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It’s an unspoilt, historic resort dating back
to the 16th Century, with its own Gallic identity,
yet there’s a wide choice of restaurants and
bars for much livelier and varied evening entertainment than most
resorts offer.
With its Savoyard chalet-style buildings, wooden
facades, carved balconies and slate-covered roofs,
Morzine offers more than 30 bistros and restaurants,
including some of the best in the whole region. There
are three discos, two cinemas and many bars. The
swimming centre offers 2 pools (1 Olympic size), a
large paddling pool with water games and water jets
plus various other sports activities for all ages.
The indoor ice-skating arena hosts the world’s
top skaters but is also open for public skating and
has a panoramic bar-restaurant. In addition a fitness
centre with weights room, sauna and hot tub, has been
installed in the Sports Centre.
Children
Morzine has acquired the Famille Plus label for its
childcare facilities. Please click here to
view more information on the Famille Plus label.
L’Outa garderie – 3 months –
5yrs
Opening hrs – Monday to Friday from 9hr to
17hr30.
Half day from 9hr – 13hr or 13hr30 –
17hr30.
For all children, health records are required, or a
certificate medical care and vaccinations. Indoor and
outdoor games.
Tariffs Summer 08 (only as a guide):
½ day = €17
Day = €28 (maximum 8 hrs)
5 ½ days consecutive = €77
5 days consecutive = €126
Meals are extra:
2+ yrs = €4.50
-2yrs = €2.50
Entry fee of €5 is essential.
Tel: 00 33 4 50 79 26 00
haltegarderie@outa-morzine.com
Tobogganing area
Special tobogganing slope situated at the foot of the
Crusaz chairlift.
Merry-go-round
Antique merry-go-round outside the Tourist Office.
Playgrounds
Outdoor playgrounds for children are situated next to
the Tourist Office and in the Dérêches
park.
Amenities in Morzine
Hair dresser, spa, florist, garage, doctors,
pharmacy, post office, tobacconist, bank
Eating Out and Entertainment in Morzine
Restaurants, shops, cinema, bars, musical evenings,
nightclub.
Morzine activities highlights and contacts
Mountain biking, hiking, climbing, via ferrata,
canyoning, trekking, aquatic hiking, afghan walking,
orienteering, donkey rambling, tennis, adventure
parks, horse riding, paragliding, paintball,
Mountainboard, Grass scooters, golf, mini-golf, quad
bikes, fishing, hot air ballooning, helicopter.
Golf – Situated on the Proclou plateau
at an altitude of 1600 metres, the Morzine-Avoriaz
9-hole golf-course is a par 36, with a total length
of 2930 metres. It has a reputation of being a
demanding and technical course, but with a superb
setting, with stunning views of some of the
surrounding Haut Chablais summits. 18-hole
golf-courses are in Les Gets, Evian and Chamonix
Golf Morzine-Avoriaz
Phone: 33.(0)4.50.74.17.08
Link: www.golf-morzine-avoriaz.com
Swimming pool – open in July and August
from 8hr – 19hr. Sat and Sun opens from 9hr.
VIA FERRATA
This is a mixture of trekking and climbing, as you
make your way around a cliff equipped with cables,
ladders and steps attached by a lunge and accompanied
by a good guide!
Guides Office
Phone: 33.(0)4.50.75.96.65
Fax: 33.(0)4.50.75.96.65
Email: maisondelamontagne@wanadoo.fr
Link: www.bureaudesguides.net
See above contacts for hiking, climbing, canyoning,
trekking etc
RAMBLES WITH DONKEYS
Whilst you walk the donkeys transport the bags or the
children. You can go with a donkey guide or just rent
the donkey for half a day or several days. A beast of
burden is a great way to motivate children to climb a
mountain.
Philippe Clochey
Phone: 33.(0)4.50.75.77.18
Email: randoanes@wanadoo.fr
Link: www.rando-anes.net
Mountain Biking
Over the years the Portes du Soleil has become
renowned as the prime place for mountain bikers from
the whole world over. Downhill, endurance,
cross-country…all appreciates the experience
and infrastructure which have made this an MTB Mecca.
• 650 km of sign-posted tracks
• 10 permanent downhill runs
• 4 bike-parks
• MTB trial areas
• 24 ski-lifts equipped for taking mountain
bikes
View here
for Morzine mountain biking trail map
Lifts:
25 ski-lifts are open in the Portes du Soleil in
summer, to whisk you up to the top of the mountains.
Ideal for hikers and mountain bikers. Return prices
from €5.
From the centre of Morzine:
• the Pléney gondola lift with a
panoramic view of Morzine from the top: starting
point for several footpaths across the Morzine-Les
Gets sector.
• the Super Morzine gondola lift up to Avoriaz.
Hikes from here take you all the way to the Abondance
valley or onto the Swiss side of the Portes du
Soleil.
Swimming pool
A great leisure park:
• 2 pools, 1 Olympic size (50m x 21m)
• 1 large paddling pool with water games and
water jets
• 1 toboggan
• 1 multi-activity area (mini-football,
basket-ball, handball)
• Beach volley pitches
• Table tennis
• Children’s climbing frames
• 1 bouncy castle
• Sunshades and sun-beds
• 1 bar-restaurant
• Swimming lessons
• Aqua-gym club
• Entertainment
Swimming centre
Tel.: +33.(0)4.50.79.01.69
TENNIS
• 9 tennis courts, 2 of which are clay.
• 2 training walls
• Club-house and bar
• Private and group lessons
• Tournaments for all levels
Club-house
Tel.: +33.(0)4.50.79.08.08 ou +33.(0)6.79.63.16.71
INDOOR ICE-RINK
For a more wintery setting, and a great wet-weather
activity:
• The ice-rink (56m x 26m) in the Palais des
Sports
• Play area reserved exclusively for children.
• Ice-skates for hire
• Bar serving snacks open in bad weather.
• Ice-hockey matches every week during the
season.
Ice-rink
Tel: +33.(0)4.50.79.08.43
ADVENTURE PARKS
CASCADE AVENTURES
A leisure park with an acrobatic circuit up in the
trees (death-slides), canyoning (climbing down
mountain rivers in specially equipped areas with a
guide) and a restaurant.
Cascade Aventures
Tel : +33.(0)4.50.79.10.49 or +33.(0)6.83.19.21.18
Email : fred.buet@wanadoo.fr
INDIANA PARC
Circuits up in the trees made from ladders, swing
bridges and death-slides, for both small and big. 1
circuit for the very young, (from age 4) and 3 larger
circuits of varying difficulty (blue, red and black).
Indiana’ventures
Tel : +33.(0)4.50.74.01.88 or +33.(0)06.75.03.05.52
Website : www.indianaventures.com
Email : indiana@indianaventures.com
MOUNTAINBOARD/GRASS SCOOTERS
MOUNTAINBOARD
A hybrid (a plank with off-road wheels), the
mountainboard mixes surfing, snowboarding and skating
sensations. Try it on the ski-slopes once the snow
has gone, using the draglift to take you to the top.
GRASS SCOOTERS
This off-road scooter is also for the snow-less
ski-runs, using draglifts to take you to the top.
Mountainboard/Grass scooters
Tel. : +33.(0)6.85.02.37.09 ou +33.(0)4.50.79.07.97
Email : info@activites-morzine.com
Fishing
There are several places to fish: the Mines
d’Or lake, lake Montriond, the Plan du Rocher
lake… but also in the Dranse, the river that
runs through Morzine and in which the much sought
after lake Geneva trout spawn their eggs.
FISHING PERMIT
• If you do not have a fishing card :
Day permits or 15 day holiday permits are available
from 1st April to 30th September.
• If you have a fishing card :
Day, weekly, fortnightly or monthly permits are
available.Reduction on annual permits for children
under 16.
Magasin Morz’na Sports
Tel: +33.(0)4.50.79.09.63
PROFESSION FISHING GUIDE, QUALIFIED IN ALL STYLES OF
FISHING
Ludovic Briet
Tel : +33.(0)6.82.56.45.55
All the above information is for information only.
For up-to-date info please visit the resort tourist
office website
Morzine Tourist
Office
Tourist Office 00 33 4 50 74 72 72, fax 00 33 4 50 79
03 48
www.morzine.com
Access to
Morzine
By Road: Driving distance from Calais to
Morzine 552 miles or 8hrs
A6 motorway via Macon followed by the A40 motorway
towards Geneva. Exit at Annemasse, Thonon, Chatel.
From Northern Europe, access via the Swiss motorway
towards Martigny. Exit Portes du Soleil, 20 minutes
from Chatel.
By Rail:
Thonon-les-Bains SNCF railway station (TGV –
high speed train) / Transfer by shuttle, 40kms
(approx cost 9.60€).
Monthey railway station (Switzerland) / Transfer by
taxi, 25kms.
Access by air:
Geneva-Cointrin international airport / transfer
time: 1 hour 15 minutes.
Airports:
Geneva 75km +41 22 798 20
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Lyon Saint-Exupery 197 km +33 472 22 72 21 –
www.lyon.aeroport.fr
Need an Airport Transfer? Prices from
£58 per person based on
4 sharing a private return taxi from Geneva Airport
to Morzine. Call our reservations team for details on
0844 576 0170 or email
reservations@peakretreats.co.uk
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