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Maria
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Great trip would recommend to all
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RS
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Spectacular and varied walks each a delight in its way. Comfortable accommodation , plentiful and tasty food and a quite excellent guide. I can't think of anyway the...
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Adam
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Brilliant trip - absolutely loved it and the guide (Juan) and his family were exceptional
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Trusted Customer
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
This is a fantastic trip, everyday was joyous. The trip leader/guide was the best. It is very challenging and only for the physically fit. A beautiful place and a w...
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Paul
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
A great trip with good range of Walks. Guide Juan was a real local celebrity and did verything to make it all work. Changing order of walks to match weather. Guid...
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Jayne
Oct 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Small family run hotel, they looked after us do well. Juan and Sonia were excellent hosts and Juan a superb guide. Scenery is stunning, walks good albeit some are ch...
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Trusted Customer
Sep 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
An excellent week trekking in a lovely hotel with a great tour guide and host, Juan. Some of the walks are quite challanging and it is probably pushing the boundary...
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Trusted Customer
Sep 2024
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Tough but very enjoyable
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Matthew
Sep 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
This was a great tour - the best I've done with Explore. Juan is the best tour leader, knowledgeable, great organisation, fantastic walks and really nice guy. The ho...
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Trusted Customer
Sep 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
The scenery in the area was beautiful and the walks were varied. The rooms were clean , though mine was a little noisy early in the morning egwith rubbish collection...
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Dave
Sep 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Totally recommend this trip. Was lucky to join an amazing group of people. The itinerary is excellent with a mix of challenging sections and more gentle walks. Picos...
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Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
The itinerary was changed without notification, whereby we did not stay overnight in the second hotel listed, or visit the monastery & village. All other Explor...
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Choong Wah
Aug 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
It was one of the best guided hiking trips I’ve ever been on. Our guide Juan was a total star who kept us informed, guided and safe, and drove us everywhere. His 30 ...
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Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
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I've been on many trips with Explore and all have been great, but this one stands out for the local, family-run hotel, great food, and amazing scenery. The walking i...
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Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Thank you for an amazing holiday. Our host and guide was very attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. The food was delicious and local cuisine. Great hiking trails wi...
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Greg
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
This was a fantastic tour. The hikes are moderately challenging and are filled with great scenery. Juan is an excellent guide. He managed the variable pace within...
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Paul
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Awesome week. Juanco was a fantastic guide. There was nothing he didn’t know. Great walks, food and fellow guests. Been on many explore walking holidays and this did...
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Kathryn
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
This was a superb walking trip to a really lovely family run rural hotel, where the food was excellent and very plentiful. Everywhere in the hotel was spotless and t...
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Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Outstanding daily treks, and an outstanding guide and leader. He was ver...
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Eileen
Jul 2024
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Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa
Fabulous walking trip in a beautiful area
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.
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