Trip Consulting

Want help planning your itinerary, figuring out transportation to the trailhead or packing for your European walking vacation? Consider a one-on-one trip consultation. We offer two options: Trail Matchmaking ($95) and Help Putting Together Your Ideal Walking Vacation ($325).

(1) Trail Matchmaking: $95

This option is recommended if you’re in the beginning stages of planning a European walking vacation and would like help figuring out the best long trail or home base hiking destination for you.

Trail Matchmaking is done over the phone, during a 30-minute call. You’ll tell us your hiking skills and abilities, your interests and passions, and what you’re most interested in seeing in Europe, and we’ll give you personalized recommendations for trips and trails that would be a great fit.

To book Trail Matchmaking, click here. You’ll have the option to input the times that are most convenient for you, as well as information that will help us prep for our call. Once your booking is finalized, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your scheduled consultation time and instructions for the call.

(2) Help Putting Together Your Ideal Walking Vacation: $325

This option is recommended if you’d like to walk one of the routes or regions that are featured in Home Base Hiking Europe, Explore France’s GR 34 on Foot: Saint-Malo to Mont Saint-Michel, Explore France’s Alsace Wine Route on Foot, or Explore Germany’s King Ludwig’s Way on Foot:

  • The Dolomites, Italy
  • The Somme, France
  • Costa Brava, Spain
  • Provence, France
  • Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
  • The Jungfrau, Switzerland
  • The Piedmont, Italy
  • Dalmatia, Croatia
  • Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany
  • The Wachau Valley, Austria
  • GR 34: Saint-Malo to Mont Saint-Michel, France
  • Alsace Wine Route, France
  • King Ludwig’s Way, Germany

This trip consultation is perfect for those who want help with:

  • developing an itinerary
  • figuring out the best transportation options for getting to and from the trailhead
  • finding private+public transportation to shorten daily stages
  • deciding where to stay
  • arranging luggage transport (where available)

This more detailed trip consultation involves an initial 30-minute phone call, an email summarizing the trip details we pulled together for you and a follow-up 20-minute call to go over everything. You’re responsible for making your own reservations.

For help putting together your ideal walking vacation, click here. You’ll have the option to input the times that are most convenient for you, as well as information that will help us prep for our call. Once your booking is finalized, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your scheduled initial consultation time and instructions for the call.