7. Follow the Yukon Trail
Every year, mushers from around the world converge on Fairbanks, Alaska to participate in the Yukon Quest, a 1,000 mile dog sled race between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon. If you’ve ever wanted to experience the exhilaration of the race without actually having to compete, check out Muktuk Adventures that follows the racers and lets you do some dog sledding yourself.
10. Climb Kilimanjaro
Rising imperiously above the sweeping savannah of Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro, one of the world’s seven summits. REI Adventures offers treks to the top of this peak, where the splendor of Africa’s plains spread out before you. The area is also home to an incredibly diverse array of wildlife that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Although it’s called “Everyman’s Everest”, only 40 to 50 per cent of those who set out actually make the 20,000-foot ascent to the top (altitude sickness can strike anyone). Whether you summit or not, it is an experience and feat that’ll give you bragging rights for life.
