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Adventure travel
Time for an adventure?
Are you a bit bored with your nine-to-five routine? Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and decide what type of adventure you’d like.
Activity holidays
Our activity holidays are for everyone, people who love danger or who just like sports. We have a huge variety of water, snow or desert holidays. We’ll take you SCUBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and white water rafting in Canada. If you prefer snow, you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even igloo-building. For those who like warmer weather, we also have sandboarding (the desert version of skateboarding) or camel safaris.
Polar expeditions
Take a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar bears in the Arctic. There's no greater adventure than travelling to the ends of the earth. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Cultural journeys
Our cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilisations: India, Thailand, Egypt and many more. Visit temples, palaces and ancient ruins – just remember to bring your camera! Get to know local ways of life by exploring markets, trying exotic foods and meeting local people.
Trekking tours
We have trekking holidays to famous places such as Machu Picchu or the Everest Base Camp Trek, as well as some nearer to home in the Highlands of Scotland. You don’t need to be very sporty, just fairly fit. You’ll have a great time enjoying nature with a group of new friends. Some of the holidays include camping, but we’ll transport the tents for you!
Wildlife holidays
We organise small-group tours to get closer to nature in Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles of the Galapagos Islands. Look for tigers in India, or take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and stay in a range of accommodation, from tents to tree houses.
Task 1. Put the activities under the correct holiday.
climb mountains
try different local food
see lions
visit the South Pole
see whales
go kayaking
visit Scotland
learn about foreign cultures
follow a local guide
try different sports
Activity holidays
Polar expeditions
Cultural journeys
Trekking tours
Wildlife holidays
2 points
Task 2. Choose all the holidays that answer the question.
1. On which holiday(s) can you see animals?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
2. On which holiday(s) do you need to be reasonably fit?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
3. On which holiday(s) can you meet local people?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
4. On which holiday(s) can you go camping?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
5. On which holiday(s) might you go up a mountain?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
6. On which holiday(s) might you need special clothes or shoes?
a) Activity holidays
b) Polar expeditions
c) Cultural journeys
d) Trekking tours
e) Wildlife holidays
The Loch Ness Monster (, Nessie, is a monster that, according to the Scottish urban legend, lives in Loch Ness.
The first written mention of a mysterious creature that lives in the water of Lake Loch Ness dates back to the VI century AD. In the biography of St. Columbus, written a hundred years after the events in the Ness River.
The Celtic legend of the Kelpi water spirit, migrated to medieval folklore, mentioned during the first peak of the monster's observations in 1933-1934, describes the water spirit of the lake as a horse with a long neck and a very small head. Seeing an accidental traveler, Kelpie lured him, exposing his glossy back - as if offering to bring it - and carried the gullible man under water.
The first documented information about observing creatures on the lake dates back to the construction of General Wade’s old military road on the south coast (XVIII century) - then blasting near Foyers frightened off two huge dozing monsters. Throughout the 19th century, messages came that described the gigantic salamanders. On the whole, the “monster” seemed to calm down for a long time, but suddenly in 1880, with complete calm and clear sky on the lake, it turned over and went down to the bottom with people a small sailboat. They immediately remembered the monster, since there were people who saw him.
In 1957, Mrs. Constance White, who had lived on the lake for many years, published her book “This is More Than a Legend,” which collected 117 stories of “eyewitnesses” who allegedly saw Nessie. The book wrote that in all the stories the appearance of the animal was described in approximately the same way: a thick massive body, a long neck, a small head.