Tatra Mountains Hiking Itinerary self-guided tour

Hello Barbora,

We really enjoyed the trip! It was amazing and the tour was incredible! Roman was also very nice and made us feel safe because he informed us very clearly about the weather situation.

On the third day we went or climbed on Pnečne sedlo (yellow route) as in the Itinerary. Maybe it would be more informative if the itinerary included the information that a ferrata is needed there.

We will definitely recommend you and we will visit the High Tatras again!
Thank you again for everything and we will book you in the future!

Kind regards


Julia from Germany
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Tatra Mountains hut to hut custom tour

Hi Barbora,

We had an excellent time, we really enjoyed it. The huts were so lovely, with more amenities than we were expecting (hot showers!). The food and the people were all excellent, we had a really lovely time. The mountains were so scenic and beautiful. We were also just so impressed at the public transit in the mountains, which made the trip so easy.

The only thing I would suggest is an upsell option at booking for a few things.
1. private rooms or smaller (if available) in the huts. We realized later some of the huts had smaller rooms available, and if they weren't fully booked out, we would have been happy to pay more to reserve smaller rooms, as we just like the better sleep we get
2. An option at the end (or maybe it would have to be both the start and end so they could store the luggage) to stay at one of the wellness hotels after the hike. There's nothing better than going to a wellness hotel with saunas after a multiday hike. We met some people on the hike that were doing that, and ended up going back to Starigrad to book a day pass, but it was quite long to do that trip 3 times on our last day (starigrad-poprad to drop our stuff, get swimsuits etc, poprad-starigrad to wellness hotel, and then back to poprad to sleep). We hadn't really done any research before so didn't realize that was an option, but if it was called out as an upsell option on the website, we definitely would have booked it.

All in all the trip was fantastic, and we were so happy to see a chamois in the mountains as well which we were not expecting.


Amu and Klemen from the USA
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Tatra Mountains Itinerary self-guided tour

Dear Bara,

Thank you for your email. It was a very beautiful hike indeed, and we were lucky with the weather.
I think the information you provided us with in advance was useful for us to do the hike, and the meeting with Roman gave us further information we needed to have a good time.
We did change our route a little, as we added an extra loop (yellow tracking) to our hike on day 3. We asked Roman if he thought it was a good idea and he said yes. However, it turned out to be a Via Ferrata, and we did not have any climbing clear on us. Everything worked out fine in the end, but I would recommend a guide not to encourage this route for hikers without safety system. It really is a 100m steep climb and there’s a sign that states you’re supposed to do it with climbing security. I don’t think this was responsible and I wish to have been better informed about that change in the route (although, admittedly, it was of course at our own initiative - I think I would expect a guide to warn me for such climb).

All in all, we did really enjoy the trekking. Everything else was well organized and every hut knew we were coming.

Thank you again,
Kind regards,


Will and Lisa from the Netherlands
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Hut to hut self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Hi Barbora,

Overall the High Tatras hike went well. No issues at all. I just underestimate what a mountain hike would be like, as it was my first time doing such a thing, which is different than other hiking I've done in the past.

On Day #2 I was so focused on walking over the various rocks that I missed one trail marker, which got me hiking up the wrong side of a mountain which was very steep and felt unsafe. Luckily, some guys I had met the night before at the hut, realized that I had not caught up to them, and one of them came back to tell me I was on the wrong path.

It was good to be able to message my guide when I had a question or 2 during the 4 days, which was helpful.

Thanks for all the help and planning,


Melanie from Canada
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Dear Barbora,

I must say that we’ve had a wonderful trip. Not only was the weather always good when walking, but having all the bookings made in advance was a great relief.
The pre-trekking meeting with Roman was also very helpful.
Thank you for everything.

Best wishes,


Damian from Switzerland
- rating 5

Tatra Mountains Hiking Itinerary self-guided tour

Hi Barbora,

Yes was all very good thank you. All safe and happy to have done such an amazing trip.

If there was any part we would have changed, it would only have been the accommodation on the second day or the 1st chata. It was just very cramped and hot in the attick. But really I think we should have tried to book a room instead which is probably my mistake for not asking.

Thanks for everything.


Michael from the UK
- rating 5

Tatra Mountains Multi-Day Hike self-guided tour

Dear Barbora,
we have loved the trip!
with one really long and tough day, but the rest was very nice
Yohana isn't to sure walking over all those rocks on the path, so our timetable took much longer..good we had a day of rest afterwards to recharge the battery :)

if I can give one piece of advice; the signs of the path should sometimes be more visible at some places higher up the mountain the signs are scares, and also the paint is pretty vague
someone from the mountain club should really paint the route at more places, and repaint for better visibility
imagine some extra mist and clouds high up, on steep rocky area's; then people could get easily confused about the route and could decide to take a more dangerous alternative at some points

thank you for checking the timetables for Lviv!
We booked a Flixbus to and from Lviv.
wanted to take the train back to Poland, but the trains were all fully booked
The waiting time at the border/customs crossing was very long, 8 and 13 hrs
So in the end the bus ride took forever
But is was worth it, a beautiful city
It was a bit strange to visit, the city, much seems as normal, lots of people doing and enjoying everyday life but, for example, also a huge extra cementery, soldiers with prosthesis walking around, and a alarm going off once a day or so a reminder of how harsh this crazy war is

thank you for your kind assistance for our trip
all the best with you and your company

greetings


Gerben from the Netherlands
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Hi Barbora,

The tour was great!! The only comment we had was that the room in the atrium would have been more pleasant with a fan as it was rather hot to sleep at night (I think we were in town on days it was very warm).

The mountain huts were great and the briefing with Roman was very helpful.

Thank you for a great trip!


Heather from the USA
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hi Bára

Thank you for the follow-up. The trek was awesome! Well organized and executed :-).
Thank you for your help!


Jakub and Alice from the USA
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Hut to hut High Tatras self-guided tour

Hi Barbora, thanks for your follow up.

We had a fantastic time everything was great. I would like to thank you for the excellent service you provide. I can confirm that we will be coming back and my son will be booking the same tour though you in the near future.

Once again thank you for all your help.
Kind regards


Paul from the UK
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Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hello Bara,

We really enjoyed the hike! The only trouble was the weather on the second day, and the hike with the chains was a bit scary due to the bigger waterfall. But overall it was amazing and we would definetly recommend the hike to others!

Thanks for organizing,
Kind regards,


Mara and Suzie from the Netherlands
- rating 5

Tatra Mountains Hiking Itinerary self-guided tour

Hi Barbora!

Sorry for the delayed reply!

I enjoyed it very much! There was a route I changed a little bit because the planned one for that day was very challenging, as I didn’t have my friend hiking with my as planned I was a little nervous to do that on my own but the helpful guide that had met me on my first day had given me alternative routes and the itinerary as well so I was able to make an adjustment quite easily :)

I am very keen to go back and hike some next summer!

Thank you for all your help


Maddie from the USA
- rating 5

Tatra Mountains Hiking Itinerary self-guided tour

Hi Bara,

Our trip was trip terrific thank you! Roman gave us all the helpful info however, one thing to tell future hikers would be the lack of connection in the mountains. We had some trouble with it at the first hut.

Overall, we found the hike path was at a good level of difficulty and we had lots of fun.

Thanks for everything. I’ll be sure to recommend this to my friends.

Kind Regards,


Serena from Australia
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Hi Bara

Thanks so much for checking in! We loved the scenery on the hike - it was incredible and everything went smoothly with the bookings etc.

We had some bad weather (thunderstorms) on Day 2 of hiking and veered off the path just before the chains but managed to correct. Because of this I think we found the long slog across the stones on Day 3 quite tough and so decided to use Day 4 to explore the lake area rather than climb Rysy (will have to come back for that!).

We picked up a stomach bug (not sure if from water or just a virus going around the huts) but apart from that all safe and well back in London.

Thanks so much for all your help!


Zoe from the UK
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Tatra Mountains Multi-Day Hike self-guided tour

Hi Barbara,

We're just waiting for our flight home now. We've had a great time: the route was good for us in terms of length, ascent and difficulty, and the mountain huts and accommodation in Poprad were all good. The mountains were stunning and, after a stormy first day, the weather was good to us. All in all, a very good experience!

Thanks for all your help and speedy replies.

All the best,


Nathan from the UK
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Tatra Mountains Walking Holidays self-guided tour

Hi Bara

We did inform Roman that we finished our wonderful trek on Thursday.
We are unfortunately back home to reality ?

The tour and all of your guidance and planning was great !
Would you be interested in some inputs ?

Thanks,
Gili

Dear Bara,
thank you for an amazing experience. All in all - it was great. the meeting with Roman was good and important, and we did many of his recommendations for changes in the trek. it was good to know about them ahead of time. he also gave us detailed information that was very important in knowing what to do, especially on the first day.
the length of the treks was good. again, we did modify them at times.
Several of the accommodations were good. of course the **** hotel in the middle was a treat. and thanks for bringing the suitcases to this location, it allowed us, as unseasoned trekkers, to adjust our backpacks and use a change of new clothes.
the first hotel, in Poprad was NOT good. the people were not particularity nice, the place was not clean, the location was good. the services provided were not sufficient - for example, even after requesting - we could not get a kettle to boil water.
the hut, in which we were part of a dormitory was very basic. the food was basic, and not very good, the toilets did not lock, so going to the toilet was a negative experience. the next hut was great.

so - thank you!!!
Yeela


Gili and Yeela from Israel
- rating 4

Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hi Bara,

Just wanted to let you know that the trip went very well. I did some extra km and summits every day, but the basic tour was very good and the accommodation as well.

Thank you for all your help!


Philip from Denmark
- rating 5

Hut to hut custom self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Hi Bara,

Thanks for your message. We are safe but not home yet as we continue our travels through central Europe.

The High Tatras trip was definitely a highlight of our trip. Everything worked seamlessly. We loved the chains/via ferrata above Terry's hut and the hike up Rysy. Great experience overall.

Cheers,


Mark from Canada
- rating 5

Hut to hut custom self-guided tour in the High Tatras

We enjoyed it a lot!!
The weather turned wet just before we drove to Slovakia but fortunately we had a sunny morning of the Sunday. Makes all the difference.
Unfortunately a wet Monday again. Overall i guess unlucky with the weather but that is outside our control. The scenery is stunning and the huts were nice


Michiel from the Netherlands
- rating 5

Tatra Mountains Itinerary self-guided tour

Hi Bara

We had a wonderful time on your tour of the Tatras, thank you.
The huts were fab, and the route was perfect for us - although we had rain on our last day of walking so it was a bit hairy getting up the chain route!
We also loved the penzion and its location in Poprad.
So all in all everything was great!
Thanks, and let me know if there’s somewhere to leave a review if that would help?

Thanks


Kate from the UK
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Hut to hut self-guided tour in the High Tatras

Dear Bara,

Thank you very much for the interest and the work you put in. We have arrived safely home. The trip was great, the expirience was amazing and the views breathtaking.
Everything went very smoothly and everything was easy to find. The only problem we had was with the rain, but we managed to also handle that.

Thank you very much!

With kind regards,


Vineta from Latvia
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Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hi Barbora,

Thank you for your concern. We got back home safely, so all is good.
As of the trekking trip - that was very nice. The first day was pretty harsh for us (you know, Lithuania has 0 mountains, so we don't have even a proper terrain for training :)), but the views were amazing. Sadly, according to the multiple sources of forecast, there was a heavy rain with the thunderstorms expected for a several hours on Wednesday (3rd day of hiking), and on Thursday it was expected to be fog on Rysy), so we decided to cancel our trip on the morning of our 3rd day and went to visit Budapest instead. But I think we will get back to Tatra at some point to have more hiking.
Few more comments about the trip - it seems that we are the slow walkers, so almost everywhere we exceeded the time of the routes by almost 30-40%. The first hut (Zelene pleso?) is in a pretty terrible condition overall, no wifi, no power sockets (10 sockets in diner place for ~60 people, which were occupied all the time), worn out bed sheets with the holes, etc. but I understand that there are not many options to choose :) so for a one night it's pretty OK, next time probably it will be better due to the lower expectations :)
Meanwhile the second hut (Zamkovsky hut) was amazing - fully renovated, very comfortable, power sockets in the room, some wifi (limited but still..) - I liked this very much.

As of your service - I'm very glad and happy, everything was very smooth and on a high quality, all material provided together with the best service, so I like working with you, thanks for that. I already recommended you for my colleague (though he doesn't know yet, when they will be going) ;)

So thank you. And we will be back somewhere in the future for hiking again, and I hope to get back to you for your service.
CU!

Best,


Dainius from Lithuania
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Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hi Bara,

Thanks very much for the note. We had a fantastic time, great weather and the Tatras area has stunning views. All the accommodation and bookings were very smooth, and the pre-hike briefing with Roman was also particularly useful.

Many thanks for all your help organising, it's much appreciated.

best regards,


Richard from the UK
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided hiking tour

Hey Barbora

We had a great time thank you. And back safe and sound.

The area is beautiful and the accommodations good.

Only thing I’d say if that the balance of hiking length between day 2 and 3 could be a bit better (2 was short and 3 long)


Bram from the Netherlands
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Tatra Mountains Itinerary self-guided tour

Hi!

Yes, back and safe from the hike - it was beautiful and we really enjoyed it, thank you so much for you help.
We did all the suggested hikes apart from the extended last day because we thought we’d run out of time to get a train back to Poprad if we did it. They were all really good, and the guest houses were lovely too.

Thanks again,


Lauren from Australia
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Dear Bara,

Firstly, I am sorry to respond so late. I changed emails shortly after we got home and have had a hectic start to the work year.

But we made it safely back home, and our tour was absolutely amazing. Apart from the first day with two thunderstorms we had perfect weather on all of the trip.

The tour was very well planned and all the huts were of really high quality - and different enough that we had a new experience every day.

Something really funny and wierd happened on the first night about an hour after we had arrived to the hut. Two friends of mine suddenly walked in - I had no idea they were even in Slovakia and there we were in the same hut.

On the last day we were too tired to scale Rysy, so we decided to go for a hike in the area and headed to to the twin shortly after. A good decision and a perfect end to the trip.

Thank you for all your arrangements. I hope you are well and hope to travel more in Slovakia at some point.

Kind regards,


Tobias from Denmark
- rating 5

Hut to hut self-guided tour High Tatras

Hi Barbora,

Thanks for arranging everything. We had a great time hiking the High Tatras.

Regards,


Arthur from Singapore
- rating 5

High Tatras self-guided Hut to hut tour

Hi Bara

We had a very good experience on the Tatras hike. The mountains were spectacular and the weather was reasonable. One day when the weather was not very good we changed our plans and stayed at a different hotel along the way, and Martin rearranged our accomodation bookings, which we appreciated.
The climb to the top of Rysy was the highlight. Thanks again for your help, we will recommend Travel Slovakia to other people.

Regards


Paul and Nyrie from Australia
- rating 5

High Tatras hut to hut self-guided trek with Gerlach peak

The hiking tour was excellent! We enjoyed it immensely and so glad we changed the schedule to be able climb both Gerlach and Rysy in clement weather.
On the hike the Fall colors were magnificent and the cooler weather was nice for hiking.
We will be passing on our enjoyment with friends and the great organization on your part - thank you!


Rachel from the USA
- rating 5

High Tatras self-guided Hut to hut tour

Dear Bara,

Thanks for your email. We did return safely to Belgium :)

We had a great experience on our hike in the Tatra mountains! The tour was great, sometimes challenging but the views were worth it! Also organisation-wise everything was fine :)

On one part we had some trouble with the snow, because we did not have the crampons. You mentioned it the day before that it would be useful to have the crampons, but then we did not have the time anymore to go purchase it. So maybe it is better to mention it earlier.

But other than that everything was perfect!

Kind regards,


Charlotte from Belgium
- rating 4

High Tatras custom guided hiking tour

Hi Bara,

Thanks for asking and more importantly, thanks for all your super work to organize an outstanding trip for us. You exceeded our expectations.
Everything was well planned, thanks to you. Roman was fabulous. I know I wouldn’t have attempted the summit of Resy without him. Horsky Hut was fun and we were glad to be there 2 days. The Grande Hotel at the end was a fabulous ending experience. THANK YOU!

I’d be happy to post a review online if you'd like (send me a lnk).

Best,


Karen from the USA
- rating 5