Final-year school trip to the Ardennes: kayaking on the Lesse, tree-top adventure, Durbuy and the Han caves (4 days)
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Reference RTO-04-439
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Kayaking on the Lesse, a treetop course in Durbuy, the Caves of Han and Dinant: four days of adventure and team spirit.
There is no need to go far for an unforgettable final-year trip: the Belgian Ardennes have everything it takes to bring a class together before the end of school. Pupils kayak down the Lesse to Anseremme, below Walzin Castle, take on the tree-top courses of an adventure park in Durbuy, go underground in the Han caves and stroll through Dinant and the lanes of Durbuy. Little driving, plenty of activities. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote. The journey is made in daytime, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site for all transfers.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and the Han caves
- Departure from your school in the morning, at the agreed time, daytime drive to Han-sur-Lesse (about 1.5 to 3 hours depending on your region, excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Free lunch, then a visit to the Han caves: an underground route of about 2 hours through giant chambers, stalactites and an underground river.
- Visit to the wildlife park of the Han caves estate (on request).
- Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 2: Kayaking down the Lesse and Dinant
- Kayaking down the Lesse from Houyet to Anseremme (about 21 km) or a shorter route from Gendron (about 12 km), with life jackets provided.
- Passing below Walzin Castle and free picnic by the water.
- Late afternoon in Dinant: the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, the banks of the Meuse and the house of Mr Sax, inventor of the saxophone.
- Cable car ride up to the Citadel of Dinant (on request).
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: Tree-top adventure and Durbuy
- Morning on the tree-top courses of an adventure park in Durbuy: rope courses, monkey bridges and zip lines, by level of difficulty.
- Free lunch.
- Afternoon in the cobbled lanes of Durbuy, on the banks of the Ourthe.
- Visit to the Topiary Park and its boxwood sculptures (on request).
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Coo waterfall and return to your school
- Departure after breakfast.
- Stop at the Coo waterfall on the Amblève and a short walk.
- Daytime drive back to your school, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving.
- Arrival at your school in the late afternoon.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group's disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver
- 3 nights in a hotel, group lodge or youth hostel in the Durbuy, Han-sur-Lesse or Dinant area, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 4
- The visit to the Han caves
- Kayaking down the Lesse, with life jackets and shuttle return
- The tree-top adventure course in Durbuy, with equipment and safety briefing
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs and parking fees
The price does not include
- Visit to the wildlife park of the Han caves estate
- Cable car ride up to the Citadel of Dinant
- Visit to the Topiary Park and its boxwood sculptures
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card and signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18; please let us know in advance of any allergies or health issues relevant to the sports activities.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions); being able to swim is compulsory for kayaking, and the instructors’ safety rules come first, on the water and in the trees.
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school's online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: late April to late September, as kayaking on the Lesse is regulated and depends on the water level (programme adapted if the river is closed). Bring a change of clothes, shoes that can get wet, a windproof jacket and sun cream; lunches are not included, allow around €10–15 per pupil per day.
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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Final-year school trip to the Ardennes: kayaking on the Lesse, tree-top adventure, Durbuy and the Han caves (4 days)
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