walking & adventure holidays

The Med and the Merc

The Back Country and the Mountains

Two centre break that takes in the best of the region. This week offers all you could possibly manage to pack in to a week in the Alpes-Maritimes.

You will be welcomed with four days in the magnificent Mercantour National Park. You will enjoy the best of walks, combined with the knowledge of local guides who will bring the history of the area to life. In the evenings you will have the opportunity to take in some great local cuisine and repartee.

Later in the week, our friends, Benoit and Corinne, keen travellers, worldly people (and fellow Responsible Travel members) will welcome you to the Frogs' House where you will be treated to cookery courses, wine tastings, a day out in Nice and some fantastic home-made food.

This is the result of many requests for a week crammed with cuisine culture and joie de vivre. We are very pleased to be able to have found the solution! There is little doubt that this will become the perfect week to drink in, and share, all that the Riviera has to offer.

Testimonials

Make sure you manage to get a day’s shopping in Nice too!

Mike & Sandy Davies - Christmas 2004

Season

Early May to September

Departures to date

Join a group - Aug 2

Pricing

Standard weekly package :

Hotel or chambre d'hôte full board only- £815.

For non-standard periods and programmes, contact us to discuss the options. Read about our flexible way of working.

Walking Grades

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attributes	1	2	3
physical fitness	x	x	x
confidence with heights	x	x	x
technical ability	x	x	x
mountain experience	x	x	x

Our grades are explained in "essential info"

Your Accommodation

Gîte

Enjoy the beautifully secluded situation of La Zourcière in the small hamlet of Berthemont les Bains in the Vésubie valley. The gîte sits on the ground floor of the house and is fully self contained. There are shops about 10 minutes drive from the hamlet, and an organic farm just 200m down the road from the house. Follow this link for more details.

Hotel or Chambre d'Hôte

Le Chalet or La Bonne Auberge are situated in the town of St Martin Vésubie, a thriving small community that has been the centre of life in the valley since the 12th century. There are plenty of local shops and restaurants to choose from, and the Bonne Auberge has its own restaurant.
Le Grand Chalet is a homely chambre d'hôte run by Christine and Luc and is situated overlooking the small village of St Dalmas Valdeblore. A good week of outdoor activity is well fuelled by Christine's great cooking, crafted from home made (mainly organic and local) ingredients. Vegetarians are welcomed.

Other accommodation options can be found here.

What's included

8 day trip, 7 nights accommodation, includes 4 nights in a hotel or chambre d'hôte in the Mercantour National Park, followed by 3 nights in the Auberge "The Frogs House" Saint Jeannet.

All entrances. All meals, except lunch on day 6 (normally spent in Nice). Wine with evening meals.

All transfers. Flight not included.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Nice airport, transfer to Le Chalet in Saint-Martin-Vésubie or Le Grand Chalet.
Day 2 Guided walk in the Mercantour National Park. Packed lunch, and evening meal in your hotel.
Day 3 Morning at "Alpha" the wolf sanctuary in Le Boréon, packed lunch, followed by an afternoon's guided walk looking for traces of the wild version.
Day 4 Guided walk in and around Utelle - an old village, full of Templar connections - visit the Madone d'Utelle. Packed lunch. Evening meal at La Source, Lantosque, to sample Jeanne-Marie's superb provençal cooking.
Day 5 Guided tour of St Martin Vésubie with resident local history expert Liz Bernheim. Packed lunch, followed by transfer to the
- Frogs' House at Saint-Jeannet. Cookery course late afternoon, followed by dinner.
Day 6 Free day. Transfer and pick up to and from Nice is included if required.
Day 7 Guided tour of the Baou, and a visit to a local olive mill, followed by a tasting at a local vineyaerd in the evening. Dinner at the Frogs' House.
Day 8 Transfer back to Nice airport.

Suitable for

Adults and families

Your welfare & protection

As a small enterprise, it's very important to us that our guests are professionally looked after during their stay with us.
Your protection : our operational base is in France, and our company in France is registered as a tour operator (habilitation touristique) and holds business failure cover and public liability cover.
Your welfare : all our activities are led by fully qualified local Mountain Guides and International Mountain Leaders (Accompagnateurs), thus ensuring that you receive not only top professional care, but that you will also benefit from their in-depth local knowledge of the regions that we operate in.

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Selected photography courtesy of Dave Willis Mountain Sport Photography and Michael Howard