. Hard
adventure activities are highly risked in nature. Professional
guide, advance level skills are required to perform these
activities.
 trekking
 caving
 Mountain Climbing
 Rock Climbing
 Ice Climbing
 Sky Diving

2. Soft Adventure- Soft adventure refers to activities with a

perceived risk but low levels of risk in nature, requiring
minimal commitment and beginning skills; most of these
activities are led by professional experienced guides. This
includes the following activities:
 Backpacking
 Camping
 Hiking
 kayaking
 Bird watching
 Scuba diving
 Eco-tourism
 Fishing
 Horseback riding
 Hunting

ADVANTAGES OF ADVENTURE TOURISM

1. Added Jobs – infuses money into the local economy. This

happens in many ways, from hosting travel groups, to support
 services such as food and transportation. If economically
depressed area brings adventure tourism, jobs in transporting,
housing, feeding, and entertaining visitors are created.

2. Support local Communities – brings humanitarian needs. If

visitors help provide clean water or other needs, it does not
only benefit the community, strengthens the community’s
ability to provide for future travelers. The more tourist, the
more economic growth.

3. Creating Entrepreneurs – Adventure tourism is a relatively

inexpensive industry for a community to start. Partnering with
an established company can help burgeoning markets gain
credibility faster since they can avoid the mistakes that
others made before them.

References:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/286411333/Adventure-Tourism
https://tourismnotes.com/adventure-tourism/