We had 2 great RS tours and want to plan our next one. We are wanting to do the most physically challenging ones while we are younger.
I tried to sort tours by “most active “ but couldn’t find out how,
Does anyone know which are the best tours to do while I’m able to do the most active/strenuous?
Thanks for any input!
Traci in California
The Best of Turkey tour is fabulous and at the farthest end of the Rick Steves activity level scale. The time spent in Istanbul involves a lot of walking - my days were on the high side of the estimated 2-8; miles per day. Various of the ancient sights, such as Ephesus, Hierapolis and Aspendos, have hills, stairs and uneven surfaces. It was fun to scramble around the sights and climb up to and around the ancient theaters.
The Best of Europe in 21 days could be what you are looking for. Lots of walking especially in Rome. You can take a hike along the Cinque Terre, walk the streets of old German towns, and begin the tour in Amsterdam where you can walk many miles to see a wonderful city. Don't forget the walking you will do in all the museums you will visit as well. Strenuous, but well worth it.
I don't think you can sort the tours by activity level, but I think most of the tours are listed as moderately to very active. On any tour you can usually adjust the physical challenge level to some degree - e.g., don't go on a long hike in your free time (or do).
I'd second CWSocial's suggestion about the Turkey tour. Not only is it physically active with walking/stairs/etc. but you also need stamina for the long bus days as well as the culture shock aspect (in a good way). In that regard, you might want to go on some of the longer duration tours if you have the time. You can filter tours by length (on the tour page in the find a tour box, there is a tab for sorting tours by duration https://www.ricksteves.com/tours)
