Activities - Caving
Right next to Champsaur is Devoluy, a huge limestone massif with over 600 caves. It's one of the best places for caving in the world and really is an immense underground playgound.
Hidden away in this underground labyrinth you can find streams and lakes, climb in ice caves and walk through the heart of an underground glacier. You'll see beautiful formations of stalactites (the tights are the ones that fall down!) and stalagmites, walk through grand caverns fit for a banquet and crawl through small secret passage ways.
Of course you won't do all that in one trip!! But there is a cave for everyone - from experienced cave explorers to children going underground for the first time.
You don't need to have had any experience to go caving - there are lots of spectacular trips that are very easy. But, for some caving trips, like the ice caves, you will need to have had some experience. It is possible to gain that experience here. You can go for an introduction caving trip where you will learn the different techniques you will need to be able to do some of the more difficult caves. The guide will only take you down a cave if he thinks you are competent.
Unless you are a very experienced caver you will need to go caving with a guide who knows the caves. One of the main hazards in caving is getting lost underground, which when there are vertical drops of 100 m, deep lakes and fast moving streams to negotiate, can be very dangerous.
Our guide for caving is Eric Faroux who is a very experienced and qualified caver. He absolutely loves Devoluy and caving and will share his passion with you safely and securely.
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