Airbnb Adventures launches with all-in-one tours from UFO searching to a round-the-world trip
- Airbnb Adventures will start with more than 200 global activities involving elaborate multi-day trips where hosts act as tour guides
- A lucky few will be able to live the adventures of Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne’s classic Around the World in 80 Days – for US$5,000
From searching for UFOs in Arizona to tracking lions on foot with Samburu guides in Kenya, a new category of adventure travel is now on the menu at Airbnb as the home-sharing start-up expands its offerings.
The company’s latest foray into tourism, called Airbnb Adventures, will start with more than 200 global activities. The offering is an extension of its tour service Airbnb Experiences, which the company started in 2016.
Adventures will offer more elaborate multi-day trips, where hosts act as tour guides, arranging itineraries, accommodation, meals and costs for up to 12 people at a time.
Some of those being offered allow customers to ride camels across the Moroccan desert, kayak and bike the Mekong River valley in Vietnam and explore cowboy life in the American West. Other adventure tours listed include snow camping with an overnight stay in an igloo in Canada’s Elfin Lakes, a farm stay in Indiana Amish country, a culinary kayak tour of Swedish islands and a trek in the Amazon jungle.
A lucky few will be able to live the adventures of Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne’s classic Around the World in 80 Days. Hosted by Airbnb, a small number of guests will travel across 18 countries using eight modes of transport, including a hot-air balloon, to promote the new collection of available bookings through Airbnb Adventures.