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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$154+: Stay 7 nights at a Colorado resort this holiday Rams Horn Village Resort
$117+: Shanghai hotel w/free WiFi nr top attractions Millennium Hongqiao Shanghai
$106+: Mediterranean-style Florida resort w/golf, spa & more Hotels.com
$63+: Contemporary Shanghai hotel w/bowling alley & more Jin jiang Galaxy Hotel Shanghai
$182+: Los Cabos resort & spa w/pool & free beach shuttle Tesoro Los Cabos
$36+: Las Vegas hotel on Strip w/pools, spa, casino & more Hotels.com
$70+: Vegas hotel & casino on Strip w/five pools & more MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
$85/day+: Beautiful Don Johannesburg Airport Hotel w/pool Hotels.com
$152+: Save 25% at new Nuevo Vallarta resort w/pool & more Villa La Estancia Nuevo Vallarta
$137+: Save 25% at luxury beachfront Cabos resort w/pool Villa del Palmar Cabo
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$109+: Save 25% at luxury beachfront Nuevo Vallarta resort Villa del Palmar Flamingos
$137+: Save 25% at luxurious Cabos San Lucas resort Villa La Estancia Cabo
$119+: Low winter/spring rates at San Francisco hotel Marriott Hotels
$109+: Great rates at Albuqurque hotel Marriott Hotels
$105+: Sunday late check-out in Vegas hotel nr Strip Marriott Hotels
$103+: Las Vegas hotel with pool nr top attractions Marriott Hotels
$89+: Gift cards & more at modern Fort Collins Marriott Marriott Hotels
$119+: Stay in Santa Fe hotel nr airport & art galleries Marriott Hotels
$475+: Cozumel 4-nt beach trip w/airfare & hotel BeachDestinations.com
$995+: Paris, Prague & St. Petersburg 6-nt trip w/airfare EuropeanDestinations.com
$999+: Exciting vacations to Italy, France, Greece & London Cosmos
$299+: 4-nt Bahamas romantic all-incl. winter getaway w/air CheapCaribbean.com
$399+: 3-nt all-incl. Mexico vacation w/air & up to 70% off CheapCaribbean.com
$379+: Caribbean & Mexico tropical holiday vacations on sale CheapCaribbean.com
$699+: London & Paris 6-nt combo w/brkfst & flight Virgin Vacations
$229+: Up to 70% off resorts in the Bahamas & Mexico w/air CheapCaribbean.com
$686+: 4-nt stay in spectacular Riu Palace in Negril w/air BeachDestinations.com
$299+: Cancun all-inclusive 4-nt beach vacation w/airfare CheapCaribbean.com
$489+: Marriott Caribbean & Mexico Packages on Sale CheapCaribbean.com
$430+: Iberostar Tucan Riviera Maya all-inc 4-nt stay w/air BeachDestinations.com
$787+: 6-nt Paris & Barcelona escape w/air & hotels from NYC EuropeanDestinations.com
$753+: 6-nt Lisbon, Madrid & Paris combo w/all flights EuropeanDestinations.com
$759+: 4-nts at Valentin Imperial Maya in Mexico w/airfare BeachDestinations.com
$471+: Stay in an on all-incl. Cozumel resort 4-nt w/air BeachDestinations.com
$1122+: 6-nt St Petersburg, Paris & Prague w/air & hotels EuropeanDestinations.com
$1509+: Explore Belize, Guatemala & Mexico 9-nt trip w/air LatinDestinations.com
$1739+: 8-nt Peru trip to Lima, Cuzco & Machu Picchu w/air LatinDestinations.com
$1075+: 8-nt Paris, Venice, Florence & Rome trip w/air EuropeanDestinations.com
$549+: Reduced price 7-nt Alaska cruise to Juneau & Skagway Royal Caribbean
$599+: Alaska & Sawyer Glacier 7-nt Norwegian cruise w/bonus CruisesOnly
$349+: 7-nt Mexican Riviera cruise w/onboard meals from LA CruisesOnly
$379+: 7-nt Mexico cruise on Mariner of the Seas w/bonus CruisesOnly
$169+: 4-nt Baja Mexico kid-friendly cruise w/bonus from LA Carnival Cruise Lines
$399+: 7-nt Cannes, Naples & Barcelona getaway on Celebrity CruisesOnly
$279+: 5-nt exotic cruise to Western Caribbean ports from FL Royal Caribbean
$499+: 8-nt romantic St Lucia & St Kitts Caribbean cruise Carnival Cruise Lines
$439+: 7-nt Mexico cruise w/onboard savings credit Cruise.Com
$309+: 7-nt Cozumel, Belize & Roatan cruise w/onboard credit Cruise.Com
$349+: 7-nt tropical Baja Mexico cruise w/up to $100 credit Cruise.Com
$1099+: 14-nt transatlantic cruise Fort Lauderdale to Rome Cruise.Com
$309+: 7-nt Mexico voyage to Cabos & Mazatlan w/bonus American Express Travel
$600+: 7-nt Mexican Riviera tropical cruise w/ship credit American Express Travel
$749+: 7-nt Mediterranean cruise to Cannes, Rome & Naples American Express Travel
$549+: Mexican Riviera 7-nt cruise w/$25 credit & champagne American Express Travel
$449+: Western Caribbean 6-nt cruise w/up to $100 credit American Express Travel
$844+: 7-nt cruise from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, Muscat & more Cruise.Com
$399+: 7-nt Alaska cruise from LA w/up to $800 in savings Cruise.Com
$504+: 7-nt Alaska cruise to Juneau, Ketchikan & Skagway Cruise.Com
$372+: Budget fares to Lima from Miami (round-trip) LAN Airlines
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Fall/Winter Sale Fares to Asia from $260 Editors' Review
$210+: Latin America holiday airfare specials (round-trip) Major Airline
$49+: Last-minute flights to all major US cities (one-way) Frontier Airlines
$169+: Discount fall fares to NYC (round-trip) Expedia
$310+: Cheap rates to Puerto Vallarta (round-trip) Major Airlines
$147+: Round-trip flights to Florida beach cities Major Airlines
$481+: Flights to Mexico City from LA (round-trip) Major Airlines
$294+: Low fall fares to Los Cabos (round-trip) Major Airlines
$294+: Cheap airfare to Mexico (round-trip) Major Airlines
$288+: Discount fares to Albuquerque (round-trip) Major Airlines
$349+: Discount flights to New Zealand (each way) Qantas Vacations
$372+: Flight to Lima via NYC, LA & Miami (round-trip) LAN Airlines
$704+: Low fares to Tel Aviv & Rio de Janeiro (round-trip) US Airways
$434+: Round-trip Anchorage fares via Seattle & more Major Airlines
$537+: One-way flights to South Africa from NYC or DC South African Airways
$176+: Sale on round-trip flights to Mexico & Caribbean American Airlines
$209+: Fly from US cities to Paris, Nice, & more (one-way) Air France
$10/day+: Cheap car rentals from major US airports CarRentals.com
