MONTAGNE GRANDEUR NATURE

VSF Camp 9 – Age 8/13

« Séjour Sports et Découverte »

Immersion Ratio (per group): 20 French campers / 3 Foreign campers

Activities

Rock climbing with a professional instructor (10 days: 1 session / 20 days: 2 sessions)

Accro-branches (Adventure course at the tree climbing center), more than 120 adventure courses in the trees! Zip wires, bridges and nets …so much fun!

River rafting going down the Dranse River

River boarding (or Hydro-speed):
Another great way to enjoy the river!
Just as much fun (if not more) than rafting and a little more technical. You follow a guide down the river with a large float and flippers, picking your route through the rapids and trying to avoid the rocks! One of our favorite activities…..Wetsuits, gloves, booties, helmets and knee pads are worn as protection from the cold and from rocks. 

Summer Bobsled Runs:
Set among the trees at Pré-la-Joux, this 650m track with 7 high speed bends is great fun for children of all ages (activity supervised by a professional instructor)

Other activities

Swimming pool sessions in Châtel:  3 pools, a large 25m pool, a medium sized pool for children and a small pool with water slide, there is also a large lawn area for relaxing

Games and Team sports (Volley-ball, soccer…), movie nights and of course Parties!

Choice of Field Trips

• Visit to the Cultural Center of the Val d’ Abondance: studying the local cows, the transhumance, and the various stages of the manufacturing of cheese
• Visit to a local farm
• Visit to the Medieval city of Yvoire
• Shopping in town 

Salut! My name is Lauren and the camp I went to in France was the Best! If you think rock climbing is the best thing on earth, try canyoning. rock climbing down rivers and waterfalls with rock slides! As you go down, the water splashes against your face. It feels as if you were in a dream. Not only are there water slides but also little cliffs to jump from. It’s so SWEET! The camp I went to was a major sports camp. We went camping everywhere. We also went river rafting and hydrospeeding. The best surprise was walking on a glacier on Mont-Blanc. I’m definitely going back with VSF next summer!

 Lauren F., Age 10 , (USA) Summer 2010

Camp Location: « CHALET LE SOLEIL LEVANT »

Surrounded by lakes, streams and rivers, Châtel is a true paradise!
Our campers will spend their holiday in a typical mountain chalet in the centre of Châtel, an old Savoyard village with a long farming tradition. Our chalet offers comfortable bedrooms with shower facilities in each room, a  large dining-room with a view of the mountains and 4 activity rooms. …For more details Click here

TRANPORTATION: With the VSF group (and the French children) by TGV train from Paris to Thonon-les-Bains (escorted by the camp staff) – transfer by shuttle bus to the camp site.
…For more info on Transportation click here