The flavours of Morocco
Intrepid Travel’s Real Food Adventures offers the chance to meet travellers with a similar appetite for delving into local cuisine on trips where culture and adventure come with a substantial side of cooking and eating. The Moroccan itinerary includes sipping mint tea on Casablanca’s corniche, eating a home-cooked feast in the “blue city” of Chefchaouen, exploring Fez medina and camping in the Sahara before finishing up in buzzing Marrakech. More than half of those booking these trips are travelling solo, so it’s easy to bond over cooking classes, tastings and street food trails.
From £980, 12 days, various dates, intrepidtravel.com
Packrafting in Croatia
Meet paddleboarding’s adrenaline-fuelled cousin – packrafting. These lightweight, inflatable canoes fold down into a backpack, making it easy to move between land and water, and are forgiving for first-time users. Much Better Adventures’ Croatian packrafting trip is aimed at novices and includes hikes through wild canyons, canoeing rapids and swimming in limpid rivers. Guests stay in hotels or camp in secluded spots in a national park. Groups are of up to eight, with nearly three quarters of participants coming solo.
£534, four nights, dates from May-September, muchbetteradventures.com
Learn to wild camp in the Lake District
For would-be outdoor adventurers who find the idea of sleeping in the wilderness daunting, a Wild Camping for Beginners weekend might be the answer. Adventure Solos, which runs outdoor trips for adults, has a two-night wild camping break in the Lake District. It’s led by an expert who gives tips and instruction, and the price includes a bundle of good-quality equipment, including a tent, a sleeping bag, inflatable mat, stove and a head torch, perfect for the next adventure – perhaps with friends made on this trip.
£695 for two nights, 19-21 May and 14-16 July, including gear and equipment to keep, adventuresolos.com
Tour Europe’s greatest cities
Hostels are by nature sociable places to stay, but on one of G Adventures’ new Roamies tours guests get to hangout with a ready-made group – and don’t have to deal with itinerary planning. These trips use stylish hostels (such as Generator Rome, pictured) in central locations and are aimed at 18- to 35-year-olds. Its Essential Western Europe itinerary ticks off the big-hitters of Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg and Munich, with a mix of…
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