Top Fall Treks and Hikes: Fly-and-Cruise Antarctica & Mountain Bike Canyonlands

With the arrival of cooler temperatures and vibrant fall foliage, autumn is the perfect time to explore new destinations. The summer crowds dissipate, prices fall from peak season highs, and airfare becomes more affordable. Whether you’re drawn to desert hikes, mountain treks, rainforest explorations, or island escapes, fall offers a diverse range of travel opportunities. Here are 13 fantastic fall getaways to consider for your next adventure.

Fly-and-Cruise Antarctica

Avoid the turbulent waters of the Drake Passage and reach Antarctica faster by booking an early season fly-and-cruise expedition through Adventure Life. Begin the eight-day trip in Punta Arenas, Chile, then fly two hours to King George Island, board the Magellan Explorer and cruise among the icebergs, penguins, seals, and whales of the white continent. https://www.adventure-life.com/antarctica/cruises/13000/classic-antarctica-air-cruise

Alaska Northern Lights Adventure

On Gondwana Ecotours’ eight-day Alaska Northern Lights Adventure, guests will get a dose of local culture by day, then photograph the aurora borealis at night. Highlights of the tour include dogsledding through snowy forests, taking curling lessons from locals, enjoying a meal with homesteaders, soaking in a geothermal hot spring, learning how to photograph the aurora borealis, snowshoeing on private land, having tea with a family of reindeer herders and more. https://www.gondwanaecotours.com/adventure-tours/northern-lights-tour-fairbanks-alaska/

Mountain Bike Canyonlands

Utah’s 100-mile White Rim Trail loops in and out of a multi-colored array of spires, arches, buttes and mesas carved by the Green and Colorado Rivers. Guests spend the majority of this four-day mountain biking and camping tour with Escape Adventures riding the famous off-road route, while detouring to admire hidden slot canyons, natural rock arches and ancient Puebloan ruins. https://escapeadventures.com/tour/utah-white-rim-mountain-bike-tour/

Puglia Cycling Tour

From the Adriatic Sea to the Trulli of Alberobello, enjoy stunning scenery and world-class cuisine on a seven-day cycling tour of Italy’s Puglia region with Tourissimo. Bordered on two sides by the Ionian and Adriatic seas, Puglia is the sliver of land that stretches along Italy’s heel, offering some of the best riding, food and wine in the country. https://www.tourissimo.travel/puglia

Spain Gravel Riding

Join The Cycling House on a seven-day tour of world-class roads or less-traveled gravel paths surrounding the beautiful walled city of Girona, Spain. Girona has become a cycling mecca thanks to the many professionals who call it home between grand tours, and gravel riding there has grown tremendously in recent years, with miles of dirt roads ready to be explored. Enjoy cycling routes along the rugged Costa Brava, through farmlands and vineyards, and into the foothills of the Pyrenees, as well as accommodations in a large villa, chef-prepared meals with authentic Spanish ingredients and a few favorite local restaurants. https://thecyclinghouse.com/