Discover our whitewater base in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Discover this atypical and welcoming place for your descents in Rafting, Hydrospeed And Airboat kayak and let yourself embark on a great whitewater adventure. Crazy Water Rafting is a Rafting base open every day, of early April to mid-October.
Our River guides are specialists in the Ubaye River and accompany you for all your Rafting descents and other whitewater activities, for unforgettable moments!
Rafting base at Lauzet-Ubaye – Barcelonnette Valley
Le Lauzet-Ubaye, an essential stopover for all people wanting to discover the whitewater sports and rafting on the Ubaye.
Established for 13 years in this heavenly mountain corner, we have created an original rafting base where you will not be left without surprises! Near the Ubaye river, at the entrance to the small village of Lauzet-Ubaye, we are a medium-sized, very friendly Rafting base. Passionate about our profession, we want to give you a magical moment, whether at the reception level at our ecological rafting base, or during your whitewater descent on the Ubaye.
Rafting base with ecological welcome – Eco place
Solar energy stored during the day of Rafting on the Ubaye will be returned to you in the form of hot water and light.
You will also be able to follow the natural cycle of water regeneration: from its recovery (rainwater), to phyto-purification through a bed of reeds.
The mystery of dry toilets will no longer hold any secrets for you when you place sawdust and shavings in our composting toilets. You will thus participate, with us, in the protection and respect for our natural environment of the Southern Alps.
Welcome to the heart of Ubaye!
After your Rafting activity on the Ubaye, enjoy a moment of conviviality.
After discovering the Ubaye River and its wonders, you can quench your thirst in the relaxation area on our outdoor terraces on stilts. So you can admire the view of the Séolanes, a mountain range and great pride of our Barcelonnette Valley.
In the shade of the pines, in the special atmosphere of the Ubaye Valley, once the tents and hammocks are installed. You can bivouac and enjoy a rest around a barbecue.
The crazy water rafting team
Our warm and dynamic team is at your service to support you and make you benefit from our activities. Rafting, Hydrospeed and Kayak-Airboat on the majestic Ubaye River.
We have developed a wooded plot of 2200 m2 with constructions in harmony with nature, to ensure you have an unforgettable moment on our Rafting base at the entrance to the Barcelonnette Valley.
The whitewater activities that we offer are suitable for all levels and all ages. Whether you are a beginner, accompanied by your children, an athlete or even an expert, we will do everything we can to ensure you have an incredible time on the mystical Ubaye river.
Come and enjoy the unique experience offered by Crazy Water Rafting and live the great adventure!
Crazy Water Rafting Base
6 good reasons to choose Crazy Water Rafting for your whitewater activities in Ubaye?
1- We are located very close to the legendary Ubaye river route, which reduces shuttle times for departure and return from the activity.
2- We have a very original welcome place, on the theme of adventure, which we thought about and built for 13 years. It’s a place that we are very fond of and which gives Crazy Water Rafting its charm.
3- In the same place as the Rafting base, you can visit our unusual accommodation: bubbles in the trees aka Crazy Bubble.
4- The whitewater equipment is renewed regularly to bring you maximum comfort and safety during your activity in Rafting, Hydrospeed, Kayak-Airboat and other aquatic adventures.
5- Our river guide team is competent and passionate. We like to call ourselves the “Crazy Family” for this special atmosphere that reigns within our Crazy Water Rafting base.
6- Our ecological facilities solar panels, dry toilets, solar shower and phyto-purification to respect our wild environment in the mountains of the Southern Alps.
More details on our dry toilets, to protect our nature in the Southern Alps
Called here, the “Crazy toilets”, the dry toilets are toilets that do not use water. What acts as a flush is in fact sawdust, which we collect from the Méolans Revel sawmill, near Barcelonnette. Just drop a ladle of sawdust and it's over, nature does its work. Once the bin is full, it must be emptied and it goes into the compost and turns into soil.
Our “Crazy toilets” are equipped with a urinal and a urinette. The urinette allows women to pee standing up, an ingenious and very practical system.
Our toilets are installed in the middle of our flarch forest, this allows you to admire the lush vegetation of Lauzet-Ubaye. These are incredible toilets, not to be missed on a rafting base during your stay in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence!
And our one-of-a-kind solar shower
Come and discover the most beautiful ecological shower of the Barcelonnette valley, not to mention the world! The water from the shower is connected to the drinking water system of the village of Lauzet-Ubaye.
The word solar means that you need sunshine, logic! In fact, our shower is heated by the powerful sun of the Barcelonnette region, thanks to a water heater and a well-oriented solar panel. In about 4 hours, the water temperature becomes very pleasant and it is a pleasure to take a shower heated by mother nature.
Our shower is located in the middle of the forest, in a small barrel cabin, which makes this moment of relaxation a bit unusual and rejuvenating. And believe us, back at the Rafting base, after your activity in the river, taking an outdoor shower heated by the sun is an extraordinary moment.
Our unusual accommodation in Ubaye
In order to complement our passion for originality and our love for nature, we have installed bubble accommodation in the trees within our Crazy Water Rafting whitewater base. We called them Crazy Bulle accommodation.
Those are transparent tents suspended through the larch trees. It’s an incredible experience of unusual accommodation where you sleep in a floating bubble in the trees. In this completely atypical place, you can enjoy a unique moment as a couple, with friends or family.
Our unusual accommodation is located above the Crazy Water Rafting base and blends into the original world of the place and the mountainous landscape of the Barcelonnette valley. Les Bulles being close to the Ubaye river, you will be able to hear the sound of the rapids which will await you the next morning after breakfast.
Come and discover our Rafting base in Ubaye, and treat yourself to a stay of adventure and total disconnection!
We offer you an original experience on our Ecological Rafting base, of the whitewater activities breathtaking and a completely unusual choice of accommodation. But that's not all, the Barcelonnette valley offers numerous outdoor activities and an incredible choice of mountain hikes. Our Rafting base is located very close to the Serre-Ponçon Lake, a sea in the middle of the mountains, which is an essential place for lovers of nature and stays in the great outdoors.
