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Morzine In Summer

The town is bustling with a number of bars, cafés, restaurants and a variety of shops. After a long day on the mountain, why not stop in Morzine on the way back to your chalet or apartment and sample what's on offer!!

Activities

Mountain biking: With 380 kms of mountain trails to bike on and chair lifts to get you started, the area has become well known for its terrain. Many events are hosted here, including the World Cup Downhill in Les Gets and the Avalanche Cup in Morzine. Mountain bikers can use these courses throughout the summer, along with the other courses in the Portes du Soleil. There is also the Free Raid which is available for all to enter in early summer. This is a race for the all round riders (downhill and cross country) which takes you all over the area.

Cycling: The Tour de France passes through Morzine regularly and the local mountain roads provide testing routes for the enthusiast.

Golf: For the golfing enthusiasts, there are courses at Les Gets and Avoriaz and just 40 minutes down the valley the international course at Evian, with the spectacular course at Chamonix just over an hour away.

Swimming: Morzine has an Olympic size swimming pool open to the public. There are also lakes at Montriond and Les Gets where you can swim.

Parapente: Morzine is one of the venues for the World Cup. For those who fancy a flight for the first time, a tandem flight can be arranged for about £35.

River Activities: The River Dranse is well known for its water activities. White Water Rafting and Hydrospeeding (floating down the river headfirst with a float) can easily be arranged and are exhilerating experiences for those who have not tried them before.
There is also canyoning available for those who want to test their nerve, jumping into rock pools and abseiling off
bridges and waterfalls.

Other Activities: Horse riding, summer luge, tennis, ice skating, crazy golf, fishing, devil carting and mountain boarding.

Getting To Morzine

By Air

At little over an hour's drive, Morzine is one of the closest alpine resorts to Geneva airport. Flight times from the UK are approximately 1 hour 15 minutes and can cost as little as £9.99 each way. The following airlines fly to Geneva:

EasyJet - www.easyjet.com (daily flights from Luton, Gatwick, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle & East Midlands.)
FlyBe - www.flybe.com (daily flights from Southampton)
Bmibaby - www.bmibaby.com (daily flights from East Midlands & weekend flights from Cardiff).
My Travel Lite – www.mytravellite.com (daily flights from Birmingham).
British Airways - www.britishairways.co.uk (daily flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham).
Swiss Air - www.swiss.com (daily flights from Heathrow & London City).
flyglobespan.com - www.flyglobespan.com (flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow & London Stansted)
Jet2.com - www.jet2.com/ski (daily flights from Manchester and Leeds)

Please make sure to check the weight allowances, and if the airline charges extra for sports equipment as this could make a difference to your final overall cost!!

Car Hire from Geneva Airport

If you choose to hire a car rather than take a transfer then we recommend CarRentals.co.uk for your car hire needs. You can easily book your car through them knowing that they've searched for the cheapest price for you. They look for the best deals from the 5 major car rental firms: Alamo, Hertz, Budget, Thrifty and EuropCar.

If you hire a car from Geneva we will supply you with directions to the apartment or chalet.

To easily rent a car from Geneva airport visit: www.argusrentals.com

Morzine By Road

Morzine is one of the closest and easily reached alpine areas from the UK. Driving to Morzine is very simple. There is motorway from Calais to within 30km of Morzine. The 535-mile journey can be completed in approximately eight to nine hours. Allow approximately £35/54euros each way for road tolls. Fuel is cheaper than in the UK. The choice for crossing the channel lies between the ferries and the Eurotunnel.

The main operators are:

SpeedFerries - SpeedFerries.com offers amendable bookings from £25 one-way, for a standard car including up to 6 passengers, on the all year Dover-Boulogne fast ferry service. Only a 50min crossing.
Cheap Ferries - www.cheap-ferry.com - We have found you get the best prices by phoning them on 0845 300 3838
P&O - www.posl.com
Sea France - www.seafrance.co.uk
Eurotunnel - www.eurotunnel.co.uk

Online RoutePlanner

RAC - RoutePlanner http://rp.rac.co.uk/routeplanner
For detailed instructions on how to get to Morzine by car use the link above.

Airport Transfers

We can offer you transfers from Geneva Airport to your accommodation in Morzine and back again. Our new minibus is fully insured and maintained to an extremely high standard and has high quality snow tyres for your safety. All our drivers have lived here for sometime and are used to driving in snowy and icy conditions and so you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

The transfers from Geneva take around 1hr 15mins in good weather conditions - this can be longer if it's snowing or during busy periods.

Please note that we offer favourable discounts for guests staying in our catered chalets.

If you would like to book a transfer with us then please either request that we quote for these on the enquiry form or contact us directly by email.

Prices

The prices below are for pickups and dropoffs between 9am and 8pm. Outside of these hourse may incur extra costs.

Minibus - Seats up to 8 People
Cost 30 Euros Per Person Each Way (Minimum pick-up price of 150 Euros)

Indvidual Transfers
Cost 30 Euros Per Person Each Way (Minimum pick-up price of 100 Euros)

Please note that we can often get cheaper transfers for individuals from 3rd parties for as little as 20 Euros. To take advantage of this we generally advise that people book flights that come in around mid-day and depart early evening - please try to avoid very early or late flights.