Snowshoeing and Husky Sledding Short Break in the Alps

Snowshoe through the pristine winter wildernesses of the Southern French Alps with an experienced mountain guide and wildlife expert and discover the husky sledding - a must try, bucket list Alpine experience. The perfect active escape in pure fresh air and stunning Alpine scenery to recharge your batteries, get back in touch with nature and enjoy an adventure.

Your base for this trip is Gap, the adventure capital of the Southern French Alps, with its many bars, restaurants, boutique shops and pedestrianised squares, perfect for people watching! You can enjoy your evenings in Gap, with a cosy meal in one of the vaulted restaurants, explore the bars or even go for a night out at the theatre or cinema whilst you are here. 

Gap is perfectly positioned with the limestone Devoluy massif, the Champsaur and Valgaudemar valleys and Ecrins National Park, the famous mountain of Ceuse and even the dramatic Pic d'Aiguilles overlooking the Serre Poncon lake all within a stone's throw. We'll choose which areas have the best conditions for our snowshoe walks each day of this trip with the aim of exploring the magnificent variety of diverse landscapes on our doorstep.

The second day of this trip will include a trip to try husky sledding, either as a passenger in a sled or driving your own team of huskies. This is a fabulous experience to add a bit of variety and adventure to your snowshoeing days. It is possible to opt out of this and do a self guided snowshoe walk around the husky sledding area if you prefer.

Holiday Highlights

• 3 distinct mountain ranges to discover on snowshoes in a weekend
• Experienced guides to keep you safe with wildlife expertise to share and inspire you
• Choice of accommodation options
• Base in Gap, with wide choice of bars and restaurants for the evenings
• High level of customer service
• Responsible and sustainable tour operator invested in the local community

Who Will Love this Trip

If you love walking and hiking and want to discover the mountains in winter without skiing, you will love this trip.You don't need any experience of snowshoeing as it is very easy to pick up but will need a good level of fitness to be able to enjoy a day out in the mountains. If you are a regular gym goer, go hiking at the weekends, go dog walking regularly or have a generally active lifestyle, you will love this short break. Have a read of our blog Top Fitness Tips for over 50s to Prepare for your Snowshoeing Trip.

Itinerary

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You need to get to Gap for this holiday. You can easily walk to the Mon Hotel from the train or bus station. It is about 5 to 10 minutes walk. If you are staying in the Olivades, you'll need to get a local taxi which will be about 10€. We can book this for you or you can pick one up from the station.

BY TRAIN / BUS: 

WE OFFER A *3% DISCOUNT TO ANYONE TRAVELLING BY TRAIN INSTEAD OF PLANE. To claim your 3% discount, you will need to show us proof of train travel for routes of over 3 hours that could have been taken by plane. Please ask when you book.

Gap has a local SNCF train station. There are direct train links to Gap from Grenoble TGV station there is also an overnight sleeper train from Paris to Gap.

There is also a regular coach service which operates from Aix-en-Provence TGV directly to Gap. 

You can plan your train journey using the Oui SNCF website. This works from all major European cities.

BY PLANE:

The nearest airports are Marseilles (MRS) and Grenoble (GNB). From Marseille airport there is a regular coach service directly to Gap every two and a half hours. From Grenoble you would need to get the airport shuttle to the train station and then a train from Grenoble to Gap.

Please ask us about transport options when you enquire as we have become pros on getting people to this beautiful region

*please note this discount is not accumulable with any other discounts

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