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Redefining WTT Activity Levels
One
Woman’s “Easy” is another Woman’s “Strenuous”:
H ow
do you qualify a word such as “easy” when everyone has a different
definition of what the word means to them? Our travelers often
have different interpretations of the activity level ratings we
assigned to tours in the past. We use words like “easy with
walking” or “moderate.” One person’s “easy with walking” could be
someone else’s “moderate.”
The
“Average” Woman
Our
objective when it comes to activity levels is to find a
descriptive adjective that describes the “average” woman’s ability
to do the activities described in the tour. So who is the
average woman? She can:
• Walk
15 minutes without having to stop or sit down and rest.
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Climb one flight of stairs without stopping.
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Stand for 30 minutes, without needing to sit down.
• Get
in and out of transportation unassisted (i.e. bus, van, train,
boat, etc.)
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Manage her own suitcase without assistance.
Breaking
It Down:
New Percentage Rating System
Instead
of averaging the overall activity level of a tour, we will begin
rating them on a percentage system. Each tour will describe the
amount of the tour that is easy, moderate and strenuous–for a
total of 100%. For example, a tour’s activity rating might be:
75% Easy; 15% Moderate; 10% Strenuous.
Easy:
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Leisurely pace with opportunities to rest at least every 15
minutes.
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Mostly level ground, and primarily paved.
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Activities that require little to no physical participation
other than walking, standing and getting on and off
transportation.
Moderate:
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Walking and hiking activities up to 1 hour that involves hills,
steps or inclines of more than one flight of stairs at a time.
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Uneven ground with no paving and the possibility of small
obstacles such as roots, water, ice, or rocks that would have to
be traversed.
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Activities that take place in an elevation above 5000 feet.
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Non-walking activities in duration of 3 hours or less that
requires balance, agility and some level of participation such
as biking, horseback-riding, or rafting.
Strenuous:
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Walking and hiking activities over 1 hour that involves steep
inclines or climbing.
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Uneven ground with large obstacles in the path requiring agility
to overcome.
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Non-walking activities in duration of 3 hours or more that
requires balance, agility and active participation.
Notice to Travelers: Women Traveling Together makes
an honest effort to properly describe the overall
amount of activity or exertion necessary to participate in a given
tour. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY of the traveler to READ the
itinerary, and to decide if she is capable of physically handling
the activities.
WTT will not be held responsible, nor reduce the
activity level of the tour, should a traveler be unable to
participate or keep up. Travelers who do not take part in an
activity, pay for alternate activities/transportation, or do not
complete an activity will not be reimbursed by Women Traveling
Together.
WTT Tours are not suitable for anyone with disabilities
that prevent them from doing the described activities of the
"Average Woman." (See above)
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Tours for 2000 / Tours for 2001 /
Travel Partner Program
Affinity Partners / Links to Our Friends
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All previous information has been superseded.
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