Les Calanques 6-day guided hiking tour

6 hiking days in the breathtaking landscapes of les Calanques de Marseille-Cassis with Pascale, UIMLA mountain leader in love with the region.

Massif des Calanques

6 Days

Apr - Oct

Description

One day at a time, discover Les Calanques and its beautiful landscapes where the sea is intimately tied to the land. A 6-day discovery journey between rocks and the sky, in the garrigue scents.

This hike in Les Calanques is one of my favourites for the following reasons:

A source in the middle of nowhere
The diverse landscape
The traces of past life
Prehistory under our feet

I like to go there after the winter, to escape from the white mountains during a week and enjoy those unique views of the Mediterranean. The contrast is amazing!

I know Les Calanques very well because I have climbed a lot. Also, a very close friend who lives there has showed me the area from a local point of view.

Below this description, you can find the daily hiking program in Les Calanques.

This is an intermediate-sustained hike. The difficulty depends on the technicality of the terrain and the aerial passages.

I invite you to contact me if you want to discover this corner of paradise. I would be happy to guide you in Les Calanques, a place that I love very much.

Price includes

- Accommodation included

- Guiding fee

- Breakfast

- Dinner

Itinerary

Day 1: Participants arrival to Cassis

Day 2: Luminy-Sormiou-Morgiou-Sugiton

Transfer to Luminy
The path of 13 contours
Why not a dip in the sea
Prehistory under our feet
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +600 -600
Walking time: 5h

Day 3: Mont-Cyr - Carpiane

Transfer to Barasse
An intimate hike
The Eaux Vives source
The rocks are lunar
Views of all of Les Calanques
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +800 -800
Walking time: 6h

Day 4: Cap Canaille

Transfer to Pas de la Colle
Balcony path on the ocher cliffs
The Emigrés grotto
The Figuerolles cove
Return by taxi
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +300 -300
Walking time: 4h

Day 5: Port-Miou Port-Pin Fontasse Belvédère d'en Vau

Transfer to Port Miou
Gorgue Longue ravine
The most beautiful view of Les Calanques
The Trou Souffleur
The Cassis stones
Return overlooking the waves
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +700 -700
Walking time: 5h

Day 6: Gardiole-Oule-Devenson Charbonniers-Pètelins

La Calanque de l’Oule and its grotto
Maritime cliffs
Mythical Grande Candelle
On the footsteps of Saint Exupéry
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +800 -800
Walking time: 6h

Day 7: Callelongue-Marseilleveyre Transfer to Goudes

The Marseillveyre summit
Valleys moulded by erosion
Plateau de l’Homme Mort
A balcony path
Dinner at the hotel
Overnight in double room
Altitude change: +800 -800
Walking time: 6h

Day 8: Day 8 - Return

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Transportation to Cassis, picnics, drinks and personal insurance are not included. You need to have a repatriation insurance in case of accident.

Meeting point

About the guide

Pascale

Mountain Leader

I'm a UIMLA mountain leader, a rescuer and a journalist. Since 18 years, the mountain is my office and my full-time job. My passion is about to transmit the small and big secrets of nature but also to allow everyone to find his right balance in an environment which might appear as hostile but which is actually a large reservoir of unsuspected individual energy. Here in the mountain, the masks fall down and that's the good point of it !

Languages

German | French | English

Certificates

UIMLA

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