The Ardeche cocktail: water sun and nature

Along the river going down Ardeche river is a wellness moment
With a lunch and a towel you'll enjoy the sun on marvellous beach
Staying in the natural park of Ardeche Gorges you'll be really in the middle of nowhere
We wait for you from the 15th of April to the 15th of september 2011 every day
Enjoy the beautiful days of springtime: the best moment is the last part of june

Come and paddle on Ardeche river : short trip of 8 km

Short trip during half of a day with the mythic "PONT d'ARC": natural bridge over the river, it's the door of South of France.

Departure between 8 am and 4 pm of Pont d'Arc launch since the landing stage deprived of Alpha Bateaux on the vast stretch of water of the " Small Sea " where you can train for the manipulation of the canoe by discovering the housing environment of beavers then it is the passage of a small rapids and the enchainement of small plans of water and rapids that will take you up to the Rapids of Charlemagne .With his numerous small rocks " Charlemagne " is a spot known well by the river Ardèche. After these sensations you will appreciate the quiet boating under the majestic arc of the Pont d'Arc .It will be the moment of a break bathing or picnic .Then you will resume your navigation towards Châmes where while waiting for the shuttle you will make a break nap on big calcareous rocks warmed by the sun.
The mini descent of the Ardèche, it is half a day of discovery, relaxation, happiness!

Supplied material: canoes and two-seater kayaks, single kayaks of type(chap) " sit on top " insubmersible, paddles, life jackets, tight containers for your personal effects, launch, initiation, return by bus
To plan: food, drink, held adapted to the water, the shoes of water, hat, solar cream …

3 new vehicles

To answer even better the exigeances of comfort and quality, while allying modernity and sustainable development, Alpha Bateaux invested in 2010 in three new vehicles:

- A minibus 20 places VW LT 46 which comes to complete two others of the same type already in functioning. These vehicles are all equipped with seat belts

- A bus FR1 of 57 places to replace the SETRA which was in service in the company for more than 10 years.

- A bus Mercedes Médiano of 32 places joined the Fleet Alpha Boats since the end of June;
Electric speed bump for the security, the vast seats equipped with seat belts, spacious hold for the transport of luggage, this new bus will give sna no doubt any satisfaction to the customers of Alpha Bateaux.

Of the material quality professional

For the season 2011 as every year equip Alpha Bateaux chose as you the best material:
Canoes and kayaks DAG made in Ardèche in 25 km of our base:60 two-seater and 30 single-seaters. These canoes and kayaks are " sit one top ", double hull, insubmersible and autobouncers were particularly conceived for the river Ardèche By paddles EGALIS made in Charente: 200 quality paddles delivered by our supplier since 1985 Of vests MACK made in the Lot in a small home-made unity: 130 vests of help to the buoyancy

The politics of Alpha Bateaux always was to supply with the recent material and to renew the same quantity of equipment every year, you are so insured to navigate in good conditions of comfort, security, aesthetics.

By remaining faithful to our French manufacturers we reduce the impact CO2 of our equipment by limiting the transport.

A 9 places canoe in Ardèche

An Ardèche canoe which has the team spirit: the kraft with 8 passengers and a coxswain instructor.
Particularly pleasant when the water is high, you can try the experience in May and June or in September

The team of Alpha Boats will organize at best for you your hike canoe
High service qualité:Combis néoprène, Helmets, Paddles, Life jackets, tight Tins for your personal effects,
Free closed parking lot, Return by bus.

Contact us to reserve

New drag autoloaders: alpha Boats always leading in Ardèche

During the past décénnies, the equipment evolved in a spectacular way:
- Boats built in new materials and new forms.
- More comfortable and more safe life jackets.
- Paddles ergonomic and solid.
- More reliable tight tins and easy to transport.
- Transport vehicles of comfortable persons and secured.

Only the trailers of transport of canoes had not evolved.
Of new models of trailers autoloaders were focusing by engineering consulting firms, and Alpha Boats chose trailers in wings of butterfly distriubuées by the company Monteils.
Henceforth, the staff does not have any more has to charge or to unload canoes in the strength of arms and in height.
Thanks to a sensible system of jacks, boats are automatically loaded with aprés to have been put down on loading ramps on the floor.

Dices this year, Alpha Boats invested in three trailers of this type(chap) who can transport 14 or 28 boats.
So, and beyond the improvement of the working conditions of the staff, trailers faster loaded with will decrease the waiting time of the customers during the returns of courses.

Sustainable development Photovoltaique and: Alpha Bateaux invests.

The activity canoeing is a little polluting activity because it engenders only little emission of CO2. According to the recommendations of the Foundation Nicolas Hulot, to limit these emissions during returns by bus, theoccupation of vehicles must be optimized at most and we watch not to run with the half full minibuses.
The impact a person is so minimized.
To compensate for the residual emissions, we chose to transform the roof of our building of storage of vehicles and canoes into a source of clean power production.
On the south hillside we installed 156 solar panels on a surface of 240 M2 producing 27KW / H.
This installation is in service since April, 2010.

canyoning, speleology, via ferrata

During july and august you can book at AlphaBateaux renter shop
SPELEOLOGY
Come and discover underground Ardeche,strange landscapes,musterious and marvellous places
CANYONING
Jumps,abseils,swimming, slides,woter games in nature
VIA FERRATA
Simply deal with vertical world, learn good technics for safety moving

The new canoe OLD TOWN arrived

To answer the specific desires of the amateurs of "truths" canoes, Alpha Bateaux was equipped with these boats since trés for a long time.

This year, it is a fleet of boats old town of type " Penobscot 164 " of green color that joined the Ardèche.

These boats are of type 2 or 3 places with seats in skeleton fluted wood comfortable trés.

The purists of canoes can so find at Alpha Boats the only fleet of canoes rented available Old Town on the river Ardèche.

Canoe Old Town is light and handy. It is possible to sit down or to paddle on the knees.

These boats address a warned and experimented public who will be delighted to find the canoes Old Town of type Discovery 158 or Penobscot at their favorite renter out.

You can rent this kind of old town canoe only in this renter: Alpha Bateaux

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