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61 Reviews

4.7 out of 5

Jane Ermer

Reviewed June 2019

Get there as soon as you can!

Walking the Prosecco Hills was amazing from start to finish….I found it hard to leave when it was over! Our tour leader, Vania, is such a great young woman – she couldn’t do enough for us, always had a smile on her face and boundless energy and got along so well with everyone in our group. This was my first experience of a walking holiday and now I’m a convert! I found the walks pretty challenging but that served to make me feel that I had really achieved something when I’d finished each one. We had quite a few experienced walkers in our group which I thought might be a bit intimidating, but they were all wonderful people who were happy and willing to share their knowledge, experience and helpful tips to assist the novices amongst us along the way. The whole area is just beautiful…gorgeous scenery even in pretty average, rainy weather and it hasn’t been discovered yet by large hordes of tourists! The prosecco was plentiful and amazing and the food….heavenly!!

Most Inspirational Moment

Triumphantly reaching the end of our incredibly long and mostly uphill trek in the heart of the Prosecco Hills, dealing with the driving rain, fighting the streams of water flowing down the hill underfoot...our destination? The Bar with no Host and the holy grail, the Prosecco vending machines!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Vania De Paoli is an absolute credit to Exodus! She is a pleasure to spend time with, helped everyone (with grace and a can-do attitude) as much as she could with anything they needed, looked after us all and was sad to leave us a bit early to head off and lead the Chianti Walking tour. She inspired and encouraged us all to keep going when things got tough and she was the social glue that helped our whole group get along so well and enjoy our week together. Can't wait to go on another 'Vania' tour soon!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Just go, as soon as you can! This area is still undiscovered, stunningly beautiful and the prosecco and food of the whole region is just divine!

Suggestions

Not many Australians know about Exodus tours, especially the great value and fun they represent! I'm trying to get the word out though!

Ann Regan

Reviewed June 2019

An excellent Spring break

This trip proved to be all we expected and more. The scenery was excellent. Our guide was fantastic and took care of a group with diverse needs, while keeping us all happy.

Most Inspirational Moment

Drinking prosecco purchased form the prosecco dispensing machine, after a very steep climb to reach it.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Serena was an excellent group leader. Her local knowledge gave us chance to explore the area's beauty spots and culture thoroughly.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Some of the walks are up steep terraces in the vineyards, but are worth the effort, once the top is reached. Walking poles can be useful on some of the rocky and steep paths.

Suggestions

A thoroughly enjoyable holiday.

Ann Regan

Reviewed June 2019

An excellent Spring break

This holiday proved to be all we wanted it to be and more. The scenery was fantastic. Our guides local knowledge meant we saw the best of what was there and had time to explore. Some of the walks were up extremely steep hillsides, but with sufficient time and encouragement, we all got to the tops of the climbs and were rewarded with wonderful views, and sometimes a glass of prosecco!

Most Inspirational Moment

Drinking prosecco bought from the prosecco dispensing machine after a steep climb up to this

Thoughts on Group Leader

Serena was an excellent group leader. She took care of the diverse needs of the group and kept us all happy. She even carried 2 bottles of prosecco up to the top of a climb, so we could all sip some while admiring the excellent view point we had reached.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The walks can be testing, due to their unusual steepness up the terraced vineyards, but are always worth the effort. Walking poles were an advantage, as the terrain can be rocky and uneven in places.

Catherine Trillo

Reviewed May 2019

Nordic walking holiday

Particularly enjoyed the variety of walks – good standard for relatively fit walkers.
Plenty of time to do things on one’s own as well as walking every day.
Lovely food in restaurants and good choices made by Exodus.
Hotel spacious but rooms a bit tired. Delicious breakfasts and staff could not have been more helpful.

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking near the snow line that fell during our week and the mists on Mount Grappa The beautiful rivers Piave and Sile

Thoughts on Group Leader

Serena was wonderful. Always cheerful and ready with information. Excellent at pacing our walks and keep us guessing as to what was to come. Helpful and reassuring and engaging. Good calm driver and well organised and proactive.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take your own kettle and tea bags if you want tea in your hotel room!

Suggestions

Would have been very helpful to have a decent map of the area at the beginning of the trip. Serena did have one to show us, but I would have like to have had the chance to have one of my own before the free day when I managed to get one at the Tourist Info office.

Michael De Graeve

Reviewed May 2019

All it says on the bottle !

A very enjoyable and varied week getting to know all about the Prosecco region and it’s very drinkable wines, especially the DOCGs. Pleasant rolling countryside making for some fairly easy but satisfying walks, often through vineyards. A characterful old hotel with agreeably large rooms, where I woke up to the sound of cuckoos, sometimes visible. One word of advice…bring your own soap as the soaps provided are miniscule. We missed the summer opening of the swimming pool, but given the mixed weather it’s doubtful we would have made much use of it. Come prepared for possible rain !

Lots of great food, an excellent local pizzeria but also finer dining with interesting local dishes including rabbit and venison, though vegetarians are reasonably well catered for. Wine was provided with a number of included meals, which was a nice and welcome surprise. A fascinating visit to a local winery is also included, as well as another wine tasting. All in all it is unlikely you will lose any weight on this walking tour !

Most of us, on our free day, enjoyed a delightful sunny day in glorious (still) Venice where it is possible to get away from the tourist crowds and steep oneself in the sights , sounds and smells of the smaller canals and back streets. And you don’t have to pay a fortune for a drink or decent lunch.

The tour ended with an unexpected pleasant hour’s walk and tasty lunch on our last day. With a friendly, empathetic group such as ours and a wonderful leader in Serena it proved to be a truly memorable trip.

Most Inspirational Moment

Enjoying good Prosecco with the group in a wonderful bar in Asolo after a very satisfying day's ridge walk and visit to a Palladian villa in Moser.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Serena was excellent. She looked after the group very well, spoke good English and has a good sense of humour as well as being knowledgeable and organised.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring some soap and make sure you have good rain wear !!

Suggestions

Chris Osmond

Reviewed April 2019

Prosecco Heaven

This is one of the best walking trips I’ve done. Fairly easy walking and in beautiful surroundings. Stunning views (weather permitting) and great walks through lovely villages and many vineyards.
Food and quality of restaurants outstanding and all washed down with Prosecco. Absolute heaven.

Most Inspirational Moment

No single moment. It was all so good.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Serena is a wonderful tour leader. Lovely demeanour and very well informed and knowledgeable of the area. She was good company throughout and very easy going. Just as a tour leader should be.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take walking poles for some sections of the walk and make sure you have a taste for Prosecco.

james heidebrecht

Reviewed November 2018

Good mix of walking and wining!

Really enjoyable trip. Great Food, wine, hotel, company. Exceptional guide, thanks Serena! Would highly recommend!

Most Inspirational Moment

The vistas on our last hike day on the mountains.

Thoughts on Group Leader

5 stars out of 5

Arthur Heidebrecht

Reviewed November 2018

Enjoyed Prosecco in the Prosecco Hills

This walking tour was very enjoyable; walks were of modest difficulty and quite scenic in terms of views of the vineyards and surrounding countryside. Guide provided excellent service, frequently going beyond the call of duty. Transportation to walks was excellent. Accommodations at Hotel Villa Soligo were very good; hotel staff were very courteous and welcoming. Meals included in package were excellent; guide also provided good advice for other dinners.

Most Inspirational Moment

Panoramic views from Monte Cesen on the last day of walking were awe-inspiring, in spite of the somewhat hazy day. Visit and tasting of prosecco at the San Gregorio winery was also very enjoyable.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader, Serena Cassol, was excellent. She shepherded the group effectively, keeping us on time without being annoying. She gave us good advice for the dinners which were not included in the package and also for the activities which were possible on our free day. She is an enthusiast for the prosecco region and that helped a lot.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The distances noted on the trip notes are often longer than the actual distances walked. While the walking is of modest difficulty, I would recommend using walking poles because the trails are frequently uneven and have loose stones so the walking poles are very helpful for balance.

Marin Popa

Reviewed October 2018

A fairy tale.

A very well thought program, which enabled us to have different walks every day in an area of great beauty, to see different places, such as Treviso and some smaller enchanting towns, and to enjoy some good food, wine (mostly prosecco, as in the name of the tour 😉) and local hospitality.

Our guide, Vania De Paoli, was charming, knowledgeable and indefatigable – she took care of us from early in the mornings until we come back from dinners, dealt will all the problems we had and most of all kept the atmosphere relaxed and carefree.
We will remember her smile and friendliness.

Only one disappointment – the Hotel Villa Soligo needs some modernising – new sockets (the existing ones are obsolete from the time Alberto Sordi visited it), wifi which works and better breakfast.

Most Inspirational Moment

Vania and the two bottles of Prosecco she surprised us with on top of Monte Cesen. It was the longest uphill walk and unfortunately the last. The views from the top were amazing - the mountains, the Prosecco hills and somewhere at the horizon the Venice lagoon. It felt as we were on top of the world. The free prosecco enhanced the experience 😉

Thoughts on Group Leader

Suggestions

We also made some marvellous people we hope we will be able to see again somewhere, somehow.

Margaret Dunn

Reviewed October 2018

No change

Gentle walks through beautiful scenery with lots of opportunities to sample prosecco!

Most Inspirational Moment

Lovely walks. Good to discover such good quality prosecco.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very good leader. Good fun and well organised. Enjoyed her music on our bus journeys.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring small change for the water machine,1, 5 and 10 cents. 1 litre of fizzy water 7 cents - really nice and cold.

Suggestions

Village not what I expected - main road going through it with constant traffic. Hotel very nice but wouldn’t recommend eating there - expensive with poor choice for vegetarians. Wasn’t keen on the restaurant we ate in on last night. Had views over the vineyards but dark so couldn’t see them. Food not great.

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