Adventure Travel

Explore's Trailwalker teams triumphed with 11 out of the original 16 starters completing the gruelling 100km walk, in atrocious weather this weekend.

This weekend, Explore staff will be taking part in the Trailwalker challenge. Along with 500 other teams, Explore staff will be challenging themselves to trek 100 km in 30 hours across the South Downs. All the teams taking part in the challenge will be raising much needed money for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

Travelling responsibly has always been at the heart of everything we do and this has been recognised by the awards and accolades we have received. Voting is now open for the Virgin Holidays 2011 Responsible Tourism Awards, awards in which we have previously won Best Tour Operator. This year we're hoping to be nominated in the Best Tour Operator for Local Experiences category.

Europe is full of hidden gems - destinations which may not spring straight to mind for a holiday but which are among some of our most popular trips. We’ve hand-picked some little-known facts about these places…

These are some of our current most popular tours in Europe, covering a range of different countries and activities. We could tell you all about how great they are but we thought what better way to show exactly why they’re so popular than hearing it directly from the people who’ve travelled on them…

We are happy to announce that we have joined forces with the Travel Photographer of the Year competition as sponsor of the Culture and Traditions category. Experiencing different ways of life is a key aspect of our tours and we're delighted to help bring images which celebrate this to the public.

The Lost Inca city of Machu Picchu often features on must do travel lists and it is little wonder why. It was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007 and is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With the launch of two new tours including 1 designed in collaboration with Emilio Estevez, there are now 4 ways to discover the Camino de Santiago with Explore

Explore staff meet with Emilio Estevez to talk to him about his new film 'The Way', and develop a new tour for Explore customers.

Whether you choose to Go Wild, Go Walking or Go Back in Time this summer - make sure you Go Explore!