Both tours run the Drac River in the Champsaur Valley with Eau Vive Passion, cover the same 2.5h stretch and depart from the same meeting point in Les Barraques, La Fare en Champsaur. The 4 € difference comes down to the craft: the 38 € trip uses a multi-person raft (physical level: Occasionally sporty), where the guide does most of the steering and paddling is shared. The 42 € canoe-raft option (physical level: Sporty) puts you in a smaller vessel that responds directly to your paddle strokes, demanding more active effort and delivering sharper, more technical rapids. Pick the raft if it's your first time on moving water. Go for the canoe-raft if you want a genuine physical workout and a more intense read of the current.
Perfect First Rush
Rafting down Drac River in Champsaur Valley
At 38 €, the shared raft on the Drac delivers real whitewater without demanding technical skills, rated Occasionally sporty over 2.5h.
Maximum Intensity
Canoe rafting down the Drac in the Champsaur Valley
The canoe-raft at 42 € is rated Sporty and puts you in direct contact with every rapid on the Champsaur Valley run.
Season
May – September
Coordinates
44.6220°N, 6.1244°EEquipment
Wear a swimsuit or quick-dry shorts under the wetsuit provided on-site. Both tours run 2.5h on the water, so bring water shoes or old trainers with grip, and leave valuables in your car. The Sporty canoe-raft session will leave you wet from head to toe, so pack a full change of clothes.
Getting there
Both tours meet at Eau Vive Passion in Les Barraques, La Fare en Champsaur, roughly 25 km north of Gap via the D944, accessible by car.
Updated on 3 March 2026