Active US travelers will most likely be familiar with Country Walkers, one of the largest US based walking adventure companies in the world. They offer a small selection of self-guided trips and an extensive list of guided trips in California, Maine, Montana, Washington, Savannah, Utah and Vermont, as well as all over the world. They are a luxury travel company, so don’t be shocked when you see the prices. Yes, you can find these same routes for cheaper, but going with a company like Country Walkers is the easiest way to ensure that the entire experience meets your demanding standards for comfort.
Review of Country Walkers Website
For a large luxury company, it’s disappointing that Country Walker’s website has such poor search filters. It’s a beautiful site and you can filter by destination or guided vs self-guided, but that’s it. It’s difficult to discern what trips require a car and which are center-based vs. inn to inn hiking. They have a good selection of Easy Level walking trips but the only way to search for them is to sort by Easy to Challenging. They have an excellent selection of culinary themed trips but you have to hunt for them. We do love that they provide great details and photos of accommodations – that should be standard for any walking holiday in this price range. They also provide all the important route details (including daily mileage and elevation).
What to like about Country Walkers
- 40+ years of experience
- Guaranteed luxury accommodations and well-crafted itineraries
- Self-guided trips include extra meals and excursions
- Provides airfare booking support and airport transfers
- Consistent 5-star reviews on TravelStride and prestigious travel awards
- They still produce mail-in catalogs, perfect for those who don’t like searching online
Note about Large Tour Companies
While we love and support large walking holiday companies because they make searching a breeze, we will always encourage you to try and book directly with local tour operators. They are the ones operating your trip at the ground level and booking directly with them keeps more money at the local level and gives you a more customized experience. Use our search tool on the home page and filter by Special Category–Local Choice or Company Type–Local Operator to find these hidden gems.
Route Types:
- Inn to inn hiking
Destinations include
- Argentina (guided)
- Austria (guided)
- Botswana (guided)
- Canada
- Chile (guided)
- Croatia (guided)
- Czech Republic (guided)
- Ecuador (guided)
- Finland (guided)
- France
- Germany (guided)
- Greece (guided)
- Hungary (guided)
- Iceland (guided)
- Ireland
- Israel (guided)
- Italy
- Japan (guided)
- Latvia (guided)
- Lithuania (guided)
- Morocco (guided)
- New Zealand (guided)
- Peru (guided)
- Portugal
- Slovakia (guided)
- Slovenia (guided)
- South Africa (guided)
- Sweden (guided)
- Switzerland
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zambia (guided)
Great choice for
Luxury adventure seekers who want award-winning group travel or self-guided trips in the US
Established in 1979
last reviewed March 12, 2023
Country Walkers is listed as one of our 10 Easy Walking Holidays for All Ages.
