| Over the past 10 - 15 years our holiday tastes | | | | get some serious warm weather cycling in. Many |
| have changed dramatically. A summer vacation | | | | professional sports teams use Majorca and |
| used to be simply two weeks sat by the pool of | | | | Tenerife as base camps for early season training, |
| a hotel or sat on a tropical beach somewhere | | | | as well as this many boxers use these islands to |
| relaxing but with the growth of the internet | | | | help with their training. |
| people are more able than ever to book activity | | | | Cyprus has for many years been a favourite |
| or adventure holidays doing all sorts of energetic | | | | holiday destination for families but is now |
| things in many different locations all over the | | | | becoming more and more popular for specific |
| world. Different destinations are more suitable for | | | | activity holidays such as walking and climbing. The |
| some activities than others so making sure that | | | | Troodos mountain range offers good walking and |
| you pick the right location to partake in your | | | | climbing for most levels of ability and is very |
| chosen activity is vital. With activity vacations for | | | | pleasant in April, May and June before the |
| hiking, climbing, rafting, scuba diving, walking and | | | | weather gets too hot. Many people are now |
| cycling all becoming more and more popular each | | | | opting to add an extra week onto their activity |
| year it should not be too difficult to make sure | | | | holiday and take in a relaxing week by the pool or |
| that you get the right location for your chosen | | | | on the beach as well. This can be a well deserved |
| activity. So which location is best suited to which | | | | rest after what may have been a long couple |
| activity, read on to find out? | | | | weeks walking or climbing. |
| Depending on what your activity preference is | | | | But the most popular and probably the best |
| you need to find yourself a destination that | | | | destination in the world for an activity holiday has |
| caters adequately for your activity. Land based | | | | got to be Australia. Australia has it all from |
| activities generally involve walking, running, cycling | | | | mountain ranges, spectacular coast lines and |
| or climbing and many of the warmer | | | | beaches to an amazing outback as well as |
| Mediterranean countries are fantastic for these | | | | magnificent rainforests. Whatever activity holiday |
| activities. Places such as Majorca and Tenerife are | | | | you are looking to do you can find it in Australia. |
| idea for warm weather training camps in the early | | | | The beauty with Australia is that you can |
| spring as the weather is just about right for | | | | combine so many different activities in a relatively |
| outdoor training, not too hot but certainly not cold. | | | | short holiday. You can try your hand at walking |
| Both of these islands have a varied terrain with | | | | and trekking in the outback or in the temperate |
| large hills and mountains as well as a beautiful | | | | rainforests of the north or you can try your hand |
| coastline. These islands are perfect for people | | | | at climbing and walking any of the three mountain |
| looking for a walking or climbing holiday or for | | | | ranges that Australia has to offer. |
| those looking for the first chance of the year to | | | | |