Best of Northern Portugal Walking Tour
STARTING POINT
Lindoso
FINISH POINT
Caminha
DURATION
9 days / 8 nights
SEASON
From May to October
TECHNICAL LEVEL
FITNESS LEVEL
TOUR TYPE
Inn-to-Inn
PRICE
From 1450€/person
- Walk along ancient Roman roads to the serene Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Peneda
- Experience the Camino de Santiago as you trek part of its coastal path
- Discover 13th-century castles and stone granaries
- Visit one of Portugal’s oldest town
- Cross the Minho River into Spain and uncover the ancient Celtic ruins
- Encounter wild Garrano horses roaming free
Self-guided
INCLUDED IN PRICE
What to Bring to the Tour
Discover the untamed beauty of Northern Portugal on this expertly crafted walking tour through Peneda-Gerês National Park. This adventure combines the thrill of exploring rugged wilderness, rich historical sites, and diverse landscapes with the comfort of staying in carefully selected hotels that ensure you can unwind and recharge each night.
Peneda-Gerês National Park is renowned for its diverse ecosystems, where wild Garrano horses roam freely, and ancient forests shelter a variety of wildlife. This region is steeped in history, with Celtic ruins, medieval villages, and ancient stone granaries dotting the landscape.
The tour takes you from the mountainous interior, with its serene rivers and dense forests, to the stunning Atlantic coastline, offering a perfect balance of natural beauty and cultural exploration.
What sets this tour apart is its blend of adventure and comfort. You’ll hike through some of Portugal’s most scenic and historic trails, including the Via Nova Roman road and the picturesque paths of the Lima River.
You’ll also experience the Camino de Santiago’s coastal route and cross into Spain to explore the ancient Celtic site at A Guarda. Despite the remote and rugged terrain, each day ends in the comfort of a welcoming hotel, where you can relax and enjoy local cuisine.
We’re here to transform your travel experience into a seamless adventure where every detail is thoughtfully handled. From the moment you decide to embark on this journey, we take the reins, arranging accommodations that not only offer comfort but also immerse you in the local culture.
We manage all logistical elements, ensuring everything flows smoothly without you having to lift a finger. We also provide you with meticulously crafted handouts, filled with detailed GPS maps and insider tips, so you can explore each destination like a local.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A fantastic 3 day self guided Hut to Hut hike around Triglav National Park in Slovenia. We experienced a full range of weather which made it an unforgettable trip. The organisation and back up support with GPS maps etc was excellent. Hut staff were friendly and very happy to give advice and suggestions on the routes and directions. Would recommend.
My friend and I went with Triglav Tours for a 3 day, 2 night hike this summer and had the most amazing time!! Our guide, Bine, was awesome and had lots of cool facts to share about the area we were hiking. Additionally, my friend and I had not completed such a technical hike before and the guide and other guests were very patient with us and encouraging, ensuring we felt safe the entire time. The overnights were also such a fun way to get to know Bine, the other guests, and other hikers as well. Cannot recommend Triglav tours enough!!!
I arranged a six-day/five-night trip with Hut to Hut Slovenia. It's the first time I've gone with a tour organizer and I can say it went really well. In the past I've arranged huts myself and it is a huge hassle figuring out how to make the bookings, if the bookings actually exist, and what good/viable routes might be. Having this all sort was, at least to me, totally worth it. The routing is via Ride with GPS, which was great. I'd recommend bringing 1:25,000 scale paper maps as a backup, just in case. The huts themselves differ wildly. Some are really rustic with, ahem, interesting toilet facilities. One was accessible by road and thus had showers, a long menu, and even espresso. All will have some sort of food, but you might only have two options for dinner (one with meat, one vegetarian). The cuisine in the Slovenian huts leans strongly to stews and goulashes with minimal fresh vegetables and/or fruit. Certainly good and hearty but pretty much everyone I talked to said the food was better in the Italian and Austrian huts. Some huts are cash only, some take cards (but the card reader might be down). A 1.5 litre bottle of water is about 6 euro, so if you have a beer with dinner and also buy lunch you need to carry about 25-30 euro per day in cash (assuming you have a booking that includes breakfast). Of the six days of hiking, four were ridiculously spectacular, with the highlight being sunrise from Mt Stol. Getting up to the high mountains, though, can be crazy steep, with switchbacks only sparsely used. Descents are similarly tough, and you have to watch every step. For the first time ever I used trekking poles and my knees thank me. Two days were a bit of a slog, but this is probably unavoidable getting up to or down from the high terrain. Would I do something like this again? Yes, absolutely! But next time it will probably be the Dolomites.
We had a lovely hike today with our guide Klemen. He personalized the tour on our needs and interests, so that we saw places we wouldn't without his experience. The hike was a little bit slippery after the rain from the last days and it went a lot upwards, but it was totally worth it! Thanks again :)
Self-Guided
On a self-guided tour, you explore a destination independently, following a pre-planned route and itinerary without a guide but with all necessary information and accommodation bookings provided in advance.