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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have been walking three times with Hillwalk Tours now; once in Schotland and twice in Ireland and we have booked our fourth time wit Hillwalk tours for next summer. Every time everything is arran... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prima organisatie en perfecte schone b&b's. Wel een belangrijke tip, als je met de transport for Ireland bus teruggaat naar Dublin vanuit Enniskerry dan kun je opstappen bij st' Mary's Church dan k... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Resetten, zo noemt mijn wandelvriendin onze tochten in Ierland. De ene voet voor de andere, de wind om je hoofd, de warmte van de zon afgewisseld door een buitje dat alle muizenissen wegwast. En dat a... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Met luizen en teken thuis gekomen na te veel slechte B&B's. Als single reiziger betaal je aardig wat extra's, maar je bekomt meestal een backyard room voor al deze supplementen.... Niet zo in UK e... See more

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An award-winning walking tour operator, Hillwalk Tours offer independent walking holidays in Ireland and the UK. Our walking holidays take you to some of the most beautiful walking trails across Ireland, Scotland and England and, along the way, you will stay in B&B's that have been carefully hand-picked for their warmth, hospitality and comfort.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

West Highland Way with Hillwalk Tours

An enormous thank you goes out to Hillwalk Tours for setting up our hike on the West Highland Way. Not only did Hillwalk Tours arrange for our housing for Inns and Bed & Breakfasts. The relationships that Hillwalk Tours has with these businesses had us staying in places that we loved so much and can’t wait to return to (YOU SPOILED US). Hillwalk Tours along with their suitcase moving company made everything so easy. We were staying in Scotland for a month, so Hillwalk helped arrange for an extra bag. Plus, here is the best part!! Hillwalk Tours gave us a subscription to the Hiiker app. Their partner Hiiker made it so easy to stay on course. The markings on the West Highland Way are good. With Hiiker as a backup made our hike stress free. If we tried to go off course Hiiker alerted us that we were off course. We loved the Hiiker app so much we now have our own subscription. Thank you Hillwalk for this chance to try out the app for our hike and we got a 50% off discount for keeping the app. Goodbye paper maps! If you made it this far reading my review and are looking at other companies for a hiking vacation, do yourself a favor and look no more. Hillwalk is #1. We have used Hillwalk before AND have used other companies too. After this hike with Hillwalk Tours they are now going to be our Hiking company!! Joel and Sandee Richards

July 19, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wicklow mountains

Prima organisatie en perfecte schone b&b's.
Wel een belangrijke tip, als je met de transport for Ireland bus teruggaat naar Dublin vanuit Enniskerry dan kun je opstappen bij st' Mary's Church dan kun je alleen betalen met muntgeld.

May 1, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Overpriced

The walk we did was ok. South downs way (the route we did) is a well known and well documented way. Hillwalk tours doesn't add much added value to it though.
I realized that the price we payed is fair if you walk alone, but as a couple (like we are) it is totally overpriced. As a matter of fact, the extra price for the 2nd person comes to an extra breakfast and a little surplus for the luggage transfer (far from the extra 900 £ we payed).
My advice: organize the walk yourself, B&B's are easy to find and for the luggage transfer: multiple companies offer the service for 30/35£/day for 1/2 bagages. Result : 50% savings

August 10, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Supergoed!

We hebben al 2 x eerder geboekt bij Hillwalktours en nu dus de 3e keer. We lopen op dit moment de Burrenway Ierland. En wat heeft Hillwalktours het weer supergoed geregeld!!! Geweldige accomodaties, uitgebreide en overzichtelijke wandelkaarten in regenvrije hoezen, goede tips, goede communicatie...kortom....
GEWELDIG! Jose en Mirjam

May 18, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great organisation !!

What a great organisation, everything was perfect. The good, friendly b&b’s, the transfers of our luguage, the pick-up at the end of the day, the map and instructions where perfect of our tour, Hadrians Wall. I will for sure recommanded hillwalk tours for other people and we wil absolutely book an other tour with them...what more can I say..amazing !!

With kind regards,

October 24, 2018
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Hi Carolien,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're delighted to hear that you had a wonderful time on your tour with us along the Hadrian's Wall Path!
We will look forward to welcoming you back for another hiking adventure in the future and in the meantime, wishing you happy trails from all of us here at Hillwalk Tours1

Misja (Product Coordinator)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect organization

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Perfecte organisatie, met een zeer goede en duidelijke communcatie.
Wij zijn al 2 keer gaan wandelen met hun, zowel in Ierland (Kerry) als in Engeland (Hadrianus). En de keuze was snel gemaakt om ook de 2 de keer voor Hillwalk Tours te kiezen.
Nu hun duidelijke en informatieve website en een paar vlotte e-mails was alles al geregeld. Zonder zorgen op avontuur met prachtige wandelingen en altijd geschikte overnachtingen. Geen enkele slechte B&B gehad.
Dikke proficiat aan Hillwalk Tour en tot de volgende keer!

Perfect organization, with a very good and clear communication.
We have already walked twice with them, both in Ireland (Kerry) and in England (Hadrian). And the choice was quickly made to choose Hillwalk Tours the second time.
After their clear, informative website and a few quick e-mails everything was already arranged. A adventurous experience with beautiful walks and always suitable overnight stays. Did not have one bad B & B.
Thanks Hillswalk Tours, and on to the next time!

July 23, 2018
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Dieter,

Many thanks for writing this great review and thank you for also taking the time to translate it! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed all your walking tours with us, especially the last one on the Hadrian's Wall Path. It is fantastic that all B&Bs that we had chosen for your tour were to your liking.
Of course we would be delighted to hear from you again soon, to organise another walking tour for you then!

Greetings from all at Hillwalk Tours!
Luisa (Product Coordinator)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastische ervaring in Ierland

Fantastische ervaring in Ierland. Deden de vijfdaagse Wicklow way wandeltocht. Alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld , voldoende en correcte info en goede logies!

July 31, 2017
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an online review! We are delighted to hear you had a fantastic time on your Wicklow Way hiking tour. We hope to welcome you again some day.

Kind regards,

Charlotte & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Zeer klantvriendelijk

Naast het overzichtelijke aanbod en professionele uitvoering van de Dingle Wandeling was Hillwalk Tours waren zij bereid om onze wandeling af te stemmen en samen te laten vallen met de het programma van onze kinderen en kleinkinderen, die in een veel eerder stadium reeds een booking hadden gedaan.
Daar waar geen plaats was in dezelfde B&B, heeft Hillwalk tours haar uiterste best gedaan om accommodatie in de buurt te vinden, zodat we de wandeling met ons zessen samen hebben kunnen volbrengen
Een perfecte drie generatie wandeling: kleinkinderen van 13 en 14, kinderen van 45 en 48, grootouders van 72 en 71.

August 18, 2016
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Ad,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review online, and for all of your kind words!

We were delighted to be a part of your wonderful holiday along the Dingle Way with you children and grandchildren. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the hiking experience!

We do our best to be as helpful as possible and to organise the happiest hiking experience that we can for our walkers.

We hope to be able to welcome you back for another great hiking tour at some point in the future!

KInd regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had the best walk of my life

I booked the Beara Way with Hillwalk Tours. I booked the 11 day Challenging route, so that I would walk the entire Beara Way.
And I honestly had the best walk of my life. I saw beautiful things. Also had one bad day, where I was just done with the walking. But no matter what, the next day I had a big smile on my face. Also because of the beauty of Ireland, but also because of the good bed & breakfast, where a good bed and always kind people were waiting for me. Not to forget my big bag, it was always taken care of. Before the journey they also helped a lot with all the questions I had. They also emailed me before the journey a part of the Beara Way was closed, they also gave an explanation and new route notes and a map which outlined the new route. Thank you Hillwalk Tours! Because of you I just had to walk, the rest was all taken care of :)

August 16, 2016
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Tamara,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review online, and for all of your kind words. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your time in Ireland!

The 11-Day Challenging tour can certainly test the grit and determination of many walkers, but we are glad to hear that the hospitality of the local B&Bs, and the beauty of your surroundings helped to inspire you to continue with a smile on your face!

We are glad that our route update with the additional map and changed route notes were helpful. We always do our best to stay on top of any route changes or diversions, and we were ahppy to be helpful with the BEara Way diversion.

We are delighted that this was the best walk of your life! And we hope to be able to welcome you back for another one soon!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Zorgeloos aan de wandel - alles prima geregeld.

Een zéér uitgebreide en duidelijke omschrijving en tips per post ontvangen inclusief plastic mapje voor de wandelkaart zodat deze schoon bleef !
Twee B&B's vonden we wel wat afgelegen liggen of wat "saai" maar dat is natuurlijk persoonlijk. Voor ons mocht er wel wat meer "leven in de brouwerij" lees pub's) zijn.

August 15, 2016
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Joop and Karin,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us an online review - we really appreciate all of your kind words.

We are delighted to hear that you liked the route descriptions and contents of the walking pack. We do our best to keep them as user-friendly and up-to-date as possible. Thank you for the compliments.

Of course different people have different preferences for how 'central' they would like the B&Bs to be, and although you thought some of them were too remote, we are still glad that you enjoyed the service provided by each of them.

Thank you again, and we hope to be able to welcome you back for anohter great hiking tour in the future!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect geregeld, goede service

Hillwalk tours heeft een fijne vakantie voor ons georganiseerd. Goede service en alle moeite gedaan om, toch op redelijk korte termijn, alle B&B's te regelen. Ook fijn om de luggage tranfer te hebben. Hoeven we zelf niet te sjouwen.

August 10, 2016
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi C. Hopmans,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review online. We really appreciate all of your kind words!

We are delighted that you enjoyed your Hillwalk Tours experience. We understand the importance for hikers of comfortable and welcoming B&Bs, and also not having to carry a heavy pack around while hiking! We were happy to be part of your happy holiday.

We hope to welcome you back for another great hiking tour in the future!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Wandelvakantie Hadrian's Wall

Voor de derde keer een wandelvakantie geboekt bii Hillwalk Tours. Ook dit keer weer een probleemloze vakantie gehad. Goede B&B en bagagevervoer. Prachtige wandelvakantie.

April 25, 2016
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Ronald,

It's great to hear from you! And thank you for leaving such positive words online for us.

We are delighted that this was your third hike with us, and we hope to help you have many more happy and memorable hiking experiences! We are glad that you enjoyed your time along the Hadrian's Wall Path - particularly as this is one of our newest routes, and we are happy to hear that walkers are enjoying it already!

Thanks again, and we look forward to hearing from you again in the future!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable organisation.

Hillwalktours offers you a great service. They are trying to help you wherever they can to make your holiday perfect.
I surely recommend Hillwalk Tours to all of my friends!

August 10, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Jos,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such kind words - we really appreciate it!

We are glad to hear that you had a perfect holiday, and we look forward to hearing from your friends in the future to help them organise a great hiking tour too!

We hope to hear from you again in the future for another memorable hiking experience. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your summer!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Custom made walking tour with good personal service

We did the 'gentle' four day walking tour on the West Highland Way this July and are very positive about the way the people at Hillwalk Tours organised everything for us.

Even though many thousands of people walk the WHW every year, Hillwalk Tours arranged our tour with such attention, that we didn't feel like a number or 'one of many' to travel Scotland. The B&B's chosen by Hillwalk are all spotless, run by dedicated people and located at or near the WHW-trail. The bagage service provided is flawless and the service of the Hillwalk staff is personal in a way you rarely see anymore these days in tourism. We always had the same contact person who had the knowledge, expertise and pleasure of answering all our questions and doing whatever she thought was necessary for us.

Because of coeliac disease I always need to take extra precautions while travelling, so after making our tour reservation I immediately contacted Hillwalk to ask them if glutenfree arrangements could be made. Just a few emails back and forth were needed for Hillwalk to take all the necessary measures for me to have a safe and well taken care of tour in Scotland.

We highly recommend Hillwalk Tours if you're looking for personal and well cared for hiking tours in some of the most beautiful places in Europe.

July 31, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Marieke,

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us an online review - we really appreciate it!

We are delighted to know that you had such a great time along the West Highland Way! The B&Bs along the route are well experienced at taking care of walkers' needs along the WHW, so they will be happy to see your kind remarks.

We're also glad to know that you had no problems obtaining gluten-free food along the route, once we notified the B&Bs of your needs. We know how important it is for walkers to get a good meal to keep up their strength!

We look forward to helping you organise another great hiking tour at some point in the future!

Kind regards,
Joanne & All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top van een organisatie

We hebben dit jaar gekozen om bij Hillwalk Tours een wandelvakantie te boeken naar Ierland. En dit was geen slechte keuze integendeel het was een fantastische keuze. Alle info werd op voorhand naar je opgestuurd.
zoals Topo kaarten, info over de streek en de beschrijving van elke wandeldag. In de beschrijving per dag was niet alleen de weg beschrijving aanwezig ook de nodige info om na de wandeling op het juiste adres lekker van de lokale keuken te gaan proeven. Door alle info op voorhand te krijgen kan je alles thuis rustig doornemen om later op de bestemming niet met vragen te zitten.
Volgend jaar gaan we zeker terug in zee met deze schitterende organisatie. Alle B&B's waar we hebben overnacht hadden 3 of 4 sterren. Behalve onze laatste B&B daar had de slaapkamer een vochtige geur. Maar voor de rest hadden alle B&B's een grote slaap en badkamer, een lekker Iers ontbijt. Kortom de vakantie was te vlug voorbij.
Als je graag wandelt zonder bagage. Bij Hillwalk Tours zit je op de juiste plaats.

Guido en Kristin

June 3, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Hi Guido & Kristin,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really appreciate it! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your holiday in Ireland! We're sorry that you were not pleased with your last B&B. Please know that we will work together with the B&B owner on improving these standards.

We're glad you liked our suggestions for places to eat, and the Irish breakfasts - we know how important it is for hikers to have full tummys when going out onto the mountains!

We look forward to organising another tour for you at some point in the future!

Kind regards,
Joanne and All at Hillwalk Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Eerlijk en betrouwbaar!

Onze ervaring met Hillwalk Tours was bijzonder prettig.
Alles beantwoorde aan onze verwachtingen, zonder onaangename verrassingen. De informatie over de reis en de wandeltocht was duidelijk en voldoende. Het heeft er voor gezorgd dat we dit jaar weer met Hillwalk Tours in zee zijn gegaan.

Ton van Aken.

April 16, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Thanks for putting your trust in us again this year Ton - we hope you and Line-Lies have a wonderful trip along the Great Glen Way in the summertime. Look forward to hearing all about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Zorgeloze en schitterende wandelvakantie

Ik heb de West Highland Way in Schotland gewandeld via Hillwalk Tours. Vanaf het boeken tot aan mijn terugkomst thuis ben ik uitermate tevreden over de service van Hillwalk Tours. Van te voren een uitgebreid pakket met kaarten, routebeschrijvingen en achtergrond informatie gekregen. Tijdens de wandeling waren de B&B van goede kwaliteit en sloten goed op de route aan. Ik heb een fantastische ervaring gehad. Bij thuiskomst werd mij nog eens om mijn mening gevraagd om zodra nodig dingen voor volgende klanten te verbeteren. Echter, die heb ik niet. Mijn wandelvakantie was perfect.

April 15, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Thanks Jeroen - glad to hear you thoroughly enjoyed your West Highland Way experience and it's always nice when we are told there's nothing we can improve on :)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

walking without worries

Wij hebben vorig jaar een wandeltocht gemaakt in Ierland, op Dingle peninsula. "The Dingle Way" is een aanrader voor iedereen. Het is een adembenemende wandeltocht waarbij de omgeving swicht van sterk heuvelachtig naar prachtige stranden, van duizeling wekkende rotspartijen naar rustgevende schapenvelden. Goed aangeven routes met de meest aardige en prima verzorgende B&B. Geen enkele negatieve ervaring, en zowel de voorbereiding als de feedback was prima verzorgd. Juist met de zorg van Hillwalk Tours is deze wandeltocht er een geworden om nooit te vergeten. Onze volgende wandeltocht zal in ieder geval weer via Hillwalk Tours Geregeld worden.
Gewoon lekker wandelen zonder zorgen!!

April 15, 2015
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That's a nice way to describe your trip Wim - thanks for the review and glad to hear your were happy with our services. It would be our pleasure to organise your next trip also.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

in een woord, fantastisch!!

De laatste jaren trekken we in de herfst onze wandelschoenen aan en gaan op pad in Schotland en afgelopen jaar in Ierland. We genieten van het wandelen, het buiten zijn, de natuur om ons heen. Alle regeldingetjes die een tocht minder ontspannen kunnen maken leggen we graag bij Hillwalk neer. Wetend dat het daar in goede handen is en altijd alles aan onze wensen kan worden aangepast.

Dit jaar wandelden we de Wiklow way. Ierland was een nieuwe ervaring, de gastvrijheid was hartverwarmend. Maar ook ons beeld van Ierland klopte. De eerste wandeldag kwamen we in de stromende regen drie hele oude dametjes tegen, zij liepen ons door een regengordijn tegemoet. Heksen? trollen? freules? onschuldige bejaarden? Zeer kwiek passeerden zij ons. Zij spraken samen over de oneindigheid van het heelal en de verbinding met wiskunde en de aardse behoefte aan een "cup of tea in this horrible rain". Toen ik me omdraaide om appelsap aan te bieden waren ze alweer verdwenen. Waarheen? De oneindigheid tegemoet? We regenden de berghelling af en daar stond de owner van de B & B al klaar om ons doornat mee te nemen. Hij vond het weer zo slecht dat hij dacht ik ga maar eens kijken of ze al komen........ Zo ontzettend fijn! De volgende dag was stralend en met een strakblauwe lucht! Betoverd en Verwonderd, lopen we door het landschap van Lord of the rings. De dagen zijn tijdloos, de ontmoetingen met hobbits, verdwaalde hardlopers en dwergen rijgen zich aaneen en uiteindelijk bereiken we Dublin. Onze wandel vakanties hebben door deze ervaringen een andere dimensie gekregen. Verrijkt, verkwikt en tevreden kijken we uit naar de volgende wandeling, ring of Kelly? Schotland, Wales? We gaan weer kiezen...........................................

April 15, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

Love that image of the three old ladies appearing out of nowhere in the pouring rain discussing the infinity of the universe! Very nice Marianne! Hopefully, we'll have you and your friends on another walking trip again later in the year - if you want something new, we now have trips in England along Hadrian's Wall Path: http://www.hillwalktours.nl/wandelen-engeland/

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Veiligheid voorop

Als ik alleen op pad ga in een voor mij onbekend land, dan vind ik het belangrijk dat er een stukje veiligheid gewaarborgd is voor mezelf maar ook voor de mensen thuis.
Hillwalk Tours biedt die veiligheid, als er iets is waar je niet uit komt, dan kan je ze bellen, als je niet aankomt bij de volgende B&B kan die eigenaar ze bellen en ook voor het thuisfront zijn ze bereikbaar.

Daarnaast krijg je duidelijke omschrijvingen van de route, een mooite kaart van het gebied, goede tips voor de locale restaurants en andere activiteiten en verblijf je bij vriendelijke B&Bs.

April 15, 2015
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Reply from Hillwalk Tours

I am glad you felt so secure on your walking tour with us. We get quite a few solo female walkers on our walking trips and we are delighted that they are able to enjoy their experience and feel safe at the same time. The B&B owners are very caring and will always keep an eye out to make sure all walkers arrive safely at their B&B each evening.

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