So long 2023 – it’s been a year of incredible memories and we're sad to wave it goodbye, but still excited about what lies on the horizon...
We thought this would be a perfect opportunity to compile a selection of our best Press Highlights from another swim-packed year around the world.
We've made new friends, announced exciting 2024 adventures to places like Ithaca and Bozburun and also released the first of our 20 Sustainability Initiatives to celebrate 20 years as pioneers in our industry.
What a time to be a SwimTrekker!
For the full list of our published appearances this year, please explore the In The Press page on our website.
Australian Financial Review | Avoid holiday crowds: Swim your way around Greece
A swim safari in mid-July around the Sporades archipelago – 130 kilometres north of Athens – is surprisingly uncrowded, despite taking in where Mamma Mia was filmed...
Sydney Morning Herald | Ten of the world’s greatest adventure holidays
'This seven-day SwimTrek tour bases itself on Isla Espiritu Santo, offshore from laid-back La Paz. The island is noted for the long, beach-backed bays that serrate its coast, and each day involves about six kilometres of swimming in these bays, past frigate-bird breeding grounds, among curious sea lions and over abandoned pearl farms beneath Espiritu Santo’s pink sandstone cliffs. Nights are spent in a private camp in one of the bays, with chef-prepared meals...'
'The island is noted for the long, beach-backed bays that serrate its coast, and each day involves about six kilometres of swimming in these bays, past frigate-bird breeding grounds...'
Triathlete | Forget the Training Camp. Have an Adventure Instead.
'Picture swimming past stunning gorges and isolated coves en route to idyllic seaside villages in the southernmost part of Europe. This swim-yoga combo trip takes place around Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. A swim-focused yoga practice is woven into each day to complement your time in the water. Lunch may take place on a boat or in a historic town with lively taverns and scenic hikes to explore...'
Condé Nast Traveller | The best wild swimming spots in Oman.
'Dubbed the 'Norway of the East', [Oman's] fjords are a playground for wild swimmers who share the clear waters with humpback dolphins, Arabian angelfish, blacktip reef sharks, jellyfish and rays. The only way to access the crystalline waters is by boat, with several local companies offering day-long cruises through the fjords. SwimTrek’s guided itinerary covers around six-and-a-half kilometres a day with a traditional dhow boat ferrying swimmers to drop-off points from the village of Khasab...'
'SwimTrek’s guided itinerary covers around six-and-a-half kilometres a day with a traditional dhow boat ferrying swimmers to drop-off points from the village of Khasab.'
The Guardian | ‘Choose something you love, and go and do it’: readers on the joy of solo travel
'I went online and impulsively bought a week-long trip to Ibiza. My tip: choose something you love, and go and do it with experts leading you and a bunch of strangers. I made new friends, explored the beautiful Ibizan coastline, and my confidence soared...'
'I made new friends, explored the beautiful Ibizan coastline, and my confidence soared...'
The New York Times | ‘For the Love of the Water’: Tours for the Swimming-Obsessed
'Swimming island to island in the Adriatic, gliding over coral reefs in the Caribbean, dipping into Iceland’s freezing waters and steamy hot springs: Travel companies are building entire tours around organized swims...'
New Zealand Herald | The world’s best guided holidays to stunning beach destinations
Swim your way to serenity in the British Virgin Islands
'SwimTrek’s seven-day guided tour of the British Virgin Islands. This holiday will see you swimming distances of up to 5km per day alongside hawksbill turtles and shoals of exotic fish, completing the iconic crossing from Britain to America (from the BVIs to the US Virgin Islands)...'
The Times | 30 active holiday ideas
'If 500m in your local pool is no problem but you’re daunted by the thought of the sea, this six-day “Introduction to Open Water” for fit, capable novices in Mallorca is for you. Based in the peaceful seaside town of Colonia de Sant Jordi in the southeast, it starts in the shallow bay just beyond your three-star hotel, so the coaches can get a sense of your swimming, then progresses to a 50m training pool for tips and a video analysis...
'[The trip] starts in the shallow bay just beyond your three-star hotel, so the coaches can get a sense of your swimming, then progresses to a 50m training pool for tips and a video analysis.'
Escape | Epic swimming holidays worth training for
'From Greece to the Galapagos, UK-based tour operator SwimTrek runs open-water swimming trips all over the world – but few can beat spending a week on a yacht exploring some of the Red Sea’s most remote islands from above and in the water. Daily swims take in highlights from reefs to caves to shipwrecks. With interest at a high thanks to endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh’s recent Red Sea crossing...'
Thanks to all of you SwimTrekkers out there for another fantastic year! Look ahead to next year’s adventures with our 2024 Seasonal Calendar…
