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Explore! is a carbon-conscious tour operator offering a great variety of well-organised, healthy hiking tours to various interesting and picturesque European destinations; click on their website for more details or other walking tours.
Explore Europe hiking tour group size is generally from 12 to 16 and a support vehicle enables trekkers to walk unencumbered. Click the links for fuller details including prices.
Bernese Oberland and the Eiger [Switzerland]:
Spend 8 days walking through a beautiful mountain region with dramatic skylines [as pictured above], explore traditional alpine villages, trekking high paths and enjoy Swiss food and hospitality at its best.
On Foot in the Pyrenees [Spain's Pyrenees]:
This 8 day trip takes you hiking from our two bases in the Pyrenees through verdant forests and ancient villages and exploring the remote Aigues Tortes National Park.
Alpine Lakes of Slovenia [Slovenia]:
An 8 day tour walking around blue glacial lakes fed by Alpine rivers, mountain cliffs slicing into forested valleys, and visiting some of the most spectacular castles and cave systems in Europe.
Aegean Islands Hike [Greece]:
This 8 day Greece tour involves easy to moderate trail walking no more than 6 hours per day on ancient local paths to typical Greek villages, in order to experience something of the local way of life. Little-visited Andros and Tinos are the islands. Also an option is hiking while travelling and sleeping on a traditional yacht, a 15 day Caique hike and cruise.
Footsteps of the Cathars [France]:
Hike to a remarkable string of Cathar castles over 8 days, walk through meadows, forests, gorges and mountains and enjoy the famously picturesque city of Carcassonne.
Walking between the Cathar castles which abound in this unspoilt corner of France, we stay in gîtes, small hotels, an auberge and a bergerie (shepherd's hut).
Isle of Skye and Plockton [Scotland]:
On this 4 day tour you will see Loch Ness and Scotland's most famous castle as well as having two full days of walks on scenic Skye. All of the best of Scotland rolled into a short break. Great sites, great walks and a comfortable hotel to return to at the end of each day.
Lakes and Mountains [Italy]:
An easy-paced mainly centre-based 8 day tour with a healthy balance between treks along the lakes of northern Italy and visiting the historic cities of Venice and Verona along with free time to enjoy the scenery, wine or some optional activities.
Walks & Coastal Towns of Croatia:
An easy to moderate 8 day walking tour through some of Croatia's most stunning natural scenery. Explore the dramatic beauty of the mountains of Dalmatia, visit the stunning waterfalls and lakes of Plitvice and Krka, and the UNESCO heritage city of Trogir - aka Stone Beauty - one of the oldest and most dramatic cities on the Adriatic coast, with over 2000 years of tradition. [approx. 5-7 hrs per day, following established trails]
On Foot in the Lake District [England]:
This 3 day tour takes hikers high and low level walking through classic, spectacular Lakeland landscapes, including seeing the homes of Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter and crossing luscious Lake Windermere.
Walking the Corfu Trail [Greece]:
Step out of time and into the real Corfu on a 15 day trek on the 220km-long 'Corfu Trail' across the island, visiting ancient villages, monasteries, enjoying dramatic coastal scenery and golden Greek beaches.
Generally moderate walking on rough footpaths, cobbled mule tracks, minor roads and beaches, approx. 5-7hrs a day, with two longer, more strenuous days of 8-9hrs. The highest point reached is 915m.
Mallorca [Mallorca, Spain]:
An 8 day hike from coast to coast of the island of Mallorca, with a scenic view of the Sierra de Tramuntana range, some of the Mediterranean's finest mountains. The trip includs dramatic train ride from Palma to Puerto Soller, staying in Lluc monastery with the option to hike up Puig Tomir for panoramic views or to take an easier route on the pilgrims trail through the valley woodlands to Caimari.
The Outer Canaries [the Canary Islands, Spain]:
On this 12 day island-hopping and hiking adventure around the Canary Islands, we travel by ferry from Tenerife to La Gomera to El Hierro, walking on picturesque trails across three islands, stumbling across delightful villages, dramatic landscapes and hopefully not into live volcanoes.
