Immerse yourself in the culture of the Hautes-Alpes on this rafting trip down the Guil and Durance rivers, complete with stories and a tasting of local produce!
Immerse yourself in the culture of the Hautes-Alpes on this rafting trip down the Guil and Durance rivers, complete with stories and a tasting of local produce!
A unique adventure awaits your family on this rafting trip down the Guil and Durance rivers, starting at the Pont du Simoust in Eygliers and running class II rapids. Accompanied not only by a qualified instructor for safe rafting, but also by a local storyteller, you will have the pleasure of combining your rafting experience in the Queyras Regional Nature Park with a few cultural breaks where you can listen to stories and legends from the Hautes-Alpes and taste some local produce!
For almost 4 hours at the end of the day, you will raft down the Guil River, then the Durance River, with 2 pleasant breaks along the way. During the first, you will enjoy a refreshing drink while a local tells you tales and legends of the region, and during the second, you will enjoy a tasting of local produce (cheeses, salmon rillettes, olives, etc.). Adults and children (aged 3 and over) will be delighted to combine cultural discovery with a fun-filled rafting trip down the Guil and Durance rivers!
With beautiful views of Guillestre, Mont-Dauphin and the peaks of the Ecrins National Park along the way, this rafting experience on the Guil and Durance rivers, accompanied by local stories and a tasting of local produce, is sure to leave you with some wonderful family memories near Embrun!
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Practical information
- Meeting with the team at the Nomad River School base in Saint-Clément-sur-Durance
- Equipment at the base
- Transfer by shuttle bus to the starting point of the rafting trip at the Simoust bridge in Eygliers
- Briefing on the activity and safety instructions
- Boarding in the rafts and setting off for a first rafting trip down the Guil River, followed by a stop on a riverside beach to listen to the stories of a local storyteller
- Continue down the Guil River, passing over the Durance River with another stop to finish listening to the stories and enjoy a tasting of local produce (cheeses, salmon rillettes, olives, local tarts, bread, Risoul fruit juice, etc.)
- Return on board the rafts to finish the trip down the Durance River
- Arrival at the base, de-equipping and end of the activity
A written parental authorisation is required for minors to take part in this activity.
- Instructor
- All the rafting equipment
- Shuttle
- Tasting of local products
- Swimwear
- Towel
- Shoes that will get wet