Walking in North Lake Garda, centre based

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CARBON REDUCTION

This self-guided, centre-based walking tour in North Lake Garda is based in Riva del Garda or Arco, with guests walking between 10-18km per day. It is slow by its very nature, taking guests along dramatic lakeside paths, forest trails, olive groves and mountain viewpoints around the northern shores of Lake Garda.

With all of our tours, we encourage our guests to travel to and around Italy using buses and trains whenever possible. On this tour, guests use local buses on several walking days, including routes to Torbole, Tenno and, when needed, Arco, helping reduce the need for private transfers. As guests stay in one base throughout the trip, this also reduces the number of accommodation moves during the holiday.


ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

This walking tour takes guests through some of North Lake Garda’s lakeside, mountain and woodland landscapes, including the Strada del Ponale, Punta Larici, Sentiero Busatte Tempesta, Lago di Tenno and the Marmitte dei Giganti. The route also passes along the Sarca River, through vineyards, olive groves and woods above Torbole and Nago.
We remind guests to practise Leave No Trace throughout their trip, especially when walking through forests, lakeside areas and mountain trails around Lake Garda.
With regards to drinking water, we ask guests to bring refillable water bottles as well as a reusable shopping bag to avoid single-use plastic during their trip. We also ask guests to take any packaging away with them and be mindful of not dropping litter.
We have an in-house expert, who shares tips and advice with our guests in trip notes, blogs and newsletters. For example, on how to reduce their impact on the environment and wildlife and respect the places and communities they pass through.

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LOCAL ECONOMY

Accommodation on this centre-based tour ranges from small family-owned B&Bs to hotels in Riva del Garda or Arco. They have been carefully selected based on a variety of criteria including their location, warm hospitality, good local food and connection to the area.
As guests are based in Riva del Garda or Arco throughout the trip, their spending can directly support local businesses over several days. Only breakfast is included, and so guests are encouraged to buy lunches and snacks in local shops, pre-order packed lunches where needed, and dine either through their accommodation or in restaurants in the local area.


EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

All of our partners in Italy are locally employed and play an important role in contributing to the local economy. At home, we have a strict policy to pay all our own employees and team members a living wage and fair wage, with holiday entitlement. In the hiring process, we prioritise experience, qualifications and passion, emphasising that race, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality are not factors of consideration. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace based on skills and expertise. We also endeavour to support any guests with visible and non-visible disabilities or any special requirements, when possible.