The trip

LEVEL **

Altitude difference: + / - 350 to 750 m on average per day.
Walking time: 4 to 6 hours on average per day.
Rocky terrain most often. Coastal or mountain trails, most often in the heart of the maquis or in a balcony above the sea. Good physical condition is still required.
This trip was made in collaboration with our local partners, who like us are committed to creating an authentic stay for you.

FRAMING

Number of participants between 4 and 8 people supervised by a qualified professional (mountain guide).

LODGING

You will be accommodated in a room of 2 people. You can choose, subject to availability, a single room.
The 1st listed hotel *** is located in a green park, in a relaxing environment, close to Lake Gusana.
The 2nd listed hotel **** is located 900 m from the typical village of Dorgali. It has an indoor heated pool.
The 3rd listed hotel *** is located in a quiet area, in the pretty coastal town of Santa Maria Navarrese, 500 m from the beach.

MEALS

Full board from breakfast from day 2 to lunch from day 8. In Sardinia, meals are a privileged moment, where Sardinians meet. Sardinian cuisine at dinner, varied and often based on simple products: pecorino, ravioli, malloreddus, focaccia, seada, etc. Picnics taken from the bag at lunch, prepared by the companion.

CLIMATE

Temperate Mediterranean, sometimes hot in summer, but without making the stay overwhelming. The water temperature is pleasant for swimming at sea from the middle of spring until autumn. Winds marked in the West and at altitude.

Practical information

POINT OF DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL

Welcome at the airport by your attendant.

Return flights Paris - Olbia or Cagliari, direct flights (low cost airline). On certain dates, flights can be made via Rome or Milan (regular airline). A summons will be sent to you no later than one week before your departure. Airline tickets are in the form of electronic tickets for which you simply have to show up at the check-in counter with your summons and passport.
Your attendant will be waiting for you.

End of stay on Sunday: transfer from your hotel to the airport (2h to 2h30), return flight.

CONTACT US

If you are late contact the agency on +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07

Equipment & baggage

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

Clothes
For the hike:
- for maximum comfort, favour a «multi-layer» clothing system: underwear (tights + swimwear) type "carline" or "capilene" (hollow fibers evacuating perspiration) + waterproof and breathable jacket or fleece jacket + mountain jacket and overpantalon for bad weather.
In general and outside hot countries, avoid cotton that retains moisture near the body (and dries hard) in favor of suitable synthetic materials.
- canvas pants - shorts - T-shirts
- 6-7 pairs of hiking socks
- 1 rain cape or small umbrella
- 1 sun hat, ideally a Saharan cap with visor and neck protection
- 1 scarf to protect from sun and/or wind
- 1 cap and 1 pair of gloves, depending on season and altitude always have them at the bottom of the bag

For the step:
- Change of clothes and comfortable shoes
- "Ear" balls or earplugs
- minimum toiletries + towel
- swimsuit

The clothing list must be adapted to the season and region chosen.

Miscellaneous equipment

For the hike:
- 1 pair of hiking shoes (with waterproof and breathable membrane, type «gore tex» or equivalent) in which you are well! You have to «break» new shoes before going on a hike wearing them a few weeks before to avoid the inconvenience of blisters and warm-ups...
- 1 (or 2) pair of sunglasses with a minimum of 3
- 1 large sturdy plastic bag to wrap clothing and belongings in backpack (in case of heavy rain)
- 1 bottle preferably isothermal of 1 L minimum. Drinking is essential when hiking, 2 gourdes from 1 to 1.5 L will not be luxury in summer and/or in dry and hot regions
- 1 Swiss knife type folding knife + cutlery + cup
- 1 tupperware type bowl with lid for picnics
- toilet paper, tissue
- 1 pair of telescopic sticks, optional, but used to balance and lighten the weight of the body as it descends, and helps during the climb by rhythming the walk and as an additional push
- 1 pocket to hold your papers and values: passport or identity card, insurance contract, health card, vaccination certificate, plane tickets, train tickets, credit card, money...
- 1 small personal pharmacy (non-exhaustive list to be adapted according to your own medical needs): pre-cut sterile dressings, local antiseptic for external use (wounds), elastoplasty and/or double skin (ampoules), paracetamol analgesic type, Antidiarrheal and intestinal antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antihistamine (allergies), physiological serum or eye drops, light sleeping pill, high protection sunscreen for the skin and lips, Biaffine type moisturizer (sunburn and burns), cream or antimoustic spray, Arnica Montana in pellets 9 CH (soreness)...

For the step:
- 1 pair of light sandals.

LUGGAGE

- 1 backpack from 35 to 40 L with ventilated back, adjustable and equipped with a belly belt, which can contain the food of the day, the canteen, a protective clothing, the camera...
- 1 soft travel bag (excluding hard suitcases) to hold the extra business for the week to be entrusted to the carriers. Warning! Only one bag per person not exceeding 10 kg. Any excess may be refused.