Top Europe Budget Hiking Trips & Packages 2025/2026

Highlights

• Untouched verdant walking country: rolling hills, shady forests, vineyards and olive groves
• Amazing array of wild flowers: heather, poppies, wild orchids and Mediterranean maquis
• Venetian architectural treasures: villas, churches and monasteries
• Option to visit historic Padua and romantic Venice

Highlights

• Discover the Loire Valley highlights on foot, including picturesque vineyards and palaces
• Tour several lavish châteaux, including Leonardo da Vinci’s magnificent Chenonceau
• Explore celebrated vineyards to meet the producers and sample their drinks at source
• Meet members of the Loire wine brotherhoods, practically unrivalled in their knowledge of the local wines
• Stay in a Renaissance-style château and 17th-century country manor house

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• Stunningly rugged turquoise coast, past secluded coves, hidden bays and outstanding views
• Excellent for bird spotting
• A fabulous mix of hotels including 2 nights in a 4-star castle
• Swimming opportunities every day

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• A challenging itinerary stretching 151km from Milngavie to Fort William
• Spectacular scenery through glens, rugged mountains, deep blue lochs and across moors
• Experience iconic scenery of Rannoch Moor, Loch Lomond, Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
• Enjoy Scottish hospitality, try the world renowned traditional food and beverages, including smoked salmon and whiskey
• Optional city break add-on in Glasgow and extra nights in Fort William to climb Ben Nevis

Highlights

• Stay in a wonderful 200-year-old olive mill with pool and beautiful gardens
• Superb hosts and walking leader
• Exceptional cuisine; all meals included
• Moorish white villages, olive orchards, old mule tracks and panoramic vistas
• Nerja Caves and the Balcon de Europa

Highlights

• Walk through the botanical paradise of Madeira, taking the most scenic trails on the island
• Stroll alongside flower-lined levadas with stunning views over the Atlantic
• Marvel at spectacular mountain scenery, including Pico Ruivo, the island’s highest peak
• Watch sunrise from Pico Arieiro, one of the highest mountains on the island
• Uncover the cultural side of Madeira with an exploration of the capital, Funchal

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• The wonderful contrasting landscapes of undiscovered western Sardinia: forest carpeted mountains, craggy limestone cliffs, pristine white sand beaches
• Rich in birdlife including grey mullets, herons and pink flamingos
• Untouched headlands, sweeping coastal vistas, panoramic watch towers, beautiful quartz scattered shores
• The quirky village of San Salvatore Sinis and the ancient site of Tharros

Highlights

• Delight in magnificent views along this as you cross high mountain passes linking alpine valleys
• Walk to some of the most remote areas and be rewarded with dramatic mountain scenery
• View exquisite glaciers and the shimmering turquoise waters of Lake Oeschinensee