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What are the different tour categories?
Tour operators must offer regular, organised tours or experiences with a leisure-tourism focus,
organised by experienced guides. These may include a personal host and/or commentary. There
are 11 tour categories available in the Atom for tour operators to select from.
- Adventure & Outdoor Tours - Adventure and outdoor tours are activity based participation tours. Activities could include abseiling, caving, flying fox/zip line, fossicking, rock-climbing, surfing, white water rafting, segway riding, skiing, skydiving, horse riding and camel riding.
- Air, Helicopter and Balloon Tours - Visitors travel in a helicopter, hot air balloon, blimp, glider, airplane, hang glider, parachute or anything else that can sustain flight.
- Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours - These tours are undertaken on or around water. They could include activities such as cruising, canoeing, diving, parasailing, fishing, jet boating/skiing,
kayaking and sailing among others. - Cultural & Theme Tours - Cultural and theme tours include visiting locations such as: art galleries, museums, libraries, performing arts venues and historic attractions and venues.
- Food & Wine Tours - Food and wine tours include visits to vineyards, breweries and restaurants. Experiences range from tastings and education to fine dining offerings.
- Nature & Wildlife - Nature and wildlife tours give visitors the chance to explore areas of significant natural beauty and view wildlife in their natural habitat. e.g.. whale watching.
- Nightlife Tours - Nightlife tours are specifically for pleasure-seekers at night. Venues may include nightclubs.
- Shopping Tours - Shopping tours generally visit a number of retail factory outlets or popular shopping precincts.
- Sightseeing Tours - Sightseeing tours visit attractions, landmarks and destinations in metropolitan and regional areas. Transport is usually provided in a coach.
- Sports Tours - Sports tours are based around viewing or participating in sporting events or a visit to a major sporting venue.
- Walking & Biking Tours - Walking/biking tours may be guided or self-guided. They may include bush walking or travelling on marked tracks in National Parks and reserves.
Please Note: You can select multiple of the above categories if your business offers various types of tours. The following guide is for setting up an Atom profile for your overall tour business. You can create additional tour types for all the individual tours your business offers.