About Walking in Languedoc

This is quite simple...to bring you the best hiking, trekking and walking tours in Provence and Southern France.

This is an Anglo-French family business. We are qualified in, and passionate about, hiking and have walked every hiking tour and trekking vacation we offer on several ocassions. Only the best circular walks or inn-to-inn treks have made it into our commercial portfolio.

With the exception of out Trekking vacations, the majority of our daily hiking trails comprise circular routes or "boucles" as the French call them. This brings certain advantages:

a) Walks generally start and finish from your hotel or car for greater convenience;

b) Trails are selected on the basis of quality of experience alone, not the requirement to get from A to B;

c) They can often be shortened or lengthened - concentric circles, then - which takes the slog out of walking tours and empowers you to do the version you want to on a certain day.

For categorisation purposes...

i) 'Hiking' and 'Strolling' equals light or short circular walking trails;

ii) 'Trekking' means moderately challenging, inn-to-inn trails;

iii) 'Walking' comprises moderately-challenging trails that are normally a combination of circular walking paths and inn-to-inn trails.

A moderately challenging vacation may have a light-walking day as a rest day. On the other hand, a light hiking vacation might include a moderately challenging day. We are available to discuss such details at any time, in order to help you to customise our countryside, coastal and urban hiking tours as much as possible to your requirements.

* Our Insight Notes™ keep you on track and well informed, whether you want to use a map and compass or not. Orientation is made easy.

* Some of our hiking tours require a hire car, and thus offer even higher empowerment levels due to the extra control over your own transportation throughout your hiking vacation. You can also go further afield in the evenings to maximise your options and optimise your experience.

All our walking holiday tours are endowed with a theme for added enjoyment and coherence. Your dossier will bring your hiking vacation to life. You are free to explore the theme to the depth you choose and your learning can continue back home.

a) Hiking vacations require a hire car or you can use your own car. Hire cars can be collected from your point of entry to France. Not only do you enhance your control over your holiday, with no baggage handlers, but you see a wider geographical area, with greater evening mobility. Not to mention the chance to enjoy driving again on the French open roads!

b) Trains are used in some of our hiking experiences. They are great fun, economical, ecological and a reliable way to get around.

c) Luggage transfers form part of our offer on all trekking and walking holidays, with the exception of Walking with the Cévennes Railway, where you accompany your luggage as you travel up the line to your next destination.

All passengers booking with us are fully protected for the initial deposit and subsequently the balance of all monies paid to us arising from the cancellation or curtailment of your holiday in the unlikely event of our insolvency.

We practise responsible travel and play our role in nurturing eco-responsible travellers. This includes a commitment not to cut down trees to print glossy brochures. Click to read our article, which is also available on the excellent e-zine, Natural Choices.

We are delighted to be able to bring you the benefits of our Anglo-French endeavours in conjunction with our British tour operator partnership with The Enlightened Traveller.

© Walking in Languedoc 2008