When planning a trip of trekking or hiking, the sheer number of options and difficulty levels can feel overwhelming and make us give up before choosing a destination. To make choosing easier, we have classified all departures by difficulty and physical demands.
The result of our classification is four distinct levels of difficulty, Basic, Moderate, Advanced and Hard (A, B, C and D respectively), and three more intermediate levels for which you do not yet see it quite clearly. (A/B, B/C and C/D).
Basic-level trekking
Basic-level options include Bulgaria with hiking in the Balkans or Turkey with hiking in Cappadocia, short walks of no more than 5 hours a day, with little ascent or descent at low altitudes, requiring no experience.
Moderate trekking trips
Moderate treks increase the challenge, with 5 to 7 hours of walking daily and elevation changes up to 800 metres. Good fitness is advisable. Examples include trekking in Irian Jaya and Sulawesi, Indonesia, or the Lhasa–Kathmandu crossing ascending to the highest lands on the planet.
Advanced trekking
We raise the bar for advanced trekkers. The Ascent of Mount Toubkal, in Morocco, or Mount Ararat, in Turkey, illustrates what to expect: challenging terrain, high-altitude walking and steep ascents and descents of up to 1000 metres a day. Some experience is advisable.
Challenging trekking
Finally, the demanding level is for experienced trekkers with the physical and mental fitness to tackle it. Not everyone is ready to reach Everest Base Camp!
With this introduction, we invite you to see full details at the following link on our website:
TREKKING AND HIKING: difficulty levels. Which is yours?
China✔️ Departure 5 MAY 2024
✔️ Price from 1750€ + flight
