http://www.highpointholidays.co.uk/ Unique walking and trekking holidays with a real local experience en-uk http://www.highpointholidays.co.uk/images/highpoint/high-point-holidays.jpg http://www.highpointholidays.co.uk/ 90 36 http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/news/new-website/ 7 April 2010 - We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new section of our website dedicated to explaining how we at High Point Holidays seek to create cycling and walking holidays that act responsibly towards the environment and the people, cultures and traditions where we run our holidays.....more http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/news/ 23 March 2010 - As part of our continued support to Myeloma UK, we are proud to announce a donation to help support this UK cancer charity. The founder of High Point Holidays, Tony Armstrong has suffered twice from Multiple Myeloma, an incurable blood cell cancer that affects the bone marrow. A keen hill walker, Tony credits his quick recovery, after he was first diagnosed in 1996 and treated with a stem cell transplant, to regular exercise – he scaled the 15 peaks in Wales in a single weekend. Now, he wants to help improve treatment and fund research into a cure for the 4,000 people diagnosed annually with the disease in the UK....more http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/guided-walks/guided_walking_holidays/beaujolais.asp 9 March 2010 - We have introduced a new date for our guided walking holiday in the French wine growing region of Beaujolais. Join us from 25th September to 2nd October for a week of moderate walking in a diverse and beautiful region where you’ll receive a warm welcome and enjoy great local cuisine and wine. http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/news/French-news/default.asp 2 March 2010 - During Saturday night, the storm named Xynthia hit France and left a trail of devastation in its wake. The latest figures estimate a death toll of 52, mainly due to drowning as sea defences gave way in the western coasts of the Vendée Department. A combination of strong winds (upto 160kmh) and extremely high tides caused large amounts of coastal areas to be submerged by the sea. http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/guided-walks/guided_walking_holidays/alpine-trekking-peaks.asp 23 February 2010 We are pleased to announce that we have introduced a new guided trekking holidays in the Alps aimed at those looking for excitement and adventure. The holiday is called Alpine Trekking Adventure - Peak Bagging in the French and Italian Alps. This week long guided holiday in late July takes place in the Southern Alps in the shadow of the impressive Mont Viso and passes through the beautiful and relatively quiet Queyras regional Park. There will be the chance to summit five amazing alpine peaks above 3000m during the trekking holiday, the highest being almost 3300m, well over 10,000ft. No technical ability or equipment is required, just a good level of fitness, some mountain walking experience and a good head for heights. In addition the region has 300 days of sunshine a year. http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/slideshows/toubkal-high-atlas.asp 18 February 2010 We are pleased to announce that a new photo slideshow has been added to our website. The slideshow has photos from our 2009 guided trekking holiday in the High Atlas, Morocco. The photos follow the group from the start of the trek in Imelil, over some high passes, through some stunning scenery such as as Lac Ifni, and includes their ascent of the highest mountain in North Africa, Jbel Toubkal. This guided trekking holiday includes 6 days and five nights on trek, with time to visit the exotic red city of Marrakech afterwards. http://www.www.highpointholidays.co.uk/self-catering-walking-holidays/ 12 February 2010 - We are delighted to announce the introduction of a range of new walking holidays using self catering rental accommodation. They are designed to offer independent walking and activity based holidays to those people who are looking for maximum flexibility. We will supply customers with information about the area as well as suggested walks. It's then upto you to decide how much walking you wish to do. Our self catering walking holiday pages detail each holiday page by region. For the moment we have walking holidays in the Beaujolais, Tarn in south west France and the Vanoise in the French Alps. Some regions have more than one rental property on offer. These are detailed in the "Accommodation and price" tab. We have selected some of the best and (sometimes unusual) historic properties (villas, chalets, cottages etc) set in beautiful regions where great walks, activities and sight seeing is all close by. We also offer some good value properties for those looking for a budget walking holiday.