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Tailor Made Trekking

Posted September 24, 2009 , trackback

Jude Limburn Turner

There are many existing itineraries out there for trekking holidays and it can be difficult to choose between them. If you want to do something a little different, some tour operators will create tailor made holidays and tours to accommodate people with individual requests. Think of the amazing possibilities that arise with planning your own tailor made trekking itinerary.

Where Do You Want to Go?

The world is full of exciting holiday destinations. When travelling to a new country everyone wants to see the sights that make a destination special, but real travellers will want to experience its unique landscape too. Imagine visiting Tanzania without trekking up Kilimanjaro. Why restrict the Grand Canyon to a day trip on an American west coast holiday when you can explore it from top to bottom as part of your tailor made trekking holidays in the USA?

Tailor made Trekking

You would be mistaken for thinking tailor made holidays are the reserve of expensive luxury beach holiday operators. Tailor made tours are affordable ways to get the most out of an exhilarating country, its attractions and its landscape.

You should consider combining trekking expeditions with more traditional holiday attractions.
In China, you could plan a trip walking on the Great Wall with a visit to the Terracotta Warriors at Xi’an. A gentle Rajasthan trek could incorporate a tour of the many cultural and historic sights of this area including the Taj Mahal, Jodphur and Udaipur. In Africa, your tailor made tours might include both trekking and safaris for a complete bush experience.

In South America you could arrange a tailor made holiday trekking the Inca Trail to the breathtaking lost city of Machu Picchu followed by a tailor made tour of other Inca sites and historic cities such as Cusco and Lima. Alternatively, why not try a more off-the-beaten-track trekking destination such as Ecuador where there are several options for tailor made holidays that could include a trek amongst the high volcanic peaks of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo together with a cruise to the Galapagos Islands and a tailor made tour of the highlights of colourful Quito or the lesser known Highlands area.

Holidays Tailored to You

Many tailor made holidays involve trekking an extended or altered route, or upgrading existing routes with more luxurious accommodation. Frequently holidays are arranged with different dates to the regular itineraries. Itineraries might be planned to suit the requirements and desires of families trekking together, or a group of friends looking for a unique tailor made tour experience. There are always likely to be limits to what is possible or manageable, depending on the resources available in the proposed destination, but even your more outlandish requests won’t go unheard.

In the past, newlywed walkers have arranged tailor made holidays trekking as part of their honeymoon, enjoying the romantic mountaintop views as they share their special holiday together. They then embarked on tailor made tours of the cities nearby, absorbing the local culture. It makes you wonder if it might be possible to have a mountain-top wedding. Of course, you’d have to find a mountaineering priest and a wedding party willing to follow you up a mountain!

It’s important though to remember that tailor made trekking is not just about mountains. Treks vary in distances and difficulty and there is a variety of landscape to enjoy. You might like to follow Bedouin paths in the desert to the ancient site of Petra, or even plan your own alternate itinerary for the classic Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal.

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