Adventure Travel

Earlier this year we ran a ‘Share Our Passion’ competition. We asked you to tell us your favourite destinations across the world and why you’re passionate about them. We received a wide range of interesting answers which you’ll start to see popping up across the website soon.

Extra March departure just launched! It's not too late to book your trip to witness one of nature's greatest shows - the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). This winter is billed as the best in 50 years for viewing the spectacular lights, caused by highly charged electrons from the solar wind interacting with elements in the earth's atmosphere.

A group of our Moroccan Tour Leaders share some of their favourite things about their country, including its history, people and the sights, sounds and smells of ‘the gateway to Africa’.

Kosovo was only declared a country in 2008 therefore it is pretty new to the tourist map and you may not be aware as yet what it has to offer. Read on for the five best highlights of Kosovo

Dedicated list tickers will have been interested to learn which countries Lonely Planet guides have recently nominated to be the top ten to explore in 2013. Focusing on where they think visitors should consider going, rather than where they have already been, the Lonely Planet team have pulled together the views of staff, travel writers and the wider travel community. Explore runs tours to eight out of the ten nominated countries. So, are you ready to tick some of them off?

We are pleased to say that India's Supreme Court have lifted the ban on tourism to India's tiger reserves.

We recently announced the sad news that our much loved tour leader, Deepen Rai, was involved in a plane crash in Kathmandu, along with seven of our customers. In response to the huge volume of requests, we have set up a dedicated fund to support Deepen’s family.

Following the sad news that seven of Explore’s customers were tragically involved in Friday’s plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, we offer our deepest condolences to all the friends and family who have been affected during this extremely difficult time.   

What better Christmas present could you give yourself than an adventure? Whether you choose to head for the sun or snow, we have a whole range of adventures still available for this festive season. With time fast running out before the big day, now is the time to book while flights are still available.

Many people gave up their summer holidays this year to stay home and watch the Olympics and Paralympics. If you fall into this group, or if you just want a late getaway, our Product Team have a few ideas for you. They create all of the holidays we offer so they know a thing or two about where’s good to escape to in October!