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		Babygoes2 recommends properties which are suitable for babies or toddlers for a variety of reasons (go to first stop). None of these properties however is 100% child-safe. All of the property descriptions are the opinion of BabyGoes2 and not the individual property owner or tour operator. Prices, while as accurate as possible, are for guidance only. Check late deals and members offers for any price reductions or offers.

Why Alpine adventures?
For parents in search of adrenaline highs, the Alps are a great year-round holiday option – from skiing and wintersports to summer outdoor activities. Excellent childcare at all the options we recommend means that you can indulge in your chosen pursuit while your children are having a great time too. Against a striking backdrop of imposing peaks and lush valleys, there's opportunities to get to grips with an endless range of outdoor activities on offer, from skiing in winter, to walking, whitewater rafting, canoeing, summer skiing, and even swimming in the mountain lakes during the warmer months.

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Snowgums, Serre Chevalier

Stay:		Snowgums, www.alpsholiday.com
Contact:		Pippa 00 33 (0)492 20 44 26, info@alpsholiday.com
About:		These beautiful, spacious apartments are perfect for families and groups. With large beamed ceilings and vaulted ceilings throughout they offer cosy and comfortable accommodation and are equipped with good facilities, including high chairs, booster seat, cot and baby bath. The showers are great and there is lots of room for kids to play and adults to socialise in a relaxed atmosphere. There is a games cupboard, for adults as well as the young, a library of novels, and toys for infants and toddlers are provided. There is an excellent drying room in the basement and under-floor and central heating throughout. Childcare is catered for in-house, either for a full week or part-days (contact alpsholiday.com for prices), and catering by a local chef for evening meals can be provided if booked in advance. The old farmhouse, Snowgums, in which the apartments are situated has a half acre walled garden, with lots of fruit trees, and is just five minutes from the Serre Chevalier main cable car. Briancon old town has steep cobbled streets and lots to explore, and this is also only five minutes away. The main centre of Briancon, with all amenities, including swimming pool and tennis courts, is also only… five minutes away! Opposite Snowgums a large field slopes down to a glacial river on the edge of a wood. Awash with flowers in the spring, abuzz with the sound of crickets in the summer, this field makes a great tabogan slope in the winter! The house has beautiful Alpine views in all directions – truly at the heart of Serre Chevalier. There are two apartments, one sleeping 6 and one sleeping 4, and these are frequently booked together for two families or a group. Prices start from £360 per apartment per week (£60 per person), 490 euros per apartment per week (82 euros per person). Family discounts apply where there are a maximum of two people over the age of twelve per apartment. Serre Chevalier offers all the activities you could want in both summer and winter, is more relaxed than some Alpine areas and really promises some magic experiences. With wonderful valleys to explore, the Italian border just 15 minutes drive away, and villages, hikes, cycle rides and skiing in all directions there is so much to explore. Alps Holidays help clients with recommendations and directions wherever they are able to, including excellent ski instruction with a local British Ski School.

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Ski Peak

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Stay:		Variety of accommodation including Chalet Saskia, a luxury catered chalet with 10 bedrooms and wonderful views. All rooms with balcony, two living/dining rooms, TV/games room, sun terrace, close to swimming pool/sports complex and cable car station. Accommodation may be booked as one whole chalet or two five-bedroomed chalets or, indeed, room by room. Price guide: Catered chalet saskia: £200 per person June/Sept, £275 Jul/Aug Hotel Rissiou: The Rissiou is a typical French country hotel, with a two-star category. There are 20 rooms, most with south-facing balcony, and all en-suite with shower or bath. There is an attractive restaurant, a lounge, sauna and bar and the hotel is situated in the middle of Vaujany. The cuisine is of a very high standard. Price guide: Hotel Rissiou: June & Sept £26 per person per night; Jul/Aug £32 hb Self-catering chalets: (nb these can be rented in their entirety - great for family reunions or families travelling together) Chalet Rostain: Self-catering chalet with six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a shower room. Sitting room with terrace and vaulted-ceiling dining room with log-fire. Chalet Rostain has lots of character and a garden alongside. It is situated in the pretty hamlet of La Villette with the Chardon Bleu Restaurant/Bar in close proximity and the tennis-club nearby. Chalet Lucette: Self-catering chalet with four bedrooms, all en-suite and three with balcony. Very comfortable with wood burning fireplace and superb views. Situated in La Villette. Chalet Dibona: Self-catering chalet with three bedrooms, one bathroom and two showers. Very comfortable with wood-burning stove, lovely views and large terrace. Situated in La Villette. Price guide: chalets from £300 per chalet per week June/Sept (sleeps 6. 3 chalets sleeping up to 14, l£600 May & June, Sept, October). La Perle de L'Oisans Apartments: residential 'Chalet Style' development of ten new spacious and well equipped apartments with outstanding views set in beautiful surroundings with a terrace and BBQ area, and mini-golf, paddling pool and fountain in the garden.
Activities:		Walking: Something for all levels of exertion: wander through the surrounding meadows and woodland, take a walk to Enversin for lunch, hop on the cable car to visit the lakes or scramble up mountain paths for views of distant valleys. A waterfall or stream is never far and wild flowers are all around. There are some excellent local peaks including the Rissiou (2,622m), the Etendard (3,464m) and Belledonne (2,926m). Slightly further afield (1 hour) the Parc des Ecrins offers some famous mountains such as the Meije (3,982m) and the Ecrin (4,102m) and the climbing centres of La Grave and La Berarde are well worth a visit. There is a cosy mountain hut locally at 2,300m and a whole series of strategically placed huts in the Parc des Ecrins. You are advised to take a mountain guide with you. Cycling: aficionados will be drawn by the proximity of the famous climb to Alpe d'Huez and nearby cols such as Galibier, Lautaret and Croix de Fer. There are some exciting mountain-bike routes including the descent from Pic Blanc (3,300m) to Allemont (750m) using the cable-car for the ascent! Rafting and canoeing: About thirty minutes away between Venosc and St Christophe (both worth a visit) is the rafting and canoeing centre 'Veneon eaux vives' offering some thrilling outings on the river accompanied by experienced instructors. . Parapenting: The parapente school, based beside the tennis club just above La Villette, offers breathtaking tandem flights from 2,000m or 2,800m and beginners' courses by arrangement. Tennis: Situated amongst the meadows just above the hamlet of La Villette and surrounded by breathtaking scenery there is a superb tennis club with six hard courts, playground, restaurant/bar and sun-terrace.
Childcare:		The excellent childcare available means you can indulge in your chosen pursuit content in knowledge that your child/ren are having a ball too! Vaujany has a friendly day-nursery for the youngsters situated near to the cable-car station in Vaujany and extremely good value. Children 6 months - 6 years; July - August 9:00 - 18:00 open all week, The nursery is purpose-built having three separate playrooms, a dormitory for the babies, a terrace, a ball-park and TV room. The children are cared for by the French staff and well occupied with painting/drawing sessions and general play. They will typically be taken for a walk each morning, weather permitting, and the older ones go to the swimming-pool twice a week. You may choose half-day sessions or all-day with lunch included. Monday - Friday 8:45 - 12:00 and 13:45 - 18:00 For older children: Les Poussins 6-8 yrs; Les Petits Durs 9-12 yrs; Les Cracks 13-16 yrs The children are often taken up to the tennis club for tennis tuition, archery, ping-pong and mountain biking. All the activities are adapted to the particular age group. Once a week there is an all-day outing with a picnic, the older children starting off with the cable-car and walking back to Vaujany from Alpette.

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