URBAN MICRO-ADVENTURE


Cities can deliver a dose of active travel, too – especially when, like Cape Town, they boast jaw-dropping topography. Scaling Lion’s Head and the plateau of Table Mountain is thirsty work, but worthwhile for the bay views. Abercrombie & Kent combines the iconic hike with a surf session at the beachside town of Muizenberg and stand-up paddleboarding in Simon’s Town, bookending a pampering spa day. This bitesize trip is ideal for travellers who wish to add an active wellness mini break onto a South African safari holiday or winelands road trip.


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Book it: Cape Town for the Active is a three-night, tailor-made package by Abercrombie & Kent, featuring accommodation at luxury hotel One&Only Cape Town.


Guide price from £1,815 to £3,350. abercrombiekent.co.uk


MINDFUL RUNNING IN THE HIMALAYAS


A child soldier turned champion trail runner and National Geographic Explorer of Year – what better guide could there be for an all-female running retreat than Mira Rai? This trip balances exertion and reflection, pairing runs with meditation, singing-bowl sound healing and monastery visits. There’s no need to be an ultramarathon veteran – runs span four to 10 miles, with rest days.


Book it: Departing October 12, Nepal Trail Running + Wellness Retreat with Mira Rai is priced £6,036 for double occupancy or £6,988 for single. All accommodation, private ground transportation, domestic flights between Kathmandu and Pokhara, and daily meals are covered, as are guided runs, meditation classes, sound therapy


session and running clinics. runwildretreats.com


LA DOLCE LYCRA


An epic bike ride across Italy’s far north links the Dolomite Mountains to the Venetian lagoon, with wellness activities to try in Trentino province – from alfresco yoga to forest bathing to barefoot walking. Beginning at Brenner Pass, guests will pedal past South Tyrol meadows and ascend Passo San Giovanni for Lake Garda views. Then it’s onto the Euganean Hills, Europe’s largest thermal resort, where bathing in the volcanic springs will soothe saddle-weary limbs.


Book it: Headwater has multiple departures for its Brenner Pass to Venice Cycling self-guided tour. Priced from £2,029 in May, the seven-day package includes flights, B&B, GPS route directions and maps, bike hire, luggage transfers and ferry crossing on Lake Garda. Private forest bathing, yoga


and barefoot walking can be booked through Visit Trentino. headwater.com visittrentino.info


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