Phone

+33 (0) 6 29 77 25 15

Opening time

7j/7 - 9h/18h

Localisation

3 Avenue du Pont,
30210 Collias

Channel your inner explorer and take a caving tour in the Gard!

Caving is an activity that can be carried out in various different ways and is supervised by a French federation called FFSpéléo. In fact you can go caving as a sport, as well as taking part in discovery caving. Recommended to all thrill seekers!
Explore an underground world

Caving is an activity that can be enjoyed with family or friends. It is an activity that encourages you to discover a world of underground caves and caverns created by nature, the movements of the earth, and sometimes even by humans. It is a multi-faceted activity: sporty, full of things to discover, awe-inspiring, and requiring technical skills…

 

This activity amazes young and old alike with the abundance of knowledge that is shared. The guide (who can be hired privately) will show you all the wonder of an underground world that is just waiting to be explored, as well as explaining to you how it was all formed. Today, you can also add a sporting element to your caving experience, enjoying an intense activity in a mystical, wondrous place that invites you to take a moment to yourself and contemplate.

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Different caving practices

There are several types of caving.

 

Discovery caving: this is an introductory form of caving that is ideal for beginners. The whole idea is to take time and contemplate, allowing yourself to be guided through the discovery of a rather unique world. The routes and passages taken are less difficult and more accessible to those people who are not so sporty. Sessions of discovery caving are normally shorter than sport caving.


Sport caving in Aven: an intense form of underground exploration that takes place over several hours. This usually involves traversing shelves and edges, technical descents, climbing passages, and even ascents where you rely on the use of rope clamps and ropes. This is a form of caving that is much-loved by sportspeople who appreciate the sense of thrill it gives.

Presentation of discovery caving outings

Aven de Pont Marron

Available: all year
Duration 3h
Accessibility: From 8 years old
10 people / instructor
Price: 35 € / person
After hiking through the garrigue and discovering the remains of the Roman aqueduct and panoramic viewpoints over Uzès and Castillon-du-Gard, you will take on an underground crossing. You will do a 25 metre abseil and a via corda ascent.

START: Parking municipal, avenue du Pont du Gard, 30210 Remoulins

Equipment needed for a discovery caving experience:
  • Technical equipment is provided.
  • Bring a backpack with a water bottle .
  • Sportswer.


  • Grotte Arva Claire

    Available: all year
    Duration 3h
    Accessibility: From 10 years old
    Price: 35 € / person
    A fun, very atmospheric crossing that also includes an abseil and two zip lines. You will venture through underground landscapes that have been moulded over millions of years. This cave is for beginners who are interested in discovering their surroundings (deposits, formations, cave fauna, etc.)
    Located in the Gard region near Méjannes-le-Clap.

    START: Parking municipal, avenue du Pont du Gard, 30210 Remoulins

    Equipment needed for a discovery caving experience:
  • Technical equipment is provided.
  • Bring a backpack with a water bottle .
  • Sportswer.


  • Grotte du barrage

    Available: all year
    Duration 6h
    From 10 years old
    10 people / Instructor
    Price: 50 € / person
    With its 4 km of galleries, this is the largest underground network in the Gardon gorges. After a 15-minute walk, you will enter the narrow man-made entrance, before discovering the upper galleries with their beautiful formations and the bear gallery. The circular route continues with an abseil that descends 25 metres. You exit the cave through the natural entrance by crossing an underground lake (only in summer).

    START: Au BMG, 3 avenue du Pont, 30210 Collias

    Equipment needed for a discovery caving experience:
  • Technical equipment is provided.
  • Bring a backpack with a water bottle.
  • non-squashable lunch to be put in waterproof containers.
  • sports attire and a change of clothes.


  • Presentation of sports caving outings

    Aven des pèbres

    Available: all year
    Duration all day
    Sport level, From 12 years old
    10 people / Instructor
    Price: 60 € / person
    Sport caving for Pèbres cave, in the Gorges de la Cèze range near Méjannes-le-Clap.There are a number of shelves and edges to conquer before descending into a large 35-metre spiral shaft. A further climb and another descent into a shaft will see you reaching a cavern that is impressive both in terms of its size and the breathtaking formations you can see.

    This activity is aimed at beginners from the age of 12, and includes an introduction in how to climb using ropes and rope clamps. There is also the option to hire a caving guide so that you can visit the upper galleries.

    START : Parking municipal, avenue du Pont du Gard, 30210 Remoulins



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    Aven des Cameliers

    Available: all year
    Duration all day
    From 12 years old
    Price: 55 € / person
    Enjoy a day underground. By the end of the day, you’ll be an old hand at abseiling and fixed-rope ascents! You will descend to a depth of around 100 metres and then progress 2 kilometres deeper into the earth. This day is suited to people who are in good physical shape and who already have some experience in using ropes (abseiling, climbing, via ferrata, etc.).

    START : Parking municipal, avenue du Pont du Gard, 30210 Remoulins





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    Presentation of caving exploration trips

    Aven Grégoire les fées

    Available: all year round (depending on weather conditions)
    Duration: 6 to 8 hours
    For adult and sports initiated
    Price: €80 / person or package €240 guide commitment (2 people max)
    Crossing the Aven Grégoire les Fées is an activity best suited to sportspeople who have some knowledge of rope sports. The suggested level of supervision is higher (one guide for a maximum of 4 people). We offer an underground crossing that includes more than 10 abseils, climbs and crossing a lake.

    Your programme for crossing Gregoire les fées: During this crossing, we will use canyoning techniques. You will also have to do two adapted climbs. Finally, you will cross more than 40 metres over an underground lake. The exit of the cave is at the level of the Cèze, downstream of the picturesque village of Tharaux.

    START : Parking municipal, avenue du Pont du Gard, 30210 Remoulins