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14 researched trips in 9 countries

14 trips

  • Alberta and British Columbia · Canada

    Canadian Rockies, 14 nights

    Five bases from Banff to Kananaskis. Every day has a longer hike, a family hike and a shorter option. The family version suits children from about 6.

    • 15 days
    • Lake Louise
    • Peyto Lake Lookout
    • Larch Valley to Sentinel Pass
    Season
    Sep
    Kids from
    Kids from 6
    Drive
    About 2 h a day
    Open trip

  • Dolomites, Italy

    Dolomites

    A week in Alta Pusteria, five nights in Val Gardena and a last night near Cortina, with a three-night hut trek as the second option

    • 14 days
    • Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop
    • Alpe di Siusi
    • Lago di Braies
    Season
    Aug to Sep
    Kids from
    Kids from 10
    Open trip

  • Muskoka and Algonquin · Canada

    Algonquin colour weekend

    Three days at Lake of Bays for peak autumn colour, with a plan B built in for the Algonquin day permit.

    • 3 days
    • Track and Tower Trail
    • Ragged Falls
    • Dorset lookout tower
    Season
    Sep to Oct
    Kids from
    Kids from 8
    Drive
    About 3 h 05 a day
    Open trip

  • Tierra del Fuego and Santa Cruz · Argentina

    Argentine Patagonia

    Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, El Chalten and El Calafate in a reversed route so the penguins and the walking build up in the right order. Suits ages 11 and up.

    • 14 days
    • Laguna de los Tres
    • Perito Moreno walkways
    • Village and cafes
    Season
    Feb to Mar
    Kids from
    Kids from 11
    Drive
    About 50 min a day
    Open trip

  • Haute-Savoie · France · Switzerland

    Chamonix and Mont Blanc

    Valley day hikes from two bases, no full Tour du Mont Blanc. Every lift-dependent day falls before the lifts close.

    • 9 days
    • Aiguille du Midi
    • Chamonix old town
    • Lac Blanc via Flegere
    Season
    Jun to Sep
    Kids from
    Kids from 10
    Drive
    About 35 min a day
    Open trip

  • Ring Road · Iceland

    Iceland Ring Road by camper van

    Counter-clockwise with Snaefellsnes, sleeping at campsites only. The highlands are out because 2WD vans cannot take F-roads.

    • 12 days
    • Geysir
    • Gullfoss
    • Thingvellir
    Season
    Sep
    Kids from
    Kids from 8
    Drive
    About 2 h 35 a day
    Open trip

  • Southern Utah · United States

    Utah's five parks

    Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands, every leg paved, with the Narrows as the fixed point.

    • 11 days
    • Narrows from the Temple of Sinawava
    • Bryce amphitheatre rim
    • Delicate Arch trail
    Season
    Apr to May, Sep
    Kids from
    Kids from 8
    Drive
    About 1 h 45 a day
    Open trip

  • Northern Vermont · United States

    Vermont foliage, 3 nights

    A Hyde Park base for Smugglers' Notch, Stowe and the covered bridges. Border time is the main variable.

    • 4 days
    • Smugglers' Notch
    • Stowe Recreation Path
    • Covered bridge loop
    Season
    Sep to Oct
    Kids from
    Any age
    Drive
    About 4 h 05 a day
    Open trip

  • Rincón, Arenal, Manuel Antonio & Uvita · Costa Rica

    Costa Rica

    Volcanoes, hot springs and whales, one big adventure a day.

    • 11 days
    • Overview only
    Season
    Feb
    Open trip

  • New Hampshire, USA

    Franconia Notch & the Kancamagus (New Hampshire)

    One extra day ahead of the Vermont trip: a long drive down, one morning in Franconia Notch and on the Kancamagus Highway, then on to Hyde Park by mid-afternoon.

    • 2 days
    • Overview only
    Season
    Sep to Oct
    Open trip

  • Niagara, Ontario · Canada

    Niagara-on-the-Lake

    One day following the Niagara River from the gorge it dug to the lake it empties into — the Glen floor, the escarpment top, Old Town, and sunset at the river mouth.

    • 1 day
    • Overview only
    Season
    Aug
    Open trip

  • Lofoten, Senja & Fjord Norway

    Norway

    Arctic first, while the sun does not set — then the fjords, north to south.

    • 15 days
    • Overview only
    Season
    Jun to Jul
    Open trip

  • Québec · Canada

    Québec

    Toronto to Île d'Orléans, a first look at the only walled city north of Mexico, and the road south into Vermont. Deliberately unhurried — one long drive, one slow day, one waterfall on the way out.

    • 3 days
    • Overview only
    Season
    Sep to Oct
    Open trip

  • Switzerland

    Switzerland

    Fourteen nights in three car-free bases, planned around the things that actually govern the days here — when the first lift runs, when the storms build, and one Sunday when the whole country stops.

    • 15 days
    • Overview only
    Season
    Jul to Aug
    Open trip
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