Today, grooms-to-be are planning elaborate destination parties that don't include exotic dancers and slot machines. They may, however, involve alligators. Your guides will head out the night before your hunt and lay hooks baited with chicken carcasses where gators are known to feed. The next morning, your party hits the marsh in airboats and tries to haul in gators that have taken the bait. When the guide brings your gator to the surface, the hunter in your boat is responsible for delivering the kill shot using a rifle, handgun, bow or—if he's man enough—a knife.

The Florida Keys offer plenty of chances for you and your crew to unleash your inner Tom McGuanes. For unparalleled saltwater fishing, head to the six islands that collectively make up Islamorada, where you'll have unlimited opportunities to snag bonefish, tarpon and snook in the backcountry. Rather try your hand offshore? With the Gulf Stream a few miles offshore, billfish and wahoo galore are just a short boat ride away. The charter companies are as numerous as the fish—and if you're looking to take a break from fishing, these islands also offer world-class snorkeling and diving.

There's more to Baja California than Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas. Discover it with your crew on an off-road motorcycle. Chris Haines Motorcycle Company offers seven-day trips that traverse the length of the peninsula, from Ensenada to Cabo. You'll be in good hands. Haines is professional off-road racer with 30 years experience in Baja and a client list that includes Lyle Lovett, Lance Armstrong and George Strait.

Iceland has a reputation as a 24-hour party place, but leave the throngs behind in Reykjavik—and start climbing. More than 10 percent of this country is covered by glaciers, which means countless routes for all abilities. Icelanders rate pitches using the same system as Americans—but beware Icelandic modesty. Often, pitches are given a lower grade than a comparable route in the U.S. would have.

Yes, it is still possible to hunt in South Africa. Among other game, your group can bag impala, wildebeest and zebra. Not wild enough? Arrange a custom safari with an outfitter such as T. Jeffrey Safari Company. Says CEO Todd J. Rathner, "the most affordable to hunt and possibly the most dangerous is the Cape buffalo. These animals are smart, strong and have a bad attitude. You hunt them close up in their own 'living room' and you better be physically fit and up for a challenge to take them on."

You don't have to resign yourself to all-you-can eat buffets and shuffleboard if you want to take a cruise through the Caribbean. Instead charter your own boat. Indigo Charters will pair your bachelor party with a crewed motor or sailing yacht for a trip through the Virgin, Leeward and Windward Islands.

Panama is the only country where you can surf both the Atlantic and Pacific in the same day, and because this country flies under most tourists' radar you and your buddies will have your pick of the waves more often than not. Want to guarantee solitude for you and your crew? Head to a surf camp like Morro Negrito. Comprised of two islands on Panama's Pacific side, this full-service surf lodge offers breaks for all experience levels, and surfing lessons for the neophytes in your group.

If you're looking for a weekend on the links, do it right: Go to where the game began. Considered "the home of golf," St. Andrews features six courses with a seventh opening this year. Getting a tee time on St. Andrews' famed Old Course requires booking nearly a year in advance, or showing up and entering a lottery the day before you want to play. Don't take a chance—book through Golf International and let them handle snagging a tee time. Your party is guaranteed to tee off on the grounds where men have been slicing balls and cursing for at least 600 years.

Just a two-hour drive from Vancouver and five from Seattle, Whistler Blackcomb's 8,000 acres serve up skiing and snowboarding that's consistently ranked as the some of the best in North America. Runs are available for all experience levels. If you're looking to escape the crowds, consider booking a trip with Whistler Heli-Skiing and enjoy a day of runs on virgin powder. At the end of the day take the groom-to-be for a night out in Whistler Village, the area's downtown.

You could sit around and watch NASCAR. Or, you can get behind the wheel yourself. Unlike other motor racing, rallying doesn't take place on a track. Terrain conditions range from snow, sand, mud and gravel to windy country roads featuring "Dead Man's Curves." With Team O'Neil in New Hampshire, your bachelor party can spend a weekend learning how to handle hairpin turns in whatever condition Mother Nature dishes out. And you never know—the skills you learn in the rally car may come in handy when you're rushing to get the groom to the altar on time.