Northern Portugal with On Foot Traveller Reviews

After a long, wet and grey English winter, walking in the remote Peneda-Geres in warm sunshine was the perfect balm. Beautiful scenery, remote villages and charming accommodation made for a very pleasant break.

Very well organised, excellent communication and the provision of extensive information/GPS route finding. This is my third On Foot walking holiday, which is testament to highly I rate their performance.

An excellent holiday discovering a quiet, unspoilt and relatively unknown area of Spain. Every part of the organisation of the holiday happened efficiently and as planned ie transfers all occurred according to plan, hosts were expecting us and knew our dietary requirments. The accommodation was of a high standard given the limited availability in a non-touristy area and the On Foot staff had obviously built up a good personal relationship with our hosts so we benefitted from those personal touches ie home made cakes and jams, swimming pool pump turned on just for us, restuarant opening just to serve us on a Sunday evening. Wonderful walking holiday in a beautiful, different, interesting and relatively undiscovered area of Portugal - a very memorable and special holiday.

On Foot holidays couldn't have been more helpful, friendly and efficient. From my very first inital enquiry phone call every dealing I had with them was dealt with in an efficient, courteus and most helpful manner. The written information was extremely thorough and comprehensive.

Our self-guided walking holiday was fantastic, small villages, beautiful people and able to get off the beaten track, but knowing you have the backing of such a great company in Onfootholidays.

This was our second walk with Onfootholidays, I cannot fault them everything is organised to a tee, instructions are clear, their local contacts are fantastic. It just gives you so much confidence knowing that onfoot have organised things. We can't wait till our next walk, just need to decide where!!!

Varied styles of accommodation, all of which were very good. Walking varied and matched the brochure description with regard to toughness etc.

Have used On Foot on various occasions and always found them excellent to deal with. There on site representatives are also attentive and willing to assist.

We walked for 6 days in the most stunning and remote national park in NE Portugal. We stayed in a real variety of accommodation from simple to luxurious but cleverly chosen and all very small and personal. The walks were very accurately described in terms of distance and heights climbed.

They were very personal and adaptable. When we had a problem when on the holiday, they sorted things out very quickly and efficiently. The route we walked was brilliantly thought out with good distances mapped out between accommodation.

Walking in quiet, pristine mountains and hills, in unspoilt country whilst staying in unexpected gems. Beautiful rural accommodation with pools and views. Delicious and great value cuisine. Idyllic.

Efficient, thorough, organised and patient. Particularly helpful concerning digital walking maps. Great communication and attention to detail.

Our five days of walking in Northern Portugal surpassed our expectations in terms of the route, scenery and accommodations. The route notes and other material supplied by On Foot - and the general service provided by their office team and local support - were fantastic and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend both the company and this particular trip.

We were really pleased with the service received from On Foot, they were always on hand to provide us with information and resolved any issues we had quickly and to our satisfaction. The route notes were perfectly detailed and the other handbooks and material provided were also of a high quality. Having a friendly local contact was also something we appreciated. It has also been nice to see how well they respond to feedback.

Breathtaking views, beautiful weather staying in divers accommodation that was mostly second to none.

They give a personal service that is much appreciated.

Splendid. Tough walking but that is what we were after. Exquisite, timeless villages whose cobbled lanes and alleyways seemed unconcerned by the modern world and the demands of the motor car. Cafes and bars with genial owners providing sustinence to weary travellers. Well directed and varied routes through wooded hillsides, deep luxuriant valleys and across open moorland. Much of the route winding its way along the contours following the astonishingly well preserved Roman road with majestic milestones still guiding travellers after c2000 years. Welcoming hosts providing comfortable accomodation in delightful settings always with excellent restaurants nearby offering fine meals comprising local food always accompanied by the locally produced Vinho Verde and for the following day splendid picnic lunches.

They were excellent. Easy booking with knowledgeable advice. Clear written instructions that did not let us down once. We have done many walking holidays but this was the first with GPS. What a clever thing it is and a reassuring back up.

The self-guided Inn-to-Inn walking holiday in Northern Portugal we booked with On Foot Holidays exceeded our expectations in so many ways. The scenery, walking routes and organization of the whole week were taken care of very professionally; we had no issues with any of this and the turn-by-turn instructions ensured we never got lost. We were met every day by friendly staff and our needs were very well taken care.

On Foot Holidays exceeded our expectations and we can highly recommend them. The OFH staff were very responsive and supported us through bookings, postponements and re-bookings and on the walk their meticulous planning and detailed turn-by-turn instructions made sure we were never lost, were met every day by friendly staff and our needs were very well taken care. Their office staff responded to questions very rapidly and their local representative checked the condition of the trails each day and stayed in touch with us at all times.