Our new self drive holiday in Morzine is suitable for novice families with children of 11 years old and over. The huge variety of amenities in this lively town make it a perfect trip for older teenagers and for those who may not wish to participate in all activities.

Saturday - Arrival and welcome

This holiday is self drive so you can arrive in Morzine throughout the day. If you prefer to fly to France we can of course arrange flights to Geneva and car hire for you. You can check in between 2pm and 8pm at the hotel.

This evening you will meet with your host, Simon Evans for a welcome meeting and dinner.

Sunday - Alpine exploration hike
You start the week with a cable car ride and then a guided walk to a lovely mountain chalet where you will all enjoy a traditional Savoyarde lunch. After lunch, for those who wish, you have a chance to try your hand at trout fishing in a lake.

This is an excellent introduction to the area and the other members of the group.

Monday - Mountain biking
Today is an introduction to mountain biking in the Portes du Soleil, an area famous for its summer trails. You will take advantage of some of the finest mountain biking trails in the world during a 14km cross country ride.

It’s an introduction into the sport so you will be taught the necessary skills to make your conversion from road riding to being an all mountain biker! You can hire bikes privately at other times in the week to continue exploring with the extensive lift system if you wish.

Tuesday - AM: Rafting PM: Hydrospeeding
You’ll all take a short drive following the river from Morzine to our base near Lake Geneva. The Dranse runs at grade 3+ / 4 and provides plenty of thrills (and hopefully not too many spills) during a 6km descent.

You’ll raft first in groups of 7 before taking lunch at the river side base and preparing for a second descent on hydrospeeds. Hydrospeeding gets you very close to the water so you will need good water confidence.

Wednesday – Free Day
Today you have the chance to undertake a whole variety of optional activities and don’t forget that your Multipass allows you to access the lift systems (without bikes) the pool and the skate parks for free.

A firm favourite with our families is the Fantasticable – an incredibly exhilarating flight over the mountains on two of Europe’s longest and highest zip wires, covering nearly 2 miles, 800 feet above the ground at 60 mph! Afterwards why not reward yourself with a drink in the famous ‘Goat village’ of Les Linderets?

Other activities include canoeing, climbing, paragliding, via ferrata, golf, or a visit to Geneva, Chamonix / or Evian les Bains.

Thursday - Adventure park
This high ropes course takes you through the forest and over the ‘Cascade de Nyon’ waterfall on a series of tricky obstacles designed to get the pulse racing! At the end there is a zip wire adventure with 6 separate wires stretching around the park and over the waterfall, giving you an incredible great bird’s eye view.

In the afternoon there’s some free time for you to relax, explore or try some additional activities.

Friday - Canyoning
There’s no long walk in to this canyon, but there is a spectacular 40m entrance via a controlled descent from a foot bridge!

It's then a series of slides, jumps and abseils as you make your way downstream. It’s a great end to an exciting and varied week. In the evening we will all get together for a few drinks and our farewell meal.

Saturday - Depart or extend your stay

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