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Sky-Diving: If you haven’t thrown yourself out of a plane from at least 10,000ft after a trip to Australia or New Zealand, then you haven’t fully grasped the whole backpacker experience. Both countries have more than their fare share of places to ‘get extreme’ but one of the most picturesque is Airlie Beach in Queensland, Australia. Although you can only jump from 10,000 ft, which is lower than many other places, this is a small price to pay when you see the views of the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Islands on your way back to earth. Bungee Jumping: New Zealand, Land of the Long White Cloud, is the ultimate ‘thrill-seeker’ destination. It is the home of commercial bungee jumping and in Queenstown on South Island you can do the highest permanent bungee in the world. The Nevis, starts from a cable car, precariously suspended over a ravine. From here you will dive down towards a ravine more than 140 metres below. You will fall to said ravine for 8.5 seconds getting scarily close to the riverbed below, before bouncing back up to relative safety. Shark Dive: Staying in the southern hemisphere, South Africa is where you can come face-to-cafe with the Great White Shark. Although not exactly the most moral adventure out there, (they actively bait the sharks,) put your conscience aside for the day and admire the mighty force that is the Great White. 4The freezing and murky water make the shark’s unexpected appearance even more terrifying. Jaws music will stay in your head throughout the whole experience. Machu Picchu: Scattered across its landscape, Latin America has some outstanding remains of long-gone civilization and the best way to see them is on foot. The week-long Inca trail is one of the best and despite the terrible conditions, the reward at the end makes this treacherous hike worth it. Machu Picchu is truly breathtaking and watching sunrise over the remains is a sight you’ll remember for ever. Mount Everest Base Camp: More trekking is required to get to Everest Base Camp. The landscape looks more fitted to another planet and is just as inhospitable but this place is unbelievable inspiring. You’ll walk through the Nepalese Himalayas, up mountains, through expansive valleys and across vast glaciers seeing scenery unlike anywhere else on earth. All the while Sherpa and local Nepalese villagers make it look like a walk in the park, some park! Before you even consider any of the above, make sure you have proper insurance. Throwing yourself out of a plane and swimming with sharks are obviously risky activities and as backpackers have no spare money to deal with accidents let alone emergency service sea-rescues and hospital bills, you need to insure against every possible calamity.
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