Liked our hotel with lovely outdoor swimming pool in the good centre of Greoux les Bains. The walks were leisurely as indicated in the tour description but as it was hot this was no bad thing. However, I was disappointed that the walk on the last day appeared to have been shortened as we didnt reach the village of Valensole as stated in the tour description and we rushed back to the hotel for lunch rather than stopping for a picnic, when I really enjoyed the picnics with the local breads and cheeses etc. The walks were varied and I enjoyed the gorge and the walk by Moustiers St Marie best. Yves was knowledgeable on many topics which was great and I was especially interested in the plants. It was nice to have a free day to visit Aix en Provence and time to visit the thermal baths if one chose. Eating out in large groups was often problematic as the service was usually very slow. It would be good to be given a list of local restaurants with a rough idea of cost as some were quite expensive. But it was a good holiday with a nice group.
Obviously stunning and breathtaking scenery. Our guide Fred really made our trip! You don’t go hiking for the food but we all looked forward to Fred’s lunches with a ‘nod’ to the country we were in (Toblerone as a treat in Switzerland!). I could not recommend it more but get fit first!!
A wonderfully challenging 2-week trek in the Alps. All my expectations were met and exceeded. We had blue skies, amazing views, snow capped mountains in all directions, glaciers, snow fields, wild flowers and a really great group made it a holiday to remember for a long time.