Most Inspirational Moment
Beautiful village of Moustiers-Ste-Marie. Massive array of colourful stalls at the Forcalquier market. Breath-taking views of Verdon Gorge and ravine above Moustiers. Lots of laughs.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Yves was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The welcome pack with useful information and maps of all the walking routes was an excellent addition and something we have not had on previous Exodus trips. Yves was sensitive to the needs of the group. His experience as a mountain guide made him a supportive leader with just the right balance of humour, tact and assertiveness. He adapted the week's programme according to weather conditions and each day's walk according to abilities of the group and finding very welcome shade in a rather hot week.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Greoux itself is a lovely little town for a wander so try to find time to fit this in. There are plenty of facilities at the Chateau Laval site including indoor and outdoor pools, zip-lining, boule, volleyball, tennis, horse-riding and evening activities, if you wish, too e.g. films, games. So, if you don't feel up to walking every day there is plenty to do without going far. The vast majority of the other guests at the hotel were elderly so not a place to go for raucous nightlife. Allow plenty of time for bag-drop at Gatwick and Marseille (we hadn't travelled with EasyJet previously so didn't realise how long the queues would be).
Suggestions
We like that the local tour operator has clearly acted on previous feedback e.g. providing a raw vegetable platter with each meal. Very impressed with the varied menu throughout the week, with the flexibility of the hotel to cater for special dietary requirements and with the attentive helpful restaurant/bar staff (staff who spoke English were specifically assigned to our group). Air conditioning in the transport bus would have been nice as it was such a warm week.