Hiking Tours, and particularly Suzana, ensured our family hiking trip to the Peaks of the Balkans was wonderfully organised and tailored to our requests. Suzana's patience and positive approach was evident in how graciously she responded to our need for luggage transfers, altered hiking routes and accommodation preferences. The guidebook provided by Hiking Tours, including accurate 'Ride with GPS', was comprehensive and extremely helpful. Despite the excellent planning by Hiking Tours hiking can throw some curve balls but Hiking Tours also works with some amazing locals in the Balkans - incredibly appreciative of Alen from Samel's Cottage in Montenegro (and his many contacts) who was so kind helping unwell or injured members of our hiking group reach destinations safely. Overall, despite the challenging terrain and distances, the Peaks of the Balkans trails are a beautiful and varied adventure, and well worth the (for some of us, considerable) effort. We look forward to hiking another amazing route with Hiking Tours.
This hike was spectacular! It was truly a hike of a lifetime - the scenery and different terrain throughout was amazing. We love to challenge ourselves and underestimated the steep ascents, descents and technically tough rocky trails. However, our incredible guide Jakob helped us through it all. He is very experienced, personable, and motivational. It was our first time in Slovenia and he shared so much about the beautiful country beyond just the hike. We searched for mushrooms together, found one and he cooked it with our scrambled eggs the next morning for breakfast. He was the best!!!
a spectacular experience in every way. Hut to Hut put together a trip for us which proved to be effortless (except for the hills!). The accom was terrific. Although standard varied, they were happy to upgrade us where possible and there are obviously better alternatives in the bigger towns. That was offset with the remarkable welcome we received from the chosen hosts all along the route. Food, again, varied, but we were never hungry. Our bags always raced ahead of us without issue and the app kept us on the trail and updated all the way. Zan at HtH was responsive, helpful and professional at all times before and during the hike - whenever we needed him, he was there. My only warning - and it is a serious one - get there fast before word gets out about how fantastic the beauty, villages and people of Slovenia are to welcome hikers.
My wife and I (50 plus) walked the 'Juliana & Alpe Adria trail highlights' tour of 9 days at the end of september. We had an amazing tour and fantastic adventure. The country is so beautiful with friendly people, nice hotels, good food, great weather,... The ‘Ride with GPS’ app works great and is very trustworthy. Also the ‘Trip Plans’ app had very accurate and good info. The luggage transfer was perfect. The difficulty of the day hikes was well balanced. You should count an average of 20 km each day. We highly recommend 'Hut To Hut Hiking' because everything was more than perfect organised. For those who doubt about 'slow travelling' the Julian Alps, just do it ! 🩷🩷🩷
Anja at World Discovery designed an 10 day hike along the Parenzana trail from Muggia, Italy to Porec in Croatia. She took considerable trouble to tailor the trek to our requirements and in the main it was very good. Some beautiful accommodation ranging from hotels to some wonderful small b&b's and apartments. World Discovery provide an App for the itinerary with links to Ride with GPS, a good mapping system that kept us on the right route even when signage was a bit sparse. The route took us from coast to coast through stunning scenery and we visited a number of beautiful villages and towns. The trail is an old railway track, mostly used by cyclists but perfectly ok to hike along although in some areas, stopping points are few and far between! We loved the area, the people (some of our hosts were superb), the food and the wine! The weather, in September, was kind with only one wet day. Highly recommended
We had the most marvelous, unforgettable experience during our 7 days of traveling in Slovenia. Our trip was exceptionally curated to allow us to see so much of this beautiful country at our own pace. From our two days in Ljubljana, to our days in Bohinj and then the incredible days we spent backpacking in the Julian Alps on our Seven Lakes Valley hut to hut trip. The hiking was appropriately challenging and the landscape was so diverse and beautiful. We were in awe every step of the way! And the weather was divine (until the day we descended out of the mountains, but even that was beautiful, if not a bit slower due to the rain). The app with GPS trail directions was so essential- We probably would have gotten off track so often without them. The details and suggestions we were given in our digital guidebook were invaluable. We referenced it several times every day. They left no question unanswered. The trip planned for us was so perfect - the hotels they reserved for us were incredible - from location, to amenities, to food, to incredible staff. The manner in which the week was laid out (two nights in Ljubljana, one night in Bohinj, two nights in huts, two nights in Bohinj) gave us the sensation of having a vacation MUCH longer then we actually did. It was sublime! Slovenia exceeded all our expectation- incredibly welcoming people everywhere we went, the place is spotless and evidence of deep national pride, the food, the drink, the scenery! UGH! I can't wait to go back. I would take any tour these amazing people at Hut to Hut Hiking in Slovenia plan for me! Seriously! So grateful for this experience and can't recommend it highly enough. Just one word of advice....please be good, conscientious, and respectful travelers/visitors to this lovely place. Hvala!
Hiking Tours, and particularly Suzana, ensured our family hiking trip to the Peaks of the Balkans was wonderfully organised and tailored to our requests. Suzana's patience and positive approach was evident in how graciously she responded to our need for luggage transfers, altered hiking routes and accommodation preferences. The guidebook provided by Hiking Tours, including accurate 'Ride with GPS', was comprehensive and extremely helpful. Despite the excellent planning by Hiking Tours hiking can throw some curve balls but Hiking Tours also works with some amazing locals in the Balkans - incredibly appreciative of Alen from Samel's Cottage in Montenegro (and his many contacts) who was so kind helping unwell or injured members of our hiking group reach destinations safely. Overall, despite the challenging terrain and distances, the Peaks of the Balkans trails are a beautiful and varied adventure, and well worth the (for some of us, considerable) effort. We look forward to hiking another amazing route with Hiking Tours.
a spectacular experience in every way. Hut to Hut put together a trip for us which proved to be effortless (except for the hills!). The accom was terrific. Although standard varied, they were happy to upgrade us where possible and there are obviously better alternatives in the bigger towns. That was offset with the remarkable welcome we received from the chosen hosts all along the route. Food, again, varied, but we were never hungry. Our bags always raced ahead of us without issue and the app kept us on the trail and updated all the way. Zan at HtH was responsive, helpful and professional at all times before and during the hike - whenever we needed him, he was there. My only warning - and it is a serious one - get there fast before word gets out about how fantastic the beauty, villages and people of Slovenia are to welcome hikers.
Anja at World Discovery designed an 10 day hike along the Parenzana trail from Muggia, Italy to Porec in Croatia. She took considerable trouble to tailor the trek to our requirements and in the main it was very good. Some beautiful accommodation ranging from hotels to some wonderful small b&b's and apartments. World Discovery provide an App for the itinerary with links to Ride with GPS, a good mapping system that kept us on the right route even when signage was a bit sparse. The route took us from coast to coast through stunning scenery and we visited a number of beautiful villages and towns. The trail is an old railway track, mostly used by cyclists but perfectly ok to hike along although in some areas, stopping points are few and far between! We loved the area, the people (some of our hosts were superb), the food and the wine! The weather, in September, was kind with only one wet day. Highly recommended
This hike was spectacular! It was truly a hike of a lifetime - the scenery and different terrain throughout was amazing. We love to challenge ourselves and underestimated the steep ascents, descents and technically tough rocky trails. However, our incredible guide Jakob helped us through it all. He is very experienced, personable, and motivational. It was our first time in Slovenia and he shared so much about the beautiful country beyond just the hike. We searched for mushrooms together, found one and he cooked it with our scrambled eggs the next morning for breakfast. He was the best!!!
My wife and I (50 plus) walked the 'Juliana & Alpe Adria trail highlights' tour of 9 days at the end of september. We had an amazing tour and fantastic adventure. The country is so beautiful with friendly people, nice hotels, good food, great weather,... The ‘Ride with GPS’ app works great and is very trustworthy. Also the ‘Trip Plans’ app had very accurate and good info. The luggage transfer was perfect. The difficulty of the day hikes was well balanced. You should count an average of 20 km each day. We highly recommend 'Hut To Hut Hiking' because everything was more than perfect organised. For those who doubt about 'slow travelling' the Julian Alps, just do it ! 🩷🩷🩷
We had the most marvelous, unforgettable experience during our 7 days of traveling in Slovenia. Our trip was exceptionally curated to allow us to see so much of this beautiful country at our own pace. From our two days in Ljubljana, to our days in Bohinj and then the incredible days we spent backpacking in the Julian Alps on our Seven Lakes Valley hut to hut trip. The hiking was appropriately challenging and the landscape was so diverse and beautiful. We were in awe every step of the way! And the weather was divine (until the day we descended out of the mountains, but even that was beautiful, if not a bit slower due to the rain). The app with GPS trail directions was so essential- We probably would have gotten off track so often without them. The details and suggestions we were given in our digital guidebook were invaluable. We referenced it several times every day. They left no question unanswered. The trip planned for us was so perfect - the hotels they reserved for us were incredible - from location, to amenities, to food, to incredible staff. The manner in which the week was laid out (two nights in Ljubljana, one night in Bohinj, two nights in huts, two nights in Bohinj) gave us the sensation of having a vacation MUCH longer then we actually did. It was sublime! Slovenia exceeded all our expectation- incredibly welcoming people everywhere we went, the place is spotless and evidence of deep national pride, the food, the drink, the scenery! UGH! I can't wait to go back. I would take any tour these amazing people at Hut to Hut Hiking in Slovenia plan for me! Seriously! So grateful for this experience and can't recommend it highly enough. Just one word of advice....please be good, conscientious, and respectful travelers/visitors to this lovely place. Hvala!
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