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LIST: ACTIVITY HOLIDAY OPERATORS

These are specialist companies offering or operating activity breaks and holidays in the UK and overseas.
5 Star Tennis Holidays 01234 482240 Tennis holidays and breaks for singles, couples and families at the 5-star Vale do Lobo resort on the Algarve in Portugal.
Actif Vacations 020 7514 1745 Cycling, walking, golfing, tennis, horse-riding and trout fishing holidays in the French Pyrenees
Active Alpine 020 7692 0939 What the ski operator, Ski Amis, gets up to in the summer. Multi-activity holidays in the French Alps. Parapenting/paragliding, canyoning, walking/trekking, mountain biking, horse-riding, etc.
Activities Abroad 0845 080 2233 Wide range of activities such as walking, cycling, canyoning, paragliding, parascending, etc, in France, Spain, Turkey & Greece for groups families and companies.
Active People Holidays 0115 9856830 We're talking 'seriously' active here. If your idea of a fun holidays is training for the London marathon, this one is for you. Swimming, mountain biking, triathlon, kayaking, etc
Alp Active 0845 12 098 72 Self catering studios and apartments in the French alpine village of Les Gets with a wide range of activities on offer, eg. mountain-biking, white-water rafting, canyoning, paragliding, etc.
Alpine Summers 070 5024 4968 Activity holidays in the Alps (France, Switzerland, Austria or Italy), including white water rafting, mountain biking, trekking, canyoning, hydrospeeding, & glacier skiing/snowboarding.
Cinnamon Activity 01932 842221 Activity breaks in the UK & Alps
Colletts Mountain Holidays 01763 289660 Mountain activities in the Italian Dolomites.
Crystal Active 0870 405 5038 Crystal Holidays have a dedicated brochure offering activity holidays in the French, Italian, Swiss & Austrian Alps and Slovenia. Mostly walking and mountain biking, but also white-water rafting, paragliding, kayaking, canyoning, climbing, horse-riding, tennis, water skiing, and surfing.
Cycle Active 01768 881111 Mountain biking and multi-sport activities in the UK and worldwide.
Escapade Holidays 01684 541444 Mountain biking, walking, white water rafting, hydrospeeding, tennis, etc in the French Alps
Events Together 020 8241 2907 Activity weekends and holidays for singles who enjoy the outdoors. Everything from sailing, mountain-biking and caving to walking, climbing and white water rafting, mostly in the UK.
High & Wild 01749 671777 Adventure/trekking specialist with a wide range of adventurous activity holidays all over the world, including some extreme stuff like skydiving over Everest.
Jagged Globe 0845 345 8848 Mountaineering courses & expeditions all over the world.
Lejair 01362 687 000 Hang-gliding training and holidays in Andalucia
Minster Travel Service 0161 969 5603 Summer & winter activity holidays for couples, groups, families and singles to the Wilden Kaiser-Brixental area of the Austrian Tirol. Activities include cycling, walking, mountaineering, white water rafting, skiing etc.
Moran Mountaineering 01520 722361 Operates mountaineering courses, holidays and expeditions in Scotland, the Swiss Alps and the Himalayas.
Mountain Travel Sobek 01494 448901 Hiking, trekking, rafting, kayaking, expeditions and multi-sport activities worldwide.
Muir's Tours n/a A non profit making organisation, accredited by Responsible Tourism & the Royal Geographic Society, specialising in small group travel with activities such as trekking, white water rafting, horse riding, kayaking, biking, climbing in a range of destinations worldwide.
Nae Limits 01350 727242 Extreme sports & activities in Scotland.
Original Travel 020 7978 7333 Stylish programme of active breaks throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Pura Adventura 0845 22 55 058 Rafting, fly-fishing, glacier climbing, horse-riding, sking & cycling in Chile. Walking, canoeing and mountain biking in the Picos mountains of northern Spain.
Pure Alpine Holidays 01273 778 006 Pure Alpine Holidays specialise in combined ski and tennis holidays in winter and tennis and activity holidays in summer - particularly in the Austrian resort of Brand. (It helps that all the staff are either very good, or professional, tennis players and skiers!)
Pure Vacations Surfing holidays worldwide. (They call the holidays to Africa "surfaris"!)
Reach4theAlps 01382 731719 Mountain activities holidays, particularly for families, in and around Morzine in the French Alps, including white-water rafting, canyoning, mountain biking, rock-climbing, horse riding, etc.
Rock & Ice UK 01335 360490 Offers a range of training courses, mainly in the UK, for outdoor activities such as rock-climbing, orienteering, caving, abseiling, etc. Not really a tour operator. Suitable travel arrangements & accommodation are listed for self-booking.
Rock & Sun 0871 871 6782 Rock climbing holidays and courses in the UK and abroad.
Space Between 0870 243 0667 Mountain trekking in the French Alps, plus abseiling, canyoning and other mountain activities.
SwimTrek 020 8696 0764 Swimming adventure holidays. Swim the Hellespont between Europe & Asia and then swim off the beaches at Gallipoli. Or swim between Greek islands. Or swim with seals in the Hebrides. Take your pick, the oceans are your playground!
Voyage Concepts 020 8399 9090 Voyage specialise in adventure experiences for groups, offering trekking, biking, canoeing, diving etc in environments from the arctic to the desert.
Water by Nature 01488 72293 Whitewater rafting and kayaking trips in worldwide destinations.
WaveRiders 0870 745 5646 Kite surfing holidays on Egypt's Red Sea coast, Cyprus, and Margarita island, Venezuela.
Why Don't You... 0845 838 6262 Special interest holidays division of WEXAS, the longstanding and well-known holiday club. WDY has a wide selection of activity holidays on water, on snow, on land and in the air.
Xdream 0870 350 7873 A new (May 04) activity holiday brand from the Dream Holiday Group who are best known in the UK for Hawaiian Dream, the specialist tour operator to Hawaii. Xdream's flagship product is the Maui Kitesurf Experience, but the portfolio also includes Scuba Diving and Learn to Surf packages in Hawaii, and Ski & Snowboard breaks in 50 American ski resorts.

Notes

  • Wannasurf.com is an useful guide to surf locations worldwide
  • Pure Vacations is a guide to surfing holidays
  • Tall Stories (020 8939 8739) started out as an adventure sports holiday operator, but now specialises in charity fund-raising events and challenges (biking, rafting, etc).

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