Final-year school trip to the Ardennes: mountain biking, kayaking, climbing and caving (5 days)
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Reference RTO-05-440
- Duration 5 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Mountain biking, kayaking on the Ourthe, climbing at the Freyr rocks and caving: a sporty, close-knit trip in the Belgian Ardennes.
For a final-year class that wants to let off steam and share a real group adventure without spending hours on the road, the Ardennes are ideal. Every day brings a new activity supervised by qualified instructors: mountain biking on forest trails, kayaking on the Ourthe, rock climbing on the Freyr rocks by the Meuse, caving in a local cave and orienteering. Between challenges, pupils discover Durbuy, Dinant and La Roche-en-Ardenne. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote. The journey is made by day, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site for all transfers to the activities.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in the Ardennes
- Departure from your school in the morning, at the time agreed with you.
- Daytime drive to the Ourthe valley (about 50 to 250 km depending on your school, 1 to 3 hours excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Check-in at the accommodation centre for four nights and lunch at your own expense.
- Afternoon introduction to mountain biking on forest trails, with the instructors and all the equipment (bike and helmet).
- Dinner and quiet evening.
Day 2: Kayaking on the Ourthe and Durbuy
- Kayak trip down the Ourthe (about 10 to 12 km), with equipment and supervision by instructors, depending on the water level.
- Picnic on the riverbank (hotel packed lunches on request).
- Walk through Durbuy, which calls itself ‘the smallest town in the world’, and its cobbled lanes.
- Visit to the Topiary Park and its plant sculptures (on request).
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: Climbing on the Freyr rocks and Dinant
- Drive to the Freyr rocks on the banks of the Meuse, Belgium’s top climbing spot (about 55 km, 1 hour).
- Introduction to rock climbing in small groups, with qualified instructors and all the safety equipment.
- Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Dinant and visit to the house of Mr Sax, inventor of the saxophone (free admission).
- Trip up to Dinant Citadel, with views of the collegiate church and the Meuse (on request).
- Return to the centre, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Caving and La Roche-en-Ardenne
- Introduction to caving in an undeveloped local cave, with qualified guides; helmet, lamp and overalls provided.
- Lunch at your own expense.
- Drive to La Roche-en-Ardenne (about 25 km, 30 min), a small town nestled in a bend of the Ourthe.
- Visit to the ruins of the feudal castle (on request) or to the Battle of the Bulge museum (on request).
- Dinner and last supervised evening.
Day 5: Orienteering and return home
- Rooms vacated after breakfast.
- Orienteering race in the forest in teams, supervised by the instructors.
- Lunch at your own expense, then departure in the early afternoon, daytime drive back to your school with regular stops.
- Arrival at your school in the late afternoon or evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group’s disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver (two drivers if the journey requires it)
- 4 nights in an accommodation centre or youth hostel in the Ourthe valley (Durbuy and La Roche-en-Ardenne 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 5
- The sports activities supervised by qualified instructors, with equipment: mountain biking, kayaking on the Ourthe, climbing, caving and orienteering
- The coach transfers to the activity sites, Dinant and La Roche-en-Ardenne
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Visit to the Durbuy Topiary Park
- Trip up to Dinant Citadel
- Visit to the ruins of the feudal castle in La Roche-en-Ardenne
- Visit to the Battle of the Bulge museum in La Roche-en-Ardenne
- 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
- Identity card, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and medical form (allergies, treatments, sports contraindications); as the stay takes place in Belgium, the European Health Insurance Card is not needed.
- 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 during free time, compliance with the instructors’ instructions, helmet compulsory for mountain biking, climbing and caving, life jacket for kayaking, and every pupil must be able to swim).
- 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: May to September; kayaking depends on the level of the Ourthe and may be replaced by another activity in case of flooding or low water. Bring sportswear and a change of clothes, sturdy closed shoes, a swimsuit and an outfit that can get dirty for caving. Lunches are not included: allow a budget of around €10–15 per pupil per day; on request, the hotel can provide packed lunches for activity days.
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
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- 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: mountain biking, kayaking, climbing and caving (5 days)
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