
Canyoning Samoens
Description
An unmissable summer activity for the whole family !
Ready to try something refreshingly new? Slip on a wetsuit and get ready to jump, swim, slide and abseil your way down one of the region’s most extraordinary natural canyons !
Canyoning is an adventure activity for all ages and absolutely no previous experience is necessary. Its a great way to get outdoors and into a totally refreshing new environment.
For a detailed description of what to expect, read our Beginner’s Guide to Canyoning in Samoens.
Little La Balme
Suitable for anyone over 8 years of age.
A child-friendly version of the larger La Balme descent, skipping all the bits that involve ropes.
A fun-filled descent especially conceived for kids, with lots of slipping, sliding and jumping in a fabulous natural playground.
- Cost : 45€ per person
- Duration : approximately 2.5 hours
- Meeting at our canyoning base between Araches la Frasse and Magland
La Balme
Suitable for adults and children 12yrs+
A hugely fun canyon ideal for adventurous novices, La Balme offers a great selection of waterfalls, natural waterslides and swimming holes. Easy and accessible, it offers a fabulous introduction to canyoning.
ZigZag offers the longest version of this canyon available! While some other companies prefer to start this canyon midway, we are the only ones to start from the very top !
- Cost : 60€ per person
- Duration : approximately 3 hours
- Meeting at our canyoning base between Araches la Frasse and Magland
Canyon du Giffre
Suitable for adults and children 15yrs+
A perfect canyon for people looking for adrenaline ! The Giffres’s canyon starts in Mieussy and offers a great mix of canyoning technics while being immerged in the water most of the time. This canyon offers lots of jumps and abseilings while enjoying a marvelous scenery !
- Cost : 65€ per person
- Duration : approximately 3 hours
Canyon de Nyon
Suitable for adults and children 12yrs+
This canyon offers the highest abseiling of the region, to enter the canyon you abseil down from a bridge for a vertical drop of 40 meters, adrenaline guaranteed ! This canyon includes many jumps, abseils and natural waterslides, to end up with a a final abseil down a beautiful
- Cost : 65€ per person
- Duration : approximately 3 hours
Pricing
Little La Balme :
- Cost: 45€ per person
- Duration: approximately 2.5 hours
La Balme :
- Cost: 60€ per person
- Duration: approximately 3 hours
Canyon du Giffre :
- Cost: 65€ per person
- Duration: approximately 3 hours
Canyon de Nyon :
- Cost: 65€ per person
- Duration: approximately 3 hours
Useful info
What to know before you go :
• Canyoning is an ideal wet-weather activity
• All ZigZag guides speak English
• Participants must be able to swim
• Meeting point –Base de canyoning – 93 rue des grottes de balme à Magland
• You need to bring – swimwear, a towel and sports shoes suitable for walking in water
• Your guide will provide – a wetsuit, harness and helmet
• Advance booking strongly recommended
This page is also available in: French
Booking Office Hours
Winter : 8am-12.30pm & 2.30-7pm
Summer : 9am-12noon & 3-6.30pm
Contact Us
ZigZag Ecole de Ski (ESI Samoëns)
126 Grande Rue, 74340 Samoëns
www.zigzagski.com
info@zigzagski.com
0033 631 204 410
126 Grande Rue, 74340 Samoëns
www.zigzagski.com
info@zigzagski.com
0033 631 204 410
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