The cycling and hiking travel agency. Safrantours is a French travel agency based in Mirabel-et-Blacons (Drôme), specializing in self-guided itinerant trips: turnkey journeys where you travel at your own pace while benefiting from full organization (accommodation, logistics, route notes and practical information). The agency offers cycling trips, hiking holidays and donkey-supported treks, as well as […]
In 2021, over the course of eight months, a Québec-based team completed the first-ever north–south crossing of Canada, an unprecedented journey carried out using human power alone. In 2024, the adventurers of the AKOR expeditions take on a new large-scale challenge: crossing the Canadian Far North, from the Yukon to the easternmost edge of the […]
Preparations for the 2026 Open Canoe Festival are well underway. Of the six months required, the first two have already been particularly intense. Partners already on board Many thanks to Canoë Diffusion and Esquif, who are renewing their commitment as main partners. Palm Equipment is also continuing the adventure alongside us as a major partner. […]
The Open Canoe Festival is an ambitious event, and anyone who has experienced it will tell you: we pay attention to every detail — flawless welcome, high-quality meals, complimentary T-shirt and poster, and the very best European instructors…After fifteen years of experience, our expertise is well established, and the OCF has become an unmissable event […]
The song of the birds, evenings by the water, bivouacs under the stars, and the freedom to explore the last wild rivers by paddle…Do these images make you dream? Then this message is for you. The Open Canoe Festival will take place from Thursday, April 30 to Sunday, May 3, 2026, once again in the […]
Here's the program for the 2025 workshops. Please note that you will have the choice of 10 additional workshops (themed descents) offered during Sunday's grand descent. These “Grande descente” workshops will also appear in the “river workshop registration” e-mail sent out on Monday April 7. Remember that registration for the “ground workshops” takes place at […]
When you register at the OCF, you will have to indicate your level of practice: beginner, intermediate or advanced. It is not that simple. Read this article carefully before registering. The OCF's team of instructors counts 30 coaches, including some of the best specialists in Europe. They all know that OCF participants have difficulty qualifying […]
You were expecting a canoe that is both very light and very durable... Esquif has done it! Esquif made a big splash back in 2015 with the development of T-Formex, the successor to its cousin, the now-defunct Royalex. Since not all paddlers necessarily need the extreme durability that traditional T-Formex offers, Esquif now presents, for […]
Here's the Open Canoe Festival 2024 video. This year, we wanted to show the OCF's DNA, what we want to share with this event. Only the international side doesn't stand out, but we haven't forgotten our many foreign coaches and the 13 European countries taking part. Thanks to all of you!
The Drôme is one of the last wild rivers in Europe, with a natural, torrential flow. It meanders for 106 km from its source to its confluence with the Rhône. As a result, it is home to some exceptional flora and fauna, and in particular to two experts in camouflage: On the banksThe ringed plover: […]
