Club Med La Caravelle 4Ψ - Individual package

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Feet in the sand type of lifestyle

La Caravelle, on the Grande-Terre “wing” of Guadeloupe, welcomes you for a superb all-inclusive vacation on this French Caribbean island. Between Club Med sports – sailing, flying trapeze and more – and chilling on the beach, you’ll find the perfect balance to ensure you of a total “getaway” holiday. Guadeloupe’s most beautiful beach is all yours! New products to discover in your Resort, with an enriched offer for families, and new experiences that everyone can enjoy.

Includes:

Roundtrip flight from MONTREAL (YUL)
7 nights’ accommodation in Superior Room – Grande Terre
All-inclusive formula
Drinks served by the glass and at the bar only: water, fruit juices and sodas, hot drinks and cocktails with and without alcohol, wines and local and international spirits.
The big idea behind Club Med Amazing Family! is to celebrate
families! Bring parents, children and also grand parents, TOGETHER,
to share good times and have fun. Dance, go on treasure hunts,
learn about nature conservation and play… everything you need is
provided to ensure you have an unforgettable holiday TOGETHER.

Games, events and all sorts of activities… an entire program
designed for both kids and grown-ups – all organised by our G.Os®
reknowed for their infectious enthusiasm.
– Time to Play: let’s enjoy childhood games together!
– Time to Splash : let’s have some water fun!
– Time to Quest: let’s find the treasure!
– Time to Recharge: let’s relax and reconnect!
Keep up your exercise routine and improve your physical condition with muscle building and cardio classes. Focus on the core muscles with the exercises in the Core Training session. If you like to push your limits, especially in cardio, join the Circuit Training course.
Gentle ways to take care of yourself. In the morning, activate your body with a muscle wake-up session. Work your deep muscles with Pilates. To finish the day, find some calm with a little stretching.
Mini Club Med + adds new activities offering fun, cooperation and adventure. It’s all go for:
– Super pilot: a challenge where kids learn self-confidence, guided along a pathway with their eyes blindfolded
– Let’s roll! : where team spirit wins by moving balls and crossing the finishing line
– Zen tales: time for a break! Children learn to relax, through a clever mix of stories and yoga poses.
Ninja bootcamp, Nature detective, Hero’s parade… and lots of other activities to be explored on site. These activities are designed for different age groups, fill the days and support children in discovering their strengths, with group games and fun for all.
Bows, arrow, lines of sights, targets… learn all you need to know to be a real archer!
The lesson has 3 parts:
– safety information and familiarising yourself with the equipment.
– teaching and practice: agility and concentration.
– debriefing.
Each lesson has 3 parts:
– warm up.
– teaching and practice.
– debriefing and cool down.

And also : tightrope, juggling, stilts, monocycle, aerial hoop (lyra).
In just a few days, you can learn how to sail safely and enjoy having the wind in your sails!
Teaching and practice: recognising and controlling winds, manoeuvring a boat alone or as part of a team, managing speed.
Serge Autexier, technical and physical trainer to Davis Cup players and the women players in the Fed Cup, has designed a teaching method used by the Club Med Tennis School. This innovative approach to tennis is based on biomechanics, which leads to an increase in power and control of the ball, and puts rhythm and balance to work. For both beginners and seasoned players, the Autexier teaching method features tools such as video that enables everyone to make progress without impairing the play of those who are the most experienced. Its sole objective? The pleasure of playing!
Looking forward to a quiet dinner with your partner or with friends ? You can entrust them to our experienced G.O. They will have a dinner and be able to take part in fun activities, while you enjoy your meal in peace.
After having your children eat dinner, you can enjoy our Evening Service where a trusted G.O® will look after the kids while you enjoy a private dinner with your partner, friends and family.
The Resort pool is there for you to use all day long. Whether it’s a place of calm solitude for a relaxing morning swim or ringing with laughter as you splash about with loved ones, there are so many ways to enjoy the pool.

At the Mini Splash, this is a place where laughter rings out. Splashing around with your family is an unmissable part of a fun family holiday. Your kids will love the water slides and aquatic games. Happiness guaranteed for all the family!
Sit back and enjoy the show: your children are about to take to the stage. Depending on the Resort, there might be dancing, singing, circus acts and more. Your little ones take centre stage, costumed and directed by their G.Os. When the crowd applauds, you can feel the pride in the room.
What about diving into the water to tone your figure? With this aquafitness class in the swimming pool, you will perform a series of gentle exercises to shape your body. You will feel light in the water as you make toning, flowing movements to the rhythm of the music.
Dive in and elbow your way into position to angle the ball into the floating net. With splashes and shouts of encouragement and joy, the water comes to life with your jumps, passes and shots on goal. The pool becomes a playing field for fun, energetic games.
Venture out on a one or two-seater kayak, and glide over the water at your own pace.
Observe, strategize and aim for fun. Grab your family or friends and treat yourselves to a round of this Provençal version of bowls. Whether you shoot with your feet together or planted firmly apart, work on your technique to chase away the opponent. You can practically hear the cicadas in your head.
Take advantage of your holidays to discover or rediscover this racket sport. Have fun as a couple or with your family or challenge each other to an impromptu match for maximum fun and pleasure.
This sport is done in the sea, close to the shore. You stand on a large surfboard and paddle, the difficulty being to keep your balance (it was originally done lying on the board, a bit like surfing).
Choose singles or doubles, smash contests or a relay where everyone takes a turn with a paddle. Open up to the possibilities of the game and enjoy yourself. The noise of the tiny bouncing ball is a great beat to accompany your games with family or friends.
This team sport played on sand is now an Olympic discipline.
A scaled down pitch for outsize fun. For children and adults alike, excitement reaches its peak around a football. Passes, nutmegs, dribbles, tackles, shots on goal and goals. Build your team spirit.
Sensory activities for tiny tots, and coloring or hands-on activities for older children.
Children can learn using educational toys and sensory activities like painting and music games. Each child develops and grows at their own pace.
A walk is a chance to get lots of fresh air, and to fall in love with the hidden wonders of nature. Your children will love playing explorers with their friends.
Keep up your sports routine in a fully equipped gym. Areas dedicated to different activities:
– cardio with treadmills, ellipticals, rowing machines and spin bikes.
– muscle strengthening with dumbbells and a group of workout machines.
– an area is dedicated to functional training with different structures to accommodate various workshops (punching bag,  endless rope, traction, etc.)
Share great times, both during the day and on into the evening. Live music, DJ sets, local entertainment, dance, circus and magic happenings: surprising and varied artistic performances for everyone to enjoy. Immerse yourself in the Lifestyle ambiances and allow yourself to be carried away. Reconnect with family and friends and enjoy creative, interactive workshops and games together.
There are plenty of surprises and entertainment for children and grown-ups to keep everyone buzzing throughout your holiday.
In the theater or under a starry sky, settle into your seat and enjoy the show. Your G.O.® team will express their talent and creativity with songs, dances and performances that will amaze you. Laughs and applause ring through the resort and carry you away.
Snacks, pancake parties, baking workshops or picnics: these tasty activities* are a great way to savour time as a family. Treat yourself with your nearest and dearest. What’s on the menu? Great food, of course, plus extra helpings of laughter, happiness and fun.
Puzzles, sports tournaments, treasure hunts, sand castle competitions and skill and logic games.* Playing together brings you closer. Team up with your children and compete against other families. Enjoy time with your nearest and dearest.
Next to the swimming pool or the sea, on the sand or with your feet dangling in the water, splash happily with your family. Pool parties, foam parties, beach parties, slip and slide and water fights: cool off and dive into a world of joy.
Equip yourself with light weights and combine exercises and reps to the rhythm of the music. This training is complete and suitable for everyone.
Chain the distances, 1 km, 2.5 km or 5 km and enjoy an outdoor cardio session. Whatever your pace, the marked paths within the grounds of the Resort are suitable for all levels.
Dance to the rhythm of Latin music while playing sports. This fun fitness programme works on cardio, muscle building, balance and flexibility.
Climbing, crawling and sliding: your children have lots of fun as they master the obstacle course, specially designed to develop their motor skills. Cheer them on and celebrate their progress.
Thanks to the Club Med Baby Welcome Kit, carefree travel with your baby. Equipped with everything necessary for the wellbeing of your little one: reserved in advance without additional costs, childcare material for children aged from 0 to 23 months awaits you in your room on arrival. Also, take advantage of the loan of a pushchair.
Register your children’s details online: language spoken, parent’s telephone number and so on.
Then when they arrive, they can meet their G.Os and start having fun straight away! Everything is taken care of, so you can relax into your holidays.
This type of dynamic yoga is based on the flowing execution of movements and controlled breathing. The rapid succession of poses makes it a physically demanding form of yoga.
Paddle Yoga is a blended activity that combines different types of exercise. Test your balance and strength while discovering new sensations, as you move through traditional yoga positions on a paddle board.
This dynamic and spiritual practice reconciles body and mind. Assume the position and reinforce the postures and breathing techniques. A practice for energy.
Taxes

Not included:

Airport transfers
Membership fees of 68.44 CAD / pers.
Seat selection fees with the airline
Client’s contribution to the Compensation fund of $3,50 per $1,000

OPTIONS ($):

Parking space at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport

Travel insurance

Offset your trip’s CO2 emissions

Additional options ($):

Departure from the Resort and transfer to the Trois Rivières landing stage. After a pleasant crossing in a launch, you will arrive at Terre de Haut which is populated by the descendants of fishermen from Brittany, Normandy and the Poitevin region of south-west France. After a short walk around the centre of the village, our shuttle service will take you to Fort Napoléon which was built between 1844 and 1867 by local labour.
The work was interrupted during France’s Second Republic. Napoleon III ordered the work to be restarted and completed, hence the name of the fort. These days, the many rooms of the fort are home to a museum on the history of Les Saintes and its cultural environment. The Promenade des Ramparts has a botanical garden dedicated to succulent plants.
Next, you will get a chance to relax on the beach before enjoying a lunch, overlooking the sea, featuring Les Saintes specialities. In the afternoon, your guide will accompany you on a tour around the island before you get back on the shuttle in the late afternoon.
Discover the largest coral reef in the Lesser Antilles. Supervised by professional diving instructors passionate about marine biology, explore the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin lagoon. Learn about the mangrove ecosystem, swim on the sandy Caret islet and explore colourful fish in the reefs. A calm sailing experience, suitable for those who suffer with sea-sickness. Young and old alike will enjoy this half-day of exploration.
Enjoy getting to know the island of Basse Terre and its national park. In the rainforest, you’ll find a waterfall and a refreshing pool. The glass-bottomed boat allows everyone to enjoy the depths of the Cousteau Reserve, followed by a swim in the Caribbean Sea. Stroll through the landscaped park of the Deshaies botanical gardens. Photo opportunity in the aviary.
From the wild forest and the waterfall, to the landscaped park and its colourful flowers, enjoy this walk in the heart of the natural environment, accessible to all. Stroll through the freshness of the lush local vegetation. Explore the dense and oversized natural environment of the rainforest from a landscaped trail. Then the waterfall and refreshing pool open up before your eyes. Take the electric train for a first tour of the landscaped garden, then stroll at your own pace among the trees, flowers, medicinal plants and lakes.
For sporty travellers, exploring wilderness rivers is a thrilling experience, an adventure to be enjoyed in small groups. Equipped with full wetsuits (as the river can be chilly), helmet, shoes and harness, a walk through nature will lead you to your activity’s starting point. A succession of jumps into pools and abseiling (up to 15m) will follow.
For lovers of sailing, the sea and unspoilt islands.

Lunch on the catamaran after crossing the land with its beautiful Creole huts.

Visit to a family-run distillery and rum tasting, visit to Habitation Murat and view of the”Gueule grand gouffre”.

For your information:

Cultural excursion accompanied by a guide

Transport: catamaran

Transfer: 2 hours
A motorboat takes you through the mangrove along the salt river to the crystal clear water of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin! After half an hour in the boat, you’ll have free time at Pointe-à-Pitre to explore the markets. The boat will take you up the salt river that separates Grande-Terre from Basse-Terre, through the heavenly Caribbean countryside! Swimming, snorkelling and lazing on a sandbank and lunch on board all make for an exceptional day!

For information:
Day excursion
A motorboat will take you to Petite-Terre, a paradise island where you’ll meet the orginal inhabitants: iguanas!
With mask and snorkel, explore an incredible lagoon with fabulous multi-coloured fish. You’ll be totally amazed by the diversity of nature!

For information:
Day excursion
Transfer by motorboat
Whatever your level, beginner, intermediate or real funboarder, enjoy lessons to make rapid progress in small groups.
Lesson of 1h30 or 5 hours training course, several options are proposed to you according to your desires.
Discover the fundamentals:
Day 1: introduction to the equipment, analysis of the spot; learn how to adjust the kite and how to pilot; learn the safety rules,
Day 2: first contact with the water; discover body drag, restarting from the water, retrieving your board, etc.

Minimum level required: no previous experience.

The care is individual, one instructor per student.
Minimum level required: you must be able to control the kite.
Revise and improve your skills, depending on your level of experience and aims: first tacks, controlling the kite, body drag, getting out of the water, speed, tacking into the wind, jumping, freestyle, etc.

The care is individual, one instructor per student.
After having your children eat dinner, you can enjoy our Evening Service where a trusted G.O® will look after the kids while you enjoy a private dinner with your partner, friends and family.
Hike to the summit of the Lesser Antilles to discover an active volcano known as the “Old Lady”. Learn the secrets of the Soufrière volcano and its influence on the island. When you arrive at the top, among the clouds, equipped with a respiratory protection mask, you will be in the volcano’s most active area. After the descent, reward your effort with a swim in the sulphurous pools.
Explore the must-see sites of the breathtaking Grande Terre. Enjoy a morning in the local area. Do your daily shopping among the locals at the market in Saint-François with its fishing port. At the Damoiseau distillery, discover how the cane is transformed into rum and taste the result at 50 ABV. The Pointe des Châteaux is a must-see site in Grande-Terre. It offers a natural 360° view of the island and the Atlantic Ocean.
A fun exploration of historical Pointe-à-Pitre on board an electric tuk tuk. Wind your way to downtown Pointe-à-Pitre with a unique guide. He knows his city well since his family has been living here for generations, he is the great-grandson of the mayor and a street bears his name. He will take you on a journey to discover remarkable architecture and monuments with passion and endless anecdotes. Make a stop in his shop: a delicatessen, also selling handicrafts, books and more… to stock up on souvenirs!
Travel to Basse-Terre in a small group with your driver-guide. Do you like tropical fruit? Discover bananas and pineapples. As for the sugar cane, Longueteau opens the doors of its distillery and offers you a tasting of 50° rum. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you can go on a river trip in search of rocks carved by Native Americans, discover the volcanic beach or Carbet Falls in the forest.
Take all the family to visit Guadeloupe Aquarium with the Mini Club Med Plus team. Discover the various marine species and learn about the aquatic wildlife of Gaudeloupe with your family.
Explore the mangrove and its natural treasures by motorboat. This private excursion will take you to a small local village, so you can discover the marine forest. The captain will sail in the mangrove, allowing you time and space to observe the fauna and flora of this precious ecosystem. He will take you to a mangrove forest islet and an isolated fine sandy beach to conclude this intimate outing.
Initiations, training or first dives… What ever your level, come and dive int he most amazing locations in the region.

Inscription at the Discovery Center.
Climb aboard the sailing catamaran and head off to explore the huge blue lagoon. Experience the tranquillity of sailing on the calm, colourful waters. Enjoy the different shades of blue and green until you reach the shipwreck where you can see the tropical fish close up with masks and snorkels. The Ilet Caret will welcome you for a stop on the beach to admire the panorama. Explore the diversity of the reefs of the Fajou nature reserve. Sail close to the mangrove, a marine forest essential to our ecosystem.
Accompanied by a qualified guide, explore the wealth of flora and fauna in this exceptional natural environment: the mangrove swamp, the biggest lagoon in the Lesser Antilles.
Access a well-landscaped waterfall and small pool for a refreshing swim in the centre of the National Park and wild forest. The depths of the Cousteau Reserve and its fishy inhabitants can be seen by everyone, even without getting wet, thanks to the glass-bottomed boat. Observe them through the glass bottom. For snorkelling enthusiasts, take masks, snorkels and swimsuits.
Explore the North of Basse-Terre, on the beach and by the river. In a small group led by a guide, enjoy the farmlands and discover local fruit and vegetables. Discover the small fishing port with its fish stalls. You can continue along the coast and admire views over the Caribbean Sea on the beach of Grande Anse in Deshaies. After lunch, take a walk in the rainforest to experience a waterfall and a river swim.
The Club Med Spa opens its doors to children and teenagers.
A selection of treatments to be enjoyed alone, with family or friends, is offered to help them discover the world of well-being. You can also find specific products formulated by a brand dedicated to children’s skincare (in a selection of Resorts only, information at the Spa reception).
To your tees and drivers! Get ready for a course where the holes outline a distinctive itinerary dotted with bunkers and water hazards. Don’t forget to look around, the surrounding natural landscape is worth more than a glance.
If you’re a newbie or looking to hone your skills, what you need is high-quality private tuition. One experienced instructor to each student and assistance by jetski equals the ideal way to make rapid progress in complete safety.
Hire a kite with all the equipment included and get assistance with safety intervention, if needed.
You can also get a safety pack, in case of intervention (price depending on area).
Do you have your own equipment? You can get access to a storage area and to a compressor.
Make the most of your stay to try Scuba diving!
To enjoy a moment of total freedom, take advantage of the babysitting service (subject to availability).
For information: we provide a list of babysitting services on request. Club Med provides the contact but has no responsibility for the service.
During your stay, swim your first lengths and learn good swimming techniques. Or dive back in and improve your stroke. Breaststroke, crawl, backstroke…master these classics to feel like a fish in water.
Course designed for experienced players who want to improve their skills.
Coaching in the physical, technical and tactical bases of play, based on the principles of biomechanics.
Players are filmed, and their game is analysed on video.
Course with exclusive instruction devised by Serge Autexier.
Course designed for players who want to practice tennis.
Coaching in the physical, technical and tactical bases of play, based on the principles of biomechanics.
Course with exclusive instruction devised by Serge Autexier.
Children will learn the basic techniques of this wonderful sport in a happy, relaxed atmosphere. The “Autexier tennis” method is based on the principles of biomechanics:

Course specially devised for children (control of the ball and racket, control of strokes and exchange with partner)

3 days, 1 hour per day

8 participants maximum

From 7 to 10 years old
Course designed for players who want to improve their skills.
Coaching in the physical, technical and tactical bases of play, based on the principles of biomechanics.
Course with exclusive instruction devised by Serge Autexier.
Discovery of the basics around two areas of learning. Knowledge and handling of the controls. First foilboard flights.

1st day: introduction to the equipment (wing), analysis of the spot, handling and familiarisation with the wing controls, steering/propulsion/balance on a board with an extra-wide fin, and first turns.

2nd day: introduction to the equipment (foilboard), familiarisation with the foilboard towed by a water scooter. Controlling the board’s plate by spreading the weight with your movements to gradually start flying over the water without worrying about the wing. Safety instructions.
Objectives: first flights on the foilboard, windward lift, jibe and tack. Introduction to pumping on calm water and first steps in swell surfing.

Days 1,2 and 3: reinforcement and reminder of benefits of experience, designing an individual progress plan. Improving technique, controlling the foilboard plate, trajectory, speed, posture and positions.
Discovering the basics of jibe and tack, approach, attitude, trajectory and acceleration. First steps in swell surfing with wing released to use the slope only.

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Grande Terre Club Med Caravelle 4Ψ

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8 days | 7 nights | Flight | All inclusive

Price calculated on May 2, 2024, for a stay from May 2 to 9, 2024. The dates and components of this travel can be modified as you wish. The hotels and activities are offered as a suggestion and can be modified depending on your needs.

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