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3-day Herbalism and hiking tour in the Jura Mountains, Neuchâtel

Discover a paradisiacal natural area in Switzerland and learn about herbalism on this 3-day adventure in the Jura Mountains led by ASAM certified mountain guide Sylvain.

Group

Alps

3 Days

Apr - Sep

Occasional

Beginner


Highlights

* Enjoy hiking in a dreamy natural environment in the Jura Mountains.

* Learn about herbalism and discover a wide variety of plants.

* Spend the nights in a cozy hut and share delicious and healthy meals.

Description

Would you like to learn about herbalism and the plants that surround us? Follow me on this program in the Jura Mountains and spend 3 days in a dreamy natural area in Switzerland.

I would like to invite you to the heart of Neuchâtel, a Swiss commune in the Jura Mountains. In this location, we’ll find an idyllic natural environment with a wide variety of flora, such as oak, beech and pine trees, among many others.

Each day of this 3-day program, we’ll explore different places and observe the local vegetation. Some locations we’ll explore include the cirque Creux du Van, the Gorges de l’Areuse, the Chasseral Peak and the Combe-Grède natural reserve.

In these areas, I’ll teach you all about the plants we’ll find and their possible medicinal uses. Depending on the weather conditions, we’ll share a picnic outside or inside the house and we’ll continue studying the plants afterwards.

As for the accommodation, we’ll stay in a cozy refuge in the village of Chaumont, at 1,000 meters above sea level in a very peaceful area. The meals will be made entirely out of local, healthy products and we’ll prepare them collectively.

So, are you ready for this unique experience in the Jura Mountains? Then don’t miss this opportunity to explore and learn from nature. Send the request to book your place and join me on this adventure in Switzerland.

Another interesting option could be this program that I lead in the Combe-Grède Reserve. Check it out!

Price includes

- Guiding fee

Price details

Price per person to join a group from 6 to 10 people.


About the guide

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Sylvain

Mountain Guide

Passionate about botany and ornithology, trained in ecology, I have long worked in environmental protection, rural development and adaptation to climate change in the Sahel.

Coming from a family of (small) farmers in the West of France, my initial training focused on the management and protection of nature. My associative activities have also allowed me to develop a solid naturalistic culture.

My professional career began with a regional development project in the Alpes de Haute-Provence. Afterwards, I was an ornithological animator in the Eastern Pyrenees. At 25, I went to Niger and worked there for 7 years, first as an international volunteer (France volunteers) then as a technical advisor for the German cooperation services (DED/GIZ). After a brief return to France and a visit to Canada to perfect my English, I went back to West Africa - this time to Senegal where I coordinated a climate change adaptation project for a French NGO.

Tired of the contradictions of the associative and institutional milieu, I finally chose to fly on my own while keeping a privileged link with nature. While my stays in so-called "developing" countries have led me to grasp the fragility of life, it is quite naturally that I wanted to take a closer interest in health.

I then trained in naturopathy with the Herbothèque (Quebec) and the Mandorle School (Switzerland), and specialized in scientific aromatherapy with Dominique Baudoux. I also returned to my first loves: botany and the study of plants. Settled in Switzerland since September 2015, I also trained as a mountain leader at the Saint Jean d'Anniviers school in Valais. I opened my naturopathic practice in Neuchâtel in the summer of 2016 and am a member of the Syndicat des professionnels de la naturopathie (SPN) and the central committee of the Association suisse des accompagnateurs en montagne (ASAM).

Two caps - naturopath and herbalist and hiking guide - for the same passion: nature. My vocation today is to share and transmit it in many ways.
I propose "nature and health" or "nature and culture" stays, cooking-nutrition courses, herbal walks, botanical walks. It's about walking, discovering a region, its nature, learning about wild plants, who they are, what they do. A complete naturopathic check-up can be integrated into the program. This allows individuals to have a complete view of their health status and to obtain an individualized health optimization program.

The proposed destinations are regions to which I am strongly attached and/or that I know well for having lived there: the Mediterranean basin, West Africa, South-West and West France, Switzerland :

France: the Languedoc Roussillon Mediterranean and its causses, the eastern Pyrenees, the Grenoble region with the Chartreuse and Vercors, the Charente Maritime, Brittany, the Southern Alps.
Southern Italy, Naples region.
Greece: Cyclades and Parnitha Natural Park
Sahelian Africa: Northern Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso.
Morocco: from Essaouira to the South of the Atlas Mountains
Switzerland: Vaud, Neuchâtel and Bernese Jura, pre-Alpes, Valais.

The stays take place either from a fixed point in a gîte, or while roaming. In both cases, healthy local cuisine will be at the party.

Any reservation of my stays abroad for my Swiss clientele is made through the travel agency "Le goût du voyage". This partnership is based on mutual trust and a shared travel ethic. The organization of the pre-trip is thus delegated to competent and experienced professionals, which allows me to concentrate on my work as a guide and to secure this activity on the legal level.

Other tailor-made offers can also be proposed. Feel free to contact me.

The past and present programming of my health hiking activity can be found on the "Events" page.

A blog also presents articles on hikes or stays proposed to inspire you (choose the "hiking trips" category).

Languages

French | English

Certificates

ASAM


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