Active & Adventure Tours

Many of our favorite destinations offer excellent opportunities for active travel and soft-adventure touring. Upon request, all Artisans of Leisure itineraries can be customized to incorporate soft-adventure touring that is tailored to individual interests and abilities.

Experience the best of the outdoors through:

• Short hikes with expert local guides
• Multi-day treks on some of the world’s most beautiful routes
• Horseback riding on estates, ranches, estancias and haciendas
• Private scenic helicopter and fixed-wing flights over stunning mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, fjords and ancient ruins
• Walking on active glaciers
• Jet boat rides up wilderness rivers
• Bike rides through vineyards, forests and traditional villages
• Visits to custom bike fabricators in Italy
• Fly fishing on backcountry streams with a private fly fishing guide
• Scenic lake cruises with optional fishing
• Walking between traditional villages in the countryside to see how the locals live and work
• Snorkeling and diving in the Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos Islands, Red Sea and other incredible destinations
• Big-game safaris, wildlife spotting and bird watching
• Private photography expeditions
• Forest canopy and jungle walks
• Whitewater rafting, and river, lake and sea kayaking
• Hot-air balloon rides
• Martial arts and yoga lessons
• Golfing at some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world
• Skiing and snowboarding
• Tented-camp desert overnights and camel safaris
• Scenic drives
• Tickets to sports competitions and tours arranged around major sporting events such as the Olympics, the World Cup, Sumo, and bike, car and yacht races