After waiting 2 years it was good to eventually be able to go on this trip. The organisation was perfect, and although only 2* the stay was in a traditional family hotel with friendly staff, a clean and comfortable room, and a good shower to end the day with. The views from my room were spectacular, and the evening meals were superb.
All the walks were of the standard I expected, and all in beautiful surroundings. It was interesting to take the local train to the start point of each walk on most days.
Keep ye weight oveeer ye toooes! Where do I start with this trek? We hiked about 200km over 13 days and saw stunning mountains, chamois and the odd wooden animal. We jumped into lakes because #yolo, sang Disney and Beyonce songs as a group when inappropriate and constantly swapped jokes/stories/pantomimes. Throw in a plank competition and a deep discussion on true love and you would think I signed up for this trek with good friends. Nope. I met 5 lovely strangers and our very own Yorkshire-raised John "Bear Grylls" Briggs on this trip and we had a ball of a time over two weeks, capped by the team paragliding off a ridge and cheering Argentina at a pub in Chamonix just for laughs. Would I do this again? Absolutely.
I enjoyed the week in Provence.It was my second trip with this tour operator and I found the hiking challenging especially Thursdays hike it was exhausting in the heat.I loved visiting and hiking through Forcalquier and the village of Moustiers Ste Marie and our guide Isabelle made the holiday as she is so knowledgeable about the plants and trees and looked after all of us so well.