SUMMER ACTIVITIES
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Mountain biking Moutain bike tours at Meribel, linking La Tania, Courchevel, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Brides-les Bains.
Tours of more than 100km, that can be
done entirely by bike or using some lifts; qualified instructors and guides
(more details: Tourist Office). Equipment rental available. Meribel is a certified mountain biking site.
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Hiking Weekly hiking programs. Discovery of Tueda Natural Reserve and Vanoise National Park (wildlife, flora, glacier, lakes), local history and country life (tour of the villages), night tour, mountain life and beekeeping.
High Altitude Moutain: from 1250 to 3852m, 500km of
groomed and marked trails, for all; 28 moutain huts. Departure from Lake Tuéda in Méribel-Mottaret. 1h30 of easy walk to the entry of the park.
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Paragliding Various companies offer paragliding experiences to discover the 3 Valleys; 5-days courses and different formulas available, for all levels (more details: Tourist Office).
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Horse-riding Club hippique du "Bois d'Arbin": touring and lessons for all levels and ages (from 5 years), poneyriding and horseriding, tours with meal in a moutain hut, week session. Ranch-Caleche du Plantin: Horseriding or horsedrawn carriage rides from the Plantin restaurant, after Méribel-Village.
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Golf 18 holes - Par 70 - Long. 5379 m - Practice + Putting green at the Altiport 8h - 19h; licence needed. Calendar of the competitions by request at the Meribel Golf Office or at the Tourist Office.
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Tennis 10 courts at Bois d'Arbin, 4 courts at Méribel-Mottaret and 2 courts at Altiport. 5 days sessions, private lessons on request.
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Fishing Lake (Lake Tueda) and river fishing: maps on sale at the Tourist Office.
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Archery La Chaudanne (Méribel) and La Grenouillère (Mottaret), everyday except Saturdays, with a qualified instructors; equipment furnished.
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Crazy Golf
La Chaudanne: crazy golf 18 holes.
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Quad Accompanied tours in the 'Val Vanoise' region; initiation by qualified instructors; equipment provided (motorbike, helmet, goggles, gloves and boots).
For children with mini-motos and mini-quads.
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Flying Tourist flights: with Méribel-Air, everyday (depending of the weather); departure from the Altiport. Flying school: advanced lessons and preparation for the mountain pilot qualification.
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Rock Climbing Climbing wall (La Chaudanne): free. Advanced and beginners classes. Ice wall, natural and artificial.
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Ice skatting / Ice hockey Tuitions of all levels for ice hockey and for figure skatting; open everyday in the Olympic ice rink; open to children from 4 years.
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Fitness Hotel La Chaudanne: squash, sauna, hammam, fitness centre, massages, solarium, beauty treatments. Aspen Park hotel, Le Rond-Point: hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, beauty treatment, massages, sauna, whirpool.
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Bowling In the Olympic Centre, 6 lane bowling alley with electronic score boards. Billiards, video games, bar, fluo evenings, wide screen.
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Hot Air Ballon Flight Early morning take-off from Méribel, for 5 passengers maximum (more details: Tourist Office).
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Adventure Park Starting from the Bois d'Arbin area, 4 courses in the forest aim at testing your agility, acrobatic and balance skills; 4 courses of increasing difficulty built according to strict safety regulations (more details: Tourist Office).
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Swimming-pool Indoor 25m (80') pool, Olympic centre La Chaudanne: aquagym, toboggam, paddling pool, package including sauna, jacuzzi and whirlpool; open everyday.
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Mountain Trekking Trekking itinerary that leads to the top, only with special equipment such as cables, ladders, etc. Professional guiding advised.
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Rafting Daily raft descent on the Doron de Bozel and Isère rivers, white water sports and hot-dog on the Isère river; every day (more details: Tourist Office). |
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Pigeon Clay Shooting Covered shooting range, between Méribel-Village and La Tania; open Wednesday and Saturday afternoons (more details: Tourist Office).
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Bridge Hotel Le Merilys: tuitions from 10h to 12h and tournaments open from 16h30 to 18h30 and from 20h30 to 22h30.
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Circus Art Week for children From 7 to 12 July, circus art week, free courses, open to children 8-years-old, organised and supervised by qualified instructors; show by the children at the end of the week.
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Culture Conflans: medieval city near Albertville (40km); lovely city to take a stroll in, art and craft shops. Saint Martin de Belleville: typical savoy village in the valley (30km); take a stroll in the small streets; possibilities of horsedrawn carriage rides. Baroque churches tours: Tourist Office.
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Cinema Méribel centre and Méribel Mottaret.
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Casino Brides-les Bains; slot machines, roulette etc.; disco
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Language / Computer
Group courses - Private tuition - School support -
Professional training; intensive and semi-intensive classes..
More details: www.lacitedeslangues.com, 33 (0)4 79 08 30 40
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School Support
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Library Méribel centre; open Mondays and Fridays.
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The Kids in Meribel See page General Informations.
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