What are the unique characteristics of adventure tourism compared with mass tourism?

The difference between mass tourists and adventure tourists

Traditional mass tourists: very extensive, including urban landscapes, cultural relics, theme parks, natural landscapes and so on. The form is relatively simple, mostly for sightseeing. Passive, subjective and participatory. Take a cursory look at the flowers, and the spiritual feelings are often not deep.

Adventure tourists: mainly based on the relatively pure natural environment, relying on the natural environment, with various forms and rich contents. Initiative, subjectivity and participation. Visitors can gain rich and profound spiritual experience by participating in various activities.

Classification by exploration purpose

(A) the fun of experiencing risks

The core of adventure tourism to attract tourists is not the risk itself, but the excitement and uncertainty hidden behind the risk.

(B) the pursuit of world records

Adventure travel for the purpose of pursuing world records. Such as traveling around the world by balloon, crossing the strait by pedal plane or glider, traveling around the world by yacht or boat, crossing the Atlantic by canoe, etc.

(3) Scientific investigation

Adventure tourism with the main purpose of scientific investigation, such as mountain adventure tourism, desert adventure tourism, ocean adventure tourism, forest adventure tourism, cave adventure tourism, polar adventure tourism, tracking wildlife adventure tourism, etc.

Classification by risk procedure

(1) Hard exploration

"Hard exploration" means that tourists are willing to go to remote environments and challenge the inherent dangers. This danger is natural, real and not man-made. It is very dangerous, participatory and challenging for participants, and requires extremely high physical conditions for participants, including mountain climbing, high altitude downhill, cave exploration, skydiving and diving.

(2) Soft exploration

"Soft Adventure" tourists are relatively beginners, and they seek an activity with novel design. And this kind of activity can also bring them excitement and emotional expression. "Soft adventure" tourism is passive in the degree of tourists' participation, including jungle hiking, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking and so on.