AdventureDrop launched in Beta this week in the USA with a very useful new tool. Essentially, they are a mish-mash between TripAdvisor, Uptake. and Wikipedia focused entirely on outdoor adventures. You can search via map or plug in your home city and set the radius to see all of the hiking, biking, rafting, and outdoor adventures in your area. Because it is based on a wiki technology, users can add add new adventures and edit others adventures to make sure the information is complete and comprehensive. Users can also rate the adventures, mark off specific points at each location to check out (called drop points) and perhaps the most useful thing, save all the adventures they want to to to a PDF or Itinerary. This makes it easy to take all the information you need with you on the road. They also allow tour providers to post who they are on each individual adventure, the trips they offer, and prices. This allows users to first find what they want to do, and then pick the tour provider they feel best suits their needs. Overall a pretty effective site.

The only cons are the site is only in Beta in the USA now, not abroad yet. They do have plans for expansion but there is still a lot more to cover in the US before thinking about going abroad yet. Hundreds of new adventures are being added each day so hopefully the community adopts the platform to create a comprehensive outdoor guide.

The AdventureDrop.com outdoor traverl site can be visited here:

Adventure Travel
Or by going to http://www.adventuredrop.com

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