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The Natural Adventure Company

Co-founded by Peter Duncan, former UK Chief Scout and BBC Blue Peter man, we have become the leading UK experts for self guided walking holidays and walking tours in the heart of the spectacular nature of the Balkans, Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.

Starting in 2011 by developing several walking itineraries in the Balkans, now we offer 80+ self guided walking holidays in 20 countries in our core region and beyond.

Explore unspoilt natural beauty, experience traditional regional cuisine and relax in comfortable hand-picked hotels – all this at an unbeatable value.

Testimonials

We had an amazing holiday in Greece and were blown away by Zagori, the quality of the accommodation and the hospitality of the locals. The organisation of the trip was fantastic and  everything went exactly as planned. Please thank all of your team for their hard work in making our holiday such a memorable and exciting […]

Mo & Ann Owen

The Rhodopes tour allowed us not only to admire the beauty and escape of the Bulgarian countryside but to enjoy a completely different culture with the locals. We were presented with steaming piles of doughnuts for breakfast and indulged in the hotels’ spas at the end of our treks. The tour was organised with military […]

Gabrielle Phillips

Thank you for a fantastic holiday – we enjoyed the varied hotels and the walks were easy to follow. Bulgaria was a revelation – we loved the landscape and the people and your pocket money goes a long way. Your company is a pleasure to deal with – nothing was too much trouble and your […]

Di, Dave & Hannah Nicoll

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Peter Duncan

TV adventurer, former UK Chief Scout and one time Blue Peter man.

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Why us

The Natural Adventure Company is dedicated to offering unforgettable self guided walking holidays that place our hikers in the very heart of a diverse selection of outstanding natural environments and provide the opportunity to soak up the culture and history of the regions they visit. Because we’ve got our feet firmly on the ground… Our destination and route specialists are […]

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Where we go

We have carefully hand-picked for our self guided walking holidays in Europe such locations that provide a range of exceptional natural diversity within a relatively compact geographical region. When Peter Duncan took up a friend’s invitation to make his first visit to the Balkans, he was faced with an abundance of surprises. He happily admits: […]

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The Daily Mail

Feeling on top of the world on Bear Mountain. When two neighbouring countries both seek to talk up their green credentials in a bid to attract environmentally savvy travellers, it... read more

The Sunday Times

Here's one I walked earlier He’s the Blue Peter presenter who branched off into his own daredevil series. Little surprise, then, that Peter Duncan – aka Duncan Dares – still... read more

The Daily Mail

The land of monks and honey: Bewitched by Bulgaria's Rhodopes mountains. Just before I left Britain I had the chance to listen to some beautiful harmonies sung by the London... read more

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