Still not sure what to get your family and friends… why not treat them to an experience? These trips will tempt even the most jaded traveler.
Sporty pals will love a kiteboarding adventure at Recreo Costa Rica, an all-inclusive eco-resort on Costa Rica’s northern coast.
Or ISA Mexico offers beginner-friendly surf clinics in Playa Troncones, on Mexico’s west coast, where tourism is in its infancy (translation: you get a rare chance to enjoy some of the best unspoiled, undeveloped beaches in the world while getting a taste of true Mexican culture). Choose from a week-long course, a one-day mini-camp, or private lessons.
Adrenaline junkies will love going from zero to 60 in less than five seconds at Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in Sonoma, CA. The school offers racing lessons, high performance driving courses, and karting programs for the complete beginner and seasoned veteran alike.
If sky diving and bungee jumping are old hat, there’s diving with great white sharks. African Shark Eco Charters in False Bay, South Africa will take you cage diving, cage snorkeling and on natural predation trips.
For stressed-out mates, a Wellness 360 Retreat at Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa in Thailand is just what the doctor ordered. Along with a daily schedule of Pilates, dance and yoga sessions, there’s instruction and consultations with internationally renowned health and nutrition experts.
For the culinary inclined, Purple Truffle will organize a custom “foodie” trip through France or Italy like one-on-one tutelage by a talented chef at a former Cisterian abbey in Burgundy or harvesting olive oil in Sicily.
And for your eco-conscious friends, Elevate Destinations’ Belize Eco-Immersion trip allows you to go green and contribute to a worthy cause at the same time.
