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Dalmatia by Bike and Boat

This guided boat and bike tour of Dalmatia and its islands starts and ends in Split, exploring amazing coastlines, medieval towns, old villages and picturesque bays. You will be based on a traditional steel-hulled vessel, offering accommodation in simple but comfortable en-suite double or twin cabins.

from £455 Book now

King Ludwig Way

from £525 Book now

Coastal and Levada Trails of Madeira

from £560 Book now

Loyalty Programme

We value all our customers and we are proud and happy when someone wants to make a second or a third trip with us or recommends us to a friend. We are pleased to reward the support of all our return customers and all who refer a friend with a 5% price reduction on any holiday they book with us, anytime, anywhere.

The Natural Adventure Company

Co-founded by Peter Duncan, ex-UK Chief Scout and BBC Blue Peter man, and Alex Pazderski, former investment banker, avid adventurer and acclaimed expedition kayaker, we have become the leading experts in arranging self guided walking holidays and cycling holidays in Europe and beyond.

Starting in 2009 by developing several pioneering walking programmes in the Balkans, now we offer 200+ self guided walking and cycling itineraries as well as some meticulously curated privately guided treks in over 30 countries. And with offices in London, Dublin and Sofia, we have become a truly international company, able to serve our customers anywhere in the world.

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

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Winter Snow

Winter walking and snowshoeing holidays

WIne Trails

Walk in beautiful countryside and enjoy a glass of great local wine at the end of the day

Portugal Walking Holidays, camino portugues inland way

Camino Walks

Camino and Pilgrimage Walking Tours

The Balkans

Discover the wonders of unspoilt nature

Our self guided holidays allow you to choose your start dates, travel partner, grade levels as well as adventure, discovery and guided options and city, beach and spa extensions.

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Testimonials

We took our first holiday in Romania with the Natural Adventure Company this summer, but very much doubt that it will be our last. The staff was helpful in the utmost, tailoring the trip to our needs and offering detailed and insightful advice. The routes were well planned and beautiful, and on the one occasion […]
Jane Liddy

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

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Peter Duncan

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

Eagles Eye and Canyon of Waterfalls, self guided walking holiday Bulgaria

Why Choose Self-Guided?

Outstanding value
Choose your date
Choose your companions
Baggage transfers arranged
24/7 in-country support
Hand-picked hotels
Detailed route information
Freedom to explore

Why us

The Natural Adventure Company is dedicated to booking unforgettable self guided walking holidays and cycling holidays that place our walkers 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 […]

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: […]

In the Press

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 Independent

Kosovo: Harmony prevails in this corner of the Balkans. I had come primarily to trek in the mountains, and discovered that borders count for nothing when you are high up... read more