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Stay "Ecrins : animals of bats for a family trek in front of the glaciers of the Meije"

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8 Route de la Gare
05600 Guillestre
France

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Ecrins National Park
Stay "Ecrins : animals of bats for a family trek in front of the glaciers of the Meije"

In the country of the Meije, in the company of a donkey and a mule, to meet with the family and live an unforgettable experience.

We have gathered the essential ingredients for an adventure in altitude: a grandiose landscape facing the highest glaciers of the Southern Alps, in the heart of the Écrins National Park, lakes, marmots and unusual mountain accommodations.

We will finish the week at the foot of the glaciers at more than 3000m. The opportunity to observe closely the current climate changes.

Description day 1: LA GRAVE (1480m) - VALLON DE LA BUFFE (1975m)

Meeting point at 9am at La Grave (1480m)

Welcome by your guide. This time of exchange will concern the last information of your itinerary then you will make knowledge with Bounty and Quenote, your animals with big ears, and finally you will learn the rudimentary gestures to begin the week.

For this first day, we leave the mythical village of La Grave to reach the perched hamlets that dominate the valley. This first day will be the opportunity to discover the group, the animals and to approach the first notions of mountain life. At the foot of the summits of the Vallon de la Buffe, culminating around 3000m, we join our unusual nest for the night in the heart of the mountain!

Elevation gain: +680m, -115m; walking time: 5h.

Description day 2: VALLON DE LA BUFFE (1975m) - REFUGE LES MOUTERRES (2250m)

Here we are on the paths once used by peddlers and now inhabited by shepherds. You will discover with your children that this pastoral activity is organized to manage and develop the natural space. For the evening, forget your tablet and your smartphone, this evening your screen background will be simply the Meije which dominates this second refuge where we will spend the night!

Differences in altitude +425m, -110m ; walking time : 4h30.

Description day 3 : REFUGE LES MOUTERRES (2250m) - PLATEAU D'EMPARIS (2365m) - LE CHAZELET (1775m)

Today, facing the Fingers of God, we reach the famous Plateau d'Emparis. A hard day : listening to the marmots whistle, dipping our feet in a lake, lying down in the high grass... and to finish, passing in a small stone hamlet, with its small tribe and always facing the Meije...

Differences in altitude +245m, -695m ; walking time : 4h30.

Description day 4: LE CHAZELET (1775m) - VILLAR D'ARENE (1650m)

This day will be an opportunity to see the work of man on nature: will you be able to read the landscape to identify the importance of the choice of location of the hamlets, the indications of the developments for agriculture?

Depending on the group, we can choose to reach the small summit of Aiguillon (2095m) or we can quietly reach our accommodation by strolling along the Romanche.

Differences in altitude +545m, -680m; walking time: 4h30.

Description day 5: VILLAR D'ARENE (1650m) - GLACIER DE LA MEIJE (3200m) - LA GRAVE (1480m)

To finish the week, we take the direction of the high summits! Direction La Grave, then after leaving the animals near the river, we take the cable car of La Meije to reach the glaciers observed all week long! During our last hike, you will understand with your children the evolution, the functioning of the glaciers and also the effects of global warming on this fragile environment. As an option, you can even take the opportunity to go into the heart of the glacier and visit the ice cave. Return to the valley by cable car. Dispersion around 5pm.

Elevation gain -750m; walking time: 4h.

Periods of the stay:

July

Contact

Destinations Queyras
PEYRIERE Chantal

8 Route de la Gare
05600 Guillestre
France

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