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Canyoning in Ubaye

Halfway between climbing, white water, and hiking, between two cliffs, canyoning will allow you to discover, while having fun, virgin and preserved nature in the Ubaye valley near Barcelonnette.

Canyoning in Ubaye

Beginners, athletes, alone, in groups, with family, get your fill of sensations with a qualified and experienced guide in canyoning. Canyoning in Ubaye will immerse you in a aquatic and playful universe. We progress on foot along the course of the river, equipped with a neoprene suit to protect ourselves from the cold.

Waterfall abseiling, slides, jumps, swimming are the techniques used to travel these aquatic routes.

THE canyoning in Ubaye have a “vertical” profile with beautiful abseiling down watery waterfalls.

Sensations and surpassing oneself guaranteed, all in a friendly and safe atmosphere.

Our canyoning outings in Ubaye

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La Blache Canyon (Costeplanne Waterfalls)

1/2 day 55€/pers.

day 85€/pers.

5 minutes from Crazy Water Rafting Ubaye. THE Blache canyon is the only canyon in Ubaye. This is a typical Alpine canyoning descent, meaning that there are only abseiling descents under waterfalls.

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Rouannette Canyon (Ancelle)

1/2 day 60€/pers.

1 hour from Crazy Water Rafting and 20 minutes from Gap. In a wild setting in the heart of the mountains, a cocktail of sensations : numerous slides, abseils and a beautiful finale in suspended basins promising beautiful jumps.

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Floating / Aquatic adventure

on demand

ideal for children

At Lauzet Ubaye, this is the perfect experience for families. A first step before the real ones canyons : walking in the torrent, sliding and small jumps – very fun, ideal for children Between 8 and 12 years old, adults will also enjoy this mountain stream.

Reminders for canyoning in Ubaye

Included in the price: loan of all technical equipment such as harness, lanyard, helmet, descender, rope and neoprene suit.

To communicate: height, weight and shoe size.

What to bring: swimsuit, closed shoes for going into the water.

For the canyons for the day: picnic and water.

Canyoning in Ubaye in the Barcelonnette valley

Canyoning in Ubaye and the surrounding area

La Blache - Costeplane Waterfalls in Lauzet Ubaye

  1. ½ day discovery:
    2h30 of descents, with rappels ranging from 5 to 12 meters, alternating passages of walking through beautiful Tuf waterfalls. Shower and jacuzzi atmosphere.
  2. Discovery trail and sports day:
    Continuation of the 1st part, we will do the entire canyon with 3 reminders impressive heights of up to 25 m in steep gorges. This route ends with a Via ferrata above the Ubaye.
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The Ancelle canyon

The hike to the canyon is already an experience in itself. After a 20-minute walk through the forest, you emerge into the vast pastures where the landscape opens up before you, revealing the most majestic peaks of the Champsaur.

The descent is also a breathtaking spectacle, with a deeply carved canyon in a wild setting in the heart of the mountains. You will mainly encounter reminders to descend the steepest sections, but you will also discover of the natural slides and a breathtaking conclusion with hanging basins, perfect for memorable jumps.

The Rabou canyon

Perfect for those trying this activity for the first time, it offers a introduction to the practice of Canyoning in a wild and sunny environment. The return is on foot through the forest, a walk which adds an extra dose of charm to the experience. Accessible to everyone, because the jumps are not obligatory, everyone can choose their level of commitment. The descent culminates with a spectacular abseil under a waterfall, followed by a short walk through the forest.

This canyon located in Rabou, just 20 minutes from Gap, is the ideal place for an outing with family or friends. With its slides, jumps, rappels and satisfying water flow, it offers a complete and varied adventure.

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Other canyons in Ubaye

Enduchet Canyon

20 minutes from Crazy Water Rafting Ubaye
½ day initiation:
It is a beautiful course with numerous waterfalls carved into chutes in an aesthetic rock with hanging blocks. A nice sequence! This canyon is not very aquatic but splendid!

Canyoning of Fournel (L’Argentière la Besse)

1h15 from Crazy Water Rafting Ubaye
½ Day Introduction:
One after the other slides, slides and jumps – Very playful and aquatic. A Via ferrata right in the middle of the canyon, to vary the pleasures.

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Via-Ferrata – La Motte du Caire: The Great History

There Via ferrata is an intermediate activity between hiking and climbing. It involves progressing on a rock wall, using a cable, ladder rungs, metal steps, footbridges and the rock, while being secured by lanyards attached to the cable.

This Via-Ferrata is renowned for its sporty and aerial route: on the program: 60 m long footbridge, the bombu (slope), the lying slab, and for the more daring: the Nepalese bridge and its great wall as well as 3 magnificent and impressive zip lines measuring 150, 135 and 220 meters long respectively.

Price: 50 euros per person plus 5.5 euros per person fee to be paid on site for the discovery formula.

54 euros per person for the full package.

The price includes supervision by the instructor and the loan of technical equipment.

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