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Summer toboggan run in the AlpsAlps Attractions  If your family likes the great outdoors then you are assured a fantastic holiday in the Alps.  It's not really the sort of place to go to if you need to be entertained, but if you are used to entertaining yourself and to having lots of exercise, then you will have a delightful time here.  We have dedicated sections on walking and cycling, as well as some lovely Alpine towns.  But here are a few other attractions worthy of mention, some of which offer different kinds of activity!

Adventures Payraud (near Chamonix)

Location: 20 kms west of Chamonix on the D339 (just off N205). Nearest town Le Fayet.

General Information: Website: www.adventurespayraud.com.  Tel No: (0)4 50 93 63 63.

Description: This outdoor adventure company offers all sorts of exciting outdoor activities for all the family. It also has its own ‘Aero Parc’ with challenges high up in the trees for 6 years and over and new for 2011 Le Babyosol - an area specifically designed for younger children from 3 years.  Also new for the 2011 season is l'Espace Trampoline - a cross between trampolining and bungee.

Our recommendations: Excellent family entertainment.

Our favourite attractions in the Alps:

   - Adventures Payraud
   - Chartreuse Caves
   - Indiana Ventures
   - Les Jardins Secrets
   - Monastère de la Gr Chartreuse
   - Musée de l'Ours
   - Out & About in Chamonix
   - Serre Chevalier Adventure Park

Walking, cycling, white water rafting and other Alpine activities.

Winter skiing in the Alps.

External websites offering information on the Alps:

- Haute-Savoie guide
- Haute-Savoie tourist office
website
- www.portalpes.com
- Conseil General of Haute-Savoie website
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