Puglia Coastal Walk

What's Included

• Accommodation
  7 nights B&Bs and hotels

• 7 breakfasts, 2 dinners (or 1 dinner if staying at Santa Cesarea Terme on day 3): Breakfasts are usually continental inclusive of breads, tea, coffee & juices. Dinner will consist of 3 courses, usually starting with a salad or pasta dish, followed by eith

• 7 nights in 3-4 star hotels and B&Bs on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities

• Information pack including route notes and maps per room booked - GPS tracks available on request

• Luggage transfers - note: on Day 7 to Gagliano train station only

• Emergency hotline

• Information pack including navigational app, route book and maps per room booked - GPS tracks are also available to download onto your device

• Digital information pack including navigational app, route book and maps

• Luggage transfer (max 1 piece, max weight 20kg and max size 60 x 50 x 40 cm per person) note: on Day 7 to Gagliano train station only

• Luggage transfer (max 1 piece, max weight 20kg and max size 60 x 50 x 40 cm per person) note: on Day 7 to Gagliano train station only. Supplement applies for excess

What's Not Included

• Travel to and from Otranto / Lecce

• Meals not included (lunch daily and 5 dinners). Allow EUR15-20 for each dinner and EUR5 for a picnic lunch

• Entrance fees (museums, galleries etc.)

• Items of a personal nature including drinks, souvenirs, phone calls, internet and laundry etc.

• Tourist Tax - allow EUR12-15 pp - payable directly to the hotels

• Guide - this is a self guided tour

• Travel insurance - mandatory

• Transfers using public transport: day 7 train from Gagliano del Capo to Lecce (with your luggage)

• Private transfer on day 7 Gagliano to Lecce - supplement applies (required if day 7 is a Sunday when the train does not operate)

• Meals not listed as included, drinks

• Entrance fees

• Travel insurance

• A supplement will apply if you are travelling solo or book a single room

• Excess luggage

• Items of a personal nature

Grading

The walking is introductory to moderate (2) grade with daily walks between 2 and 5 hours, with a few coastal sections on more difficult rocky paths requiring care (days 3 & 4). During the tour you will walk 70km/43.5mi over 6 days (an average of 11.5km/7mi per day). The walks mostly follow rocky coastal footpaths, sometimes through low vegetation/bushes, mule tracks and footpaths and a few sections of secondary surfaced roads as you enter the villages/towns. Though the distances and elevation are generally short, some of the terrain can be rocky and the trail not always obviously visible. The accent is on keeping a steady pace with time to stop and take photos (subject to weather conditions). You will need a reasonable level of fitness to participate fully in this adventure. We recommend that you have some previous experience of trekking. Waymarking - there are no official walking trails maintained by the government in Puglia nor waymarking.

What You Carry

As the walks are fully supported you only need to carry a daypack with your daily requirements including wet weather gear, water bottle, lunch supplies, mobile phone and sun protection etc.