TORONTO — G Adventures is encouraging travellers to get up and move in 2025 with the launch of 25 new active adventures.

Joining its hugely popular ‘Active’ travel style, which grew over 16% in 2024, the new trips will take travellers to lesser-explored regions in destinations like Japan, South Africa, Pakistan, the Balkans, Morocco, the Galapagos and Peru.

With the launch, eight new trips are available to book in Japan, three in Morocco and two in Pakistan, the latter being a new destination for G Adventures. The new trips cover three physical grading categories: 3 (average), 4 (demanding) and 5 (challenging), with options for travellers with varying levels of fitness.

The 25 new active trips are available to travel on from March 2025.

Every destination has been specially selected to help disperse tourism within each country, and every trip is purposefully designed to delve deeper into destinations and support local communities.

Said Yves Marceau, VP of product for G Adventures: “Travellers are seeking authentic experiences but active ones, too. Interest has soared in this category, with more travellers wanting to switch off and connect with the world on a more physical level. We’ve hand-picked destinations with the intention of looking beyond the usual trails and, instead, are bringing travellers to lesser-visited regions and villages via incredible hiking routes, kayak trips and biking excursions, helping to support local communities that haven’t been able to benefit from tourism in the past.”

The 25 new active trips that are now available to book online include:

• Active Japan: North to South Adventure (physical rating 3): This 18-day trip, priced from $12,129, skips Tokyo and takes travellers off the beaten path to hike in Hokkaido’s national parks, snorkel in Okinawa and eat local dishes in Okinawa’s famous ‘blue zone.’ Guests will also paddle through Iriomote’s mangroves, cycle the streets of Taketomi Island, and visit Ainu Kotan village, home to one of two indigenous groups that remain in Japan.
• Active South Africa: Cape Town, Kruger & Tugela Falls (physical rating 4): This 10-day trip, priced from $5,079, includes nights spent in a mountain lodge owned by the local Batlokoa (Sotho) community, a challenging hike to Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, or a more gentle hike to Mahai Falls, as well as a safari in Prideslands Conservancy in Kruger National Park with a stay at an eco-friendly tented camp.
• Pakistan: Hike the Karakoram Mountains (physical rating 4): Priced from $3,399, this 10-day trip in Pakistan focuses on the Thallay La Trail, which has served for centuries as the only link between the ancient kingdoms of Khaplu and Shigar in the Baltistan mountains. Guests will hike past glaciers and streams, pausing in local villages, before enjoying valley views at sunset with a warm cup of tea.
• Hiking in Albania, Kosovo & Montenegro (physical rating 4): Priced from $2,749, this nine-day trip takes guests through three Balkan nations. There will be 7-8 hours of hiking each day, including gentle strolls through blueberry fields and forests, and a steep ascent to stand on the border of all three countries at once.
• Active Morocco: Rif Mountains (physical rating 3): Priced from $1,699, this nine-day journey from Tangier to Marrakech includes a five-hour hike to Gite Monte Blanco in Tetouan, a wander along the Ouad El Kennar trail, a visit to the largest medina in the world in Fez, a stop at the famous Fes tannery, plus several afternoons spent with local families.
• Active Galápagos & Machu Picchu (physical rating 4): This 17-day adventure, priced from $6,699, combines the wildlife of the Galapagos with the fascinating history of Peru’s Inca Trail. Highlights include kayaking, snorkelling and swimming at Tortuga Bay, a night in a G Adventures-support community guesthouse in Floreana, and a hike to see ti the Sierra Negra Volcano, the second largest crater in the world.

For more information about the 25 new active trips, click here.