Québec City—a lively mix of European ambience and New World history—is the ideal launching pad for exploring the province’s beautiful countryside. The Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier covers a landscape of contrasts, where steep valleys cut throug.. (click for more)
Viewed from the ocean and named Acadia by early French explorers, Mount Desert Island encompasses Acadia National Park, the charming town of Bar Harbor, and especially, the dramatic contrast of land and sea—from mountaintops, to rocky shores, and out.. (click for more)
For many wanderers, Alaska conjures the ultimate images of a pioneering adventure—rugged natural beauty, remote frontier towns, and abundant wildlife. Owing to its proximity to the hub city of Anchorage—just two hours by car—the Kenai Peninsula off.. (click for more)
The high desert landscape of Arizona is a natural masterpiece to discover on foot—a brilliant palette of color and geological artistry to inspire your walking adventure. Beneath an expanse of clear-blue sky, you follow routes winding through red sa.. (click for more)
Yellowstone National Park abounds with natural spectacles of every kind. Renowned sites—the Old Faithful geyser and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone—are balanced with off-the-beaten-path adventures to thermal hot springs and alpine landscapes seldom s.. (click for more)
In Arizona and Utah, walks in three distinct canyons amaze with shifting vistas of deeply colored earth, desert flora, and fragrant pine under an overarching, clear-blue sky. At the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon, a walk along its North Rim emphasizes it.. (click for more)
Seventy million years in the making, Montana’s Glacier National Park is one of nature’s masterpieces. A walk through an ancient cedar rainforest to Avalanche Lake leads across pristine streams, which over millennia have sculpted smooth stone chutes a.. (click for more)
Free of billboards, sprawling malls, and crisscrossing highways, Vermont, in many ways, is the way things used to be. Vermonters are justly proud of their rural, untamed landscape, and they work earnestly to preserve its thick green forests, cool cry.. (click for more)
The Canadian Rockies possess drama and tranquility—shifting glaciers recede into turquoise lakes, alpine meadows lie below soaring snowcapped peaks. At every turn, you witness how the forces of nature have shaped this landscape. Walks in these nation.. (click for more)
The Connemara and Galway Bay region’s wild, windswept landscapes and, of course, the Irish people themselves make for a perfect walking adventure. In the Burren, you traverse a fascinating topography of bare limestone that makes up its dramatic, rugg.. (click for more)
This walking trip takes place in the romantic hills of central Tuscany. The riches of former Etruscan and Roman empires unfold as you follow ancient trails. You trek along worn paths and country roads that lead to the magnificent hill towns of Siena,.. (click for more)
The poet William Wordsworth was moved to proclaim England’s Lake District “one of the loveliest places that man has ever found.” Painters John Constable and J.M.W. Turner were also inspired to render the area’s rolling hills, dramatic mountains, and .. (click for more)
The towns of the Sorrentine Peninsula and Amalfi Coast have been part of the European “Grand Tour” since the 18th century, and with good reason. Dramatic limestone cliffs contrast against the clear, blue sea. Clinging hillside towns, groves of frag.. (click for more)
Art and nature fuse perfectly in Provence, where the scent of herbs is in the air and the landscape is bathed in a light cherished by the Impressionists. From the hilltop towns of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gordes, and Bonnieux, you scan dramatic vistas an.. (click for more)
The Italian Riviera, which stretches from the French border to La Spezia, is dotted with resorts, medieval towns, and beaches. This tour focuses on the specific area called the Riviera di Levante (the Eastern Coast), which has inspired Shelley, Byron.. (click for more)
Trails wind through cloudforest ecosystem where a towering canopy of trees form a cathedral-like ceiling, and a gentle river meanders alongside your route. Waterfalls and freshwater ponds lead to suspension bridges spanning treetops, inviting an up-c.. (click for more)
From legendary Granada to vibrant Seville, this walking journey explores the best of Southern Spain; the most beautiful mountain villages and spectacular mountain ranges. You begin in the royal city of Granada, the last jewel in the Moorish crown, wh.. (click for more)
Your adventures throughout this lush, mountainous region explore scenic landscapes and an ancient culture unchanged since the time Columbus launched his fleet from these very shores. With the Pyrénées as a backdrop, the walks follow panoramic ridgeli.. (click for more)
Your route into the countryside begins on the western slopes of the Andes—a landscape of some of the world’s highest volcanoes rising above rolling hills and lush forest. In view of breathtaking snowcapped peaks, you step into history on a trail that.. (click for more)
The central “finger” of the southern Peloponnese is dominated by the massive bulk of Mt. Taygetus, which rises almost 8,000 feet before dropping into a series of rocky hills and finally plunging to meet the ocean. You explore the mountain’s lower rea.. (click for more)
The lively hub city of Buenos Aires enchants as you wander among colorful homes in La Boca and the cobblestone streets of San Telmo, where the tango was born. Soon you venture off for un dia de campo (a day in the country), where gaucho culture await.. (click for more)
Your journey begins on the cobblestone streets of Cusco, the archaeological capital of the Americas. Nestled at 11,000 feet above sea level, the city showcases its Spanish colonial and Incan heritage in architecture and historic sites. You trace anci.. (click for more)
Few trips to Nepal encompass the whole of this rich and spiritual country. Designed to take in temples and snowcapped peaks, mountain villages, and tranquil rivers, this journey embraces Nepalese culture and landscape in all its intricacies. This tri.. (click for more)
Your journey in this land of astonishing ecological diversity reads like pages from Sir Francis Drake’s diary of four centuries ago—so dramatic are the discoveries in store. From Cape Town’s striking Table Mountain on the West Coast to Hluhluwe-Umfo.. (click for more)
The wonders of ancient China have amazed explorers through the ages. Today’s adventurous travelers are inspired anew by such achievements as the Great Wall, the grand palaces of bygone emperors, and well-preserved artifacts of an astoundingly advance.. (click for more)
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