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125 Self guided hiking vacations found
Japan self guided trekking vacation, Nakasendo Trail
Self-guided walking along Japans ancient Nakasendo trail
From US $985 to US $1,390 5 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailormade at a time to suit you and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
Nakasendo self guided walking tour
The Nakasendo Trail, with wonderful additional areas too
From £1,625 to £2,825 6 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Andalucia self guided walking vacation, Spain
Moderate walking in foothills of Olive and Almond groves
From £300 to £350 7 days per accommodation
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Early Bird Bookings for November 2019 to May 2020 with Long Stay Discounts of £5 per night off 8 to 10 nights and £10 per night off 11 to 14 nights. Almeria Airport Transfers for just 40 each way.
Croatian coast walking tours, self guided
Self guided walking tour on the sunny Croatian coast
From 575 to 725 7 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Departures can be arranged at any time from 1st April to 1st November
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French Alps self guided walking holiday
Chalet based, self guided walking holiday in the French Alps
From £525 8 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 27 Jul, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug
25% off our self guided walking weeks in the French Alps. Now only £393.75 per person for half board in a luxury chalet for a week for all remaining weeks over summer 2019.
Self guided walking vacation in France
Idyllic walking in France with great food, wine and ambience
From 1,000 to 1,110 6 days ex flights
Small group travel:
Self-guided walking holidays commence most Sunday afternoons from May to September
350-off per person in weeks commencing July 21 & August 4.
No single supplement for first solo guest each week.
See impressive five-star guest reviews on this page.
Great Ocean Walk self guided tour, Australia
The full Great Ocean walk pack free self guided.
From AU $2,695 to AU $2,795 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Any day of the year for a minimum of two people booking together (subject to availability)
Sweden hiking vacation, self guided
Self-guided hiking through Stockholm's picturesque countryside
From SKr10,695 8 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 27 Jul, 29 Jul, 3 Aug, 5 Aug
Guernsey self guided walking tours, The Channel Islands
Walking on The Channel Islands of Guernsey, Herm & Sark
From £714 to £1,015 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Ths trip can be booked year round and can be tailor made to suit your needs and requirements.
Jersey self guided walking tours, The Channel Islands
Walking holiday on Jersey in the Channel Islands
From £699 to £1,049 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made to depart anytime between March and October
Catalonia self guided walking vacations, Spain
Self-guided walking holidays in Catalonia
From 715 to 799 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Available all year round on any day to suit and can be tailor-made and adapted to your requirements
Yoga & walking vacation in Spain
Getting out & about in lovely sunshine & stunning scenery.
From £760 6 days ex flights
Small group travel
Gran Canaria hiking vacation
A spectacular journey hiking across Gran Canaria
From US $1,189 to US $1,319 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Sierra Nevada self guided hiking, Spain
Sierra Nevada and Las Alpujarras self guided hiking
From 385 to 615 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
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Bergamo circular walking tour in Italy
Begamo; start hiking at about 5 km distance from the airport
From 658 to 829 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made at a time to suit you and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
Northumberland coast hike, England
Self Guided Walking Holiday in Northumberland Coast Path
From £560 to £798 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Mercantour National Park self guided walking, France
Value centre based self guided walking - Mercantour, France
From 755 8 days ex flights
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Flexible departures - dependent on availability of accommodation
Sintra Natural Park retreats & walks in Portugal
Walking, yoga, R&R near beaches, forests, historic sites
From 600 to 1,000 7 days ex flights
Tailor made
Thames Path walking vacation, Cotswolds to London
Follow the Thames river from its source in the Cotswolds
From £763 to £1,071 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip is tailor made and can depart any day of the year to suit you.
Catalonia centre based walking holiday, Spain
Self guided walking holiday in Catalonia
From 925 to 1,070 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailormade anytime between 1st January - 12th December and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
Self guided walking vacation in Wales
Offas Dyke, Glyndwrs Way, The Wye Valley Walk
From £525 to £763 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made from March to October and can be adapted to suit your requirements as necessary
Dartmoor and Exmoor walking vacation, England
Self guided walking between the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.
From £269 to £639 3 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made from March to October and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
Shakespeares Way & Thames Path walking vacation
Two fantastic traditional English walks.
From £595 to £1,180 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip is tailor made and can depart any day of the year to suit you.
Alicante self guided walking vacation
Trekking through beautiful mountainous countryside
From 740 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Daily departures from September to May
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Walking vacation in Alicante
Explore beautiful countryside on foot in Mediterranean Spain
From 340 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Daily departures from September to May
Portugal walking tour
Self guided walking tour in Portuguese Schist Villages
From 890 to 1,080 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Grazalema self guided hiking vacation, Spain
Self guided hiking vacation in Grazalema, Andalucia, Spain
From 385 to 615 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Alentejo & Algarve self guided hiking vacation, Portugal
Independent coastal walking holidays in the Alentejo Coast
From 460 8 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This independent holiday is available any day of the year except August and the last two weeks of July.
Dingle Way walking vacation in Ireland
Self guided walk on The Dingle Way
From £980 to £1,270 11 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be be booked at a time to suit you
Lake District hike on the Cumbria Way, England
Hiking holiday in England's Lake District
From £675 to £981 10 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
From
US $985
excluding flights
Perfect vacation for everyone on the trip. The most memorable parts were walking through O'Tsumago and Narai. (more)Julie Kim
It was a trip of a lifetime! We enjoyed the incredible walks everyday followed by the stays at ryokans! (more)Coles Sterling
This is an experience we will never forget. Were already talking about doing a similar vacation in the near future! (more)Ramona Alba
From
575
excluding flights
Mljet island was the most memorable part in our trip. The island was such a beauty, and the lakes were really clean and refreshing. The B&B we were in had a private beach which was really unexpected. (more)Humam Mufti
The ability, each day, to combine some great walking with other activities such as swimming, kayaking etc was memorable. (more)Andrew Danford
Our day trip to the island of Lopud was both memorable and exciting. (more)Philip Jeffrey
From
1,000
excluding flights
The most memorable part of the vacation was the wonderful hosts and food (more)Ruth Anderson
Peter and Carolynn source as much as they could locally, especially the wine.
(more)Dorothy Penny
Excellent ! Friendly welcoming hosts, good accommodation and great food and drink. The vacation had all the best elements of a home stay with friends. (more)Keith Mahony
From
£699
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
It is hard to pin point one part - the whole vacation was great.
Local benefits?
Yes.
Overall rating?
Extremely good.
(more)Christine Ermuth
From
£714
excluding flights
Very well organized and thoroughly enjoyable. (more)Bob Bagley
The sheer beauty of the island, the friendly people, the walks and the super clean loos along the route! (more)Jane Haywood
The most memorable part of the vacation was visiting the smaller islands of Sark and Herm. Not only was the scenery fabulous but the weather was kind! (more)Stuart Harris
From
715
excluding flights
It was excellent. Would definitely recommend and would do another vacation like this with Steve and Maria. (more)Georgina Alsop
Fantastic vacation, cant recommend this operator highly enough, Maria and Steve were brilliant. (more)Margaret Boulter
The most memorable part was the coastal walk and the beaches. Cadaques was exciting and we wished we were able to stay longer. It was also exciting to have completed the whole walk and we felt a sense of achievement.
(more)Karen Coombs
From
£525
excluding flights
We had a fantastic time staying in Samoens... The walking was amazing at this time of year: alpine meadows, wildflowers, waterfalls, and glacial landscapes, and not too challenging: we ranged between 500m and 970m ascent in a day. We went rafting on the Giffre on our day off, which was also great.
(more)Ross Carne
Superb walking country (more)Christine Ansons
Varied expertly guided walks through magnificent scenery (more)Jon Hargreaves
From
£300
per accommodation
Hard to choose between seeing the most spectacular sunrises from my terrace with a pot of coffee or standing on a high point on a nearby hill, able to see the sea on the horizon and the lunar landscape and mountains to my left. (more)Briony Turner
The highlight was the spectacular walks offering such amazing views. During our 5 days in Lubrin we did three of the long walks and we thoroughly enjoyed walking through the foothills as well as high in the mountain tops, just stunning. (more)Annette Easton
Excellent....The hiking and the views were first rate the accommodation was charming, clean and convenient. (more)Mak Kubeisy
From
SKr10,695
excluding flights
The tour was exceptional. Wonderfully organised. Scenery spectacular. This has been the best of the eleven self guided walks we have done to date. (more)Ruth Pojer
Traveling through the Archipelago was one of the most memorable parts of the vacation. (more)Felicity Bond
There were endless memorable moments: tramping along the Soderlandsleden very well-waymarked trail, through the woods; exploring the islands at Stendorren and Savo; seeing creatures we hadn't see before, such as a slow worm, an otter, a white-tailed sea eagle... (more)Bronwen Davies
From
£645
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Stunning views and dramatic scenery each day; the most memorable was probably walking down the hillside near Kotor with the backdrop of the mountains and the bay in front.
Tips?
Try to arrive early on the day of travel to orientate and do the first walk.
Be self-sufficient - we did not see any other walkers one day and only 2 another and a similar number of cafes! Carry LOTS of water - we ran out when one descent took much longer than expected.
Local benefits?
Clearly... (more)Veronica Warner
From
560
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Our hosts, Lucy and Angel, were brilliant. Angel picked us up from the airport and the vacation started right there. He is a mine of local information and our journey was punctuated by him picking out the spectacular flora and fauna of the region - buzzards, vultures and other local wildlife. Lucy put together for us a 50-mile walking itinerary for the next six days which started with Angel leading us on a personal 2-hour hike to see the local landmarks. The schedule then... (more)Debbie Richards
From
635
excluding flights
We loved the beautiful, quiet, pristine countryside on all our walks, gazing down on Lake Como and on the surrounding mountains (more)Rosemary Cunniffe
Walking over the summit of mount Palonzone and seeing the peregrine falcons circling below us while we ate lunch. Walking along the ridge of Mt San Primo to the top (1686m) with views of the whole of Lake Como and the steep scramble down the other side. Staying at Mount de Volt on the Piano del Tivano - great hosts, fantastic place to stay. (more)Anne Kinderlerer
We loved the scenery and the views of the lake during the walk...It was an interesting experience a lot tougher than we thought but was a great achievement to complete. (more)David Barton
From
£525
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The landscapes. The walking. The people met along the way.
Tips?
I discovered that given my level of fitness and my desire to wander en-route, and stop and explore, my ideal walking distance per day is no more than 10 miles.
Local benefits?
Absolutely.
Overall rating?
It was very well organized. Went very smoothly from start to finish. The accommodations were lovely. A few places could do with room upgrade but the people were warm welcome and willingness... (more)Dominique Bousquet
From
340
excluding flights
I really enjoyed the vacation, the area is stunningly beautiful. Both Eric and Responsible Travel made our vacation so easy and relaxing. (more)Grania Walsh
We loved the walking in Tarbena area - there were fabulous mountain views, lots of birds and amazing wild flowers (more)Kathy Hamilton
10 out of 10! Erik is great. Very personable, attentive to your needs, quick in responding when you have a question. Very knowledgeable about the area. (more)Laura Mills
From
755
excluding flights
It was fantastic, we loved every minute of it, the walks were excellent and well planned using Mels extensive local knowledge. The food provided and cooked by Liz was excellent. (more)Rosemary Bard
Extraordinary! One of the best vacations I have every had! (more)Wendy Greenspun
The trip exceeded expectations in every way and we can't recommend this highly enough. Liz and Mel are splendid hosts and made us truly welcome in their home. They are hugely knowledgeable about the area, routes, flora and fauna, and local conditions. (more)Elaine Higgleton
From
US $964
excluding flights
The route provided a wonderful variety of scenery, and each town and hotel has its own unique character. The support was excellent. (more)Aaron Coleman
The trek was well organised and went mostly to plan. The hotels and guest houses were all good, especially the small ones. (more)Joan Payne
Whilst all the accommodation was great we particularly enjoyed the hospitality and personal touch from the 'homestays'. (more)Sue Podmore
From
£760
excluding flights
From
US $1,189
excluding flights
The walks were extremely carefully planned to make the most of the scenery. Loved all of it but best personal highlights were the rainforest area day 1, Tejeda days 2&3 and the descent to the barranco floor day 5. (more)Jane Goodwin
The walks from Fontaneles to Cruz de Tejeda and from Cruz de Tejeda to Aguimes were the most memorable. (more)Neil Plant
We had a wonderful time...We really enjoyed the walks and being away from any crowds. Brilliant scenery. (more)Catherine Lane
From
385
excluding flights
From
658
excluding flights
Easily the best part are some of our hosts who, while providing delicious meals from locally raised products, spent the better part of an evening telling us about their families, which were intertwined with the history in this unique region (more)Gary Sloman
The countryside was beautiful and the association with the ancient Via Mercatorum trade route enhanced this. The accommodation and food were excellent. (more)Alex MacLeod
Very good. We enjoyed the quietness and the sense we were off the beaten track a little. People were amazingly welcoming in all the accommodation and the food delicious. The vacation was well planned, especially the interesting and varied accommodation. (more)Sheila Martinelli
From
600
excluding flights
Fantastic coastal walks and beaches, atmospheric villages and ancient ruins, castles and palaces.
(more)Tracey Leach
I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in the Sintra hills at Quinta Colina Flora, enjoying the warm hospitality of James and Aasta and the beauty of the park. Thanks to Rosy Responsible Travel for the recommendation. (more)Valerie Montigny
The most memorable was the beautiful cliff top walks with amazing scenery. It was lovely to explore the local area, and the food and Fado was amazing. Excellent vacation - we have lots of beautiful photos and lovely memories of our stay. (more)Doreen Brett
From
£763
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Runneymeade Eve song at St Georgias Windsor
Meals at Riverside, Kingston and TheAnchor, Shepperton
Tips?
Drink lots of water
Local benefits?
Hotels have too much packaging , use plastic water bottles
Overall rating?
Enjoyed tranquility of riverside,good walking and overnight stops varied from excellent to poor (more)Charlotte Cordingley
From
740
excluding flights
From
£470
excluding flights
Grazalema was an excellent center for experiencing the wonderful walking, views, fauna and flora of this stunning reserve. The village itself was delightful and we were made to feel most welcome. (more)John and Meg Tyler
The walking is very well described and on relatively easy paths/ tracks so that we were walking a grade above that we had expected with no real difficulties. Dave and Gill are very helpful in providing other walks if you want something easier/ more difficult. (more)Iain Murray
We especially enjoyed the last day when we walked in sunshine under clear blue skies high into the hills & had wonderful views to even higher hills, some with snow on them.
(more)Jenny Speakman
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