Women-only Alpine Mountain Holiday
This trip is designed for exactly that. The idea behind it is simple: to let you, heading into the mountains for the first time, truly step into them with peace of mind.
7 days, an all-women group, in the most underrated corner of the French Alps. No experience needed, no advance research needed: the route and pace are all arranged, and all you have to decide is which week to go.
By the end of this trip, you won't just have been to the Alps; you'll be able to travel in Europe's mountains on your own.
First Time in the Alps | Women-Only Hiking + Mountain Experiences
France
Price€1600
Book- Duration
- 7 days
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Group size
- 6-7 people
- Altitude
- 3000m
What you will experience
- 🥾 Your first steps into the Alps
Two full days of hiking in the Clarée valley, discovering that you can actually do it. Quiet, wild, and visited almost only by locals. - 🛖 A night in a mountain hut at 2076m
Stay at the Chardonnet hut, with nothing outside the window but snowy peaks and alpine meadows. The hut is full of hikers from all over the world, and step outside and you're in a world of quiet. - 🧗 Via ferrata to the top of the rock face
Climb the Via Ferrata along fixed cables to a summit overlooking the old town and the snowy peaks. No climbing experience needed, just a willingness to give it a go. - 🏰 France's highest UNESCO old town
Sunset on the ramparts of Briançon's old town, pizza for dinner, stone alleyways. Over these seven days we'll pass through this old town many times. - ⛰️ A legendary Tour de France pass
Col de Granon (2413m), the day with the widest views of the trip. When you finish, soak in hot springs beneath the snowy peaks. - 🍽️ A Michelin dinner in an Alpine town
After two days of hiking, head into the old town in the evening for a Michelin dinner. Back in the civilised world, enjoy French dining culture. - 🪂 Optional: fly over the Alps
Paraglide above the valleys and meadows, gliding over the old town. Decide on the day whether you'd like to join. - 🚣 Optional: white-water rafting on glacial meltwater
White-water rafting on the Durance river, feeling the power of the Alps' blue rivers. One last adventure, then it's time to say goodbye.
Why we designed it this way
🏔 Not a string of sights, but “stepping into mountain life”
Most Alpine trips just pass through: up by cable car, take photos, come back down. This one is different. We settle into one valley, hike two days in a row, stay in a mountain hut, try different mountain activities (via ferrata / paragliding / rafting) and eat local food. Seven days of immersive mountain experience, living like a local.
👯 Women only, a small group of 6–7
On a first trip into the mountains, an all-women setting makes it easier to say “I need a break”, and the pace can truly follow how the group is doing. A small group means everyone is seen. Get to know a group of women from all over the world.
🧭 Preparing you to travel on your own in the future
By the end of this trip, you'll know how to choose mountain gear, how to read maps and weather, how mountain hut bookings work, and where your own physical limits are. We've designed the structure, but the goal is that next time you won't need us.
📍 A place only Europeans know about
Briançon isn't in any viral travel guide. It's the training base for France's top mountaineers and the summer basecamp for Europe's local outdoor enthusiasts. There aren't crowds of tourists here, yet it has kept the best outdoor conditions and the most beautiful scenery in the Alps. We think that is exactly why it's worth coming.
Itinerary
Trek LocationBriancon
DAY 1 Arrival in Briançon
Briançon is the highest inhabited old town in Europe, the training base for France's top mountaineers, and home to the toughest mountain passes of the Tour de France. Four valleys radiate out from here, each with its own network of routes. Every summer, outdoor enthusiasts from across Europe come here to hike, cycle and climb.
Check in to the Chalet and meet the group. In the evening we share a welcome dinner of raclette, and the journey officially begins.
DAY 2 Clarée Valley · Alpine Lakes
From Briançon we drive into the Clarée Valley and set off on foot, taking in the stunning alpine lake lac du serpent, with dinner by the lake. In the evening we stay in a mountain hut for the first time, meeting travellers from all over the world over a warm hut dinner.
DAY 3 Chardonnet Plateau · Mountain Hut
We hike through the valley, past the buffère hut, and back to the village of Névache, where we stop at the bakery to taste the famous local blueberry cake and hot chocolate.
After descending back to Briançon, we head into the old town in the evening for dinner at a Michelin restaurant — a meal worthy of the day's trail.
DAY 4 Rafting ·Via Ferrata
Optional paragliding in the morning. In the afternoon, via ferrata: climb the rock face along a system of iron cables to a summit overlooking the old town and the snowy peaks. No climbing experience is needed. At dusk, watch the sunset from the ramparts of Briançon's old town, then enjoy Italian pizza in town in the evening.
DAY 5 Granon Tour de France Pass · Lake Cristol
Hike up Col de Granon (2413m), a legendary pass of the Tour de France, and continue on to the Cristol plateau. This is the day with the most wide-open views of the whole trip. Bring your own picnic to enjoy by the lake; after the descent, soak in hot springs beneath the snowy peaks and let your legs recover from the day. DAY 6 Orceyrette Lakes · Farewell
Optional white-water rafting on the Durance River in the morning, feeling the force of Alpine glacial meltwater; in the afternoon, we wrap up with an easy two-hour walk around the classic Orceyrette lakes. In the evening, back at the Chalet, we have a barbecue together and a farewell party.
DAY 7 Old Town Stroll · Departures
In the morning, explore Briançon's old town at your own pace, wander its stone-paved lanes and enjoy one last coffee. Then everyone sets off on their journey home.
Impressions
PRICING
Price Details
€ 1,600 / person
✅ Included
· 6 nights' accommodation (Chalet 5 nights + mountain hut 1 night)
· Chinese-speaking trip leader throughout
· Professional French guide
· Via ferrata activity and equipment
· Private transfers throughout
· Hot spring admission
· Travel agency liability insurance
Not included
· Return transport and flights
· Meals: see table below
· Optional activities (paragliding, rafting)
· · Travel insurance
Meals included
| Meal | Day | Restaurant / Notes | Included in price |
| Breakfast | Every day | Chalet buffet / D3 mountain hut breakfast | ✓ |
| Lunch | D1 | — | No |
| Dinner | D1 | Welcome dinner / Raclette | ✓ |
| Lunch | D2 | Lunch bought at the bakery (own expense) | No |
| Dinner | D2 | Mountain hut | ✓ |
| Lunch | D3 | Picnic prepared by the mountain hut | ✓ |
| Dinner | D3 | Michelin restaurant | ✓ |
| Lunch | D4 | — | No |
| Dinner | D4 | Pizza | ✓ |
| Lunch | D5 | Bring your own picnic | No |
| Dinner | D5 | — | No |
| Lunch | D6 | — | No |
| Dinner | D6 | Barbecue together at the house, farewell party | ✓ |
| Lunch | D7 | — | No |
Cancellation and Refund Policy
After deduction of any payment fees actually incurred that the payment service provider does not refund, all remaining amounts paid are refunded to the customer in full.
The balance is refunded to the customer.
The balance is refunded to the customer.
100% of the total trip price is deducted.
Cancellations must be submitted by email to terrawildfrance@gmail.com
If non-refundable third-party costs have already been incurred (such as hotels, transport or guides), Terra Wild reserves the right to deduct them accordingly.
Price€1600
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