Macs Adventure Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Evaluating 55 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the well-organized holidays, noting the seamless planning and execution of trips. Many highlight the excellent accommodations, efficient luggage transfers, and helpful, friendly staff who provide valuable local tips. The company's app is frequently commended for its ease of use, clear maps, and comprehensive information, making self-guided tours enjoyable and stress-free. However, some customers also noted specific issues with trip organization, such as misinformation about accommodation types or transport schedules. A few people experienced problems with the app, reporting glitches where it stopped recording progress or failed to work entirely on certain days. Additionally, some reviewers were dissatisfied with particular cycling routes, finding them to be on busy roads rather than scenic off-road paths, or felt that certain trips were poorly organized with a perceived lack of local knowledge.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Accommodation excellent with friendly welcome. Food at the two Michelin hotels, included in the holiday, also excellent. Taxis to the start of the walks very efficient, with the drivers giving good ti... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The Macs staff were great. Our original walk had to be cancelled due to flooding but we were offered a perfect alternative in the Sierra Aracena and were also able to amend that to suit us better.... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We completed the Hadrian’s Wall Path from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend over 9 nights. The route was well organised, and our daily stages between 15–26 km were manageable with... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to book including the add ons we wanted. Each pick up arrived on time, our luggage was in the hotel room on arrival and all hotel bookings were managed for us. The route app was excellent and all... See more

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Macs Adventure arrange active holidays for independently minded people interested in the world around them. We aim to transform people's travel through transformative active experiences. We want to change the way people travel, and to enable our travellers to enjoy rich and adventurous experiences. We listen obsessively to our customers to focus on developing walking, cycling, and active adventures which offer the freedom to travel at your own pace, confident that your holiday has been meticulously planned by a company with years of experience.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable walking holiday

Our Ridgeway walk went so smoothly, thanks to MacAdventure’s efficient organisation. All our accommodation were well chosen, with welcoming staff and great food. The walk itself varies from high ridge with stunning views, to sunken woodland tracks, to riverside paths.

September 12, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Challenging but rewarding

Although some of the walk was challenging to was awesome to end each day with great accommodation and our bags there ready and waiting, the highlight ending in Odeceixe staying at the beautiful Casa do Minho. The trail was easy to follow with markers throughout.

September 18, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Beautiful Scotland.

A week just spent walking the Fyfe Coastal Path in Scotland. Wonderful week blessed with glorious weather, amazing views and a few real challenges !!
The accommodation was, as always, really comfortable and welcoming. A couple if the days were far mire challenging than I thought they were going to be especially the mini mountain that appeared just before Ruby bay , Elie!! Wow, the coming down was , for me, very scary but I managed it and had a lovely drink at the Ship inn to settle my nerves!
The tide was against me for most days and alternative routes had to be taken as the beaches were covered in deep water but it was not difficult to find the routes with the info from Macs.
Great week, beautiful walks , loved it!

September 5, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I would rate these hikes as difficult.

I would rate these hikes as moderate and not easy to moderate. We just did Cinque Terre I thought they were very difficult. Some of the accommodations were not that great. I think all hotels should have air conditioning.

September 9, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The helpful crew at Macs ensured that…

The helpful crew at Macs ensured that our West Highland Way walk could be enjoyed, safe in the knowledge that luggage transfer, accommodation and additional support were all taken care of. Any requests that we had (such as booking an extra night at Fort William and providing helpful advice on an itinerary to suit our needs) were met with great, friendly communication and efficiency. The Macs app is also a cracker, adding another dimension to our walk. Could not recommend Macs highly enough and we will definitely use them again.

September 4, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Memories for a lifetime!

We loved the Cotswold Way trip with Macs Adventures! Moving our bags was seamless. Our inns were nice with great local feel. We had one problem with taxis and the Macs team helped us solve the problem quickly. We are already planning our next hiking adventure with Macs Adventure!

September 6, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

West Highland Way with Macs Adventure

Three of us had a wonderful time walking the WHW,
At no time did we get bored, the surface varied as did the scenery, starting with gentle parkland and woodlands through the experience of the Loch Lomond stretch to the magnificent Highland views from the old drove ways and military roads.
We never had any worries about the organisation of the trip. Macs did it all, booked accomodation, arranged baggage transfer, and kept us upto date through the app, complete with offline maps.
All we had to do was walk, eat, sleep and repeat...just what a walking holiday is all about.

September 11, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Amalfi Adventures

My wife and I recently hiked the Amalfi Coastal Trails in September 2023 and couldn't have had more fun. Mac's Adventures certainly made the week easy choosing accommodation in convenient locations which served beautiful buffet breakfasts, often overlooking stunning scenery. As a tourist in another country, the convenience of having our bags transported between hotels was worth its weight in gold.

The hiking itself was fabulous. We are fit individuals in our early 40's and enjoyed the range of difficulty that each hike presented. The app with interactive GPS map and instructions proved useful on a number of occasions. It's easy to highlight the Path of the Gods but we really enjoyed Scala and the Valle delle Ferriere and climbing Mount Tre Calli which offered 360 degree views of the region.

We are already planning our next hiking holiday with Mac's Adventures!

September 9, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great hike and very well organised by…

Great hike and very well organised by Mac Adventures
Ensure though your luggage is no more than 20 kg they are very strict and charge a lot for storage
Check you schedule carefully as some days we could have walked longer and other days shorter

September 28, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great support when needed

The trip was very well organised and generally the standard of accommodation booked for us was very good. This was a self-guided walking holiday that Macs Adventures had arranged for us. The one thing we would say is that the distances we had to cover to reach our next stopover were rather optimistic given that we are still novice walkers. We would add that the Company provided us with great support which we needed on one occasion but sadly their local partner was not so responsive when we needed help. Macs Adventures took over and liaised with one of our stopovers very satisfactorily. We would not hesitate to use them again.

September 3, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Travel in confidence, all will be just great.

From the minute we booked with Macs everything was perfect. The setting up of an account, the details of the Hadrians Wall walk, the paperwork, the app (a must so you don't get lost), the accommodation, regular updates prior to departure. Everything was brilliant. At 71 years of age I needed peace of mind and I made a great choice with Macs Adventures. Highly recommended.

September 16, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Rough night in Roundwood

All the support material, the Macs app and all the lodging places, except one, were great. The lodging in Roundwood, The Coach House, was not staffed, the information that was taped on the window was inaccurate and there was no breakfast the next morning. We had to ask for help from another local business and then wait for almost an hour before a worker showed up with keys to our room.

September 11, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Hiking The Great Glen Way

The hike was great! The B&B’s and their hosts were all phenomenal. They were of great help as I bruised my fibula and got a horrible cold. They kept the ice coming and a pan to soak my blistered feet as well as the name of a good chemist.
The days were often longer than initially printed on the map and at times it we would go for a long time with no directional signs. Thank goodness for GPS.
The high route views were stunning, but it did not have the diversity of the WHW. Still, it was pure joy to be back hiking in Scotland, knowing that we were in good hands with Macs!

September 7, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Across the Swiss Alps

Great support from MACS! Our bags arrived timely at each location and the hotels booked were lovely! Maps were great (except for one snafu). The hikes selected were amazing and provided for a wonderful, memorable experience. I plan to travel with MACS again.

September 5, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Coast to Coast is a wonderful…

The Coast to Coast is a wonderful adventure! While there is no technical climbing involved it does require a level of fitness to withstand some pretty steep climbs during almost all segments of the path. It is a popular walk but we never felt crowded. I was most pleased with the comraderie that forms with the relatively small number of hikers that are moving on your schedule. There were many happy reunions in village pubs along the way and at the end in Robin Hood’s Bay. And MACS Adventures did a fabulous job of coordinating all stays in the B&Bs and inns as well as luggage transfers. Painless!!

September 4, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Macs knows how to plan a holiday

Once again, Macsadventure have provided us with an awesome holiday! Quality of accommodation, luggage transport, itinerary - all of it was so well put together.
Highlights were the places we stayed. The towns we visited and the bikes themselves. So good! One thing to note - we thought we were decent cyclists. This trip showed us we are not! After two days on road bikes we switched to e-bikes and that raised our trip from great to sensational hahah. When we had a flat tyre and when we wanted to reorganise the bikes, Zoe from Macs, was just so helpful on the phone. As was Felipe who fixed out tyre and then returned a couple of days late with our new bikes. Both were our heroes!
One thing for us - Occasionally the offline map was a little lagging in keeping up with where we were. Minor detail that gave us a few wrong turns and a few extra k’s. Otherwise, I highly recommend this trip (and of course, Macsadventure!).

September 14, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Another wonderful Camino

Another wonderful Camino! Everything was great
The Paradore in Santiago de Compestela was a perfect way to end our hike- amazing hotel.
Thanks again Macs!

September 24, 2023
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