Vacances Bleues

RAMBLING IN THE HIGH ALPS

You will be accompanied by fully qualified sports monitors and mountain guides. Enjoy a "cool" gentle walk at your own rhythm and discover the superb scenery of the Gapençais countryside and the Serre Ponçon Lake. 4 half days of walks (about three hours, maximum climb 600 m) and an outing included.
For the more sporty, a more dynamic holiday is on offer: 5 days of walks (between 4 and 5 hours, maximum climb between 700 m and 900 m) and discover the sublime countryside of the valleys of the High Alps, the Durance, the Embrunais, the Gapençais and the Queyras (depending on the weather).

Two formulas according to your level :
Gentle rambling: from the 24/09 to the 01/10/11, from the 19 to the 26/05/12 and from the 26/05 until the 02/06/12.
Sporty rambling: from the 01 to the 08/10/11, from the 02 till the 09/06 and from the 09 to the 16/06/12.
Enrolment : €10. Transport in shared car.

SNOWSHOES

Trekking in the High Alps.

Discover the magnificent region of the High Alps on snowshoes, a friendly way of travelling under the expert guidance of specialists. Without needing any particular technique, you will be able to travel over the snow efficiently and peacefully and get another taste of the mountain, far from the hurly-burly of the ski slopes. On each outing your guides will show you a different part of the Alpine Massif: the Bayard Pass, Crévoux, the Réallon Valley (depending on snowfall)…

Examples of trips :
• The Réallon ski resort, amongst the Larch trees and the Alpine chalets of the Vaucluse.
• The untamed environment around the Draye shelter.
• The Bayard Plateau, with views over Gap, the Durance valley and the Champsaur.
• The Vars Pass with its panorama over the Chambeyron massif and the Ecrins massif including Mont-Pelvoux.
• Ancelle and its three lovely viewpoints: Pilit, Faudon and Croix Saint-Philippe where at the top there is a 360° panorama over the Ecrins massif and the Champsaur and Gapençais countryside.

In the morning and when you get back from rambling, you will be able to enjoy the activities on offer and the fitness area of the club hotel: heated indoor swimming pool, Turkish Bath, sauna, gentle gym lessons, Aqua gym and Do – in (a self-massage technique with rubbing, pressure points and stretching).

Adults all levels.
New !
From the 2 January until the 11 February 2012: 3 half days included in your stay at the club hotel (excluding equipment rental). 2 outings only for the week from the 2 to the 7 January 2012.
From the 11 February until the 10 March 2012: €79 per person for 5 half days snowshoe walking (transport, equipment and badge included). Tailor made excursions can be purchased on the spot.
Transport in shared car.

WELL-BEING – near the Serre Ponçon Lake.

ZEN ALTITUDE
Get back into shape: for 5 days you will be able to enjoy 3 1/2 hours of sports and relaxation activities. In the morning, gentle gymnastics and Aqua gym in the heated indoor swimming pool, discovery of Do-in (a self-massage technique with rubbing, pressure points, and stretching). In the afternoon: Yoga lessons, Shiatsu and Qigong.

From the 08 to the 15 October, from the 15 to the 22 October 2011, from the 28 January 2 of the 0 4 February 2012 and from the 4 until the 11 February 2012:
Enrolment €21 per person.

DANCES

ARGENTINE TANGO
Come and learn or perfect your technique in the Argentine Tango, a dance which combines passion and melancholy! You will unravel the mysteries of this dance with its many choreographic shapes and its diabolic rhythms!
You will have an hour and a half of lessons for five days with qualified teachers.
You will also be able to practice every day on the hotel dance floor. You will be able to show off your talents in your own show at two dinner dances as well as a gala evening organised at the end of your holiday.

Adults – beginners or experienced :
From the 31 March until the 07 April 2012.
Enrolment: €21. Evening dress is required.

LATIN DANCES
Cuban or Puerto Rican Salsa, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Bachata, Merengue…are you inspired by these Latin-American dances? Discover or rediscover them  on an original and unforgettable holiday in the Southern Alps.
You will have one and a half hours of lessons per day (over five days), with first class teachers, in a warm and dynamic setting. You can practice your moves on the dance floor of the hotel and you can show off your talents at the two dinner dance evenings and at the grand gala evening. You will always have a great souvenir of this holiday every time you dance…

For adults, beginners or experienced.
From 24 April until 31 March 2012.
Enrolment: €21.
Evening dress required.

 

MOUNTAIN BIKING (NEW)

The new cycling domain in the valleys of the Gapençais country in the southern Alps has over 800 km of different mountain bike tracks between 500 m and 2000 m altitude.

The course is run by Miguel Martinez, an ex-Olympic champion and mountain bike world champion and lasts six days with full day or half day outings to enable you to perfect your mountain bike technique but also to enjoy the wonderful scenery in this marvellous region.

This wide range of cycle tracks will enable you to discover the wealth and beauty of the countryside, ranging from mountains, forests, Alpine valleys, lakes and rushing mountain streams. Access to the cycling domain is via high-quality roads with very low traffic.
Miguel will provide you with personalised coaching on how to best position yourself in front of an obstacle, to climb and descend a slope without slipping, how to turn properly, how to ride on a banked curve, how to use the saddle to go down a long and steep slope, cross over a break in the slope, narrow single track descent… You will also learn about bike mechanics, how to adjust your brakes, your steering and your gears and how to repair a chain…

From the 16 to the 23 June 2012.
Course suitable for intermediate riders.
Enrolment €150 per person.