Alpine Thrills - multi-activity breaks in France

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Amazing natural canyons flow into the stunning Lake Annecy ideal for all water sports. The Aravis mountains provide fantastic natural climbing sites as well as 3 via feratta sites and perfect terrain for biking, walking, scooters and horseriding. The high ropes course at Grand Bornand is always a winner too.

Getting there

Set in the Aravis Mountains in France just one hour from geneva airport and 30 minutes from the medieval town of Annecy and it's train station. The Lodge is in the village of St Jean de Sixt just 2 kms from the summer and winter resorts of La Clusaz and Grand Bornand.

• By Road Just 8 hours drive from Calais - mainly easy motorway driving.
• By Rail Direct train links from Paris to Annecy, just half an hour away. Or one hour from Geneva train station.
• By Air Geneva airport is just one hour away. We will meet you there from your flight, included in your package.
• By Sea

Why do we like them?

We can say from experience that when taking a holiday with Karibuni you can be sure of a warm welcome, attention to detail, and a true determination to maximise your every moment out in the mountains. Nothing is too much trouble.

Paul and the rest of the team have always had a strong environmental ethos which has led to a number of big resource saving investments in recent years. They continue to look for new ways to improve, and have taken it on themselves to run regular audits. An admirable commitment.

Thats what muchbetteradventures are all about!

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What do they say?

Karibuni started with an aim to deliver sustainable tours and nothing has changed in the 10 years since. We always look to align our operations (both in the office and in our destinations) towards our basic principles of reducing our impact on the environment, finding the most sustainable ways of doing anything and trying to educate people as to how we can all do our bit to help reduce our negative impact on the environment.

Our chalet-hotel is audited for its environmental performance and our process of continual improvement has resulted in us reducing our energy consumption, improving insulation, installing solar panels, implementing a robust recycling and composting scheme and reducing our food miles. Sadly our hotel vegetable garden won’t feed all of our guests but it helps educate them and to illustrate the local seasonal produce on offer which we use wherever possible.

We operate in stunning (and yet sometimes fragile) mountain environments and we actively manage our groups’ activities to ensure they make as little impact as possible (if any!). We support low-impact natural outdoor activities and ensure all of our guests understand and interact with the local agricultural traditions and practices that make our region special. All of our guides and team have a deep appreciation of the environment and look to share this enthusiasm with our guests wherever appropriate.

In summary – we care and try to do our bit wherever possible and we greatly appreciate it when others join with us to do their bit!