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A global tribe of like-minded adventurers

Our award-winning trips bring together outdoorsy people using their vacation time to explore the world's wild places.

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Get places others can’t

We invite handpicked local guides to host unique adventures in wild places you'd struggle to reach yourself. They know the best local spots, how to get there and how to stay safe.

Award-winning adventure trips

Designed to maximise your annual leave

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Fancy an adventure ASAP? See what we've got coming up...
Super-size your annual leave

Mini-Adventures

0-4 day adventures for weekends and part of longer breaks.
For when a weekend won't do

Big Adventures

Well-earned longer breaks and expeditions that feel like a sabbatical.
Paddle, paddle, paddle

Kayak Journeys

Discover the coasts, rivers and fjords of this world with our hand-crafted kayaking trips.
One trip. Multiple activities

Adventure Tapas

Mix up your adventure. Canyon, wildcamp, SUP, ice-climb and more.
Your very own light show

Aurora Hunting

Watch the Northern Lights on one of our hand-picked Scandinavian adventures.
Discover the world on foot

Wild Hikes

From Norway to Nepal, trekking mountains to meadows, where will your feet take you next?
Climb a mountain

Summit Fever

Mont Blanc, Toubkal, Cotopaxi, bucket list peaks with bragging rights.
Snow with a difference

Sub Zero

Dog sled, ice climb, snowshoe and more. Get knee deep in the good stuff.

Logistics sorted - just turn up!

Our adventure trips include guiding, activities, equipment, transfers, meals, accommodation, local taxes and full carbon mitigation as standard.

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Campaign

Calling a Climate Emergency

We've declared a Climate Emergency and are calling on the rest of the industry to join us. Find out more.
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Overtourism

Travel writer, researcher and sustainability expert Holly Tuppen on why choosing the path less travelled makes a Much Better Adventure.
Travel Guides

4 Reasons Adventurers are Heading to Kyrgyzstan

It’s wild. It’s remote. It’s hard to write. And not a tourist in sight.
Feature

What is Adventure? An interview with Al Humphreys

“I think everyone should have their own definition and to hell with what everyone else thinks about it really.”
Discover

Going Solo | 5 Reasons to Ditch Your Mates

Concerned about travelling on your own? Here's Jack's hilarious account of why you should always consider going it alone.
Feature

Is Instagram the bane of adventure?

Connectivity is changing the way we travel. Journalist and sustainable travel expert Holly Tuppen explains why.
DISCOVER

The 50 Greatest Adventure Holidays in 2019

Here's the most jaw-dropping, thigh-burny, life-changing adventure holidays to take on in 2019.
Travel Guides

A Guide to Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc

Everything you need to know about circumnavigating the highest mountain in the Alps.
Feature

What is altitude sickness?

Doctor and expedition leader, Jane Wilson-Howarth, explains what you need to know before beginning your next ascent.
Sustainability

Adventures Not Dams

Find out more about the threats faced by the Vjosa River, one of the last wild rivers in Europe.
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10 Adventures on the Dalmatian Coast

Check out the best (ahem) spots for adventure on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.
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The 20 Best Hikes in Europe

Set off on the right foot. Here's our guide to the best trails and treks in Europe.
Travel Guides

Wild Camping Tip & Tricks

It’s become a bit of a buzzword in the adventure world, but finding wild camping tips actually worth following is another thing.
Travel Guides

The World's Best 10 Accessible Summits to Climb

No one ever said climbing a mountain was easy, but some peaks are a bit easier than others.
PHOTO STORY

Tearing down the Tara

Meeting like-minded people away from all of these distractions is what makes Much Better Adventure trips so special to me.
Travel Guides

Trekking in Nepal | Where Do You Start?

So you think you might want to go Trekking in Nepal? This will set you off on the right foot.
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5 Balkan Countries That Should Be on Your Radar

Epic mountains, deep canyons, cheap beer. Why the Balkans are awesome for adventure.
Your Adventures: Pete McEwan

Lessons from the Arctic

If you've ever fancied dog sledding, "city boy" Pete, shows us how it's done.
Travel Guides

10 Must-Climb Volcanoes Around the World

Oh, just your everyday mountain, except with the added thrill of geothermal activity.
Discover

6 Reasons Why You Should Go Wild Camping

Nothing makes you feel like a proper, real-world, adventurer quite like wild camping. It’s camping dipped in Tabasco sauce!
Your Adventures: Matthew McEvoy

"Look Mum! I did a mountain!"

Climbing the mighty Mount Toubkal.
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Why Us?

Here’s why we’re rated the UK’s ‘Best for Experiences’

PROPER
ADVENTURES

All our adventures get you out of the city to explore the wilder side of our world

EXPERT LOCAL
GUIDES

Get places you wouldn’t yourself. Our guides know where to go, what to do and how to stay safe

HASSLE
FREE

Route planning? Transport? Accommodation? Equipment? It’s all taken care of

SMALL GROUPS
OF GOOD PEOPLE

Join a diverse global community, bound by a shared love of the outdoors

Every booking advances our goal

To protect our world’s wild places, one adventure at a time.