Trekking & hiking Great Wall Marathon 2027: Huangyaguan Race and Hike Guide
The Great Wall Marathon 2027 starts at Huangyaguan on 15 May. Here is what the race asks of you, how to get there from Beijing, and how to walk the wall without racing.
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Iditarod 2027: Anchorage Start and Where to Watch
The Iditarod 2027 starts in Anchorage on 6 March and restarts in Willow on 7 March, but the restart can move. Viewing spots, sled rides and costs, checked on 26 October 2026.
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Trekking & hiking Ski & winter Iditarod 2027: Anchorage Start and Where to Watch
The Iditarod 2027 starts in Anchorage on 6 March and restarts in Willow on 7 March, but the restart can move. Viewing spots, sled rides and costs, checked on 26 October 2026.
Trekking & hiking Madeira Island Ultra Trail 2027: MIUT Weekend and Levada Walks
The Madeira Island Ultra Trail moves through 24 and 25 April 2027. Here is how to plan the weekend: start points, the Machico finish, transfers and the levadas to walk.
Trekking & hiking Marathon des Sables 2027: Sahara Stage Race and Desert Trips
The 2027 Marathon des Sables runs 2 to 12 April in southern Morocco and is fully booked. Here is what the organiser confirms, how to reach Ouarzazate, and how to plan desert days around the race.
Trekking & hiking Milford and Routeburn Tracks: Guided Day Walks vs Full Hike
Huts sold out in minutes? Here is what a Milford guided day walk, a Milford Sound day trip or a Routeburn Key Summit tour gives you for 2026/27, and what none of them can replace.
Trekking & hiking Kilimanjaro Marathon 2027: Race Weekend and Safari Guide
The Kilimanjaro Marathon moves to 7 February 2027. Here is how to plan race weekend in Moshi, from bib pick-up and visas to Materuni and a safari after the finish line.
Trekking & hiking Peaks of the Balkans 2027: Permits, Snowmelt and Guesthouse Timing
The Peaks of the Balkans is a 192 km loop through Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. Here is the 2027 season as sources describe it, the permit rules country by country, the Koman ferry timetable and how to book guesthouses.
Trekking & hiking Laugavegur 2027: Booking Iceland's Hut-to-Hut Trek Months Ahead
Laugavegur 2027 huts are sold by Ferðafélag Íslands, and only some dates are confirmed. Here is what is official, what is a third-party claim, and how the road dates really work.
Kayak & rafting Okavango 2027: The Delta Floods When Everything Else Dries Out
The Okavango fills when southern Africa is at its driest. Here is how the flood works, what the 2026 high water does and does not tell us, what the 2027 signals say, and how to choose a mokoro trip without relying on a date.
Kayak & rafting Soča Valley 2027: When Snowmelt Turns Class III Into Class IV
The Soča in April and the Soča in August are two different sports on the same riverbed. Here is how the official 5, 7 and 40 m³/s gauge limits work, what snowmelt does to the rapids, and how to plan a 2027 trip around water rather than the calendar.
Trekking & hiking Camino de Santiago Holy Year 2027: Which Route to Walk, and When, as Beds Fill Up
The Holy Door opens on 31 December 2026, and every Camino route will feel it. Here is how to weigh the Francés, Portuguese, Inglés and Primitivo, why your walking window matters more than your route, and what to book first.
Ski & winter Abisko Aurora Season 2026-27: The Blue Hole vs Tromsø
Abisko sits under the auroral oval and shelters a famously open patch of sky called the Blue Hole. Here is how to plan the 2026-27 season: Sky Station dates, moon windows, the train from Stockholm, and how Abisko compares with Tromsø.
Ski & winter Hokkaido Drift Ice Walking 2027: Where, When and How to Book
Only Utoro offers the dry suit walk on Hokkaido's drift ice. Confirmed 2027 windows, booking dates, prices, eligibility, Abashiri and Rausu cruise backups, and an honest look at ice risk.
Trekking & hiking Toubkal in Spring 2027: Crampons, Refuge Nights and the Real Cost
Agencies sell April and May as one interchangeable 'spring' window on Mount Toubkal, but the two months are not the same trek. Here's what actually changes between them, why the Toubkal Refuge charges a tariff most blogs never mention, what the mandatory guide really costs, and a full breakdown of what climbing North Africa's highest peak costs once every hidden fee is counted.
Diving & snorkelling Ningaloo Whale Sharks 2027: Exmouth or Coral Bay, and When
Ningaloo Reef's 2027 whale shark season opens around mid-March and runs into Coral Bay's late June, Exmouth's late August. Here is how the two destinations actually differ — beyond the spotter-plane myth — and how to time a trip around the coral spawn that draws the sharks in each year.
Trekking & hiking Everest Base Camp, Spring 2027: Lukla Flights, Permits, Week by Week
No government office sets the Everest Base Camp spring season's opening day, but the trekking operators, airlines and permit offices all plan around one anyway. Here's how March, April and May actually differ, why your Lukla flight will likely leave from an airport called Manthali, what the two required permits cost, and a realistic week-by-week route to Kala Patthar.
Trekking & hiking Inca Trail 2027 Reopening: What the March 1 Date Really Means for Your Permits (and the Salkantay Plan B)
Peru hasn't published an official 2027 reopening date for the Inca Trail, and tour operators are all quietly planning around March 1 anyway. Here's the real story behind the annual February closure, how the permit system and its 2027 sale window actually work, and why the year-round Salkantay Trek is worth booking as more than a fallback.
Kayak & rafting Nazaré Big-Wave Season 2026/27: Reading the Swell, Not the Calendar
The WSL still hasn't published a 2026/27 date for the Nazaré Big Wave Challenge, and that gap is the whole story. Here's how the waiting period, the Green Alert system, and a real swell forecast actually work, plus where to watch safely and how to plan a flexible trip around the pattern rather than a rumour.
Via ferrata & climbing Ouray Ice Climbing Park Season: The Complete Guide
Ouray Ice Park is the world's largest human-made ice climbing venue: 200+ routes farmed by hand into a Colorado gorge, free to climb since 1995. The season usually runs mid-December to mid-March, though the winter of 2025-26 showed just how fragile that window can be.
Via ferrata & climbing Dolomites Via Ferrata Season Opening 2027: Complete Guide
The Dolomites via ferrata 2027 season opens around mid-June when snowmelt uncovers the steel cables on Italy's most iconic iron paths. From the heroic Ivano Dibona to family-friendly Sentiero Colodri, here is everything you need to plan your alpine climbing trip across Cortina, Val Gardena, and Trentino.
Wildlife & safari Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Dry Season 2027: Complete Guide
One silverback's gaze, and a species that was nearly gone. Rwanda's gorilla trekking dry season is the most sought-after wildlife experience in Africa, with only 96 permits daily and twelve months of advance booking required.
Ski & winter Niseko Ski Season 2026-2027: The Ultimate Japow Guide
From November 28 to May 5, Niseko delivers 15 metres of legendary Japow powder across four interconnected resorts. Complete guide to lift passes, CTS transfers, backcountry gates, onsen culture, and spring skiing under Mount Yotei.
Ski & winter Iceland Crystal Ice Cave Season 2026-2027: The Complete Guide
A fatal 2024 collapse rewrote the rules for Iceland's ice caves: a formal May-September closure, capped guide ratios, and mandatory certification. Here's how the 2026-2027 season actually works, and how Crystal, Katla, and Langjökull compare before you book.
Wildlife & safari Skjervøy Orca & Whale Safari 2026-2027: The Complete Season Guide
Every winter, hundreds of orcas and humpback whales chase overwintering herring into the fjords around Skjervøy, staging one of the most concentrated marine wildlife spectacles on Earth. Here is how to plan a well-timed, responsible trip for the 2026-2027 season.
Wildlife & safari Churchill Polar Bear Season 2026-2027: Tundra Buggy Guide
Eighteen vehicle permits. Thirty-five kilometres of tracked tundra. A six-week window when the world's largest land predator converges on the shore of Hudson Bay. Churchill's polar bear season is the most precisely timed wildlife spectacle in the Northern Hemisphere.
Diving & snorkelling Red Sea Liveaboard Diving Season 2026-2027
October 2026 opens a six-week window where oceanic whitetip sharks peak at Elphinstone and the Brothers Islands, visibility exceeds 40 metres, and the Red Sea proves itself a distinct world-class diving destination — at a quarter of the Galapagos price. This is your complete liveaboard planning guide for 2026-2027.
Trekking & hiking Matterhorn Ultraks 2026: Trail Running Beneath Switzerland's Most Iconic Peak
The Matterhorn Ultraks returns to Zermatt on 21-23 August 2026 with six race formats from the 4.9km VERTINIGHT to the 49km SKY. Complete guide to the Skyrunner World Series EXTREME, course terrain, logistics, and what to do in Zermatt if you are not racing.
Trekking & hiking UTMB 2026 Chamonix: The Complete Trail Running Guide
UTMB 2026 returns to Chamonix on August 24-30 with eight races from the 15km YCC to the iconic 174km loop of the Mont Blanc massif. Complete guide to courses, Running Stones qualification, Geneva logistics, and race week activities.
Diving & snorkelling Diving the Galapagos 2026-2027: Hammerheads & Mantas
The Galápagos Marine Reserve holds the world's highest documented biomass of sharks. From December 2026 to May 2027, the warm season brings giant manta rays, hammerhead schools, 15-30m visibility, and the only place on Earth where adult female whale sharks aggregate in mass. This is your complete planning guide.
Wildlife & safari Maui Humpback Whale Season 2026-2027: Best Time to See
Each winter, up to 12,000 humpback whales trade Alaskan waters for the warm, sheltered Maui Nui Basin — one of the most accessible large whale encounters on the planet. Here is everything you need to plan a well-timed trip for the 2026-2027 season.
Trekking & hiking Oman by UTMB 2026: Hajar Mountains Trail Race Guide
Oman by UTMB returns to the UTMB World Series in December 2026 with five trail races through the Hajar Mountains. Here is your complete guide: race distances, race village logistics, acclimatisation hikes and what to do when you are not at the finish line.
Trekking & hiking Patagonia Skyrace 2027: Andes Trail Running Calendar
Bariloche opens the global Skyrunner World Series every February with the Cuatro Refugios Non Stop. Here is your complete 2027 Patagonia trail running calendar -- from the SWS opener to the Andes Mountain Skyrace in Chile and the full austral summer race season.
Trekking & hiking Torres del Paine W Trek: Complete Hut-to-Hut Guide
The Torres del Paine W Trek is Patagonia's most iconic multi-day route: 75 km, 5 days, three unforgettable landscapes. Here is everything you need to plan the hut-to-hut version in 2026-2027, from booking refugios 6 months out to surviving the Patagonian wind.
Kayak & rafting Whitsundays Sailing & Reef 2026-2027: Whitehaven Beach Guide
74 islands, one world-record beach, and a coral reef that has survived six bleaching events. Here is how to plan the Whitsundays sailing season 2026-2027 — from the right month and the right tour format to Hill Inlet's tidal secrets and the truth about reef health in 2026.
Wildlife & safari Serengeti Calving Season Safari 2027: Ndutu Guide
Up to 8,000 wildebeest calves are born every single day. The Serengeti calving season is the Great Migration's most remarkable — and most underrated — chapter, and Ndutu is where it all happens.
Kayak & rafting Whale Shark Season in La Paz 2026-2027: The Complete Swim Guide
La Paz Bay in Baja California Sur is home to the world's most strictly protected whale shark aggregation — up to 400 individuals per season, regulated by CONANP to guarantee intimate, ethical encounters. Here is everything you need to plan your swim for the 2026-2027 season.
Wildlife & safari Tromso Northern Lights 2026-2027: Your Aurora Season Guide
Tromsø sits directly under the auroral oval, making it the world's most reliable city for northern lights. Here is everything you need to plan the 2026-2027 season: the best months, how to read the KP index, how to choose your tour, and how to combine auroras with Sámi culture.
Ski & winter Zermatt Ski Season 2026-2027: When & Where to Ski
Zermatt is the only Alpine resort guaranteeing snow from November to May at 3,883m. Here is everything you need to plan your 2026-2027 ski week: opening dates by sector, pass prices, the new Patrullarve chairlift, and the January closure of the Italian crossing.