Rafting – Parcours journée sur le Verdon

Meet at 9:30 AM (or in summer at 11:30 AM and departure at 3:30 PM for the afternoon route) at our «Adventure Forest» base (See access map)

Welcome of participants by the ABOARD Rafting guides, followed by the distribution of equipment and a safety briefing for a raft descent of the Verdon, up to the Samson corridor (approximately 22 km and 4h00 of navigation).

The first part is relatively easy: it includes class II rapids (difficulty level: easy) and finishes with the crossing of the Barre Saint Jean rapid, classified as III (difficulty level: medium).See the classification of rapids).

Then, we stop for lunch by the river at our «La Pinède» beach. After a meal and a rest, we resume our navigation towards the entrance of the Gorges, marked by passing through the «La Dégoulinante» rapids.

The isolation of the Gorges allows for full enjoyment of nature; around us rise vertiginous cliffs that are reflected in the emerald water of the Verdon. Between the rapids, we will have ample opportunity to admire the work of erosion on these impressive limestone cliffs. Medium difficulty rapids (Class III) follow one another, leading us to the Couloir Samson.

The Solitaire rapid will mark the end of this descent. All that will remain is for us to reascend to the Belvédère du Couloir Samson with our equipment, taking the Sentier Martel for about ten minutes to return to the bus that will bring us back to our base «Adventure Forest».