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Holland | Netherlands Highlights

With its flat terrain, stunning springtime flowers, beautiful sand coastline and countless fietspad (bike paths), there’s no better way to explore Holland than by bicycle.

Spend an afternoon exploring Amsterdam before sitting down to an elaborate Indonesian rijsttafel, or “rice table” welcome banquet
Pedal to a backdrop of canals, lakes and windmills, resting your legs on a ferry ride to the quaint island village of Kaag
Ride through Rembrandt’s birthplace of Leiden, a 17th century town rich in character and home to the Netherlands’ oldest university
Dig your toes in the sand on the beach in Scheveningen
Explore the artwork of the Dutch Masters, including Mesdag’s 19th century 400-foot-long Scheveningen cityscape and Leo van den Ende’s panorama featuring over a million tulips
In the Springtime, pedal alongside meadows blanketed in tulips, hyacinth and daffodils – a tapestry of coral, pink, purple and yellow as fragrant as it is colorful – and explore the magnificent gardens and flower fields of the Keukenhof

ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Netherlands, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: April, May, June, July, August
FROM: $1,998
DURATION: 5 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Netherlands Bike Tours

Exploring the Lycian Shore

As we travel beneath towering mountains falling vertically into crystal blue seas, we visit quaint Turkish villages, hidden rock coves, wooded inlets and magnificent ruins of the Roman, Greek, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Nowhere in the world is there such a rich mix of culture and history as in Turkey, which our local guides bring to life as we travel. Come see more of what our unique, adventure cruise to Turkey can offer you!

ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Yachting and Barging
WHERE: Turkey, Turkey, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: September, October
FROM: $4,990
DURATION: 15 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Cruise in Turkey

Wales - Pembrokeshire Coast

Poetry and motion are the key words for this new Welsh walk that blends literature and landscape in a novel format.

After days of varied but always breathtaking scenery on parts of the 186-mile Pembrokeshire coast path we dine with Gillian Clarke, the Welsh Poet Laureate whose award-winning works have been inspired by local land and seascapes.

The coast path offers great variety from rugged cliff tops to sheltered coves, spacious beaches and lazy estuaries, while the hand of Man is evident in a 5000-year-old New Stone Age cromlech and, in contrast, the national cathedral of Wales in St Davids.

Literary associations continue with a final-day visit to Dylan Thomas' boathouse on the Teifi Estuary.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: England, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: July, August
FROM: $3995.00
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking Vacation in Wales

Italy/Austria | Innsbruck to Lake Garda

Follow the Etsch River (or Adige River, as it’s called in Italy) on a gentle, downhill ride from Innsbruck, Austria, to Lake Garda, Italy, with the majestic peaks of the Alps and Dolomites as your backdrop.

Explore Innsbruck, home of the ‘64 and ‘76 Olympics, taking in highlights such as the House with the Golden Roof and the Hofburg Castle on a guided walk
Cycle along the Inn River to the Cistercian abbey of Stams, and on to the delightful town of Imst, whose center boasts over 30 fountains
Visit the San Procolo church in Naturns, home to magnificent eighth-century frescos, the oldest in the German-speaking world
Pedal to the lively village of Bolzano, whose Museum of Archaeology displays Ötzi, a mummified corpse discovered in 1991 after spending 5300 years in Alpine ice
Sip a local varietal in the lakeside wine-growing village of Kaltern
Pause for a snack at a roadside stand along the Garda River and savor the sweet, crisp crunch of one of the biggest and juiciest apples you’ve ever tasted

ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Italy, Austria, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: May, June, September
FROM: $4,598
DURATION: 10 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Tyrol Bicycle Tour

Provence

Experience the landscapes and culture described in Peter Mayle’s “A Year in Provence” and discover the region’s Roman heritage on a sensory journey not to be forgotten. Pedal on quiet roads past fields of lavender and sunflowers, through local vineyards, enjoying the world-renown rustic cuisine of Provence.

ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations
WHERE: France, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: May, June, September, October
FROM: $4,995
DURATION: 8 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Provence Bike Tour

England - Pentillie Castle

Live like a Lord and join us for six sumptuous nights at Pentillie, reserved exclusively for The Wayfarers. The elegantly restored Pentillie Castle (built 1698) on the banks of the Tamar River, which forms the border between Devon and Cornwall, provides a springboard for visiting the pick of the best features in both counties.

The week encompasses a tour of historic Plymouth (Pilgrim Fathers, Spanish Armada), coastal walking, wild walking on atmospheric Dartmoor (home of the Hound of the Baskervilles) and a visit to a former home of Sir Francis Drake. Gentler coastal estates include Tudor Cotehele with its own quay and stewpond, Mount Edgcumbe with its Grade I Cornish gardens, and Antony which was used recently as the filmset for "Alice in Wonderland" starring Johnny Depp.

There are options every day - to walk in the mornings only and return to Pentillie after lunch to relax in its calming splendor, fascinating visits or more walking each afternoon. It's a week of walking a la carte!

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: England, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: September, October
FROM: $3995.00
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Walking Vacations - South West England

Voyaging Among the Dodecanese of Greece and Turkey

It is only by sailing the idyllic coasts of ancient Caria and island hopping the Greek and Turkish Dodecanese that the startling cultural and natural beauty of the region can truly be appreciated. Selected as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine's 2009 Tours of a Lifetime, we explore Greek and Turkish villages, discover ancient ruins, sample delectable Turkish and Greek cuisine and sipping excellent wine, ouzo and raki aboard our Phoenician-style gulet, all the while pondering how one region can offer so much.

ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Turkey, Greece, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: May, June, July, August, September, October
FROM: $4450
DURATION: 12 days
AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Voyaging Among the Dodecanese of Greece and Turkey

Austria | Alps to Salzburg

With soaring, snow-capped peaks, thundering waterfalls, glacier-carved gorges and scenic villages, Austria is the perfect playground for the adventurous at heart.

Pedal your way through Mittersill and Zell to a backdrop of 14,000-year-old glacier-carved gorges, crystal blue lakes and towering Alps
Bike from Lake Zell through quaint villages to the market town of Saalfelden
Soak up eye-popping panoramic views on a cable car ride to Schmittenhöhe
Hike into Salzach Valley and (for a true adrenaline rush) opt for a tandem paraglide or an afternoon of glacier skiing
Pedal along the enchanting Salzach River past flower-decked homes to the 250-foot Gollinger Waterfall and Hellbrunn’s palatial castle
Hum a tune from The Sound of Music as youfeast on trout strudel and cream cheese lemon mousse at the two-Michelin star Obauer restaurant

ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations
WHERE: Austria, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: June, July, August
FROM: $3,498
DURATION: 8 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Austria Adventure Vacation

Denmark | Danish Isles

Island hop through gently rolling countryside laced with extensive bike paths, historic ruins, royal castles, thatch-roofed farmhouses and colorful fishing villages on this eight-day Danish Isles adventure.

Watch the changing of the guards at Amalienborg Palace (home of the Danish Queen) in Copenhagen, a city brimming with Scandinavian elegance and joie-de-vivre
Fill your lungs with fresh sea air as you pedal the Riviera along a string of fishing villages en route to Helsingør, where Hamlet once roamed
Explore the Museum of Natural History housed in the remarkable Hillerød Castle
Circumnavigate Aerø Island to a backdrop of sheer cliffs and dune-swept beaches and chat with a friendly local over a coffee at a neighborhood kro (café)
Ponder the ways of the Vikings as you tour the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
Marvel at a castle built on 12,000 wooden poles on the island of Funen
Savor a picnic lunch at an open-air market and a dinner of fresh, local seafood for which the Danish Isles are famed

ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Denmark, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: June, July
FROM: $3,998
DURATION: 8 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Denmark Cycling Tours

England - Hadrian's Wall & The Lake District

The landscape that inspired Wordsworth and Coleridge is our home for this seven-day journey across the romantic Lake District and rugged Northumberland.

Following the course of Hadrian's Wall, we trek through wild, unpopulated country, climbing low fells and high crags, crossing open moorland and following remote bridleways. We see Roman towns, bath houses and military forts, meander through sleepy northern villages and eat hearty pub lunches.

A highlight of this trip is our time at Lake Windermere, the largest and most impressive of the lakes. Here we visit Rydal Mount, Wordsworth's elegant home, and Beatrix Potter's garden at Hill Top.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: United Kingdom, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: June, August
FROM: $3,895
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking Hadrian's Wall and in England's Lake District