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Guide / Tour Things To Do in Tignes — 3 of Our Favourites

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The main draw for people coming to Tignes in winter is, of course, skiing and snowboarding in the vast Tignes area.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Tignes Activities Guide.

Tranquilliene Quad & Buggy Tour, Bourg St Maurice

1. Chemin des Berger Quad & Buggy Tour

Location
Tignes

Explore the mountain paths and take advantage of the wonderful backdrop on one of these 4x4 vehicles.

You will take part in a 2 hour guided excursion, where the objective is not speed but enjoying the wonderful landscape whilst respecting the security rules.

You can choose to drive a buggy or quad on your own or with a passenger. Each driver must have a valid drivers licence to use the mountain paths.

The Quad Centre is situated in Orbassy just next to Bourg Saint Maurice.

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A group of people are sliding down a waterfall

2. Compagnie des Guides de la Vanoise

Location
Aime La Plagne

The bureau of Mountain Guides Montchavin les Coches can tailor each activity to suit you and your group, from canyoning, hiking, and high mountain adventures.

In summer you can go hiking, mountaineering, canyoning, climbing and try via feratta. And in winter there is snow shoeing, ski touring, winter mountaineering and ice climbing.

They cover the whole of the Tarentaise but also lead guided tours to other popular mountain destinations such as Chamonix and Mont Blanc, Zermett and the Gran Paradiso in Italy.

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helicopter mountain backdrop

3. Heli-Skiing

Alpamayo are a group of high mountain guides based in Chamonix all year round as well as in Val d'Isere and Tignes in the winter.

Alpamayo offer guides for off piste adventure, ice climbing and heli-skiing tours in the winter months. And in the summer months the guide glacier hikes, mountaineering and climbing courses, ascents of Mont Blanc and other high mountains in Switzerland and Italy.

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About activities in Tignes

The main draw for people coming to Tignes in winter is, of course, skiing and snowboarding in the vast Tignes area. However, there are other activities to do in Tignes in the summer as well. 

So, whether you're just looking for something to do when the lifts close or you simply don't ski, we promise you you'll have no time to get bored here!

What to do in Tignes?

Tignes is an outdoor activities paradise. The Alpine town and its surrounding mountains offer hundreds of things to do for every ability and every age. Some activities are perfect for solo travellers while others are more suited to romantic couples. 

Families and groups will also find a wide range of things to do in Tignes. From relaxing to full on adrenaline, from child friendly to adults only, from outdoor fun to bad weather indoor activities, there is something for everyone in Tignes.