Headwater, the self-guided holiday specialist, has launched its new Walking and Cycling brochures for 2027, featuring new-for-2027 itineraries across Europe and beyond.
*All details correct at time of publication (21 October 2026)
The Walking brochure brings together Headwater’s self-guided and private guided walking holidays alongside its Pilgrimages and Cultural Tours collections, while the Cycling brochure covers self-guided cycling and e-bike holidays, as well as canoeing, multi-activity and cross-country skiing trips.
Headwater has been the self-guided specialist since 1985 and today offers more than 300 walking, cycling and cultural trips across six continents.
Every itinerary is built around hand-picked accommodation and expert route planning, with 24/7 support, luggage transfers on applicable holidays and, on various routes, official directions via the Headwater Navigation App.
Walking brochure highlights:
- Walking in El Hierro – Ancient mule routes, pine forests and volcanic landscapes on the smallest and most remote of the Canary Islands. Seven nights from £1,059pp.
- Walking in the Albanian Alps: Tirana to Shkodër – A ferry ride across Koman Lake into the mountains, the crossing of the Valbona Pass to Theth and a visit to the Blue Eye spring. Seven nights from £1,299pp.
- Provence Walking in Van Gogh’s Footsteps – A short break based in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, walking the Alpilles hills to the monastery where Van Gogh painted, the Roman ruins of Glanum and the medieval village of Les Baux-de-Provence. Four nights from £729pp.
Cycling brochure highlights:
- Heart of Veneto Cycling – Easy rides through the vineyards of the Berici Hills from a family-run agriturismo, with day trips to Venice, Vicenza and Padua. Seven nights from £1,119pp.
- Cycling the Hills of San Gimignano by E-Bike – Medieval hill towns, the Sienese hills and a stretch of the Via Francigena, from a single base near San Gimignano. Seven nights from £1,479pp.
- Sarajevo to Dubrovnik by E-Bike – The restored Ćiro Trail through the Dinaric Alps, Herzegovina and the Neretva Valley to the Adriatic at Dubrovnik. Seven nights from £1,749pp.
Cultural tour highlights:
- Wonders of Jordan: Petra, Desert & Dead Sea – Roman Jerash, the mosaics of Madaba, guided visits to Petra, a night at a Bedouin-style camp in Wadi Rum with a sunrise 4×4 drive. Seven nights from £1,129pp.
- Uzbekistan: A Journey Along the Silk Road – Samarkand’s Registan Square, Bukhara’s Ark Fortress and the walled old town of Khiva, with a private English-speaking guide throughout. 10 nights from £2,149pp.
- Tromsø, the Gateway to the Arctic – A winter short break on Tromsø’s harbour front with a small-group Northern Lights chase and optional reindeer sledding with a Sami dinner. Four nights from £1,329pp.
Pilgrimage highlights:
- Camino Inglés: Ferrol to Santiago de Compostela – The quieter English Way, around 115 kilometres through Galician woodland and the medieval towns of Pontedeume and Betanzos – an ideal first Camino that still qualifies for the Compostela certificate. Seven nights from £759pp.
- Camino Le Puy Way, Stage 1: Le Puy-en-Velay to Aumont-Aubrac – The first stage of France’s best-known pilgrimage route, crossing volcanic plateaus and wooded valleys to the high pastures of the Aubrac. Seven nights from £739pp.
- Camino Francés by Bike: León to Santiago de Compostela – The final 323km of the Camino Francés by bike, via Astorga, Ponferrada, the Cruz de Ferro and O Cebreiro. Seven nights from £779pp.
For trade enquiries, including commission rates, please contact Katie Smith at katie.smith@headwater.com.
For more information, the brochures can be ordered at headwater.com/brochures.
