There’s more to Crete than just great swimming, so we’ve put together some of our top tips for making the most of a visit to Greece’s largest island. Take a hike While the swimming off the coast of Crete is excellent, the coastal walks you’ll find here offer a great experience too. Crete is on...

Today, January 20th, is Blue Monday and reportedly the most depressing day of the year. However, we’re always thrilled by the prospect of a blue Monday and so to keep your spirits high, here’s some of our favourite destinations for enjoying the deep blue. Crete You’ll find such fantastic water...

We love taking indoor swimmers to the open water and helping them to #escapethepool. Outside of the pool, you’ll find so much more to stimulate your senses and engage your mind with. By taking on some of our essential open water tips, we’ll take you from newbie to flying fish! Here’s our roundup...

It may only be the start of the year, but we’re already dreaming of the ways we can switch up our swim backdrops. As part of our mission to #escapethepool, one of our favourite ways to encourage others to take to the open water is to show them what you could swap your poolside tiles for with your...

In our latest blog on how to #escapethepool, we’re looking at all the reasons why pool swimming just can’t beat the open seas, lakes and rivers you’ll find with open water swimming. If you need that push to break out of your usual swim spot, here’s our reasons why you should give open water...

With a new year comes a whole year of swimming opportunities to be had. Be they big or small, SwimTrek can certainly help you set and keep some great swim resolutions this year. Read on for some inspiration to get you in the water in 2020. Improve your stroke If you're still making your...

We've loved receiving photos from guests and guides alike from our amazing locations around the world. To celebrate another great year of travelling the world through swimming, we've selected our 10 favourite photos from SwimTrek's travels for 2019. We hope they inspire your swimming...

Our SwimTrek guides often have plenty of incredible experiences of their own and many of them balance their adventures guiding for SwimTrek with regular jobs in their home countries. From musicians and lecturers to psychologists and midwives, there’s no end to our guides talents. Read on to find...

Our guests love the experience on our SwimTrek trips and we’re often asked about which trips can be combined. Whether you’re looking to spend more time in Greece, Turkey or even the UK, lots of our trips can be booked for back to back weeks so that you can extend your time with SwimTrek. We’ve...

We love finding swimming destinations that stand the test of time, so we were thrilled to reach our 10-year milestone of running our Lycian Way trips in Turkey with our boat pilot Mustafa and his family! This beautiful trip set in southern Turkey has been running in it’s current format since 2010...