Mount Blanc Ascent - June 2010

"Vincent, excellent, could not complain, You did a fabulous job."
Tom from Galway

"Vincent, I would have no hesitation to recommend you and Philip as guides and hope to see you again sometime. The food and selection of walks were super. We packed a great deal into our few days, well done!"
Gerard from Achill Island, Ireland

"Excellent trip organisation by wonderful courtesy staff."
Des from Galway

Provence explorer trip - May 2010

"This was my first trip to France. I really enjoyed discovering this beautiful country. Vincent's and Florence's knowledge of the local area is excellent and their many tips and their help made the trip very special.
We were treated more like family than customers."
Suzanne from Toronto (Canada)

"The trip surpassed my expectations. The variety of excursions, the beauty of the local villages and countryside, the amount of assistance you offered, all was excellent.
The accommodation in Forcalquier was excellent, great atmosphere, friendly people, walking distance to shops, restaurants. The quality of food choices where overwhelming. I enjoyed daily picnics.
The Forcalquier market was a great experience.
Your leadership was great, felt very safe; your mediation skills were very good as well!
Thank you again to a wonderful vacation and I hope to get another opportunity to come and see another part of your beautiful country."
Hana from Everett (Canada)

Snowshoe Trek - Queyras - March 2010

"Thanks for a great holiday. The treks were great."
- Mary & Colm from Dublin (Ireland)

Snowshoe Trek - Queyras - February 2010

"It was an absolutely excellent trip. Your attention to detail and genuine desire to get the best out of each day for everyone is truly admirable. I would do nothing but recommend you highly to anyone I know."
- Declan from Dublin

"Attention to detail excellent. Vincent very perceptive at pacing group. Very inclusive of all levels of fitness. - and good craic!"
- Carl from Dublin

"The extra touches like bag with sweets on arrival, aperitifs etc... really differentiate France Outdoors from big companies. Please, continue!"
- Helen from Omagh (Northem Ireland)

"A fantastic holiday with excellent attention to detail. I would recommend this company to anyone."
-Geoff from Onagh

"The trip was very well organised and run. Vincent adapted the itinerary to suit the weather and group."
-Sue from Glasgow (Scotland)

"Great holiday. Great guide, very accommodating and attentive. Looked after us & good fun. I'd come again & recommend."
- Jane from Hexham (UK)

"An exceptional level of service from Vincent at all times. delighted with all aspects of the trip, the location, the gites and the snowshoeing."
- Mary from Glasgow (Scotland)

"Really enjoyed the week & Vincent was very helpful and pleasant."
- Elisabeth from Glasgow (Scotland)

Ski Multi activity winter trip - February 2010

"This has been an extremely enjoyable winter holiday. It exceeded our expectations. Briançon was the ideal location for our requirements. It offered access to outdoor activities and its cultural attractions gave the holiday a nice mixture. We found the hotel extremely charming and suitable for our needs."
Paul & Geraldine from Galway

Walking Club - Winter Multi activity trip - February 2010

"Vincent, many thanks for providing a wonderful holiday. I thoroughly enjoyed it."
- Alice from Dublin

"Vincent gone above and beyond the call of duty with helpfulness, transport etc... Accommodating everybody. Overall fantastic week!"
- Conor from Dublin

"Attention to details, flexibility and care shown to everyone on the holiday was outstanding. It very much feel going on holiday under the care of a friend. The landscape in winter here is wonderful. The variety of activities available on this holiday has been a very strong point. The gite has been perfect, apart from being a little cramped, and the food has been a real highlight."
- Pat from Dublin

"Overall, trip was excellent. You choose places away from the tourist routes and you have an excellent local knowledge. Your relaxed and easy going nature added to the trip."
- Leon from Dublin

Family Winter Multi Activity Trip - February 2010

"This was the best holiday I have ever been on. I think that Florence & Vincent are very very very very very very very nice. My two favourite days were Wednesday (downhill skiing) and Thursday (dog sledding).
- Emer (8 years old) from Oranmore

"I really enjoyed France Outdoors. Florence & Vincent were really nice. They were very organized which was good because every night we could lie down in bed and say you dog sledding tomorrow. I did not like getting up early but we had great fun during the day and that made up for it..."
- Maeve (9 years old) from Oranmore

"Our best ever family holiday !
we were treated like VIPS for the week; Florence & Vincent are excellent hosts, friendly, knowledgeable & patient - very important for family holidays.
I never tried & enjoyed so many new activities in one week.
Highly recommended as an alternative to traditional downhill skiing holidays. Ideal introduction to what the winter Alps have to offer!"
- Lucy from Oranmore

Yoga winter trip January 2010

"Vincent, I was very happy with everything and your choice of accommodation was brilliant as well, as your commitment to what you are doing - very knowledgeable and interesting.
You will see me again!!"

-Angelika from Ashford, Ireland

Family trip December 2009

"Fantastic family holiday. France Outdoors opened our eyes to new ways to enjoy the mountain in winter. The snowshoeing was a complete new and so enjoyable experience!!".

-Deirdre, Tony, Patrick and Catherine from Galway

Irish Walking Club: Roya Valley / Mercantour National Park - October 2009

"I enjoyed the trip to the highest level and have absolutely no complaints what so ever. Your manner and that of all the guides was superb. I will tell everybody about your business."
-Kay S. Galway

"Probably the best walking holiday I have been on."
-Anne O C. Galway

"The entire trip was excellent walking was spectacular. Guides were fantastic Fabien was a gem! Wonderful scenery. I will definitely be back. Thanks you Vincent your attention to detail and looking after us so well. It was my best walking holiday yet."
-Jacqui O D.

Provence Trip, September 2009
"Loved Florence as a trip leader. She had great local knowledge and a great personality to go with it. Enjoyed the small tour numbers and being able to do some of our own things too. Places we went were very nice and lots of great history attached"
- Emily W. and Jill S. Australia

Irish walking club, Provence Alps, August 2009
"Florence and Vincent went far beyond the call of duty in accomodating everybody. Thanks again for an excellent holiday! I would not hesitate to go again with France Outdoors and to recommend to my friends!."
-Conor B. from Dublin

"Thanks for a very enjoyable holiday and for all of the lakeswims."
-Miriam B. from Kildare

"My holiday far exceeded my expectations. 10 out of 10 for walks / scenery / professionalism of guides, etc. Thanks you, Thanks you, Thanks you, you've opened up a whole new love affair for me with the French Alps!! will be back!"
-Mary O C. from Galway

Provence Trip, July 2009
"Florence obviously has a passion for showing the region of Provence to tourists. She was friendly and helpful in ways that went beyond what we'd previously experienced from tour guides."
-David C. from San Francisco

"Florence was fantastic! I particularly appreciated her choice of restaurants for our evening meals. As a result we experienced some wonderful food!"
-Helen P. from Bristol, UK

"Florence was a great tour leader - she was knowledgeable, organized, helpful. She really tried to make sure everyone was satisfied and had a good experience which is not always easy with a group. On top of it she is just a nice and pleasant person to be around."
-Anya S. from New York

"Florence went over and beyond. She joined us for dinner each night and translated the menu for us. She picked out the most amazing places..."
-Cheryl H. from San Francisco

Provence Trip, May 2009

"Florence was excellent, looking after each member of our group. Everything was throughly organised, and she went out of her way to help us experience local culture and pass on background knowledge and history of the places we visited. So personalised and different from standard tours."
-Theresa W. from Australia

"Florence, our leader was always keen to find out what our needs were, and meet them. Florence was helpful and kind. We appreciated her generosity. She took us to wonderful places during the days and night for dinners"
-Kate L. from Australia

Walking club, April 2009

"Thanks you very much, this was a great week, all my hopes and expectations were achieved, exceptional tour operator."
-Martina F. from Limerick

"Fantastic trip, thanks very much, would higlhy recommend it. Loved all of it, definitely exceeded my expectations"
-Mary M. from Dublin

"France Outdoors has given me an incredible experience in helping me to expand my fitness and sense of adventure within safe boundaries. I will recommend you to all my friends."
-Madeleine D. from Dublin

Family trip winter 2009

"Very enjoyable week, loved the personal touch and opened our eyes to other winter activities besides downhill skiing!!" - Donal

"Fantastic holiday for family. France Outdoors took care of everything down to packed lunches on arrival/departure, stop overs while driving for kids and all the details. Great guide for snowshoeing, dogsledding and of course, Florence from France Outdoors who was so good with Roisin and kids during parents time out! Variety of activities suited our family as Boys opted for cross country skiing and Girls loved downhill skiing." - Sheila

"I though that the astronomy was fantastic! Seing Saturn was amazing...
The dog sledding was my favorite thing to do, the man was nice letting me drive the sled, it made me feel trustworthy.
The snowshoeing was great, I wasn't tired at all (I was walking on the front sometimes) usually I'd be slacking behind my family but it was the other way around!
France Outdoors is going to be a holiday I'll never forget and I'd vote it 99 999 / 99 999!" - Cillian, 9 years old

"I loved the downhill skiing. The husky riding was very good...
We went sledging, mom and dad bought sledges for our sand doons in Kerry.
Seeing Saturn was amazing." - Niamh, 7 years old

- Donal, Sheila and the kids fom Kerry, Winter 2009

Family trip winter 2009

"Thank you for a fantastic holiday. You have been so attentive and the personal touch was much appreciated. The afternoon without the children was also very valuable and very thoughtful. You were so patient with the children and made a holiday they will never forget. Many, many thanks.

You are unique in offering a holiday with both physical and intellectual content. Also unique was the contact with real French local people."

- Tom, Angela and the kids from Dublin, Winter 2009.

Family trip summer 2008

"The Hautes Alpes region has everything to offer for families - lots of activities for all ages, water sports, spectacular hill walking, rock climbing and white water rafting.  This area is very popular with French families and we could see why, and remains to be discovered by the Irish families, best of all no Kerry or county colours to remind you of the progression of your team back home!"
- The O’Malley family from Galway, summer 2008

Family trip summer 2008

"Hiking in the Alps with two kids under the age of 7 is not something that you would imagine as a relaxing summer holiday. However, it was exactly that, what an incredible experience! With the diverse itineraries proposed by Vincent and Florence from France Outdoors, we felt in safe hands and discovered a France that we didn't realise existed. Far from the chaos of the overcrowded coast, the calm of the mountains was just what we needed for a family holiday."
- Stuart, Delphine and the kids from Sligo, Summer 2008

Walking club, Summer 2008

"Vincent, fantastic trip! Thanks for the great organisation and the coffee+kit kats at lunch!"
- Paula J. from Dublin

"I had a wonderful holiday. Everything was well organised. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. I look forward to recommending the company to family and friends. Well done, Vincent!"
- Olive M. from Dublin

"Super trip. Organised to a very high standard from the outset, with a special touch. Congratulations!"
- Geraldine C. from Bray, Dublin

"Thanks Vincent. Super week! Will be back, hopefully!!"
- Triona H. from Wicklow

"A pleasure working with you. Hope we can continue doing many more wonderful tours with you. Thanks a million for everything, you made the week for us."
- Olive H. from Roscommon