Gorges, Causses and Canyons
Tarn, Dourbie,Trèvezel and Jonte river
Luxury hotel based walk superior package
with *** and **** hotels.
5 - 9 days.
This package is with the same hotels as with the luxury package (except
Creissels for Millau), but with superior quality rooms.
We reserve your hotels on B&B base, so you can choose your own menu's as
well as the wines. Except in Château de Creissels, first and last night;
here dinner is included.
The price of the menu's : from € 35.
Daily walking distances: every day as long or as short as you want.
Transfers to adapt to your requirements.
All (bags included)
transfers included.
Walking tour in the spectacular scenery of the Canyons and
Causses (limestone plateaus) of the Nature
Park des Grands Causses in South of France.
The walks start and end in Millau (Château de Creissels) in a *** hotel.
From Millau eastwards
the Tarn river and its tributaries carved out 4 canyon like Gorges: Gorges de
la Dourbie, Gorges de la Jonte, Gorges du Trèvezel
and the most famous of all the Gorges du Tarn. These Gorges are at the heart
ofthe most spectacular walking area of the Grands Causses Natural Parc. Steep
crags of 400m and the typical scenery of limestone plateaux dissected by rivers.
You'll see the Grotte Rose of Dargilan, the unusual scenery of the Causses
(Le Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux and Roques Altes). Your walk begins and ends
in Millau, where you can visit the new viaduct.
Beautiful
scenery, lovely footpaths and remote treasures will be your daily bread. The
route will lead you to access magical places.
Here, every step takes you to a visible trace of human history like the centuries
old stone-built houses, the lovely villages built during Middle Ages, the awesome
monuments of cave-dwellers from prehistoric times.
The
main part of the region is built upon a limestone plateau cut by deep valleys
and covered with orchids and with small white oaks.
On your way you'll find subterranean rivers and impressive caves, such as the
pink cave of Dargilan and vultures high above.
Millau is a friendly small town of 27.000
inhabitants with lots of sporting vacation opportunities.
If you like modern bridge architecture you will enjoy visiting the Millau Viaduct
(higher than the Eifel Tower) connecting the Causse du Larzac with the Central
Massif.
Customized daily walking distances. Daily
transfers by taxi so daily walking distances can be made all customized. If
you want you can even skip the walking for some days and go with the bags
transfer.
This walk is also available as
luxury
package.
Surf
to this page for
pictures of the scenery you'll be walking in.
rates
Château de la Caze **** La Malène
in the Gorges du Tarn
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