Caving in the underground river of Vicdessos, near Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Do your first caving exploration in the Vicdessos cave, near Tarascon-sur-Ariège, and admire an underground river!
Practical information
Plunge into the depths of the Vicdessos cave for a subterranean journey combining descents down wells, a secret river and buried waterfalls: it's an immersive underground adventure in the heart of the Ariege Pyrenees Natural Park.
Course of events
Please allow around 4 hours for this activity, including 2.5hrs of exploration.
- Arrival at the meeting point to meet the instructor
- Equipment reception, safety briefing and introduction to caving techniques
- Transport to the cave entrance
- Start of vertical exploration with 3 shaft descents (down to 10 metres)
- Discovery of the underground river and geological explanations by the instructor (erosion, concretions...)
- Crossing the aquatic section with 3 small waterfalls to descend
- Exit of the cave through another opening, where the underground river joins the river in the valley
- Final debriefing with your instructor
Activity requirements
You need to be in good physical condition to take part in this activity. You need to be physically active on a regular basis.
You don't need to have back or knee problems, or be afraid of heights.
You'll need to bring comfortable trousers (jogging or hiking trousers) and a sweatshirt or fleece on top. Please bring a complete change of clothes as you will be wet when you leave the cave.
Special terms
A minimum of 4 people is required to create the exit.
Spoken languages:
French, EnglishIncluded
- Neoprene wetsuit, boots and booties
- Helmet with lighting and harness
Do not forget to bring
- Sweater or fleece
- Comfortable (sports) trousers
- Spare clothing
- Water bottle
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Do your first caving exploration in the Vicdessos cave, near Tarascon-sur-Ariège, and admire an underground river!
Located in Val-de-Sos, the Vicdessos cave allows you to live an accessible underground adventure, whether with family or friends. Only 30 minutes from Foix and 20 minutes from Tarascon-sur-Ariège, it offers an exploration to an underground river of the region: expect a unique first caving experience!
This caving trip in the Vicdessos cave is done in about 2.5 hours crossing, that is to say that you will enter and exit by two different places. The beginning of the exploration is vertical, with a sequence of 3 descents of wells, the highest of which is 10 meters. You will then progress in a pretty meander with very playful passages before arriving at the underground river of Vicdessos.
Your instructor will then tell you about the wonderful work of water underground (erosion, concretion, etc.), then you will leave for the last part of the cave which is the most aquatic! 3 descents of small waterfalls await you and will allow you to reach the exit where the underground river joins the river of the valley.