COULD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BE THE KEY TO FINDING MR. RIGHT?
According to Max Tookey, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich – exhilarating adventure travel could be the answer to your dream man kneeling at your feet within minutes.
[UKPRwire, Tue Feb 27 2007] Old-fashioned blind dating, online dating, speed dating and still no luck – so what’s the next big thing? I guess there’s no easy option in finding Mr. Right and while travel dating just sounds far too clichéd, according to Max Tookey, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich – exhilarating adventure travel could be the answer to your dream man kneeling at your feet within minutes.
Max Tookey, comments: “Few people might have recognised it yet but there is an association between fear and sexual magnetism i.e. that psychological fear can promote attraction – and it’s been well documented. Acacia Adventure Holidays offers a range of adventure feats in Africa each with their own fear factor graded for possible levels of physiological arousal. The Bloukrans Bungee in Tstitskamma (South Africa) as the highest bungee jump in the world tops the list as the number one way to achieve that first date – but just make sure he jumps first!”
While Acacia can’t guarantee true love, long lasting relationships or Robert Redford they can also assure you that generally travellers on their adventure tours are good company, fun to be with, have a GSH and enjoy socialising with a group of like-minded people; ensuring you won’t have to worry about that checklist and allowing you to kick back, relax and simply enjoy Africa. A recent report also holds good news for singles as more so than couples and groups, singles feel the need to do activities where they gain a sense of achievement; ones which they couldn't do if they had to take into account another person's opinions or tastes. They are also more inclined to consider adventurous holidays, such as those offered by Acacia and extreme sports (1).
However, if your dream man isn’t on the trip, Acacia has over 150 tours including 30 extra tours not listed in the brochure at www.acacia-africa.com, so you can always book another exciting adventure to Africa – and you might just fall in love with the destination itself.
Incurable romantics should try the Bloukrans Bungee – a proud Guinness World Record Holder, its dizzy heights reaching 216 metres. Available on Acacia’s 7-day NEW Coast to Cape Town small group adventure tour – £495pp + local payment from £123pp, with year round departures.
The gorge swing in Livingstone comes in second place as this time you won’t be alone and you can bring a friend along for the ride. An adrenalin-pumping experience that will definitely promote a sense of togetherness. Available on Acacia’s 19-day South West Safari overland tour – £445pp + local payment from £190pp, with year round departures.
Get up close and personal to a Great White Shark at Dyer Island in the Cape; and possibly Mr. Right! Available as an add on 3-day Cape Town Shark Dive with Acacia – £275pp including return transfers from Cape Town to the dive site, accommodation, some meals, shark dive, dive master and licensed boat captain, departures on request.
Could ostrich riding in Oudtshroon enable true love to blossom? A nail biting and memorable ten second thrill; and optional activity available on Acacia’s NEW 14-day Kruger to Cape Town small group adventure – £975pp + local payment from £273pp, with year round departures.
Tackle the BIG dunes in Swakopmund and find the man of your dreams. No experience is necessary for sand boarding, but number five is not a soft option as adventurers lying down on the board for the first time have reported travelling at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour. Available on Acacia’s Desert Tracker overland tour – £445pp + local payment from £190pp, with year round departures.
All the prices above include (unless otherwise stated) transport, road tolls and taxes, accommodation and cooking equipment, most meals, services of tour leader/driver (no single supplement) and all tour highlights as listed in the brochure. Excludes return international flight, visas, departure taxes, transfers and optional activities. The majority of Acacia’s tours are no single supplement.
Telephone Acacia Adventure Holidays on 020 7706 4700, email info@acacia-africa.com or visit www.acacia-africa.com. ATOL No.6499 and ABTA No.W4093 PROTECTED. All prices are subject to availability.
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Notes to Editors’:
Max Tookey, is a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich. He has 10 years of experience lecturing in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, Organisational Psychology and Social Psychology at various Universities in the UK and Ireland, prior to working as an Occupational Psychologist. Areas of expertise include organisational stress, the work life balance, emotions in the workplace, the psychology of lifestyle, leadership and the psychology of careers – recent contributions include both nationals and broadcast. Please contact Max on 07790 293 104, email: M.C.Tookey@greenwich.ac.uk, or visit www.tionlondon.co.uk/maxtookey.
The association between fear and attractiveness has been well documented by numerous social psychologists. The most famous study in this area came from Dutton and Aron (1974) who developed the arousal-attraction effect.
(1) SINGLES – Statistics show that singles represent a major consumer group in the UK, representing 30% of all households, with the average age of first marriage rising to 28 years for women and 30 years for men in 2005 compared with 22 for women and 24 for men in the 1980s. (Source: World Travel Markets Global Trends Report 2006, produced by Euromonitor International for WTM).
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