Walking vacations in France guide




Our France walking Vacations
Guided walking vacations in the French Alps
Catered Chalet Based Guided Walking in the Giffre Valley
French Alps self guided walking vacation
Catered Chalet Based Walking Vacation in the Giffre Valley
French Riviera vacation, walking, culture & cooking option
Experience real French culture while relaxing mindfully...
Mont Blanc vacation, Tour du Mont Blanc
The best of the Tour du Mont Blanc
Self guided walking vacation in France
Idyllic walking in France with great food, wine and ambience
Highlights of Provence walking vacation, France
A guided walking vacation through beautiful regions of France
Mont Blanc walking vacation
A stunning walk through the Alps around Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc climbing vacation
The exhilaration of summiting an alpine peak
Mercantour family hiking vacation, France
Family walking tour with a donkey in Southern French Alps
Mont Blanc Circuit hiking vacation
Probably the most dramatic walk in Europe
Mout Blanc climbing vacation, France
Climb Western Europe's highest peak
Snowshoeing in the French Alps
Snowshoeing in the Alps with a high mountain guide
Mercantour Park self catering gite, France
Comfortable gite, Mercantour, France an hour north of Nice.
French Riviera walking vacation, France
Relaxed mountain and coastal daywalks
Accommodation in the Mercantour, France
Comfortable gite, Mercantour, France, an hour north of Nice.
Family walking vacations with a donkey, France
Above the Rhône to discover the unspoilt traditional Ardèche
French Riviera vacation food, walking & culture
Experience real French culture while relaxing mindfully...
Mont Blanc Circuit trek, with hotel accommodation
Classic Tour, using small inns and guesthouses
French Alps guided walking vacations
Catered Chalet Based Hiking Vacation in the Giffre Valley
Loire Valley circular walking vacation, France
Meander along serene riverside tracks and sleepy villages
Ice Climbing vacation in the French Alps
An unforgettable weekend ice climbing in the Alps
French Alps climbing vacation, short break
Mountaineering trip to climb the Barre or Dome des Ecrins.
Catalonia to France hiking vacation
Catalonia into France, a wonderful adventure
Gourmet alpine walking vacation, France
Hike through the Alps and eat gourmet food for fuel
France hiking and gastronomy vacation
Mediaeval villages, chateaux, Dijon, brilliant food and wine
South of France walking and yoga short break
A rejuvenating yoga retreat in the south of France
Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn trekking vacation
Classic high level route from Chamonix to Zermatt
Is a France walking vacation for you?
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Our top France walking Vacation
Guided walking vacations in the French Alps
Catered Chalet Based Guided Walking in the Giffre Valley
2021: 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep
What does walking in France entail?
Guided or self-guided?
Walking vacations in France are as varied as a French cheese board, some with expert local guides, others with more qualified International Mountain Leaders, and still others self-guided.Guided trips are usually in small groups, which is the norm on more strenuous walking vacations. However, if you prefer to walk independently, and not be tied to timetables or fixed itineraries, an organised self-guided walking vacation in France takes all the other work out of it for you, providing maps, copious notes, accommodation, luggage transfers and, in most cases, food. So all you have to do is walk.
It depends on the walk, but in general no previous experience is needed, although an ability to read a map does help!
How tough are they?
Centre based or nomadic?
It is a mark of just how good and prolific France’s hiking routes are, that there is such a wide array of walking vacations you can take on. So, you can walk hotel to hotel, or mountain refuge to mountain refuge while circumnavigating the mother massif, Mont Blanc. Or you can walk for days in the Haute Savoie region of the Alps, stay in one chalet and do different treks every day, coming back to your same room, hosts and homely environs every night.If you want to cover distance in, for example, the Pyrenees or Alps, then hiking from one bed to another is usually your best option, with your bags being transferred for you, sometimes even by a donkey. However, if you want to take on hearty hikes in the Loire or Provence, and take your time to enjoy gastronomic gorgeousness along the way, a center based vacation might suit you best.