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Caving is both a sport and a discovery activity, offering you the chance to discover things you've never seen before.
The aim of caving is to study and explore underground cavities. Thanks to Funbooker, discover the best caving outings!
Caving is a natural activity that involves exploring underground cavities such as caves or canyons.
Accompanied by an instructor, you'll descend into the bowels of a cavern to explore and discover superb subterranean worlds where you can admire underground lakes, stalactites and other rivers of pure water.
Before you set out to explore the depths of the Earth, you'll be greeted by an instructor who will guide you throughout the expedition. He or she will brief you on the day's activities and provide you with all the necessary equipment.
Then it's off on your more or less challenging underground trek, where walking, abseiling, swimming, climbing and other sporting activities await you. A picnic can also be provided if you're on a day trip.
The activity generally lasts half a day, and you need to be able to swim and not be claustrophobic. Caving is best suited to thrill-seekers who enjoy sporting activities.
Today, caving is a popular activity. There are thousands of caves in France, in such magnificent locations as :
Today, caving is a popular activity. There are thousands of caves in France, in magnificent locations. Discover them all!
Thanks to Funbooker, discover a selection of the best caves in France to explore!
The Gouffre de Padirac is France's leading natural underground heritage site. It is 100 meters deep and 35 meters in diameter. Open to the public since 1898, the 40 kilometers of gallery at the Gouffre de Padirac have been fully explored to date.
The Gouffre de Padirac is the most visited cave in France and the second most visited in Europe, with some 450,000 visitors every year. A visit to the Gouffre de Padirac begins with the discovery of galleries accessible only on foot.
Here you'll find rock sculpted and polished by centuries of erosion. The tour continues along the water's edge, where you'll discover an impressive 60-metre-high stalactite.
The Aven Armand cave is located in the commune of Hures-la-Parade in Lozère. The Aven Armant cave was discovered in 1897 by two speleologists, one of them Edouard-Alfred Martel, the man regarded as the founder of modern speleology.
It is in fact a horizontal underground cavity with an accessible section 100 meters below ground. You'll discover an immense chamber 110 metres long and 60 metres wide, with a 45-metre high vault. A total of 200,000 m³ awaits you.
In Aven Armand, you'll discover a treasure trove unique in the world: a forest of 400 breathtakingly shaped stalagmites.
The Gouffre de Cabrespine is located in the small French village of Cabrespine in the Aude department. One of the 10 most beautiful caves in Europe, it is 145 meters deep and 80 meters wide.
The gouffre offers a diversity of rock formations that is unique in the world. You'll see stalactites, aragonites, calcite and many other varieties of crystallization. An underground river runs through the entire underground network for several kilometers, coming to life again at the foot of the castles of Lastours.
A visit to the Gouffre de Cabrespine takes around 50 minutes and the temperature is 14°C all year round.
The Grotte des Demoiselles is located near the commune of Ganges in the Hérault department. The name comes from a local legend about a shepherd looking for his lamb. The cave has impressive dimensions: 55 meters high and 120 meters wide.
The Grotte des Demoiselles is an exceptional national heritage site, and access to it was made possible by the installation of Europe's 1st funicular railway. You'll discover galleries and chambers of surprisingly shaped concretions.
The Grotte de Chorance is located near Chorance in Isère. Since November 2014, this cave has been awarded the "Qualité tourisme" label. Grotte de Chorance is full of surprises, including the presence of a curious creature called an olm.
The olm is a blind animal capable of going without food for several months, measuring 35 centimetres in length and capable of living up to 80 years! During your visit, you'll discover straw stalactites.
These stalactites are particularly fragile, measuring up to 3 metres in length. During your visit, you'll discover the "cathedral room", famous for the light show offered by the cave's multi-millennia-old walls.
The Lombrives cave is located in the small commune of Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains in the Ariège region. The cave is one of the largest in Europe, and one of the most visited caves in the Ariège. Its dimensions are exceptional: 39 km of galleries on 7 superimposed levels, with 3 chambers larger than Notre Dame de Paris.
A visit to the cave begins with a 1.4 km walk. You will then be guided by a speleologist for 2 hours. You'll first enter a magnificent natural cavity, then cross the Carène, walk over the rift and take the narrow Crime passage.
Your guide will tell you all about the many mysteries and myths of Grotte de Lombrives throughout your exploration.
The Gouffre de Proumeyssac is located in the commune of Audrix in the Dordogne. This 50-metre-deep chasm offers a magnificent spectacle.
Composed of various galleries known as the "crystal cathedral", you'll discover monoliths, stalagmites and stalactites. The development of the cavity remains low in the Gouffre de Proumeyssac, as it only consists of one large room.
In 2019, the Gouffre de Proumeyssac was the first underground site in France to use "3d mapping" lighting to sublimate the cavity. An original journey inspired by the last century will take you down the chasm in a gondola - memories guaranteed!
