BOOK - Experiences and micro-adventures in France - Gift Books Collection

Adventure is around the corner, and accessible to everyone. No need to take a plane and cross borders to live an intense and unforgettable experience. And you don’t need to be a top athlete! This book will open new horizons for you and reconnect you with nature! Our authors have selected more than 100 adventures and experiences to carry out over a short period of time and close to home. Hike and bivouac in a breathtaking landscape, go down a river by kayak over two days, spend the night on a desert island, go on a bike and cheese hike, cross the Cévennes with a donkey, immerse yourself in the majestic forests of the Vosges, spend the night in an igloo like a real trapper, embark on a sled dog odyssey... France is a wonderful playground, and one of the rare countries to offer so much diversity in its landscapes: mountains, forests, lakes, torrents, rivers, oceans. This book offers many ideas for discovering these sites in an active and enjoyable way. Go back to basics and marvel with simple activities like hiking, cycling or kayaking, but also more original ones like introductions to ski touring or caving. These varied and exhilarating adventures are within everyone's reach, and most can be done as a family. Visiting Mont-Saint-Michel is good, but crossing its bay on foot in the early morning between mist and foam is an infinitely more intense and unforgettable experience. This book is an invitation to travel differently, according to your own pace and desires, but in a slightly more spicy way. You will no longer experience your weekends and vacations the same way. In order to have as little environmental impact as possible, we indicate the closest stations to access the experiences offered. We also give you basic advice and good practices to adopt to follow the most eco-responsible and zero carbon approach possible. Several thematic indexes, as well as a map of France with all our experiences positioned, will allow you to easily access them depending on the area sought or the theme chosen. In short, in this work: More than 100 experiences and micro-adventures throughout France (more than 50 different activities: hiking, cycling, skiing, kayaking, caving, wildlife observation, etc.) A precise description of each experience Thematic pages to go further (top 5 of the most beautiful hikes to do in Auvergne, in the Pyrenees, the constellations, etc.). Beautiful illustrations Pages of advice and practical information on the regulations of natural areas, the correct behavior to adopt, bivouac regulations, etc. We indicate when an accompanying guide is essential, or when the adventure can be carried out independently. With the Routard, awaken the adventurer in you!