Flight free holidays travel guide


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Our Flight free Holidays
Scotland guided rail tour, Skye & Glencoe
Visit Scottish castles and beautiful gardens by train
West Highlands guided rail tour in Scotland
Discover Scotland's Highlands & distinctive islands by train
Scotland island hopping holiday, car free
Explore three contrasting Scottish islands car-free
London to Cairo over land & sea tour
Travel flight free to Africa! Adventure from London to Cairo
Women only kayaking holiday in Sweden
All ladies kayaking journey full of know-how and inspiration
Scottish cruise, Hebrides and St Kilda
Outer Hebrides & St Kilda explorer cruise, Scotland
St Kilda, Outer Hebrides Cruise, Scotland
Cruise to St Kilda, Monachs, Outer Hebrides and Small Isles
Alentejo walking holidays in Portugal
Coastal and hill walking in the S. W. Alentejo, Portugal.
The Dales Way walking holiday in Yorkshire
Self guided walking holiday along the Dales Way
London to Uzbekistan by rail holiday
An epic overland adventure from London to Uzbekistan
Kerry Way short break walking holiday, Ireland
- The Emerald Isle's longest trail
Abergavenny studio accommodation, Wales
Abergavenny self catering basement studio in superb location
Sea kayaking holidays for couples in Devon
Accommodation set in C15th Devon cider orchard
Isle of Skye walking holiday, Scotland
Explore the Isle of Skye with a number of beautiful hikes
Mull circumnavigation cruise, Scotland
Staffa, Iona and Ross of Mull from our small cruise ships
Walking holiday in France
Traverse the vast limestone plateaux of the Causses
Loch Ness & Skye guided rail tour, Scotland
Discover Scotland’s Highlands & Isle of Skye by Rail
South Argyll cruise in Scotland, history and nature
Historic Villages & Gardens of South Argyll Scottish Cruise
Camino De Santiago walking holiday for families
Ideal Camino route for your Family!
Scotland by railway holiday
Experience authentic Scotland independently and car-free
Coasteering weekend in Wales
Traverse and explore the spectacular Pembrokeshire Coast
Sea kayaking short break in Pembrokeshire
Discover the beauty of the Pembrokeshire coast by sea kayak
Rota Vicentina Fishermen's Trail walking holiday in Portugal
Fishermen's Trail, S W Portugal self-guided walking.
Vegetarian bed & breakfast in West Wales
Vegetarian farmhouse, idyllic, peaceful location, West Wales
North Coast 500 cycling tour in Scotland
Fully supported cycling the Scottish North Coast route 500
Central Europe rail tour, 15 days
An exciting trip around the continent's fairytale cities
Walking holiday in Italy, in the Footsteps of St Francis
Wonderfully scenic walking and historic hilltop towns
Hebrides cruise, The Sounds of Mull, Luing, Shuna and Jura
Cruise the Sounds of the Hebrides: Mull, Luing, Jura, Shuna
Scotland West Coast cruise, Skye and the small isles
Scottish Holiday to Skye and the Small Isles | Cruise
Orkney & Shetland self drive holiday, Scotland
Island hop the wild Scottish Northern Isles on this week's holiday to Orkney and Shetland
What do flight free holidays entail?
Now, we’re not expecting this travel guide to convince you never to fly again. But if you’re reading this, then the chances are that you’re already thinking about at least reducing the amount you fly, quite possibly for environmental reasons. While this might seem a bit odd and counterproductive for a travel company – we actually think it would be great if everyone flew less.
So we hope this guide will do three things: 1) assure you that flying less is a great thing to accomplish; 2) show you that going flight free doesn’t mean limiting your travel ambitions; 3) give you some practical advice on where and how to get started.
Getting ahead of yourself
How our responsible tour operators can help
Many of the holidays on our website offer discounts to travellers who can prove that they’ve arrived by train, as part of their own commitments to sustainability. We also have travel partners, several of whom you’ll hear from in this guide, that go one step further. They can help you get to your holiday by rail, road or boat with expert advice you can rely on, and in some cases they’ll make all the booking arrangements for you. You can opt for Grand Tour-like train odysseys around the great European capitals with an Interrailing holiday, or a well off-the-beaten-track adventure to Georgia, Iran, or even the Arctic that will have you regaling dinner parties for years to come.Our top Flight free Holiday
West Highlands guided rail tour in Scotland
Discover Scotland's Highlands & distinctive islands by train
2021: 20 Jun, 18 Jul, 20 Sep
2022: 26 Jun, 24 Jul, 18 Sep