Thank you to Respyrenees for a wonderful week in the snow. Great service, a super guide and everything so well organised. I was very impressed and already planning my next holiday with Respyrenees.

Everything during our week in the Ariege worked out perfectly! We knew we could not walk this section of the GR10 under our own steam because there is a notorious lack of accommodation and resupply points. Gaëtan's organisation was flawless. Our luggage transfers worked perfectly, the timing and distances given for the walks were spot on, and the accommodations were the best on offer along this challenging section of the walk. In fact one or two of the places we stayed (and ate!) were among our best experiences in France. Although we are experienced navigators we really enjoyed having the Respyrénées app to help us with navigation in some tricky spots - it was particularly helpful in finding our accommodations at the end of some long days. And what a nice surprise to meet Gaëtan himself when he came from Fois to pick us up for one of our transfers. Thank you so much for a holiday that was challenging in all the right ways, and none of the wrong ones!

We walked the first week of this 2-week trail at the end of April. A couple of rainy days, but the bonus of this early holiday were the truly wonderful wildflowers we encountered all along the route. Fields full of orchids! Every day was accompanied by nightingale song, in this truly unspoilt area of France. Respyrenees' annotated route map and instructions kept us safely on course, and our accomodation was a mix of small hotels and B&Bs. Everywhere we were made very welcome. This is a less well known area of France, with a fascinating history - worth investigating. Best memory were the views South to the snowy line of the Pyrenees, which we walked (again with Respyrenees) in 2015/16.

A super week of hiking. I carried all I needed. Very happy with all the preparations and information beforehand. A welcome pack including marked up maps was a super surprise! There were details of where to buy supplies and the opening times. Points of interest etc. The GPS app worked well and gave confidence in times of doubt. Very grateful to Gaëtan for all the help. I would certainly recommend Respyrenees. I felt secure on my first solo hiking adventure!

Thanks to Respyrenees for organising the 43 stages of this wonderful adventure. The service provided was professional and helpful and their local knowledge and profile with accommodation providers ensured the smoothest possible progress.

"We worked with Respyrénées to walk the GR10 over 3 years. Hendaye to Etsaut in 2018, Etsaut to Luchon in 2019 and Luchon to Bagnuls-sur-mer in 2020. Yes we did the final month of the GR10 with all the problems of Covid-19 !!!!.. Each year we worked mainly with Gaëtan to build a schedule to meet our capabilities and preferences. We also worked well with Lucie on issues along the way. Each time we ended up with a schedule that met our needs with limited but key changes from the standard programmes. Respyrénées listened carefully to our thoughts and suggested alterations where necessary. They were good at making strong cases for alternatives using their experience. After agreeing the schedule it was always well implemented. When you arrange to meet a taxi at a remote road-head without mobile coverage you want to be sure that it arrives! We always felt we came out with a good outcome combining our thoughts based on guidebooks with the reality of local knowledge based on experience. This final year was particularly challenging with the Covid-19 situations in France and the UK impacting on the travel and walking arrangements. Overall we really enjoyed working with the Respyrénées team and had a fantastic experience. We are very sad to come to the end of the GR10 - we enjoyed the journey so much!"

"Basque Country: Pamplona to Hendaye (10 days) From the outset, we were very impressed with Mathieu when he promptly agreed that we could take a 15-month infant on our hike at no additional cost, and then our delight with the organization just kept getting better. Mathieu even offered us the loan of a cot for the baby and agreed to move it between places of accommodation. We were particularly impressed that Respyrenees customized a trek for us. Originally, we were just going to walk Basque Country: Mountains to ocean but then we asked him about arranging for us to hike from Pamplona into St Jean Pied de Port before the main hike. This is not a part of their usual hikes but it was great and I would strongly recommend Respyrenees make it a regular offering. We were a little worried about language difficulties and time differences (we live in Australia) but all of the responses from Mathieu and Gaëtan were prompt and very helpful. We received extensive and good quality topographical maps with the route marked and hiking notes at the commencement of the hike in Pamplona. The hotels were very comfortable and welcoming and the meals very substantial and delicious. All of the luggage transfers were successful with no issues; Mathieu and Chloe even providing a baby car seat for a transfer, as a late request. On a couple of occasions during the hike we contacted Respyrenees with queries and they promptly responded which was very reassuring. The hike was through beautiful countryside with spectacular and diverse scenery and quaint villages. There were dense forests and open fields with plenty of wildlife such as sheep, cows, goats and horses, many wearing bells – something for everyone. "

Respyrénées were fantastic. We thoroughly enjoyed our 7 day self-guided itinerary on the GR10. They were very quick to respond when we had queries and the choice of hotels and refuges were amazing. I would definitely recommend - thank you!

"We have been using Mathieu for some years now (before Respyrenees) and he has always been able to arrange the walking we have wanted. We have included variants from traditional routes some years which have been easily accommodated. Sometimes things go a little awry not through Mathieu’s doing eg leaving clothing at an overnight stop or injuries. These problems have been resolved with the minimum of fuss which is the real test of any business "

We just spent two amazing weeks on the GR 10 (from Hendaye to Etsaut). Mathieu and Chloe were so attentive to our every need and always there to help out. This vacation was good value, and believe me, I shopped around. The accommodation was great and we loved the warm greeting we received from the hoteliers/refuge owners. We enjoyed delicious dinners, family-style, with hikers from all over the world. Mathieu helped us with an alternate route for day 3 (I have vertigo problems) and we liked the way Respyrenees planned each hiking day. We highly recommend Respyreness for vacations, and will definitely be booking with them again.

Our team (a crowd of 7, including two girls of 13 and 15 years) made Section 3 of GR10 (from Etsaut to Cauterets). We totally fell in love with GR10! It led us through small picturesque villages and amazing mountain landscapes. And after an exciting day of hiking another amazing thing was waiting for us - delicious dinner and tasty wine at the cozy restaurant or on the terrace with a mountain view. Our special thanks to Mathieu for the perfect planning and organizing of our holidays!

It was a pleasure dealing with Mathieu - he was always prompt in responding to our queries/requirements.