Walking the French Riviera, Walking holiday

Essential Information

Trip Profile

5 days centre-based walking, low altitude throughout.

Accommodation

7 nights comfortable hotel with en suite facilities.

Hotel Balmoral
The 3-star hotel Balmoral is conveniently located within a short distance of the beach, town centre and train station of Menton. Facilities include a drinks bar, restaurant with sea views and picturesque sun terrace. All rooms are en suite, fully air conditioned and have a TV and telephone. Rooms with a sea view are available for a supplement.

Food

7 breakfasts and 4 dinners included.

Reality Check

Grade: A/B or Leisurely/Moderate.

The pace of the walks is leisurely, so we have plenty of time to rest and enjoy the views.

During the days with walking included, the terrain and type of path track will vary from manmade paved tracks, tarmac to forest trails. All walks take between 4 and 6 hours including lunch stops and require a moderate level of fitness.

Public transport can be subject to delays and some waiting at bus stops should be expected.

Normal group size and age

Normally 4 to 15, plus leader. Minimum age 16.

Icons explained

The vast majority of Exodus adventures are adult group holidays. Groups are always small in size. We strongly believe that this adherence to small groups means a better experience for all; more time with your guide, less waiting around and a reduced impact on the communities and environments visited.
Each group is generally made up of like-minded travellers - with singles, couples and friends all joining in together. All these trips are suitable for single travellers, but if you prefer to travel with clients booking individually, please see our Solo Departures page.

In order to provide a more accurate grading system, where a trip falls between two grades we use an intermediate or split grade, for example Leisurely/Moderate. Occasionally, there are optional activities available en route, in this case the optional grade is indicated in brackets, for example Grade Challenging (climb Tough+). Clearly, conditions may differ from region-to-region or month-to-month and as such the information given on these pages is designed to act as a guide only. In all cases you should refer to the respective holiday's Trip Notes for further details.

Exodus is always looking to improve our current itineraries and to offer something different. With many new trips this year, there is something unique and different to try every year.

Walking & Trekking: Trips are wholly trekking-focused or simply include a significant number of walking days during the itinerary.

For those clients who wish to travel with a group of other solo/single travellers, on certain trips we have set aside departure dates that are specifically recommended for clients booking individually. Solo departures are aimed at taking away that concern that you may be the only solo traveller when you arrive overseas. Look out for the solo departures (marked with a grey icon's') by checking the notes in the dates and prices table.
However, please note that we inform any couples, or friends travelling together, who enquire about these dates that the trip is recommended for solos, but we do not refuse bookings from non-solo travellers, and we are therefore not able to guarantee that a solo departure will be exclusively made up of solo travellers.