Never been canyoning? You can start with no experience at all, as long as you can swim. Half-day at €55, 2 h 30 on site, from age 8, with a state-qualified instructor: jumps are always optional, and you book with no upfront payment.
From age 8 · 06Canyoning means going down a river through a gorge, on foot, swimming and sliding.
You walk along the stream bed, swim in the pools, slide down natural waterslides, jump if you feel like it and go down the vertical sections on an abseil rope. Your instructor goes first on every obstacle and shows you how to do it.
Our discovery canyoning is designed for a first time: a half-day on a canyon for beginners, an approach walk of 20 minutes at most and all the equipment provided.
The video shows one of our outings in the Gorges du Loup. This guide then tells you the conditions, which canyon to choose, what you have to do, how the outing goes, what to bring and how much it costs.
Yes: no experience is required on our beginner routes. Here is what you need.
This is compulsory, with no certificate required, because some sections are swum in deep pools.
Our beginner canyons are open from age 8. The sporty full-day canyons are for ages 16 and over.
The approach walk takes 20 minutes at most to reach the start of the canyon. You then need to be able to follow the descent.
Wetsuit, helmet and harness are provided. Your instructor explains the basic moves before setting off.
For a first canyon, we recommend the Gours du Ray: turquoise pools, waterslides, optional jumps and abseils you can avoid. Our three beginner routes are the same price, from age 8.
| Canyon | Where | Jumps | Abseils | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gours du Ray | After Gréolières, on the road to Andon | Up to 10 m, optional | Can be avoided | €55 |
| Gorges du Loup | In the gorges, after the tunnel | Up to 10 m, optional | 6 m, can be avoided | €55 |
| Cramassouri | Tinée valley | Small jumps | Final abseil of 10 m | €55 |
The canyon is decided when you book, depending on the weather. Our Gorges du Loup canyoning is the one we do most often, and Cramassouri takes you into the Tinée valley.
Staying on the coast? Travel times are on our canyoning in Nice page. For what comes next, all our routes, sporty ones included, are on the canyoning in the 06 page.
Jumps are what beginners fear most, especially those with a fear of heights. They are always optional: if you prefer, you go around them.
On our beginner routes, jumps go up to 10 metres. A canyoning trip with a 20 m jump is not for a first time, and you will not find one on these routes.
The abseils can be avoided at the Gours du Ray and in the Gorges du Loup (6 metres in the Gorges du Loup). This is not the case in every canyon: if heights worry you, choose one of these two and tell us when you book.
In these two canyons, you therefore decide obstacle by obstacle, at your own level.
The outing takes 2 h 30 on site, from getting equipped to the return, approach walk included.
We confirm the outing by text message or phone, and you receive the GPS point of the meeting place.
Your instructor gets you equipped and explains the jump position, the rope and how to slide.
20 minutes at most to reach the start of the canyon: time to get to know each other.
Your instructor goes first on every obstacle. Waterslides, swimming, and jumps if you wish.
We recommend learning with an instructor. With a state-qualified instructor, you learn the jump position, rope handling and controlled sliding in the field, in a group of 8 people at most.
Once you feel at ease, you can move on to our sporty full-day canyons, from age 16.
Any questions before booking? Contact us or call us.
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A swimsuit, a towel, closed shoes you do not mind getting wet and a change of clothes.
A 5 mm neoprene wetsuit, a certified helmet and a harness with lanyards, checked before every outing.
The water is at 19 °C in summer: the 5 mm neoprene wetsuit protects you from the cold.
From 1 April to 31 October, ideally from June to September. In the event of a storm or risk of flooding, rescheduling is free.
€55 per person for the half-day, €50 from 5 people, equipment and instruction included. All prices are on our canyoning prices page.
You pay on site, after the activity, with no upfront payment.
Video option: €30 per person, transferred to your phone after the activity.
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Learning, choosing your canyon, swimming, jumps, fear of heights, cold, duration, price, age, season, what to bring.
It is going down a river through a gorge, on foot, swimming and sliding. You swim in the pools, slide down natural waterslides, jump if you feel like it and go down the vertical sections on an abseil rope.
We recommend learning with an instructor. With a state-qualified instructor, you learn the jump position, rope handling and controlled sliding in the field.
We recommend the Gours du Ray for a first canyon. The Gorges du Loup and Cramassouri are also open to beginners. The canyon is decided when you book, depending on the weather.
Yes, it is compulsory, with no certificate required, because some sections are swum in deep pools.
No. Jumps often scare beginners, especially those with a fear of heights, and they are always optional: you can go around them.
Yes at the Gours du Ray and in the Gorges du Loup. This is not possible in every canyon: if heights worry you, choose one of these two.
Not on our beginner routes: jumps there go up to 10 metres, and they are optional.
It is at 19 °C in summer. The 5 mm neoprene wetsuit, which we provide, protects you from the cold.
Allow 2 h 30 on site, with an approach walk of 20 minutes at most.
€55 per person for the half-day, €50 from 5 people, equipment and instruction included. You pay on site, after the activity. Video option: €30 per person.
From age 8 on our three beginner routes. The sporty full-day canyons are for ages 16 and over.
From 1 April to 31 October, ideally from June to September. We confirm the outing the day before; in the event of a storm or risk of flooding, rescheduling is free.
A swimsuit, a towel, closed shoes you do not mind getting wet and a change of clothes. The wetsuit, helmet and harness are provided.
4 points to remember before your first descent.
You need to be able to swim. The equipment is provided and a state-qualified instructor leads you.
That is our recommendation for a first canyon. The Gorges du Loup and Cramassouri are also open to beginners.
Jumps up to 10 metres, always optional. Abseils can be avoided at the Gours du Ray and in the Gorges du Loup.
€50 from 5 people, payable on site after the activity. From 1 April to 31 October.
