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Macs Adventure

Self-guided walking and cycling holiday operator offering expertly planned routes with GPS navigation, accommodation, luggage transfers, and support.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Macs Adventure is a self-guided walking and cycling holiday operator. It provides expertly planned routes with GPS navigation, comfortable accommodation, luggage transfers, and support. The company says it is trusted by 40,000+ travellers each year and recognised by publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Financial Times. It offers self-guided travel for independent, active people, and provides an award-winning Macs app for navigation. Its trips span Europe and beyond, with over 20 years of experience in the outdoors. Neil Lapping, Chief Adventure Officer, launched the company after a 2003 hiking trip in Scotland, initially offering guided and self-guided walking holidays in Scotland before evolving to organise self-guided trips around the world.

History

Macs Adventure was launched by Neil Lapping, who in 2003 was hiking in Scotland and saw a large bus arrive in Ullapool, a small town on the northwest coast of the Highlands. He observed that passengers took photos, interacted with no one, and left, and thought this could not be the best way for people to explore a region and make a positive impact on local communities. He decided to launch a range of guided and self-guided walking holidays in Scotland, aiming to create a more active way to explore that immersed and connected visitors to the place and the people who lived there. Macs Adventure was thus born. Since then, the company has evolved its offering and now organises self-guided trips around the world.

Products and positioning

Self-guided travel for independent, active people who value freedom over crowds and fixed schedules; active travel led by you.

  • Self-guided walking and cycling holidays

    Expertly planned routes with GPS navigation, comfortable accommodation, luggage transfers, and support.

  • In Style trips

    Trips built around top-notch accommodation with outstanding service, including boutique hotels, wine estates, country manors and chateaux.

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