About our walking tours
Included in a walking tour
- Luggage transfers, because you will be hiking
most days from hotel to hotel.
- (Dinner), night on first day till breakfast on last
day. Generally dinners are included and lunches are not included. Also not
included all beverages at dinner.
- Maps (1:25 000) and written instructions
(route directions) included.
- Assistance will be given on the spot when
in trouble or when needed. All trips are self-guided; meant for independent
walkers. Folder with all maps, written instructions, brochures at your first
hotel.
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options as to the choice of accommodation:
- Budget tours: * or ** hotels (most of
the hotels have (Shower and bathroom en suite) and occasionally a Chambre
d'Hotes and table d'hotes,
- Standard tours: ** hotels (All rooms with
shower and bathroom en suite. Often Logis de France hotels)
- Plus tours: ** and *** hotels (All rooms with
shower and bathroom en suite)
- Superior tours: *** and ** hotels (All rooms
with shower and bathroom en suite)
- Luxury tours: *** and **** hotels (All rooms
with shower and bathroom en suite)
Rates.
Average prices of one day walking in a 8 day,
7 nights trip.
- An average day&night in a 8-day (7 nights)
budget walking or cycling tour including dinner, B&B, maps, route descriptions,
baggage transfer: €75-€80 p.p. double occupancy.
- An average day&night in a 8-day (7 nights)
standard walking or cycling tour including dinner,B&B, maps, route
descriptions, baggage transfer: €80-€90 p.p. double occupancy.
- An average day&night in a 8-day (7 nights)
"plus" walking or cycling tour including dinner,B&B, maps, route descriptions,
baggage transfer: €90-€100 p.p. double occupancy.
- An average day&night in a 8-day (7 nights)
"superior" walking or cycling tour including dinner,B&B, maps, route
descriptions, baggage transfer: €100 - € 120 p.p. double occupancy.
- An average day&night in a 8-day (7 nights)
luxury walking or cycling tour including dinner,B&B, maps, route descriptions,
baggage transfer: from €120 per day p.p. double occupancy.
- For parties from 3 to 8 persons moreover you'll
get discounts (in part due to shared costs of baggage transfers) varying from
5% (parties of 3 persons) to 25% (parties of 8 persons).
- These rates also apply to customized tours.
Marks indicating right and wrong
directions:
Level of the walks
- Expressed in length (km) and grades (1-8).
- Most of the walks in
the Grands Causses should be classed grade 3
and 4, exceptionally 5.
- Poorly trained walkers
can succeed grade 3 walks.
- Moderately trained
walkers can succeed grade 5 and 6.
- Here holidaymakers walk average between 3
and 4 km per hour.
- Compass skills are not needed.
Levels of walking:
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level 1 |
easy, low-level
walking with few ascents/descents with maximum 100m difference in hilly
or flat landscape |
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level 2 |
generally easy
walking with some ascents/descents with maximum 200m difference in hillier
landscapes |
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level 3 |
moderate walking
on good surfaces, with some ascents and descents up to 300m difference of
altitude in low mountains |
|
level 4 |
Low mountain,
with good footpaths (French GR en PR quality), frequent ascents and descents
up to 300m difference of altitude in mountains up to 800m |
|
level 5 |
Middle high
mountains/plateaus (up to 1000m), with some harder footpaths and longer
ascents and descents |
|
level 6 |
High mountains
(more than 1000m altitude), footpaths |
|
level 7 |
High mountains,
lots of climbing, off the footpaths |
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level 8 |
High mountains,
difficult, dangerous climbing, off the footpaths |
Extreme weather
conditions (heavy rain or high temperatures add 1 level).
RATES
- All prices in EURO
€
and for payment with credit cards.
- Basic rates are per person,
sharing room.
- Discount from 3 to 8 persons
(8 to 28%).
- 'Number of days' equals
number of nights plus day of leaving. (8-days means: first dinner on day 1;
7 nights and last breakfast on day 8; day 1 to 7 are effective walking days)
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