|
|
 
About the
website
John Osaki's Blog
|
 |
||
 Other Destinations  Over the years, Mountain Hiking Holidays has developed and operated mountain hiking trips to a variety of destinations either as scheduled departures or custom-designed itineraries for groups. Not all the trips that we've developed are offered every year. Here, you'll find a sampling of trips from past years. Please let us know if you have a specific interest in any of them. We would love the opportunity to help make your travel dreams a reality! Note that each of the following trips (or modifications thereof) may be booked as a private departure for your group of friends, family or colleagues. |
|||
|
|
|||
Maritime Alps of France and Italy.
(Hotel/inn-based itinerary.) Explore the Alps where they meet the Mediterranean! Here you'll find high
country landscapes as fine as anywhere in the Alps!Maritime Alps Slide Show  |
|||
|
Maritime Alps Inn to Inn. (Inn to
inn itinerary.) Hike across the Alps on this "inn-to-inn" trek starting in
the Alpi Marittime Nature Reserve in Italy and finishing at the
Mediterranean Sea near the lovely town of Menton on the French Riviera. Maritime Alps Inn to Inn Slide Show |
|||
|
Hokkaido. Enjoy hikes in the
volcanic mountains of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The wilderness
character of Hokkaido's backcountry makes it a joy for mountain hikers. Some
of Japan's finest national parks set the stage for a memorable Hokkaido
hiking experience. Hokkaido Slide Show |
|||
|
Island-Style Hiking on Kaua'i. Perhaps the
loveliest of the Hawaiian islands, especially for hikers, is the Garden
Island of Kaua'i which boasts some of Hawaii's most dramatic landscapes.
Take a break from the cold days of winter and indulge in a sun-drenched
Hawaiian hiking getaway! We run this trip using an "island-style" approach
so you'll have an opportunity to get a feel for Hawaii's laid-back
lifestyle. Kauai Slide Show |
|||
|
Romania. Explore the high Carpathians of
central Romania also known as the Transylvanian Alps or "Carpaţii Meridionali"
in Romanian. Extending across central Romania this 225 mile-long range
consists of several mountain groups each with its own distinctive landscapes
and hiking opportunities. |
|||
|
Transylvanian Alps Hut to Hut (Romania).
A challenging "hut to hut" hiking adventure along the main ridge
of Romania's Fagaras Mountains--one of the
longest continuous high mountain traverses in Europe. This trip is suitable
ONLY for very fit and experienced mountain hikers. The trip also includes a
sampling of Transylvania's treasury of castles, monasteries, fortified Saxon
churches and medieval towns. Transylvanian Alps Slide Show |
|||
|
Dolomites Hut to Hut. Hike across
the Dolomites along the long-distance Alta Via 1 from its start at Lago di Braies near
Dobbiaco to the Passo Duran near the southern Dolomites town of Agordo. On
this "point to point" hiking trip stay in mountain refuges (rifugi,
in Italian) and experience the peace and beauty of the mountains before the
day-hikers arrive and after they leave. This trip is best for hikers looking for
a bit of a challenge and who don't mind basic, hut-style accommodations. |
|||
|
Hiking the Great Wall of China.
Hike the less trammeled sections of Great Wall as it snakes its way across
the mountains of northern China. From Laolongtou where the wall plunges into the Bohai Sea, to the wilder wall at
Dongjiakou, to the magnificent stretches of the Jinshanling and Wohu Shan
walls this journey is designed with the hiker in mind! |
|||
|
Pacific Northwest Hiking in Olympic
National Park. Enjoy an off-the-beaten-path hiking experience in one
of the most beautiful expanses of mountain wilderness left in the lower 48.
Temperate rain forests, wilderness coastlines, flower-filled alpine meadows
and panoramic high-country views await! Olympic National Park Hiking Slide Show |
|||
|
Madeira and the Azores. Anchored
in the Atlantic Ocean west of the African coast, the temperate islands of
Madeira and the Azores boast some of Portugal's most dramatic mountains. On Madeira, an extensive network of paths along the
levadas makes the windswept highlands, plunging cliffs, and mossy
laurisilva forests accessible to hikers. In the Azores, crater
lakes, towering sea cliffs, hydrangea hedgerows, laurel forests and
Portugal's highest mountain combine in an enchanting landscape! |
|||
|
Carpathian Mountains (Hungary, Slovakia,
Poland). Journey across the breadth of the Carpathian mountain range
from the rolling, forested Bukk Mountains of northern Hungary to the compact
mass of soaring, glacier-carved crags that comprise the Tatra Mountains on
the Slovak-Polish frontier. |
|||
|
Picos de Europa of Northern Spain. Explore the Cantabrian Mountains (Cordillera
Cantábrica) from the Basque mountains of Anboto and Gorbeia in the
east to the Picos de Europa, a cluster of high limestone peaks straddling the border between the provinces of Cantabria
and Asturias. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|
||
