AITO Tour Operator of the Year. 🏆 Inspiring walking holidays and stunning road trips in the UK & Ireland. We'll help you discover the best experiences.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Joined March 2009
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We're stepping back from X for now, but don’t worry - the adventure continues on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. See you there! 🌍✨
The first frost has kissed #Edinburgh's cobblestones, and the festive lights are twinkling above our historic streets. Dare we say, it's beginning to feel (a little) like #Christmas! ❄️
How's the weather in your corner of the world? Feeling festive yet? ✨
We’re thrilled to see our #StCuthbertsWay walking holiday recognised as one of Europe’s top 10 #pilgrimage routes by @TelegraphTravel! 🎉
This stunning journey takes walkers from Melrose Abbey in Scotland to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in England. 😍
telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ…
We’re delighted to see the @OuterHebs and Cork featured in @NatGeo’s Best of the World destinations for 2025! 🌍 🎉
Discover what makes these incredible places so special in their article: 👇 nationalgeographic.com/trave… @NatGeoTravelUK #VisitIreland #VisitScotland
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Had some great tastes while in #Orkney September’23. Really enjoyed our afternoon tour @Kirkjuvagr_Gin with Steve. Great to see they’ve got their whisky going now too. @HighlandPark was a quicker visit but we felt very welcome. #VisitOrkney 🥃Thx @AbsoluteEscapes
It's an exciting time to be a whisky fan in #Orkney 🥃
There are new releases from @ScapaDistillery, new-look bottles from @HighlandPark, and Single Malts on the way from @deer_distillery and @Kirkjuvagr_Gin
too 😋
Find out more ⬇️ #TasteOfOrkney orkney.com/news/new-whiskies…
The Yorkshire Dales are calling! 🏞️
With #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall back for season 5 on @channel5_tv & @PBS, interest in our #HerriotWay walking holiday is soaring! 📺 Are you watching the new season, a fan of the original, or James Herriot's memoirs? 📚 @AllCreaturesTV
Congratulations to our Senior Travel Specialist, Zoe, for winning @ABTOT_UK's #PhotoCompetition in the People & Culture category with this stunning shot of Glencoe, Scotland! 🏆 📷
Check out all the winners in @travelweekly: travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour… #ABTOTOneShot @VisitScotland
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Congratulations to @AbsoluteEscapes, @swoopadventures, @BambooTravel and Time Exposure Travel on winning this year's #ABTOTOneShot travel photography competition - inspiring shots all!
@AITOHQ Young Travel Writer of the Year:
🥇Gold - @leylarosewrites - Have Hong Kong's iconic Dai Pai Dong seen their last supper? @Adventurecom - adventure.com/dai-pai-dong-f…
@AITOHQ Travel Blogger of the Year
🥇Gold - @KatieMacL, Stories my suitcase could tell storiesmysuitcasecouldtell.c…
🥈Silver - Abigail King, @insidetravellab - insidethetravellab.com/raven…
🥉Bronze - Abigail King, @insidetravellab - insidethetravellab.com/is-gr…
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If you want a company to do all of the admin for you I would highly recommend @AbsoluteEscapes - we have used them 2 or 3 times now.
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Celebrating 10 years of the #WildAtlanticWay! 🌊🚗
Launched in 2014, this iconic route along #Ireland’s west coast has been inspiring travellers for a decade. Explore it with our new self-drive holidays & experience the magic yourself: absoluteescapes.com/holiday-… @wildatlanticway
We want to hear from YOU! 🌍 Whether you've booked with us or follow for inspiration, your feedback helps shape our holidays. 💬
We're teaming up with @AITOHQ for the UK’s largest specialist travel survey. 📝
Have your say by 31st Oct via this link: buff.ly/3Bz2TmW 💙
#OnThisDay in 1980, the #WestHighlandWay opened, and what an iconic trail it’s become! 🎉🥾
Check out these photos of our clients, Renee and Carla, from their 2013 holiday and their return last month. After 11 years, the @official_whw keeps calling them back! ⛰️ #VisitScotland
Happy #NationalPoetryDay! 📜
While walking the #CoasttoCoast, Melanie, from the Absolute Escapes team, visited @WordsworthGras and found that Wordsworth’s poetry beautifully enriched her #LakeDistrict experience. 🍃
Big thanks to Marie for the fantastic tour! 📚
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One year ago the team were preparing for the 50th anniversary of The Ridgeway becoming a National Trail.
📍Coombe Hill @NationalTrails
Happy birthday to @TheRidgeway1972! 🎉🥾
#OnThisDay in 1973, this historic 87-mile walking trail opened, offering breathtaking views and ancient history. Have you walked ‘Britain’s oldest road’? Share your favourite memories or photos below! 👇🌿
