Southern Tuscany Traveller Reviews

A Walking holiday in southern Tuscany, including typical lovely hill top towns and villages. Weather indifferent to start with but improved later on. Fantastic countryside, centre of viniculture, stayed in some wonderful hotels and agritourismos.

Great attention to detail, very accurate route notes, all worked smoothly for us, good value for money. A personal service.

We walked from Sienna to Motepulciano on foot with our luggage being transported each day. The arrangement is for self guided walking and the maps and route guidance was excellent and we had the bonus of glorious sunny weather in late October. We stayed in hotels and B&Bs booked in advance and usually in delightful medieval towns and small settlements and ate out using suggestions from the On foot guide. The accommodation was in small family run hotels with breakfast provided and we thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of our trip and the warm welcome we got at our various residences. The bonus of this walk was the historical dimension to the trip and we explored ancient towns and churches and experienced a taste of Catholic Italy which is so different from our own secular society. The landscape was delightful rolling countryside with woods and arable farming and the very picturesque fortified hill towns we visited/stayed in. It was easy walking with the huge advantage of late autumn sunshine in abundance to prepare us for the return to grey England.

The planning and guidance notes for the trip were excellent and hence it was easy to find our way to our destination each day. We really enjoyed the choice of hotels the company identified and felt very comfortable and well looked after throughout our holiday. The transport of our luggage was executed faultlessly and the additional guidance offered with respect to our transport and to eating out was equally informative and helpful. Further, the background briefing notes with regard to historical and geographical aspects of the places visited was very helpful. i should add, the personal contact with the office staff has always been prompt and very helpful and much appreciated.

Self guided walking holiday using maps and directions from On Foot Holidays. They planned the route, booked the hotels, arranged baggage transfer between hotels, provided transport information to and from the airport. The routes and hotels were great and very individual. The holiday felt like an adventure instead of a package holiday.

Go Walking were very efficient replying to email very quickly (even over a bank holiday weekend). All the staff new the holiday details well (and have probably done the walks themselves. The local rep was very helpful and it was good to know that there was local assistance available if we needed it.

Spent 5 days walking in Tuscany inn to inn - self-guided walk. Most days too hot to do all the walking we'd planned, and route was very exposed, but we made the best of it with thermal baths and lots of gelato. :-)

On Foot was prompt and thorough both before and during the trip - couldn't be better - first-rate!!

6 beautiful walks in Tuscany -excellent notes from On Foot Holidays, well-chosen hotels each with own character. This was our third trip with On Foot and would recommend highly.

On Foot Holidays - very courteous and friendly - sorted out an individual tour for us that we only requested at the last minute. They know the terrain they cover very well. The hoteliers we met clearly like working with the company. We've done three tours - 2 in Italy and one in Czech Republic - all excellent.

The area was lovely and the choice of routes and Tuscan towns made this a perfect introduction to Tuscany. We were stunned by the beauty of the countryside and the warmed by the friendliness of the local people. The meals we ate were all of a high standard and always a great variety of local produce and of course delicious local wines. The flexibility built into the holiday aslo added to the enjoyment

On Foot did an excellent job, - walking instructions and gps track files were spot on - accomodation was excellent as was the baggage handling - background information on area, restaurants etc was great

What a fantastic experience from beginning to end! The holiday was well organised, with wonderful accommodation, varied paths, historic hillside towns and beautiful scenery. We were even lucky with the weather as the sun shone on us for the entire week. As there were maps and walk descriptions provided this gave us the confidence to walk independently rather than walk to the pace of an organised group, with the added bonus of our accommodation being booked and bags transferred.

On Foot holidays are great! This was my fourth hoiday booked with them and each time i'm treated as an individual rather than just another customer. They really know their stuff and are happy to answer in depth questions about any aspect of the trip including getting there and back. It was also helpful to have a point of contact in the region you are staying as it gave an added sense of security in case there were any problems - not that there has been.

We enjoyed very much this holiday which gave us ample opportunities for daily long walks in a spectacular landscape, in the same time as we could enjoy cultural sights and the small Tuscan towns on the way, good food and wine. The organizer OnFottHolidays has as usual given us a head start by good vwalking instructions, nice pre-booked hotels and transporting the luggage from one hotel to the next. We have done this several times before but this time was the best due to a combination of the attractive environments, well prepared paths and beautiful late summer weather.

This is the third time we have have used OnFootHolidays in the last three years and we will continue to use them for annual walks in the European countryside as long as we can make it. Why? They have a very good selection of routes with different difficulties, there organization of our trips has been excellent and moreover the staff have always been very nice. They obviously have a good reputation among the different hotels that we stay in, which make us always feel welcome on the way.

We had a great time walking between the hill top towns amid stunning scenery, following the detailed instructions provided. We enjoyed the variety of accommodation booked for us and had fun exploring the old towns and sampling the tasty food and drink.

As always the service provided by On Foot was efficient, friendly and tailored to our needs.

We loved the Tuscan walks and the beautiful and varied scenery. We enjoyed the fun of finding a new village and a different hotel in places we might otherwise have not visited. It was a great holiday and one we will repeat.

On Foot were extremely helpful. Very personal service, definitely beyond what you would normally expect. We are happy to a recommend them.