Travel Picks: Top 10 exclusive adventures

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - If two weeks by a pool with a margarita is your idea of the vacation from hell, you may prefer something more challenging with men's portal AskMen.com coming up with a list of the top 10 exclusive adventures.

This list was compiled by AskMen (http://www.askmen.com) and is not endorsed by Reuters:

1. Arctic Expedition - Arctic Circle, Sweden

The polar opposite, literally, of beach holidays. Responsible Travel's Arctic expedition will see you sledding across frozen lakes, forests and tundra, staying in a different wooden cabin every night with a visit to the world-famous Ice Hotel.

2. Desert Storm - Marrakech, Morocco

A seven-day desert exclusive adventure from Responsible Travel riding a camel in the Sahara Desert, stopping at night to sleep in traditional nomad tents by dried-up oases and shifting sand dunes before finishing in Marrakech.

3. Raging Rapids - Peru, South America

An eight-day white water rafting adventure with Andean Trails takes you on a journey through the upper and lower Tambopata, from the shores of Lake Titicaca to the heart of the Amazon rain forest, ending up on a train journey to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

4.Pirate's Life - Grenadine Islands, Caribbean