It’s safe to say that hiking and eating fast became a favourite hobby of ours. As a small girl, my parents hiking adventures and quiz me on native trees and birds as we walked. For Steve and I, our love of the outdoors was cemented together when we had the opportunity to walk in the Himalayas several years ago, one of those once in a lifetime experiences.

Shortly after, we moved to London for work and travel. On our way home, we took the long way. Hiking trails and climbing mountains in many different countries. We chose to spend all our time exploring local trails, sampling local cuisine and wine and meeting the locals. We also joined a few guided hiking tours with small groups which we absolutely loved. We still stay in touch with many of the awesome people we met on these tours.

A light bulb moment 

On the small island of Chiloe in Chile, we planned a day hike. After nearly getting lost and hitchhiking our way out to a trail we had heard whispers about, we were discussing the pros and cons of self-guided versus locally guided hiking tours when in a foreign country. We were also drooling at the thought of the chorillana, (a delicious Chilean dish recommended to us by a local), that we were going to enjoy after our 20km adventure. 

And just like that, the idea for Nature & Nosh Tours was born. Hiking and eating. Tramping and tasting. Walking and savouring. 

When we got home, we decided to take two of our favourite things in life and marry them together into our unique, fully inclusive, guided tours – a way for us to show off our slice of paradise to many new groups of friends.