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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

Post-Lockdown Calendar

Last Minute Trips

Keen to make up for lost time? Here's 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.
Hiking adventures

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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We're 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.
FEATURE

A Love Letter to Long-Distance Train Travel

The appetite is growing for train over plane travel. Here's why.
DISCOVER

TURN 26 DAYS OF ANNUAL LEAVE INTO 55 DAYS OFF

How to hack your annual leave in 2021.
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ADVENTURES IN SVALBARD: IS IT RESPONSIBLE?

There’s two parts to our answer to this...
FEATURE

TRAVEL AND THE PANDEMIC

Julian Sayarer reflects on how the pandemic will change adventure.
FEATURE

HOW MAPS HELPED ME ESCAPE DURING LOCKDOWN

Our Stu would be lost without his maps.
FEATURE

GIVING CHILDREN A POSITIVE FUTURE IN NEPAL

How our guide in Nepal makes sure your adventure gives back.
FEATURE

POLAR BEARS, GLACIERS & 24-HOUR DAYLIGHT

An inside look at adventure life on Svalbard.
FEATURE

THE QUIRKY HISTORY OF ORDNANCE SURVEY

How we ended up with such a comprehensive mapping system.
FEATURE

THE RISE OF WOMEN’S CYCLING IN AFGHANISTAN

"They don’t want to be known for drugs and war and the world is paying attention to them on this story – a positive story."
FEATURE

Inspiring Change, One Arctic Adventure at a Time

How modern tourism is playing a leading role in the fight against climate change, and how your adventure can only help.
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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

The 20 Best Hikes in Europe

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

Going Solo | 5 Reasons to Ditch Your Mates

Concerned about travelling on your own? Here's why you should always consider going it alone.
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 OF THE BEST HIKES FOR 2020

Here are ten of our favourite hiking adventures that will take your feet across the world.
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Is Instagram the bane of adventure?

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

A Guide to Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc

Everything you need to know about circumnavigating the highest mountain in the Alps.
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.
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.
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Why Us?

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

EXPERT LOCAL
GUIDES

Go places you wouldn’t yourself with locals who know where to go and how to stay safe.

YOUR MONEY
IS SAFE

There has been and always will be full financial protection on your booking.

TOTAL
FLEXIBILITY

Free date changes and cancellations up to 31 days before departure on most trips.

A COMPANY YOU CAN
ACTUALLY TRUST

As reported by The Guardian and Which?, we’re doing right by our customers in light of COVID-19.

Every booking advances our goal

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