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Top 5 Rest Days on Walking Trails
March 18 2012We’re often asked to recommend places to enjoy additional days along many of the long distance trails that we offer, so we thought we’d share with you our favourite places to enjoy extra
Top 5 Tips for walking a Long Distance Trail
March 13 2012If you’re planning to walk one of our long distance trails this year then you might find our “Top 5 Tips” a good way to help you prepare. We often receive feedback from our many
New Office and New Staff
March 05 2012Work for Absolute Escapes - Operations Assistant Required
December 09 2011Absolute Escapes is an ambitious and specialist tour operator, offering imaginative and unique travel experiences to our clients from around the world. Established in Edinburgh in 2004 we specialise
St Oswald's Way - walking packages now live
December 01 2011West Highland Way Tips
November 29 2011South Downs Way & Pembrokeshire Coast Path
October 19 2011Client's Holiday to Scotland
October 10 2011We're delighted that many of our clients write to us after their holiday has ended to let us know how they got on. We're always pleased to hear about their trip, where they went, what they thought
New Long Distance Walking Trails for 2012
September 26 2011Fly Direct to the Highlands from Amsterdam
September 20 2011The new Flybe route from Inverness to Amsterdam has now been up and running for a few weeks which is great news for our Dutch clients looking to fly direct to the Scottish Highlands.
Flybe are flying
Slackpacking the West Highland Way
August 31 2011A Perfect Island Escape
August 18 2011We’d been trying to arrange our first trip to the Hebridean Island of Colonsay for a few years now as we have plans to add this to our range of Island Escapes.
With a population of just over
Edinburgh Military Tattoo packages still available
June 07 2011UK Walking Map Added to Website
February 23 2011So, if you've ever wondered where the
Skiing in Scotland - the best conditions for years
January 09 2011North Uist featured on BBC Countryfile
December 21 2010New for 2011 - Walking Holidays on the Borders Abbeys Way
November 19 2010Client Photos on Facebook
November 10 2010We've posted these on our Facebook page, which you can access by
Walking Holidays in Wales now available
November 09 2010The Offa’s Dyke Path is a popular National Trail which stretches 177 miles from the Severn Estuary near Chepstow
Cumbria Way Walking Holidays now available
October 14 2010Our new walking holidays on the Cumbria Way have now been added to our website.
The Cumbria Way is an exhilarating walk which traverses the stunning Lake District National Park and provides an
Walking Holidays on the Cotswold Way for 2011
October 11 2010This is our 5th long distance trail in England, and runs 102 miles between the beautiful market town of Chipping Campden in the
Special Offer - Book by 30th October at 2010 Prices
October 04 2010We're delighted to offer a very Special Offer for October. Book your walking holiday for next year by the 30th October and you will only pay 2010 prices.Our 2011 prices will be
effective from the
Walking Holidays on the Kerry Way in Ireland
October 01 2010Dingle Way Walking Holidays for 2011
September 30 2010New Walking Holidays for 2011
September 20 2010We're delighted to announce that we're adding 5 new long distance trails to our walking holidays for the 2011 season.We'll be offering our first walking holidays in Ireland, with packages on the Kerry
West Highland Way joins the Appalachian Trail
August 06 2010European leg of the International Appalachian Trail (IAT). The existing trail
runs over 2,178 miles from Georgia to Maine and the plan is to
Edinburgh named Best UK Destination
May 04 2010UK by the Trip Advisor 2010 Travellers Choice Awards. The Isle of Skye, Loch
Lomond and the beautiful island of Islay also in the Top
Follow in Monty's Footsteps
April 29 2010the BBC then why not follow in his footsteps with one of our self-drive
packages to the magical Outer Hebrides.An 8-day
Monty's Great Hebridean Escape
April 29 2010on a BBC series at the moment called "Monty's Great Hebridean Escape".
If you've missed the first 2 episodes you can catch up on
West Highland Way in May - Package Available
March 30 2010Due to a cancellation we have a Premium package available for the West Highland Way in May.The dates are the 1st - 8th May 2010 and the route is itinerary WHW2 as featured
Absolute Escapes on BBC Radio Scotland
February 02 2010Andy was interviewed by Euan McIlwraith for a special section on walking the West Highland Way.
Walking Holidays Photos
January 29 2010Photos from our England and Scotland Walking Holidays now on Facebook
Walking Holidays in England
January 18 2010We've now added our new Walking Holdiays in England for 2010.
Special Offer - 2009 prices in 2010
January 07 2010Book any Walking Holiday by the 24th December and only pay 2009 prices
Kintyre Way - Scotland's newest long distance trail
December 04 2009Kintyre Way is Scotland's newest long distance trail. Check out the Kintyre Way page for full details of what this fantastic walk can offer.
Escape to the Highlands this Winter from £ 450.00 pp
December 04 2009Escape to the Highlands this Winter from £ 450.00 pp. Check out the Escape to the Highlands page for all the details.
