Hike, SUP and Wild Swim in Snowdonia
- United Kingdom
- 2 nights
A rejuvenating weekend in Eryri (Snowdonia), a wild Welsh wonderland
What's Included?
- Activities & Certified GuidesAll itinerary activities with qualified open water swim coach and SUP instructor
- Bell Tent2 nights off-grid camping in bell tents
- Meals2 breakfasts and 2 lunches
- TransfersTransfers between camp and the activities
- EquipmentPaddleboard, paddle & buoyancy aid, tow floats for swimming
- Small Like-minded GroupsSolo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 12 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people
From…excluding flights
Highlights
Hike through pristine Snowdonian landscapes to reach idyllic wild swim spots such as Llyn Dinas, with friendly local guides
Paddleboard across Llyn Padarn, one of the largest glacially formed lakes in Wales, and discover hidden lagoons and inlets
Camp beneath the stars in bell tents with spectacular mountain views of the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
Itinerary
Day 1
Settle in to Eryri (Snowdonia)
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Make your way to Pen Y Bwlch campsite and settle into your bell tent. Enjoy the views of the Yr Wydffa (Snowdon) and Glyderau mountain ranges before meeting your fellow adventurers and guides in the early evening for a chat through the adventure, which kicks off tomorrow.
Day 2
Hike to secret swim spots
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Wake up to birdsong, enjoy a camp breakfast and start the day with an easy hike to Llyn Dinas - a beautiful lake with a mountainous backdrop. This is a shallow lake, which makes it the perfect place for your first wild swim led by your friendly local swimming guides. Tuck into lunch before hiking through tranquil woodlands to a series of pools where you can take a dip in the calm section or a rush under the mountain cascades. You'll then return to camp for sunset and a well-earned bunk down.
Day 3
SUP and swim
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Enjoy your final camp breakfast before heading to Llyn Padarn, one of the largest natural lakes in Wales, carved out by glaciers pouring down the valley from the surrounding peaks of the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. Hop on your paddleboard and set off to explore the many lagoons and inlets. Grab a final wild swim before the adventure comes to end and you head home, refreshed and rejuvenated.
Practical Stuff
Getting There
- Nearest airport
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)
- Pick up
- Bangor Station or Pen Y Bwlch campsite
18:00 at Bangor Station, or anytime from 15:00 at Pen Y Bwlch - Drop off
- Bangor Station or Pen Y Bwlch campsite
16:00
This Trip is Graded Level 3
What is and isn't Included?
What's included
- Guided hike to Llyn Dinas
- Wild swims in Llyn Dinas and a series of woodland pools
- Stand-up paddleboarding on Llyn Padarn
- Wild swimming in Llyn Padarn
- Qualified open water swim coach and SUP instructor
- 2 nights camping in (unfurnished) bell tents at a remote, off-grid site
- All (2) breakfasts
- All (2) packed lunches
- Group arrival transfer from Bangor Station on Day 1, if required
- Group departure transfer to Bangor Station on Day 3, if required
- All transfers during the trip
- Paddleboard, paddle and buoyancy aid
- Tow floats for wild swimming
What's not included
Our trips do not include flights, trains or other travel to the start point and back from the end point.
Tips are not included in the trip cost; these are entirely at your discretion. If you would like to tip, the amount should be reflective of your perception of service and quality.
You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.
Travel insurance is compulsory for all of our adventures and you are required to provide your policy information before departing. Your insurance should include adequate protection for overseas medical treatment, evacuation/repatriation, your baggage and equipment and the specific activities involved on your adventure. We also strongly recommend it includes cancellation and curtailment insurance, should you be unable to join your trip for specific reasons such as illness. Our recommended travel insurance provider is Campbell Irvine (opens in new tab), as their insurance offers all of the above.
Visa requirements often change, and you are responsible for obtaining any required visas for this trip. Please check with your nearest embassy or consulate for up-to-date advice.
Where You'll Stay
Looking for a private room? See Optional Extras for details and pricing.

Pen y Bwlch
Optional Extras
Upgrades
- Solo tent
- …
There are not enough bell tents to offer a private bell tent; however, your host can provide a private standard tent if you prefer to sleep alone. See Optional Extras for the price.
To request any extras, message your host via your Much Better Adventures account once you have booked your trip.
All extras must be paid before your trip starts.
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Before You Travel
What to Pack

Know before you go! Some stuff we'll provide, other things you'll need to bring.
FAQs
Can I leave my excess luggage somewhere?
You can leave your main pack at your bell tent at Pen y Bwlch campsite while you head off for your SUP and wild swimming escapades. There are no safety deposit boxes for valuables at the campsite so it's best not to bring too many valuables. Anything that you do bring, however, can always be left in your hosts van.
Will I need to bring a wetsuit?
Your host provides wetsuits, however the style of these wetsuits is more suited to wild swimming as a fun pursuit with multiple dips and short swims, rather than lengthy open water crossings. If any members of the group are wanting to take on the bigger swim crossing the lake, we recommend that you bring your own wetsuit. If you arrive earlier on Day 1, there is a shop called Snowdonia Water Sports in nearby Llanberis which sells swimming accessories if you need to pick anything up. Wet suit boots and gloves are not included, so do bring those if you want to keep your hands and feet warm while swimming.
Can I book on my own?
Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.
Who is running the trip?
Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.
What is the official travel advice?
Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).
For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.
What vaccinations do I need?
We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.
How are the trips priced?
We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.
If you wish to change the currency you pay in, head to the bottom of the page.
Why are your adventures only for adults?
All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.
Who else will be on my trip?
You're always in good company on one of our adventures.
Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.
Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way.
It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.
Don't just take our word for it:
- 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
- 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
- 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends
See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.
What's the weather like?
Daytime temperatures in Eryri (Snowdonia) average from 11-14 °C in the spring and 16-18 °C in the summer. It’s sunny and clear for about half of the days each month. The water temperature in the lakes and rivers will be between 12°C to 17°C, depending on the date of your trip and the prior weather conditions. It can sometimes get wet and windy in Wales!
What's the carbon footprint for this trip?
We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
What's the number?
It works out on average at 16kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:
- Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
- A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
- 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.
What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
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Departure dates
Friday 24th July 2026
to Sunday 26th July 2026
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