Welcome To Marmot Tours Activity Holidays

Running since 2003, Marmot Tours operates road cyclingmountain biking, walking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing holidays in the Pyrenees and southern France. There are week-long and weekend holidays throughout the year for all levels of fitness and experience.

Road Cycling in the Pyrenees Gentle walking - springtime in the Pyrenees. Montsegur Snowshoeing up to the peaks, French Pyrenees Mountain biking in the Ariege, Pyrenees Summer Walking trips in the Pyrenees Cross country skiing in the Pyrenees

Marmot-Tours is run by James and Cathy Thompson, and we are pleased to offer you a quality service at a reasonable price. 

We lead all the trips ourselves, ensuring that you have a safe and enjoyable holiday.  James is an experienced cyclist with his SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader Award, he is an IML and a SSE XC ski instructor and so has both the qualifications and experience to make sure that you get the most out of your trip. Cathy is a qualified massage therapist (BTEC and ITEC in Swedish massage) and after James has tired you out, can help your muscles recover! For more information on the style of our holidays, please visit our Marmot Tours philosophy page. 

The activities we offer vary to suit the seasons.  For an overview of all trips on offer please go to the trip summaries page, or else click on one of the photos above. As well as the scheduled trips, if you and a group of friends are looking for a tailor made holiday, then please email us on info@marmot-tours.co.uk with your queries and we will try to accomodate your needs. 

Cherry Cottage self catering holiday accomodationMarmot Tours also has a Holiday Cottage available for rent, should you want to explore the area independently.  Cherry Cottage sleeps 4 and is perfectly situated for you to have your own activity holiday!

Many of our trips are based in the beautiful Ariege, our local area of the French Pyrenees. The landscape is perfect for a multitude of activities, and the mountain views are breathtaking.  Less touristy than its fellow mountain region of the Alps, the Ariege allows for peace, tranquility and escapism. 

Marmot Tours is a strong believer of Responsible Tourism, and we are continuously looking at new ways to run our company in an environmentally educated and ethical way. For more information on our environmental policy, please check out our Green pages

If you would like to receive regular updates on our trips, please do Join Marmot Tours.  We will send you about 4 email newsletters a year to keep you updated.

 

Current Trip News

The snow is retreating from the mountains, and so we turn to planning summer holidays!  We still have some availability on our popular Peak Bagging trip running during August.

This trip is all about getting high to enjoy the panoramic views, colourful lakes and rugged peaks of some of the wildest mountains that lie on the border between France and Andorra.

Peak Bagging in the Pyrenees. photo courtesy of Neil Swain


Thankyou for taking the time to look through our site.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us on info@marmot-tours.co.uk



Marmot Tours Ltd., Registered in England No. 05534116.
Registered Office: Solomons Farm, Latchley, PL18 9AX