Alternative Holidays – A different holiday vision
Broadly speaking, alternative holidays offer something different from conventional “sun, sea and sand” popular mass tourism. Alternative holidays particularly focus on new experiences and skills for an inspiring and refreshing break. Many alternative holidays implicitly question some of the core values and assumptions of modern-day package holidays, with particular emphasis on environmental and ethical issues. Alternative holidays often promote conservation, environmental awareness and respect for nature and local culture.
Alternative Holidays – Open your mind
A wide range of alternative holidays offer a fascinating educational element, whether cooking in Italy, an archaeological dig in Morocco, sacred sites of India or wine tours of France. Alternative holidays are also ideal for discovering new skills and activities like sand boarding in Australia or residential courses in Europe focusing on art, literature and crafts. If your holidays have largely been of the traditional beach resort type, why not try an adventurous alternative holiday: nomad camping holidays in Africa, Red Sea diving, trekking in Morocco or ecotourism in Cuba. Some alternative holidays emphasise spiritual and personal growth, with the accent on alternative therapies and activities like yoga. Alternative holidays often emphasis the creative and combine naturally with quiet, relaxing village locations and good living. You will find plenty of alternative holidays for older travellers and singles.
Alternative Holidays – Enrich body and soul
Alternative holidays are not all about ascetic spiritual retreats and “more-ethical-than-thou” purity. Plenty of alternative holidays employ the services of splendid rural hotels and include luxury accommodation and fine dining! And alternative holidays have nothing against sunshine! You will find rewarding alternative holidays in all popular world holiday destinations, from the Greek islands and Turkey to Thailand and Morocco. Even familiar package holiday destinations like Lanzarote offer the alternative holiday approach. Scour the internet for small specialist companies offering alternative holidays in Britain from the Isle of Skye to the Isle of Wight. The term alternative holidays also tends to be used for gay and lesbian holidays: see the relevant Directline holiday pages.
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