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| FRANCE:
The Cevennes |
FRANCE:
Alsace |
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" We have just returned
from your 10 Cevennes package. It was an excellent experience; the
organisation ran like clockwork and the hotel arrangements were very
satisfactory, both in terms of food and accommodation."
Tony Prosser,
Glasgow
''For me, the most enjoyable section
was the head of the Lot River, a landscape of great harmony. I also
enjoyed walking past the farms. The wheat fields blowing to the wind
and the herds of sheep and cattle were very pleasing to see. And I
don t recall a single ugly village.''
Mr and Mrs Lightfoot
"This was for us an excellent walking holiday..."
Mr PJ Smith, Wolverhampton
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"The overall
organisation was excellent. Delightful villages, spectacular views
and a fine feel for the feudal past. These seventy year old knees
complained a bit at one or two of the more rocky paths, but mostly
the climbs were well-graded. A highlight was the wine, local
versions of the well known varieties and truly outstanding. I would
recommend the tour to anyone."
Mr. J.M. Ritchie,Wellingborough, Northants
"Storks, nice villages, mix of French / German culture,
Tarte Flambee and views of forested hills!"
Mr.L. Scales
" As usual we all enjoyed the holiday enormously and
hope to book another one next year."
Mrs. J. Davies, Chester.
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| FRANCE:
The Loire Valley |
FRANCE
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SWITZERLAND / ITALY:
Tour De Mont Blanc |
"We had a lovely holiday in the
Loire Valley... The area we visited was lovely and we will definitely
be returning to France."
G. and K. O'Farrell
"The Hotels really are a unique and varied mix and are
definitley worth bragging about!"
Mr. and Mrs. Mintz.
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"I was impressed by the extent and accuracy of
the detail which you provided. The baggage transfer arrangements
worked very reliably and the standard of the hotel rooms was
good."
Ms. L. Noble, West Yorkshire
"Magnificent scenery, especially i sunny weather."
J.Tilling, Warrington.
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| FRANCE:
Pilgrims Trail (Way
of St.James) |
FRANCE:
Provence With
Pleasure |
"Stunning landscapes and wild flowers, some
delicious meals."
Mr and Mrs Nettlefield, Bristol
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"Overall the walk in Provence (Provence with
Pleasure) was excellent. Excellent weather, excellent food,
excellent wine, and for the most part excellent accommodations. We
are already looking forward to our next walk and the ones after
that!"
Mike and Mary Mintz |
| PYRENEES:
Summits to Sea |
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" Just to say that we had a
wonderful time last week in the Pyrenees, the weather was lovely the
hotels were good and everything went like clockwork. It was our
first experience of walking outside of Britain and we hope to go
again. We had no problems of any kind. The route notes were
invaluable...A first rate holiday and very good value for money... a
big thank-you!"
Janet Herridge and Susan Newson, Balsham Cambridge |
"Overall an excellent
tour. Good weather helped. Good route finding advice given at hotels
in La Preste and Prats De Mollo. I would recommend it to
others."
Paul Banks, Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| FRANCE:
Corsica |
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"The first 8 days from Calenzana to
Vizzavona were superb, with the Cirque de la Solitude and the Capu
Tafanatu especially standing out"
Bernard James
Birmingham |
"Excellent group leader,
who despite having a group of very mixed ability and attitudes and
expectations made a supreme effort to ensure everybody's needs were
catered for. Nobody was left behind, a very flexible attitude."
Nicole Ellington
London |
"The whole trip was one long
'high'!"
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mollison
Kirkcaldy
Fife |
| FRANCE:
Corsica |
FRANCE:
Burgundy |
"Dear Sherpa, we have today returned
from our Corsica Mountains to Sea holidays - it was brilliant. From
start to finish we have found Sherpa to be very good. Booking was
friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful. Information sent to us on
the holiday was relevant and arrived in good time to whet the
appetite...Wonderful walks, Corsica is at its best during the day
and then we met unfailingly with our bags and friendship in the
evening."
Tom & Janet Mortimar
Norwich |
''We took your self-guided hotel trek [in
Burgundy] and had a wonderful time. The accommodations were
charming, the meals delicious, and the directions by and large
clear.''
Mr and Mrs Grossblatt |
| FRANCE:
Provence |
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"Thanks for a very enjoyable holiday
- the food was fantastic! Wild boar, pigeon, guinea fowl, rabbit,
truffles done in a thousand ways...excellent! (We love a good meal
after a hard days walk), thanks Trina!"
Minella Palich, Australia
"Scenery, remoteness, flowers, food and wine... didn't want
to come home!"
Mr&Mrs Ticehurst, West Sussex.
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"I feel I ought to write to you and
tell you what a bloody good holiday we had.
No delays, no cock ups, no missed connections, no stress, no
hassle, beautiful hotels, stunning scenery, gourmet food, superb
rooms, slick administration etc. etc.
I could go on, but I won’t because you’ll get big headed,
stop concentrating on doing really good holidays, and probably quote
me in you brochure…"
Allan Gould |
"The high points included the train
ride Nice - St.Andre, kicking steps in the virgin snow on day 2
(sunshine from then onwards), the Verdun Gorge, white knuckle taxi
rides; lavender, parapenteurs above La Moustiers; the first beer at
each hotel; food, wine, pleasant hoteliers, waiters and taxi
drivers."
R.C. & E.L. Johnson, Durham City |
"We think that we did this walk at
the perfect time of year: Autumn colours, fruits, nuts berries etc.
all added considerably to the enjoyment. Weather was perfect - clear
blue skies, pleasantly warm, but not to hot for walking. Hospitality
was great throughout and every place had something to offer..."
Mr. D Stephenson, Midlothian |
"I am writing to express our
appreciation of your companies arrangements for our recent holiday
in Provence. My wife and I and also her sister and husband were most
impressed with the arrangements made by Sherpa. In particular we
found the overall structure of the walk, that is the length, the
variety of terrains covered and the degree of challenge, were of the
highest quality and led to a really enjoyable experience.."
Selby Milner |
| FRANCE:
Dordogne |
FRANCE:
Tarn |
"Excellent accommodation, scenery and
Friendly Locals."
Mr.and Mrs. Hart, Cornwall |
"Had a fantastic time, as always.
Thankyou again for a wonderful holiday...The highpoints of the tour
were too many to list "
Heather Darwin, Minesota, USA
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| ITALY:
South of Siena |
ITALY:
Elba Island |
ITALY:
Cilento National Park |
"The walks, views androutes all
worked superbly, with complete independence and no stress.
This trip formed the pivotal part of our honeymoon and
it was pefect. Thankyou"
Mr.and Mrs. Henderson, Oxford |
"Fantastic walks, fantastsic island,
excellent food and service at the hotel, bus service and great value
bus pass." |
"We had a truly wonderful holiday in
the Cilento Natural Park. Thankyou for all the arrangements. The
hospitality was fantastic at every location and we so much enjoyed
being the only (mad) English couple in each of the villages inspite
of our very limited grasp of Italian."
Mr & Mrs T.R. Morris, Reading
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| ITALY:
Treasures of Tuscany |
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"We are just back from the Treasures
of Tuscany walk, which we enjoyed enormously...The Sherpa rep Ingo
Ollie was outstandingly helpful..".
Mrs. Ekins - Dawkes, Kraainen, Belgium
"The service provided by the local operator,
Ingo, was excellent.. he was at all times very friendly and helpful.
He helped to make our Honeymoon most special, thankyou very
much."
Mr & Mrs Gahan, Wiltshire.
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" I would like to thank
Jon very much for the tour of Tuscany that I did in September. I
thoroughly enjoyed myself. It helped that the members of the group
were all pleasant and we were all mutually compatible, but the walk
was made excellent by Jon's assistance. He was knowledgeable about
all the places we went to, he was flexible and responsive to each
member of the group's needs and wishes and generally great company
and an excellent guide."
Ken Barlow, Brisbane, Australia |
" High Points? - It is difficult to
say, it was all very good. I thought that the holiday was well
planned. We had about the right amount of time at each place and the
walks meant that we were leaving the town when it began to get
crowded and arriving when the crowds were beginning to depart. The
walks were excellent and the descriptions good. We were telephoned
at one stage to check that all was well and we found that most
reassuring."
A. Jackson, Ipswich |
"We are now back in the States and
want to thank you for your arrangements on the "Treasures of
Tuscany" walking tour which we took in Italy last week. The
hotel arrangements were all very good and our particular favourite
was Villa Nencini in Voltera."
John Pike, Boston, USA |
''...We are very glad that we
did this tour. We certainly did not believe that we could go almost
an entire day in Italy without seeing another soul. It was almost a
culture shock to get to Florence and we immediately wanted to go
back to Colle di val d'Elsa!!!"
Peter and Barbara Shaw, Johannesburg, South Africa |
''We had a wonderful time, and everything went
very well. Ingo was a
great help and moral support. Thanks
again for the individual attention.''
George and Manesty Forster
''We were thrilled with our holidays in Tuscany.
All went smoothly and I felt that it was the best holiday I
ever had.''
Brian Saunders |
| ITALY:
Umbria |
ITALY:
Apuan Alps |
"Dear Olie, Many thanks for
organising our recent holiday in Umbria. In particular our thanks
for arranging our transfer from Giano to Todi. As you probably know
we and our baggage managed to fit into the Fiat Punto - just. All
the accommodation was excellent but we were unanimous in voting
Asproli our favourite. The agriturismo at Montefalco and the
Residenze at Todi were also very good."
The Howleys, Leeds
"We had a wonderful
holiday in Italy in August and would like to thankyou for the Umbria
Experience tour."
Prof and Mrs.T.R Morris, Reading
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"There were very welcoming people,
and lovely scenery - peace and quiet and few tourists around."
Mr. G. Nye, Cheltenham
"We loved the Apuane Alps -the people were helpful,
friendly and delightful and it was soooo unspoilt!"
Dr. J.Birut, Lincolnshire
"Authentic mountain experience - no crowds, simplicity,
unsophisticated, close to nature."
Therese Burnett, Mosman, Australia.
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| ITALY:
Cinque Terre |
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"Everyday was enjoyable in its own
way....the low point was coming home!!!"
S.A. Salter, Bradford
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"I thought you did a great job with your mapping,
accommodations and meals. I wouldn't change a thing."
B.Brower, Connecticut, USA. |
| SPAIN:
Alto Aragon |
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"We have just returned from the
holiday....this is a magnificent area with remarkable scenery.
Wonderful walking country and well worth the trip. The hotels were
comfortable and served very good food. In September everywhere was
very quiet, we only saw five people on the paths in eight days of
walking."
Jean and Roy Kippax
''Just
a line to say how much we enjoyed our walking holiday in the Alto
Aragon.
We look forward to our next holiday with Sherpa''
Mrs S. A. Sellon |
"The region is very beautiful, we found the walks
challenging, but felt a huge sense of achievement at the end of each
day and thoroughly enjoyed the passes we climbed and the rivers that
we followed. The people especially the taxi drivers, were so
friendly, we knew no Spanish but armed with a dictionary, we quickly
learned the necessities and they seemed to enjoy teaching us words
and pronunciations. All the hotels and guesthouses were wonderful. The food was
incredible and always plenty of it....It was a great cultural
adventure for us and we enjoyed every day and fell in love with the
region."
Julie Waters, Rowbarrow, Somerset |
''The route was excellent taking us into some
high mountain areas as we had wished and we found the scenery and
wildlife fascinating. We
were well looked after in each of our overnight stays, the food and
wine were good and plentiful. We would certainly do this kind of holiday again.''
Eleanor Rawling
''This was an excellent trip and the arrangements
were first class. Even
the weather was marvellous throughout and the hospitality and
friendliness we were shown was outstanding.''
J
and J Boyd
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| SPAIN:
Hidden Andalucia |
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"We have just returned from a delightful, if
energetic week walking in the Alpujarras, and would like to express
our thanks for a thoroughly well researched walk.
The organisation of the whole holiday, including as add-on
three days in Granada, was first class – thank you."
Sylvia Makius
"Returned yesterday from Hidden Andalucia
and it was fantastic! Everything went extremely well, all the
arrangements were in place for us and we are all agreed that
it was one of the best holidays ever. The walking was excellent,
the scenery magnificent - we really did feel a part of the
'real' Spain and staying in small villages virtually untouched by
tourism was a high point of the trip."
Ros Chapman |
"An excellent trip, well organised
with a good local team leading the group."
Mr.G.Burr, Knowle, Bristol
"David and Emma were extremely
helpful and knowledgeable, it was a pleasure to stay with them. Also
Wendy in Berchules was a mine of information! We had a superb
holiday, thanks in no small measure to the organisation that went
into it by Sherpa and their representatives. Thank-You it was an
unforgettable journey."
Ros Chapman, Gloustershire
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| SPAIN: La
Gomera |
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"We were impressed by the ability of
the staff to lengthen the holiday arrangements for us...We enjoyed the local food very much. Liz and Sean are doing a very
good job - I know how difficult it is because I work as tour
operator / tourism training consultant!
Have already recommended Sherpa to other friends."
Iris Barry, Glasgow
"Excellent service from
your reps in Gomera who were helpful, friendly and
considerate"
Mr. T.E.Barlow, Manchester
"Some fantastic views on every day"
Mr.A.Ladd. |
"Many thanks to Sherpa for the planning and organisation of
our recent walking trip to La Gomera. It was a most enjoyable and
relaxing holiday thanks to many factors. Liz and John managed the
local organisation very effectively with all transfers of luggage
worjing as planned. They were very pleasant to deal with and were
each sources of useful local info-route options, resaurants, bars
etc"
Sue & Roger Mullaley, Tunbridge Wells
"The Low Points: Having to come home! We found La
Gomera to be largely uncommercialised and the terrain gave excellent
walking"
Mr & Mrs Mullaley, Kent |
"Your reps in La Gomera, Liz and
John made the holiday for us. They were so helpful and always turned
up just when they were needed....On the whole we felt that it was
the best holiday we had had for a long time...Route directions were
perfect."
Mrs. S. Grafton, Powys Wales
"This was our first walking holiday and we had no idea what
to expect. But we could not have been more delighted! From the very
initial contact with yourselves (Trina), to John dropping us off at
the Parador, everything went smoothly. The length and difficulty of
the walks was just right. We would have no problem in recommending
Sherpa to our friends and we can't wait to do it agian next
year!"
Mr & Mrs Murton, Ormskirk
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| SPAIN: Majorca |
SWITZERLAND:
Bernese Oberland |
"My husband and I have recently
returned from a self guided walk around Majorca (The Sierra de
Tramontana). We had a fantastic time - beautiful
scenery, good weather, very good selection of accommodation. Maria
at C'an Mario was very nice and cooked excellent vegetarian
meals."
M. Harrison,
Keele
''The routenotes were excellent, giving so many
choices."
Ms.E.Cathalins, Dublin
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"A wonderful experience.
The hotels were excellent with very good service and food....I would
love to do the walk again."
Mr and Mrs Peters
"A really good holiday, lovely people, good hard walking,
but with plenty of escape routes if needed."
Mr.D.Betterton, Eatonbray
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| SWITZERLAND:
Bernese Oberland
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"The only word that
describes our experience is WOW... All 3 of your hotels had a
different personality and all 3 were most satisfactory. Zermatt was
absolutely awesome... The view of the Matterhorn from our balcony at
the Hotel Touring was literally beyond description. We walked the
Schynige Platte trail, lunched at the Faulhorn, hiked the wonderful
Eiger Trail, drank fresh milk from the dairy at Winteregg, took time
to admire the Matterhorn from the Grindjisee and ate a wonderful
lunch outside in Zmutt. What more could we ask of a vacation. So,
thanks Sherpa for arranging such a wonderful trip for us."
Richard Ebright, Carole Ebright Roosevelt, Utah USA
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| SWITZERLAND:
Meiringen |
SWITZERLAND:
Alpine Pass Route |
''Wonderful views, good quality tracks,
alpine flowers, friendly people on the walks and in the hotel."
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd. New Zealand. |
''The high points of this tour were
coming over from Meiringen to Grindelwald on a cracking day.
Every hotel was expecting us and feeding us very well and
being polite when two wet and soggy walkers
arrived."
Antonia Reed, Maryburgh |
| SWITZERLAND:
Alpine Pass Route
''Just a quick to note to thank you for all of the arrangements
you made on my recent Swiss Alpine Pass Route trip! My broadcast
journalism career has allowed me to do many interesting and exciting
things over the years but the two weeks I spent hiking through the
Alps is among the top two or three.
My girlfriend and I began the hike in Engelberg on July 27th and
finished in Saanen on Aug. 8th. The sites we saw, the people we met,
the places we stayed and the hiking directions supplied were all
first rate. There was never a worry about our baggage and we always
knew that a hot shower and a good meal would be waiting when we
arrived at our next destination.
The first week's weather was perfect...warm and sunny. The rain and
snow did force us to miss going over one pass during the wet second
week of the trip...but that's the risk when you hike in the
mountains.
This was my 10th trip to Europe and am usually loath to book any
sort of tour. But this was such a first rate experience that I will
definitely use your services again. Thanks again for running such a
professional organization. Cheers!"
Tobby Hatley, KHQ-TV Spokane, WA USA. July/August 2006
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| NORWAY |
CYPRUS |
''We really enjoyed the trip."
Mr.and Mrs.Symington
"Walking in Midsummer in the snow! - A highlight."
Mr. & Mrs. Page
"Of our 4 Sherpa trips, this was the best."
Mr. G. Nabours, Arizona, USA |
''A Special word of thanks to Philios for
all his attention and help, also the very friendly taxi drivers who
were always on time and very pleasant and the people in all
the places I stayed who helped to make it a great holiday!"
Patrck O'Niell, Cork, Ireland |
| GERMANY:
The Black Forest |
PORTUGAL:
Peneda-Geres National Park |
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''We’ve just arrived back in the states after a
wonderful hiking trip through Germany’s Black Forest. All of your arrangements worked out well, the route seemed to hit the most scenic spots.''
Patrick Sollo |
''I would certainly return here, it is a
lovely unspoilt part of Europe... The local rep, Paul Burton, and
his wife were extremely helpful to our group of six when a few found
the terrain too challenging. He proposed shorter routes, and even
ferried us around for the walks. He was much appreciated!''
Karen Mahoney, Dec 2003
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