Far flung
In the jungle
If you fancy you multi-activity holiday in somewhere exotic this year, then consider a Costa Rica. There you can hike through tropical forests, mountain bike, raft, zip-wire over tree-tops and ride horses along jungle passes.
Journey Latin America offer an action-packed 10-day small group tour around Costa Rica. An additional three-day stay in the Tortuguero National Park Eco-lodge will support one of the most world’s most important sea turtle conservation projects. And you might see monkeys, three-toed sloths, river otters and more than 300 species of bird.
The 10-day Costa Rica Active! Journey starts from £1,059 and a three-day stay at the Tortuguero Eco-lodge costs from £406, not including flights.
www. journeylatinamerica.co.uk
Medina and more
There’s more to Morocco than the medina. An hour and a half’s drive north of Marrakesh are the High Atlas Mountains, the highest in North Africa. From the starting point of the village of Imlil, you can walk for hours on mountain paths, through Berber villages, and within sight of Mount Toubkal.
Inntravel, awarded three stars for responsible travel by AITO, offer a four-day Marrakesh and the High Atlas Mountains tour, with one day’s walking in the High Atlas for either seven or four hours. The trip costs £452, including four nights accommodation, some meals and transfers.
www.inntravel.co.uk
Fire and ice
To add that extra sparkle to your halo, go on a trek with a conscience. Charity Challenge organises trips that will test your mettle and donates 55 per cent of your fundraising target to the charity of your choice – the rest pays for the flights, accommodation and ground arrangements. Iceland is the adventure destination du jour, and Charity Challenge requires you to raise £1,875 to send you there on a five-day trek to the most volcanic region on earth, with lava fields, hot springs and glaciers.
www.charitychallenge.com
Ride on the wild side
Sitting on a horse is a low-carbon-emission way to travel through South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountians, Swaziland, the Songimvelo Game Reserve, and the Kruger National Park.
Eco-friendly tour operators Exodus offer a 17-day horse riding tour of South Africa’s dramatic valleys, grasslands, highveld and wildlife reserves. If you’re lucky you might spot white Rhino elephants, buffalo and giraffes. The tour costs from £3,069.
www.exodus.co.uk
Pedal power
Going on a two-week biking trip to Pakistan for your holidays will leave you toned and culturally enriched. Go with KE Adventure Travel, winners of the 2007 AITO acheivement in Responsible Travel – the firm works closely with local people on a variety of projects. With KE, you can ride from Karakoran to Hindu Kush via the spectacular Hunza Valley and Shandur Pass. The biking is challenging, and part of the trip’s accommodation is camping, so this one’s not for wusses. Although, for most of the trip, there is vehicle support.
The trip costs £945, not including flights, but including meals, guiding and accommodation.
www.keadventure.com
If you fancy you multi-activity holiday in somewhere exotic this year, then consider a Costa Rica. There you can hike through tropical forests, mountain bike, raft, zip-wire over tree-tops and ride horses along jungle passes.
Journey Latin America offer an action-packed 10-day small group tour around Costa Rica. An additional three-day stay in the Tortuguero National Park Eco-lodge will support one of the most world’s most important sea turtle conservation projects. And you might see monkeys, three-toed sloths, river otters and more than 300 species of bird.
The 10-day Costa Rica Active! Journey starts from £1,059 and a three-day stay at the Tortuguero Eco-lodge costs from £406, not including flights.
www. journeylatinamerica.co.uk
Medina and more
There’s more to Morocco than the medina. An hour and a half’s drive north of Marrakesh are the High Atlas Mountains, the highest in North Africa. From the starting point of the village of Imlil, you can walk for hours on mountain paths, through Berber villages, and within sight of Mount Toubkal.
Inntravel, awarded three stars for responsible travel by AITO, offer a four-day Marrakesh and the High Atlas Mountains tour, with one day’s walking in the High Atlas for either seven or four hours. The trip costs £452, including four nights accommodation, some meals and transfers.
www.inntravel.co.uk
Fire and ice
To add that extra sparkle to your halo, go on a trek with a conscience. Charity Challenge organises trips that will test your mettle and donates 55 per cent of your fundraising target to the charity of your choice – the rest pays for the flights, accommodation and ground arrangements. Iceland is the adventure destination du jour, and Charity Challenge requires you to raise £1,875 to send you there on a five-day trek to the most volcanic region on earth, with lava fields, hot springs and glaciers.
www.charitychallenge.com
Ride on the wild side
Sitting on a horse is a low-carbon-emission way to travel through South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountians, Swaziland, the Songimvelo Game Reserve, and the Kruger National Park.
Eco-friendly tour operators Exodus offer a 17-day horse riding tour of South Africa’s dramatic valleys, grasslands, highveld and wildlife reserves. If you’re lucky you might spot white Rhino elephants, buffalo and giraffes. The tour costs from £3,069.
www.exodus.co.uk
Pedal power
Going on a two-week biking trip to Pakistan for your holidays will leave you toned and culturally enriched. Go with KE Adventure Travel, winners of the 2007 AITO acheivement in Responsible Travel – the firm works closely with local people on a variety of projects. With KE, you can ride from Karakoran to Hindu Kush via the spectacular Hunza Valley and Shandur Pass. The biking is challenging, and part of the trip’s accommodation is camping, so this one’s not for wusses. Although, for most of the trip, there is vehicle support.
The trip costs £945, not including flights, but including meals, guiding and accommodation.
www.keadventure.com
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