Hiking

The small course in the maquis (Giens)

Meeting point

Port de la Madrague
83400 Giens
France

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Port-Cros National Park

The small course in the maquis (Giens)

2 hours

Very easy

This 2h30 walk, invites children from 5 years old, accompanied, to discover the world of small insects and bugs of the hill over a playful walk in the preserved massif of the peninsula of Giens. But be careful, it is an expedition!

You'll set off equipped with a butterfly net, a magnifying glass and a map with five hiding places, each of which will reveal its own treasure when the time comes! Among the pines and scrubland plants, the little strollers will learn how the cicada lives, leaving behind its moult... Its long underground life that is cut short as soon as it returns to the sun. We'll also take a look at the ootheca of the praying mantis, another strange species with a strange way of life. Which butterfly will this caterpillar give birth to? And this beetle... which family does it belong to? From mysteries to anecdotes, we'll also look at the link between pollen and plant species in the scrubland, and at mosquitoes, which, even if they bother us, are also part of nature. An opportunity to think about how to protect ourselves from invasive species without harming the environment.

Observation, discovery, explanations... a fascinating walk for the whole family to enjoy.

Target audience: Children aged 5 to 14!

Period: between February and October. Subject to favorable weather conditions. Cancelled in case of bad weather.

Duration: 2h30

Scheduled dates are available on the Hyères Tourist Office calendar.

What to bring Small backpack, walking or sports shoes, rain gear, water bottle containing at least 1.5 liters of water, sunglasses, cap or hat. A camera is welcome.

Documentation and observation tools are available

Guide: Fernando Sandoval , mountain leader

Prices

Children: €14 (aged 5 to 14).

Accompanying adult: €10

Contact

Fernando Sandoval

Sandoval Fernando

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16 avenue de Belgique
Rotonde du Park Hôtel
83400 Hyères
France

+33 4 94 01 84 50

accueil@hyeres-tourisme.com

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Lieu de Rendez-vous

Port de la Madrague
83400 Giens
France

À la rencontre de...

After a first professional life as an educator with young people in difficulty, which he lived as a passion, Fernando Sandoval, from Toulon, has chosen to take the path of the great outdoors, to make it his new profession.

In fact, I started as a teenager with caving, climbing and then the mountains.

A seasoned mountaineer and member of the French Alpine Club, he has climbed extensively in the Mont Blanc massif, the Oisans, and Nepal; he has hiked all over the Alps, the Mercantour, and as far as Peru... With vivid memories such as "the meeting of young people I was supervising with high mountain guides and gendarmes".

I now work with the Tourist Offices of Hyères and Toulon with whom we develop the discovery of the interior.

In 2002, he passed the Brevet d'Etat d'accompagnateur moyenne montagne and set up his own business. He guides in the Alps, the Valley of Wonders, then in the Esterel, the Maures, the Calanques..

This mountain lover also likes the history of the islands and the peninsula "very rich, but sometimes dark...". He never tires of the beauty of the landscapes of the National Park, because for him "beyond the tourist traffic, the Mediterranean remains a wild space".

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