Some travelers live on the edge. Never satisfied with lazing away their vacation days on the beach, these thrill seekers look for adventure on their days off. If orbiting the Earth, bungee-jumping from a tower on the Las Vegas Strip, or getting up-close-and-personal with a gorilla sounds like your idea of a good time, you're in luck. We've found ten extreme vacations to get your heart racing and, just in case you aren't quite ready to swim with the sharks, we've also included a similar – albeit less-adrenaline-pulsing – alternative with each of our top adventure-filled trips.
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$649+: Alaska 7-night on Holland America Amsterdam Holland America
$179+: Mexico 4-night cruise on Carnival Fantasy Carnival
$1466+: Riviera 7-nt cruise on Mariner of the Seas Royal Caribbean
Up to 55% off: Alaska 7-nt cruise w/Holland America Holland America
$209+: Mexico 5-night cruise on Carnival Fantasy Carnival
$1039+: Mediterranean 7-nt cruise on Norwegian Norwegian
$924+: Mexican Riviera 7-nt summer cruise w/Cabo Royal Caribbean
$599+: Caribbean 7-night on Carnival Conquest Carnival
$329+: Mexico 4-nt Carnival cruise – 65% off Carnival
$669+: Alaska 7-nt cruise on Celebrity Millennium Celebrity
$679+: Caribbean 7-nt cruise on Carnival Liberty Carnival
$549+: Caribbean 6-nt cruise on Carnival Freedom Carnival
$487+: Mexican Riviera 7-night cruise this fall Royal Caribbean
$599+: Mediterranean 7-nt cruise on MSC Poesia MSC
$389+: Caribbean 6-nt cruise on Carnival Freedom Carnival
$599+: Mediterranean 7-night on Norwegian Gem Norwegian
$999+: Caribbean 7-nt family sail on Disney Magic Disney
$695+: N. Europe 3-night cruise on Queen Victoria Cunard
$89/nt+: Trump Hotel Las Vegas w/free suite upgrade Perfect Escapes
$159+: Allegheny Mountains, VA bed & breakfast Perfect Escapes
$140+: Summer rates at Las Vegas desert resort JW Marriott Las Vegas
$159/nt+: Vegas resort w/brkfst & $40 off show tix JW Marriott Las Vegas
$299+: Las Vegas resort w/unlimited golf for two JW Marriott Las Vegas
$135/nt+: Condo rentals in Snowmass; 40% off Destination Resorts Snowmass
$99/nt+: Snowmass lodge w/up to 30% off in summer Stonebridge Inn
55% off: Posh Cancun 5-star stay w/private terrace La Amada
$65/nt+: Telluride lodge w/biking & rafting; 40% off Mountain Lodge Telluride
$125/nt+: Summer rentals in Vail w/up to 50% off Destination Resorts Vail
$64/nt+: Kids stay free at Cancun all-inc. resort BookIt.com
$64/nt+: Playa del Carmen eco resort; kids stay free BookIt.com
$105+: All-inclusive Puerto Vallarta resort; 40% off BookIt.com
$74/nt+: Playa Del Carmen resort w/$20 spa credit BookIt.com
$105/nt+: All-incl. Puerto Vallarta resort; 40% off BookIt.com
Colonial Williamsburg Packages from $101/Night Editors' Review
Urban Hotel Pool Packages from $149/Night Editors' Review
Into the Wild - National Park Lodges from $128/Night Editors' Review
Picnic Packages from $75/Night Editors' Review
High-Season Hotel Specials in Europe Editors' Review
$689+: London & Paris combo w/all flights & hotel Go-today.com
$630+: London, Paris & Barcelona 6-nt trio w/air EuropeanDestinations.com
$630+: Barcelona, Paris, Rome 6-nt trio w/airfare EuropeanDestinations.com
$852+: London, Paris, Rome 6-nt trio w/airfare EuropeanDestinations.com
$1122+: Paris, Venice, Florence & Rome 8-nt trip EuropeanDestinations.com
$212/nt+: Colorado ranch w/horseback riding Vista Verde Ranch
$549+: Riviera Maya 4-nt trips w/airfare & hotel BeachDestinations.com
$459+: 4-nt all-inclusive Riviera Maya trip w/air BeachDestinations.com
$415+: 4-nt Riviera Maya getaway w/airfare inc. BeachDestinations.com
$379+: 4-nt Cozumel, Mexico trip w/airfare inc. BeachDestinations.com
$5059+: 15-nt Peru & Ecuador combo w/air & hotel LatinDestinations.com
$1369+: Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Prague w/flight EuropeanDestinations.com
$2795+: Thailand 7-nt tour w/Bangkok & Chiang Mai iExplore
$2350+: South Africa 8-nt adventure tour; $300 off iExplore
$6395+: Luxe Burgundy tour w/wine tasting; $300 off iExplore
$2875+: China 9-nt tour w/ Yangtze River Cruise iExplore
$429+: Cancun 4-nt stay w/air & transfers; 45% off ME Cancun
$1329+: Paris, Provence & Nice trio w/flight & hotels Air France Holidays
$849+: Paris 4-nt getaway w/4-star hotel & airfare Go-today.com
$819+: Paris & Rome 6-nt trip w/air, hotel & brkfst Europe Vacations
Biz-Class Europe Fares from $565 Editors' Review
$463+: Low summer fares to Europe (round-trip) American Airlines
$473+: Round-trip flights to Lima from top cities LAN Airlines
$202+: Low fares to Europe via US cities (one-way) Air France
$341+: Flights to Mexico City from LA (round-trip) Major Airlines
$320+: Cheap airfare to Matzatlan (round-trip) Major Airlines
$266+: Cheap rates to Puerto Vallarta (round-trip) Major Airlines
$254+: Low summer fares to Los Cabos (round-trip) Major Airlines
$79+: Low fares to/from Cancun & Orlando (one-way) JetBlue
$119+: Fares to Vegas, Seattle & more (round-trip) Expedia
$702+: Hong Kong fares via NY, LA,SF (round-trip) Expedia
$999+: 9-city Asia airpass– choose 2 (round-trip) Qantas Vacations
$29+: Fly to hotspots from top cities (one-way) JetBlue
$172+: Discount summer fares to NYC (round-trip) Expedia
$257+: Summer specials to Paris & more (one way) Air France
$948+: Round-trip fares to Tel Aviv from NY & more US Airways
$180+: Rock-bottom round-trip fares to Los Cabos US Airways
$549+: Cheap flights to Delhi & more (one-way) Virgin Atlantic
$39+: Low fares to/from major US cities (one way) Southwest Airlines
$9+: Cheap car rentals - valid over July 4th Hotwire.com
$10/day+: Cheap car rentals from major US airports CarRentals.com
