10 best adventure bucket list ideas
- Rafting through the Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Kayaking the Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
- Hiking Zion National Park, Utah
- Exploring Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
- Bicycling Glacier National Park, Montana
- Rafting the Gauley River, West Virginia
- Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Mountain biking the Kokopelli Trail, Fruita, Colorado, to Moab, Utah
- Climbing Mount Rainier, Washington
- Kayaking the Apostle Islands, Wisconsin
11 bucket list adventures you can actually afford
- Hiking a volcano and walking on a dried lava field in Hawaii - USA
- Zorbing in New Zealand
- Zip lining over alligators in St. Augustine, Florida - USA
- Driving among the buffalo in Custer State Park - South Dakota, USA
- Dog-sledding in Mont Tremblant, Canada
- Machu Picchu - Peru
- Visiting the Great Wall of China
- A hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque - New Mexico, USA
- A scenic train ride through the Alaska wilderness - USA
- Snorkeling Australia's Great Barrier Reef
- Visiting Cuba
17 thrilling adventures every daredevil wishes for
- Fly a fighter jet
- Swim with deadly crocodiles in Australia
- Go swimming in ice water in Finland
- Scale a glacier in Iceland
- Run a marathon in the Moroccan desert
- Go “wing-walking” in the UK
- Go volcano boarding in Nicaragua
- Drive a Zapcat powerboat
- Hike the most dangerous path in the world - Caminito del Rey - El Chorro, Spain
- Take a “Tundra Buggy” to see some polar bears
- Hang out in zero gravity
- Raft or kayak down The Grand Canyon
- Take a ride on the fastest roller coaster in the world, Formula Rossa - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Train like a Navy SEAL
- Go heli-skiing in Alaska
20 epic adventures to tackle in your 20s
- Mountain bike Lake Tahoe's rim trail - California/Nevada, USA
- Ride horses through Patagonia - Argentina/Chile
- Visit coffee farms in Indonesia
- Take an outward bound Wilderness course
- Ski the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt - France/Switzerland
- Learn Spanish in Nicaragua
- Swim the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre - Belize
- Boat the Amazon
- Explore The Skeleton Coast of Namibia
- Preserve nature in Ecuador
- Climb Huayna Potosi in Bolivia
- Take a jungle survival course in Central America
- Trek to Machu Picchu via The Sacred Valley - Peru
- Row a Viking ship in Norway
- Tent camp the Pushkar Camel Fair in India
- Llama trek the Rockies - Colorado, USA
- Hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain
- Drive across America
25 craziest things to do before you die
- Volcano boarding
- Extreme ironing
- Blindfolded sightseeing
- Jet pack flight
- Waterfall kayaking
- Soldier for a day
- Heli skiing
- Experience weightlessness
- Underwater golf
- Zorbing
- Fly (in) a fight jet
- Break a record
- ✔ Find Waldo
- Shake hands with the President
- Visit every continent (5/7)
- Start a slow clap
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Solve a Rubiks Cube
- Base jumping
- Stand on the North Pole
25 dangerous activities worth shortening your life for
- Surfing Teahupoo, Tahiti
- Donate a kidney to a buddy
- ✔ Black Cat Espresso from Intelligentsia
- Lyle Sankey's "Vision Quest" Bull Riding Adventure Experience, Branson, Missouri - USA
- ✔ Butter
- Cream puff from Wisconsin State Fair - USA
- Blowhole diving at Laguna Beach - California, USA
- Smoke Cubans in Cuba
- Paragliding Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming - USA
- Mountain Biking in Moab, Utah - USA
- Cold-Weather Driving Skills in Arjeplog, Sweden
- Play tackle football
- Refried doughnuts
- Bodysurfing the Wedge, Newport Beach, California - USA
- A "Three-Bagger" of Sazerac at Tujague's - New Orleans, USA
- Attending a Glasgow Rangers Versus Glasgow Celtic Soccer Match - Scotland
- ✔ Fried dill pickles
- ✔ Secondhand smoking
45 amazing things to do before you die
- ✔ Bathe Elephants at a Rescue in Thailand
- Swim in Jellyfish Lake in Palau
- Visit an Orphanage in Tanzania
- Take a Christmas Market Cruise Along the Rhine River
- Create Your Own Summer Cocktail
- ✔ See the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace in London - UK
- Release Baby Turtles into the Ocean
- Get a Fish Pedicure
- Eat Traditional Fondue in Switzerland
- ✔ Give Blood
- Go Wild Mushroom Hunting in California’s Napa Valley - USA
- Climb to the Peak of Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka
- Take a Flyboarding Jetpack Flight in Cancun - Mexico
- See a Movie at an Open-Air Cinema in Santorini - Greece
- Rappel Down King Louis Waterfall in Costa Rica
- Go to a Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica
- Hike to the Top of Bartolome Island in Galapagos
- Swim with Whale Sharks in Cancun - Mexico
- Experience Istanbul’s Call to Prayer at the Blue Mosque - Turkey
- Attend Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
- See the Mount Athos Byzantine Monasteries in Greece
- Stay in a Tuscan Villa in Italy
- Have a Private Wine Tasting in Napa Valley - California, USA
- ✔ Take a Helicopter Ride into the Grand Canyon
- Take a Hot Air Balloon Ride Over the Vineyards of Sonoma County - California, USA
- See the Blue Footed Booby Mating Dance in Galapagos
- Drink in a Shinjuku Golden Gai Bar in Tokyo, Japan
- Get Spooked at the Catacombs in Paris - France
- Attend a Baseball Game in Japan
- Visit a Maasai Tribe in Tanzania, Africa
- Put a Love Lock on Pont des Arts Bridge in Paris - France
- Work a Pottery Wheel with a Master in Italy
- Get a Natural Mud Bath in Palau’s Milky Way
- Explore the Depths of a Cava Cave in Spain
- Watch Wrestling Practice at a Sumo Stable in Tokyo - Japan
- Eat at a Themed Restaurant in Tokyo - Japan
- Go on an African Safari in Tanzania
- Take a Junk Boat Ride Through Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour - China
- Have a White Christmas in Yosemite Valley - California, USA
- Swim with Sea Turtles in Olowalu - Hawaii, USA
- ✔ Attend a Proper British Afternoon Tea in London
- Participate in a Japanese Tea Ceremony in Tokyo - Japan
adventure bucket list ideas
- Abseil Down a Building
- Abseil Down a Rock Face
- Abseil Down a Waterfall
- ✔ Air Boat Across an Alligator Infested Swamp
- Arrive By Seaplane
- Backpack Across Europe
- Backpack Across South America
- Backpack Across the Himalayas
- Backpack Appalachian Trail
- ✔ Backpack South East Asia
- Backpack the Camino De Santiago
- Backpack Through Hells Canyon
- Backpack Through Wallowa National Forest
- Backpack through Australia
- ✔ Backpacking through New Zealand
- Camp and Sleep on Top of a Mountain
- Camp at the Grand Canyon
- Camp at the Park
- Camp in a Yurt
- Camp in an African Village
- ✔ Camp in the backyard
- Camp in Yellowstone National Park
- Camp in Yosemite Backcountry
- ✔ Camp on an Island
- Camp Out in the Sahara Desert
- Camp Out in the Wilds
- Camp Overnight in the Wilderness
- Camp Under the Northern Lights
- Campervan Coast Trip
- Canoe Down a River
- Canoe Down the Amazon River
- Canoe Or Kayak the Chicago River
- Canoe the Amazon River
- Canoe the Whanganui River in New Zealand
- Climb a Glacier
- Climb a Himalayan Mountain
- ✔ Climb a Mountain
- Climb a Pyramid
- Climb a Rock Arch Over the Ocean
- Complete all Bicycle Tracks in New Zealand
- Complete Route 66 on a Motorcycle
- Complete the Trip Che Guevara Made Through South America
- ✔ Cross Country on a train
- Cross Over a Swinging Suspension Bridge
- Cross the Atlantic Ocean With a Sailboat
- Cross the Australian Outback
- Cross the Bridge of the Immortals in China
- Cross the Sahara
- Cycle from Lands End to John-O-Groats
- Descend the Banaue Rice Terraces
- Dive in the Green Lake, Austria
- Dive Near the Mariana's Trench
- Dive the Famous Blue Hole of Belize
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef
- Go Bamboo Rafting
- ✔ Go banana boating
- ✔ Go camping
- ✔ Go camping and watch the moonlight
- Go Camping at Litchfield National Park
- Go Camping in the Outback
- Go Camping With my Best Friends
- Go Canoeing
- Go to Antarctica
- Have One Adventure a Month
- Hike a Part of the Pacific Coast Trail
- Hike a Volcano
- Hike Algonquin (5114 Ft)
- Hike Arches National Park, Utah
- Hike Around a Volcano
- Hike at Machu Picchu
- Hike Basin (4827 Ft)
- Hike Bay Ridge Trail
- Hike Big Sur
- Hike Colden (4714 Ft)
- Hike Dix (4857Ft)
- Hike Down a Waterfall
- ✔ Hike for five miles
- Hike Giant (4627 Ft)
- Hike Gothics (4736 Ft)
- Hike Gray (4840 Ft)
- Hike in Alaska and Kiss Under the Northern Lights
- Hike in Death Valley
- Hike in Gros Morne National Park
- Hike in Nepal
- Hike in the Grand Canyon
- Hike in Yosemite National Park
- Hike Machu Picchu
- Hike Marcy (5344Ft)
- Hike Mason Dixon Trail
- Hike Mont Blanc
- Hike Mount Doom
- Hike Mount Kilimanjaro
- Hike Nippletop (4620 Ft)
- Hike on a Glacier
- Hike Part of the Appalachian Trail
- Hike Redfield (4606 Ft)
- Hike Rockies
- Hike Santanoni (4607 Ft)
- Hike Skylight (4926 Ft)
- Hike the American Discovery Trail
- Hike the Blue Mountains of Australia
- Hike the Buckeye Trail
- Hike the Camino Trail in Spain
- Hike the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska
- Hike the Coast to Coast Path in England
- Hike the Coastal Trail in Pukaskwa
- Hike the Continental Divide Trail
- Hike the Dobson Trail
- Hike the Entire Allegheny Trail
- Hike the Entire Arizona Trail
- Hike the Entire Avon Trail
- Hike the Entire Benton Mackaye Trail
- Hike the Entire Bruce Trail
- Hike the Entire Cape to Cape Trail in Ns
- Hike the Entire Cohos Trail
- Hike the Entire Colorado Trail
- Hike the Entire East Coast Trail
- Hike the Entire Florida Trail
- Hike the Entire Ganaraska Trail
- Hike the Entire Grand Enchantment Trail
- Hike the Entire Great Eastern Trail
- Hike the Entire Hayduke Trail
- Hike the Entire Ice Age Trail
- Hike the Entire John Muir Trail
- Hike the Entire Juan De Fuca Marine Trail
- Hike the Entire Lone Star Hiking Trail
- Hike the Entire Oak Ridges Moraine Trail
- Hike the Entire Pacific Northwest Trail
- Hike the Entire Rideau Trail
- Hike the Entire Sentier De L'Etoile
- Hike the Entire Set of Guelph Hiking Club Trails
- Hike the Entire Sky Islands Traverse
- Hike the Entire Thames Valley Trail
- Hike the Entire Voyageur Trail
- Hike the Fundy Footpath
- Hike the Great Eastern Trail
- Hike the Great Range Traverse in the Adirondacks
- Hike the Highlands of Scotland
- Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- Hike the Jungle Trail to Machu Picchu
- Hike the Kalalau Trail in Hawaii
- Hike the Koko Trail in Hawaii
- Hike the LA Cloche Trail
- Hike the Lake Superior Hiking Trail
- Hike the Long Path North Trail
- Hike the Long Range Traverse in Gros Morne
- Hike the Long Trail
- Hike the Lost Coast Trail
- Hike the Maitland Trail
- Hike the Napali Coast in Hawaii
- Hike the North Rim Traverse in Gros Morne
- Hike the Outport Trail in Terra Nova
- Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
- Hike the Swiss Alps
- Hike the Tahoe Rim Trail
- Hike the W at Torres Del Paine
- Hike Through a Rain Forest
- Hike Through the Himalayas
- Hike Through the Tepuis and Mount Roraima in Venezuela
- Hike Through the Wilderness
- Hike to Fragrance Lake
- Hike to Hollywood Sign
- Hike to Lake Serene
- Hike to Mt Everest Base Camp
- Hike to Raymond Lake
- Hike to Taktsang Monastery Near Paro, in Bhutan
- Hike to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Hike to the North Pole
- Hike to Upper Yosemite Falls
- Hike Up a Mountain to a Bridge and Bungee Jump Off
- Hike Up Half Dome in Yosemite
- Hike Up Zion Narrows
- Hot Air Balloon Flight
- Kayak the Bay of Fundy, Canada
- Kayak the Bioluminescent Bay of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Kayak the Napali Coast in Hawaii, USA
- Kayak Through the Rainforest
- ✔ Midnight adventure time
- Midnight Ghost Hunting
- Midnight Pool Hopping
- Parasailing in France
- Parasailing in the Bahamas
- Run Up the Rocky Steps, Philadelphia USA
- Sail Around Australia
- ✔ Sail Around Caribbean Sea
- Sail Down the River Thames, UK
- Sail Down the Yangtze River, China
- Sail Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
- Sail in the Bermuda Triangle
- Sail in the ocean
- Zorb in New Zealand
top 10 life-list adventures
- Raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
- Hike hut to hut in Yosemite
- Ride the Continental Divide
- Immerse yourself in a yoga retreat
- Backpack the Pacific Crest Trail
- See Yellowstone - by bike
- Explore a slot canyon in Utah
- Kayak the San Juans
- Climb a cliff in Joshua Tree
the bucket list of ultimate adventures
- Float the Grand Canyon, Nevada
- Cycle through Provence, France
- Trek through Bhutan
- Surf in Panama
- Ride horseback through Mongolia
- Ski the Andes
- Bike and hike in the Canadian Rockies
- Safari in Tanzania
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef
- Sail in Antarctica
- Run to Machu Picchu
- Mountain bike in the Rockies
- Take a camel trek in Morocco
definitive list of 25 things you need to do as an adventure traveller
- ✔ Bungee jump
- ✔ Skydiving
- Cliff jumping
- Shark diving
- Hang gliding
- Rock climbing
- Portaledging
- ✔ Surfing
- ✔ Ziplining
- Sailing across a major body of water
- Making it to both the North and South Poles
- Skiing or snowboarding
- The Rickshaw Run
- Water skiing
- Whitewater rafting or kayaking
- Storm chasing
- Zorbing
- Crossing a continent on a bike
- Mountaineering
- Cave diving
- ✔ Circumnavigating the globe
the ultimate adventure sports bucket list
- ✔ Diving with sharks
- ✔ Skydiving
- ✔ Bungee jumping
- Cavern diving
- ✔ Paragliding
- Volcano boarding
- Cliff jumping
- Kiteboarding
- ✔ Sandboarding
- Wakeboarding
ultimate adventure travel bucket list
- Hiking Hawaii's Na Pali Coast - USA
- ✔ Seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland
- Cruising to see Penguins in Antarctica
- ✔ Sailing the Milford Sound, New Zealand
- Getting Up-Close to Iguazú Falls, Brazil
- Living With Locals in Chyulu Hills, Kenya
- Meeting Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba - Canada
- Cruising China's Yangtze River
- Driving Through Mexican Hat and Monument Valley, Utah - USA
- Racing in Las Vegas - USA
- Exploring Chile's Atacama Desert
- Ascending Machu Picchu
- Rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho
- Going to extremes on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
- Flying high above Rio de Janeiro
- Getting immersed in Papua New Guinea's Culture
- Exploring Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
- Hiking in Yosemite National Park, CA
- Wildlife-Viewing along the Amazon
- Whale-Watching on Australia's Kimberley Coastline
- Learning Wildlife Photography in the Serengeti
- Seeing Wildlife in the Galápagos Islands
- Driving to Big Sur, California - USA
- Surfing on Sumba Island, Indonesia
adventure bucket list