With the world an increasingly accessible place, trekking the path less trodden and the cycle trail less ridden isn’t quite as easy as it once was. But if you’re keen for a different holiday, here on iExplore we can take you off the proverbial beaten track into untouched landscapes and offer you some more off-beat activities.
To discover some altogether different holidays and activities, take a gander at our canal and river boating holidays, sailing trips and unusual winter holidays such as dogsledding, snowshoeing, igloo experiences and northern lights holidays. Or if you fancy a real one-off holiday, discover our polar cruises to the planet’s most extreme habitats in the Arctic and Antarctic and our volunteering trips, which offer bona fide once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
In the realm of walking and cycling tours, aside from the more iconic routes, we have loads of different holiday options. Choose a Via Ferrata holiday in the Dolomites, explore Italy’s Bay of Naples on foot or hike Turkey’s spectacular Kacker Mountains. Cycle the Italy’s Piedmont region on a gastronomic tour or feel the muscle burn on the classic cols of the Tour de France.
Guide to special interest holidays in Britain 2012
Lakeland Photographic Holidays (017687 78459; www.lakelandphotohols.com) Near Keswick, this privately owned residential centre offers courses to adults and to children aged over 11 years. It has nine rooms (including three singles with no supplements). Prices from £430 for four nights, full board.
On The Menu (08708 998844; www.holidayonthemenu.com) Two- and three-day cookery courses in Norfolk starting at £595 with lunch and four-course dinner.
Ace Cultural Tours (01223 835055; www.aceculturaltours.co.uk) Good choice of short breaks, including trips to stately homes, Roman sites and religious centres. A two-night tour in May of “Ancient Wessex” including Stonehenge costs £490 with lecturing, accommodation and most meals.
Great Rail Journeys (01904 521980; www.greatrail.com) An expanded programme for 2011 totals 17 tours, including Yorkshire, Northumberland and the Lake District. A nine-day “Edinburgh, Highlands & Islands” trip, operated between April and October and costing £875, is one of the most scenic. GRJ’s sister company, Treyn (01904 734925 www.railholidays.com), offers slightly cheaper tours for railway enthusiasts, including “Yorkshire By Steam”, the New Forest, railways of Wales and the Highlands. A new five-day break to a “Railway at War” event in October costs from £298, half board, with excursions.
The Travelling Naturalist (01305 267994; www.naturalist.co.uk) Small-group tours in Dorset, the New Forest, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and the Highlands. A five-night trip to Islay in March to spot barnacle and white-fronted geese, seals, deer and bottle-nosed dolphins costs £1,045 with return transfers from Glasgow airport, ferry, accommodation, meals and admission.
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