Rambling in the Luberon

The Luberon mountains & associated hilltop towns are stunning, yet rugged. The the people are friendly, the food & wine wonderful. We enjoyed our week hiking here though felt the difficulty of the trip was mislabeled on the website. We felt it should be moderate, with some days quite difficult. We enjoyed the hiking, just found it more challenging than advertised. The terrain there is extremely rocky. Many trails were laid with large loose rock which was a bit treacherous when the trail was steep, which it sometimes was. Sticks are a must. We have done numerous inn-to inn hikes previously so are not novices. Our late in the season trip offered few crowds, nice temps, some nice foliage, but somewhat of a dearth of restaurants for dinner. What restaurants were open were wonderful. I would recommend the trip. The logistics (luggage transfer) and pre-trip support were excellent. The scenery amazing.

A gorgeous corner of France to explore at walking pace. Many of the paths were timeless and the views spectacular. All luggage and personal transfers worked smoothly.

Rambling the Luberon has been quite pleasant. The written directions were mostly clear and the GPS-tracks functioned very well. Luggage transport as well as taxi services were always to the point. The hotels went from very good to adequate. The extra nights in Gordes and Bonnieux gave us the possibility to have a day of rest instead of make the round trips (which were not too short). The times given for the distances were quite optimistic. I (75 years old) needed considerably more time to reach the next destination.

Our walk was well planned and we felt like we saw the highlights of the area.

Lodgings were great, loved Gordes and Bonnieux. Walks were overall nice, not difficult except the day trip to the cedar forest above Bonnieux. Hotel staff in Isle and Gordes were fantastic and the host at the B&B in Bonnieux is wonderful and very helpful.