Are you tired of having to spend every facation visiting your family? Are you sick of hanging out on the couch and staring at a television set with your parents because choosing something else would have made you feel bad? Getting over the guilt can be hard. At the same time, why should you get to take a vacation you enjoy once in a while? Why not go off on an adventure the next time you decide to take a vacation? Heck you could probably fit in a weekend adventure trek and still have time to sit on your parents' couch and look through old photo albums. Here are some adventure travels that you might enjoy.

You might not realize it, but there some cruises are known as adventure travels. Some cruises with specific destinations, like Europe or the Greek Isles can be a great way to get out and find some adventure learning about the great moments in history and visiting historical sites. Don't you want to see first-hand the location of the first Olympic games? Do you want to see Stonehenge in-person? You can even be mobile on the boat. These cruises usually come with opportunities to do things like rock climbing and sea diving. There is a lot more to a cruise than lying on the lido deck!

If you're an enthusiast of extreme adventure travels, why not try out a hot air balloon trip someplace? Why not try out white water rafting? Have you pondered the idea of Bungee jumping? Some people get their kicks by going sky diving. Of course, there are various locations around the world you can do this. One option for an extreme adventure vacation is skydiving over the Grand Canyon. Take a hot air balloon across the Australian outback. When you decide to go to the extremes the entire world can be your jungle gym. One very popular extreme vacation is paragliding in India. Why not give it a try?

Do you idolize about spending a few weeks out on the open road on a motorcycle adventure? Of course, you could become a member of a motorcycle club in your home area, but where is the fun in that? For avid adventure travelers, they would get merriment from taking a motorcycle trip somewhere much farther away from their homes.

Can you think of anything better than a motorcycle trip of New Zealand and Australia? Harley Davidson has touring trips of Australia. New Zealand has a ton of different companies that offer tours and guided journeys that you can enjoy on a motorcycle. The biggest challenge will be getting there. Though, once you reach that destination, you'll never want to leave!

Not all adventure travels have to be about risking your life. You can have a wonderfully adventurous vacation without bungee jumping, skydiving or praying a shark won't bit through a cage. At the same time, for the adrenaline fueled, that risk is half of the fun of any adventure based vacation.

The trick to taking a truly adventurous vacation is to challenge yourself while still having fun. Get to it!