Adventure tourism: The freedom to play with reality

Tourist Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-234

  Kane, Maurice J ^a   Tucker, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adventure tourism; emic experience; experience stories; freedom; kayaking; play; reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344444486     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797604057323     Document Type: Article

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