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Sierra de Aitana
One of the best short treks with good challenging walking and no fewer than 4 peaks to climb - so if you like peak bagging this is a good choice! Great having a two ...
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Fabulous walking in lovely countryside with an excellent leader and hosts
Jose has planned some superb walks in a relatively undiscovered area. We hardly saw any other walkers in 5 days of stimulating, relatively challenging walks. The a...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Everything we had hoped for and quite a bit more. 14.00 Reaching the highest points on each day (up to1400 metres) and having the rare privilege of views across high...
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Great walking holiday
Fantastic week's break in southern Spain; well organised; strong walking in ideal temperatures. Just what we were looking for. Walking on the high ridges of Aitana w...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
A great combination of vistas, food and wine in a really wonderful location. Very difficult to pin point any 'one' thing as everyday had plenty of very fond m...
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Sierra de Aitana
Great walking - shame about the rain and snow (in April!) but the guides made the right decision about curtailing and altering walks where the climbs would have been...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
A great week of walking with very varied scenery and conditions from a snowy landscape to full sunshine and almond blossom. Fabulous views across the Mediterranean, ...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
This was a challenging B Grade trek, which ensured a great feeling of achievement each day. The accommodation was lovely and the food was amazing! The vie...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
A great winter sunshine destination for some energetic hiking in the limestone mountains of the Costa Blanca, with an excellent Spanish local guide and fellow like m...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Great holiday. Came home completely relaxed and feeling fit. Good solid challenging (for me) walks meant every day felt like an achievement. And the food was fantast...
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Sierra d'Aitana
A really good trip in a part of Europe that it would be very easy to miss / ignore. A nice hotel with good food and wine supplied with dinner. Extraordinary G&...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
An excellent holiday with some great walks in the Sierra de Aitana. All the accomodation was very comfortable and food was also excellent. The guide was very knowled...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
The area is an attractive place to walk but certainly graded as moderate to difficult would be more appropriate as many areas were challenging, especially the scramb...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Fantastic views and you hardly see a soul on the walks. They are hard treks on rough paths and a fast pace is needed to complete the walks in the time. T...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Having previously done our own treks, this was our first trial of a group holiday. It surpassed our expectations! Superb treks, great group dynam...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
A great week in a beautiful area with fantastic food, characterful accommodation and a great guide. This was a good hard week of walking, but the sense of achievemen...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Excellent holiday. great walking in magnificent scenery and superb weather. And lovely food too climbing the 4th peak (Puig Campana) and realising it wasn't so...
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SIERRA DE AITANA TREK
Each day the sky was blue and the air was crisp and clear. The relatively easy day walks were in areas of outstanding natural beauty and varied each day - somet...
The trip exceeded my expectations based on
The trip exceeded my expectations based on the tour notes. All aspects of the tour and travel were taken care of by Dani and he was friendly and helpful. The small t...
The tour leader, Dani Salvado was a
The tour leader, Dani Salvado was a pleasure to travel through Spain with. He was very knowledgeable, patient and helpful throughout the trip. My only suggestion w...
Editor’s Take
What to Look for in Spain Tour Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country
Many travelers sign up with tours to Spain because it is a country deeply rooted in tradition, religion, and the true enjoyment is in the details. Each city and region are different from the other, with different art or food scenes and historical sites.
For example, having a local guide during a trip to Granada would offer a full history into the islamic influence of the city while having a local guide around Barcelona would offer explanations around the conflict between Catalonia and Spain, not to mention the magnificent details of Gaudi and his life’s work.
Negative reviews for Spain tours are usually surrounded in the aspect of time. Most tours have itineraries that visit neighboring cities, and reviews often observe that a day trip was not enough time to take in all that each city could offer. It is also common in reviews to talk about too much time spent in the car during city to city tours and back to hotels.
Therefore, before booking, be mindful of the amount of hours you can anticipate spending in the vehicle and keep it mind that while a review might have negative comments about these aspects, they will also have positive reviews on the tour guide and the quality of the tour itself.
It is also common to find reviews with overwhelmed tourists. While Spain is beautiful and lively wherever you go, it is also riddled with narrow cobbled pathways, stairs, steep hills, and often strenuous long walks to see elevated sites such as La Alhambra. Before heading out for the day, be sure to have a big breakfast and if you are booking in the summer, be sure to wear durable sneakers, a hat, sunscreen and a bottle of water to not overheat.
That said, kindly take into account that while reading a negative review surrounding the sometimes strenuous trips by foot, it is just Spain’s terrain and has little to do with the guide or the tour company itself.
Most tour companies in Spain have guides that are bilingual and clear, which is invaluable when dealing with the language barrier.
If you want a professional take on traveling in Spain, see the Travelstride Spain Guide »
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