Family thrills and spills

La Colmiane at the head of the Vésubie valley is a purpose built ski station for children and beginners during the winter.

In the summer it becomes a centre for all sorts of activities the kids will love.

Included are..

High Level Forest Adventure

Small slabs for safe single pitch rock climbing

An indoor climbing wall

Horse trekking

Via ferrata

The newly installed "summer luge"

All of this in combination with the mountain biking, canyoning and walks with overnight stays in refuges that we can organise.

Testimonials

A really great holiday. The kids had an adventure and we loved the scenery and the fantastic hospitality!

The Whatton family – August 2006

Season

July and August

Departures to date

2010 : Jul 31; Aug 21

Pricing

Standard weekly package :

Gite based - £560

Hotel or Chambre d'Hote B&B - £635

Hotel or Chambre d'Hote half board - £810

For non-standard periods and programmes, contact us to discuss the options. Read about our flexible way of working.

How to book...

Walking Grades

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Your Accommodation - On all our Mercantour based trips you will either stay in our gîte at La Zourcière, or if you choose our B&B or half board options we are very pleased to work with local hotels or chambres d'hôte in the area.

Gîte

Enjoy the beautifully secluded situation of La Zourcière in the small hamlet of Berthemont les Bains in the Vésubie valley. The gîte sits on the ground floor of the house and is fully self contained. There are shops about 10 minutes drive from the hamlet, and an organic farm just 200m down the road from the house. Follow this link for more details.

Hotel or Chambre d'Hôte

Le Grand Chalet is a homely chambre d'hôte run by Christine and Luc and is situated overlooking the small village of St Dalmas Valdeblore. A good week of outdoor activity is well fuelled by Christine's great cooking, crafted from home made (mainly organic and local) ingredients. Vegetarians are welcomed.
Hotel Saint Sébastien is situated in just outside the small town of Roquebilliere. Again, family run, with large airy rooms, and has a restaurant and outdoor pool.
Le Chalet or La Bonne Auberge are situated in the town of St Martin Vésubie, a thriving small community that has been the centre of life in the valley since the 12th century. There are plenty of local shops and restaurants to choose from, and the Bonne Auberge has its own restaurant.

What's included

Gîte Based : self catering, no meals or drinks included.
Hotel/Chambre d'Hôte B&B : Breakfasts only - evening meals can be taken at local restaurants, and packed lunches can be purchased at local food stores.
Hotel/Chambre d'Hôte Half Board : All meals, inclusive of packed lunches.
Transport : To and from all venues. To and from Nice airport, aside from gite guests who decide to hire a car during their stay in Berthemont. We offer supermarket visits for self catering guests who do not wish to hire a car.
Activities : Five days guided activities.

Itinerary

• Day 1 Arrive Nice airport, transfer to hotel in St Martin Vésubie, or the gîte at La Zourcière.
• Day 2 Morning – parents and kids.  La Colmiane High Level Forest Adventure. Picnic Lunch.
•          Afternoon – kids, more High Level Forest Adventure, or choice of pony trek at own cost.
•          Afternoon – parents, choice of staying with kids, or unguided walk over Col Colmiane to Venanson, pick up and return to St Martin Vésubie.
• Day 3 All day mountain bike with Patricia, parents and kids. Choice at own cost – horse trek at €75 pp for a full day.
• Day 4 Morning free. Afternoon, parents and kids, trek to Mollières with Mel and Liz– overnight in private refuge.
• Day 5 Return to St Martin via Les Adus.
• Day 6 Parents and kids - Canyoning with Pierrot.
• Day 7 Depart Berthemont or transfer back to Nice for hotel guests.

Suitable for

Families

Your welfare & protection

As a small enterprise, it's very important to us that our guests are professionally looked after during their stay with us.
Your protection : our operational base is in France, and our company in France is registered as a tour operator (habilitation touristique) and holds business failure cover and public liability cover.
Your welfare : all our activities are led by fully qualifed local Mountain Guides and International Mountain Leaders (Accompagnateurs), thus ensuring that you receive not only top professional care, but that you will also benefit from their in-depth local knowledge of the regions that we operate in.