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Eastern Europe January 2025 Tour Reviews

4.9 - Excellent

Based on 7 customer reviews

The Trip of a Lifetime

5 - Excellent

Anonymous

A Synopsis of this amazing trip. . .After a long drive, a beautiful ferry journey, and a short 2-hour hike on the first day, we hiked every day, 11 days without respite; a daily trek of 8-14 miles climbing a total of 32,000 feet. The stunning views were worth every step; rolling green hills littered with vibrant wildflowers, sometimes dotted with grazing sheep and cows, jagged cliffs and enormous mountain peaks outspreading around us as far as the eye could see. We had the wilderness to ourselves. Besides an occasional shepherd or odd hiker (we saw perhaps 10 hikers in 11 days), the mountains were our private domain.Most nights we stayed in shepherds hut or rustic guest houses, and the living conditions were sometimes trying. The huts had limited electricity, cold water that was delivered directly from the mountain, one toilet, sometimes shower, shared by 17 people, and tight sleeping arrangements on the floor or bunk with separate rooms or buildings for men and women. Getting clean, sorting belongings for daily living, and dealing with basic needs was an ongoing struggle. Without proper sanitation, many of us including me and my husband, contracted food borne illnesses. It was pretty awful and the food was never enjoyable after the days of sickness.These huts were the shepherds family homes and we were invited guests. Besides cooking for us, they still shouldered their unending work, including the herding and milking of their animals which, in awe and wonder, we watched the procession. This was the real deal. Like a step back in time, we experienced a way of life that has endured for centuries.And here lies the paradox of discomfort: the rough living conditions were the price we paid for the utter joy of hiking in pristine and remote wilderness in almost complete isolation. True authenticity, by definition, cannot be faked. One must take the good with the bad.The Via Dinarica mega trail is still new and the region has a long way to go in their efforts to develop an infrastructure along the way. We have been blessed to be here in its infancy; it will never be as wild and unique as right now.

Highly recommended and Professional

5 - Excellent

Yugi B

The tour was well organized. Good communication with the sales people during preparation and tour itself. The tour was so flexible to move one day trip to another day due to an illness from our side.

5 - Excellent

Anonymous

Thanks for the opportunity to provide this review, on a positive the walk itself was fantastic, the green landscape, the water and cows everywhere it was purely beautiful. On the negative we found the accommodation challenging, not the rooms themselves but the way that they were managed. The accommodation for our first 3 nights was great the hosts were friendly and couldn’t do enough to help. Then the attitude of the hosts went downhill, firstly as recommended by the information provided we attempted to ring the hosts to identify the time they would open, they either would not answer the phone or would or could not converse in English. We also found that often we would be booked into one hotel, However, that hotel was not staffed and you had to walk 800m to another hotel to eat and to register and get your key. After walking 25 kms this was challenging. While I understand that it can be challenging for the hosts, there was absolutely no reason why this information couldn’t have been provided to us, as it has obviously been occurring for sometime. If people are interested in doing this walk I would encourage them to get this level of information from Utracks before they leave. The local support did a good job attempting to provide us with the information concerning the opening hours of each location.

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