Mountain biking past Inca ruins? Learning capoeira in Salvador? Taking a hot air balloon over the Atacama desert, then sandboarding down its dunes? Following the wind with a kite-surfing adventure in Ceará on Brazil’s north coast?

For those who prefer to fill up on endorphins instead of the hotel buffet, our sports holidays inject your active pursuits with cultural intrigue and lush landscapes. Why just see the sites when you can cycle, ride or sail among them?