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Welcome to Globalrunners

Through our company, we are living our dream. We have worked as employees during decades with tour production, events and athletics. Since 2012, we do it exactly the way we think is best, in our own company. We focus on giving our guests the tools to achieve maximum benefit of each tour. Everyone should get unforgetable memories and we have carefully chosen the very best options. We want to put a golden flavor to your life. We also hope that you will find the atmosphere within the group inviting and stimulating.

Globalrunners first tour
Our first tour was to Marrakech in Marocco. The participants made their debut in an African halfmarathon. The group enjoyed the whole trip thoroughly, the Berber culture, a nice, flat track, the Atlas Mountains, the Atlantic ocean and a wonderful sun when it was at its darkest at home. We all returned very happy to Sweden, full of impressions from a different culture.

Win-win
The people who live in the countries we visit shall also benefit as much as possible from our tours. We choose hotels, restaurants and activities that belong to and are run by the local people and we inform our guests very carefully how they shall adapt to foreign cultures. We offer train to the destinations to diminish our climate footprints. We have a zero tolerance to sexual abuse on children (actually all humans) and prostitution and we only use accomodation with good working conditions for the employees. We know the owners personally.

Unforgetable tours for crosscountryskiers, cyclists, trekkers and runners
We want our guests to enjoy difficult-to-beat, memorable and fantastic experiences. They also get a goal to strive for and keep up their physical training for, plus a better knowledge about the country they visit. We hope that our tours will be your very best!

Marcialonga in the Dolomites

Our most popular tour goes to Italy's famous cross-country race Marcialonga - The Long March. You are most welcome to join us in this Queen of Cross-Country Races through 13 villages. The tour is held the last week in January every year. 5 days/4 nights with plenty of time to explore cross country skiing as well as down hill skiing in the Alps. We are proud offical touroperator to Marcialonga.

Vänern by bike

On windling small roads, bicycle lanes and paths around Sweden's biggest lake Vänern through three provinces, we invite you to unique experiences for cyclists. Choose a self-guided tour May-September or go on a guided group tour. 8 days/7 nights in carefully selected accomodation; mansions, B&B:s, hotel with Whiteguide restaurant, a sheep farm, an ecological farm hotel, and more. 32-54 miles/day, on your own or a rented hybride bicycle or e-bike. Welcome to Sweden!

What is special?

We believe our customers are loyal because we care. Our groups are usually small and we focus on each and everyone. People are different and we try to understand what everyone needs and perfers. You get to know each other quite well in the group.

We were the first tour operator offering train instead of air plane to everone who wishes to travel in a more sustainable way. In 2021 we decided to only offer train to the destination. Taking the train gives you lots of nice experiences along the way to your desintation - it is fun! We also choose small scale accomodations with good working conditions, owned and managed by local people to contribute to the destination. We feed all guests with extensive informaton about the local culture so they can adapt accordingly.

We have always recommended non-flour wax to our cross-country skiers and encourage them to rent equipment if they don't have it already. On some tours, we have connected with local running clubs and promoted cultural exchange among runners. On race tours much more than just the event and accomodation is included.

Globalrunners' guests

A wonderful mixture of people who enjoy being phycisally active. Several are recurrent guests. Some are couples, family or friends, others go alone when their partner or friend does not have the possibility to come along. Children are most welcome! We have travelled alot with our own children and know how fun, rewarding and important it is for children to get a perspecitve on their own lives.

We only allow a limited number on each tour. Since our guests share a common interest, it creates a nice and dynamic atmosphere. With a great passion for our destinations, we try to offer interesting and fun tours with many varied ingredients. Several tours are also self-guided.

The main focus is put off the beaten track and we avoid over touristed places. We believe that you get your most valued impressions by meeting local people in the country you visit. There is a good balance between free time and activities.

Ellika Nyqvist, CEO

As a travel producer for several decades, Ellika has had it as a calling to teach herself and others more about how people live and think in different cultures. She has participated in and arranged numerous events in areas such as sports, education and human rights. At work and in her free time, she likes to run, cycle, swim, and do workout, but prefers to sea kayaking and cross-country skiing the most.

Ellika has lectured hundreds of times on sustainable development and human rights with a focus on travel, since 2015 often financed by the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency. At Visit Sweden, she was responsible for the Swedish ecotourism label Naturens Bästa. She's a physiotherapist and journalist and previously worked in these professions. With long experience and great knowledge, she tries to arrange as fun and sustainable trips as possible.

Favorite country: Nepal.

Anders Livchitz, chairman

Anders made his debut as a runner at the Swedish season opening, the "Två Sjöar Runt". Several years and +300 races later, he has amassed a large bank of good and less good races from 5 kilometers and up. He likes the half marathon distance best, it fits at any time of the year. To keep his body injury-free, he alternates running with skiing, cycling and swimming, concluding the "A Swedish Classic" several times.

For 15 years, Anders trained young people and adults in the building blocks of running. His package tours to the Kortvasan during the Vasaloppet week are legendary as well as events around the Stockholm Midnight Race for several hundred people. Anders had also arranged group trips to international half marathons and several athletics camps, before we started Globalrunners.

Favorite destination: Istanbul.

Travel guarantee

According the Swedish law and for our guests safety, Globalrunners are granting a "Travel guarantee" decided by Kammarkollegiet (The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Authority) in Sweden. Anyone can check their touroperator at the Authority's webbsite Kammarkollegiet's website.

Our Vision

We create inspiring and interesting tours for all our guests who enjoy being physically active. With an interest and hobby in common, a fruitful and dynamic atmosphere is established within the group. At the same time, the participants learn more about the foreign culture they are visiting. They get strong impressions from different parts of the world and a sound persective on their own lives at home. Very important to us is also to benefit and respect our hosts in the country we visit.