Slovakia has slipped quietly but assuredly into the world of outdoor adventures, a bit like its indigenous chamois, a precious protected species that wanders freely in the country’s High Tatras Mountains. If you spend a week hiking Slovakia’s High Tatras, or longer if you aim to summit Mount Gerlach, the country’s highest peak at 2,655m, you may have a chance of spotting one.

You can also leap into Slovakia on a walking holiday in Poland, or shimmy in from Austria on a bike and boat trip down the Danube. On one of our most popular Slovakia cycling tours, you start in Poland and segue smoothly into Slovakia’s natural playground by crossing the natural border of Dunajec River Gorge.