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Geocaching Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Geocaching

Geocaching is a game that involves the internet, GPS map co-ordinates and travel. Players report their treasure hunt activities on-line to gain credits for their finds. Many of the players place caches (treasures) in spots they are quite fond of. So hunting them down will quite often lead to exciting adventures in lesser known locations. One object of the game is to carry treasure from one cache to the next. Some of the treasures have identification information, so their travels can be tracked on-line. To play the game you will need a GPS receiver, the cache description (printout or notebook with an internet connection) and about 1 hour spare (more for a difficult cache). A typical geocache will usually be a waterproof plastic container which contains a small log and sometimes also a pen o

Geocaching Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 7 sections including:

UnderstandTypes of GeocachingNecessary equipmentRules of conduct and potential dangersSizes, difficulty levels and item replacementCommon geocaching glossarySee also