What ages does this camp accept?

This camp welcomes children aged 3–14.

Is this a day camp or residential camp?

This is a residential (overnight) camp — children stay on-site for the full session.

What activities are offered?

Activities include Fairy Caves, Swimming, Climbing, Academic, Hocket, Dam Visit, Fire Building, Excursions, Team Building, Language Lessons, Ropes Course, Water, Scavenger Hunt, Salt Mines, Bowling, Adventure, Arts, Wood Skills, Orienteering, Yoga, Mountain Challenge, Zoo Visit, Football, Shelter Building, Bridge Building, Gorge Hiking, Languages, Mask Making, Escape Room, Arts And Crafts, Cookery Classes, Camp Fire, Labyrinthe, Quiz Night, Mini Golf, Tennis, Mini Olympics, Rocket Building, Egg Drop, Sports, Carnival Night, Raft Building.

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Altitude Summer Camp

Q: What's included in the price?

The price includes: Full-board accommodation in Swiss-style chalets, All meals prepared by camp chefs, Language or mountain adventure lessons (chosen speciality), Afternoon and evening activities and sports, Excursions, Laundry, 24/7 supervision with 1:8 staff ratio.

by Altitude Camps

Verbier, SwitzerlandShow on map

Ages3–14 yrs

FocusFrench

LevelAll levels

Language lessonsEnglish & French

Altitude Camps runs this residential language camp in Verbier, Switzerland. The camp welcomes children aged 3–14, with sports, arts & crafts, and adventure on the programme. Typically open June to August — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 1–7 weeks. Activities run in English and French.

Residential French camp in Verbier, Switzerland

The Altitude Camp is an international summer camp in Switzerland offering the feeling of a home away from home. Kids develop new skills and confidence in a safe environment. Daily outdoor adventures and optional French or English language lessons will encourage your children to build friendships across different nationalities with fellow campers from all around the world. Your kids will learn important life skills lasting well beyond their summer of fun providing them with memories for life. Choosing from a residential camp or a day camp, kids have a huge range of activities in Switzerland. All of our summer camps are designed with an international audience in mind, offering language campers regular French language and English language lessons and immersion. All language lessons are taught by our Native speakers, French/Swiss for French or British for English. Alternatively, mountain adventure campers will explore the natural environment that Switzerland has to offer working on teamwork, leadership and enjoying the fresh mountain environment. The rest of the day for all campers is a varied program of sports, creative activities and excursions to inspire and delight the campers. Activities are purposely designed to be engaging and natural, feeling less like a classroom environment. We aim to make the most of the local community and environment to build confidence. Our residential summer camps allow kids of 7-14 to join an adventure in the alps they’ll never forget! Living with new friends of different nationalities, they’ll make new memories whilst developing self-confidence and independence away from the family home. Our highly trained and experienced team ensure children are settled and supported throughout their time at summer camp, creating a home from home atmosphere from day one. Our Verbier day camps are a fantastic way for kids to experience camp life whilst on holiday with family. Kids of 3-5 can join our morning Marmot sessions to introduce them gently to the wonder of the outdoors. 6-14 year olds can get involved with morning mountain adventure activities or French and English lessons. In the afternoon they combine with the rest of the group to play sports, do creative activities and make friends with their fellow campers.

What's Included

Full-board accommodation in Swiss-style chalets

All meals prepared by camp chefs

Language or mountain adventure lessons (chosen speciality)

Afternoon and evening activities and sports

Excursions

Laundry

24/7 supervision with 1:8 staff ratio

Optional — available at extra cost

Return airport transfer from Geneva (optional extra)

Private swimming, golf, tennis or language lessons (optional extras)

Tandem paragliding (optional extra)

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Activities

Special focus

French · Languages

Each morning campers split into the speciality they have chosen, either English language lessons or the Mountain Adventure programme, working in small groups of no more than eight with native English-speaking leaders and qualified teachers; children staying more than a week can mix the two and try both. At 12pm everyone comes back together for lunch, and the whole camp then shares the afternoon, which might be tennis, golf, swimming, climbing, an excursion or team-building games, followed by free time, dinner and an evening activity built around teamwork, creativity and problem solving. Two excursion days a week take the group out to different attractions across the Valais, so no two weeks look the same and returning campers meet a fresh programme. With sessions capped at 50 campers, a 1:8 staff-to-camper ratio (1:4 for the youngest Marmots) and most staff living in Verbier year-round, children are known individually by every member of the team. English is the spoken language of camp throughout the day, and each camper leaves with a certificate of what they have achieved.

Levels welcomeA1 — BeginnerA2 — ElementaryB1 — IntermediateB2 — Upper intermediateC1 — AdvancedC2 — Proficient

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Aquaparc water park day

Olympic Museum visit

Martigny Labyrinthe adventure

Marecottes Zoo

Chateau de Chillon

St Bernard Dog Museum

Bex Salt Mines

Glacier du Trient

La Barque boat trip

Fairy Caves

Aquaparc water park day

Olympic Museum visit

Martigny Labyrinthe adventure

Reviews

5.0

3 reviews

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Matvey

Best wishes and many thanks for a great time you’ve organised for the boys! The camp absolutely matched expectations and the boys are still very excited about their trip. They enjoyed many things about the camp. The staff – they said that the staff were amazing and they felt very comfortable, like they are all very old friends or one big family. They liked the staff in general, but most of all they liked Alex and Ross who were very helpful and always around. The excursions – Matvey said that he saw one of the most beautiful views he’s ever seen when they went to mountains and they also liked all the other excursions and activities. They liked the positive atmosphere in the camp and that everybody was very friendly – staff and other children. Matvey also said that this trip opened the whole world to him and now he has friends from all over the world and can talk to them via the internet, and he also learned a lot about different cultures, which has changed his point of view a lot. The boys are very impressed with the beautiful nature they have seen there

Aug 2020

Annette

My children Géraldine and Emmanuel were at the camp last week. I am in Verbier all the time (we live in Geneva) so I know the Altitude ski school and last summer I had noticed children in an Altitude group. They enjoyed it and I thought it was great. What I liked most about it: 1) the fact that English was spoken all the time and that the instructors insisted on it (my son’s English improved in one week!). This is a strength for me and the main reason I would want them to do it again, perhaps even longer than a week. 2) I also found the activities that were proposed really interesting i.e the various visits/outings, the sports and the mountain activities such as building tents (this is what my daughter preferred). Finally all the staff were very nice and friendly and seem to genuinely like children

Aug 2020

Igor

We would sincerely like to thank you for the care and teaching provided to Anastasia during her stay at your summer camp! Thanks to your professional approach on training, it is with pleasure and high incentive that Anastasia attended each lesson. Reaching out individually to every student opened her hidden talents and abilities, and alongside your remarkable teaching, students can grow to being determined individuals focused on obtaining new knowledge. We wish you continued success in discharging high standards of education

Aug 2020

Safety & Supervision

We have many health and safety measures in place from strict staff ratios and risk assessments to procedures in the event of an accident. We have an in-depth health and safety section of our staff manual, and this is covered in our staff training week every summer.

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Meals

lunch

All campers unite at 12pm for lunch; packed lunch provided on excursion days

Residential camps are full board, with all meals freshly prepared each day by the camp's chefs using fresh produce. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the chalets, and a packed lunch is provided on full-day excursions. The team states it can cater for all dietary and religious requirements.