Holiduone of the best-known holiday home and apartment booking portals in Europe, has created a ranking of the best regions in Italy for adventure enthusiasts. Sicily in first place and a favorite destination for lovers of rafting, parachuting, kayaking, mountain biking, diving and many other outdoor activities.
Italy is a country renowned for its diverse landscapes, rich history and vibrant culture. But beyond its iconic sights and charming cities lies a world of adventure ready to be explored.
The ranking sees Sicily triumph in front of Sardinia. Tuscany on the third step of the podium.
Sicily and places of adventure
Sicily stands out as a region full of adventures, with a total of 203 activities for adrenaline lovers. Its crystal clear waters offer 15 opportunities for rafting, the descent of a river on special inflatable boats and for tubing, an outdoor activity that is practiced in waterways aboard a single-seater tube called a tube from which it takes its name.
While the mountains and trails invite 150 exciting off-road and mountain bike routes (like the Grotta del Genovese in Levanzo, in the Egadi Islands).
For most people, a holiday means disconnecting from everyday life and enjoying total relaxation, perhaps discovering landscapes immersed in nature, places rich in history, culture and traditions.
However, this is not the case for everyone. For those who love holidays full of adventure and a good dose of adrenaline, Sicily does not fail to offer interesting opportunities worthy of expectations.
For those who like to challenge heights, there are 21 possibilities parachuting (including a much appreciated one in Caltagirone, not far from Catania), while the 5 routes of kayak (including the Timpa of Acireale) allow you to explore the breathtaking coasts.
Furthermore, with 12 acrobatic courses in the treesSicily offers a complete experience for adventurers and adventurers.
Other locations within the region that can be mentioned are:
- Rafting & Tubing: Alcantara River in Taormina
- Off-road and mountain biking: Etna near Catania
- Skydiving: San Vito Lo Capo
- Kayak: Coast of the Cyclops in Aci Trezza and Vulcano Island
“Adventure travel” remains among the most popular and followed in 2024: international tour operators dealing with the “adventure travel” sector have in fact identified various trends which, having emerged during the past year, will strengthen in the next twelve months .
There is a growing demand for trips for private groups with multiple bookings during the shoulder seasons, seeking adventure as personal enrichment and itineraries off the beaten track. Not only from foreigners but also from Sicilian residents.
Study methodology:
In this study, all Italian regions were examined, analyzing the abundance of adventure activities available in each of them. In particular, some of the most popular activities in this sense were taken into consideration, such as kayaking, rafting, skydiving, cycling, 4×4 tours and zip-lining trails.
There Holidu platform analyzed the number of activities offered for each of these sports in the various Italian regions by extracting the data from the TripAdvisor database. The phase of data collection has been completed In the February 2024 providing up-to-date information on the adventure tourism landscape in Italy.
Data source: https://www.holidu.it/casa-vacanze/italia#regioni-avventuraose
