Caving excursion in En Casa cave near Prades, Pyrenees

Enter the underground world of the Eastern Pyrenees in the En Casa cave not far from Prades accompanied by a state-qualified instructor!

The cave of En Casa is located in the natural region of Conflent which is identified with the middle valley of the Têt to the south-east of Prades and extends over limestone grounds surrounded by fallow land.

This cave is home to two species of bats, the Schreibers' Miniopterus and the Rhinolophe euryale. Inside there are large cavities and the progression is horizontal, with the exception of a ten-metre long shaft.

The angular walls contain white mottling, and there are some slight slopes with large rocks falling from the ceiling. The route is pleasant and ends with some narrow and tortuous passages.

Course of the activity:
- Welcome and departure to the cave by car
- Parking of the vehicles and distribution of the equipment (full wetsuit, bag, ropes and helmet with lamp)
- Discovery of the rope descent with a loop course including all types of obstacles: meander, crawl, slide, small chatière, 2 abseiling descents...
- Explanation of the formation of caves and concretions
- De-equipping and return to the vehicles