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Adventure holidays

  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Travel
    Helen Macdonald: the Sri Lankan adventure that restored my love of birding

    The ‘H Is for Hawk’ author relishes the island’s temples, tea estates and curries — but most of all its breathtaking wildlife

    A bird with a white chest, brownish-red plumage and wings, dark blue-coloured head and a silvery blue beak sits on the branch of a tree
  • Saturday, 17 May, 2025
    Travel
    At the helm for a tall ship adventure in the Mediterranean

    Aboard the three-masted schooner Blue Clipper for a 10-day hands-on voyage from Portugal to Monaco

    The view from the deck of a sailing ship at dusk, with a few thin clouds against a reddening sky
  • Saturday, 19 April, 2025
    Travel
    Deep into the Sahara, on a Mauritanian adventure

    As travel warnings ease and flights increase, David Pilling joins a tour operator’s ‘recce’, travelling from the coast into the desert to find dune seas, ancient villages and remote oases

    Six people on a ridge looking out across a vast sandy expanse with mountain ranges on either side
  • Saturday, 12 April, 2025
    Travel
    The Haute Route by e-bike

    A young Swiss company is offering the chance to tackle the Alps’ most famous ski touring route — the high traverse from Chamonix to Zermatt — on electrically assisted mountain bikes

    Four cyclists ride on a mountain pass, with snow-covered peaks behind them
  • Thursday, 6 March, 2025
    Travel
    Yachting the easy way: a flotilla tour of the Ionian Islands

    Even those with little experience — and a modest budget — can enjoy a taste of the yachting lifestyle

    A group of medium sized-yachts with their sails out in a wide bay with islands and mountains in the distance
  • Sunday, 2 March, 2025
    Travelista
    Four great African adventures

    Dream expeditions from Uganda to Madagascar

    The sala at Singita Kilima, Tanzania
  • Monday, 10 February, 2025
    HTSI
    On the slopes with the ski patrol – Chamonix’s first responders

    From rescuing errant skiers to monitoring avalanches, the unsung heroes of the mountains put one writer through his paces

    Professional freeskier Yan Viallet out with ski patrol in Chamonix
  • Friday, 31 January, 2025
    How To Spend It In...
    Annoushka Ducas’s ski guide to Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

    The jewellery designer loves its peaks, powder and pudding

    Annoushka Ducas in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    HTSI
    Dinner is served, at -25°C

    Meet the fine-dining outfit trying to make the ultimate frozen meal

    Seared tuna with pickled ginger kewpie mayo and caviar served by White Desert in the Antarctic
  • Saturday, 11 January, 2025
    Travel
    50 holidays to take in 2025

    From Arkansas to Zambia — and art to adventure — FT travel writers offer 12 months of holiday inspiration

    A woman stands on a ledge overlooking a town on the coast that is covered in snow
  • Saturday, 11 January, 2025
    Travel
    How to climb Everest in a week

    An Austrian guide will soon lead trips up the world’s highest peak in less time than an average beach holiday. Is adventure travel going too high, too fast?

    A hand pulls back the flap of a yellow tent to give a view over a snow-topped mountain in bright sunshine
  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    HTSIYour ultimate guide to all-weather gear
    Top skiwear for kids

    Cool kit for the winter slopes

    Boden all-weather waterproof coat, £75
  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    FT Series
    Your ultimate guide to all-weather gear

    There’s no such thing as bad conditions - only the wrong kit

    Endura MT500 waterproof bib trousers, £199.99
  • Friday, 3 January, 2025
    HTSISeven wellness journeys to help you find your feelgood
    10 adventures to tackle at 50

    An impending midlife milestone prompts one writer to update his bucket list 

    The Peking To Paris Motor Challenge
  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
    HTSI
    Six all-action adventure holidays for 2025

    Kitesurfing in Madagascar, fish spotting in Australia or driving through the Scottish wilds. Why not take your next trip to a new dimension?

    Rebecca Newman kitesurfing off the coast of Nosy Ankao island, Madagascar
  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
    Travel
    Postcard from Kyrgyzstan: where the ski lifts have four feet

    A ski adventure in ‘the Switzerland of Asia’ offers ascents by cable car, snowmobile — and on horseback

    Three groups of people ride horses through the snow against a mountain backdrop
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    Travel
    Travel writers’ discoveries — and disappointments — of 2024

    Stanley Stewart, Monisha Rajesh, William Dalrymple and many more share their personal discoveries — and disappointments — of the past year

  • Saturday, 16 November, 2024
    HTSISeven great travel destinations for 2025
    Journey to Kenya, and the cradle of man

    A safari in the country’s far north tracks back 1.6 million years to the roots of humanity

    Samburu warriors perform a traditional dance in Samburuland in northern Kenya
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Travel
    How the SUP went from novelty beach toy to adventurers’ best friend

    Taking part in a Scottish paddleboard marathon, Simon Usborne reflects on the sport’s unlikely evolution

    A person standing on a paddleboard in open water, paddling near rocky cliffs under a dramatic, cloudy sky, with mountainous terrain visible in the background
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Travel
    Hotel review: Puqio, a glamping retreat in Peru’s Colca Canyon

    Key Notes | Boutique hotel group Andean’s latest venture features lavish tents on the rim of the deepest canyon in the Americas

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in Argentina
    Patagonian tourism numbers sparks concerns over sustainability

    A clutch of luxury operators are trying to demonstrate that visiting the region can be managed responsibly

    A couple sits in a transparent, pod-shaped capsule suspended on the side of a steep mountain cliff, with snowy landscapes and rugged terrain in the background
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    FT SeriesWhere to go this autumn? The HTSI travel guide is here to help you make that booking
    Aspen, where art, aspiration and altitude collide

    Still going to the Colorado mountain town for the skiing? You’re missing the main event

    Prayer flags at the edge of the winter ski area on Aspen Mountain in Colorado
  • Sunday, 20 October, 2024
    FT SeriesWhere to go this autumn? The HTSI travel guide is here to help you make that booking
    Why First Nations tourism is flourishing in Canada

    Meet the new dreamcatchers of British Columbia

    Kayaking on Desolation Sound in British Columbia
  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
    Travel
    Following a family mystery to Iceland’s remotest village

    In his grandfather’s footsteps, Oliver Smith heads to a tiny off-grid community at the tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula

  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    FT SeriesPink Snow 2024: a winter sports special
    Skiing’s northern frontier: the wild slopes of Svalbard

    A small but growing number of skiers are discovering the joys of Svalbard’s remote mountains – just watch out for the polar bears

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