Top Provence White Water Rafting

Get a panoramic peek at stunning Provencal landscapes—by flight. During this serene hot-air balloon ride, you’ll glide over the region’s hidden treasures, which are even more stunning above the ground. Float above medieval hilltop villages, lavender fields, and wild sage, getting a bird’s eye view of one of France’s most picturesque locations. Tours include a celebratory toast and private car transfers to the launch site.

Sport and technical discipline par excellence, Hydrospeed is the whitewater sport for thrill seekers, you will be one with your float but also with the river thus discovering extreme sensations of gliding and well being alongside your guide who can advise you. The hydrospeed navigation courses offered are accessible from 12 years old for good swimmers. Palmage exercises in the river, eskimo roll, surf, candles will be offered to give you new sensations. Combining the techniques of canoeing and sport swimming with fins, hydrospeed is also called whitewater swimming. Beginners, sportsmen and thrill seekers, we offer different routes adapted to your technical level and your physical condition.

The Séveraisse river, a small alpine torrent fed by the melting of glaciers at the gates of the NATIONAL PARK OF THE ECRINS. Please note this activity is recommended for parents with young children. For teens and adults we strongly recommend to have a hot dog We offer baby-rafting, a 4/5 seater boat on a route between La Chapelle and Villar-Loubière.

Rafting is an activity accessible to all thanks to the variety of routes offered by the Ubaye: from the more sporty for adrenaline fans, to the quieter for families who can taste the joys of a rafting descent between rapids and laughter. Only obligation to know how to swim. In groups of 6 to 8 people per raft, the rafting instructor guides who steer the boat will make you carry out some basic manipulations before setting off on the water: left, right, stop, forward or backward will be quickly mastered. The adventure can then begin: you will have great sensations with maximum security, as well as all the joys of white water including splashes, spray, more or less forced swimming are part. Rafting is the ideal activity for discovering white water to share without moderation with family, couple or friends.

The self-draining inflatable canoe, also called a hot dog, can go down the river for two people. After a small introduction to paddling maneuvering techniques by our team of guides, you will guide your boat on the river in pairs, trying to follow as best as possible your guide who will choose the deepest passages so as not to run aground. is where the waves are highest in principle. A great adventure more committed than the raft in perspective for those who want to live the river with more freedom and autonomy.

The Durance is without doubt the best river in France to learn to navigate and discover whitewater swimming. Your body will be in constant contact with water and your float. Thanks to advice and an appropriate technique that our instructors will teach you, you will be able to discover unique sensations of skiing and well-being. The ideal route for a first experience is the one that will take you from the famous wave of the Rabioux to Embrun.

Also known as a hot dog, the Canoes or Kayaks (inflatable self-draining) of one or two people allow you to go down the river by controlling your boat yourself. After a short introduction to maneuvering techniques and safety instructions, you will choose a single or double paddle drive. You will sit comfortably in your boat that you will feel stable and secure and at the same time very manageable. The goal: follow your instructor who guides you with his own boat, slalom between the rocks, choose the deepest currents so as not to run aground and above all pass where the waves are highest! And in case of desalting you will quickly get back into the boat! A super adventure more committed than the raft for those who want to live the river more independently. All your paddles for a course adapted to the level of each.

Rafting allows novices, as well as experienced, to access whitewater from the first paddle strokes. A walk in freedom, an adventure "framed" to explore the world of rivers safely. Only obligation to know how to swim. In spring, we sail on the Drac river, wild and impetuous torrent because essentially fed by the melting snow, and dominated by the Pic du Vieux Chaillol. We descend the river aboard a 6/7 seater boat on the La Fare / La Guinguette course in a magnificent setting. Fast and laughs will be there! But beware, the course in April / May can be quite sporty.