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Smiley Fitness Retreats

Smiley Fitness Retreats, founded and operated by Cat Smiley, is an award-winning active travel company based in Canada, specializing in fitness and hiking retreats tailored for women seeking a slower-paced, supportive environment. Offerings include luxury multi-sport spa retreats, weight loss boot camps, outdoor education confidence weeks, personalized weekend resets, day hikes on Vancouver Island, and […]

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Wild Women Expeditions

Wild Women Expeditions is a Canadian-based tour company specializing in women-only adventure travel, offering immersive experiences that combine outdoor activities with cultural exploration. Their small-group tours emphasize empowerment, connection, and eco-conscious travel. Perfect for adventurous travelers, these trips provide a supportive environment to challenge yourself and bond with like-minded women. While priced in the luxury category,

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TRAILNOTES

TRAILNOTES is a venture by outdoor enthusiasts and guidebook authors Niké Werstroh and Jacint Mig, dedicated to sharing their passion for hiking. Based in the UK, this duo began their journey into hiking in Madeira in 2008 and later transitioned into writing detailed hiking guidebooks for destinations like Cyprus, the Algarve, and Catalonia. Their guides,

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The Blue Walk

The Blue Walk offers small-group and private group walking holidays that combine art and culture in carefully selected European destinations. Designed for travelers looking to explore at a relaxed pace, Blue Walk tours provide plenty of time for sightseeing and a selection of daily walks, making it a great choice for walkers who want a

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PaliGhar

PaliGhar is a farmstay near Kalimpong in West Bengal, India, that combines cultural immersion and a slow travel mentality with multiple options for guided walking excursions in the Himalayan foothills of Ladakh, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim and Nepal. Owners Kabir and Ahana left their careers in luxury travel and lifestyle/travel journalism to return to their hometown, where

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Hike & Bike Slovenia

Based in the Bohinj valley within Triglav National Park, Hike & Bike is run by Maja and Grega who are both native Slovenians. This fun-loving duo offers multi-day self-guided hiking, cycling and mountain bike tours in Slovenia. They provide pre-packaged tours and can design custom tours by adding guided day tours. We especially love that

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Backroads

Backroads is well-known for their top-notch cycling tours and in recent years they’ve added a large number of hiking and multi-sport tours all over the world (including active cruises). Walking/hiking tours are guided groups (up to 20 guests) with pre-scheduled dates and the option for private tours of groups 6 or more. Covering 50+ countries

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Sitatuga Safari

Owner Joyce Mshana has taken her decades of experience with African safaris and started her own tour company. Based in Arusha, Sitatuga Safari offers pretty much any type of travel you can imagine within Tanzania. This includes wildlife safaris, walking safaris, hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro, hot air balloon rides and beach vacations on Zanzibar and the

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Away A Wee Walk

The name alone, Away A Wee Walk, is a good indicator that this is one fun company! Owner Eimear Flanagan is the perfect person to help you explore Northern Ireland. She was born here, has a degree in Irish Politics & History, loves the outdoors and has a delightful personality. Away A Wee Walk offers

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