Picking up edible plants and make wild gastronomy
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Day 1:
La Cassière lake
2 to 3 hours of walk and pickings / Night in group lodging (2 pers / room)
Meeting at 2 pm at the lodge : "Entre Lacs et Volcans" (Lac de La Cassière) for a first discovery of our environment. For those arriving by train, appointment at the station of Clermont at 1 pm (no supplement for a lift at this time). For Information, Clermont-Ferrand / La Cassière = 17 km.
In the afternoon, around the village, you will take your first steps in the middle of this wild and authentic nature ; Picking, preparation and dinner. -
Day 2:
La Cassière - Guéry lake - La Cassière
4 hours of walk and pickings / Night in group lodging (2 pers / room)
In the morning, transfer to Lac du Guéry, the highest lake in Auvergne with an unrivaled biodiversity and breathtaking scenery. Throughout forests and meadows, along the way, nature reveals to us some of its mysteries.
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Day 3:
La Cassière – Servière lake – La Cassière
4 hours of walk and pickings / Night in group lodging (2 pers / room)
In the morning transfer to Lake Servière. Even today, we will discover environments conducive to a benevolent nature and rich in wild flavors. Possibility to refresh yourself at the lake.
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Day 4:
La Cassière – Chaine Des Puys – La Cassière
4 hours of walk and pickings / Night in group lodging (2 pers / room)
In the morning, a short transfer in the middle of the Regional Nature Park of the Auvergne Volcanoes, on the Chaîne des Puys which is more and more discovered to our eyes. Throughout forests and meadows, along the way, nature reveals to us some of its mysteries.
Here again we find places preserved, filled with a great ecological diversity. -
Day 5:
La Cassière
2 to 3 hours of walk and pickings
Last short hike on the Puy de Combegrasse.
This last morning can also be devoted to the exchanges or the final preparations that you will bring home. Dispersion of the group at the end of the morning.
For those who arrived by train, descent to Clermont-Ferrand station around noon, at the end of the stay, so as to be at the station for 1 pm (no extra charge for this schedule).
Disclaimer
The program may be modified for safety, weather or unforeseen reasons. Events beyond our control can modify the routes : cut roads, rivers in flood, strikes, local festivals ... "Aluna Voyages" and its staff, will always do everything that can be possible to bring the best solution, even by modifying the itineraries.
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Our price includes
Guides
Accommodation
Meal
Transportation
Various equipment
Our price does not include
Meal
Transportation
Various
Accommodation
Food
Guide
How to get there ?
Before & after your stay
Recommended equipment
Essential :
- 1 water bottle or a "camel bag"
- 1 knife and cutlery, plus a canvas bag for picking
- Cup
- Tupperware type box for lunch salads
Strongly advised :
- A hat or a cap
- A pair of sunglasses
- A rain cape A K-Way windbreaker or better a Gore-Tex jacket
- Toilet paper
- A first aid kit (aspirin, plaster, elastoplast, ...)
- Plastic bags to wrap your things in case of bad weather
- A camera
- A pair of binoculars
For the evenings (for information only) :
- Trousers or jogging
- A pair of sport shoes or other for the evening
- Polar fleece Clothing
- Several underwear
- A swimsuit for possible swimming
- Toilet kit with bath towel for bathing
For your feet :
- A pair of walking shoes and preferably already used, or for sensitive feet, a good pair of sport shoes reinforced.
- Some pairs of socks