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Multi-day trekking routes on every continent, from the world's most iconic trails to remote paths few walkers ever find. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The Tour du Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. New Zealand's Milford Track. Mount Kilimanjaro's Lemosho Route. Japan's Nakasendo. The Camino de Santiago. Nepal's Annapurna Circuit and Everest Base Camp trek. Patagonia's W Trek in Torres del Paine. Global Hiking Tours covers guided and self-guided formats, hut-to-hut networks, teahouse trekking, and wilderness camping for every level from first-time trekker to seasoned mountaineer.
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The world's most complete trek — subtropical valleys, high-altitude desert, and a 5,416 m pass above the clouds.
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Europe's mountaineering capital: ride the Aiguille du Midi to 3,842m, carve the legendary off-piste Vallee Blanche glacier run, and toast Mont Blanc from a sun-drenched terrace.
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Bali's laid-back neighbour — trek the crater rim of Mount Rinjani, island-hop the snorkel-clear Gili Islands, and surf empty south-coast breaks.
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Norway's sculpted coast — cruise the sheer walls of the Naeroyfjord, ride the Flam Railway past thundering waterfalls, and hike the heights above Bergen's harbour.
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Wild, cinematic Scotland — drive the single-track drama of Glencoe, search for monsters on Loch Ness, and warm up with a Speyside dram by the fire.
Car-free beneath the Matterhorn: 360km of piste across three valleys, Europe's highest cable car to 3,883m, and fondue under the most photographed peak on earth.
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TravelWell Expedition Index
Ranked by TravelWell's editorial team on access, uniqueness, ecological integrity and the particular quality of being somewhere that makes you reconsider what travel actually is.
Everest Base Camp Trek
Nepal
The most famous trek in the world. Sixteen days through Sherpa villages and Buddhist monasteries to the foot of the world's highest mountain. The Khumbu Glacier, the view from Kala Patthar at sunrise — there is a reason this is every hiker's list.
Torres del Paine (W Trek & O Circuit)
Chile
The W Trek and the O Circuit are the world's finest multi-day hiking experiences: the granite towers of the Paine massif, the Grey Glacier, the condors overhead, the particular wildness of the Patagonian weather.
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Peru
Four days along an Inca road through cloud forest to the Sun Gate, and then the moment: Machu Picchu emerging from the mist on the morning of the fourth day. No other hike in the Americas competes.
Milford Track
New Zealand
Declared the finest walk in the world by the London Spectator in 1908, and the assessment holds. Fiordland National Park, waterfalls, mountain passes, and a permit system that keeps the track pristine.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
The world's highest walkable summit — no technical climbing required. The walk through five distinct climate zones to the roof of Africa at 5,895 metres is the most accessible extreme altitude experience on earth.
West Highland Way
United Kingdom (Scotland)
96 miles from Milngavie to Fort William through the Scottish Highlands. The combination of dramatic scenery, whisky distilleries, and village pub stops makes this Europe's most enjoyed long-distance trail.
Tour du Mont Blanc
France / Italy / Switzerland
The 170km circumnavigation of Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. The greatest mountain scenery in Europe, accessed on foot, over 11 days of genuine alpine walking.
Kumano Kodō
Japan
Ancient pilgrimage trails through the Kii Peninsula — UNESCO World Heritage listed, and one of the only trails in the world that shares that designation with the Camino de Santiago. The walking tradition here is 1,000 years old.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)
Spain / France
The world's most famous walk has been completed by millions of pilgrims over a thousand years. The French Way (790km from St. Jean Pied de Port) is the classic route. The point is not the destination — it is the walking.
West Coast Trail
Canada
One of the world's great coastal hiking trails: 75km along Vancouver Island's wild west coast, through rainforest and across beaches that are only accessible on foot. Permit required, numbers strictly controlled.
Snowman Trek
Bhutan
One of the world's most challenging and remote multi-day treks. 25 days through high Himalayan passes, ancient monasteries, and a landscape that very few people have ever seen.
Laugavegur Trail
Iceland
The Laugavegur Trail from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk: four days through volcanic highlands, hot springs, and glacial rivers. The most dramatic hiking landscape in Europe.
Atlas Mountains (Imlil to Toubkal)
Morocco
The High Atlas traverse from Imlil to Toubkal — North Africa's highest peak — combines Berber village culture with genuine mountain walking at altitude.
Dolomites Via Ferrata
Italy
The via ferrata routes through the Dolomites are the world's most dramatic fixed-rope assisted hiking: iron rungs, cables, and ladders up sheer limestone walls between mountain huts.
Larapinta Trail
Australia
550km through the West MacDonnell Ranges in the Australian Outback. Red rock gorges, ancient Aboriginal country, and the specific beauty of the Australian desert at dawn.
Annapurna Circuit
Nepal
The classic Himalayan circuit trek: 16–21 days circumnavigating the Annapurna massif through rice paddies, rhododendron forests, and the Thorong La pass at 5,416 metres.
Jordan Trail
Jordan
650km from Umm Qais in the north to Aqaba on the Red Sea, through Wadi Rum, Petra, and the Dana Biosphere Reserve. Walking culture in the Middle East, properly done.
GR20
France (Corsica)
Widely considered the toughest long-distance trail in Europe: 16 stages through the granite Corsican highlands, with technical sections requiring real fitness and navigation ability.
Fish River Canyon
Namibia
A five-day walk through one of the world's great canyons — second in size only to the Grand Canyon. Permit required; only open May–September. Remote, difficult, and extraordinary.
Choquequirao Trek
Peru
The trek to the Choquequirao ruins — a site comparable in scale to Machu Picchu with 1% of the visitors. Four days of steep Andean walking to a place that genuinely feels undiscovered.
TravelWell Expedition Index destinations are selected and ranked annually by our editorial team. Rankings reflect access difficulty, ecological uniqueness, operator quality and the irreplaceable quality of the experience. Destinations marked with a guide link have full TravelWell coverage.
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