Our trips at a glance:

		nights/days	price
Tramping through Tuscany	Sat 6 Sep - Sat 13 Sep 2008	7/8	€2500
Amalfi on Foot	Mon 22 Sep - Sun 28 Sep 2008	6/7	€2375
Sure footed in Sicily	Sat 11 Oct - Thu 23 Oct 2008	12/13	€3895
Sure footed in Sicily	Sat 11 Oct - Sat 18 Oct 2008	7/8	€2500
Sure footed in Sicily	Wed 11 Feb - Wed 18 Feb 2009	7/8	€2500
Tramping through Tuscany	Thu 12 Mar - Thu 19 Mar 2009	7/8	€2500
Tramping through Tuscany	Sat 21 Mar - Sat 28 Mar 2009	7/8	€2500
Sure footed in Sicily	Wed 15 Apr - Wed 22 Apr 2009	7/8	€2500
Sure footed in Sicily	Wed 15 Apr - Mon 27 Apr 2009	12/13	€3895
English Country Gardens	Tue 12 May - Tue 19 May 2009	7/8	£1450
Amalfi on Foot	Thu 21 May - Wed 27 May 2009	6/7	€2375
Tramping through Tuscany	Sat 6 Jun - Sat 13 Jun 2009	7/8	€2500
Undulating in Umbria	Sat 6 Jun - Sat 13 Jun 2009	7/8	€2675
D'yodling in the Dolomites	Mon 15 Jun - Mon 22 Jun 2009	7/8	€2700
D'yodling in the Dolomites	Mon 22 Jun - Mon 29 Jun 2009	7/8	€2700
Tramping through Tuscany	Tue 30 Jun - Tue 7 Jul 2009	7/8	€2500
The Palio horse race	Tue 30 Jun - Tue 7 Jul 2009	7/8	€2500
Amalfi on Foot	Thu 17 Sep - Wed 23 Sep 2009	6/7	€2375
Undulating in Umbria	Thu 17 Sep - Thu 24 Sep 2009	7/8	€2675
Tramping through Tuscany	Thu 17 Sep - Thu 24 Sep 2009	7/8	€2500
Sure footed in Sicily	Sat 3 Oct - Thu 15 Oct 2009	12/13	€3895
Tramping through Tuscany	Mon 5 Oct - Mon 12 Oct 2009	7/8	€2500
Undulating in Umbria	Mon 5 Oct - Mon 12 Oct 2009	7/8	€2675
Sure footed in Sicily	Sun 18 Oct - Sun 25 Oct 2009	7/8	€2500

What we can offer you:

We offer you the luxury to relax, be carefree and totally immerse yourself in the local atmosphere, making the most of your precious time. We take care of all the logistical arrangements and tiny details you would hope to think of if only you had time.

A Unique experience:

Through our personal devotion to your trip, guiding tours ourselves, restricting the number of tours we run and constantly liaising with hotels and restaurants we can offer you a unique experience. We take small groups of ten plus the two of us as your guides. So, why not leave behind the chaos of life and combine a visit to Europe with one of our walking holidays?

Accommodation:

We choose accommodation to best reflect the area. The stars of our hotels are the people. We look for character, charm and friendly atmosphere. This results in a lovely combination of luxury hotels, mediaeval palazzi, family run hotels, manor houses and rustic inns; so you can experience the people and place and go home with treasured memories.

Food and Wine:

Breakfasts are local fare; lunches are our beloved picnic feasts or packed lunches; evening meals are seasonal menus carefully chosen with local chefs. With these we serve fine wines and ales. The result is an authentic taste of the flavours of the region.

From A to B:

We travel in our own very comfortable 12-seater minibus, transporting you and your luggage safely from place to place. The minibus travels with us on most days and is available for anyone wishing to opt out of all or part of any days walk.

Guides and guided walks:

We spend a lot of time finding attractive walks and seeking the best places to visit on the way. We guide all our own tours, employing local experts for specific fields such as: art-history, archaeology, alpine botany and geology, vulcanology, etc. - where detailed knowledge is beneficial and educational. We don't rely on others to provide the quality and service we expect, we make sure it happens ourselves.

Pace and Terrain:

Easy, moderate, strenuous? We combine friendly gradients with strenuous hills. We encounter a variety of terrain from wide gravel paths, to narrow, rocky trails. We set a comfortable pace which gives everyone time to enjoy each aspect of the day. On our more strenuous tours there are often two levels of walk from which to choose.

Level of walking:

You will notice that our individual itineraries are graded and that the daily time, distance and elevation information varies significantly. This will help orient you to the right tour for you. While we feel that most healthy individuals with a reasonable fitness level can achieve our walks, you will get more out of it if you train accordingly beforehand. We are happy to discuss this with you.

Our prices:

Our priority is to give you a tour which is of the highest standard and yet excellent value for money. Don't assume that the company with the highest price gives you the best quality. We remain a truly competitive walking tour company, saving you 100's and sometimes 1000's on very similar tours. Don't take our word for it, make a few comparisons for yourself.