Remember the scene in Madagascar 2, when the tourists were in the jeep tour guide in Africa? The one in which penguins steal the fake dead jeep, and the lady of the New York Kung-fu fight with Alex? Aha! You're smiling … you remember! Well, being an adventure tour guide can take you places exotic and exciting, and Madagascar.

An adventure tour guide is someone whose job is to put people on adventures, whether on land, water, or in the air. Land Adventures include mountain biking, climbing, camping, horseback riding and nature trails. Water Adventures include scuba diving, rafting and canoeing. Air Adventures include bungee jumping, sky in hot air ballooning and diving. If you think that makes it unusual, exciting and sometimes dangerous things is cool, then adventure travel guide is the work for you.

So what does it take to do the job and do it well? A guide should be well trained and have plenty of experience firsthand. They have to know everything about the team being handled. This can only be achieved through specific training in their field. It is also important guides for how to handle emergencies. Yes, know how to dress minor cuts with ointment and band aid is important. But some emergencies can be very serious. Emergency situations such as if someone has stopped breathing.

An essential requirement for all guides is Adventure Tourism advanced training in CPR or CPR – this is the procedure to help someone who has stopped breathing. Guides who take clients on adventures Extreme also have to be trained as a Wilderness First Responder (WRF) and a desert Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT).

This is necessary because most extreme travel involve some contact with the desert.

Outdoor adventures can be stressful and tour guides should be physically fit. As the person in charge must be able to complete the adventures of themselves and helping customers along the path. If you do not have assistants, but also have to carry all the equipment and camps set themselves. Think about that next time you complain when gym class!

Because nature is unpredictable, a tour guide should also know about the management of risk assessment. This means they have to know if a situation is too risky after considering all the dangers involved. If it seems too dangerous or life-threatening with a guide who then turn around. (Examples of risk assessment include the arrival of a hurricane, or near a fragile or broken bridge during a hike)

Not all challenges are most important, sometimes with a guides who have to deal with things like hotels lose dinner reservations, a passenger with motion sickness and customers who do not show up on time for a tour. Here is where it is important for a tour guide to keep calm. In these cases, patience really is a virtue!

English and foreign languages are the two basic educational requirements. An adventure tour guide must be able to communicate well with customers, especially if they work in countries where English is not the primary language. The history, geography and geology are also useful.

The life of an adventure tour guide can be very difficult because A guide is responsible for the safety and welfare of their clients abroad. However, it also can be very rewarding. You get to travel the world and meet people new. It's a great opportunity to make many friends, the beautiful surroundings of experience and exchange information with others about the culture of an area. With a job like this to travel Madagascar could be closer than you think.

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Camps Bay Retreat $257.66 Camps Bay Retreat > CPT > 7 Chilworth Road Camps Bay > Cape Town > > 8001>Notifications:Additional fees and deposits may be charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. >

Camps Bay Resort $90.18 Camps Bay Resort > CPT > 32 Camps Bay Drive Camps Bay > Cape Town > > 8005>Location. This Camps Bay property is close to Lions Head and Table Mountain. Features. Camps Bay Resort has an outdoor pool. This 4.0 star Camps Bay property features beauty services. The property offers business services. Camps Bay Resort has a coffee shop/café. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Guestrooms. Amenities featured in guestrooms include DVD players, coffee/tea makers, and clock radios. Business friendly amenities include desks. All guestrooms provide refrigerators. Bathrooms feature hair dryers. Notifications:Additional fees and deposits may be charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. >The preferred airport for Camps Bay Resort is Cape Town (CPT Cape Town Intl.) 20.3 km / 12.6 mi. Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps $700.91 Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps > > Greater Kruger National Park > Hoedspruit > > >Location. This family friendly property is situated on a river, in Kruger National Park. Features. Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps has an outdoor pool. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional amenities include laundry facilities, multilingual staff, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guestrooms. Amenities featured in guestrooms include complimentary bottled water. Business friendly amenities include desks and complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms provide separate bathtubs and showers and designer toiletries. Rollaway beds are available on request. All guestrooms at Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps are non smoking. >

Maho Bay Camps $79.9 Maho Bay Camps > > Maho Bay Beach, North Shore Rd > St John > > 831>Location. Situated on the beach, this Coral Bay property is close to Francis Bay, Annaberg Plantation, and Trunk Bay. Features. Maho Bay Camps has a private beach. This 3.0 star Coral Bay property features massage and treatment rooms. Business amenities include high speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), meeting rooms for small groups, and audio visual equipment. Maho Bay Camps has a coffee shop/café. Event facilities include conference rooms. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check out (surcharge). The property has designated areas for smoking (fines may apply for smoking in non smoking areas). Guestrooms. Amenities featured in guestrooms include coffee/tea makers. Business friendly amenities include high speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge). Bathrooms feature showers only. Sofa beds and rollaway beds are available. >

EK Sticko Stickers Biking $1.89 EK Sticko Stickers are acid free and photo safe. Great for collecting, invitations, stationery, gift wrapping, parties, scrapbooking and much more! Use stickers in all your projects! Biking- This is a collection of 18 stickers that include all you need for biking. There are two bikes, gloves, water bottles, shirt and pants, helmets, a bike rack and road signs with Share the Road, Bike Route and a bike sign. They vary in size from approximately 5/8″ to 2.5″.

4br – The "Schoolhouse" at Gilmore Camps $141 Gilmore Camps rents four cottages on Kezar Lake, ranked by National Geographic as "one of the three most beautiful lakes in the world." Eight acres of tall pines and open lawns, combined with our 75 foot sandy beach and gorgeous view of the White…

Quad Biking at Palm Grove, Marrakech $146.09 A roller coaster ride awaits you at the lush Palm Grove in the city of Marrakech. Go quad biking in its seemingly endless green expanse. Admire the luxury homes, sports clubs, golf courses and splendid hotels nestled in the shade of over a hundred thousand trees as you zip through this green region in Marrakech. Adventure for the adrenaline seekers blended with picturesque landscapes, your quad biking experience in Palm Grove, Marrakech will be unrivalled.

Quad Biking in Sharm El-Sheikh $16.08 Take a short drive from Sharm El-Sheikh to enjoy hiking and quad biking in Egypt.Brace yourself for an exciting race down the dunes as you drive your quad bike across the desert. You can also spot some wild animals of the desert if you are lucky! Go hiking to the attractive canyon that is a riot of colours. Dont miss this thrilling hiking and quad biking tour in Sharm El-Sheikh!

Biking Fun Tie by Wild Ties – Black Polyester $15 This durable polyester necktie features bike riders on a black background. This novelty necktie makes a great gift for biking enthusiasts!

Costa Blanca Mountain Biking – Benidorm $29.84 Try something different on this trip to Benidorm. It’s downhill all the way at a nice steady pace as you ride a bicycle down a mountain slope while taking in the breathtaking scenery!Enjoy the lovely countryside and feel that wonderful sense of freedom as you breathe the sweet scent of the lemon and orange groves on your downhill biking adventure!

Costume Dept – Womens Black Lace Flower Biking Shorts (Black) $38 Model is wearing a size XS. Black Lace Flower Biking Shorts

EK Jolee’s Boutique Mountain Biking $4.69 It’s easy to add color, design, texture and dimension to scrapbooks, cards and and craft projects with Jolee’s Boutique stickers. Whether you want characters, sports, destination, seasons, holidays or more, you will find them in one of these wonderful collection. Ages 3 and up. Mountain Biking- Package contains 7 total pieces; 1 helmet, 1 goggles, 2 gloves, 1 pair of shoes, 1 watch and 1 bike. Colors are Blue, Yellow and Black with epoxy accents. Package size is approximately 4″x 6″ and the inside sheet is 4″x 4″.

EK Jolee’s Boutique Large Biking $5.99 It’s easy to add color, design, texture and dimension to scrapbooks, cards and and craft projects with Jolee’s Boutique stickers. Whether you want characters, sports, destination, seasons, holidays or more, you will find them in one of these wonderful collection. Ages 3 and up. Large Biking- Package contains 1 sheet, approx. 3 3/4″x 6 3/4″, with 9 pieces. Pieces include 3 bikes, a folded map, a water bottle, a pair of gloves, glasses, helmet and “Bike Path” sign. All in shades of Grey, Red, Green, Blue, Silver, and Black, with foil and epoxy accents.

Quad Biking in Cyprus $55.66 Set out on an off-the-road adventure on your very own quad bike. Rev up the engine and ride off into the hills of Paphos.Rest a while at the beautiful and tranquil Adonis Baths. Steeped in Greek mythology this is said to be the place where Aphrodite and Adonis used to bathe. Swim in its mystically-empowered waters and gaze up at the cascading waterfalls just above the Baths.Drive along the Mavrokolympos Dam, one of the many dams that can be seen in Cyprus.Breathtaking scenery and an exhilarating sense of freedom make this a highly rewarding tour.

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