🌿 Walking holiday in Italy: Sardinia

Hiking in Zakynthos and experiencing Greek Easter! Discover for yourself how special it is to integrate Greek Easter into an active hiking holiday. During the day, you'll trek through olive groves and along cliffs, and in the evening, you'll immerse yourself in ancient rituals. This won't be an ordinary holiday, but a truly special experience.

A walking holiday in Sardinia: exploring the island on foot at a leisurely pace, with a strong focus on nature, culture, and connecting with the locals. The combination of rugged nature, ancient culture, tranquility, and the opportunity to experience the island slowly and authentically.

Learn to prepare traditional Greek dishes during a cooking workshop in Zakynthos. This workshop is part of an active walking tour with a local guide.

Zakynthos is known for its sun-drenched beaches, azure sea, and the famous Caretta Caretta turtles. Those who choose a walking holiday on Zakynthos will discover a completely different side of the island—a side you'd simply miss in a rental car. During a walking holiday, you'll go beyond the highlights in the guidebook. You'll meet locals, learn about age-old traditions, sample authentic island cuisine, and experience nature up close. In this blog post, you'll discover why Zakynthos is...

More and more people are looking for a holiday that offers more than just sun and sightseeing. Something that energizes, but also brings peace. That's precisely the added value of a walking holiday. Read all about it in this blog.

A Sardinia walking holiday is much more than beautiful trails and azure seas.

It's an intense experience where nature, history, and local culture converge. The northeast of the island, around Olbia, in particular, offers a surprisingly diverse backdrop for those who want to explore Sardinia on foot. With Experience Hikes, you'll discover not only the landscape but also the stories, traditions, and flavors that make this unique island so special.

A hiking holiday in the Rif Mountains of Morocco combines peaceful nature trails, rich culture, and personalized guidance. The Rif is a relatively unknown and undiscovered green mountain region in northern Morocco, known for its friendly Berber villages, pine forests, and rural atmosphere.

Discover how Experience Hikes hiking holidays introduce you to local culture, traditions, and history. Read tips, examples, and routes.

Een wandelvakantie op Cyprus combineert de charme van een mediterraan eiland met een heel gevarieerde natuur. Cyprus is vooral bekend van zon, zee en stranden, maar biedt nog veel meer: bergen, bossen, watervallen, kustlijnen en ruige natuur. Een wandelvakantie op Cyprus wordt nóg waardevoller wanneer je kiest voor een ervaren lokale gids. Met een lokale expert veel meer uit je wandelervaring. De wandelvakanties van Experience Hikes zijn daarom altijd met een lokale gids.

With views over Zakynthos island at sunset and full moon Mount Skopos (496 m above sea level) is located in the southern part of the Greek island of Zakynthos, on the Vasilikos peninsula. During the spring hiking week in early May, when the island was in full bloom, we discovered a different part of the island every day. When it was also full moon that week, our guide suggested the 'full moon hike'. That sounded very attractive and exciting, so the whole group enthusiastically agreed to his...

What is the Rif region in Morocco? A green, tranquil area full of culture and nature, far from mass tourism. Discover it yourself with our hiking tours.

Cyprus offers more than just sun and sea. At the crossroads of three continents, you'll find a unique blend of cultures, wild landscapes, quiet mountain trails, and ancient history. Not an island of highlights, but of hidden charm.

These are the 10 most beautiful beaches of Zakynthos. From the iconic Navagio Beach to peaceful Gerakas Beach, discover unique spots to enjoy nature and adventure.

Walking reveals hidden gems from city to nature. Read why walking is the ultimate way to travel and experience the magic yourself. The walking holidays with Experience Hikes are deliberately in small groups, so that you can really experience that peace.

Going on holiday with a group; is that something for me? My experiences with groups that I take to Zakynthos are very positive.

Besides the sun, the sea and the beautiful nature, there are also typical Zakynthian traditions that are worth experiencing once. One of the cultural and religious highlights on the Greek island is the feast of Saint Agios Dionysios. It is celebrated on two days: 24 August and 17 December. Dionysos is the patron saint of Zakynthos and still plays an important role in the lives of Zakynthians. In this blog you can read more about this important religious festival in Greece on the Ionian island...

Flowering plants and a fantastic view of the surroundings and the village of Keri. This is the end point of a beautiful walk through nature. We have lunch at the harbor and then get into a boat that sails us around the island. Zakynthos is actually beautiful all year round and worth a holiday. But I personally prefer spring to stay on the island. Why exactly? Spring (especially the months of April and May) is an ideal season for a holiday to this island, because The temperatures are mild and...

Looking back and enjoying another beautiful autumn walking trip on Zakynthos, with a nice group and our top local guide . A short impression in this video. Also read the enthusiastic reviews of some participants; they speak for themselves.

What makes our trips on Zakynthos island so special is the variety, say participants. You don't just go on a walking holiday; you do and undertake much more: we get into a boat and sail past and through beautifully colored caves and see turtles swimming if we are lucky, visit monasteries , where the nuns are happy to tell us about their daily lives and the beautiful decorations in their chapel learning during the walks about plants and flowers that we encounter along the way, such as wild...

Besides tourism, olive production has been Zakynthos' main source of income for many years. About 2 million (!) olive trees grow on the island. It is beautiful to walk or cycle along the many olive groves. You see trees, sometimes hundreds of years old, with trunks that have the most fascinating shapes. As for the products, first of all, various types of olive oil are made from it. The oil is also used in all kinds of beauty products. If you pass the olive groves in the fall, you can also see...