Stunning, subtropical, Portuguese archipelago Madeira is a year-round walking destination.
Travel company Headwater features guided and independent walking holidays on Madeira. Until November, the company is offering discounts on these walks.
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Walking The Floating Garden
August 31st, 2010Walking, Wildlife & Photos In Kenya
August 5th, 2010
Kicheche Camps has launched a new itinerary, The Kicheche Triangle, in Kenya’s Masai Mara and Laikipia.
The luxury travel company’s itinerary focuses on walking, wildlife, photography and conservation.
Walking Tuscany
July 13th, 2010
Secret Tuscany Walk with Headwater.
Fancy a walking holiday in Tuscany? Then you might like the eight-day, independent Secret Tuscany Walk in August with Headwater.
In the northern corner of Tuscany, the walk goes through untouched countryside, wooded hills and the Apennines.
Walking A Global Geopark
June 29th, 2010
Loch Assynt Ardvreck with Castle and Quinag.
Fancy walking Scotland’s first ‘Global Geopark’? In the far north of the Scottish mainland, the North West Highlands Geopark attracts adventurers, mountain travelers and outdoor lovers alike.
Stunning mountain and coastal landscapes, this 2,000 square-km geopark starts at The Summer Isles and continues northwards to the north coast.
Walking Gardens
June 16th, 2010
Frankfurt Museum Embankment Festival.
Walking gardens can be sweet travel interludes. Whether they’re botanical gardens, private gardens or even wildflower fields, they’re relaxing nature walks.
In Europe, we love walking in Frankfurt, one of Germany’s “greenest” urban centres. The encircling, 80 km-”GreenBelt” offers hiking and cycling paths and Frankfurt features over 50 parks and gardens.
Public city gardens in the GreenBelt have diverse flora including Mediterranean (Gardens of Niece); Baroque-style (Bolongaro Gardens) and English landscaped parks (Grüneburgpark and Ostpark).
Walking History
May 31st, 2010
Walking history is an educational and green way to see your destination. Take Headwater’s new guided walking and sightseeing tour to Syria with its “wealth of historic attractions.”
Starting in Damascus, this 11-day guided trip visits Syria’s most popular attractions, including its five UNESCO-listed world heritage sites.
Tour highlights will include the 12th Century crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers; the mountain village of Maloula and desert city of Palmyra (ab0ve and below). In the countryside, the “gentle walks” in lemon groves and olive terraces give views of beaches, valleys, mountains and sand dunes.
New Barefoot Walking Holidays
May 18th, 2010
Walking holidays come in all shapes and sizes. There are city walks, nature walks, winery walks…and now new barefoot walks.
That’s right, in Europe, you can go on Shacklabank Free Range Barefoot Walking Holidays in the Howgills, Cumbria, with Alison O’Neill.
A shepherdess at her Shacklabank Farm near Sedbergh, O’Neill is a longtime outdoors barefoot walker. She created Barefoot Walks for people to feel a range of textures on the soles of their feet and added barefoot elements into other walks.
Walking Beaches
April 12th, 2010
We walk and we walk and we walk at traveling greener. We’ve walked rainforests; we’ve walked mountains; we’ve walked cities; we’ve walked wine country…and now we want to walk beaches.
There’s a new conservation holiday in Cornwall exploring hidden coves and quiet beaches with BTCV. From April 30-May 7, 2010, the conservation charity is offering the break for travelers who want to work on a conservation project, restoring a footpath in a wooded valley.
Says BTCV:
“Spring is a beautiful time in Cornwall with country lanes abundant with colorful wild flowers and National Trust and other large gardens are at their best with magnificent magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias…There are numerous hidden coves and unspoilt beaches to discover on both north and south Cornish coasts with beautiful sandy beaches just a few minutes away. In addition there are outstanding stretches of coastal paths and interesting inland areas of beauty and heritage to explore.”
Experienced group leaders will lead the project. Accommodation will be at St Margaret’s Park, a quiet park of holiday chalet/bungalows. Food will be prepared by guests using local produce.
For more info, check out BTCV online.
Image courtesy of BTCV
Walking Mountains
March 16th, 2010
Walking in the mountains can be transforming travel experiences. From walking the Scottish Highlands to hiking the U.S. Rockies to trekking in Nepal, there are adventures for every mountain lover.
At LiveTravelMountains.com, our sister travel blog, we’re dedicated to mountain travel and living around the world. Recently, we learned that World Expeditions is launching a new tour along the Great Himalaya Trail,the world’s longest alpine walking track.
Here are 5 more mountain adventures:
10 City Walks You’ll Love
February 23rd, 2010
Are you a traveler who loves walking world cities like Paris? After researching Paris hotels , you should check out walking tours in Europe and North America with Context Travel.
The walking tour specialist organizes eclectic seminars in Paris, London, Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Istanbul, New York and Philadelphia.
Says Paul Bennett, co-founder:
“Mass tourism has a corrosive effect on monuments, museums, and cultures. Context adheres to the principles of sustainable tourism, as elucidated by the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter and the National Geographic Society’s Geotourism Charter. A portion of our profits, coupled with donations from our clients, is directed toward cultural preservation initiatives in each of the cities where we operate.”
Here of Context Travel’s 10 City Walks You’ll Love:
