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Every guide here was walked in the last eighteen months. Choose a region, a month and a daily budget and the list narrows as you go; open any guide for the full route and a trip-budget calculator.

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Lisbon's red rooftops and yellow arcades running down to the river under a pale morning sky

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Europe · Portugal · 6 days

Lisbon and the Alentejo coast

Six days between Lisbon's hills and the empty beaches of the Rota Vicentina, by tram, regional train and one slow coastal bus.

Best: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
Per day: £116
From London: 2h 40m

A mountain road curving below pale limestone peaks and larch forest in the Dolomites

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Europe · Italy · 7 days

The Dolomites by bus and on foot

A car-free week across four high passes, using the summer SAD and Dolomiti Bus lines, with a hut night above Passo Falzarego.

Best: Jun–Sep
Per day: £166
From London: 2h 05m

An empty Kyoto street of old wooden townhouses at dusk under a pink sky

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Asia · Japan · 5 days

Kyoto in the quiet hours

A five-day plan built around the early and late hours, when the temple lanes empty out and the city belongs to the people who live in it.

Best: Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Per day: £145
From London: 14h 10m

A narrow road winding along a rocky Arctic shore beneath dark mountains and heavy cloud

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Scandinavia · Norway · 8 days

Lofoten and the Arctic roads

Eight days along the E10 from Svolvær to Å, by local bus and hired bike, sleeping in fishermen's cabins and planning around the weather.

Best: Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Per day: £192
From London: 4h 30m

A road switching back across dry, folded mountainsides in the High Atlas

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Africa · Morocco · 7 days

Marrakech and the High Atlas

Two nights in a Marrakech riad, then over the Tizi n'Tichka pass by shared taxi to the Dadès valley and the gorges beyond.

Best: Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Per day: £82
From London: 3h 45m

An arched concrete bridge on the cliffs above a Pacific cove in low golden light

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Americas · United States · 6 days

Big Sur and the Pacific coast

Highway 1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo in six slow days, with the campgrounds, cabins and trailheads that are worth planning around.

Best: Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Per day: £212
From London: 11h 05m

How the six compare

Mid-range cost per person per day: a bed, three meals and local transport. Flights from London are extra.

Destination	Cost per day	Best months	Flight from London	Pace	Guide
Lisbon Portugal	£116 mid-range	Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct	2h 40m	Steady	Open guide
Dolomites Italy	£166 mid-range	Jun–Sep	2h 05m	Active	Open guide
Kyoto Japan	£145 mid-range	Mar–May, Oct–Nov	14h 10m	Easy	Open guide
Lofoten Norway	£192 mid-range	Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep	4h 30m	Steady	Open guide
High Atlas Morocco	£82 mid-range	Mar–May, Oct–Nov	3h 45m	Steady	Open guide
Big Sur United States	£212 mid-range	Apr–May, Sep–Oct	11h 05m	Steady	Open guide

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