The classics. Pick one.

Sheltered cove, whale-season bonus, cliff path. Learn calm.

Hermanus, South Africa · easy

Balkan limestone big walls. Vulture restaurant debate.

Vratsa, Bulgaria · hard

Calm stretch.

Banja Luka, Bosnia · easy

Rapids run.

Banja Luka, Bosnia · moderate

Little Venice paddle.

Hvar, Croatia · easy

Spring park.

Sarajevo, Bosnia · easy

Deep cavern.

Skopje, North Macedonia · easy

Underwater halls.

Matka, North Macedonia · easy

50 hairpins Russian road, WWI chapels, Julian Alps glory. Slovenia's king.

Bovec, Slovenia · expert

Evening stalls.

Palermo, Italy · easy

Bearded vultures.

Underberg, South Africa · easy

Raptor viewpoint.

Ramanagara, India · moderate

Griffon vultures.

Riglos, Spain · easy

Fortress loop.

Prague, Czechia · easy

Local classic.

Åre, Sweden · easy

Turf church.

Varmahlíð, Iceland · easy

72-degree jet.

Karlovy Vary, Czechia · easy

January summit.

Davos, Switzerland · easy

Rice and beans.

Accra, Ghana · easy

Danube bike path, apricot orchards, Grüner at the finish.

Krems, Austria · moderate

Holy land of metal, mud guaranteed, Wasteland Warriors parade.

Wacken, Germany · easy

Reserve canyons.

Dana, Jordan · moderate

Desert night.

Dahab, Egypt · easy

Town evening.

Petra, Jordan · easy

Sandstone towers, Bedouin guides, desert camps. Climb with history.

Wadi Rum, Jordan · hard

Desert extension.

Petra, Jordan · easy

Desert jeeps.

Aqaba, Jordan · easy

Pearl sugar.

Brussels, Belgium · easy

Ferry and vines.

Auckland, New Zealand · easy

Canoes, dukes statue, gentle rollers. Everyone learns here.

Haleiwa, USA · easy

Canoe rides off Kuhio Beach.

Honolulu, USA · easy

Summer calm.

Haleiwa, USA · easy

Waterfall swim.

Haleiwa, USA · easy

Big falls through beech forest.

Marahau, New Zealand · easy

Morning miles.

Waisai, Indonesia · easy

Grilled catch.

Waisai, Indonesia · easy

The founding story, performance included. Allow half a day.

Paihia, New Zealand · easy

Nine holes over the bay.

Paihia, New Zealand · easy

Purpose-built trails in the treaty grounds forest.

Paihia, New Zealand · moderate

Float the glowworm grotto on tubes. Eels included.

Waitomo, New Zealand · moderate

Rolling King Country, glowworm caves stop, shearing sheds. Green waves.

Waitomo, New Zealand · moderate

Rappel into glowworm grotto, black-water raft out.

Waitomo, New Zealand · hard

Silent boat under galaxy ceilings, no photos allowed. Drift and stare.

Waitomo, New Zealand · easy

Glass water and the Remarkables pink. Launch from the town beach.

Queenstown, New Zealand · easy

Water laps.

Empuriabrava, Spain · moderate

You do not need the whole 800km. One week on the Frances still rewires you.

Galicia, Spain · moderate

Crumbed watchtowers, ridgeline hiking, a fraction of the Badaling crowds.

Beijing, China · moderate

Evening cruise.

Gansbaai, South Africa · easy

Southern rights.

Gansbaai, South Africa · easy

Sunday market.

Phuket, Thailand · easy

On foot with armed rangers. Everything feels bigger at eye level.

Skukuza, South Africa · moderate

Armed ranger.

Serengeti, Tanzania · moderate

On foot with an armed guide.

Kasane, Botswana · moderate

Rail-bridge stroll.

New Paltz, USA · easy

Thighs of steel, mind of mush. Sliding down slowly counts.

Anywhere · moderate

Balconies and bougainvillea before the heat.

Cartagena, Colombia · easy

Walls empty.

Dubrovnik, Croatia · easy

Full circuit at opening, sea on one side, terracotta below.

Dubrovnik, Croatia · easy

Berber villages.

Imlil, Morocco · easy

Steamship over, carvery lunch, sheep dogs after. Book the cruise combo.

Queenstown, New Zealand · easy