Our walking tour in Kyrgyzstan offers mountain valleys, full of flowers, rivers carving pathways through the unique terrain as snow-capped peaks reveal themselves on our gentle climbs, the world’s second largest mountain lake, Issy-Kul, petroglyphs, ancient forts and a historic caravanserai, plus the Soviet era architecture of the capital, Bishkek.
We experience the magic of two festival performances in a Finnish mediaeval castle set in a lake, travel through silver birch forest for chamber music concerts at Kuhmo on the Russian border and enjoy exploring the attractive capital Helsinki on a guided tour running 18 - 25 July 2025.
Mystic menhirs; ancient cave dwellings; uncrowded walking; small cities with imposing citadels and welcoming restaurants; typical Kudu hotels; food from rustic to fine and good mainland French and local wine. Corsica presents a perfect 11-day excursion with 8 half-day distinctly different walks in five separate areas of this mountainous island.
This is an adventurous walking tour that goes off the beaten track in some style (with comfortable hotels and very good food and wine). Running from 16 - 30 May 2025 (max 14 guests), tour highlights include walking to isolated churches with Byzantine frescoes, to hilltop castles and ruined cities, and high in the Albanian Alps for flowers.
This new tour, running 3 - 14 Sep 2025, introduces the country which gave birth to Janáček, Smetana, Dvořák, Martinů - and Mahler! We visit birthplaces and walk in the countryside that inspired these great musicians. We end in Brno, the Republic’s second city, where our centrally based hotel is ideal for an exploration of this capital of Moravia.
The mountain ranges of Bulgaria offer fine highland scenery and excellent walking opportunities. Old-fashioned farming methods and a lack of industry result in unspoilt landscapes rarely seen in Western Europe. Spring or late summer is the perfect time to make our 13-day comprehensive tour of this little-known land.
Walking in Romania - the Painted Monasteries, Transylvania & the Danube delta - offers an in-depth exploration of 'old' Romania, with excellent walking in unspoilt landscapes of Transylvania, Moldavia and Bucovina and a boat-based excursion in the Danube Delta. Running 3 - 14 June 2025 (max 14 guests), when wildflowers are at their best.
Menorca, Island Walks for Birds, Flowers & Prehistoric Taulas is a gently paced walking tour of this lovely small island, focused on spring wildflowers (especially orchids), bird watching & prehistoric monuments. Running 3 - 10 May 2025, a maximum of 14 guests stay in a exceptional historic hotel and enjoy superb cuisine and wines.
Walking in southern Morocco in the Spring is a delight - the almond trees are in blossom, the sun is warm but the air is still cool and there are views of the snow-covered Atlas mountains above. Running from 25 Feb - 8 Mar 2025 (maximum 14 guests) the trip costs from £2,766 pp sharing and features spring wildflowers and walled mediaeval kasbahs.
In the Cévennes, the ‘transhumance’, the seasonal migration of sheep up to the cool mountain pastures, is still practiced on foot. During our exploration of the region, we will visit one of these shepherds in the heart of the mountains, and have a rare insight into this traditional way of life.
