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  • Canyoning in Chamonix & in the Haute Savoie (France)

    If you want to visit spectacular waterfalls and gorges, while walking, scrambling, climbing, abseiling and swimming, then go ahead and try canyoning.

    In France, Mountain Guides are the professionals authorised to take clients canyoning. Here are links to find a mountain guide or an adventure sport company:
    -     Canyoning Guides, Instructors and Companies
    - Mountain Guides

    Book your outing with a recognised professional to ensure maximum enjoyment with minimum risk.     Equipment is provided: A helmet, padded wet-suit, harness and boots are the essentials. Normally offered as a half or full day activity.

  • Canyoning Guides, Instructors and Companies

    Here you can find all the certified companies, guides and instructors that can take you doing Canyoning in Chamonix and in the Haute Savoie region in France.

    -     Canyoning Guide, Instructors and Companies

    Mountain Guides can offer you also this activity

  • Gorge de la Diosaz

    This canyon is above the famous Gorges de la Diosaz, which tourists come to see by raised walkway. Running 3.5km long, the Canyon de la Diosaz has waterfall after waterfall after waterfall.

    The route is best end-August to end-October and takes 6hrs.

  • Barberine

    Just past Vallorcine and against the Swiss border are 2 excellent "aqualands", the canyons of Barberine and Giettroz. 

    The first in particular is excellent for families and groups and needs only a 20min walk from the car.  One local guide even offers midnight descents, with just headtorches to show the way.

  • Cascade des Favrands

    This is a local canyon. It starts from under the Plan d'Aiguille and descends for 1500m towards the valley floor.

    It's graded TD/2 (hard), is best in the autumn and takes 7hrs.

  • Books and Topos about the Canyoning in Chamonixn and Haute Savoie - France

    For canyoning in this region buy: "Canyons de Haute-Savoie" 1997 which details 40 local canyons and gives star ratings for pleasure, the scenery and the quality of the water.