The river Dranse

The beautiful River Dranse has its source just above Morzine and enters Lake Geneva at Thonon some 25 miles away. Certain sections of this river offer some of the best white water rafting and canoeing in the French Alps. Our rafting company is one of the most experienced in France. White water rafting is fantastic fun, totally exhilarating and very safe.

All equipment and instruction is included in the price and we only use fully qualified local instructors who provide safety and instruction of the highest standard. All participants must be able to swim 25 metres in light clothes.

White water rafting

The one and a half hour ‘Classique’ decent down the Dranse incorporates some exciting rapids. Your instructor demonstrates basic paddling techniques and issues you with life jackets, paddle, wetsuit and helmet. You make the descent in an 8-man raft. Great fun for family and friends, and very much a team effort.

If you enjoy the rafting initiation you can book a challenging two-hour 15 minutes ‘Intégrale’ raft descent on grade four rapids!

White water hot-dogging

You make a one and a half hour descent in a two or three-man inflatable kayak with an instructor keeping a watchful eye. You are therefore on your own with your friends at the mercy of the rapids!

White water hydrospeeding

For those seeking the ultimate in white water adventure! You make a one and a half hour descent with an instructor on a specially designed surfboard called a hydrospeed. You are issued with a wetsuit, crash helmet, life jacket and flippers. You actually surf down the rapids.

Canyoning

Abseil, wade, slide, scramble, swim and jump your way down a gorge and waterfalls using the mountain torrents from the Nyon massif as your path! Vertical drops are either jumped or abseiled. Nothing beats the exhilaration of abseiling down the middle of a waterfall or plunging into a rock pool.

Wakeboarding and Waterskiing

An unforgettable day out on Lake Geneva, with a speedboat and ‘British Water Ski Federation’ qualified instructor EXCLUSIVE to Simply Morzine. Wakeboarding is similar to waterskiing but on a ‘snowboard’, and is one of Europe’s fastest growing sports. The boat is a Maxum 350hp, comfortable yet with serious watersports performance. Relax on the beach between boat outings for a day of extreme adrenaline and relaxation in equal measures.

Mountain biking

The Portes du Soleil area is the spiritual home of mountain biking in the Alps and is quite simply world famous for cross-country, freeride and downhill MTB (VTT in French). Its interlinked lift system allows mountain bikers to cover lots of different trails across all levels of riding, from steep and technical World-Cup level downhills to more gentle cross-country journeys through incredible scenery.

Overall, there are approximately 380 km of VTT sign posted paths, 24 lifts and 10 downhill tracks. For keen cross-country bikers, the ‘Grand Tour des Portes du Soleil’ is an absolute must. Major events are held here each summer, including the Mountain Bike World Cup, European championships and French national championships.

We are on hand to advise on suitable trails for all standards, and can book qualified local guides. Quality bikes can be hired locally. Click here for the Portes du Soleil trail map.

Via ferrata

An introduction to the sensations of rock climbing, but without the technical difficulty and with the security of being permanently attached to special iron rails. Via Ferrata is in fact the Italian term given to climbing with fixed aids: wire ropes, pegs, ladders, rungs and bridges. You are equipped with a safety harness, helmet and safety rope. There are various routes for different levels of difficulty. It's more of a rock traverse, sometimes up to 200m above the ground at the highest point.

Rock climbing

Local instructors will help you to meet the challenges of the area's cliff faces. Suitable for all levels of expertise.

Paragliding

Morzine is renowned for paragliding and world cup events are often held here. Tandem flights with an instructor are available and flights last approximately 20 minutes. There is an affiliated 'parapente' school in Morzine with full courses if you wish to learn to fly yourself.

If you don't want to try it, just sit on a sunny terrace and watch them fly over your accommodation and land on the slopes nearby!

Quad biking

Exhilarating and furious fun on a 4x4 all-terrain quad bike, around a specially designed forest course. Children’s quad biking is also available around a mini-circuit.

Bungee Jumping

The Nyon Télépherique serves as the perfect platform from which to jump head first into a mountain valley with just an elastic cord saving you from oblivion!

Fantasticable

Two zip wires, each over 1200m in length, transport you at breathtaking speeds of up to 100km/hour from one mountain peak to another!

Other adventure sports in and around Morzine

Canoeing, hot air ballooning, bike attitude (downhill bikes mounted on low-pressure wheels), sailing, windsurfing.

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