Active Travel Camp runs this residential language camp in Morzine, France. The camp welcomes children aged 11–18, with sports, arts & crafts, and adventure on the programme. Typically open June to July — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 1–3 weeks. Activities run in French.
Residential English camp in Morzine → Ardèche → Atlantic coast, France
Active Travel Camps (ATC) is an international residential summer camp for 11–18 year olds: a three-week adventure tour through some of France's most spectacular outdoor destinations, with a new base and a new landscape each week.
Week 1 — Mountain. The tour starts at the camp's Alpine base in Morzine: white-water rafting, mountain biking, zip-lining through the rocky outcrops and kayaking on Lac de Montriond.
Week 2 — River. The group travels south to the Ardèche to descend the river by canoe, with gorge hiking, treetop high ropes, a prehistoric cave visit, river swims and market trips along the way.
Week 3 — Sea. The final week moves west to the white-sand beaches of the Atlantic coast for catamaran sailing, paddle boarding, canyoning and windsurfing.
All meals and transfers between sites are included, along with a weekly laundry service. Campers can join for one, two or all three weeks.
What's Included
All activities in the programme
Full board (all meals) for the duration of the stay
Accommodation (ski chalet in Week 1, gite in Week 2, coastal chalets in Week 3)
Transfers between the three camp bases
Once-weekly laundry service
Supervision by educators and qualified outdoor activity instructors
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One itinerary, three landscapes: ATC is built around outdoor adventure sports, moving from Alpine rafting and mountain biking to an Ardèche canoe descent to sailing and surf sports on the Atlantic. Activities are led at each base with the same group of campers travelling together, so the trip doubles as a three-week friendship tour of France.
It was an absolutely amazing experience for my 15-year-old son. It’s more than just a camp—it’s a real adventure tour. I wish I could have had this experience myself! My son is already eager to go again. He has attended one of the best summer camps in the U.S., but he said he loved ATC much more because it’s so dynamic, and Philip is a wonderful man and an incredible guide
Sep 2024
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Jon Hermannsson
My son went to Activie Travel Camp for 3 weeks, he was really happy and all the staff professional I can definitely recommend this camp.
Sep 2024
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Denise
Our daughter had an incredible time at this summer camp. She is quite a shy girl, so it was lovely to see her return home with lots of new friends from all over the world. We couldn't quite believe the amount of activities they managed to cram into three weeks - she's now a sailor, a kayaker, a mountaineer... Thanks so much.
Oct 2024
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Dagur Jónsson
This travel camp is amazing I went there for 3 weeks and did not regret it because there are countless of activities every day!! If you are thinking about going to this camp I would not hesitate.
Sep 2024
Meals
lunch
Picnic/packed lunches on activity days
dinner
Evening meal at the centre; barbecue at the overnight gorge camp
The camp is run on a full-board basis, with all meals included in the price. On activity days meals include breakfast and an evening meal at the centre plus picnic lunches out on activities, and the team cooks a barbecue at the overnight gorge camp during the river week.
Accommodation & campus
Where your child sleeps
Per bedroom
4 campers
Bedrooms
Shared bedrooms & Private bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms & Bathrooms shared between rooms
ATC considers a good night’s rest essential to a full day of adventure, and puts real care into its accommodation at each of the three bases. Campers stay with their group and leaders at every stop, with all bedding provided and transfers between sites included.
The campus
Itinerant — three bases across France
ATC is a travelling camp with three successive bases: the Alpine town of Morzine (mountain week), the Ardèche gorges (river week) and the Atlantic coast (sea week). Transfers between sites are included.