Luxury yurt holiday in the Ardeche, France
| country: | France |
| location: | Ardeche |
| price: | From £595 - £790 per tent per week. 3 night stay are available in low/med season from £255 - £300 |
description
This yurt holiday offers you the chance to indulge your spirit of adventure and rediscover the tradition of luxury camping. Our tents are as big and welcoming as hotel rooms.
The yurts stand on raised wooden platforms and are stylishly and individually furnished, allowing you to enjoy the simple pleasures of the outdoors without sacrificing any comforts. The yurt structures are handcrafted from oak and ash wood and covered in creamy natural canvas and furnished with a double or king sized bed, luxurious bed linen and a seating area which can be converted into two single camp beds for children.
Each yurt has its own deck and relaxation area with hammocks giving you the space and privacy rarely found on a traditional camping holiday. The encampment enjoys a magnificent position on top of the stunning Ardèche river gorge. The gorge, 300 meters deep at some points, twists and turns below and provides some of the most breathtaking and rugged scenery in the country.
The camp is set in an oak forest, which provides much needed shade in the summer. Leafy paths lead to viewing points with stunning vistas across the gorge. Access to the river is by several dramatic footpaths, which descend steeply into the gorge. Once at the river there are countless swimming and sunbathing spots, perfect for whiling away your days. Our focus here is on natural luxury. This means all the luxury nature can provide: beauty, fresh air, tranquillity, great food, and great company. We aim to offer you all this with minimum impact to the environment. The tents and pathways are lit with solar power where possible, with extra lanterns and candles to add ambience.
Canoeing Walking Cycling Canyoning River swimming Bird watching Visit Medieval towns and villages
The yurts stand on raised wooden platforms and are stylishly and individually furnished, allowing you to enjoy the simple pleasures of the outdoors without sacrificing any comforts. The yurt structures are handcrafted from oak and ash wood and covered in creamy natural canvas and furnished with a double or king sized bed, luxurious bed linen and a seating area which can be converted into two single camp beds for children.
Each yurt has its own deck and relaxation area with hammocks giving you the space and privacy rarely found on a traditional camping holiday. The encampment enjoys a magnificent position on top of the stunning Ardèche river gorge. The gorge, 300 meters deep at some points, twists and turns below and provides some of the most breathtaking and rugged scenery in the country.
The camp is set in an oak forest, which provides much needed shade in the summer. Leafy paths lead to viewing points with stunning vistas across the gorge. Access to the river is by several dramatic footpaths, which descend steeply into the gorge. Once at the river there are countless swimming and sunbathing spots, perfect for whiling away your days. Our focus here is on natural luxury. This means all the luxury nature can provide: beauty, fresh air, tranquillity, great food, and great company. We aim to offer you all this with minimum impact to the environment. The tents and pathways are lit with solar power where possible, with extra lanterns and candles to add ambience.
special things to do and see on our yurt holiday
rooms, food and facilities
Furnished with a double or king sized bed Family & baby friendly yurt holiday: The yurts are very family orientated. We offer a kids playground and small paddling pool. Changing facilities, baby bath and high chairs are available.
Walking & cycling friendly: We are on the GR4, on the main walking routes in the midi. This makes it ideal for cycling and walking. We offer bike hire.
how to find our yurt holiday accommodation
By plane: Nîmes Airport is 1 ½ hours drive away.By train: Avignon train station is 1 ½ hours drive away.
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our focus on this yurt holiday is on natural luxury. This means all the luxury nature can provide: beauty, fresh air, tranquillity, great food, and great company. We aim to offer you all this with minimum impact to the environment. The tents and pathways are lit with solar power where possible, with extra lanterns and candles to add ambience. Our site is in the nature reserve of the Ardeche gorge thus we are acutely aware of the impact on the environment of our operation. The use of nomadic tents was to reflect our desire to start a lodge that left no footprint whatsoever. The tents are broken down at the end of every season and the site is left to the elements and the wild boar in the winter months.
The tents are all handmade and treated with linseed oil. We have a purpose build reed lagoon that handles all our sewage and although there is mains electricity at the site all the tents only have solar lamps and candles for lighting at night. We recycle glass, plastic and paper and have facilities for our guests to recycle their waste too. We have a laundry scheme where we only change towels and sheets after 7 days or when guests request them. All showers have soap dispensers which are filled with Savon de Marseille (soap made from Olive oil). We do not print any brochures relying on our website to provide all info. We provide our guests with leaflets on the Nature Reserve and information about the conservation of the river environment. We encourage our guests to leave cars off the campsite. All our food is bought locally. The accommodation price includes a tax de sejour tax that is paid directly to the commune. We sell information leaflets and maps that are produced by the Nature Reserve. The proceeds go directly to the reserve. We encourage our guests to buy food in the local farm shop and eat in the two restaurants in the village. We encourage our guests to visit the chateau in the local village. We only sell Ardeche wines. We support the local community by attracting large amounts of visitors to the area and promoting the Ardeche Gorge. We hope that our passion for the gorge is felt by all our guests and that the exposure to the magnificent nature and energy here touches adults and children alike and allows them to rediscover the power and freedom of being outdoors (something that is very rare in our society). |
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