Adélie

 

Tour duration : 6h00 (introduction + gear up + access to the cave + tour)
Access to the cave : private vehicle (or carpooling)
Public : moderate to advanced hiker
Minimum age : 14 years old
Group size : maximum 8 people or 10 people if group already composed
Guide : state-certified instructor

Guided by a state-certified instructor you go for a sportive underground hike, going off-tracks, following the river until the Adélie chamber. There is no low-roof passage, except for the Adélie passage where you will need to crawl 2m (6.5 ft). You will walk on steep and uneven ground, mostly composed of boulders. You will be provided with a harness and cowstails to secure your progression in a few passages rigged with handlines. You will also be able to enjoy the illumination of the La Verna chamber during the tour.

 

Provided equipment : hygiene cap, helmet with light, harness, overall.

What to bring : warm clothing (temperature is a constant 5°C), gloves (if needed), comfortable trousers to use under the overall, hiking shoes or boots, small backpack with water and scroggin.

Next tour dates :
• See online booking page
Call on 05 59 28 34 02 for more tour dates.

Admission prices

Individual : 71€ per person (tour guaranteed from 5 participants).

Private tour :  355€ (from 2 to 5 people) + 61€ per additional person (with a single booking and payment for the whole group, up to 12 people).

Prices are VAT included. You can also go from the reception to the cave entrance and back by foot (price lowered by 5€ per person).

 

Access to the cave

Private vehicle : 30 minutes (1 way)

For caving adventures, except in exceptional cases, visitors use their personal vehicles for which they are granted access to the track.

From the Arrakotchepia reception area located in Sainte-Engrâce (Calla district / Alt: 600 m), you are guided on the 7 kilometer route, 4 km of which is a concrete mountain track. This route crosses the village of Sainte-Engrâce (11th century Romanesque church), climbs through the beech forest and overlooks the Arphidia ravine.

The parking space at the entrance of the cave is limited and the possible locations will be indicated to you on the spot by the guide.

 

 

Access

Route from the ticket office (parking)
to the cave
(access to the track is regulated)