Arreau
/ Pyrenees
Multi-activity sports holiday
Réf : SPOMVT
In summary
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Sports
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Duration6 days
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LevelAdvance
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DestinationArreau / Pyrenees
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AgeFrom 15 - 90 years
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CO₂-Emissions60.72 kg CO2
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Type of stayIn a group
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Languages🇬🇧English🇪🇸Spanish🇫🇷French
In a few words
Experience a multi-activity sports holiday in the heart of the Pyrenees . On land and in the water, it's the perfect opportunity to discover new things while having fun and getting active. The pace is fast on this holiday and thrills are guaranteed! You'll discover different environments within the mountain landscape!
The highlights
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Accompanied by a qualified instructor
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10 activities to discover
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Night in a bivouac and barbecue
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Sport
Level
Summer multi-activity
For those who engage in an endurance sport (swimming, cycling, jogging) several times a week at high intensity. You enjoy a challenge and want to perfect your technique.
The expert's opinion
This is a more demanding sports trip than a sightseeing one, so it's important to be in good physical condition.
In figures
Hiking
- Average duration/day: 5h30
- Average daily elevation gain: 950 m
Management
During this stay, a supervisor will be present to guide and assist you.
Band :
1 supervisor for 4 to 8 people
Languages spoken:
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English
🇪🇸
Spanish
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French
Guillaume
Guillaume
Guillaume will be there to support and coordinate your stay.
Qualified instructors on the team in their respective activities.
Program
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Summit Hike Day
- Activity Hiking
- Duration of the activity 6h
- Positive elevation gain 1000 m
- Accommodation Bed and Breakfast
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner included
You begin your first day with the goal of reaching a 3000-meter peak. Estaragne or Campbielh are located above the Cap de Long dam. This hike takes place in mountainous terrain; you will pass through jumbles of granite boulders and various scree slopes before reaching the summit and enjoying the view.
Day 1 -
Vertigo Hiking Day
- Activity Hiking
- Duration of the activity 5h
- Positive elevation gain 900 m
- Accommodation Bed and Breakfast
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner included
This morning you're off on another vertigo-inducing hike. Less elevation gain than yesterday, but a longer stretch, as you follow an old path used by workers during the construction of the Oule dam. Not particularly difficult, but a bit long and sometimes dizzying as the trail hugs the cliff edge.
Day 2 -
Enduro Mountain Biking and Rafting
- Activity MOUNTAIN BIKING
- Activity Autre
- Accommodation Bed and Breakfast
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner included
A morning dedicated to two wheels. You'll hop on a mountain bike and, accompanied by your guide, explore the best trails in the area. A bit of climbing, but mostly downhill!
In the afternoon, you can cool off on our Grande Neste Rafting trip. In a raft for a maximum of 10 people, you'll navigate the currents of a mountain stream with short swimming breaks. The route is approximately 12 km long.
Day 3 -
Sport Canyoning and Bivouac
- Activity Canyoning
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner included
You leave quite early in the morning on the Spanish side to do your activity of the day: Canyoning!
Sneakers, a wetsuit, a helmet and a harness will be your tools for jumping, sliding and rappelling near waterfalls.
Returning in the mid-afternoon, you'll have time to rest a bit and prepare your gear for the evening's bivouac. You'll head back to a lovely spot in the mountains to set up camp, gather firewood, and enjoy some delicious chops under the stars.
Day 4 -
Return to Bivouac and Vertical Caving
- Activity Caving
- Accommodation Bed and Breakfast
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner included
After a restful night and a good breakfast with a view of the mountains, you return to the valley and your accommodation for a shower.
In the afternoon, you'll get dirty again by exploring a vertical cave with our caving guide. You'll swap yesterday's wetsuit for a caving suit and, equipped with your headlamp, you'll rappel down approximately 70 meters underground.
Day 5 -
Via Ferrata
- Activity Autre
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner not included
To end your stay with a thrill, you spend a good part of the day on a Via Ferrata.
Ladders, iron steps, a rope bridge, all 200m high. You'll be hanging on, but will your heart be?
Day 6
Note
Your guide reserves the right to modify this program for various reasons such as weather, or physical conditions, …
Accommodation
During this stay, you will sleep in several different accommodations.
🏠 Bed and breakfast - Days 1 to 3, 5
Located in Guchen, an authentic Pyrenean village in the Aure Valley, you'll find yourself in a former castle, now a holiday center offering simple yet welcoming comfort. Most of the time, you'll be working in the concierge area. The on-site team is very friendly and goes out of their way to ensure you have the most enjoyable stay possible; the mountain atmosphere is truly convivial.
⛺️ Bivouac / Tent - Day 4
In a family-run house where the mountain atmosphere is friendly, you will stay in a shared room and the bathrooms are not private.
Access
Departure
Arreau
Day 1
: 06h00
End of stay
Arreau
Day 6
- 15h00
You will be back in Arreau around 3pm on the last day.
Go to the starting point
Take the train toGare de Lannemezan
It takes 7 hours and 50 minutes from Paris or Lyon to Lannemezan station, then take a Lio bus to Arreau (35 minutes).
Travel to the place of stay
with parking
available
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Price details
The price includes
Full board from dinner on Day 1 to picnic lunch on Day 6, based on a shared room
Activities planned in the program
Supervision by an instructor from our partner's team
The price does not include
- Transportation from your home to your accommodation
- Personal expenses
- Drinks
Options
- Flex fare and insurance
Practical information
Specific formalities
Decathlon Travel Partner
The Guillaume team
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Our local partner is a mountain specialist, producing outdoor adventure and sports holidays in the Pyrenees. Located in Arreau, in the heart of the Hautes-Pyrénées, since 2014, their team brings their passion for the mountains and the great outdoors in all its forms (snow, rocks, whitewater, wildlife, flora) and their recognized expertise to offer travelers unique, all-inclusive sports holidays. To maintain control over their services, our partner ensures they work with few intermediaries. Authenticity is their guiding principle! For nearly 10 years, they have been committed to offering eco-responsible trips while maintaining a personal touch. Our partner's team consists of two employees and around twenty guides of all kinds, all dedicated to sharing their values and ensuring their travelers' satisfaction.
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