Five weeks, ordered by pace

Not by difficulty, and not out of ten. What actually separates these weeks is how far you walk, what you walk on, how much of the day is unshaded and how often you move your bag. The board below is every date currently open across all five; the table under it sets four of them side by side, and South-west Sicily is written up on its own page.

Departures board

Every date currently open

Grouped by region. The places shown are the places that remain, read live from the booking system as this page loads. Holding happens on the line itself — there is nothing to add to a basket.

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Prices are per person, land only, two sharing. A deposit holds your dated place and the balance falls due before departure — both figures are on the week's own page, so open the week first if you want them in front of you before you hold. Every week runs on minimum numbers: if a date has not filled we tell you no later than 60 days before it starts, and you choose a transfer at the same price, a credit valid for 24 months, or a full refund.

The ordering axis

How four of the weeks actually differ

Every figure here is about pace: distance, surface, shade and how often you move. Four weeks fit side by side legibly, so South-west Sicily sits directly under the table with the same figures written out. There is no fitness grade in this table because we do not publish one — read the rows and telephone us if any of them worries you.

The Mani, from KardamyliRecommended9 nightsDates and price on the boardSee the week
Nights in one base
9
Times you move your bag
Once
Walking on a typical day
9 km
Longest single walk of the week
16 km
Ascent on the longest day
480 m
Underfoot
Kalderimi and goat track
Unshaded share of the walking day
About half
Ferry or boat days
One
A shorter, step-free option every day
Included
You can swim at the end of the walk
Included
Sea temperature, first week of October
24°C
Hire car useful
Not included
Travellers on the week
10
The Small Cyclades, from Koufonisi8 nightsDates and price on the boardSee the week
Nights in one base
6 then 2
Times you move your bag
Twice
Walking on a typical day
6 km
Longest single walk of the week
9 km
Ascent on the longest day
180 m
Underfoot
Sand, rock and village lane
Unshaded share of the walking day
Most of it
Ferry or boat days
Three
A shorter, step-free option every day
Included
You can swim at the end of the walk
Included
Sea temperature, first week of October
23°C
Hire car useful
Not included
Travellers on the week
10
The Alentejo Littoral7 nightsDates and price on the boardSee the week
Nights in one base
7
Times you move your bag
Once
Walking on a typical day
11 km
Longest single walk of the week
18 km
Ascent on the longest day
240 m
Underfoot
Cliff-top sand and boardwalk
Unshaded share of the walking day
Most of it
Ferry or boat days
None
A shorter, step-free option every day
Included
You can swim at the end of the walk
Included
Sea temperature, first week of October
19°C
Hire car useful
Not included
Travellers on the week
10
The Madeira Levadas10 nightsDates and price on the boardSee the week
Nights in one base
10
Times you move your bag
Once
Walking on a typical day
12 km
Longest single walk of the week
17 km
Ascent on the longest day
610 m
Underfoot
Levada path, some exposure
Unshaded share of the walking day
About a third
Ferry or boat days
None
A shorter, step-free option every day
Not included
You can swim at the end of the walk
Not included
Sea temperature, first week of October
23°C
Hire car useful
Not included
Travellers on the week
10

Four weeks are shown side by side; the fifth, South-west Sicily, is written out in full directly below with the same figures. Distances are our own GPS averages, door to door, across every 2025 departure. Sea temperatures are the ten-year mean for the first week of October at the nearest coastal station. Underfoot descriptions are written by the leader who runs the week and reviewed each season. Dates and prices are on the departures board above, which is the only place either of them is maintained.

The fifth week: South-west Sicily, from Scicli

The table above holds four weeks side by side before the rows stop being readable, so the Sicily week is set out here instead of being left off. It is the same axis and the same figures, measured the same way.

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Nights in one base
7
Times you move your bag
Once
Walking on a typical day
8 km
Longest single walk of the week
14 km
Ascent on the longest day
300 m
Underfoot
Cart track, limestone and old town lane
Unshaded share of the walking day
Most of it
Ferry or boat days
None
A shorter, step-free option every day
Yes
You can swim at the end of the walk
Yes
Sea temperature, first week of October
24°C
Hire car useful
No
Travellers on the week
10

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