Guided hiking trips May: Alps, islands and wild nights out
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Guided hiking trips May: Alps, islands and wild nights out

Handpicked spring adventures to hike, bivouac and run

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Wild & preserved nature

We explore the most beautiful wild spaces while respecting ecosystems and local communities.

May is the sweet spot for guided hiking trips in May, with long days, blooming meadows and quieter trails. From forest paths to airy ridges and lochside panoramas, our team-picked routes let you travel light, learn from your guide and soak up spring at its best. If you have been waiting for the right window for guided hiking trips in May, this is it.

Highlights include following Stevenson’s footsteps with a donkey in the Cévennes, a trek and bivouac in the Écrins facing the Valgaudemar peaks, the fairy trails of Luxembourg’s Mullerthal, or an 8‑day exploration on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Prefer more pace and coaching? Join a mountain trail running course in May in the Vosges, Chamonix or the Pyrenees. Ready to sleep under the stars and learn new skills? Book a bivouac trek in May and make spring your season of adventure.

Our expeditions

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France

3-Day Canoe Journey with Wild Camping on the Dordogne River

1 date available
3 days
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Belgium

Learn to climb on outdoor rock in Belgium

11 dates availables
1 day
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Belgium

Packraft and hike Belgium’s wild Semois valley

9 dates availables
1 day
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Belgium

Intro to wilderness survival in Belgium

4 dates availables
2 days
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France

Stevenson’s trail: hike with a Donkey through the Cévennes

3 dates availables
6 days
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Belgium

Packraft through beaver territory near Leuven

2 dates availables
1 day
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France

Climb, packraft and river hiking in the wild Ubaye Valley

2 dates availables
5 days
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Belgium

Climbing by day, portaledge by night

2 dates availables
2 days
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France

3-day hiking adventure in the Massif Central

1 date available
3 days
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France

Sail Into the night off Brittany’s wild coast

2 dates availables
4 days
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France

Wolf tracking in the wild Vercors

3 dates availables
3 days
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Netherlands

Learn to Sail in a Weekend in the Oosterschelde National Park

3 dates availables
3 days
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France

Intro to bushcraft in the Ubaye Valley

2 dates availables
2 days
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Scotland

Hiking and packraft in the Highlands in Scotland

1 date available
10 days
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France

My 4-day trail course in the high mountains facing the Vignemale, Pyrenees

3 dates availables
4 days
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France

Trek & wild camp in the remote Valgaudemar valley

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

Trail training in Dévoluy in the heart of the French Dolomites

1 date available
3 days
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Scotland

Hike on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

1 date available
8 days
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France

Intro to trail running in the Vosges

3 dates availables
4 days
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France

Trail course in the heart of the Gavarnie cirque

2 dates availables
4 days
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France

Climb Mont Aiguille: the birthplace of mountaineering

4 dates availables
3 days
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France

Hike the high Jura ridges and forests

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

Hiking, yoga and sophrology retreat

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

My first trail-running course in the Chartreuse from Grenoble

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

Hike and stargaze in the Vosges mountains in France

1 date available
3 days
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France

Hiking in the Vosges no man's land

1 date available
2 days
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France

Tracking Wolves in the Wild Écrins Mountains

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

Learn to survive in the wild: 3 days off-grid in the Vercors

2 dates availables
3 days
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France

Introductory trail course at the Grand Colombier in the Jura mountains

1 date available
3 days
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Spain

Hike Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana mountains

2 dates availables
6 days
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France

Tracking the brown bear in the Pyrenees

1 date available
5 days
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France

Ventoux Trail running Camp: A Weekend on the Giant of Provence

5 dates availables
3 days
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Norway

Ski fjords and arctic summits in Norway

5 dates availables
8 days
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Italy

Ski ascent of Gran Paradiso (4061 m) in 3 days

10 dates availables
3 days
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France

Skitouring to the summit of Mont Blanc

7 dates availables
2 days
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Belgium

Yoga and wild walks in the Ardennes

Dates on request
3 days
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France

Learn to lead a ski tour in the Queyras

Dates on request
5 days
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Luxembourg

Hiking in Mullerthal: Luxembourg's little Switzerland

Dates on request
3 days
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Belgium

Bike & Packraft through Belgium’s Wild Lesse Valley

Dates on request
1 day
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Belgium

Two days of wild cycling through Belgium’s last wilderness

Dates on request
2 days
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France

Climb & explore the Verdon Gorges

Dates on request
5 days
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Belgium

Bikepacking weekend in Belgium’s wild wood of Saint-Hubert

Dates on request
2 days
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France

Trek the ridges of the Val d’Arly: facing Mont Blanc

Dates on request
6 days
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Italy

Gravel ancient trails through Tuscany’s sacred forests

Dates on request
4 days
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France

Wild trek across the Hauts plateaux du Vercors

Dates on request
4 days
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Belgium

Cycling in the Ourthe Valley in the Ardennes

Dates on request
2 days
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Greece

Learn to sail between the Peloponnese and the Greek Islands

Dates on request
7 days
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Scotland

Summit Ben Navis and hike remote loch trails

Dates on request
8 days
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Netherlands

Cycle the Dutch coast and learn kitesurfing

Dates on request
4 days
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France

Introduction to trail running in Chamonix, a running camp in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif

Dates on request
3 days
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France

Level up your trail skills in 3 days in le Vercors

Dates on request
3 days
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France

Trail running across the volcanoes of Auvergne

Dates on request
4 days
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France

Tour of Mont Aiguille

Dates on request
3 days

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What our travellers say

Real reviews from people who joined our guided expeditions.

Une super aventure pour découvrir le bivouac dans des spots magnifiques !
Randonnée de 3 jours dans les Vosges, avec nuit étoilée. Superbe expérience grâce à notre guide, Joseph, sa soif de connaissances, sa bonne humeur , son accordéon et son aptitude à s'adapter au groupe. Mille mercis à lui
Très bonne expérience, une bonne déconnexion, des hébergements différents, de belles rencontres avec les producteurs. Merci au guide Okwari, et aux organisateurs de la rando Noë et Antoine
Très belle expérience avec un super guide.
Superbe journée, un petit groupe donc parfait pour apprendre plein de choses et pouvoir poser plein de questions! Notre guide était très à l’écoute et nous a laissé donner notre avis sur le programme et choisir ce qu’on aimerait faire :)
Super journée d’initiation à l’escalade en falaise ! Tout était parfait, Alban était un super guide 👌 allez-y les yeux fermés :) merci pour cette belle expérience
Le professionnalisme du guide m'a épaté. Un passionné. Merci à lui pour son partage. L'hôtel Quartier Libre est parfait. Chambres, nourriture, acceuil.
Descente de la Dyle tranquillement en canoë , observation de la nature comme des libellules, des grands et majestueux arbres et furtivement un castor.
Superbe aventure :)
Séjour ds le Vercors vraiment extra. Très belle nature ainsi que la météo. Un très grand merci au guide Romain à la fois très pro et cool, une très chouette rencontré.
Une superbe expérience, de beaux paysages, un guide qui s'adapte. Je recommande ce séjour
Le castor n’a désormais plus de secret 🦫💚 La région est magnifique et vaut vraiment le détour. La promenade est, totalement accessible à tous! Notre guide, Mathias connaissait son sujet est très à l’écoute. Les horaires en pack-kraft étaient parfaits: Rivière peut fréquenter à ce moment-là et propice à l’observation du castor que nous avons pu observer en train de manger. Il y avait aussi beaucoup d’oiseaux à observer. Le calme et le chant des oiseaux régnaient 😌 Bref, une jolie petite initiation à la navigation que je recommande vivement!

Who is this for?

Made for hikers who want small-group guidance, meaningful nature time and a clear next step, whether starting out or pushing further. Ideal if you aim to book a bivouac trek in May or join a mountain trail running course in May, with routes matched to beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.


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