High Point Holidays Walking Holidays Brochure 2019 2019

-The Alps- T he Alps stretch across much of southern Europe forming a formidable barrier and creating a region of beautiful mountains and deep isolated valleys where local tradi- tions and culture often remain strong. Each region has its own characteristics, meaning you can visit several parts of the Alps, often within the same country and feel like you’ve had a completely different walking and holiday experience. We have a range of walking holidays across the French and Italian Alps ranging from moderate walks to strenuous treks. T he High Alps in France are made up of the main mountain chains such as the Mont Blanc Massif. We have chosen sever- al of the most beautiful regions, some of which are little known outside of France. Our destinations are, in the main, concen- trated in the sunnier and drier southern half of the French Alps. We have two walk- ing holidays in each of the Queyras and Ubaye regions, plus others in the Ecrins and the Mercantour in southern France. Among these holidays we have 2 centre- based holidays in the Queyras & Mercan- tour, classic circular tours in the Queyras & Ubaye & a linear trail in the Maritime Alps called Alps to Med Trail. All these holidays include bag transfers. T he Pre-Alps is a band which lies on the western side of the Alps in France where limestone has been uplifted and eroded by glaciers to create ridges and plateaux often towering above deep Alpine valleys like castles in the sky. We have walking holidays crossing Alpine Provence in southern France through the Baronnies National Park and the Hautes Alpes Geological Reserve. In addition we have 2 holidays in the Vercors where the vertical nature of the landscape is typified by the spectacular rock tower, Mont Aiguille. I n the High Alps we also have two trekking tours staying mainly in high mountain huts, located in the Vanoise Nation- al Park in France and around the isolated peak of Mont Viso Alpine Adventures in Italy. There are no bag trans- Trips can be done with or without luggage fers possible on these treks meaning that transfer you have to carry all your own gear for the Options of adding extra nights at end of week. They are walking holiday for each section classic hut-to-hut treks where the Part 3 & 4 one night where you'll need to pleasure comes from carry overnight gear remaining high in the mountains for the Taxi transfers & cable car journeys included whole time. In the French Alps the ultimate trek is the GR5 going from Lake Geneva to Nice (or Men- ton for a longer finish) making its way south through the Alpine chain via the Mont Blanc, the Vanoise National Park, the Queyras and the Mercantour National Park. Our Alpine Adventure trek is made up of 4 parts and transfers help to avoid some of the less interesting sections. A s well as our tour of Mont Viso we also have two other walking holidays in the Italian Alps. One is a centre-based trip in the stunning Dolomites region where jag- ged peaks soar above pretty alpine pastures. The other is a trail across the Piedmont in Val Maira where the pre- served villages and culture make it feel like you’ve stepped back in time. in price of holiday Holiday Travels Through Alpine Provence: Part 1, Baronnies Regional Park Part 2, Haute Provence Geological Reserve Tour of Queyras: An Alpine Secret Queyras: Best Kept Secret in the Alps Tour of the Ubaye: Hidden Alps Grand Tour of the Ubaye: 3 Regions Tour Panoramic Vercors Tour of Mont Aiguille Alps to Med Trail Marvels of Mercantour Alpine Adventure Part 1: Lake Geneva to Chamonix Part 2: Chamonix to Briancon Part 3: Briancon to Roya Part 4: Roya to Nice Alternative Part 4: Roya to Menton Les Ecrins: Panoramic Alpine Trail Trekking Tour of the Vanoise Trekking Tour of Mont Viso Dolomites: Tyrolean Explorer Italy’s Piedmont: Val Maira 16 Page Nights Grade Type 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 7 6 8 7 6 8 8 5 7 5 Challenging Challenging Challenging Challenging Strenuous Strenuous Strenuous Challenging Moderate to Challenging Challenging Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Guided & Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 6 7 7 5 9 5 7 7 6 5 Challenging Challenging Strenuous Strenuous Strenuous Challenging Challenging + Strenuous Challenging Mod to Chall/Challenging Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Guided & Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided Self Guided General Information • Luggage transfer available on all treks • • and walks apart from our two hut-to- hut trekking tours on page 44. Private rooms for 2 are also possible on most holidays, again with the ex- ception of our two hut-to-hut trekking tours on page 44. Most trips are available from mid June until mid September due to weather conditions and accommodation. The exceptions are Travels through Alpine Provence, Vercors region, Alps to Med trail and Italian Piedmont which are available earlier and later. All trips are Half Board or Full Board. • • There are two centre-based holidays, one in the Queyras on page 37 and the other in the Dolomites on page 45.

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