Vegan travel is officially now a thing and this is how to do it
There are many choices for plant-based travellers (Image: Metro.co.uk/ Intrepid/ Koukoumi/ Volcano Eco Retreat)

Everyone knows about consuming vegan, however what about vegan holidays?

There at the moment are alternatives to journey everywhere in the world with out exploiting animals.

There are specifically curated vegan menus at luxurious lodge chains, vegan journey vacation operators, and even enjoyable cruelty-free resorts.

So whether or not you’re doing Veganuary, otherwise you’ve been plant-based for some time, these are the place you need to be reserving this yr.

Greece’s vegan resorts

Mod Santorini Vegan Boutique Hotel? The first Vegan Boutique Hotel in Santorini, Greece. Newly renovated suites located in the village of Firostefani, Santorini. from ?185pn, B&B, modsantorini.com
MOD Santorini boasts cruelty-free bedding and yummy plant-based meals (Image: MOD Santorini)

Feta-making Greece has change into an unlikely hotbed for all-vegan lodges.

A trendy instance debuted just lately on Santorini, recognized for its starkly whitewashed buildings.

In a seaside village near the capital Fira, MOD Santorini delivers sea views from non-public hot-tub balconies, cruelty-free bedding and vegan nosh starting from home-made jams to mezze boards.

There are 4 romantic, earthy-toned suites (from £185pn, B&B).

Koukoumi, whose 14 straight-lined rooms arrived last year in the quiet interior of another Cycladic island, Mykonos. Everything here is vegan: the spa, the flexible food, even fitness programmes inspired by ancient, meat-free Olympiads. From ?250pn, B&B, koukoumihotel.com
Koukoumi has a beautiful vegan spa (Image: Koukoumi)

Equally plant-based is Koukoumi, whose 14 rooms arrived final yr within the quiet inside of one other Cycladic island, Mykonos.

All the pieces right here is vegan, from the spa to the meals (from £250pn, B&B).

Vegan vacation operators

Vegan Cruises has voyages subsequent yr to Iceland, the south of France and the Galapagos Islands.

World Vegan Travel has gorilla-trekking and Tuscan options (worldvegantravel.com
You might see gorillas within the wild with World Vegan Journey (Image: World Vegan Journey)

In case you’d relatively be land-based, contemplate two group-tour suppliers: the luxe World Vegan Journey has gorilla-trekking and Tuscan choices, whereas Vegan Journey Asia covers Everest Base Camp treks, Bhutan, Borneo’s orangutans and Cambodia’s temples amid its 27 adventures to 10 Asian nations.

Final yr it grew to become the primary ever vegan tour firm to be nominated for a World Journey Award – and it gained a regional responsible-tourism gong.

Intrepid Travel tailor-makes vegan itineraries to many countries around the world, intrepidtravel.com
Intrepid Journey tailor-makes vegan itineraries to many international locations all over the world (Image: Intrepid)

For individuals who like a personal journey, Intrepid Journey delivers vegan itineraries and this month flight-free journey agency Byway launches a vegan vacation planner to assist carbon-conscious customers get pleasure from 100% plant-based holidays by prepare, boat and bus.

Vegan retreats

Volcano Eco Retreat has eliminated single-use plastic across facilities including an outdoor spa (from ?214pn, B&B, heartcorehotels.com).
Hawaii is now dwelling to an opulent eco retreat (Image: Volcano Eco Retreat)

Many vegan lodges now dot the world.

Newly launched alongside the waterfall-dotted Hamakua Coast on Hawaii’s Large Island, the luxurious Volcano Eco Retreat has eradicated single-use plastic throughout amenities together with an out of doors spa (from £214pn, B&B).

There’s a saltwater pool and rooftop yoga at Costa Rica’s high-end Mom EarthVegan, whose place within the Pacific Coast city of Tamarindo places it close to surf seashores and turtle-nesting websites (from £203pn room-only).

Costa Rica?s Mother Earth Vegan hotel (from ?203pn room-only, meveganhotel.com).
Head to Costa Rica to calm down at Mom Earth Vegan lodge (Image: Javier Mereb)

Over in Japan, close to Kyoto’s tranquil temples and shrines, the Aussie-owned Vegan Minshuku Sanbiki Neko fuses conventional, tatami-style rooms with Western-style eating (from £62pn, B&B).

And don’t overlook central Scotland’s ultra-ethical Saorsa 1875, occupying
a Nineteenth-century home in Pitlochry. From £150, B&B, saorsahotel.com.

Luxurious lodges

Four Seasons chain is gradually expanding plant-based menus curated by American celebrity chef Matthew Kenney (fourseasons.com). Matthew Kenney?s Folia menu
Luxurious lodge chain 4 Seasons has a brand new vegan menu curated by a celeb chef (Image: 4 Seasons)

Belatedly, numerous luxurious or life-style lodges are making concessions to vegans.

Inside eating places at its Los Angeles, Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait outposts, the 4 Seasons chain is increasing plant-based menus curated by US celeb chef Matthew Kenney.

Within the Maldives, the brand new, opulent Patina resort’s foremost consuming spot, Roots, is vegan and presents confit butternut-squash steaks (from £1,123pn, B&B).

Providing a cool tackle hostels, the fast-growing Selina chain’s first London property in Camden comes with an all-vegan restaurant, Powerplant (from £119pn, B&B) that includes Berber jackfruit.