These are our gift guides for travellers, hikers and nature lovers. Where possible we have tried to choose gifts which focus on being ethical and/ or sustainable, and tried to choose as many as possible that will support small businesses. Some of the gifts are practical travel gifts, some add a touch of style, comfort or personalisation to a trip, others will remind people of their travels or the great outdoors, hopefully making their home, one they want to come back to after a holiday.
We would always encourage asking the recipient if there’s anything they would like, or need there’s no shame in it, it’s much better to get something they will be put to good use rather than something that’s shoved to the back of the cupboard. A sustainably bought item isn't sustainable if it's not used.
Check out our midrange gift guide for more travel print ideas, if you want them framed they'd fall into this category!
Here's our High End Gift Guide £50-100;
1. El camino bracelet
£50+ (bracelet - £22+, charms £8-16) Based in Cornwall. A personalised travel charm bracelet, add countries, cities, continents, oceans, seas and landmarks and personalised them further with words of dates if you wish. A great gift to add to, year on year, adventure after adventure. We've chosen to include El Camino bracelet in this price category as the bracelet looks nicer with more than a couple charms.
2. Hammocks
£50-100 We love hammocks, throughout our journey through Ecuador and Peru most places had hammocks to relax in it was great! Whether you get a hammock you can pack in your bag and hang anywhere or one for the garden, there's plenty to choose from, in every colour imaginable. Look out for ones made of recycled cotton or recycled parachute materials. Check out Bahia by Blooming, the Mexican Hammock company or Brazil's Hammock Artisans of Ceará (available on the unicef website). More compact travel style hammocks are available for cheaper.
3. House of Marley Wireless Headphones
£50 Based in Kent. If you're looking for headphones that are as good for the environment as they are for your ears, this brand is your best bet. Mindfully sourced materials, bamboo, recycled silicone, recycled aluminium, recycled fabric. One tree planted for each product.
4. Bombus Map Gifts
£50-100 Based in Faversham, Kent. Bombus make custom location pieces, whether that be letters, numbers, book ends, decorations, clocks, houses, or various shapes, sizes and styles of wall art. Depending on what you're after bombus do something for all price ranges. There are some pieces you can keep adding too.
5. Mahikakala
£60+ Created in India and at their Studio in Bristol. Using ancient craft techniques and natural plant dyes to create super flows bohemian style dresses, focused on sustainability. Ideal for summer and travelling, can easily be layered up to transition into the colder months, or take a look at their boilersuits.
6. Sustain Yoga
£70 Based in West Sussex. If you know a travel that's into yoga that could do with a new yoga mat or an upgrade, this brand is a great choice. It's entirely made of cork with sustainability at their core. Ideal for yoga retreats, especially in hot climate or back home in their bedroom, or on the beach like in the photo. Sustain yoga say; 'other brands offer plastic mats and advertise them as a 'mat for life' The issue here is that plastic can take up to 10,000 years to break down, in the process doing untold harm to the environment. We can't guarantee our mats will last as long as you do, but we can promise they are fully biodegradable and will cause no harm to the environment'.
7. Idioma Sweatshirt
£70+ Based in London. Sustainable unisex fashion that fuses world languages and clean, minimal design, to encourage a curiosity in other cultures, languages and nature.
8. Smugglers Treasures
£30-£250+ Based in Whitby. Inspired by the sea, ethical jewellery, made from recycled sterling silver and sea glass.
9. Rapa nui x passenger collab
£50+ Based in the Isle of Wight and the New Forest, Hampshire. Clothing for men and women. Two brands across Hampshire with sustainability at their heart. Rapa Nui are supporting circular fashion; 'it's the future, remade'. The material from old products sent to Rapa Nui is recycled and redesigned into new items of clothing. A pure materials makes remanufacturing possible, and means products are softer and harmless to the environment. All products and packaging are made from natural materials not plastic, and made using renewable energy. The cycle itself is renewable, their products can be returned and remade again, and again and again. At passenger, clothing is made to embrace the journeys to come, while leaving the smallest of footprints, with a focus on sustainability and adventure. For every product sold, a tree is planted. Products are made using recycled pre and post consumer organic cotton and linen, recycled polyester and recycled plastic bottles. (They both independently have clothes that are below £50. )
10. House of Marley Portable Speaker
£70 Based in Kent. Like the headphones if you're looking for a portable speaker that is as good for the environment as it is for your ears, this brand is your best bet. Mindfully sourced materials, bamboo, recycled silicone, recycled aluminium, recycled fabric. One tree planted for each product.
Some of our recommendations to suit all budgets!
Experience gifts are always great. Why not give them a head start at planning their next travels and get them a voucher for a tour company. Our recommendations; G Adventures, Much Better Adventures, KE Travel, Exodus, Undiscovered Mountains, Blue Yonder, Adventure Alternatives, Better Places Travel, Justice Travel or Responsible Travel.
You could also give a donation to their favourite charity on their behalf, especially for the friends and family that have everything. You can make a donation, or some charities allow you to give a gift on their behalf check out ‘Help Refugees - Choose Love’ or you could even ‘Twin your toilet’ or ‘Twin your Tap’ to provide hygiene facilities in various developing countries, these are just a few ideas of many!
Get them vouchers for somewhere they’ve missed during their travels, whether that be their favourite restaurant or cafe, a local climbing wall, escape room or the cinema or just about anything.
A subscription service whether that’s monthly spices, baked goods or one of our best finds, a subscription service to ‘The Happy Newspaper’ by Emily Coxhead. Starting from £3.99 and spanning to all budgets, depending on how long you wish to subscribe the recipient for. A whole colourful newspaper filled with only good news, good for those stuck at home and waiting to travel and also great for those returning in the future to catch up on the good stuff.
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