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Tour Intensity

How fit do I need to be to join one of your tours?

Our tours by their very nature involve a significant amount of walking, often in hot and humid climatic conditions, as well as scrambling over rough terrain on archaeological sites which are frequently rugged and with loose rocks underfoot. This can make them difficult to negotiate and physically tiring. Your physical fitness should therefore be of a level that will allow you to get the most from the chosen tour.

It’s important to note that on our gulet cruises, we do at times go ashore using the gulet’s dinghy. Therefore if you would like to join these specific onshore excursions, you will need to be able to safely descend/ascend the gulet’s ladder and step into and out of the dinghy. Members of the gulet’s crew and our guiding team will be there to assist you if needed but having good mobility and balance is important for your safety and enjoyment.

While all of our tours involve an element of walking, the distance, duration and terrain can differ considerably. So we’ve graded our trips to better help you assess the level of fitness needed in order to enjoy them to the full.

Light:

Our light tours include easy walks on mostly flat ground, often in towns or cities. Short stretches on tracks or paths may include some steps and uneven terrain. Walks are of short duration and distance, usually below 3km/2 miles or 2 hours, site tours likewise tend to be under 2 hours.

Moderate:

On moderate itineraries, key site tours can be of up to 5 hours’ duration. Walks are rarely over 2 hours in duration and 5km/3 miles in distance. Walking is mostly limited to flat terrain or towns, but some stretches may be on relatively steep slopes and narrow paths.

Intermediate:

Our intermediate tours include stretches of walking on narrow tracks, across rough terrain or on steep slopes. Distances rarely exceed 5km/3 miles, but some walks may last over 2 hours. On city tours, entire mornings or afternoons are spent on foot (5 hours, including breaks). Site tours last up to 5 hours.

Energetic:

On energetic tours, we cover distances up to approx. 8km/5 miles per day, including walks on rocky and rugged ground, sometimes off the beaten track, including some challenging tracks, paths requiring a good sense of balance, and long uphill or downhill stretches. Average walking/hiking duration is generally below 4 hours per day.

Intensive:

Our most intensive walking and hiking tours or cruises include some strenuous walks on rough ground or across rugged terrain, ascents or descents on steep slopes (mostly on pathways), narrow tracks and other challenges. The longest walks have a duration of up to 7 hours, covering maximum distances of approx. 18km/11 miles.

Tours by Intensity

Intensity 1

Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

Greece Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

Croatia A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

Exploring Rome

Italy Exploring Rome

Intensity 2

Athens off the Beaten Track

Greece Athens off the Beaten Track

Rome off the beaten track

Italy Rome off the beaten track

The Heart of Classical Athens

Greece The Heart of Classical Athens

The Heart of the Eternal City

Italy The Heart of the Eternal City

Exploring Sicily

Sicily Exploring Sicily

Exploring Crete Tour: Archaeology, Nature and Food

Greece Exploring Crete Tour: Archaeology, Nature and Food

Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

Cruising to the Cyclades

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

Cruising to the Cyclades

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

Easter in Athens

Greece Easter in Athens

Intensity 3

Exploring the Peloponnese

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

Turkey A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

Cruising the Lycian Shore

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

Cruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean

Exploring Hadrian's Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

UK Exploring Hadrian's Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

Cruising to Ephesus

Turkey Cruising to Ephesus

Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

Cruising the Dodecanese

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

Exploring Macedonia

Greece Exploring Macedonia

Cambridge Alumni Tour - Exploring Hadrian's Wall

UK Cambridge Alumni Tour - Exploring Hadrian's Wall

A Turkish Odyssey: Archaeology, Food and Wine

Turkey A Turkish Odyssey: Archaeology, Food and Wine

A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

Turkey A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

From Halicarnassus to Ephesus

Turkey From Halicarnassus to Ephesus

Cruising Western Lycia

Turkey Cruising Western Lycia

Intensity 4

Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

Intensity 5

Walking and Cruising Western Lycia

Turkey Walking and Cruising Western Lycia

Walking and Cruising the Carian Coast

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Carian Coast

Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

Accreditations

AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2015 Gold Award AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2017 Gold Award AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 Silver Award AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 Silver Award Best Travel Company for Arts and Culture Holidays Silver British Travel Award 2022 Member of AITO The Specialist Travel Association Member of ABTA the Association of British Travel Agents Member of ASTA The American Society of Travel Advisors Member of ABTOI the Association of British Travel Organisers to Italy

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