Gold DofE Residential - French Alps
Rafting, canyoning, via feratta, kayaking, rock climbing
An all-inclusive overseas Gold DofE Residential to Morzine in French Alps. Includes canyoning, rock climbing, kayaking, whitewater rafting & via ferrata. All blended with our Future Proof Skills workshops. A Gold DofE Residential or just an epic trip without the parents.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold Residential
CANYONING
Slide, swim jump, crawl & abseil down the fabulous nyon canyon. there is no better example of natures playground than this!
VIA FERRATA
RAFTING
The Dranse river provides exhilarating rapids for pupils to negotiate as a well oiled team! This one is very popular!
KAYAKING
HIGH ROPES
Get your blood pumping and test your nerve with Morzine’s finest tree-top adventure. Bring out your inner primate…
TEAM BUIDLING
TRIP TO MORZINE
ROCK CLIMBING
The cliffs and crags surrounding Morzine provide fantastic opportunities for all standards of climbing. Climb when ready.
RESERVE YOUR EARLY BIRD SPOT FOR FREE. PAY NOTHING UNILL FEB 3rd 2025
GOLD DOFE RESIDENTIAL - DETAILS
Dates
- Sunday 20th July to Friday 25th July 2025
- Sunday 27th July to Friday 1st August 2025
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Cost: Earl Bird price of £999 per participant.
Booking: Fill out THIS FORM to reserve your place for free. It takes 10 seconds flat! See our Booking Terms & Conditions We ask for a £200 deposit on 3rd Feb 2025
We are an approved AAP for Gold DofE Residentials
Included: Transport to & from Morzine from Geneva, all activities, all other adventure activities, 5 nights accommodation and all meals from Sunday dinner to Friday breakfast.
Excluded: Flights or train to and from Geneva, travel insurance & spending money.
Is it for you? You need to be over 16 years old to attend. You don’t need to be doing DofE to attend so you can bring a friend who is not doing it. But you must not know more than one other person on the trip.
Transfers from Geneva Airport
We arrange transport from Geneva airport and train station for flights landing before 12:00 the arrival Sunday. There will be a BeVenturesome staff member at the airport to meet participants.
The transfer to Geneva Airport on the will arrive at the airport at 10:30 so you will need to book a flight that departs after 14:30
Train – 23.3kg of carbon per passenger
We encourage participants to get the train to reduce the environmental impact of the trip. The best route is to go from London St Pancras to Paris Gare de Nord. Then transfer to Gare the Lyon and get the train to Thonon les Bain via Bellegarde. We can then collect you from Thonon les Bain. Please speak to us for advice on getting the train. To help encourage train travel we offer a £50 discount for anyone taking the train
Flights – 194kg of Carbon per passenger
We allocate £10 per booking to local environmental organisations for booking with flights.
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The accommodation will either be in our Centre de Vacances or in a chalet depending in numbers. All accommodation will be to a high standard. All food is included.
Sunday – Arrive and settle in to accommodation. Dinner. Briefings on behaviour, safety, safeguarding, accommodation. Familiarisation & introductions.
Monday to Thursday – Rock climbing, kayaking, via ferrata, canyoning, whitewater rafting, swimming, time in Morzine, trips up a chair lift, high ropes and various ‘Future Proof Skills’ workshops during the week.
Friday – Travel day. Depart accommodation at about 09:00
Financial: BeVenturesome is a registered Tour Operator. Funds are kept in a travel trust account with Protected Trust Services
Pastoral Care: We have a comprehensive safeguarding and pastoral care programme to ensure all participants are well looked after during their trip.
Activities: All activities are Risk Assessed and run by fully qualified guides.
We are hyper conscious of the impact of the emissions of the flights from our trips. We’re on a big campaign to get as many groups to get the train to the Alps as possible and we are pleased to say we have about 200 pupils getting the train to the Alps this year, which is a great start.
BLOG: Our biggest challenge: Slow down and vote with your bum..
We offer a £50 discount to any participant who gets the trains.
We will donate £10 for every participant to local environmental organisations – Montagne Verte
FUTURE PROOF SKILLS
We guide Gold DofE participants on how to use adventure and the natural world to develop Future Proof Skills. We have practical workshops during the week on these topics
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
EVER IMPORTANT ON ADVENTURES..
FOLLOWERSHIP SKILLS
..BUT NOT WITHOUT THESE..
MIND HYGIENE
NATURE FOR WELLBEING
RESILIENCE
HOW CAN ADVENTURE HELP?
SEE WHAT YOU'LL DO
INCLUDES £10 DONATION TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Montagne Verte
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