- Holiday overview
- Trails & difficulty
- Dates & prices
- Accommodation
- Regional information
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Self-guided chalet-based walking, French Alps
Country
France
Region
Haute Savoie, French Alps, France
Type
Self-guided / independent, centre based
Duration
7 or 4 nights (5 or 3 walking days)
Season
Summer 2012/13
Land price
£495.00 (7 nights) / £385.00 (4 nights)
On our independent walking holidays take advantage of our logistical support and local
knowledge to explore the wonderful Haut Giffre valley at your own pace.
We provide route guides & maps (plus optional GPS units),
transport & transfers, accommodation, as well as advice and support, freeing you up to
enjoy your holiday. If you wish, you can join the guided group on one or more days for just £25
(30 EUR) per person. Alternatively, you can spend a night in a mountain hut for approximately £45 (55 EUR) full board which we are happy to organize for you.
Highlights
- The wonderful 'Cirque du Fer à Cheval'
- Returning to a 3-course evening meal and like-minded company
- Daily transport between your start and end points
- Tapping into the local knowledge of our resident walking guide
Accommodation
Dates & Prices
Our self-guided holidays run throughout the summer. The price for one week is
£495.00,
plus £60.00 for airport transfers, if required. This is per person based on two people sharing.
Short breaks of four nights are
£385.00.
What's included
What's not included
What's included
- Regular briefing sessions with our qualified guide
- Support and advice for choosing walks
- A selection of routes with way-marked maps
- Local transport to and from walks
- Quality chalet accommodation
- Breakfast on seven mornings
- Packed lunch on five days
- Three course evening meal on six nights
- Dinner table wine, beer and soft drinks
- GPS unit rental (at extra cost of £40)
- Transfers (at additional cost of £60)
What's not included
- Flights or ferry crossings
- Travel insurance
- Lunch and dinner on your rest day
- A night in a mountain hut (optional, approx. £45 (55 EUR) full board to be paid locally)
- Guided days (optional, £25 (30 EUR) per day to be paid locally)
We also run guided walking holidays in the Haut Giffre valley.




