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Would you rather outsource the organization of your nature trip? Accommodation, transfers and luggage transport by a local travel specialist? Book your hiking or biking trip via Nature Travel Lab directly with local specialists. It is sustainable and economical. For every booking we contribute to nature conservation in the Netherlands. View the hiking and biking trips our local partners offer and request a quote. Also for your Nature stay: book directly with the owner.
Organized hiking trip Rota Vicentina: 8 days on the Fisherman’s Trail
8-day hiking trip Rota Vicentina: the Fishermans trail with local specialist Self-guided, fully taken care of by a local specialist: Fishermen’s Trail from Cercal to Odeceixe On day five you board a boat to cross the mouth of the Mira...
8-day hiking tour of the Aeolian Islands
Hiking across smoking volcanoes: an organized hiking tour of the Aeolian Islands On Vulcano, you know you’ve arrived before you even set foot on shore. The sulfur already hangs over the harbor. A smell that hovers somewhere between a match...
Cycling along the Lakes Route: five days, a handful of Swiss lakes, and not a car in sight
Cycling the Merenroute: 227 kilometers through Switzerland at a leisurely pace The first thing you hear isn’t traffic, but a cowbell. You’re standing in Vevey, on the shore of Lake Geneva; you’ve just dropped off your suitcase at the baggage...
10 Hidden Natural Gems in Europe
Europe’s Most Beautiful Hidden Natural Spots: Request Your Free Guide The spots you won’t find in any travel guide. Curated for free by a nature travel specialist. What would you do if you knew of a place where nature still...
8-Day Hiking Tour with Overnight Stays in Langsua National Park in Norway
Hiking in Langsua National Park: An Eight-Day Hut-to-Hut Trek Through Norway’s Best-Kept Secret Less than an hour’s drive from Jotunheimen, Norway’s most famous mountain region, lies a national park that most travelers completely overlook. Langsua National Park is larger than...
Wilderness Taste in Femundsmarka: Six Days of Hiking Through Scandinavia’s Largest Wilderness Area
6-day hike through Femundsmarka National Park on the border between Norway and Sweden Reindeer on a white sandy beach, pine forests that give way to open tundra, and on the fifth day, you’ll cross—literally on foot—from Norway into Sweden. Femundsmarka...
Hiking through Norway’s oldest national parks: the Classic Rondane & Dovre Traverse
8-day self-guided trek through Rondane and Dovre for experienced hikers Imagine this: eight days of hiking through a landscape that has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. No cars, no signs of civilization—just you, a backpack, narrow trails through...
Haut Jura Hiking Trip: Along Lakes and Mountains
4-Day Hiking Trip in the Haut Jura: Along Lakes, Waterfalls, and Mountains There are few regions in Europe where nature is as unadorned and as distinctly present as in the Jura. Not the Jura you might know from cheese platters...
Hiking through the Jura Mountains: vineyards, cliffs, and Comté
4- or 5-day hiking trip in the Jura Mountains: Echappée Jurassienne There are some trips where every step is a reward. The Echappée Jurassienne hiking tour through the Jura Mountains is one of them. For four or five days, you’ll...
Coastal Hiking in Sardinia: 8 Days Through Untamed Nature and Crystal-Clear Waters
8-Day Hiking Tour of Sardinia Along the Southwest Coast: Unspoiled and Surprising Nature Hiking in Sardinia means the scent of the macchia, the breeze from the Mediterranean Sea, and a trail that winds past rugged granite cliffs. Views of turquoise...
Hiking in the Catalan Pyrenees: A 7-Day Trek Through Villages, Nature, and Gastronomy
Catalan Pyrenees: Hiking Through the Mountains, Villages, Nature, and Gastronomy This hiking tour through the Catalan Pyrenees takes you through beech and oak forests, along centuries-old shepherds’ trails, picturesque mountain villages with Romanesque churches, and at the end of each...
Hiking in Salento, Puglia: From Lecce to Santa Maria di Leuca
8-Day Hike in Salento Along the Coastal Trail on Italy’s Southeast Coast The Salento Coastal Trail, located at the southernmost tip of the “heel” of the Italian boot in Puglia, is one of Europe’s most authentic and undiscovered hiking destinations....
Salento by Bike: Two Seas, Seven Nights, and the Most Authentic Side of Italy
Salento by Bike: An 8-Day Tour Along Two Seas in Puglia Imagine this: you’re cycling early in the morning along a narrow road lined with centuries-old olive trees. The sun is just beginning to rise, it’s still pleasantly cool, and...
Puglia & Basilicata Walking Tour (8 days): Sassi, Trulli, and Baroque in Italy’s Most Beautiful South
8-Day Hiking Trip Through Puglia and Basilicata: The Most Beautiful Part of Southern Italy This 8-day hiking trip through Puglia and Basilicata is: waking up in the morning among the cave dwellings of Matera, hiking through the olive groves of...
Thames Path Highlights: 5-Day Hiking Trail from Henley-on-Thames to Windsor (self-guided)
Hiking the Thames Path: A 5-Day Tour of the Highlights There are walking routes where you naturally start to slow down after just ten minutes. Not because it’s hard—quite the opposite—but because you keep seeing something that calls for a...
West Highland Way Highlights (5 days): Bridge of Orchy – Fort William | Self-guided hike
West Highland Way Highlights: 5-Day Hiking Trip from Bridge of Orchy to Fort William Do you want to hike the West Highland Way, but focus mainly on the sections that are the reason you’re coming to Scotland? Endless high moorland...
Hiking the Highlights of the Fife Coastal Path
Fife Coastal Path Highlights: 5-Day Self-Guided Hiking Trip from Leven to St. Andrews Want to experience Scotland at your own pace? This self-guided walking tour along the Fife Coastal Path is the kind of trip where you find yourself thinking...
Cycling Vacation in Naxos, the Quietest Island in the Cyclades
Discover Naxos by Bike: A Sustainable Island Tour Through the Heart of the Cyclades White villages, mountain landscapes, coastal roads, and olive groves: Naxos is an island best explored at a leisurely pace. And what better way to do that...
Cycling in the Douro: An 8-day e-bike tour through the vineyards
Cycling in the Douro Valley: Exploring Terraced Vineyards, Wine Villages, and Viewpoints by E-Bike (8 days) The Douro Valley is one of those places where you automatically slow down. Not because you have to, but because you want to: terraced...
Cycling the Portuguese Coastal Camino (Porto–Santiago): The Pilgrimage Route Along the Sea
Cycling the Portuguese Coastal Camino (from Porto to Santiago): the leisurely pilgrimage route along the coast Want to experience a Camino adventure, but with the wind at your back and the Atlantic Ocean by your side? This self-guided Portuguese coastal...
Hiking Trip in the Peloponnese: Rugged Mani, Cape Tainaron, and the Stone Fairy Tale of Monemvasia
Hiking Tour of the Peloponnese: the rugged Mani, the Viros Gorge, and fairy-tale Monemvasia There are places in Greece where you feel like you’ve accidentally stumbled upon a secret door. The Peloponnese is one such place. And especially the Mani:...
Peloponnese Tour: Hiking from Xirokambi to Poros
Authentic Peloponnese Tour: From Xirokambi to Poros on a 10-Day Hiking Trip Do you dream of a trip to the real Greece? Away from the crowds, surrounded by nature, with plenty of room for both relaxation and adventure? This unique...
Cycling the Val de Zafán Greenway: An 8-day route to the Ebro Delta
Cycling the Val de Zafán Greenway: From the Rugged Inland to the Ebro Delta (and the Sea) Are you looking for a cycling vacation in Spain that feels like slow travel—without heavy traffic, surrounded by nature, and with plenty of...
Hike & Bike Kefalonia: 8 Days by E-Bike and Sunrise Hike
Hike & Bike Kefalonia: 8 Days of Hiking, Biking, and Tasting Wake up in Argostoli, grab a bike, and take a leisurely ride along the coast into town. Later in the week, you’ll also be at the summit of Mount...
Ojos Negros Cycling Route: 8 Days Along Spain’s Longest Greenway to Valencia
Ojos Negros: A Beautiful Bicycle Route Along the Greenway to Valencia Are you looking for a cycling trip that feels like one long succession of silence, open spaces, and “how beautiful is this?”—without heavy traffic every day? Then the Vía...
8-Day Cycling Tour: Dolomites – Trieste (Italy, Austria, Slovenia)
8-day bike tour from the Dolomites to Trieste: three countries, one epic finish by the sea Imagine this: you’re slowly winding your way down from the Dolomites toward wide valleys, crossing borders along the way as if it were nothing,...
Camí de Ronda: Hiking Trip on the Costa Brava
Along the Camí de Ronda: Costa Brava Hiking Trip (S’Agaró–Begur) The Camí de Ronda on a 7-day independent hiking trip. Hike one of Spain’s most beautiful coastal trails: from elegant S’Agaró to charming Begur. Azure-blue bays, pine trees, fishing villages,...
Hiking Vacation in Málaga: Enjoy the Sun, Mountains, and Silence
Hiking in Andalusia: A 7-Day Hiking Vacation Near Málaga When you think of Andalusia, you might think mainly of beaches, flamenco, or the city of Seville. But the mountains around Málaga really surprised me. In Andalusia, you can go hiking...
Hiking in Valle Maira: The Most Beautiful Mountains in Piedmont
Hiking in Valle Maira: An 8-Day Hiking Trip Through the Italian Alps Quiet mountain villages, green alpine meadows, majestic peaks, and the feeling that you’ve discovered a place where time has stood still. That is the Valle Maira, a hidden...
8-Day Hiking Vacation in Val d’Orcia
Val d’Orcia Hiking Vacation: From Montepulciano to Siena in 8 Days 8-day hiking trip from Montepulciano to Siena Hills covered with cypress trees, medieval towns, vineyards with Brunello grapes: welcome to the Val d’Orcia. During this 8-day self-guided hiking tour...
Winter Adventure in Fjällnäs, Sweden
Winter Vacation in Sweden: 8-Day Active Adventure in Fjällnäs Want to spend a week feeding reindeer, driving a husky sled yourself, and skiing—both downhill and cross-country—through the white heart of Sweden? In Fjällnäs, that dream will come true this winter....
8-Day Hiking Tour of the Costa Verde, Portugal
Costa Verde, Portugal: A Hiking Trip Along the Green Coast of Northern Portugal Escape the hustle and bustle for a week and discover the Costa Verde, the green coast of northern Portugal. A peaceful, self-guided 8-day hiking vacation. Hike at...
Grande Traversata Elba: An 8-Day Hike
The Grande Traversata Elbana: an eight-day trek across the island of Elba from east to west Napoleon was already familiar with the island. In 1814, he was exiled to Elba and spent nine months at Villa San Martino, overlooking the...
O Salnés, Portuguese Way: 9-day walking tour
O Salnés Camino Portugués: the spiritual route from Valença This version of the Camino Portugués combines the Portuguese Camino with the Translatio route (also known as the Ría de Arousa–Ulla River route). This route is the historical origin of all...
Cycling in Puglia: An 8-Day Tour and Tips
Cycling in Puglia: A 8-Day Tour of the Highlights Puglia, in the heel of the boot, is an ideal place for cycling. The terrain is fairly flat and rolling. It’s especially wonderful to visit here in the spring and fall....
The Via di Francesco: A 13-Day Hiking Trail Through Tuscany and Umbria
Hike the Via di Francesco from Tuscany to Umbria The Via di Francesco (St. Francis Route) is not a true pilgrimage route. Until a few years ago, there had never even been any pilgrims following in the footsteps of St....
Small-scale and sustainable nature stays
Our sustainability criteria for overnight stays
Using these sustainability icons, you can easily see in what area an overnight stay is active with its sustainability policy.
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Food
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Special spots in nature
We select the nicest accommodations with all a focus on sustainability policies. Think luxury Treehouses in the middle of nature or a boutique hotel in the countryside. Sustainability categories range from organic cuisine and mindfull focus to waste separation and zero-waist policy.
Luxury overnight stay in nature
The accommodations all have something unique and of course a location in or near nature. Spending the night in nature does not always mean sleeping in a tent. Find special and luxurious nature stays for your active vacation or just for your slow travel experience.
Comfortable overnight stay in nature
The overnight focus on sustainability policy gives attention to comfort and quality.
They often use their own vegetable garden or local cuisine. Much attention is paid to the quality of the accommodation, the environment and the guest.