In the Press
Discover the latest travel articles and find out what professional travel writers have to say about our TD active holidays.
Real life paradise! Here's why your next holiday should be a yoga retreat on the Croatian island of Hvar
July 2024 Evoke
If there’s a place left on this planet where you can truly disconnect from the world, it’s here. Although the nature of my trip surely helped - a yoga holiday with TDactive Holidays and MOONSyoga Loft, a five-day mind, body and soul adventure to nurture, rewire and reconnect with oneself.
Go Wild with TD Active Holidays for Off-the-Beaten-Track Adventures
May 2024 Hi Style
TD active Holidays specialise in small group adventures and unique experiences that take travellers off the beaten track. Experiencing wildlife, especially endangered animals, in their natural habitat is a true privilege, and the Irish holiday company is seeing demand grow from adventurers who are eager to go wild.
Wild Romania: From bear hunting to a bargain break in Bucharest
December 2023 Irish Independent
Romania offers up a mix of natural beauty and a stylish, affordable capital city.
Transylvania with TD active Holidays
October 2023 The Novel Traveller
I’m part of a group with TD Active Holidays so I’m being brought to all the sights with the luxury of a guide.
Why a solo yoga holiday is good for the body and soul
October 2023 Donegal Woman
The guided group tour also makes you feel much safer than travelling completely solo. With TD active Holidays and Travel Department, you are picked up at the airport and whisked away to your hotel, where all of the organising has been done for you.
These Summer Locations Are Perfect For Your 2023 Holidays
May 2023 Hi Style
Discover the highlights of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina on this action-packed adventure holiday with TD Active Holidays.
A New Grandchild and Planning Holidays Make Me Happy
April 2022 Over The Hilda Blog
Our first trip was 15 years ago when we went with them to South Africa (pre-blog days, obviously). That first trip was so incredible that we booked two years later to go to China, another fabulous experience
Top walking destinations in Europe to plan a trip to
June 2022 RTÉ
Whether you are an experienced walker or prefer to take things at a leisurely pace, there are many many trails to choose from across Europe.
Views to literally take your breath away on hikes around Co Kerry
September 2021 Irish Independent
Our group was diverse: roughly the same number of men and women, of solo travellers, friends, couples, all with a passion for the outdoors. Some were experienced hikers, others avid walkers and cyclists, most in their late 40s from Dublin and from diverse backgrounds. Everything was organised. All we had to do was hike. Packed lunches were provided; breakfasts and dinners were arranged.
The Best Activity Breaks In Ireland This Summer
May 2021 The Gloss
Experts in walking holidays around Ireland are undoubtedly TD active Holidays. Its excursions are carefully crafted to uncover wonderful less crowded places and are expertly guided; participants can go solo or in small groups, and safety is a priority.
Walking Holidays Top of the List for TD active Holidays in 2021
February 2021 ITTN
Walking holidays are outperforming all other bookings for 2021 so far according to TD active Holidays, the specialists in guided group activity holidays.
Off the Beaten Track – Experience more on an Adventure Holiday
March 2021 DC Thomson Travel
TD active offers small group adventure holidays featuring a range of activities in incredible destinations around the world.
Taking the Road Less Travelled
February 2021 Travel Times
Those who have enjoyed walking within their 5km limit in recent months ,can look forward to exploring more of Ireland, and perhaps further afield in Europe on foot in 2021.TD active Holidays report Spain as the top destination for bookings so far, with Ireland a close second.
20 new walks in Ireland and around the world to look forward to after lockdown
January 2021 Irish Independent
Getting the ‘walking bug’ is one of the few positive things to come out of 2020,” says Sara Zimmerman of Travel Department and TD Active. Bookings for future walking trips are outperforming all other holidays, both for overseas and homegrown options..
Look to the West to find your bucket list holiday bliss
February 2020 Dublin Gazette
If you’re yearning to get away on an epic trip, Travel Department and TD active Holidays have a couple of spectacular ‘bucket list’ trips to really put a spring in your step (even as Spring at home stays dour and dull).
Top 20 creative escapes: Pick up a new skill on your next holiday
January 2020 Independent
The new year is a natural time to start over. Suddenly, you want to shake off the post-Christmas doldrums, dust down the runners/guitar/tap shoes and feel like you're actually doing something with your life.
Morocco on Speed with TD active Holidays
December 2019 Over the Hilda blog
We travelled to Morocco with four friends and were very happy that it was all planned for us and that we had a guide for the entire trip – Ibrahim – and local guides in each place we visited.
10 amazing trips for 2020- from 'Arctic cocooning' to training with a ninja
November 2019 Independent
From a Portuguese camino to ninja training in Japan and ‘Arctic cocooning’ in Finland, we've got 10 terrific trips for 2020...
Sweet Kandy is the heart of Sri Lanka
October 2019 Independent
The sun is just setting over the city of Kandy; Sri Lanka's 800-year old cultural heartland, nestled deep in the misty foothills of the little island's central province.
Independent - Sri Lanka... River deep, valley high
October 2019 Independent
The Kelani River is one of Sri Lanka's longest and most famous, flowing nearly 150kms from an obscure little source, high in the landlocked Sri Pada mountain range to the capital city of Colombo on the island's southwest coast.
8 things you should know about India before you go
February 2019 Over The Hilda Blog
Our trip to India with TD active was an adventure, an incredible experience; it was not a holiday, if you expect a holiday to be relaxing. We covered a lot of ground and were constantly on the go. Early starts (a few at five o’clock) were the norm and a lie-in until 8.00 a.m. was a rare luxury. So, yes you need to be relatively fit and you need to go with the flow.
Looking for the perfect way to recharge in 2019? We've got one
January 2019 Image
My typical yoga practice involves driving at break-neck speeds to make it to a 45-minute class that I’ve squeezed into my already ridiculously overscheduled day.
Adventure Holiday in India with TDactive – part 1
January 2019 Over The Hilda Blog
“Nothing can possibly prepare you for the journey ahead. India will impress, bewilder, fascinate, depress, thrill, frustrate, inspire and amaze you.” These are words provided by TDactive before we left on our Indian adventure recently and never could so many verbs have more accurately described what we experienced!
Adventure Holiday in India with TDactive – part 2
January 2019 Over The Hilda Blog
From Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, we took an express train to Jhansi en route to the incredible medieval Orccha fort complex that houses a number of palaces and temples.
High and mighty in Austria
December 2018 Independent
One of my lasting memories of an Inter-rail trip I took 15 years ago is a stunning view of the Austrian landscape.
Transylvania: A destination to count on
October 2018 Irish Examiner
Beautiful landscapes, outdoor activities, medieval architecture — Transylvania has it all. But with Halloween around the corner, Eimear Ryan visited with one thing in mind — vampires.
Where’s Nadia? STELLAR’s Travel Expert Takes A Jaunt Around India’s Golden Triangle
May 2018 Stellar
India was never on my bucket list, but for no particular reason – I’m fully aware that most of the bad stuff you hear about different destinations comes from people who’ve never been.
Golden Triangle India Itinerary: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
March 2018 Journalist on the run
One of the most memorable trips I’ve ever taken was to India with TDactive holidays on their Golden Triangle India itinerary – made even better by the fact that we were in Jaipur to celebrate Holi Festival of colours!
Where are the hot travels spots for 2018?
January 2018 The Irish Times
What we and 38,000 other visitors learned from the 55-country Holiday World 2018