There are a multitude of places in the French Alps to participate in water activities.

The many alpine rivers and lakes in the Alps provide an endless playground for all those who love water, with hard paddling, rough water, big waves, swirling eddies, dodging rocks and rapid descents.

Water activities include:

-          rafting

-          kayaking

-          white water kayaking

-          canyoning

-          hydrospeed

-          white water rafting

-          sailing

-          canoeing

-          rowing

SOME IDEAS FOR RESORTS WITH WATER ACTIVITIES:

SAMOENS - The ‘Giffre’ is a typical mountain river that flows through Samoens and is ideal for all types of water sports and activities. You can participate in activities such as:

Canyoning - accompanied by a guide, follow courses through canyons and descend through stunning gorges along the rivers course. Equipped with a wetsuit, helmet & climbing harness, swim, wade, slide, jump or even abseil from one pool to another. Half day costs from €36/adult.

Canoraft – inflatable tandem canoe. Half day costs from €34/adult.

Rafting – 8-place inflatable craft. Half day costs from €35/adult.

VENOSC/LES 2 ALPES – you can participate in the following activities on the river ‘Veneon’:

Rafting – half day costs from €39.

Hydrospeed – a hydrospeed float (a high buoyancy half-length surf-board) is used to ride the waves down the course of a river.  Equipped with wet-suit, helmet and flippers to steer go head first, almost like body-boarding down a river, one minute in the wave, and the next on top. Half day costs from €39.

Canyoning – half day costs from €39.

Airboat – an inflatable single dingy-boat, to paddle through the white water torrents. 1hour from €25.