These are the results for your Mercantour 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.
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!
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
late availability:
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!
For adrenaline junkies (young and old) – we are pleased to offer non stop adventure weeks – where you get the chance to try out some of the best Via Ferrata around, then test yourself with easy rock climbing.
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.
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!
A selection of short walking breaks in the Mercantour National Parks, offering both the thrill of a strenuous cross border trek, and five different options of walking combined with special interest.
Walk in Mercantour National park, a stunning area with 3000m peaks. Discover forgotten villages, narrow streets & trompe l'oeil façades, walk in pine forests & meadows, visit a working mill, travel though wolf country and stay in a Mongolian Yurt!
