Géoséjour : Immersion 2 jours dans le Géoparc (hôtel***)
Program
Prices
| Prices | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | 115 € | 130 € |
Means of payment accepted
What is included
The price includes
- Accommodation in a *** hotel with continental breakfast included.
- Visits guided by a geologist (one morning) on day 1.
- Entrance to the Promenade Museum in Digne-les-Bains.
- VIP entry to the thermal spa water play area on day 1.
- Complete descriptions of the hikes with IGN funds
- The tourist tax
The price does not include
- Internal transfers to the stay.
- Insurance/assistance.
- The supplement for a single room.
- The foot reflexology session (1 hour) at the hotel: €60/person (reimbursed according to the mutual insurance companies).
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- Exceptional geological setting
- Geopark guided tours
- VIP access to the thermal spa
- Mountain Art Collection
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Program
Day 1: Haute-Provence Geopark and Thermal Spa
Step 1
Reception from 9 a.m. at the Digne-les-Bains tourist office, then meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the Museum parking lot Walk with a geologist, bring walking shoes to take a path, dotted with works of contemporary art , to the exhibition rooms of the house of the ramparts. The geologist will present to you the marine biodiversity of yesterday and today and the ammonites and fossils of the Region, this remarkable natural heritage 300 million years old. At 11:30 a.m. guided tour of the ammonite slab, one of the emblematic sites of the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence, a Jurassic seabed which contains more than 1500 fossils. Around 12 p.m., travel to the heights of Digne-les-Bains for a picnic (to be planned) and geological reading of landscapes, always in the company of the geologist.
Good to know: Closure of the Promenade Museum between November 1 and March 31, replacing the off-season, the program includes the guided Geotour of the Bès valley, with a geologist.
Step 2: An afternoon of rejuvenation at the Thermal Spa of Haute-Provence
From 14 p.m. to 18 p.m. VIP access to the thermal Spa's water play area: indoor and outdoor pools, hammam, sauna, etc. (closed Tuesdays). End of day, settling into your room. Free dinner, overnight stay in a double room, breakfast included.
Foot reflexology session possible upon reservation at the end of the day. One hour with a naturopath to promote the elimination of toxins and increase the revitalization of the body, session at the hotel: €60/person (reimbursed according to the mutual insurance companies).
Day 2: Day of hiking in the Bès valley
Step 1: The Vieil Esclangon hike
Departure towards the Bès valley, route de Barles (D900) near Clue du Pérouré for a day of hiking. You will reach the abandoned hamlet of Vieil Esclangon (2h30 – 5km – 350m) at the foot of the Montagne du Blayeul. You will pass by the Refuge d'Art du Veil Esclangon and continue to the Collet viewpoint which offers an exceptional panorama of the velodrome on the right bank of the Bès. The return will take the same route.
Picnic break (to be planned) near the Bès footbridge, along the river.
Step 2: The Lame de Facibelle hike
Then at the beginning of the afternoon departure for the Lame de Facibelle hike (4h – 11 km – 550m). You will climb into a beautiful beech forest, to pass at the foot of the spectacular Facibelle blade, a monumental geological curiosity.
End of stay.
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