On Foot Holidays Traveller Reviews

A 70 mile, six day walk across rural Dorset, using minor public footpaths throughout and staying in quality pub / B&B accommodation en route. All aspects of the holiday were meticulously organised by On Foot Holidays, with nothing whatsoever going wrong. The route was broadly from the NE to SW corners of Dorset & rural throughout. The route was set to enable us to visit all the cultural sites in the locality of the walk, increasing the interest and diversity. We also encountered numerous references to Thomas Hardy, reflected in the walk title ‘In the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy’.

My wife & I are regular walkers of long distance paths. When we walk on major routes (eg South West Coast Path) we arrange everything ourselves. On this occasion, we wanted to walk in unknown (for us) rural Dorset., so decided it would be better to enlist the help of a tour operator. We couldn’t have found one better than On Foot Holidays. Accommodation, luggage transfer, route maps & directions were all excellent. Even better was the walk route. There is no way a stranger to the area could have devised such a complex and interesting walk themselves. It was over relatively minor public footpaths, many of which were unsigned. A real testament to the effort put in by On Foot.

I returned a couple of weeks ago from a perfect holiday walking the Camino dos Faros. This was one of the best holidays I can recall. Everything went according to plan: the accommodation was excellent and varied; the walking superb throughout. Aznar was the perfect contact, helping me with options of restaurants that could cater for my demanding diet, among other offers of help and advice.. I am vegetarian out of choice, but have to avoid gluten, this combination placing extra demands in an area not frequented by overseas tourists. I can't tell you how therapeutic this route proved to be. I had booked the holiday about two and a half years earlier, and of course, it had to be postponed. The views were superb, with the sound of the sea almost always close at hand. However, the route also involved crossing areas of huge sand dunes and following lengthy river inlets, with local birdlife prolific. Certain species such as the Kentish plover are offered nesting protection. There was also a great variety of wild flowers throughout the route. I came across very few people en route. On Foot Holidays offered short cuts if necessary, with taxi journeys always offered, as some of the days' walking were lengthy. I personally didn't use these alternatives, as I was keen to walk all day every day! This company is thorough, with nothing omitted. I can only urge others to go on their walking holidays. I personally had a few days after the holiday in Santiago de Compostela and then a couple of days in Vigo in order to take a day trip to the Cies Islands. I loved this group of islands, a nature reserve part of the Atlantic Islands National Park, with four well signed hiking trails. Vigo is a vibrant and beautiful city, and of course, Santiago's sights are already well known as the culmination for a number of the Camino routes. I found the sheer numbers a little overwhelming after the relative isolation of the Camino dos Faros, and preferred Vigo in many ways. Thank you On Foot Holidays.

On Foot Holidays omitted nothing from the itinerary. They offered information about travel to the start and end points of the route. The notes accompanying the actual route were thorough, facilitating ease of route finding. Accommodation was varied and always comfortable, with my diet always catered for (not always easy). Aznar, the contact, offered valuable information and often arranged a suitable restaurant for the evening that could cater for me. I will definitely seek out their holidays again. There were alternatives available for those not wishing to do the whole route every day, although I always wanted to complete the full itinerary on offer.

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 enjoyed the walks in Andalucia so much and everything was so incredibly well organised that the stress of travelling and route finding was completely removed.

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Our 4 day hike was the first one I have done with On Foot Holidays but not the last! From start to finish we had a fantastic experience. . The hotels were wonderful and bags magically waiting for us after our beautiful long days of hiking. Great hilltop towns , suggested stops and historical notes along the way, Also recommended restaurants … good local contact if needed .We had the most wonderful experience!

The communications and response with On Foot was excellent ! So well organized-

we went on a 6 day self guided hike on the Amalfi coat. The trails were beautiful with amazing views of the coast and the surrounding area. While we had some challenging climbs during the day, we knew that we were in for a trat on the trails and would be ending the day in a very comfortable room, with lots of hot water, great food all around and our luggage waiting for us. A really amazing experience - it was hard to go home

the trip was arranged by on foot agency and I must say that from the first request for information and till the end of the trip we were immensely impressed by the speed of their responses, the professionalism and attempt to prepare us for every aspect of the trip. The travel information pack was comprehensive and very helpful. we felt that we received VIP treatment (and even upgrades) from the hotels we stayed because we came from their company. I have gone on trips of this kind in the past with other companies and while they were good , none of them compared to the level of service and support given on this trip

It was a walking holiday starting up in the mountains behind / above Nice and walking down to Menton. We

Our experience of On foot holidays to date has been excellent. They are well organised, efficient, answer queries in a friendly and timely fashion, and produce good quality support materials.

This was an eight day walking tour of the 'pueblos blancos' of the Grazelema area of Andalucia. The holiday was impeccably planned by On Foot. The hotels were all a delight to stay in, all small locally run establishments with friendly and helpful staff. Transfers of luggage (and on two days, of us) were pre arranged and this worked well. The walks were all great. They were all well known to the local contact who has published books on walking in this area, and he gave detailed and helpful descriptions of the routes with an accompaying map. We were also sent a gpx file so that all the routes could be viewed on our mobile phones as we proceeded, and position checked with GPS. We hardly had to use the phones but it was reassuring to have this. The walks were mostly moderate, at most 18 km with several hundred metres of ascent, we found the estimated times were pretty accurate which helped us plan our days. The walks themselves were varied, interesting and through quiet and beautiful landscapes (on our two longest days we met nobody at all en route). Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys walking.

On Foot have offered an excellent service throughout. Our first holiday planned with them was in March 2020 and had to be cancelled due to the Covid outbreak in Spain. They were very supportive and offered a refund or rebooking later. This was really appreciated, it must have been a very worrying and stressful time for all in the business but this was never evident in our conversations with them. Whatever was going on, their public face was calm reassuring and helpful. Our holiday was eventually in April 2022. Throughout On Foot were very good. Their website is eay to use with clear information. They responded very quickly to contacts - mostly by email, but they were also very helpful over the phone too. The itinerary and costs were very clear. The team were able to make specific suggestions (eg about room types at specific hotels, places to eat etc) and had good first hand knowledge of the area, specific travel issues (eg the online Covid documentation for Spain etc). The holiday itself was very good, the route and stays had been carefully selected. We were travelling to Granada independently after our On Foot holiday ended and the team kindly send us information on travel arrangements to get there from Ronda. Overall, the On Foot team are highly recommended.

The organisation of the holiday was exceptional. The accommodation, and taxi service worked very well. The routes were well marked on Andros and the maps and walk descriptions were good. There were a few errors in one of the printed booklets which caused us some confusion but we were able to work out that explanations for different walks had got mixed up and other members of my party have highlighted these to the company and to the local rep.

Very efficient and friendly. Gave speedy responses to queries and communicated well.

We had a wonderful 5 day trip walking from town to town on the Amalfi coast. Our accommodations were fantastic, better than we ever could have put together ourselves. The cost was very affordable for the value of the accommodations and food provided.

From first contact when we were trying to choose a trip to all the steps between On Foot is so accommodating and helpful. They were always up to date and knowledgeable about the changing Covid guidelines,