On Foot Holidays - Rhine Valley Traveller Reviews

Self guided walking

Very organised,helpful, and supportive

We're just back from a glorious walking holiday along the Rhine River in Germany organized by the superlative team at On Foot Holidays. After hiking between 8 and 10 miles each day, along lovely trails above the endlessly fascinating Rhine, we enjoyed sleeping in accommodations ranging from medieval castles to warmly inviting small inns. A wonderful experience.

From pre-trip planning to trail maps to train schedules to restaurant suggestions, On Foot offers outstanding organization and support.

My holiday was nothing short of incredible. I have done a lot of travel in my life and this experience tops the list. The support, the routes, the lodging, the GPS maps. It was perfect...so great in fact that I am already planning my next holiday with On Foot! I can't recommend this experience enough. It was AWESOME.

All the people with whom I interacted were supportive, responsive, kind and knowledgable. I felt 100% safe and well-informed. As a solo, female traveler it is so important to feel safe so that you can focus on having a fun and joyful experience. This is always a concern for me. From start to finish I felt like I had someone by my side. This was so fantastic.

Great walking holiday on the Rhine. The walks were superb, with super clear instructions (with some fun touches) + back up GPS. Great level of activity, varied, amazing views etc. The accommodation was an excellent mix of styles, and we really enjoyed them all.

Just amazing, sort everything so well, very helpful when arranging, and clearly very thoughtful in the preparation, choice of hosts etc. Couldn't hope for better.

Nine friends joined together to do this hiking trip along the Rhine. We have some prior experience with On Foot and liked the guidance given while letting us do our own daily routes. The weather cooperated (60's F) with only one day of rain. Trails were good and the Pocket Earth App was terrific in keeping us on route (better than the written instructions at times). We definitely added time with stops for lunch and most days some of us (me) would take advantage of using a ferry or train to "shortcut" the total distance but in the end we averaged 8 -12 miles/day.

On Foot did a great job of setting up our trip (Inns, hotels, restaurant options, trail maps, GPS apps, etc) and kept us informed about any changes through our local contact, Bea. She maintained daily contact with our group leader and was very helpful.

Can't fault them. Every detail taken care of, from travel arrangements (including train timetables), walking route (it's impossible to get lost), suggestions for restaurants and the care they've taken in choosing the accommodation. They've really thought about the places you stay eg Burg Liebenstein, where you have your meals surrounded by armour served by delightful staff, whilst looking out on the Rhine. Loads of historical, geographical and nature details also given.

Second great holiday we've done with On Foot. Mallorca was just as good.

I walked along the Rhine, using ferry to cross and walk both sides. Very beautiful and lots of castles and history too.

On Foot holiday organised the hotels, luggage transfers and provided very detailed route notes and background information. They were very friendly and quick to respond. Everything went very smoothly.

The Castles of the Rhine was our third walking holiday with On Foot Holidays and was the best so far, helped by the warm sunny weather which meant jumpers remained in the suitcases the whole week. We orginally planned to do this in September 2020 but due to Covid, it was postponed twice and this was to our advantage as we could have an extra day walking than we might have had in 2020. We stared at Lorch and finished at Koblenz - most days involved a ferry crossing which was easy and then started the walk with an ascent. The views were stunning down the Rhine and each hotel was welcoming, the stay at Schloss Rheinfels was particularly memorable with a good restaurant with excellent service. On Foot and the hotel had co-ordinated so well, that the waiter knew Margaret could not eat onions!

On Foot are a great companty with very helpful and flexible staff, we are now thinking which walk to do in 2023. We had to rebook this twice due to Covid and Agin Foot were very helpful in doing this and made no charge at all for doing this.

Unbelievably well organized and so thrilling to explore this world heritage site -- the sparkling Rhine river, steep vineyards, flat areas on top with well-sited gazebos, challenging downhills past more castles and lush forests -- friendly people and hikers to meet on the trail -- On Foot, as usual, planned each and every step for us to perfection. Hiking is hard but knowing you will be at an exquisite hotel or inn with a fresh, delicious dinner or breakfast in each place...Could not have been more perfect!

They are nice people who actually walk their own routes and value the history, culture and terrain of each place where they plan a route. This is my 4th trip with them and I could not recommend them more highly. Very thorough, kind, understanding people -- I always know I am in good hands with them!

We had a fantastic 6 days walking in the Rhine Valley, footloose and fancy free to enjoy the beautiful scenery and the well-chosen hotels, thanks to the expert organisation of our tour operator.

Extremely knowledgeable about the destination, well-organised, responsive, offering personalised advice and recommendations, willing to take into account special needs or requests, and always available to answer a question or react to an unforeseen situation. Excellent materials provided for the walking holiday, very clear instructions and informative tourist literature. Everything one could want from a tour operator!