Cycling, walking, canoeing/kayaking, canyoning, zip wires, white water rafting – we could go on! Explore small group adventures tours offer exciting activity holidays worldwide.

Explore was founded over 25 years ago on the principle that travel should take you beyond the magnet of mass tourism and enable you to experience the real wonders of the world without compromising the integrity of their culture and environment.
One World …Explore It!

We are the UK’s leading independent provider of activity and adventure holidays. Our itineraries offer exhilarating experiences as diverse as zip wiring in Costa Rica, dog sledding in Finland and wildlife safaris in South Africa. Other activities include white water rafting, mountain biking, via ferrata, snowmobiling and many more.

All of our holidays take place in areas of outstanding beauty, often in National Parks, ensuring that you enjoy your activity week surrounded by stunning scenery. The long haul destinations involve a day dedicated to a community based or environmental project.

Flavours of Italy – celebrating 10th anniversary in 2008! Flavours Holidays have specially selected some of the most beautiful private palazzos and luxury villas in Italy, chosen excellent local cooks and personally planned the itineraries to make sure our guests enjoy an authentic Italian culinary experience!

We organise our Italian breaks for anything from a long weekend to a week long luxury break so that you can always find the kind of cookery holiday you’re looking for at a price that suits you, from a taster course in Bologna from £799 to a week long course in Puglia at £1,599.