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The French Alps Considering
the distance, this is a full-day tour (maximum duration is 9 hours
comprised between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm), that shows a rare geographical
feature proper to the French Riviera : the proximity between high
mountains and a sea. Just an hour away from the Mediterranean, the scenery
changes radically to become truly alpine. The so-called "Azurean Alps"
include peaks above 6500 ft, 17 ski-resorts, one of the seven French
National Parks (le Mercantour), plenty of way-marked hiking trails. That
tour can start from Monaco, Nice or Cannes and enables to discover the
whole river Var valley : from Nice to the little village of Guillaumes, it
becomes narrower and narrower, steeper and steeper ; some villages, like
Touët, are truly hung to the rock faces ; other like Entrevaux, a
waterfed citadel, look like absolute movie sets. The
colour of the rocks changes very sometimes : greyish at first, it becomes
red-brown very suddenly and provides beautiful contrasts with the
grey-blue waters. In season rafters and canoers fight with the rapids. This
tour reaches its highest point 4500 ft above sea level, at Valberg, a
middle-size ski-resort of the French Alps, where there's a whole bunch of
restaurants for a good mountain lunch. Of
all the tours proposed, this is the one that shows something else than the
usual glamourous image of the
French Riviera. Conditions
: As
we are tour specialists, our goal is to help you harmonize your choices to
build a well-balanced product. Tours and transfers can be created to suit
any timetable. Standard
duration : Half-day service - maximum duration is 4 hours comprised between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm. Above this package, additionnal hours are billed. Full-day
service - maximum duration is 9 hours comprised between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm Important: This page and all of the other pages of this website, are protected by the law . Anyone found guilty for total ou partial reproduction runs the risk of prosecution.
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