Dordogne · 7 days
Days here are shaped by the coach and your group rather than a printed schedule. The campsite advertises a tailor-made programme: you say whether you want intensive or relaxed, and he builds the week from the activities on offer. Mountain biking and hiking are the obvious staples given the number of paths in the area, …
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Dordogne · 7 days
Days here are shaped by the coach and your group rather than a printed schedule. The campsite advertises a tailor-made programme: you say whether you want intensive or relaxed, and he builds the week from the activities on offer. Mountain biking and hiking are the obvious staples given the number of paths in the area, and orienteering races are mentioned specifically. Canoeing on the Dordogne is described as an essential part of a stay here, and the river route passes the region's castles. Swimming, climbing, golf, karting, paintball and via ferrata round out the options. Bikes and the rest of the equipment come with the package.
What separates this from a standard activity holiday is the coaching. The coach is a state-graduate sports educator who runs his own sports-stay business in the Dordogne. He is qualified to supervise both land and water activities, coaches triathlon at a club in Toulouse, and has competed for several years in Raid Aventure — a multi-day endurance format combining canoeing, mountain biking, trail running and orienteering. He was born in Périgord, so the terrain is familiar. He also played in the French football championship, and the campsite points to that background as useful for groups wanting work on team strategy and cohesion.
The campsite itself is small and family-run, set by a river and away from the road. Guests stay in recent mobile homes with two or three bedrooms, a TV and a covered terrace. The heated pools, wifi, sports ground and table football are all open to groups. Evenings are quiet — the site markets itself on birdsong and nature rather than nightlife.
Food is taken seriously for an active week. Breakfasts are described as plentiful, lunch is a prepared picnic to take out with you, and dinner is served with an aperitif, wine, starter, main course, dessert and coffee. The campsite frames the whole thing as good value for a lively, comfortable stay.
The location puts you in the Périgord Noir, near Sarlat, in the Dordogne. The campsite describes the area as attracting athletes of all kinds, with a natural setting and countless paths suited to mountain biking, hiking and orienteering, plus the Dordogne river for canoeing.
- Accommodation in recent 2- or 3-bedroom mobile homes with TV and covered terrace - Breakfast each morning - Picnic lunch each day - Dinner with aperitif, wine, starter, main course, dessert and coffee - Supervision by a state-qualified coach - Sports equipment, including bikes - Use of all campsite facilities: heated pools, wifi, sports ground, table football
- Travel to and from the campsite - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Activities or excursions not agreed in your programme - Anything not listed as included