These are the results for your France moderate walking holidays. Click on the links to see the full details of each carefully chosen holiday from specialist operators.
Base yourself in a traditional village in the Alpes Maritimes inland of Nice and explore mountain chapels, alpine meadows, remote hamlets, deep blue lakes, dramatic gorges, rivers and waterfalls and spot chamois and marmots, choosing from a wide choice of walks to suit everyone.
We have chosen The Ardeche for its peace, geography, culture and traditions. It offers vast areas of challenging terrain for exploration whilst ensuring that a warm welcome and great food is always close to hand.
The nearby sea, alpine and mediterranian influences converge to produce a mild and sunny climate, ideal for hiking in the hight of summer. Add the combination of beautiful views, sleepy villages, fine French food and delicious wine makes it just too enticing to resist!
This is where our snowshoeing programme was born. Over twelve years ago we started to entice our summer walkers back to enjoy this area's stunning winter scenery on snowshoes.
Walk the Roya valley, and absorb its Franco/Italian past, strategic importance as the "salt route" between France and the Piedmont plain, the wealth of Baroque art, the mysterious Merveilles Valley and a fascinating museum in Tende.
Combine mountain scenery with traditional rural France and stay in a comfortable village Auberge. Sample excellent local cuisine and walk in valley landscapes and high summer pastures beneath rugged peaks, with lakes, chapels and wonderful views.
type of trip:
Tailor made
price:
From £290 - £570 (4-8 days) ex flights
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Choose new No-Frills Hosted option and save up to 30%!! Walk in the same great landscapes, receive the same quality of accommodation and hire-car, explore all our self-guided walks, and benefit from the support of a local manager. However this lower-cost version does not include the three organised walks per week or lavish packed-lunches included on an ‘Original’ Escape.
Come and enjoy the Mercantour National Park in France – offering unsurpassed high level walking, with the added excitement of the Historic Monument that is the Merveille Valley – in excess of 37,000 bronze age rock carvings.
Want to escape the winter gloom? Want to get some clean alpine air? Want to mix walking and snowshoeing? Don’t want to mix with the hoards in Chamonix, the Haute Savoie or the Ecrins?
type of trip:
Small group travel
price:
From £395 (8 days) ex flights
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Two places still available on our Christmas Break starting 19 December, and four for our New Year week starting 27 December - great fun in the white stuff! Both week include a scrummy festive dinner on 24th and 31st...come and enjoy!
An extremely rare sight, this magnificent animal had been hunted out of the environs prior to the formation of the National Park. Gradually, les loups have returned in small numbers so we'll be very lucky to spot this shy, elusive creature – but it is possible!
Holistic hiking adventure staying in best ‘eco lodge in the Alps’ in Alpine paradise. Loads of other activities on the doorstep including swimming in lakes, moonlit hot tub, via ferratta and meal in a mountain yurt
This is a classic walking holiday through the French Alps, taking in the four valleys visible from Champsaur's highest mountain, from the deep steep dramatic valley of Valgaudemar to the open rural landscape of Champsaur.
A week of spectacular walks, discovering the flora, fauna, geology, history & culture of the French Pyrenees. Based from the traditional mountain village of Barèges; ideal for all levels of hiking & trekking. Guiding by qualified International Mountain Leaders, with walks tailored specifically to your own interests & abilities.
Walk in and around the Ardeche National Park, from the breathtaking Ardeche gorge walk to the high walls of Avignon's old city. We take in ancient routes through charming forests and vineyards, and magnificent viewpoints high above the river.
