c) Model Programme: Walking Cevennes by Rail
Day 1. Ales.
Arrival and hotel check-in. Explore the picturesque market town and enjoy a pre-hiking tour welcome briefing at your hotel.
Night in Ales.
Day 2. The Road to Pradelles. 15 kms- 10 miles.
Take the morning train to Langogne, check in and enjoy an historic hike to the fascinating medieval fortified town of Pradelles.
Night in Langogne.
Day 3. Notre Dame de Neige Abbey. 9 kms-6 miles, with optional extensions.
Morning train to La Bastide. Check in and hike to Notre Dame de Neige Abbey, celebrated for its liquor and where RL Stevenson stayed whilst hiking Cevennes in 1879.
Night in La Bastide.
Day 4. Tour de Lozère. 14 kms-9 miles.
You can reach the giddy heights of 1361 ms today on a section of the Stevenson Trail, before heading north to the Altier river.
Second night in La Bastide.
Day 5. The Regordane Way. 16 kms-10 miles.
An unforgettable walk through French history, along hill crest and volcanic plateau to a medieval village on the Chaussezac gorge and then onto Villefort.
Night in Villefort.
Day 6. Lake Villefort. Walk options from 6 kms-4 miles to 14 kms-9 miles.
Today you enjoy a 4-mile hike round the lake with optional extensions to Castanet castle or via the Mont Lozere trail.
Second night in Villefort.
Day 7. Montclar Pass. 10 miles -15kms, with shorter option.
Morning train to Genolhac. The final day's walking brings you back into Le Gard and into the heart of Hugeunot country. This is hiking in Cevennes at its best. After a criss-cross of a climb up an ancient drovers' trail, you reach a picturesque plateau, a scenic pass and, for the brave, a short, steep climb that will reward you with views no camera can reproduce.
Night in Genolhac.
Day 8. End of your hiking tour.
Train to Ales after breakfast for post hiking tour de-briefing, followed by departure.
d) Access
You join this tour in Ales, with easy and convenient access from either Nimes airport or railway station.
Alternatively, from Montpellier airport, you take a taxi to the rail station for connections to Nimes and onward to Ales.Your train to Nimes takes 30 minutes. Please ask us for details.
For those wishing to bring their own car, there is also the option of leaving your car in Ales in an enclosed private parking space at owner's risk. Ask us for details.
e) Accommodation
You stay:
- One night in Ales
- One night in Genolhac
- Two nights in La Bastide
- One night in Langogne
- Two nights in Villefort
Your accommodation is:
- One excellent chambre d'hote.
- Three 2-star hotels.
- One comfortable 1-star countryside hotel
- All with en-suite facilities.
All are family-run businesses.
f) What's included in Walking Cevennes by Rail
Included
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7 nights B & B in five different hotels
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5 picnic lunches and 6 evening meals
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All tickets on Le Cevenol train from Ales and back
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Collection from and return to stations en route where over 5 minutes walk away from hotel
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Pre- and Post-tour briefing and de-briefing in Ales
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Cevennes Hiking Insight Notes™ that empower & make orientation easy
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Themed vacation dossier
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Comprehensive travel notes & logistical information
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Emergency telephone help-line service with local British backup
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Loan of mobile phone for non-European customers where required - subject to availability
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Option of leaving your car in Ales in an enclosed private parking space*.
* at owner's risk.
Not included
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Remaining meals - i.e., you are free to purchase dinner in Ales from a multitude of options to suit your taste and budget. There are also several options available on Day Two for lunch.
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Single rooms - unless booking at single traveller rate
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Travel and entrances to optional cultural visits and sightseeing programme
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Travel, Walking and personal insurance
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Personal expenses
g) Prices 2010: Walking Cevennes by Rail
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Price per person based on 2 sharing: |
£695.00 or €775.00 |
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Single person rate: |
£840.00 or €930.00 |
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Extra nights |
On Request |