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Don’t-miss global adventures experiences
Researched, tiered and placed — a selection of 24 from our 487 experiences across 171 destinations (12 shown here). Open a destination to see everything it holds.
Zermatt, SwitzerlandMatterhorn Trail to the Hornli Hut approachwalk the flanks of the Matterhorn toward the historic Hörnli Hut, the climbers' basecamp — big-mountain hiking without the rope St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria400 km of summer trails + the Valluga viewpointin summer St. Anton opens more than 400 km of marked hiking trails through the Verwall and Lechtal ranges, with cable cars to Rendl Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceClimb Mont Blanc (4,808 m) with a guidestand on the roof of western Europe — the peak where mountaineering began in 1786 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandEngadin lakes + larch-forest walkthe gentle high-plateau trail past St. Moritz, Silvaplana and Sils lakes, framed by larch and peaks — easy, spectacular, glorious in autumn gold Kitzbühel, Austria500 km of trails from the doorstepKitzbühel offers 500 km of marked hiking trails across the Kitzbüheler Alpen, from gentle valley walks to the Kitzbüheler Horn Aix-en-Provence, FranceMontagne Sainte-Victoire hike (shoulder season)climb Cézanne's mountain to the Croix de Provence for a vast Provence panorama — the immersive way into the landscape that made the art Amboise, FranceLoire à Vélo château ridepedal the flat, signed riverside greenway between châteaux, with e-bikes and luggage transfer making a self-guided château week easy Andermatt, SwitzerlandGuided Gemsstock off-piste freeridethe steep, exposed off-piste faces of the Gemsstock are the runs that made Andermatt a freeride name Appenzell, SwitzerlandEbenalp -> Äscher -> Seealpsee circuitcable car to Ebenalp, through the Wildkirchli cave-hermitage to the cliff-hung Äscher, then down to the emerald Seealpsee The Ardennes & the Belgian Countryside, BelgiumKayak the Lesse, Ourthe or Semois — or hike the GR trailspaddle deep river valleys through the forest — gentle water on the Semois near Bouillon, livelier runs on the Ourthe near La Roche Arles, FranceThe Arenes (Roman amphitheatre) — still in usea 2,000-year-old, two-tier amphitheatre that once seated ~20,000 and still fills for férias and concerts — climb the tower for the rooftop-and-Rhône view The Baltic Coast (Rügen & Usedom), GermanyThe Jasmund cliff hike + a Kap Arkona cycle daythe high-bank trail past the Königsstuhl and Victoria-Sicht through UNESCO beech forest with the Baltic breaking white below — Germany's most dramatic coastal walk Zermatt, SwitzerlandMatterhorn ascent (or Breithorn 4,000 m taster) with a guidestand on — or train toward — the most famous summit in the Alps St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria220 km of bike routes + the EldoRADo bike parka marked 220 km network toward Verwall, Moostal, Rendl and Gampen-Kapall, plus the EldoRADo bike park and the Verwall adventure valley Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceRide the Aiguille du Midi to 3,842 mthe highest vertical cable-car ascent on earth — 2,807 m in 20 minutes St. Moritz, SwitzerlandThe Morteratsch glacier valley walkan easy, awe-inspiring walk up the Val Morteratsch toward the Bernina glaciers, reached by the Bernina line — big-mountain scenery on the flat Kitzbühel, Austria120 km of mountain-bike trails120 km of MTB paths plus lift-served descents make Kitzbühel a genuine summer biking base — e-bike tours to mountain huts included Andermatt, SwitzerlandSki-touring from the Gotthard hubthe high, central position opens serious backcountry in every direction Appenzell, SwitzerlandSeealpsee lakeside + a mountain-hut lunchthe milky-green lake mirrors the Säntis peaks; a ~1-hour walk from Wasserauen reaches the foot-access-only Berggasthaus Forelle / Berggasthaus Seealpsee for a lunch Arles, FranceCamargue safari — flamingos, horses, salta 4x4 or guided day into the delta Zermatt, SwitzerlandBreithorn 4,000 m guided summit daythe most accessible 4,000-metre peak in the Alps, reached from the Klein Matterhorn lift St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaThe Verwall adventure valley — a family day outa legend path, tree-top ropes course, a suspension bridge over the roaring River Rosanna, a lake with playground and BBQ Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceA glacier-travel or alpine-climbing course with the world's oldest guiding companylearn crevasse rescue, roped travel and alpine climbing with the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix St. Moritz, SwitzerlandPiz Nair / Corviglia summer viewpoint + high trailride the funicular and cable car to Piz Nair for a summer panorama over the Upper Engadin lakes, then a high traverse back
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