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                                                    Adventure Tourism

 Travel motivations for senior citizens

•Enjoyable group activities
•Personal enhancements
•Get away from daily routine
•Get influence with other cultures
•New knowledge
•Challenges
•Release stress
•Interact with new people and new friends
•Strengthening family ties
•Keeping the physical fitness


Tourism for senior citizens


•Mostly the senior citizens are engaging in Cultural tourism and Religious tourism activities

–Watawandanawain Anurdhapura
–Buddhagaya
–Visit temple of tooth relic


Most of senior citizens in Sri Lanka are fond of pilgrim tours. They gathered in groups and travel to religious places.

Adventure tourism for senior citizens

•Soft adventure activities
•Some hard adventure activities also could offer after get through from a special physical fitness test
•Prefer nature based activities such as nature walks and safaris
•Many senior citizens like group adventure activities

•Help to sustain the industry

Adventure Activities for seniors

•Nature trails
•Camping
•Safaris
•Canopy
•Snorkeling
•Paddle boating
•Banana boating
•Water rafting
•Deep sea fishing
•Dolphin and Whale watching
•Special occasions in Parks
•Hot air ballooning

•Research tours


Promotion tips for Senior Adventure Tourism

•Comfort
•Friendly and supportive staff
•Emphasis the safety
•Highlight the group activities
•Add more cultural and natural features to the products
•Value for money
•High quality in facilities

•Medical facilities
World Expeditions
•They offer more safety elements for seniors adventure seekers. In common, they offer those in Peru, Tibet and India.

–Sightseeing
–Walk through rough roads
–Cycling
–Sea Kayaking

–Rafting

Adventure Women

•This travel company is catering to all the ages of women citizens and offer wider range of activities in South Africa.
•Kayaking
•Water Rafting
•Horse riding
•Animal feeding

•Safaris
Mid-Atlantic Tours
•Sightseeing
•Cross culture tours
•Water adventure activities

•Cruise tours

Caribbean Vacation

•Sea based adventure activities are famous in Caribbean.
–Sea Kayaking
–Snorkeling
–Fishing
–Sightseeing
–Cruise tours

–Group activities

What are the possibilities in Sri Lanka for Senior Adventure Tourism?

•International senior market
•The senior population growth increases

•The present adventure tourists are becoming older

Adventure activities by Age groups

•4 –8 years
–Elephant rides
–Paddle boating
–Exploring Butterfly farms/ Bird parks/ Animal conservation farms
–Cable car rides
–Jeep safaris

–Indoor activities

New market


The adventure tourism operators has identified the group of tourists who are below 20 years also have abilities to engage in several adventure activities

8 –12 years

–Elephant rides/ Horse rides
–Canoeing
–Snorkeling
–Mountain bike tours
–Climbing activities
–Rope activities
–Dolphin watching/ Whales watching

–Camping

12 –16 years

–Hiking
–Trekking
–Skiing
–Diving
–Snorkeling
–Biking
–White water rafting

–Caving

Above 16 years

–Decision making ability and physical fitness has developed to do adventure activities

–Extra safety and guidance is needed

Promote the new market
To promote adventure tourism among children there are certain factors should be highlighted.
•The safety
•Educational purpose should be emphasized

•The adventure activities should be created according to the school syllabus. Ex-Bird watching trips that gain wide knowledge about birds.