The 8 Hiking & Trekking Tours in the UK to Put In the Diary First

1.Game of Thrones Winterfell Locations Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $55Our pick

Review of Belfast’s Game of Thrones Winterfell trek, with Castle Ward, Tollymore Forest, filming stories, walking demands, price, and tips.

“Decided to do this tour as a way of seeing the countryside. The actual GOT sites were fairly unspectacular. The guide was an extra in GOT and so had reasonable knowledge.... the lunch was pub grub, nothing special and expensive... Loved the countryside but would not do similar trip again. Dire Wolves were the highlight, but again buy this, buy that was the theme.”

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2.Hike to the summit of Snowdon!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $75

Review of the guided Snowdon hike in Wales, including routes, guides, fitness needs, weather tips, group size, price, and booking advice.

“Wow what an amazing day! Weather held out till the end. Some fantastic views! Lovely to meet new people on our group hike.”

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3.Hill & Nature Hike – Discover Real Edinburgh With a Local Expert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $117

Escape Edinburgh for a guided Pentland Hills hike with Highland cows, big views, local stories, snacks, water, and an all-day bus ticket.

“A must do. Beautiful scenery, guide was informative, prepared and friendly. He made sure everyone was doing okay throughout the hike. I recommend skipping the castle and/or Arthur’s seat and taking this hike. Only recommendation would be to add some details to the itinerary including that distance travelled (10.5 km), pack your own lunch, and require a minimum level of fitness so everyone walks the same pace.”

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4.Skye Explorer Full-Day Tour with 3 Hikes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · from $187

Review of WOW Scotland’s 13-hour Skye tour from Inverness, with four scenic walks, Portree, Eilean Donan Castle, and expert local guiding.

“Murdoc made our day. Breathtaking views, incredible stories and dark histories on the road, and lovely highland cows and sheeps on the way. I can't recommend the trip enough.”

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5.Guided Scenic Alpaca Trekking Experience Northern Ireland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $70

Review of Northern Ireland’s BallyBurren alpaca trek, with farmland trails, nine bridges, guides, pricing, tips, and practical advice.

“Fantastic time all around. Rain or shine. Damian really added the welcome to our experience. Thank you”

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6.Snowdon Sunrise Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $89

Review of the Snowdon Sunrise Hike in Wales, including guides, route, fitness needs, price, weather risks, group size, and booking advice.

“Fantastic experience! Would 100% recommend! The whole experience was wonderful and our guide very interesting and knowledgeable! Fossils on the top of snowdon who would have thought!”

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7.Skye Explorer Hiking Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $180

Explore Skye from Inverness on a hiking day tour with Old Man of Storr, Quiraing, Fairy Glen, Eilean Donan, and local guides.

“Absolutely breathtaking views in Skye! Fairy Glen, Old Man of Store and the Quiraing Murdoch was a wonderful guide and a great storyteller too. A perfect day! The lunch was also delicious thanks to Lisa at skyebakery! Highly recommend this trip.”

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8.Arthur’s Seat Hike with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $34Best value

Review of Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat hike with a local guide, including views, fitness demands, pacing, price, weather tips, and practical advice.

“Shout out to David our tour guide!. David was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful getting us up Arthur’s seat with the best route possible. I put this as 5 stars but realistically about 4.5 purely because when we had a very small group only 4 of us total. Just a small comment to make David would race off with the other 2 people on the tour and far ahead not checking behind on us on most occasions to see if we caught up so we felt a bit disconnected from our tour. No opportunity to just stop and take photos, so we just started taking our own at points of…”

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