Experience gifts are my favorite. These unforgettable experiences give loved ones bucket list moments to share together and memories that last a lifetime.
Here are our top 24 experience gifts for adventure lovers!
Gift Ideas for Adventure Lovers
1. Tickets or Season Passes to a Theme Park
Treat the family to a day filled with roller coasters, games, and treats at a local or famous amusement park like Disney, Legoland, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, or a local park.
Purchase Theme Park Tickets:
2. Hot Air Balloon Ride
Flying in a hot air balloon is one of the most memorable family adventures we've ever enjoyed. Take the family to new heights with a serene hot air balloon ride over scenic landscapes or a bustling city.
3. Camping or Glamping Weekend
Escape to the great outdoors for a weekend of camping, bonfires, and stargazing in a national park or local campsite. Discover our favorite Glamping Destinations here.
4. Ice Skating Passes
Take the family to a local ice skating rink for a day of gliding around the ice or even trying out figure skating or ice hockey. Purchase Ice Skating Tickets in your area or your upcoming destination.
5. Escape Room Experience
Put your family’s problem-solving skills to the test with an exciting escape room challenge, perfect for teamwork and mystery-solving. Purchase Escape Room tickets at your destination.
6. Horseback Riding
Take the family on a scenic horseback ride through the countryside, a forest trail, or a beachside path for a memorable adventure. Purchase Horseback Riding tickets at your destination.
7. Indoor Skydiving
Give the thrill of flight with an indoor skydiving experience that simulates the feeling of jumping from an airplane—no jumping out required. Purchase Indoor Skydiving tickets at your destination.
8. Go-Kart Racing
Challenge each other to a race on go-karts for a fast-paced, competitive family outing that’s bound to get your adrenaline pumping. Purchase Go-Kart Tickets at your destination.
9. Snow Tubing
During the winter months, treat the family to an exciting day of snow tubing on a local mountain or resort. Purchase Snow Tubimg Tickets in your area or your upcoming destination.
10. Take a Helicopter Ride or Small Plane Ride Over Christmas Lights
Experience the thrill of flying over Christmas Lights, the city, countryside, or coastline with a family helicopter tour, providing spectacular aerial views. Purchase Helicopter and Airplane Rides at your destination.
11. Rock Climbing Experience
Whether indoors or outdoors, rock climbing offers a fun, challenging, and physical activity that everyone can enjoy together. Purchase Rock Climbing experiences at your destination.
12. Scavenger Hunt
Set up a custom scavenger hunt in your town or city, with clues and challenges leading the family to explore and solve mysteries together. Purchase Scavenger Hunt tickets at your destination.
13. Guided Fishing Trip
Head to a nearby lake or river for a day of fishing, where everyone can relax by the water and try their hand at catching some fish. Purchase Fishing Excursions at your destination.
14. Zip Line Adventure / Ropes Course
Take the family ziplining through the treetops for a thrilling experience that offers both excitement and beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. Purchase Zip Line Adventure/ Ropes Course tickets at your destination.
15. Indoor Trampoline Park
Bounce into fun with a day spent at an indoor trampoline park, where the whole family can jump, flip, and laugh together. Purchase Trampoline tickets at your destination.
16. Train Ride
Hop on a scenic train ride through mountains, forests, or countryside to enjoy stunning views and a relaxing family experience.
17. Skiing or Snowboarding
For winter sports lovers, a skiing or snowboarding trip to the mountains can be the perfect way to spend quality time together. Purchase skiing and snowboarding tickets for your destination.
18. Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride
Take a leisurely horse-drawn carriage ride through a charming neighborhood, park, or historic district for a slow, picturesque family outing. Purchase a Carriage Ride at your destination.
19. Attend a Sports Game
Take the family to a live sports game, whether it is a football, basketball, baseball, or soccer, and enjoy the excitement of cheering for your team. Purchase Game Tickets on Ticketmaster.
20. Experience an Animal Encounter
Many zoos and wildlife parks offer animal encounters as part of their educational programming. Some of these experiences are truly unforgettable. Feed lemurs, sloths, and giraffes. Ride a camel. Swim with dolphins or penguins. Purchase animal adventure tickets near you.
21. Explore a Cave
Take a family trip to explore a local cave system, where you can marvel at the underground world of stalactites and stalagmites. Purchase Cave Adventure tickets at your destination.
22. Concert Tickets
Arrange a private performance by a local band, musician, or even a virtual concert that you and your family can enjoy together at home. Purchase concert tickets on Ticketmaster.
23. Ice Castles
One cherished winter memory for our family was the trip to Minnesota to experience the enchanting Ice Castle. This winter wonderland felt like a fairytale offering a frozen maze, slides, tunnels, archways and caverns serving as a delightful winter playground. Learn more about Ice Castles.
24. A Thrill Ride or Mountain Coaster
Mountain Coasters are one of my girls' favorite things to do in the mountains, and it all started with their first-ever mountain coaster ride on Rocky Top Mountain Coaster in the Smokies! Riders control their speed on a silent track as they ride down the mountain. This smooth, scenic ride is one of our favorite mountain thrills. You may ride during the day or at night when the track is colorfully lit. Purchase mountain coaster tickets for your destination.
Do you have any additional ideas to contribute to our list? Kindly share your suggestions in the comments section.
These all look great! But definitely some gift ideas for myself! I’ve been wanting to do a hot air balloon ride for the longest!!
These are all great gift ideas for adventure lovers, if I'm on an adventure, I will definitely like to visit the zoo.
This is a great list of suggestions! Snow tubing is always a great gift idea as is the ice castle. THanks for sharing!
Love this. Experiences makes some of the best gifts and create the best memories.
These are such great suggestions!! I wish I lived near a theme park, but there's tons of outdoor passes in my neck of the woods (no pun intended) that I might be gifting out now!