Ligurian Hills Traveller Reviews

This was our second tour with On Foot Holidays, our first being the Amalfi coast. We didn't think it could get better but it did. We hiked with our 16 year old and 23 year old sons, usually 21 km per day of sometimes muddy hiking due to the rains of late but none of it detracting from a fantastic experience with wonderful routes and amazing hosts. Everyone went out of their way for us and we could not have been more thrilled with the experience. Highly, highly recommend!

We will never travel with anyone but On Foot Holidays. We love the self guided experience and they are the best. All of the details were managed and the hosts were extraordinary along the way. 5 stars!

A point to point walking holiday in a generally less visited region of Italy, with baggage transfer, staying in an interesting variety of accommodation.. Excellent support from the travel company and their representatives on the ground. Very good food and wine. Varied scenery and quiet trails.

Excellent communication and attention to detail. Quick to respond to queries and concerns and also provided lots of useful information to enhance our holiday.

We walked for 6 days through wonderful scenery and old and recent history, It was never boring, frequently challenging. Every day we felt we had been physically challenged and pleased that we had done it and enjoyed it!

Our notes for every day guided us on the right route. When in doubt check the notes! Our hosts along the route were all very different and therefore all the more interesting. Anyone going on the same journey, don't be afraid to ask about how things have changed over the last few years. for example, ask about the snow 15 years ago and how it compares to now

Magical 3 days walking in the Ligurian Appenines down to the sea at Camogli. It was all expertly and brilliantly organised by On Foot Holidays. This is our third trip with them and can not recommend them more highly.

On Foot Holidays are experts in walking holidays and this is the third trip we have done with them . It is incredibly well organised, with superb customer service from beginning to end. They have thought of everything! We cannot recommend them more highly and tell all our friends too. A real gem of a company which is so rare these days.

This is our third On Foot holiday. As always, it was wonderful. We hiked through interesting country (guided by superb On Foot trail descriptions and GPS (Pocket Earth) mapping), stayed at first-rate facilities hosted by lovely people, and had great time, culturally, gastronomically, and hiking-wise.

On Foot has local people who are amazingly helpful. Everything operates smoothly and thoughtfully. Would you believe that, although I had forgotten that it was my 75th birthday, our host and hostess had been informed by On Foot and baked me a beautiful birthday tart! My wife and I am planning on taking an On Foot holiday with our son and daughter-in-law. We can't praise On Foot enough.

A group of 9 Australian women hiked from Montalto Pavese to Camogli across the Ligurian Hills in May/June of this year. It was a fabulous holiday and although challenging at times due to the weather, we had the determination & the gear to see it through. The remoteness of the hike was very appealing, the countryside was beautiful and the weather on the whole was great. We loved walking towards the coast and finishing it with a swim in Camogli was a wonderful completion to our hike over the Ligurian Hills. We loved meeting the local Italian people when we arrived at the end of the day, so friendly and welcoming.

The team from ON FOOT HOLIDAYS were fabulous to deal with. We booked our holiday a long time in advance and there were many emails exchanged in the time leading up to departure day. Simon and his team answered every email promptly, politely and nothing was too much trouble. They supplied us with plenty of information about the trip and also supplied us with extra information re train timetables etc, possible excursions, restaurants etc in the places we stayed. Their "on the ground " contacts were fabulous and replied very promptly when we required an urgent pickup of one of our party due to illness. One of our party has used this company many times and recommended them to us. Simon and his team were very professional and extremely friendly & easy to deal with . They also requested feedback which I gave and it was accepted gracefully. We have done many hikes and sometimes feedback is not accepted gracefully, there was no really negative feedback to give as it was such a successful hike . I would have no hesitation in recommending Simon and his team at On Foot Holidays.

This 67- and 70-year-old couple gravitates toward hikes that are at once beautiful and remote, and this tour fit the bill perfectly. To our delight, we rarely ran into other hikers. The route led through some quite rugged areas that challenged our fitness, and on two ridge-climb days we hiked through unseasonable conditions of snow, wind, thunder and bog-like mud, but we never felt out of our league, and the views from the ridge-tops were completely worth it. Each lodging felt personal. In fact, we were the only guests at 4 of the 7 accommodations, so we had an intimate visit with the hosts, who spoke enough English to invite lively, charming conversation. Every evening, we feasted on generous dinners highlighting the specialties of Liguria, including a pesto that we're still talking about. At the end of our triumphant downhill march to charming, seaside Camogli, we stood on the beach and high-fived our accomplishments. It was an immersion into a part of Italy we never would have explored otherwise.

As we planned the trip, On Foot guided us with utter professionalism, immediately responding to our various questions and concerns and tailoring our trip to specific needs. Before the trip, we benefited greatly from the thoughtful and thorough background information and maps which On Foot provided. The directions, maps and GPS they sent for each route were right on the money, and we felt safe and well cared-for from start to finish.

The route selected was a beautiful one and the host accommodation was very good. We did not see many people on the route and it felt as though we genuinely had an authentic window into a Ligurian experience.

They were very responsive to any query, the quality of the track notes was very good and they accurately describe the level of difficulty of the walk. The local contact is also an invaluable safety arrangement. The route selection was excellent.

It was well planned and organised by On Foot. The walks were well chosen and the written guides and maps were excellent. The places we stayed at were welcoming and mostly comfortable and the food was excellent. Liguria is beautiful and the views from the ridge were spectacular. We also enjoyed our stay at Camogli on the coast at the end of the Salt Road.

On Foot are invariably efficient, friend and informative. They made sure we were well prepared. and equipped. And the hosting system works well so that we felt we were very well looked after in the various places where we stayed. The holidays are good value.

This is an excellent walking route with good and welcoming places to stay offering great Ligurian cuisine. The reason it doesn't get an excellent rating is that we were unlucky to run into the recent exceptionably bad weather in north Italy. That made conditions more challenging than you would expect. But in normal circumstances its an excellent option for experienced walkers

We rate Onfoot Holidays highly. They are knowledgable, responsive and flexible. The self guided routes are well planned with excellent walking instructions and hosts carefully chosen for the welcome they offer