Pilates for Hiking - New Year Special Offer!
Pilates can really help to prepare you for hiking. It can give you a spring in your step, help your strength and mobility and keep you enjoying the great outdoors for longer! We've a fantastic new year on-line offer from Jackie's own Pilates teacher.
Meet Will: our new recruit!
Will Binder is Jackie's nephew and the newest member of the HH team. This summer he graduated from Sheffield University and is now free to become a fully-fledged member of the team in 2023. Having experienced Hedonistic Hiking on both sides of the world, and having family in both...
Gastronomic adventures in Italy
Jackie's latest guest article for Sixty & Me looks at some the best gastronomic adventures you can have in Italy and highlights some of her personal favourites. Whether it's joining locals at a seasonal food festival, taking a cooking class or dining in a celebrated starred restaurant...
Three Great Reasons to visit Beechworth
Beechworth is one of north east Victoria's best-preserved gold-rush towns and a charming place for visitors to spend a few days. Our Hiking around Beechworth weekend takes place from...
Amazing Abruzzo
If you’re an Italophile in search of new vistas and experiences, make sure Abruzzo is near the top of your list. While this central region is one of the country’s least well-known, its landscape and unique atmosphere certainly make it one of the most memorable.
The Wine Bank
For the first time in 2022 we visited The Wine Bank in the tiny Piemontese village of Pollenzo. It is a comprehensive library of Italian wine, and houses more than 100,000 bottles from around 300 different producers from all over Italy.
One Hundred Years of Opera
2023 marks 100 years of Verona's stunning summer opera festival and hikers on our Austria and Dolomites tour in July 2023 will be lucky enough to arrive in the city just in time for an unforgettable performance of Aida.
Voyage to the centre of the Victorian Alps
If you are looking for a little alpine adventure in March of next year, then our Hiking the Victorian Alps tour could be just the right itinerary for you. Jaw-dropping scenery, delicious food and wine and two guides to look after your every need.
A 2 Star Dining Experience
On the final evening of our Tuscan Harvest tour we dine in one of very few restaurants in Italy to have 2 Michelin stars. The restaurant is called Arnolfo and is in the centre of Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Our Island Tours
Thanks to Covid, 2022 was the first year we have been able to run our two fabulous new island tours in Sardinia and Corsica. These long-awaited departures finally took place in September and the feedback from the Hedonistic Hikers who took part has been incredible.