Something for Everyone

Led by our own trained and enthusiastic leaders, we have over 250 small-group guided walking holidays in over 65 countries.  We offer so much choice to ensure that whether you want a leisurely sightseeing and walking holiday in a classic European city or a trekking adventure in South America, we have the ideal holiday for you.

We now even offer tour options that include walking and cruising and cross-country skiing,  as well as special interest holidays such as walking and sightseeing and walking and cooking.

With holidays to tempt every palate, our range is designed to inspire you. We have a selection of specialist interest holidays which will really get you thinking of exactly what suits you and what you want to do on your holiday. Look out for the special interest icons on the holiday pages!

As always we have tours with a special interest twist and new ways to enjoy your walk!

Many activities combine perfectly with a walking holiday. So many of our tours have a special interest theme that, led by our excellent tour leaders, really gets the most out of your destination. Each of these holidays displays the relevant icon clearly next to their description, promising you a marvellous balance to your walking holiday.

Walking and Cooking

If you enjoy good food, walking in stunning scenery and fancy learning some authentic cooking skills, our walking and cooking holidays have all the right ingredients! These holidays are all about exploring the regions and delving into their gastronomic and delectable secrets! Spend several afternoons with local chefs learning how to prepare traditional dishes from our bases in Tuscany. All levels of ’chef’ are welcome!

Cruise & Walk

Imagine combining the freedom of a walking or sightseeing holiday with the relaxed pleasures of cruising aboard a Fred. Olsen cruise liner - and that’s the unique essence of our Cruise & Walk holidays. Remember, on a Cruise & Walk holiday, every day offers the opportunity to explore a completely new place.

Great Journeys

Follow in the footsteps of some of the great travellers of a bygone age, experiencing several exotic destinations all in a single guided walking holiday of a lifetime. These holidays are generally longer in duration and lower grade walking. Our great journeys traverse Australasia, Asia, Africa and the Americas. You can even walk all around the world in 40 days!

Pioneer

If you are looking for a more adventurous holiday, well off the tourist track, but not necessarily high grade walking, a Pioneer holiday may be for you. These are usually longer holidays and often (but not always!) long haul, exploring lesser-known destinations. Local conditions and facilities may be basic; events may require modifications to itineraries at short notice and there may be more travelling, possibly on poor roads - but despite the culture shock, the experience is well worth it!

Rail Journeys

Another new and exciting way to explore the world, our range of Rail and Walk holidays offers an alternative travel experience by combining the romanticism of classic rail routes with some fantastic destinations! Embark on a railway adventure and travel cross-country through spectacular scenery. We also highlight holidays with a significant local rail travel element.

Birdwatching and Walking

Great holidays for bird enthusiasts! We offer a considerable number proportion of our holidays where viewing birds and other wildlife in their diverse habitats is a major feature. In addition, if you are among the growing number who enjoy seeing a wide range of spectacular species of birds and observing their interesting behaviour in stunning surroundings, then one of our special ’Birdwatching and Walking Holidays’ is for you!

We’ve partnered with Swarovski Optik to ensure you have access to a 60x magnification telescope so that you can get really close to the action!

Snowshoeing

Ditch the skis, strap on a pair of snowshoes and walk into a pristine white wilderness.

Snowshoeing has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Forget any ideas of walking on tennis rackets – modern snow shoes are high-tec and light. You can learn how to use them in a few minutes and then, with your weight evenly spread, you can explore areas of the mountains out of bounds to skiers and enjoy a winter wonderland just as nature intended!

Skiing

Exciting and exhilarating, our Cross-Country and Downhill Skiing holidays cater for a broad range of abilities. This is what winter holidays are all about!

Cross-country skiing is a relatively easy activity to learn, enabling you to explore and enjoy more of the beauty of the alpine valleys and winter landscapes.

Our downhill skiing holidays are aimed at those who have had several weeks’ tuition, experience in recent years, and are happy controlling their speed and turning on red runs.  You will enjoy an extensive network of pistes and there’s enough variety for a busy week’s skiing at easy intermediate level.

Sightseeing

Sightseeing holidays are not all about trudging around in huge groups behind someone with an outrageous umbrella, ticking off statues and monuments in a guidebook or taking a bus around a city listening to a pre-recorded tape about the local points of interest as you whizz past.

Our ‘Sightseeing’walking holidays are those that have itineraries with special historical or sightseeing interest.  Often in towns or cities, these holidays usually involve lower grade, easier walking and allow you to experience life at a slower pace with some free leisure time if you want it.

Flora and Walking Holidays

Designed so you can appreciate the flowers in their natural environment, these holidays are planned to appeal to those who enjoy displays of natural beauty locally and in the wild. Led by leaders with an interest in flowers, some of whom are botanists and some are keen gardeners with an interest in flowers and plants around the world, these holidays follow an unhurried pace and span a range of walking grades from easier to intermediate.

Spring and early summer are the ideal times to enjoy blooming landscapes. Spring in Minorca gives you the opportunity to discover some of the first wild orchids, purple sage or even a prickly pear! Whilst in Southern Greece our beautiful walking trails are abundant in flowers such as anemones or orchids. For those who fancy travelling further afield, why not try South Africa to see protea, rooibos and sparaxis.

The Flora &Walking programme is great for nature lovers and photographers too!

Under 16...

Our holidays are open to everyone, however they are not generally suitable for children under 16. There are sometimes exceptions though, so please do call us to discuss your requirements.

Our exciting Ramblers Family Adventures are proving really popular. Ideal for children aged 6 years+, these holidays are perfect for grandparents, single or solo parents and groups of families too.

For more information please visit www.ramblersfamilyadventures.co.uk or call us on 01707 386766.

or over 75?

...then we strongly recommend you have a medical examination before booking, to ascertain your personal fitness. For insurance and safety reasons we may ask you to sign a declaration stating that you are fit to undertake your chosen holiday.

We want to ensure that our holidays are accessible to as many people as possible. We also recognise that the term ‘disability’ covers a broad range of impairments, many of which have no impact on mobility or the ability to participate in our holidays.  The nature of our holidays does mean however, that some will not be accessible to certain disabled people.

For more information see our Essential Information page.

You don’t necessarily have to be used to walking in the local hills or hiking up mountains!  We want to make the great pleasures of walking available to all, so whether you’re an experienced walker or not, our wide range of easier to adventurous walking grades ensure that there is something for everyone, whatever style of walking you prefer.

Even if you have never been on one of our holidays before, or don’t really consider yourself a walker, most people have a general level of fitness suitable for our lower grade holidays. It’s amazing how much walking you do during your everyday activities!


SS (Sightseeing Holidays) - If you are happy walking around your local town for a few hours then you will certainly be fit enough for one of our sightseeing holidays.

E Grade Holidays - Any sort of recreational walking will have you in fine shape for a grade E holiday, for example weekend strolls of a couple of hours or more across your local common, though not necessarily on the flat.

D Grade Holidays - In the past year you have probably enjoyed walks lasting several hours in open countryside at least half a dozen times.

D+ Grade Holidays - You’re the sort of walker who enjoys a full day out in the Yorkshire Dales, the South Downs, along the Cornish or Pembrokeshire Coast Paths, or other similar undulating walks.

C Grade Holidays - You enjoy walking up British mountains like Scafell or Snowdon and really like the challenge of reaching a peak.

C+ Grade Holidays - If you are happy climbing Ben Nevis and crossing Striding Edge, then you’re fine for a grade C+ holiday. Walking plays an important part in your life and you are up for a challenge.