Certificate in Adventure Tourism | Bushcraft & Wilderness Skills | Online Course
- Start anytime and work at your own pace.
- Study 6 modules | 2 core modules of Adventure Tourism and Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills | You choose 4 elective modules from options include ornithology, herpetology, ecotourism, marine studies and more.
- Course assessments include written questions, practical exercises and self-assessment quizzes | No deadlines on assignments.
- Feedback and support from experienced, university educated tutors.
- Set up your own adventure tourism business | Improve your existing skills in tourism | Write about adventure tourism.
Modules
Note that each module in the Qualification - Certificate in Adventure Tourism is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
Aims
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To appreciate the scope and implications of ecotourism opportunities in wilderness areas.
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Identify types of adventure tours and sources of information relating to them.
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Identify your potential customers and their needs and requirements.
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To be aware of the requirements and potential issues relating to natural environments used for adventure tours.
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To be able to prepare for an excursion into a wilderness area.
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To determine how naturally available resources can be used in wilderness areas.
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Learn to navigate using a variety of different techniques.
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How to develop contingencies and how to deal with a range of emergencies.
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Identify potential risks and developing strategies for minimising their impact on customers and operators.
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Appreciate the ethical and environmental issues relating to adventure tourism.
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Explain how to establish and manage a campsite.
What You Will Do
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Define adventure tourism.
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Identify and list target groups.
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Research and identify the type of adventure tourism which you consider would have the greatest potential for financial success in your own region.
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Analyse and produce a summary from promotional material (brochures/website) on 5 different adventure tourism offering, attractions or tours.
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Compare and identify positive and negative aspects of 3 different locations or destinations in adventure tourism.
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Examine the influence of the media on adventure tourism in your own region.
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Examine the licensing requirements for adventure tourism in your region.
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Differentiate between artificial and natural adventure tourism destinations.
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Select 2 different adventure tourism destinations and report on the environment, facilities and services at these.
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Consider ethical as well as environmental issues surrounding adventure tourism.
What do adventure tour operators do?
The growth of adventure tourism has been stimulated by the activities of specialist tour operators (i.e. those that focus on only adventure tourism). For example, a tour operator selling adventure tours through India. These tour operators are generally small enterprises specializing in a certain adventure activity or environment.
- Imaginative Traveller – offering tours throughout SE Asia, Europe, and Egypt using various modes of transport, including traditional methods, and other activities.
- Indochina – offer tours for 4 – 21 days throughout SE Asia involving a range of activities including local sightseeing, hiking adventures, cycle tours, and cultural activities
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