Number of days : 5

adventure, camp, kayaking, Climbing, Verdon Canyon, Moustiers Sainte Marie


Adventure and Sports Conservation Projects Cultural City Tour Trekking Expeditions

 

Enjoy some adventure time in the stunning Gorges du Verdon (or the Verdon canyon), in our camp of Salles sur Verdon, a spot for prehistory, culture and the uncontested outdoors sports capital in Provence.

[it’s] offers the opportunity to practice a wide range of activities in order to encourage social interaction, team building and individual development through sport and games.

 

Day 1: Arrival

- Arrival at your camp before lunch, after check-in you will receive a welcome speech from our Camp Manager.
- Pick up your pack lunch and hike to the Saint Croix lake.
- After lunch, start the [it’s] Treasure Hunt around the village: divided in group of 5 students will have to find various clues to learn history of Les Salles.
- Dinner from 7 pm at the camp.
- Introduction games & bedtime at 9:30 pm.

Day 2: Kayaking & Fishing

- After breakfast at your camp, students will be divided in 2 groups:

  • Group 1: Fishing course: Safe and friendly introduction of fishing. Select, set up and operate a spinning fishing rod. Select various baits, lures and choose the worms. When having caught a fish learn how to unhook it and release it.
  • Group 2: Kayaking: Learn the basic skills that all paddlers need. We encourage students to practice a deep-water wet exit and an assisted re-entry which is a safety skill every paddler should own!

- In the afternoon, the groups will exchange activities.
- After dinner, Night walk with observation of stars. 

Day 3: Moustiers Sainte Marie

- Breakfast at your camp from 7:30 am.
- Excursion to Moustiers Sainte Marie by private bus.
- Visit the incredible Notre Dame de Beauvoir Chapel and discover the legend of Star which hangs on a 135 meters-long-chain.

- After lunch in the village, you will attend to a “faïence” workshop, to learn the ceramic traditional art.

- Return to your camp and dinner.
- Groups Games.

Day 4: Verdon Canyon

- Breakfast at your camp from 7:30 am.

- Outdoor day in the Verdon Canyon, learn with our professional guides about the creation of the canyon, the highest in Europe. During the hike, discover also the fauna & the flora, the human impact especially with the hydroelectric dams, the ecology and the geology.

- Return to the camp, you will attend to few workshops to sum-up all knowledge accumulated.

- Dinner following by a Talent show or a Disco. 

Day 5: Departure

- Breakfast at your camp from 8:30 am.

- After packing, divided in group of 5 students, you will compete in various sports around the village.

- BBQ lunch at the camp.

- Award Ceremony and farewell party.

- Departure and journey back home.