Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, ''Adventure Tourism'' provides a solid background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors. Activities covered include ice climbing, seakayaking, hiking and bushwalking, off-road safaris, aerial adventures, surfing, expedition cruises, mountain biking, sailing, diving, cross-country skiing, horse riding, mountaineering, heliskiing and snowboarding.