walking & adventure holidays
family thrills and spills
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
Join a group - Jul 26; Aug 23
Pricing
Standard weekly package :
Gite based - £495
Hotel or Chambre d'Hote B&B - £585
Hotel or Chambre d'Hote half board - £665
For non-standard periods and programmes, contact us to discuss the options. Read about our flexible way of working.
Walking Grades
grade
| attributes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| physical fitness | x | x | x |
| confidence with heights | x | x | x |
| technical ability | x | x | x |
| mountain experience | x | x | x |
Our grades are explained in "essential info"
Your Accommodation
Gîte
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.
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
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.
Copyright : Spacebetween Alpine Adventures Ltd registered in England, company No : 5154532.
SARL Spacebetween registered in France, siret No : 47784956600013 Habilitation Touristique No : H.A. 006.06.0007