Galicia: Lighthouse Way Traveller Reviews

This was our first experience with a self guided walking tour. We can't say enough about how much we enjoyed the entire experience. It is an unforgettable way to experience a country and its culture.

Every step of the way On Foot Holidays were there for us. Communication was always timely, explicit and informative. We were extremely impressed with the provided maps and detailed instructions as to what to expect daily on the trail. Our accommodations were very good considering the rural nature of our trip.

We walked the Lighthouse Way in Galicia, and it was even better than we had hoped for. The route was well marked, the directions we received were detailed and careful, and the accommodation was wonderful. We would do it again in a heartbeat.

We began with a wonderful international phone call during which Mary of On Foot gave my family individualized trip recommendations— and it just got better from there. Everything was meticulously organized, the directions couldn’t have been clearer, the local consultant was attentive and helpful, the accommodations were warm and inviting, and all that made the trip perfect. On Foot even took it upon themselves to rearrange our accommodations on their own dime when they realized we were originally booked in a town during a lovely but loud late-night festival.

From the arrival right until the end the variation and the quality of our walk and accommodation was superb. We had an amazing time and met great people and had delicious Galician food and drinks

Excellent communication and preparation for our holiday. We had total confidence in onfootholidays. Emails were answered the same day and all instructions were clear and our walking pack with maps was outstanding.

6 ladies, walking Costa da Morte for 6 days. Every day a big and exciting adventure, every night in beautiful and welcoming hotels.

100% reliable, in everything!

My friend and I had a truly wonderful ten day hike on the Lighthouse Way from Malpica to Fisterre. It was a hiker's hike with long days up and down along the coast. From the Atlantic breaking onto cliffs to white sand beaches to calm inlets, there was huge variety in the scenery. Other than the towns, we encountered few people on the trails and the seafood in Galicia has to be the best in the world.

The logistics were handled flawlessly by On Foot Holidays from start to finish. We stayed at nine different places from small inns and hotels to agritourismos to our own little apartment. All were special in their own ways, often with ocean views and with kind and helpful hosts. Our local contact, Aznar, kept us well informed and with On Foot's beautiful maps, Blue Book and directions, we never had trouble following the route.

We completed a 9 day self guided walking holiday in the North of Spain, ending with 3 nights in Santiago to relax and recover

On Foot Holidays were excellent to deal with and provided very clear directions for this self guided holiday

We walked the Lighthouse Way on the Galician coast of Spain (Atlantic Ocean coastline). It was a very challenging walk but all of the arrangements by On Foot Holidays were excellent. This included the accommodations, the luggage transfers, and a few cab starts that make the walk more manageable for us.

All of our communications with On Foot Holidays were very timely and professional. The package they put together for us included very detailed maps and walking instructions that worked very well for us. Their man “on the ground” in Spain was very attentive to our communications and helped us out with a few local arrangements.

My wife and I did the 7-day Light House Way walking tour in Galicia. The Trip exceeded expectations in literally every way. Some background, we've done a couple dozen bike or hike trips in Europe, many self-planned and supported, and about 10 through tour operators, in which they move our luggage from inn to inn, like this trip. Also in the two weeks previous to our Galicia hike we had done a week walking and week biking in Portugal. So we were worried about burnout and whether this trip would feel like a let down. Instead the trip was incredibly rewarding. We did about 10 miles per day. First of all, there was hardly anyone else on the trail. The first day we met two other hikers, second and third day literally saw no one else on the trail, in either direction. The scenery was beautiful, like the rocky coast of Maine plus beautiful fields and cliffs like England , stone walls everywhere. Plus deserted beaches that were perfect for swimming. The inns/hotels were all superb and we had great food options in all the towns. On a few days we needed to carry lunches as the route is so remote there was no place for lunch along the way. The trail was pretty well marked, the GPS and notes from On Foot were spot on. And the route really wasn't very difficult, but it can be overgrown at times because it doesn't get a ton of usage. And one more thing, the local support person Aznar was also fantastic. Twice we had forgotten an item at our inn, and Aznar immediately called the inn and had them find the item and include it in our luggage to be shipped. Also we he arranged rides on two short road walking sections for us. Really responsive and competent. So for us, it was a really wonderful experience: totally comfortable, beautiful scenery/trail, great support from Aznar, great swimming. Really a top notch hike.

Really supportive. Very thorough. Very detailed oriented. Fantastic GPS route, as well as hard copy maps and route info. Couldn't ask for anything more from the company.

We loved the mix of beautiful scenery, small fishing villages, and beautiful beaches. There was also an interesting mix olodging, ranging from a hostel to five star experience in a hotel. The changing landscape each day was incredible! The tour includes some extra "shortcuts", which allow people who might not be up to the rigors of some aspects of the hike (seniors, those a bit less fit) to actually go on the hike and have the experience as well. This is perhaps one of the most beautiful hikes we've ever been on!

On Foot Holidays has been wonderfully reliable, responsible, and committed to providing best of class service and attention to detail on every hike that we have taken with them. We have been on 7 trips with On Foot, to diverse locations and have enjoyed every one.

An enjoyable well organised coastal walk. Beautiful scenery fabulous beaches, dunes & forests. We love birdwatching which added to our overall experience especially at this time of year. Great to have the options to shorten the walks which we took most days. Accommodations were excellent, & the recommendations for eating out were very helpful. Aznar was a brilliant help, he organised taxis & dinner reservations. It was nice to know he was there if we needed help with anything.

This is our 4th walk with Onfoot holidays. They have always been so profesional & given us all the necessary information we required. Their tours are definitely good value from start to finish, & so well organised.