Allez-up Holidays - Links
This is a page of useful links to sites that are
related to our business or just to friends.
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Click link on left to access the Ozone Chabre Open paragliding competition
site, comp to be held at Laragne from June 11th to 19th 2005. Sponsored
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Airlines
The folowing airlines run to the local airports of Marseille,
Nimes, Grenoble and Nice from the UK. Other airports are accessible with these
and other carriers from the UK and elsewhere. This is not meant to be an exhaustive
list but a list of those airlines used regularily by our clients.
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BA fly to Marseille direct from Gatwick and to Nice from various UK
destinations
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Easyjet fly direct to Marseille from Gatwick, Bristol and Liverpool
and to Nice & Grenoble from various Destinations
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Ryanair fly to Marseille & Nimes from several UK, Eire and other
European Destinations and also to Grenoble & Toulon
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Other Travel
Car Hire
The company we use most is Worldwide Reservations
who have consistently given us competitive quotes for hire in France and the
UK. Please quote Allez-up Holidays as your source when booking. When flying
Ryanair then Hertz can often be the cheapest option via the Ryanair website.
Trains
Trains can be booked on the sncf website and in most cases tickets can be sent
direct to you in advance http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/fr/launch/home/
Paragliding Links
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Ozone Paragliders and Kites - it's what we fly.
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Bob Drury's site - if you want to fly big mountains he's the man.
XC flying Courses and trips.
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The tow school to learn with for paragliding, hang gliding, microlights,
paramotors etc.
Also for great thermalling and XC courses and flying holidays at Laragne!
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Mountain Paragliding Centre - School and shop based in Snowdonia
- the place to learn to fly the mountains
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Based at one of our local airfields at Tallard
Bartair organise tester or taster days, trips and lessons for all airsports
Tandem paragliding flights, trips over the Ecrin, balloon flights over
provence.
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Ecole de parapente des barronies. Based at SEDERON
Our local French paragliding school and home of our club Les Loups Volants.
Great instructors and a friendly club with magic sites
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The BHPA is the body regulating the sport of paragliding in the UK
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Accommodation Links
LES GLYCINES - Appartment and B&B
run by Sheila & Remko, just across the valley in Mison.
LARAGNE CAMPSITE - Situated in Laragne
town.
LES GRANGES
- Run by Olly Penrice, a delightful quiet Gite situated in a tiny village near
Orpierre, specialising in astronomy and cycling holidays.
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VIEUX GALETS - M. Sinner - 3 tastefully renovated appartments each sleeping
2 to 4 persons just outside Sisteron.
LA TOUPINE
- charmingly renovated village house sleeps 4 in two double bedded en suite
rooms near Sisteron airfield
Local Airfields Links
We are an ideal base for those whose passion is flight of all types and wish
to base themselves in comfortable luxury accommodation or to mix a flying and
family holiday. We are surrounded by a plethora of airfields. A brief summary
of our local airfields with links to their respective sites is available on
the local airfields page. However their links
are also below.
Sisteron Theze - Vaumeilh - 15 minutes See Sisteron
Aero Club
Serres - 20 minutes See Quo
Vadis