3 Star Resort Les Horizons du Lac

Your 3-star Club Les Horizons du Lac - Vacances Bleues - Alpes du Sud

The most beautiful stories begin with a link...

Find yourself in a quiet and friendly atmosphere in a naturally preserved environment. A confidential address in search of clean air. Our credo is simple: opt for the well-being of body and mind. Disconnect and enjoy!

You will like....

• The cocktail of aquatic activities, well-being and sports....
• A privileged setting open to nature.
• Thematic hikes.

Lush greenery beside Lake Serre-Ponçon

This friendly club offers you a sports and wellness break, to recharge your batteries and take care of yourself:

• 89 rooms (with half-board or full-board) 
• Rooms "Essential" from 1 to 6 persons including 30 communicating rooms with terrace or balcony.
• 15 apartments for 5 to 6 people
• Fitness suite with heated indoor swimming-pool, sauna, steam room, solarium and excercise gym
• 1 lounge bar with fireplace ideal for relaxation and meetings.
• 1 restaurant with terrace
• Children’s club aged 3 to 17 years of age open throughout the school holidays.
• Free and unlimited Wi-Fi access in the lounges.
   

The Spirit of the Place 

When Provence mingles with the Alps! Between lake and mountains, this vacation club invites you to relax and change of scenery in the middle of nature. Our team offers wellness and discovery programs for stays at the summit! Families are used to make this place a rallying point for entertainment.

At the club everything has been thought of!

An “Art Included” club at Lac de Serre-Ponçon

Landscapes, animals or abstract compositions, it is at Serre-du-Villard that you will discover the very original work of Jean-Marc Haroutiounian, a painter who become – a musician!

For this most unusual painter, art is first and foremost a matter of relationships between beings. Whether painting or playing base guitar, the main thing for him is to share and communicate with others; and if he chose today to give up painting so as to devote himself to music and acting (which he has done alongside Florent Pagny, Michel Sardou and Céline Dion) it is with the same energy and the same ideal. All his works, which entered the Vacances Bleues collection in the 80^'s and 90'^s, are now collected in Les Horizons du Lac (Serre-du-Villard).

Your 3-star Resort in the Southern Alps

Good deal: "Essential" rooms for up to 3 people and Comfort double rooms with terrace or balcony.

Our rooms 

89 rooms for between 1 and 6 people (30 of them communicating) with a panoramic view over the mountains and the park.
Many family rooms have separate bedrooms for parents and children. 
The building has a lift.

	Essential room for 2 persons Area: 13 m² Type of bed: 1 double bed or 2 single beds of 90 cm Bathroom: shower View: mountain
	Essential room for 3 persons Area: 15 m² Type of bed: 1 large + 1 bed of 90 cm, or 3 beds of 90 cm Bathroom: shower View: mountain

Our Apartments

15 apartments for 5 to 6 people of 45 m², with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, separate toilets and terrace or balcony with garden furniture. Possibility of restoration. Free access to children's clubs. 

Six-person apartment (including two children) Area: 45 m² Type of bed: 2 bedrooms (1 double bedroom + 1 bedroom with 2 single beds) + sofa bed  Bathroom: 2 bathrooms with shower and separate toilet

Restaurant "Le Morgon"

Savour an inventive and local cuisine according to the seasons, elaborated by our Chef Jean-Claude Roussange, served in the refined setting of our restaurant "Le Morgon" or on the terrace in fine weather. The chef proposes you a family and traditional cuisine that takes into account the needs of young and old alike with seasonal dishes and regional products, a wine list (including local wines and wines from organic farming).

Discover here our page dedicated to the terroir to discover all its charms. 

Flavours: the pleasures of eating well!

With a half-board package, meals are always a moment of pleasure... if you can combine greed and well-being, it's even better! 

Plus Services:

• In summer: terrace meal with barbecue every evening 
• For rental customers, possibility to have meals in the restaurant (on reservation and with extra charge)
• In winter: 4 thematic evenings per week. Mountain menus available (raclette, tartiflette...). With supplement.

NEW: Table d'hôtes to give priority to moments of exchange.

Bar

Open bar on the terrace 7 days a week offering infusions of Alpine plants, detox cocktails and regional aperitifs...

DRINKS PACKAGE:

Take advantage of our "drinks package" offer in all Bleu Vacances clubs during school holidays!

• In the restaurant: at mealtime, carafe of red, rosé or white wine.
• At the bar (depending on opening hours): sodas, draft beers, aperitifs (kir, aniseed alcohol and regional alcohol), hot drinks, natural detox drinks, sparkling water ...
• For children: syrups, sodas, hot drinks.

This option is obligatorily sold for all persons (adults, children) in the same file who have chosen the half-board or full board formula. Wearing the corresponding bracelet is mandatory. Alcohol is dangerous for your health, consume in moderation. Alcohols will only be served 1 hour before and 1 hour after the restaurant opens.

Live an extraordinary adventure

EVERYTHING FOR THE CLEVERLY PRICED SKI!

3 ski resorts close to the club: Réallon at 20 mn, Ancelle at 25 mn, Les Orres at 35 mn.

Everything for skiing! 

• Save time! Sale of ski passes for Réallon.
• Rent your equipment from our partners in Réallon and benefit from preferential rates.
• Ski lessons* at the ESF of the resort of Réallon, with the "P'tits montagnards" label (school holidays).
• From the club, shuttle to the station of Réallon. Only from 06/02 to 07/03/21: 6 return trips adult: 40€ and child -12 years old: 30€.

*With supplement

100% Sports and Wellness Program

• Water activities: aquagym, aquabike*, Fit palms* session (*At an extra charge).
• Gentle exercise, stretching, fitness
• Wellness activities: do in, sophrology, NEW yoga, relaxation.
• Thematic hikes: NEW Afghan walk (synchronization of breathing to the rhythm of the steps, for a better oxygenation), conscious walk that combines silence and meditation, Nordic walk, botanical walk...
• Workshops and conferences aromatherapy, essential oils...
   

THIRST FOR SPORTS AND ADVENTURE!

THE SERRE-PONÇON LAKE

With an exceptional sunshine and a surprising and characteristic southern sea water tint, the lake of Serre-Ponçon is like the sea in the mountains!
Families will particularly appreciate the 9 "Blue Flag" labeled beaches, spread around the lake and a pure water which reaches 23°.

A multitude of activities are available to you: rowing, stand up paddle, windsurfing, kite-surfing, canoeing, sea kayaking, catamaran, pedal boat, schooner, jet ski, pirogue, boat with or without a licence, promenade boat and aperitif boat, school boat, towed buoys, water skiing, wakeboarding, flying over the lake in a seaplane...
Without forgetting white water sports, practicable for all ages and levels, both original and sporty. From April with the melting snow that fills the lake, the conditions are ideal, sporty and fun for kayaking, rafting or hydrospeed.

Activities to be tested urgently, for lovers of refreshing sensations!

BIKE-PARK RÉALLON

The latest bike-park in the Southern Alps (inaugurated in summer 2018), Réallon offers 10 mountain bike DH and enduro trails for all levels, with a balcony overlooking the Serre-Ponçon lake and facing the Ecrins National Park.
1 green slope under the 1st chairlift, 1 red slope under the 2nd chairlift, 1 black slope from the top of the resort to the bottom of the slopes, 1 new enduro itinerary.

CYCLING TOURISM INFORMATION
Combine the discovery of a region and the pleasure of cycling!

Between the high mountains of the Ecrins National Park and the shores of the Serre-Ponçon lake, "Les Horizons du Lac" are an incredible playground for all types of cycling and offer a multitude of routes for all levels.

If the 94 km and 1640 m of the Serre-Ponçon lake tour remains the must for road cyclists, mountain bikers will be able to face the Balcons du Champsaur or the Ubaye valley and its extraordinary landscapes. Make way for emotions!

HICKING INFORMATION
Hikers discover the Hautes-Alpes differently!

Here, all you have to do is make your choice! The shores of the lake offer a few itineraries accessible to all, mainly around the lake, the little Liou, the path linking the bays of Chanteloube and St-Michel ... Higher up, the lake of S-Apollinaire, Réallon, Les Orres ... And the Écrins National Park, from its shores to the summits, at almost 3000 m of altitude with the high altitude lakes (Lac Brun, de l'Hivernet, du Crachet), the waterfalls (cascade de la Pisse, de Réallon, des Razis...), the mountain pastures with the lake of Serre-Ponçon as a backdrop. So many magnificent sites nearby that offer easy, moderate or sporty routes.

The surprising advice

A visit to Saint-Véran, the highest village in Europe, nicknamed the "marmot mountain"..

A "personalised" animation team

To discover new activities and experience moments of sharing

All year long in our clubs, thanks to our teams of professionals, you enjoy every week:

• 6 full days of animation.
• 10 activities per day among: fitness, sports tournaments, fun activities, dance meetings or around the bar.
• Every evening an animation: show, evening dance or evening games ...

On site, many fun and sports facilities await you: tennis, cycling or fitness, paddle, aquabike ... The animators are always ready to accompany you!

The appointments in Vacances Bleues clubs:

VB GAME: Rendezvous for a big collective game.
VB QUIZ: General culture, sports, songs.
VB APÉRO: Product tasting, cooking demonstration, live music ...
VB DANCE: During all school holidays, go to the dance floor.

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Children’s Club

A foretaste of the festive atmosphere of the Horizons du Lac club  

For your holidays in Serre-Ponçon, all children's clubs are open during all school holidays:

Children’s Clubs: 3 to 17 year-old inclusive

• 3 to 5 years old: The Lil' Nosaurs
  Discovering the surroundings, nature walks, play & learn, preparing for a performance at the end of the stay (singing, dancing, costumes).

• 6 to 8 years old: The Beavers
  ​Games for exploring the region, sporting competition, preparing for a performance and creative workshops with crafts and creating costumes depending on the theme chosen for the week.​
   
• 9 to 12 years old: The Juniors
  Sport has the place of honour with lots of sporting competition. Land and water Olympics, treasure hunts and more.
   
• 13 to 17 years old: "Teens World"!
  The teens organise their own day with the help of team-leaders. There are snow-shoe hikes, football and volleyball matches, a performance will be rehearsed with dances and sketches... The programme is arranged by and for adolescents in area that is all their own.

Holidays ... a souvenir factory that makes your children grow!

In all the Vacances Bleues clubs, we multiply the opportunities for your children to discover and share: shows, dance evenings, festive snacks, big games where children, parents and grandparents work together...
Because we know that holidays are unforgettable moments for the whole family, of transmission and exchange, we design our activities to bring together the different generations of the family with one great intergenerational game per week.

Bloubi, the mascot Vacances Bleues gives you appointments every day for highlights:

• BLOUBI Challenge: a game of collective address.
• VB FAMILY: A family activity that brings together small and large: Olympics, orienteering ...
• BLOUBI Party: Every evening, go on the dance floor with the entertainers!
• BLOUBI Awards: At the end of the stay, the graduation with a photo session and a dedication of Bloubi.

The Vacances Bleues + : mini prices for your little ones!

• FREE stay for 1 child under 6 years of age with 2 adults.
• FREE all year for the under twos.
• 50% discount on the adult rate for 2 to 5 
• 25% discount on the adult rate for 6 to 11 
• 10% discount on the adult rate for 12 to 14

The child benefits also apply to single-parent families!

Themed Holidays for children

No surcharge

All Saints' Day School Holidays: Escape Game From October 17 to 31, 2020 In the skin of an adventurer or an investigator, solve enigmas, logic games, manipulate unusual objects, find keys to locks, all in an abracadabrating universe!

Spring school break: Circus, all on the runway! From April 10 to May 8, 2021 Under a real big top, your children will discover and learn the circus and ring arts. Supervised by circus professionals, children will learn juggling techniques, wire balancing and for the most perilous, trampoline and trapeze! The show at the end of the stay will be an opportunity for everyone to amaze the public with their new talents.

Adult Themed Holidays

Well-being

Over 5 days. Monday to Friday: a reinforced fitness program and the discovery of recognized alternative medicines. In the morning: gentle and tonic gym or muscle awakening, aquagym, yoga or sophrology, qi gong, shiatsu, self massage workshops. Afternoon: walk or excursion, on the way back: stretching, relaxation, conferences, aromatherapy.

• From January 22 to February 06, 2021

Registration at no extra charge, equipment not included. Transport carpooling.

Take a wellness break

For wellness enthusiasts; the club's fitness area welcomes you during your holidays in Serre-Ponçon to recharge your batteries: soft gym, aquagym, sophrology, do-in (self massage technique for acupuncture points on the feet), swimming in the heated indoor pool... Aquabike session: 10 € for 45 mn - to be booked on site.

NEW 100% SPORTS AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

• Water activities: aquagym, aquabike, Fit palms session*. *With supplement
• Gentle exercise, stretching, fitness
• Wellness activities: do in, sophrology, NEW yoga, relaxation.
• Thematic hikes: NEW Afghan walk (synchronization of breathing to the rhythm of the steps, for a better oxygenation), conscious walk that combines silence and meditation, Nordic walk, botanical walk...
• Workshops and conferences aromatherapy, essential oils...

The Club les Horizons du Lac is an ideal haven of peace for a life-saving detox. Over 5 days, we offer you a gentle fitness program supervised by professionals:

• Gentle exercise, aquagym, do-in activity, stretching and sophrology.
• Walking, hiking or Nordic walking.
• In the evening: shows, games, dancing evenings...

The most beautiful stories begin with a link...

Find yourself in a quiet and friendly atmosphere in a naturally preserved environment. A confidential address in search of clean air. Our credo is simple: opt for the well-being of body and mind. Disconnect and enjoy!

Discover the Southern Alps 

Hiking around the lake, a few fathoms in the heated swimming pool and sauna, I call it a good day! And that's nothing compared to tomorrow: Sophrology session on waking up, initiation to mountain biking with breaks in the local craftsmen and visit of the mountain villages, while the little ones perfect their evening show at the Club.

At an altitude of 800 m, in the heart of the Southern Alps, your club and your Serre-du-Villard residence welcome you for a wellness stay in the mountains. Close to Embrun and the lake of Serre Ponçon, you will be welcomed on an exceptional site, made of nature, sport and health!

In extra charge: the Serre-Ponçon Écrins mountain office offers guided hikes and excursions to discover the region.

Exploring and Visiting

From our Three-star Serre-du-Villard Club, you will be ideally placed to discover the mountain region of Embrun and the Southern Alps in general. 

The Embrun region:
The town of Embrun overlooks Lake Serre-Ponçon and offers you delightful walks between the lake and the mountains, ending in its maze of ancient streets. For lovers of nature and the open air, you should be aware that Serre-du-Villard lies at the foot of the Écrins National Park. Finally, not far from Embrun, explore Savines,  a village that was entirely reconstructed when the dam was constructed.

Lake Serre Ponçon:
A small paradise where you can practice many activities: water sports, Mountain bike, Horseback riding, ponies, donkeys, fishermen not being forgotten.
Discover the largest water reservoir in France, fed on the Hautes-Alpes side by the Durance river, on the Alpes de Haute-Provence side by the Ubaye river, The Provençal climate, adapted equipment and the purest water make the Serre-Ponçon lake.

The Southern Alps:
There are so many unique places to visit, including Barcelonette, the Mexican city, the Queyras Valley with the magnificent gorges of Guil and St-Véran, Gap, Briançon, the famous peaks of Lautaret, Izoard and Galibier.

With the family, the silver mine and its museum in Argentière-la-Bessée or the museum of charcuterie mist in Les Crots.

The Animal Park of Serre-Ponçon:
For young and old. This animal park is ideal to discover with your family: marmots, foxes, Saarloo wolf dogs as well as all the farm animals, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs, small goats,...
The awakening of the groundhogs: The park opens at the end of the hibernation of the groundhogs. Quench your thirst for curiosity thanks to the park's animators and caretakers who will make you attend the commented feeding, discover their life, their cycle of reproduction, etc.
This park also offers educational shows with commentary on birds of prey: eagles, owls, falcons, vultures, storks... which move freely above your heads! 
Find out without delay all the proposed activities: 

• Impression Creation Workshop
• Playground for children
• Swimming supervised (at 800m)
• Family games with traditional wooden games and wild animal print workshop.
• Shaded picnic area
• Snack - Ice Bar
• Memories and photo booths

To be practiced nearby:

• Snowshoes, skiing.
• Climbing, via ferrata, mountain biking...
• Water sports and white water activities: water skiing, windsurfing, paddle, kayaking, canoeing, Embrun aquapark...
• Paragliding or hot air balloon flight....
• With an extra charge: the Serre-Ponçon Écrins mountain office offers snowshoe hikes from Réallon and guided excursions to discover the region.

Skiing

Three resorts are accessible from the club, all benefiting from abundant winter shown and lovely sunny days:

Reallon – Southern Alps (20 minutes away, altitude 1560 to 2135 m)
A family village resort with 30 km of very varied Alpine ski runs at the gates of the Ecrins National Park, 25 km of cross-country skiing runs, 12 ha of artificial snow and various signposted paths for snowshoe walking. The resort with its north-eastern aspect  guarantees good snowfall. Equipment hire and French Ski School courses on the nursery slopes.
Special offer: during the February holidays, a shuttle runs several times a day, linking Serre-du-Villard to the nursery slopes of Réallon. ((8€ for a round trip per person)

Ancelle – Southern Alps (30 minutes away, altitude 1340 to 1807 m) 
A family resort, 19 Alpine ski runs and 30 km of cross-country skiing runs.

Les Orres – Southern Alps (40 minutes away, altitude 1650 à 2720 m) 
88 km of Alpine ski runs, snow park, beginners’ skiing area, 40 km of cross-country ski runs, signposted paths for walks in snow-shoes. The high standard makes it ideal for experienced skiers. 

Discover all our mountain destinations for your next winter sports holiday! +More information

From April to late November

Hiking and Rambling
In the Ecrins National Park or around Serre-Ponçon Lake there are numerous signposted paths for every level that will enable you to discover the multiple treasures that the region has to offer. 

Moutain-biking
The new biking area in the Vallées du Gapençais  of the Southern Alps offers more than 800 km of varied mountain biking routes at between 500 and 2000 m altitude.
Starting in April,  mountain bike rental and two guided excursions per week from the club. 

Water sports
Various organised instruction (sailing, catamarans, optimists, sailboarding, caravelle, etc.) in summer on Serre-Ponçon Lake.

As well as...
For lovers of high excitement, mountain-climbing, via ferrata, paragliding, parachuting, rock-climbing, plane or helicopter rides, canoeing, kayaking, white-water rafting and more.

By road (recommended)
In the direction of Embrun Briançon. RN94 to Chorges then in the direction of the Serre-Ponçon Dam (D3).

By train
Direct night train Paris-Chorges. In the daytime: TGV train to Valence then train to Chorges. From the south: there is a Marseille-Chorges  train morning and afternoon.

Reception Opening Hours

Reception is open seven days a week, 2from 7.15 am to 08.45 pm
Arrivals: from 5.00 p.m. 
Departures: before 10.00 a.m.

Tel : +33(0)4 92 55 57 00
Email : serreduvillard@vacancesbleues.com

Additional information

• Club opening dates in 2020: from 17/01/20 to 24/10/20
  Club opening dates in 2021: from 23/01/21 to 23/10/21
• Deposit: 250 € (in rental residence).
• A transfer is provided by the club from the train station of Chorges between 8:00 am and 5:30 pm (contact the hotel directly at least 15 days before your stay).
• Animals admitted: 14€/animal/night

• OUR PRICES INCLUDE

HALF-BOARD PACKAGE: Accommodation with half board (breakfast and dinner), entertainment for children and adults at the periods indicated, access to the club's sports facilities, daily cleaning. Free Wifi in the lounges. Outside parking. Secured bike room.

UNLIMITED DRINKS PACKAGE (during the school holidays):  
At the restaurant: at mealtimes, a carafe of red, rosé or white wine. At the bar (depending on opening hours): sodas, draught beers, aperitifs (kir, aniseed-flavoured alcohol and regional alcohol), hot drinks, natural detox drinks, sparkling water... For the children: syrups, sodas, hot drinks. Supplement of 98€/week.
This option is obligatorily sold for all persons (adults, children) in the same file who have chosen the half-board or full board formula. Wearing the corresponding bracelet is mandatory. Alcohol is dangerous for your health, consume in moderation. Alcohols will only be served 1 hour before and 1 hour after the restaurant opens.

FULL-BOARD PACKAGE: Accommodation 7 days / 7 nights full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), entertainment for children and adults at the times indicated, access to the club's sports facilities, daily cleaning. Tourist tax and drinks not included.  Supplement of 126€/week.​
Full board includes meals from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the day of departure. 

Option: Animals allowed: 14€/night*.

RENTAL FORMULA: Accommodation, TV, bathroom and household linen, cleaning kit, entertainment for children and adults at the indicated periods, access to the club's sports facilities. Free Wifi in the lounges. Outdoor parking. Secured bike room. * Comfort formula included for stays from 1 to 3 nights.

Options: End of stay cleaning: 35€/studio, 77€/apartment - Comfort formula: 75€/week - Pets: 14€/night*.

• ROOMS

Double room occupied by one person: supplement of 140€ in low and mid season and 350€/week in high season.
Comfort room: supplement of 35€/week

• CHILDREN

Benefits:

Free stay for the first child under 6 years of age staying with 2 adults.
FREE all year round for children under 2 years old.
50% off adult fare for 2 to 5 year olds
25% off adult fare for 6 to 11 year olds
10% off adult fare for 12-14 year olds

• OUR PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE

Additional options, file fees, comprehensive insurance with cancellation without cause offered, tourist taxes payable on site.

* Welcoming cats and small dogs (less than 8kg). Only 1 animal per accommodation, not allowed in the common areas. Dangerous animals are not allowed.