Active Travel Adventures

By Kit Parks

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Subscribers: 60
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Episodes: 172

John D
 Aug 9, 2018
This is a fantastic podcast. Kit does an amazing job of giving you tips for the kinds of outdoor activities I want to do on my vacations. I feel like she does all the legwork and planning for me! Each episode is like going on a mini-vacation.

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Looking for a FUN adventure for your next vacation? Active Travel Adventures curates multi-day world wide adventure travel holidays for reasonably fit folks who love to hike, bike, paddle or otherwise stay active for a more immersive experience when they vacation and explore our planet and its people. These are all adventures that YOU can do, especially if you train (I'm 64, so if I can do it, so can YOU!). It's easy to find the right adventure for you: We cover mild adventures like cycling (flat) the historic and beautiful Netherlands, to taking an African safari, to taking a walking holiday from one medieval village to the next in Europe. And if you are up for a bigger challenge, then check out climbing Kilimanjaro, trekking to Everest Base Camp or Annapurna in Nepal's majestic Himalayan mountains, or hiking the Mont Blanc circuit through Italy, France and Switzerland. But most adventures we cover are rated a 3 out of 5 for difficulty. Examples include (eBikes available) cycling Greek islands or island hopping from Split to Dubrovnik in Croatia (both while sleeping on a cool ship!), hiking in Banff, the Dolomites, Patagonia, or trekking to Machu Picchu. Long distance hikes we cover include the Coast to Coast and Cotswold Way in England, the West Highland Way in Scotland and other famous UK trails. Of course, we often cover doing an El Camino, including the French Way (Camino Frances), the Portuguese Way, the Primitivo, the original way from Oviedo. We've even BIKED the El Camino! We have also walked the Camino's sister trail, the Kumano Koda trail in Japan. If you like the water and to paddle, we've rafted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon (and we've hiked the Grand Canyon, too!) as well as through Canyonlands National Park. We've rafted the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, as well as day trips as part of other trips on the Pacuare River in Costa Rica and the Tulley River in Australia. We've also snorkeled the Galapagos Islands and the Great Barrier Reef! Naturally, we cover the amazing National Parks, including Olympic, Acadia, the Grand Canyon, Arches, Zion, Arches, Rocky Mountains and more! Sometimes we even travel on horseback, including in Iceland, Ireland and other exciting destinations! Often the trips are multi-activity, like the ones in New Zealand, Italy, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Costa Rica. On multi-activity trips, we mostly hike, but we usually do some biking and paddling as well. Sometimes we go on expedition cruises, like to Antarctica, the Falkland and South Georgia islands or to Greenland. Here we hike and get to paddle among the icebergs, while traveling on a small ship for closer access to the amazing landscape! On occasion we backpack and camp, but mostly we day hike and stay in comfortable inns at night. We have backpacked St Olav Ways in Norway, the Kungsleden trail in Sweden, in Iceland and Greenland, as well as section hiked the Appalachian Trail, or 'AT'. We visit exotic countries like Bhutan, Vietnam and Thailand. In short, we cover the world's most exciting adventures that regular people can do on their vacation. Sometimes, we cover skills that you need in order to go on an adventure, from traveling solo, how to choose a tour company, how to save money for travel, how to save money ON travel, and outdoor skills you need to learn (also check out our sister podcast, the Adventure Travel Show podcast (ATSP) for deep dives into adventure skills). ATA's mission is to inspire and empower you to lead a bigger life through adventure travel. Travel the Active Travel Adventures way! Be sure to visit the ActiveTravelAdventures.com website where we make it easy to find the right adventure for you! You can search by time of year you can travel, what activity you want to do and which continent you want to visit. Learning about all the outdoor skills from ATSP are available to check out there as well. We aim to be your one stop shop for adventure travel! One the website, you can see photos and videos of the adventure covered, plus get more information about the trip covered. You can also get a FREE Travel Planner for each adventure by signing up for our once a month newsletter.

Episode Date
Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part II
Apr 18, 2024
Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part I
Apr 04, 2024
Patagonia Part II: Hike, Bike and Kayak Argentina and Chile
Mar 21, 2024
Patagonia Part I: Hike the W Trek in Argentina
Mar 07, 2024
Galapagos Adventures: Go Independent or on a Group Tour? Part II
Feb 15, 2024
Rafting the Grand Canyon Revisited
Feb 01, 2024
Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I
Feb 01, 2024
Explore Ireland by Horseback! Galway and Clare Multi Day Trail Ride
Jan 18, 2024
30 Best Travel Podcasts for 2024
Jan 04, 2024
Improving Resilience and Grit
Dec 21, 2023
Grit and Resilience : One Woman's Story
Dec 21, 2023
Avoiding Crowds on the El Camino : The First Stages of the French Way
Dec 07, 2023
25 Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want
Nov 16, 2023
Advice for doing an El Camino These Days plus my Primitivo Camino
Nov 02, 2023
England's Coast to Coast Path : Walking Holiday
Oct 19, 2023
Boat and Bike Tour non-Touristy Greek Islands
Oct 05, 2023
Hike the Israel National Trail - Long Distance Hiking
Sep 21, 2023
You Did It! Listener Stories
Sep 07, 2023
Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans
Aug 17, 2023
Peru Adventures : Humantay, Palccoyo, Huacachina, Uyuni Salt Flats and more!
Aug 03, 2023
Trek Machu Picchu and Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru
Jul 20, 2023
The Power of Yes
Jul 06, 2023
Building Your Bucket List
Jun 15, 2023
Austria Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure
Jun 01, 2023
Banff Canada : Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure
May 18, 2023
Greenland Expedition: Hike and Kayak the World's Largest Wilderness Fjord System
May 04, 2023
Horseback Iceland Riding Adventure
Apr 20, 2023
American Ramble Neil King Jr
Apr 06, 2023
Behind the Scenes of a Polar Expedition Ship
Mar 30, 2023
Antarctica Expedition Part II
Mar 16, 2023
Antarctica Expedition including the Falkland and South Georgia Islands
Mar 02, 2023
Bike (or Walk) the El Camino : The Portuguese Way
Feb 16, 2023
Climb Kilimanjaro - The Lemosho Route
Feb 02, 2023
Croatia Adventures : Hike, bike and paddle Split to Dubrovnik
Jan 19, 2023
Best Travel Podcasts for 2023
Jan 05, 2023
Boat & Biking Tour of Southern Holland
Dec 15, 2022
Boat and Bike Tour Holland's Hansa Region
Dec 01, 2022
Why We Travel with Patricia Schultz
Nov 17, 2022
Great Travel Gifts They'll Actually WANT
Nov 03, 2022
Longer Trip Travel Preparation of the Body, Mind (and Suitcase!)
Oct 20, 2022
Costa Rica Camino Part II
Oct 06, 2022
Costa Rica Camino : Part I
Sep 15, 2022
Best Travel Apps
Sep 01, 2022
New Zealand South Island Adventures : Part II
Aug 18, 2022
New Zealand South Island : Part I
Aug 04, 2022
Section Hike the Appalachian Trail - 'the AT'
Jul 21, 2022
European Self-Guided Walking Holidays
Jul 07, 2022
Adventures in the Algarve region of Portugal
Jun 16, 2022
Hike the Via Algarviana Trail in Portugal's Algarve Region
Jun 02, 2022
North Island of New Zealand Multi-Sport Adventures
May 19, 2022
Norway Trekking Adventure
May 05, 2022
El Camino Primitivo - the Original "Way"
Apr 21, 2022
Greenland : Trek the Arctic Circle Trail
Apr 07, 2022
Bike the Portuguese Way Camino de Santiago
Mar 17, 2022
Iceland Adventures
Mar 03, 2022
Part II : Croatia Island Hopping Boat and Bike Adventure from Split to Dubrovnik
Feb 17, 2022
Croatia - Part I - Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, Zadar and Split
Feb 03, 2022
Slovenia Hike Bike Paddle
Jan 20, 2022
25 Best Travel Podcasts for 2022
Jan 06, 2022
Hiking the Dolomites in Italy
Dec 16, 2021
Bikepacking the Erie Canal Trail
Dec 02, 2021
Travel Tips and Insights
Nov 18, 2021
100th Episode Anniversary Special
Nov 04, 2021
Ecuador Volcano and Amazon Jungle Adventures
Oct 21, 2021
Galapagos Hiking and Snorkeling Adventures
Oct 07, 2021
Isle Royale National Park
Sep 16, 2021
BIG news in the Adventure Travel World Plus Travel Today
Sep 09, 2021
Raft the Colorado River thru Canyonlands National Park
Sep 02, 2021
North and South Dakota, Apostle Islands , Lake Superior and more
Aug 19, 2021
Hike Japan's North Island of Hokkaido
Aug 05, 2021
Training for Adventure Travel
Jul 29, 2021
Hiking Colorado - The Sophie Diaries
Jul 15, 2021
Hike the West Highland Way of Scotland
Jul 01, 2021
Hike and Bike Southern Utah
Jun 17, 2021
Hike Utah's 'Mighty 5' National Parks
Jun 03, 2021
Hiking the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and Northern Arizona
May 20, 2021
Hike the Red Rock Canyons of Sedona
May 06, 2021
USA Camper Van Road Trip - Appalachian Mountain Towns
Apr 15, 2021
Hiking the Grand Canyon
Apr 01, 2021
2022 Travel with Me PLUS USA Camper Van Travel Now
Mar 18, 2021
Hike the Camino de Costa Rica Part II
Mar 04, 2021
Hike the Costa Rica Coast to Coast Camino
Feb 18, 2021
Gorilla Trekking Uganda
Feb 04, 2021
Best Travel Podcasts for 2021
Jan 28, 2021
Everything You Need to Walk (or Bike!) the El Camino de Santiago
Jan 07, 2021
Hike Big Bend and Carlsbad Cavern National Parks
Dec 24, 2020
Trek Nepal's Annapurna Circuit
Dec 10, 2020
African Hiking and Safari Adventures
Nov 26, 2020
Hike and Kayak Iceland Adventure
Nov 12, 2020
Summer 2020 Camper Van Road Trip Concludes Part III
Oct 29, 2020
Camper Van US Road Trip 2020 Part II
Oct 15, 2020
Camper Van US Road Trip 2020
Oct 01, 2020
The 'Summer of Kit' continues
Sep 03, 2020
Travel in a Different World
Jul 16, 2020
Green Shoots: Industry Panel Travel Update
Jul 09, 2020
Morocco Adventures
May 14, 2020
The West Highland Way of Scotland
Apr 30, 2020
Jordan Adventures in Petra and Wadi Rum
Apr 16, 2020
Coping, Silver Linings plus an Action Plan
Apr 09, 2020
Banff National Park Canada Adventures
Apr 02, 2020
Trekking North India's Valley Of Flowers And Chopta Trek
Mar 19, 2020
Raft the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Mar 05, 2020
Hike the Dolomites
Feb 20, 2020
Adventures In Flagstaff Arizona
Feb 06, 2020
How to Choose a Tour Company
Jan 13, 2020
Antarctic Expedition : Going to the Ends of the Earth
Jan 09, 2020
Top 25 Travel Podcasts of 2020
Dec 26, 2019
El Camino de Santiago
Dec 17, 2019
Crossing The Peruvian Border Into Bolivia: Hike, Bike, And Paddle Through History
Nov 28, 2019
Peru And Bolivia Adventure: Hike, Bike & Paddle
Nov 14, 2019
Backpack the Mummy Range in the Colorado Rockies
Oct 31, 2019
Multi-Activity Baja Mexico and the Day of the Dead
Oct 03, 2019
Hike Wind River Range Wyoming
Sep 19, 2019
Kumano Kodo Trail In Japan
Sep 05, 2019
Cycle Tour Northern Thailand from Bangkok to Chiang Rai
Aug 22, 2019
Teton National Park Adventures
Aug 08, 2019
Exploring Acadia National Park
Jul 25, 2019
50th Anniversary Celebration : Most Popular Shows
Jul 11, 2019
New Zealand North Island Part III
Jun 25, 2019
New Zealand Part II South Island Adventure Part II
Jun 12, 2019
New Zealand South Island Adventure Part I
May 27, 2019
Training For Adventure Travel
May 11, 2019
Adventures on Lake Jocassee at Devil's Fork State Park SC
Apr 27, 2019
Cycle Tour Vietnam and Cambodia
Apr 14, 2019
Banff National Park Canada : Hike, Bike and Paddle
Apr 04, 2019
Building Your Bucket List
Mar 19, 2019
Great Barrier Reef region of Australia
Feb 28, 2019
Hike St Olav Ways of Norway - Long Distance Trail
Feb 19, 2019
Hike Italy : The Italian Lakes District
Jan 23, 2019
Hike SW Portugal's Rota Vincentina
Jan 20, 2019
NC Crystal Coast Adventures
Jan 07, 2019
Solo Adventure Travel Tips and Advice
Dec 16, 2018
Hike Mont Blanc Circuit in France, Italy and Switzerland
Dec 03, 2018
Peru adventures: Hike Machu Picchu, bike the Sacred Valley and Paddle in the Amazon rainforest
Nov 26, 2018
Quebec Multi-Sport Adventure Travel
Nov 04, 2018
England's Cotswold Way Long Distance Walking Path : Part Two
Oct 29, 2018
Introduction to the Active Travel Adventures Podcast
Oct 25, 2018
Multi-Sport Adventure in Glacier National Park
Oct 25, 2018
Hike the West Highland Way : Scotland's Most Popular Long Distance Trail
Oct 25, 2018
Hike the Long Distance Kungsleden Trail in Sweden
Oct 25, 2018
Hike and Snorkel the Galapagos Adventure
Oct 25, 2018
Travel Safely Tips
Oct 25, 2018
Pisgah National Forest : US National Forests Hike
Oct 25, 2018
Adventure Travel Bhutan in the Himalayan Mountains: Part Two
Oct 25, 2018
Adventures in Bhutan Part I: Culture
Oct 25, 2018
Walking the El Camino in Spain
Oct 25, 2018
Lodge to Lodge Trek Nepal along the route to Mount Everest
Oct 25, 2018
Conquer Your Adventure Travel Fears
Oct 25, 2018
Adventures in Costa Rica: Hike and Paddle
Oct 25, 2018
UK's Best Walking Holidays
Oct 25, 2018
Cycle Tour the Danube River from Passau to Vienna
Oct 25, 2018
15 Benefits of Adventure Travel
Oct 25, 2018
Whitewater Raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
Oct 25, 2018
Hike, Bike and Kayak Adventures in Cassis France
Oct 25, 2018
Climbing Kilimanjaro Part One
Oct 25, 2018
Climb Kilimanjaro Part II
Oct 25, 2018
Wildlife Safari in Tanzania Africa
Oct 25, 2018
Great Barrier Reef Plus More Adventure in Australia
Oct 25, 2018
Hike Olympic National Park
Oct 25, 2018
Sprained Ankle while Hiking with Dr. Christopher Segler
Oct 25, 2018
Multi-Day Bike Tour in Italy's Stiletto Heel: Puglia
Oct 18, 2018
Hike Iceland
Oct 18, 2018
Adventure Travel Planning Guide
Oct 18, 2018
Hiking Volcanoes in Nicaragua
Oct 18, 2018
Trek Annapurna in Nepal
Oct 18, 2018
Italian Dolomite Hiking and Cycling Adventure
Oct 18, 2018
Hike Patagonia in Chile and Argentina: The W-trek and more!
Oct 18, 2018
Hike Mont Blanc Circuit through Italy, France and Switzerland
Oct 18, 2018
Hike Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru plus Amazon Rainforest
Oct 18, 2018
Cotswold Way Walking Holiday
Oct 18, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions about Adventure Travel
Oct 07, 2018
Hike the West Highland Way : Scotland's Most Popular Long Distance Trail
Oct 04, 2018