walking & adventure holidays

parcs sans frontières

Join our horse partner Denis Longfellow, and his magnificent Merens horse troupe for four magical days on horseback crossing into Italy and back.

Enjoy thermal baths, and stay in hotels and mountain refuges, the last of which is our favourite at Mollières.

The route goes from Le Boréon to Terme di Valdieri, to La Questa, to Mollières and back to the base at the Boréon.

Wild wolves have been spotted on this trip in 2006!! Horse riding can also be enjoyed as part of our activity holidays.

All round tailor made courses and rides for the less experienced also available.

Testimonials

The horse riding was a great birthday surprise for our eldest daughter.
Bob Smith and family – Valbonne – August 2006.

Season

June to end September

Departures to date

2008 - August 5; August 19

Pricing

Hotel & refuge full board - £660

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

What's included

6 day break, 5 nights accommodation including 2 nights in mountain refuges
All meals, drinks at own expense.

Activities. Four days guided horse riding with a qualified leader.

Transport. To and from Nice airport.

Equipment. Hats, chaps and saddle bags are provided.

Walking Grades

grade

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

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Nice airport, transfer to Le Boréon – about 90 minutes.
Day 2 On horseback from the Salèse valley via Col Merciere and the Baisse du Druos to the C.A.I. refuge at La Questa.
Day 3 Kayak the Lago delle Portette, and in the afternoon take the short ride down to the Hotel des Terme di Valdieri. Swim in the evening in the thermal baths at 34°C.
Day 4 Sunday Cross over the Col de Fremamorte and then down to Mollières. Stay in the private refuge.
Day 5 Monday Return to the Le Boréon by Wolf Valley, and then on to your hotel.
Day 6 Tuesday Transfer back to Nice.

Suitable for

Adults

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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