Young Family Holidays

Custom multi-activity holidays in the beautiful Pyrenees mountains of Southern France.

Multi activity packages can be combined with any number of independent days out (see below for other family activities) - please contact us for an individual quote.

Because our holidays are tailor-made to your particular interests and abilities, you can select from a wide range of mountain sports to suit your family's needs.

Mountainbug holidays use only qualified guides and instructors, and the package price includes your full-board accommodation in our lovely village house, all meals, five days of activities, all instructors, guides and equipment, and local minibus transport. Our accommodation is of the highest standard in Bareges village - with en-suite bedrooms, a sauna, spacious lounge and patio garden for the use of our guests, and we have a reputation for our delicious food (see our new Mountainbug Menu page). On an all inclusive holiday you don't have to worry about anything other than enjoying yourself!

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Itinerary / Highlights

Activities:-
Mountain walking:-
Pretty villages, flower-filled meadows, spectacular views and mountain lakes for sunbathing, paddling, picnic-ing and marmot-spotting.

Caving:-
Half or full-day sporting trips underground (lamps, overalls etc and a guide are provided).

Pony trekking:-
Guided rides on the forest trails in the woodland above Bareges village.

White water rafting:-
An exhilarating trip down the rushing Gave de Pau river in family-sized rafts; with an experienced guide.

Paragliding:-
Tandem jumps with a professional pilot. A unique and exciting way to see the Pyrenees from a birds eye view.

Hot dog:-
Descend the Gave de Pau river in two man (hot dog) or one man (hair boat) inflatable canoes - you're guaranteed to get wet!

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Accommodation Details

Combine a week in the mountains with catered accommodation at our village house, with a week in a stunning self-catering gite at Cognac. The Cognac region is just north of Bordeaux - exactly half way between the Pyrenees and the Northern ferry ports, making an ideal destination for the second week of your holiday in France if you are bringing your own car from the UK.

Set in rural idyll, amongst rolling vineyards, your accommodation is in a beautiful renovated watermill with its own swimming pool and 11 acres of grounds. Just 7km from Cognac, but in total seclusion.

The Moulin de Chazotte has four self-catering gites (rated 'Gites de France' 3-star) with stunning views across the vineyards. Each gite has a fully-equipped kitchen, private BBQ and sunny patio area.

The 12x6m pool, 7 acre playing field and woodland (badminton court, jogging track) and house bicycles are all available for guests' use.

The Cognac area has plenty of activities for families, including cycling, rambling, canoeing, pony trekking, fishing and wind surfing on the local reservoir, as well as some fascination historical towns and Roman sites including the amphitheatre at Saintes. The lovely West coach beaches are just over an hour's drive away. There are also the obligatory Cognac distillery tours of course (Hennesey, Courvoisier, Remy Martin, Martell to name but a few) and some gorgeous gourmet restaurants specialising in recipes of the SW of France.