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World Expeditions’ women-only adventure weaves wellness and cultural activities into Australia’s 139-mile Larapinta Trail. Morning meditation and yoga focus the mind before heading through the Northern Territory’s red centre. The first day clambers from Alice Springs to Euro Ridge’s jagged outcrop, before hitting the base of Mount Sonder on day two and ending at Ormiston Gorge.
Book it: The two-night Larapinta Goddess Walk in Comfort includes tented camp accommodation, meals, all national park and camping fees, yoga mat and off-road transport from Alice Springs, plus a professional wilderness guide, support staff and yoga instructor. A September 16 departure costs £1,120.
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WELLNESS & adventure
ICELANDIC ODYSSEY
Who needs a spa when you have mineral-rich natural pools? Jokultungur’s rocky gullies are dotted with steaming hot springs and mud baths – blissful when trekking the Laugavegur Trail. National Geographic named this volcanic landscape in Iceland’s southern highlands as one of the world’s 20 best treks. Lava fields, sulphurous vents and black-sand desert give way to birch woodland and cascading rivers. After dark, it’s all about campfire tales and stargazing at cosy mountain refuges.
Book it: An August 7 departure for KE Adventures’ five-day, guided Classic Laugavegur Trail Trek, which includes all meals and mountain hut lodgings, starts at £1,710.
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FINDING BALANCE ON WELSH SHORES
Clients needn’t jet off to foreign lands for an invigorating ‘Zenventure’ – the Atlantic-lashed coast of Pembrokeshire is the perfect spot for honing surf skills and finding inner calm.
St Davids – the UK’s smallest city, set within a national park – is the location for an eco-conscious group retreat from Adventure Tours UK, where the days are spent learning to paddle, ‘pop up’ and ‘shred waves’ with an expert surf tutor, before gathering for sunset yoga classes on the sand. Guests can also get involved in a beach clean-up for an added feel-good factor.
Book it: Adventure Tours UK has a four-day package from August 18 for £665. Three nights’ boutique hotel accommodation, breakfast and one evening meal are included, along with transfers, two surf lessons, two beach yoga sessions, plus surfboard and wetsuit hire.
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