Walks in Puglia and Matera

Mrs Brown, 25/10/2017

An excellent opportunity to see the real Italy and stay in unusual places. Nothing was too much trouble for our guide who went out of her way to make everyone feel included and ensure all were able to enjoy the experience. We ate some fantastic food with our guide who sought out authentic eating places that served local dishes, many made from products grown on their own farms and all at fair prices.

Mr Brown, 23/10/2017

The holiday was made special by our excellent guide, Giuseppe, who was very knowledgeable, interesting, amusing, and well organised.

Mrs Dunn, 26/09/2017

Giuseppe our guide made this one of the most memorable holiday's we have experienced. The highlights being our three days exploring the Rock Churches of Matera and its Sassi District. Our stay in the beautiful masseria, Swimming in the Adriatic Sea, the Trulli houses at Alberobello, and not forgetting the wonderful regional food we sampled along the way.

Mrs Bunt, 26/09/2017

An excellent trip to a less commercial part of Italy. Fascinating destinations, a mix of culture and history and a great group of people with a brilliant guide.

Mr Saunders, 12/09/2017

Local guide very good ..his provision of picnic lunches was really good.

Mrs Patel, 03/05/2017

It was wonderful experience with a fantastic guide and walks

Mrs Parsley, 02/05/2017

A most enjoyable holiday with varied, mostly flat walking in the spring countryside, covered with beautiful flowers. Although this was an Exodus holiday and we expected the hotels to be of a lower standard than the usual Headwater type, we were pleasantly surprised. Our guide, Marinella, loves her job and it shows! Matera and Alberobello were fascinating, we ate in some delightful restaurants at Marinella's recommendation, the food was delicious and the wine tasting, dinner in a farmhouse and picnics all added to the enjoyment. We had a great group too!

Mrs Tarry, 20/04/2017

An amazing holiday. We've visited Italy many times but Puglia was quite different to what we'd seen before. The colours, olive grove, vineyards, hilltop towns, architecture and the rest make this area a hidden gem.

Mrs Loyd, 11/10/2016

A week of discovery! Beautiful towns and landscapes, interesting walking , a great local guide who was tireless in helping us to understand so many different aspects of Puglia - it's history, food, contemporary issues - as well as making it fun. A great group too all added up to a brilliant holiday, thank you.

Mr Davies, 21/09/2016

A splendid holiday well organised with a great group of people, lots of laughter,good weather,good walking,good food & drink.

We recomend it.

Mrs Titley, 12/07/2016

The guided Puglia walking holiday was fabulous. We had heard about Matera before out travels and we had time to explore the town and surroundings.It was an amazing place.Luigina, our leader on this holiday, was very knowledgeable and helpful. The 3 centres and scenery on the walk were quite varied. The free day was a good idea as it gave us the opportunity to visit Lecce.The holiday was a fascinating mix of history, geoography, culture and of course, food!

Mr Watson, 27/05/2016

A good holiday with excellent walks, but bear in mind this is run by Exodus, so hotels not up to the usual Headwater standard.

Mr Exell, 17/05/2016

A wonderful guide lead us through a fascinating part of Italy and along the way we enjoyed superb local cuisine and wines.

Mr Simpson, 02/11/2015

An excellent holiday with a like minded group of people.

Our guide Nino went out of his way to ensure everyone got what they wanted out of the holiday. He changed arrangements to suit the weather and ensured that everyone was happy with what was happening each day.

Pleasant walking( despite slightly inclement weather at times) through lovely countryside and interesting historic sites. Unfortunately it was too cold for our swim in the Adriatic .

Alberobello is a very pretty town with its large concentration of Trulli. Matera is a fascinating city with its ancient settlements and interesting history.

Mis Harper, 27/10/2015

A brilliant holiday, our guide Antonino was excellent, he looked after us very well and went out of his way to make sure we were always well looked after and very well fed. Transfers during the walk went like clockwork.

An incredibly interesting part of Italy; as it was cold and wet we all agreed to visit local caves instead of the beach and they were magnificent.

One boot was the right classification, there was some 'scrambling' over rocks and through vegetation, the rest mainly rocky/stony tracks with minor ascents and descents.

Mis Lloyd, 14/07/2015

This is an excellent and very relaxing holiday. The walks were well planned and very well led - picnics were wonderful! Unsurprisingly, in early July, it was hot but setting off early made the most of the cooler hours and enabled us to explore the towns and villages at leisure. Our guide, Salvitore, was really excellent - attentive, charming, efficient and knowledgeable.

Ms Teevan, 26/05/2015

Our guide, Angelo, really lived up to his name. He went more than the extra mile for us: organising picnic feasts which were inexpensive, and negotiating terrific and generous group meals at bargain prices with a huge range of antipasti. He is a wonderful standard setter for other guides. I particularly liked our stay in Matera which is fascinating. A swim in the Adriatic en route was a treat too and I found the archaeological site near Ostuni very interesting. Overall the walking on this holiday was just the right level for my expectations, as advertised, and the weather was good for walking, despite the forecasts.

Mrs Iredale, 12/05/2015

I did enjoy the holiday as that particular area of Italy is very interesting also our guide Adrianne did his utmost to make it so. I felt it should be described more as a sightseeing holiday as the walking was not very challenging or exciting. I was disappointed that a lot of the walking was on minor roads rather than paths.

Mr Jones, 01/05/2015

Very good holiday, lots to see and well guided. Good value for money and very companiable group of people on walks.

Mrs Cullum, 28/04/2015

Headwater were very poor on administration I had to request both confirmation invoices and twice request travel documents which had to be courried to us 9 days before we left which was poor considering we had to book our seats with Easyjet.



The hotels were not as comfortable as they should have been as we were cold in them.

Mr Allan, 28/04/2015

Puglia and Basilicata a truly inspiring choice. We were inspired by Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli in 'Italy Unpacked' and this holiday fully met our expectations...........though the food not always quite so great- needed more green vegetables! Our Guide was delightful and charming. We learned that living in a cave has draw backs - high humidity - but still worth staying in the Sassi ! We also loved walking around hill top towns.......delightful!