I have just completed my first week of swim vacation guiding in Loreto - Mexico, having previously guided in Slovenia and Croatia. Loreto National Marine Park is simply stunning. Strel offers week-long swimming vacation trips with a base in Loreto town on the Baja Peninsula. FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND A short 30-40 minute boat trip…
Slovenia is not widely known as a popular outdoor swimming destination in Europe. However, there are several great open water swimming locations and hidden spots that you may have never heard of. We have put together a guide for the best 10 swimming spots in Slovenia. We also organise guided 4-day Slovenia swimming holiday trips.…
Croatia has over 1000 islands and is widely known as a popular travel destination in Europe. Many come to Croatia in the summer months for sailing or family holidays, but we focus on the best open-water swimming locations in Croatia. The water temperatures in the Adriatic sea, lakes and rivers reach up to 25C in…
We have recently traveled to Lake Powell (Colorado river) in the USA to experience a great lake swimming trip during the extended Memorial weekend. Here are some amazing photos from our visit. We visited and swam in the following bays and canyons: Face canyon, West canyon, Last chance bay, Padre bay, Labyrinth canyon, and Antelope…
Tenerife is a stunning holiday destination with all year round sunshine. The climate is perfect for open water swimming in the Tenerife sea, where average air temperatures range between 17 C and 24 C with sea temperatures rarely dropping far below 20 C. Wind speeds (often from Sahara desert) vary more widely during the year…
The first signs of spring always bring one thought to my mind – open water swimming season is nearly here. If like me, you like the warmer water, then an open water swim trip in one of the oldest countries in the world could be for you. I spent the winter months back in the…
We hope you have started 2021 well, above all in good health. European winter is usually a strong booking season for our upcoming summer swimming holidays so we are seeing a growing demand after several vaccination rollouts have been announced. Travel abroad is looking more positive for the year ahead and we have trips scheduled from May until the end of October…
Are you tired of working from home, ongoing lockdowns and cannot wait for summer vacations 2021? You are not alone. Look no further and explore our adventure swimming holiday trips in the open waters! We swim in the lakes, rivers and mostly in the blue Mediterranean sea. From Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro, Arizona and more. Here…
I think you will agree, 2020 has been an interesting year. With nothing going as expected, and travel restrictions in place for a good portion of the year, getting the chance to visit Croatia, be in the fresh sea air and swim in the crystal clear blue the Adriatic Sea provided some much-needed rest and…
Montenegro is one of the fastest-growing travel destinations in the world and offers a breathtaking landscape, dramatic fjord views and some of the best swimming locations. This former Yugoslavian country also offers several fantastic open water swimming locations. You can swim in the beautiful Adriatic sea inside the Bay of Kotor and Tivat (known as…
Many call him Big River Man, Daredevil, Human Fish, The hero in a speedo or The craziest man in the world - however you’d like to call him, he is the greatest ultra marathon swimmer in the world! Breaking the Guinness World Record so many times and at the age of 50+ clearly wasn’t easy,…
Fancy something a bit different for your next best summer holiday? Here´s an idea. Why not trade crowded sands and salty seas for calm, sparkling waters and glorious mountain views? Picture this: sun-dappled lakes fringed by beautiful old-world towns, flanked by forests and overlooked by majestic mountain ranges. That´s the scene that awaits you at…
American writer and open water swimmer Kathleen Hughes traveled to Turkey during October 2020 to experience our swimming vacation trip in the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. The Wall Street Journal has published the feature article about her first-hand experience of what it takes to travel from California to Southern Turkey during lockdown to join…
Open water swimmer George Taplin conquers the 13 lakes in the Lake District in the UK. 3 days, 13 lakes, 71km. Swimming all the lakes in the Lake District in support of clean drinking water charity ‘Just a Drop’. Day 1 started on a grey and windy beach on Lake Windermere’s north shore, the longest…
We hope you are well and enjoying the summer temperatures. We are currently running our week-long guided swimming trips in Croatia and everyone greatly enjoys the holiday experience. This year is different from previous years as fewer people travel around, but those who come are having the best experience with us! Airlines have restarted flights…
We have put together FAQs to help you decide if you wish to change your booking with us due to the recent Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. We aim to operate as many swimming trips as possible this season, but this may not be possible to deliver throughout the entire season (May - October) due to several factors…
Not many of us can imagine that people would swim in the Yangtze river by choice. As today’s news spreads across the world of coronavirus starting in Wuhan, China, we look back 16 years to when our founder, Martin Strel, swam the length of this Chinese waterway. While swimming the river day after day he…
We hope you all had a great New Year and now it is time to set some new challenges and goals for the year ahead. We have allocated more than 70 open water swimming trips in 6 countries (Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Montenegro, Slovenia, Arizona) which you can check on our new 2021 swimming trip calendar.…