Walking Provence – the Essentials
Walking holidays Provence. Located in a beautiful part of Provence still untouched by mass tourism, you will discover fantastic walks and villages.
The charming small town of Greoux-les-Bains where you will stay, is at the door of Verdon gorges, in the middle of the lavender plateaux.
All walks take place on easy terrain and suit all people as regards heights.
Airport: Fly to Marseille airport. Train to Aix en Provence
Hotel: Les Alpes Hotel Greoux-les-Bains
Included:
– Local transports during the trip.
– Airport transfers from and to Marseille airport.
– 7 nights in 3* hotel Les Alpes in Greoux-les-Bains.
– 7 breakfasts.
– 5 Guided walks with qualified international mountain leader.
Not Included:
– Single room Supplement: 350€ for the week. Please note that if you book a sharing place (twin rooms) without a sharing partner, we will do our best to find you one, however in failing doing so, extra single supplement will apply.
– The flights. Individual insurance.
– Beverages.
– Lunches and dinners
– All extras not included in the itinerary.
Deborah –
Did the walk with Yves. He was very patient with the pace we kept. All the routes were fantastic. Thank you for sharing your vast & enthusiastic knowledge – enjoyed your sense of humour!
Mary –
Yves & Isabell were outstanding. Exceptionally knowledgeable, encouraging & accommodating.
Excellent tour, so many interesting stops, great hiking.
An evening cultural experience would have been fun, local entertainment, music?
Colleen –
Isabelle was exceptional. Her knowledge + enthusiasm was outstanding. She helped made the week very special. She found something special & different to share about each of the walks.
All walks very good, but the Verdon Gorges & Moustiers days in particular were particularly good.
Rooms new and hotel staff friendly, helpful, breakfast extremely good.
David –
Isabelle is an outstanding guide, and is kind & helpful, from beyond what could be expected.
Very pleasant hotel, exactly right.
Mike –
Guide 5*. Excellent ! The best !
Moustiers cutiest town in the world!
Madelief –
Isabelle has been the most amazing guide and has gone to so much extra trouble for each one in the group.
The scenery is varied & gorgeous.
It would have been nice to make coffee in the room.
Rachel –
This tour has been amazing. I have loved evry minute. Isabel has been outstanding, she is so knowledgeable & helpful & she was very kind to make sure everyone in the group was managing and she helped those who were struggling. A wonderful experience in a very beautiful part of France.
Thank you so much !
Simon –
Some of the walks were a little more challenging than I thought (Moustiers Ste Marie) but they were still shinning! The Verdon Gorges walk was my favorite. The scenery is superb!
Isabelle was a wonderful tour leader who goes above and beyond in everything she does. She made the tour an absolute pleasure !
Bob –
The guide Isabelle was brilliant! Very knowledgeable + made walks very interesting.
Bryan & Caryl –
A very enjoyable week, excfellent and knowledgeable guide who was very enthousiastic and showed compassion and concerned for her customers.
katy –
Isabelle was brilliant and went above + beyond to make this the excellent holiday it has been.
Marina –
Isabelle was an experienced, capable leader. She helped create a very comfortable atmosphere of learning and connecting. She was kind and seem very comfortable with her role as leader + constently improving. She demonstrated an artful balance of organisation and kind responsiveness. She not only helped me find appreciation for Provence but to reconnectwith former French freinds.
I would have appreciated being able to start hikes earlier when there is unexpected heat.
Eryl –
An excellent guide all round. I would like to do another holiday with Isabelle.
There were times when I feel the walks a little strenous but very well managed by Isabelle.
Regarding the hotel I would willingly and happily stay here again.
I had a really good time and will travel with you again!
Jane –
Isabelle has been delightful. Best guide we have had.
Walks : Amazing variety of scenery; more time in Forcalquier for market…
Pam –
Isabelle was an excellent guide. Good english, enthousiastic. Obviously enjoys her job, helpful, considerate, keen to please, well organised.
The tour route offers an excellent variety pof walks & scenery.
Clean hotel, friendly & helpful staff, well equiped rooms. Great swimming pool, very good restaurant.
Bita –
Isabelle is a wonderful tour leader, endlessly patient and courteous and takingcare of everyone on the group during the walks.
I found her knowledge of the flora and fauna to be excellent and appreciated her knowledge of local life and the insights she gave us about Provence life.
Her love of the area shone throughout the week and I have come away holding a little bit of that love of Provence with me.
I would highly recommend Isabelle to my friends!
Edward –
I have been on many international tours with several companies. Isabelle is one of the best I have had. (5* for her)
Jill –
Can’t speak highly enough of the staff at the hotel. Great choice of accomodation.
Isabell was at all times professional and very caring. She made sure everyone was coping with the walks. She told us so much about Provence that we would never have discovered by ourselves. She spent much time helping people with their food needs and onward/free day travel plans.
I liked the bundle of notes you provided. Lots of details and comprehensive.
Martin –
Excellent walk leader, very helpful & knowledgeable.
on the Moustiers walk, I would have liked tostarted the walk more promptly so that we could have more time in Moustiers at the end.
Tim & Therese –
Great trip. I would definitely recommend to our friends!
Isabelle was a truly awesome host & guide. She went above & beyond.
Pity lavender was not blooming but wildflowwers were lovely! Walks were spectacular!
Kathy –
Isabelle was always so considerate, knowledgeable & entertaining.
All walks were excellent and the hotel was very friendly and efficient, always willing to help.
Andrea –
This walking trip has surpassed my expectations. I have thoroughly enjoyed all parts of it ! Even when it rained and there was something else organised by our wonderful guide.
Our guide Isabelle is such a passionate and informative guide, we enjoyed her stories and detailed history of the areas & towns we visited. She was also very considerate of everyone level of fitness and ensure we walked to our capacities. Lots of stops for photos & snacks. We also appreciated the little extras like local cheese, olives and other delights to enjoy on our walks at lunch!
I will certainly book another trip with France Outdoors!
Au-revoir !! Till next time
Sharen –
Excellent all round !
Isabelle is a true professional that has a passion for what she does. Outstanding!
My only comment would be that I would like an hour each day to explore the township independently like we did at Moustiers Sainte Marie.
Excellent overall and I would definitaly recommend !
Mike –
Another excellent holidays!
Isabelle is extremely good, outstanding; crème de la crème!
Excellent walks. If there were different walks we’d come back.
Linda –
Isabelle is a gem, she helped with bus choices to get to Avignon from Greoux. She went back oon the trail to rescue my hiking poles and she is very professional.
I found the walks hard due to heat of the day. Otherwise very interesting and wonderful views.
David & Elizabeth –
Isabelle is a charming lady, always smiling + very helpfull. Very hot conditions which distracted from the walks. The hotel was very quiet with good level of facilities. Had a quiet room.
Susan –
I felt the walks were quiet difficult especialy due to the heat with sunshine beating down on bare hillsides.
Isabelle was a wonderful guide and gave us many stops and infos in places of interest. Friendly, very knwowledgeable and efficient.
An excellent week overall. Greoux les Bains a delightful village to stay. And the walks by the Verdon river are just fabulous!
John –
This was probably the most enjoyable of the trips I went on. I was fortunate that the tour group memebers and Isabelle worked together to create a highly memorable holiday. Isabelle deserves a special mention (again!). Always smiling and nothing was too much trouble for her. She obviously loves her job.
Patricia –
Isabelle is an amazing and great guide. She is caring, knoledgeable and gives us little treats during the walks to keep our sugar levels up.
A couple of walks especially Moustiers Sainte Marie I found challenging and hard enough but loved it.
Thank you.
Richard & Jen –
Isabelle is very knowledgeable and passionate about all aspectsof her homeland region of Provence. She led the walks with confidence and care, and supportive of all members over a range of walking abilities. She skillfully adapted the timetable and route to the change in weather. Overall an excellent guide. My only less positive point was the traffic noise that was intusive for our room at the hotel.
Carol –
The beautiful area is a natural for wonderful hiking scenery and village life with great food!
However, the guide is the most important ! Isabelle is fantastic. Kind, knowledgeable, caring, experienced, local, pours her heart out in effort to ensure a great experience for everyone.
Isabelle is a gem !
David & Dawn –
We really enjoyed the whole experience.
Our only comment of constructive critisism could be that we would have preferred to have completed the walking by around 3:30 to 4pm to allow us more free times to use the pool or visit the town. We felt under time pressure at the return of each day to rush to be ready for dinner. Apart from that we though it all was really excellent. We plan to return.
Tara –
I had a wonderful trip. Florence assisted when the flights were cancelled. Isabelle is a wonderful guide and a terrific person. Very compassionate and she made sure everyone was included. I had a terrific time.
Cheers for everything
Archibald –
Isabelle is an exceptional guide. Her knowledge of the area combine with her patience and kindness is excellent.
Jeff –
Yves was an excellent tour guide. He was extremely professional, friendly, personable and had a great attitude. He went above and beond to ensure we had our basic needs met with food, water, travel plans and safety as well as explaining our hicking routes, local history and culture. He seemed genuinely happy to be sharing time with us and share his knowledge with us as well.
He even took time to have several dinners with us on his free time even though he had a family at home waiting for him.
We had a wonderful experience.
Thank you, thank you !!!
Unni –
Yves is a very professional tour leader with a lot of knowledge. He is a credit to Provence and France.
All walks were excellent. My very favorite however was Moustiers Sainte Marie.
I will definitely return to France !
Becky –
Yves was spectacular! He gave us great tips for walking up steep hillsand steep declines. He was very organised, his knowledge on the history of various locations + France in general was outstanding.
Bob –
What can I say? You all live in a wonderful part of the world and show eceryone what they are missing out. The area is an excellent location and the service and food are high standard.
Thank you for sharing Provence with me.
Best of luck for the rest of the season and beyond!