Australia is truly one of the best countries in the world for extreme sports, whether you are a die-hard fan of the sport or simply just want to try out new things, then this is the place to be. With fine weather, top quality beaches, craggy mountains, hundreds of national parks and thousands of miles of open outback filled with rivers and forests, Australia is definitely the place for an adventure.
The summer holidays often make it easy for people to take to the outdoors and undertake a more active lifestyle, but when the schools go back and colder days set in, it can be more difficult to keep up that motivation. The Outdoor Capital of the UK is encouraging people to sustain their summer activity throughout the autumn with a wide range of exciting sporting events.
While some people might think it’s a crazy act to jump out of a moving plane at 15,000ft, we disagree! There are actually only two or three seconds of pure terror during a skydive, which is then followed by a heady mixture of euphoria...
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Horse riding holidays make for a great active break, enabling you to discover a country in a different way, connect to nature, see places that you otherwise wouldn’t normally see and keep fit too. From galloping across the Argentine Pampas, to Andalusian style in Spain, or trekking across meadows of wild flowers and vineyards in Tuscany, here’s our pick of the best places in the world for horse riding holidays.
ActivityAway.co.uk chats with mountain biking guide Nicola Weaver from Dales Bike Centre, a one-stop shop for all things cycling in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
