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Samoëns, feet in the water
A program of splashing activities!

Forget the sea! The water in the mountain the summer, it is refreshing all the more … Let us not forget that Samoëns would have been able to turn, in the XIXth century, to a thermal activity by running they ferruginous sources of water. Even if this vocation was abandoned in the time, it is not less that Samoëns and his region remains, today still, a country of water. Running water, natural water, domesticated water, this summer, the water is to be consumed without modérat


Lakes of height, the water version coolness A Samoëns, 3 lakes of height invite you in the pondering … The Lake of Gers, situated in 1 533 m of height, is accessible in 2 hours of walking.
It is a magnificent thrown stretch of water at the bottom of the vast coomb which close the summits of the Big Horse trailers, the Head of Véret and the Head of Lawn. You will admire an important aquatic flora and a fauna there.

Hold you in the Shelter of the Lake of Gers.
The reception is extremely warm and you can take a snatch there and sleep there.
The Lake of Joux Plane, situated in 1 691 m of height, is accessible the summer directly by the road of the Pass of the same name, connecting the valley of High Giffre with Morzine. To miss under no pretext, for the open view on Mont Blanc.
And still: the Lake of Gouilles Rouges, the lake of Chambers with his glacier.



The fishing in mountain lakes is a only experience.It's authorized from last Saturday of June till the first Sunday of October.
Trouts Farios, Ombles Chevalier, Cristivomers, so much rare fishes as you will go fishing nowhere else …
Prices: from 130 € a adult day/and 90 € a chil day.
Informations: Ludovic Briet, fishing guide – phone: 04 50 85 13 96 – http://perso.wanadoo.fr/briet.ludovic

Rivers, the water version shudders
Giffre and its tributaries Clévieu, Clesson are three rivers of Samoëns.
If 2 last ones are rather pretext in bucolic walks, Giffre is as for him the place of meeting of the amateurs of strong sensations:

Cano raft (inflatable canoe), canoe, rafting, swims in running waters, air boat (single inflatable boat), so many activities to be practised in river which(who) will refresh your holidays summer …

Prices: from 29 € half day.
Informations : www.samoens.com

Waterfalls, the water romantic
Samoëns version, the country of waterfalls … Springing in 2 projections on 90 m from height, the waterfall of the Red mullet deserves well its nickname of " Queen of the Alps ".
In spring, during the cast iron of snows, she can reach an impressive flow. Accessible by the road.
To see also, Nant d' An's waterfall.
Small walk of one hour.


Canyons, the water version dizziness
Due to its playful character, the canyoning knows a development growing since around ten years.
A lot of followers tempt this outstanding adventure today.


The rules of the game are simple: cross(go through), mostly of the upstream towards the approval, canyons, waterfalls, breasts and the other valleys, by alternating walking, swimming, climbing, descent in reminder, slides, jumps and skids.


To Samoëns, the canyon of Clévieu invites you to discover this sport sensation. Accessible for all the levels.
The caving is another means to discover canyons.
Samoëns counts moreover the deepest abyss of the world, the abyss Mirolda with 1 733 m of depth from the entry.

Prices: from 38 € half day adult and  34 € la half day child.
Informations: www.samoens.com


Leisure centre, the water version fun Contrary to the villages of high height, where the summer remains fresh, the village of Samoëns is situated in 720 m. The swimming pool can be thus consumed without moderation …  

The village proposes a big leisure centre with a sports swimming pool (25x12,5m), a pond of learning (25x12,5m), a paddling pool of 50 m ², a slide of 60 m and a lawn of 6 000 m ².
2 lakes to the Ladies wait for you, in the first one, you can venture on the fishing free of charge.