2026-04-05

Located at the crossroads of the roads to the Côte d’Azur, at an altitude of 900 m, Saint – André les Alpes welcomes you on the edge of the Castillon lake. Capital of paragliding, many hiking and mountain bike trails are also available to you!

The Tourist Information Office provides information about the area and advises you on how to organise your stay.

Reception desk open all year round for tourist and/or local information.

With 30 years of experience in Castellane, our small whitewater and mountain sports base is the ideal place to enjoy rafting, hydrospeed, canoe-raft, kayak, canyoning and aqua-rando.

Lovers of wide open spaces, adventure and thrills, discover a wild and unspoilt river in the company of an experienced and passionate guide through 4 activities: aqua trekking, airboat kayaking, rafting and the grand canyon expedition.

Raft Session is a small team of guides with a passion for the Verdon and whitewater sports.

The Via Ferrata of Puget-Theniers “Les Demoiselles du Castagnet” is practicable almost all the year. Only few periods in the winter are inaccessible.

I’m Maxime aka Raoul, a state-certified guide and independent manager of Raoul Rafting. Raoul Rafting is a small company specializing in white-water rafting and hiking in the Verdon.

Electric mountain bike hire from the Buena Vista Rafting base in Castellane.
Another way to discover the valley, gently and with dry feet.

Nature school: Initiation, improvement and discovery of fly fishing. Water reading, introduction to the river and its environment.