Classic French Alps Kayak/Canoe Courses 2012

Great Offer: Book now for 2012 and pay 2011 course prices (offer ends new years day 2012)

Alpine River Guiding
Take advantage of a company with almost 20 years of professional Qualified Alpine guiding experience. The course is available during the summer from our base in the French Alps and included within the core course structure will be the new BCU 5 Star Kayak training, advanced rescue, incident management and emergency first aid.

Learn from the professionals

This is the ideal course for the club/university or individual boater wanting to lead trips in the Alps. However; the course is designed specifically to help paddlers who would like to become professional river guides.

French Alpine Qualifications
We are the only UK based company offering white water kayak courses that have staff with French Professional Alpine Guiding Qualifications.

For further information please download the info sheet. If you cannot find what you are looking for or require further information then please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Classic French Alps Kayak Courses 2012

Great Offer: Book now for 2012 and pay 2011 course prices (offer ends new years 2012)

2012 Dates  

Six Day Alpine River Leadership Training Course Summer 2012

Advanced & Intermediate Dates-Prices & Accommodation Options

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-Dates 2012
-Six day course
-Course only prices
-Camp and course prices
-Full-catered camping and course prices
-Hotel and self-catered apartments plus the course only prices
-Full-catered gite plus the course only prices
-Extras
-Reductions
-Local Information
-Travel Information

KAYAK ALPINE LEADERSHIP COURSE GRADE 3-4

COURSE CONTENT
Kayak taining in advanced river conditions
BCU Advanced Safety and Rescue
BCU Five Star Training River Leadership
Incident management
Two day 5 star assessment option

DATES
June 02 - 09 June 2012
July 07 - 14 July 2012  
  
KAYAK ALPINE LEADERSHIP GRADE 2-3

COURSE CONTENT
Kayak taining in intermediate river conditions
BCU Basic Safety and Rescue
BCU Four Star Training River Leadership
incident management
Two day 4 star assessment option

DATES
July 14 - 21 July 
Aug 04 - 11 Aug 

Course dates also by arrangement
BCU Star 1-5 & BCU WW S&R courses also by arrangement

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

PRIVATE CAMPSITE (we welcome non course paddlers who just want to camp)
Set in the beautiful river Biasse Valley.
Great central location for kayaking. Mountains all round offering climbing, bike and
walking trails. Orders taken for bread from a local Boulangerie. Close by the village of Freissinieres and Pallon for restaurants/Bars. Very safe and secluded parking.
£ per adult per night
£ children under 12 yrs. per child per night
Group reductions on application
Electricity  Euro per day per socket
Tourist tax (00.20 cents Euro) per person per day. included in the camp fees
No price hike through the season. Same price during June/July/August

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RIVER COURSE ONLY. Check out our alternative accommodation below
Six Guided/Coached River Days
£.per person

RIVER COURSE AND CAMPING. Seven nights accommodation including:
Six Guided/Coached River Days
£ per person

RIVER COURSE AND FULL-CATERING TENTED. Seven nights accommodation
Including: Six Guided/Coached River Days
A fully catered course including breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Four evening
restaurant dinners are taken at the 5 Saisons Mountain Hotel and two
camp site dinners all served with wine. But excludes one self/restaurant dinner.
Camping equipment provided
Large marquee for meals, and social evenings
Six river days
£per person
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LTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION.
You can purchase a course, but have your own alternative accommodation. Please
find below a number of recommendations

FULL-CATERING GITE
Overlooking the Gyronde Valley and the village of Les Vigneaux. Great food pleasant friendly atmosphere. Very safe and secluded private parking. French/English speaking. For a price check availability and booking contact
Sardrine/Gary at: www.gitelescarlines.com/

SELF-CATERING APARTMENTS, GITE and MOUNTAIN HOTEL
Fantastic Alpine location, great mountain views over looking the Biasse Valley and close by the village of Freissinieres. Very safe private and secluded parking. French/English speaking. For a price check availability and booking contact
Laurent/Julie at:
http://les5saisons.com/en/hebergements/lhotel-decouvrir-
http://les5saisons.com/en/hebergements/le-gite
http://les5saisons.com/en/hebergements/studio-et-appartement

SELF-CATERING GITES AND APARTMENTS
Many Gite/apartment options in Valouise and Briancon
English/French speaking
For a price check availability and booking accommodation contact Kate at:
www.alpineplayground.com

EXTRAS
Airport transfer from and return Turin available
£100.00 per person (single person supplement group reductions available)
Boat and equipment hire
£40.00 per boat per day £160 per week
Equipment £20.00 per per person per day £1000 for the week
BCU fees
Insurance. We have some great packages just click on the insurance icon for details

LOCAL INFORMATION
Some of the other activities that can be sampled in the area include via ferrata climbing, fly-fishing, mountaineering, mountain biking, canyoning, telepheriqies (cable car), horse riding, walking, swimming and sailing.
There is super market shopping, Boulangerie, Restaurant, Pizza van, Bar and other local services at l'Agenterie la Bessee, 10 minutes drive away.
There is a Hotel/Restaurant/bar in the Village of Palon 10 minute walk away from our location
Also the Mountain Hotel/Restaurant 5 Siasons is just a 5 minute drive away
Doctor clinic in l'Agenterie la Bessee
Main Hospital 20 k away in Briancon
The area has a plentiful number of good Restaurants

REDUCTIONS
Return Alps booking 10%
2-3 persons 5%.
4-7 persons 8%.
8-10 persons 10%.
For under 16 years 15%.
There are no reductions on alternative accommodation prices

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Main Paris SNCF(train)10 minutes away. Overnight train from London to l'Agenterie Les Ecrin(la Bessee)is via Paris
Main Paris TGV(high speed train)from Oulx(Italy)40 min. away. Oulx to Paris 4+ hrs.
Auto Route at Grenoble 2 hrs away. Total trip time Briancon to Calais 10-12+ hrs
Turin City and airport 2 hrs away.
Nice and airport 4-5 hrs away.
Marseille and airport 3-4 hrs away.
Lyon and airport 3 hrs away.
London to Grenoble by Euro Coach then local SNCF to l'Agenterie Les Ecrin (la Bessee)