subject: Outdoor recreational activities as Christmas gifts for the entire family [print this page] Outdoor recreational activities as Christmas gifts for the entire family
Christmas is one festival that is awaited by all with much anticipation. Everyone is in a happy and joyous mood. Christmas gifts add to this mood and there are festivities all around. Your kids and wife also wait excitedly to get Christmas presents. You yourself feel good when buying Christmas presents for the family and spend a good time doing this. But you do not wish to repeat yourself as this takes away the fun and excitement. This is why you are looking to get hand on something that could be a unique present for the entire family, especially something that all the members could share and enjoy. There are some outdoor fun filled activities that have become very popular in the last few years and are being purchased as gift vouchers to be presented to dear ones on the occasion of Christmas.
Whale watching
Whale is the world's largest mammal and it is a wonderful idea to let people see this amazing creature in its natural habitat. Most people only see this beautiful water mammal on National Geographic Channels' TV programs but these days' companies are arranging tours to give people an opportunity to see the activities of whales from close quarters. It is one tour that allows one to come in close contact with the nature and have some wonderful time on the boat. Sydney harbor is one place where these giant creatures stop for a while in their migration and if you are lucky, you may even get a chance to see whales mating.
Whale watching is a mesmerizing experience for the kids as well as you as you may have never seen anything like this before. It is an educational tour in itself giving an insight into whale's activities. Despite being gigantic, whales are very graceful, and their playful activities are a once in a lifetime experience for the entire family.
Hot air ballooning
Come on, don't say you haven't heard about hot air ballooning. In the last few years, this outdoor activity has become very popular and today there are companies who are organizing it on a commercial scale. It basically involves going up in the skies in a balloon that has been filled with hot air. Just imagine you and your family sitting in the basket along with a pilot who gives direction to the floating balloon and getting to see all the natural scenery from the skies. This is an amazing experience, with the cool early morning breeze kissing the cheeks.
Looking all the structures from a height of about 1000 feet is an exhilarating experience along with floating on the air above the clouds like a bird. You need to start early as hot air ballooning is an activity that is undertaken before sunrise. It actually ends with sunrise when the balloon is made to land at a predetermined place where the entire family gets complimentary breakfast and champagne.
All in all, hot air ballooning is a very exciting and fun filled outdoor activity which can be a very good Christmas gift for your family.
