Sherpa Expeditions - Sherpa
Expeditions
Sherpa walking holidays
Do you like walking? Maybe you're a member of the ramblers associaiton
or just enjoy walking with friends. This company offers great walking
holidays from around the world!
Extra £40 discount available if you book before 31st May
What sort of walking holiday do you want?
Self-guided Inn to Inn Walks
Flexibility, independence & choice - take it at your own pace - these
holidays follow a linear or circular route, staying at hotels or country
inns
Self-guided Inn to Inn Cycling
For those who prefer to travel on two wheels
Walkers' Britain
Great walks around the mountains and coastline of Britain.
Escorted Walks & Expeditions
Explore the world's great mountain ranges
Trekking in the Himalayas
A range of beautiful treks to the Indian Himalayas
Inn to Inn Walks in Company
Escorted departures of our popular Inn to Inn Walks
Tailor-made Expeditions
Combine serious mountain terrain, with the freedom, and flexibility of
our self-guided tours.
Travel any day you wish, with your own personal guide.
Where can you have a walking holiday?
Austria
Great Britain
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Rep. of Ireland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Argentina
Chile
Ecuador
India
Peru
Morocco
Tanzania
They have the following cycling holidays:
Italy Cycling in Sardinia
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov
Spain Catalonia Cycling
9 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Jul, Sep-Nov
Austria and Czech Republic Vienna to Prague
9 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available May-Oct
Cyprus Pedaling in Pafos
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Jan-Jun, Sep-Dec
France The Dordogne
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Oct
France Chateaux of the Loire
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of easy.
Available Mar-Oct
France Provence - The Alps du Sud
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Jul, Sep-Oct
France Alsace, Vineyard Trails
7 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Mar-Oct
Italy South of Siena
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of challenging.
Available Apr-Nov
Italy Cycling in Tuscany
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Oct
Finland Archipelago Island Hopping
7 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of easy.
Available Jun-Aug
France Burgundy, Vineyard trails
7 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Oct
France Gironde - Vineyards to the Ocean
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available May-Oct
Hungary Hungary, Vineyards & Riverboats
8 day, self-guided cycling tour with a difficulty level of moderate.
Available Apr-Oct
About the walks
For the self-guided inn to inn, hotel treks or cycling holidays:
The grades are:
GRADE Easy
Gentle terrain, four to six hours a day walking without steep climbs or
vertiginous mountains.
GRADE Moderate
Rolling uplands, five to six hours a day walking, with some uphill climbs
and the odd longer day.
GRADE Challenging
Real mountains like the Alps or the Pyrenees, six to eight hours walking
with longer ascents and the scramble on an exposed ridge and rough conditions
under foot on occasion. If you are in any doubt a quick call to our operations
department or a detailed trip dossier will provide more information to
assist your choice.
For the guided walks and mountain experiences
An 'A' grade trek is the easiest, an 'E' grade trek is the most strenuous.
A plus (+) sign indicates that the trek is slightly harder than the grade
described below.
GRADE A:
These trips can be enjoyed by anyone who leads a reasonably active life.
The trek (walking part of the itinerary) is eight days or less. The degree
of vehicle support is high, and there are opportunities for rest days.
None of our holidays are for the totally sedentary! There may be up to
5 hours / 12 miles per day of treking, although the average is less.
GRADE B:
Grade B tours involve some longer walks. Some previous hill-walking experience
is desirable. They may best be described as moderate. Up to 6.5 hours
/ 15 miles per day.
GRADE B/C:
The day stages on these treks are mostly graded B, although some of the
days are, unaviodably, slightly longer.
GRADE C:
These treks are generally longer (minimum 2 weeks) and more strenuous
(long ascents/descents, steep gradients, rough ground, some backpacking).
Hill walking experience and a reasonably high standard of fitness and
stamina are essential for enjoyment of a grade C trek. Up to 8 hours /
20 miles per day.
GRADE D:
You need to be very fit for these tours, be familiar with mountain walking,
be capable of carrying a backpack, and possess a fair degree of stamina.
We include treks which involve river, moraine, glacier and snow crossing
in this category.
GRADE E:
A high level of fitness and experience of walking on scree, snow, ice
and packed snow is required. There will be ice axes, crampons and, in
some cases, ropes used. Climbs however are non-technical
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