After you meet your tour leader at La Spezia train station, you will take the first train that will take you to the small town of Manarola from where it will begin with your intrepid trekking experience. Get ready and explore the ancient trails of this mountain passing through the vineyards perched on the rock. Consider that the maximum height is 1000 ft and the climb is very steep. When you reach the top of the mountain and begin the descent towards Corniglia, you will be able to appreciate the charm of this little village that is more than 100 meters high at sea level!. After lunch, you will go to the train station to head towards our next destination, Vernazza. This village has best preserved the aspect of a marine town, the perfect place to relax while you admire the wonderful landscape. We are sure you will love it! Finally, and before going back to La Spezia, we will go to Riomaggiore where you will have some free time to walk through its narrow streets and enjoy beautiful places
Posted By : 160doris
Buy the tour at the mate de luca hotel to avoid any problems. It was really bad, they didn't put a guide on, just an accompanying person who didn't explain anything, didn't look at it. Please let us know which train to take. Money was thrown away. Don't buy from this agency to avoid having to pay a lot and have nothing. Hotel is not responsible for this.
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Posted On : 2023-10-16 02:57:33 
Posted By : Michael_Gayle_family
This area is quite beautiful as everyone knows, but the hiking tour gives you a different and wonderful perspective. The walk is a real hike, so be prepared with proper hiking shoes, light pack and lots of water during the summer. There are a lot of steep climbs and descents, and some loose ground so I would recommend for fit or people with some hiking experience.
I mention all of this because we had members oin our tour group who were of the impression this would be a short walk on flat or well prepared walk tracks. This is neither and they found it very difficult, some left mid tour (which cannot always be arranged) and said they would not have taken the hike had they realised in advance.
For us, a family group including three young teenagers, we loved the experience and completed it without incident. The views were breathtaking and the countryside beautiful. It gives you a great feel for the experience of those who live there and those who built the area hundreds of years ago. They must have been part mountain goat!
Our tour guide Sabrina was very caring, thoughtful and patient with all that was thrown at her with our mixed group, gave those who struggled lots of time and breaks and even had some electrolytes on hand. Her explanations of the different areas were very informative. She also provided us with tips for the rest of our stay which were excellent. She even messaged us with more details and checked on us. Amazing.
I should note that Sabrina warned, and re-warned the group of what they would face and suggested they take the bus between towns which was advisable. In retrospect a walk tour instead of a hiking tour would have been a better choice for some in our group.
Our strong recommendation is to take this or similar hiking tour of this beautiful area. It is a wonderful and unique experience. Subject to the above warnings you will be so pleased that you did!
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Posted On : 2023-06-30 03:19:22
Posted By : Ctinitaly
This was a great tour!! Our guide, Sabrina, was so knowledgeable about the area and brought us to the best spots for hiking and sightseeing. It was a great relief to have someone that was familiar with the area since there was a large crowd in the towns. It made the whole tour so much more enjoyable to not deal with the crowds on our own. The hiking was a little more than we had bargained for and we were exhausted by the end of the day. Sabrina tailored the tour to everyone's needs and what they wanted out of the day. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone that has a limited amount of time to spend in the area!!
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Posted On : 2023-05-31 12:12:14
Posted By : Aparna_S
I loved this tour! Luca was a fantastic tour guide and treated everyone like family. We had ample time to spend in Vernazza, Monterosso (where we got to taste limoncello), and Riomaggiore. The scenery was absolutely beautiful, and each village had its own charm. I only wish the tour had included Manarola, but luckily it’s very easy to take the Cinque Terre Express train and explore it on your own.
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Posted On : 2023-01-30 17:47:26 
Posted By : Darla_H
We had only a day to visit Cinque Terre (and for us, that was perfect amount of time). It was really helpful to have a guide so we knew highlights of each village.
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Posted On : 2022-09-25 10:25:45
Posted By : 110187CHchristian
In August we planned to hike mile up a steep, very interesting, educational tour in excellent body-mind combination. Giuliano perfect guide, perfect physical shape, he is very prepared. I recommend it
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Posted On : 2019-09-12 07:18:17
Posted By : CamDodo
Good experience to enjoy a full day and an optimised one of Cinque Terre. Our tour guide was Julien and spoke english and a bit of French. he adapted the tour so that we were with fewer people. thanks to him and his knowledge of the right trails we could have always a great view on these amazing cities. We stopped at panoramic views, had time to wander around on our own. At the end of the tour we could also use the train ticket which goes on until midnight. The hiking enables to have amazing lookouts but it requires good shoes and could be difficult for children under 10yo.
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Posted On : 2019-08-19 05:48:35
