When you select a holiday, it's important to know if the tour is a good match for your fitness level. You want to make sure the pace of the walking, biking, hiking, paddling, or climbing you'll be doing is well-suited to you, your group or family members. On most tours, we transport all the gear. All you normally carry is your light daypack. The scale is from an easy (1) to a strenuous (5) tour. Every tour has an associated difficulty rating which you need to consider before booking the tour. That said, you'll get more enjoyment out of any tour if you are in good physical condition.

TOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS

Easy - Difficulty 1
A sedentary-to-average level of fitness is recommended. Activities may be optional. You should be in good health and physically fit enough for a full day of normal sightseeing and walking.

Easy to Moderate - Difficulty 2
An average level of fitness or some experience with the featured activity is recommended. While some activities may be optional, you may still have to walk, hike, bike or paddle for three to four hours daily. Includes less demanding sea kayaking trips.

Moderate - Difficulty 3
These active tours require you to have performed the featured activity regularly, with some periods on challenging terrain. Most activities are mandatory. Includes more demanding sea kayaking trips. You need to be in good health and physical condition to enjoy these tours.

Demanding - Difficulty 4
On these tours, you must be in very good health and physically extremely fit and are expected to hike or bike four to six hours over more steep or more rugged terrain. Includes more demanding sea kayaking trips (5-6 hours paddling a day).

Strenuous- Difficulty 5
Prolonged hiking/riding on moderate to difficult terrain (five to nine hours a day). Previous experience may be required. You should be in excellent health and top physical condition to enjoy such an experience.