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Practical information |
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The Ardèche is a class II river, meaning that it is without any major difficulties, but the following safety information should be respected so that your trip goes off without a hitch.
- Participants should know how to swim and be over the age of seven.
- Never remove your lifejacket, which must be attached to the canoe / kayak.
- Respect the nature reserve
- Bring your rubbish back to the start-off point.
- Rough camping is banned. Camping is only authorised in the pay-to-stay bivouac areas (Gaud and Gournier).
- Access to boats is banned after 6pm in the Ardèche Gorges Nature Reserve.
- The following are also prohibited: parking outside of the authorised areas between 8pm and 6am and sailing at night.
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Two-day descent |
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Bateaux du Pont offers two routes each lasting two days :
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- 32km: Salavas (Pont d’Arc Valley).
A two-day trip including a night spent at the Gaud Bivouac Area (1/3 of the distance) or the Gournier Bivouac Area (1/2 of the distance).
The bivouac areas are equipped with communal barbecues and charcoal for your meals, tables, wash blocks (showers and toilets), drinking water and a first-aid post.
For both these routes, you need to arrive at the base at 10am with departure from Saint-Martin d'Ardèche scheduled for 10.30/11am.
Other departure times: please contact us.
The routes end at Sauze (2km away from Saint-Martin) where a driver will wait for you from 4pm and will immediately take you back to your vehicle.
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For the two-day trip bring :
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- A small tent
- Sleeping bag
- Your three meals + breakfast + drinks
- A cap
- Sun cream
- Closed water shoes
- Depending on the season, warm clothes and a change of clothes.
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Bivouac Area / Reservation |
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 PLEASE BE AWARE !!!!
Since summer 2000, a prefectural regulation has limited the number of spaces available at the bivouac areas.
This affects all the weekends from May to September and bank holidays (known as peak nights).
You must reserve your places as soon as possible by contacting the central reservations office (two months before your trip, as soon as the office opens for the season).
If the bivouac areas are full, please contact us and we will offer you an alternative accommodation solution.
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| Tél : +33 (0)4 75 88 00 41 - Fax. +33 (0)4 75 37 60 71 |
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reservation@gorgesdelardeche.fr |
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Online booking |
(Remember to select Saint Martin d’Ardèche as the place where you will pick up your tickets.
You will be able to pick them up at the Saint Martin d’Ardèche
Tourist Office located 150m from our departure point) |
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Reservation of bivouacs for peak nights
Please reserve directly with the SGGA Reservations Centre
Tél. +33 (0)4 75 88 00 41 - Fax +33 (0)4 75 37 60 71 |
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| Bivouac |
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| Accommodation only |
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€ 6 per person |
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| Peak period accommodation only |
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€ 9.00 er person |
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| Accommodation only in a “Marabout” |
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€ 7.50 per person (a Marabout is a large tent sleeping up to 20 people) |
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| Peak night set price for a Marabout |
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€ 200 |
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| Peak nights during 2011 |
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| May |
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7, 14, 21 and 28 |
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| June |
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2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 18 and 25 |
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| July |
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2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 23 and 30 |
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| August |
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6, 13, 20 and 27 |
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3 and 10 |
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| Reserve a marabout |
Subject to availability, solely by telephone : +33 (0)4 75 88 00 41
or by e-mail : reservation@gorgesdelardeche.fr : |
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