Wild Mountains and Seascapes of Wales

We head up the beautiful Wye Valley deep into the Brecon Beacons National Park for your first taste of the great Welsh outdoors. This wild landscape of high grasslands, heather plateaus and fast flowing rivers are filled with a wonderful selection of activities to suit everybody. Explore its many peaks and its impressive northern rim with glacier-worn hollows, glacial lakes, rushing streams and spectacular waterfalls. With four mountain ranges within the park including the highest peak in South Wales, Pen-y-Fan there are fabulous variety of hillwalking and mountain biking trail opportunities. The Sugar Loaf is an easier climb with a spectacular panorama from its grassy peak. Take the opportunity to explore the beauty of the subterranean world beneath your feet, formed over three million years ago. The Brecon Beacons National Park are riddled with extraordinary caverns, pot holes and passages.

Pembrokeshire is world renowned for its breath-taking seascapes along its 186 miles of iconic coastal path. Explore its undulating cliff tops wrapped in unspoilt grass and heathland, soft sandy beaches and pretty harbour villages. The ancient 8 mile trek along the top of the rugged Preseli hills dotted with prehistoric sites, is also hugely rewarding with panoramic views across Pembrokeshire and the coastline. Discover coasteering which explores sea caves, coves and cliffs whilst scrambling, climbing, swimming and cliff jumping along the rugged coastline. Paddle out into turquoise-blue water in a sea kayak to find rocky pinnacles, rugged arches and secluded beaches to picnic. Pembrokeshire coastline and its islands are a birdwatcher’s paradise with rare seabird colonies nesting on seemingly impossible cliff ledges. Also look out for grey seals, dolphins, porpoises and basking sharks which are all found in these spectacular coastal waters.

The rugged mountains of Snowdonia is the adventure capital of Wales with every outdoor pursuit imaginable. Walk to the top of Yr Wyddfa - Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales and England, and be rewarded with an extraordinary panorama. Make the pilgrimage to Coed-y-Brenin, an off-road mountain biking mecca, which provides gentle family trails to black trail rollercoasters. These mountains are cut with steep ravines and river valleys perfect for gorge scrambling, canyoning adventures, or fast and exhilarating white water rapids for rafting. Make time to properly explore the rich culture and heritage of this region, with the mighty castle fortresses at Caernarfon, Harlech and Conwy, being amongst the most impressive in the UK. Fall for the eccentricities and architectural whimsy of Portmeirion and the Welsh seaside at Barmouth, on the entrance to the beautiful Mawddach Estuary.