Lower carbon travel

Here you’ll find a selection of holidays that can help you choose a holiday that can help reduce your carbon footprint. Whether you choose to travel by train or boat rather than flying, or you take a UK-based holiday and shun your car for public transport instead, the people behind these holidays have gone that extra mile to help you choose more environmentally friendly methods of transport.

So enjoy the ride and keep in mind T.S. Eliot’s advice: ‘the journey not the arrival matters’. Read our stance on transport

We have 57 Lower carbon travel holidays

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our best selling Lower carbon travel holidays

Family adventure in the Dordogne, France Camping, boating, cycling & walking in France, from £609 - £635 (8 days) inc Eurostar	Isle of Wight self catering accommodation Quiet cottage near the beach from £300 - £798 per week (sleeps 4) Read 2 reviews	Scotland walking holidays Walking in Scotland from £745 - £895 (7-8 days) ex flights *late availability* Read 4 reviews	Hiking holidays in Scotland Unique and dramatic views, from £326 - £578 (5-7 days) ex flights *late availability* Read 1 review
Self catering accommodation for 2 or 3 people, Peak District Self catering accommodation in a converted barn from £216 - £300 per cottage 2-3 nights (sleeps 3) Read 3 reviews	Sailing holidays in Scotland Sail & walk on Scotland's west coast, from £435 - £1350 (2-10 days) ex flights *late availability and special offer* Read 1 review	Sea kayaking holiday in Scotland Sea kayaking in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, from £475 - £695 (6 days) ex flights *late availability* Read 1 review	Family self catering cottages in Peak District Cottages in a stunning Peak District location from £231 - £372 for the cottage for 2-3 nights (sleeps 4-5) Read 1 review
Photography holidays in Scotland Travel with Scotland’s finest photographers from £1295 (8 days) ex flights	Canoeing in North West Highlands An adventurous journey by canoe from £495 - £595 (4 -7 days) ex flights Read 3 reviews	Devon self catering accommodation 3 lodges & a cottage from £190 - £470 per week (sleeps 4-8) *late availability and special offer* Read 25 reviews	Sea kayaking holiday in Wales Sea kayaking explorations on the Pembrokeshire National Park coastline from £259 - £529 (3-5 days) ex flights Read 7 reviews
Spain mountain biking holidays, Sierra Nevada Awesome mountain biking in Andalucia's Sierra Nevada from £630 (8 days) ex flights Read 3 reviews	Walking navigation & mountaineering courses in Scotland Mountain skills courses in the beautiful Cairngorms from £183 - £477 (2-7 days) ex flights *special offer* Read 3 reviews	Yoga holiday in Greece Sun, sea and yoga in Southern Greece, from £490 - £690 (8 days) ex flights	Walking short breaks in Scotland Mountain sanctuaries for unique and dramatic views, from £199 - £454 (3-7 days) ex flights *special offer*
Isle of Wight self catering cottage nr Shorwell Delightful three bedroom cottage from £315 - £835 per week for the cottage (sleeps 6)	Samoens ski chalet in the French Alps ‘The best eco-lodge in the Alps’ (Sunday Times) from €2500 - €4900 per week (sleeps 12-14) *special offer*	Samoens gite and B&B in the French Alps Stay in ‘One of the finest chalets in the Alps’ (Saturday Guardian), from €1700 - €4800 per week *special offer*	Scottish Highlands luxury self catering accommodation From £450 (sleeps 2-4), £1100 (sleeps 8) & £2200 (sleeps 12-16) per week Read 2 reviews
Greek vegetarian cookery holiday Gain inspiration from classic & local dishes of the country, from £325 (7 days) ex flights	Mountain biking holiday in Wales Off-road Wales at its finest, from £225 (3 days) ex flights	Walking in Outer Hebrides & the Isle of Skye Peaceful hills, clear blue seas and vast deserted beaches, from £895 (7 days) ex flights *late availability* Read 2 reviews	Yorkshire self catering accommodation sleeping 4, England The perfect escape to the countryside; relaxing & environmentally friendly, from £375 - £625 per cottage per week (sleeps 4-5)