Presentation - Bollene Canyon
The Bollene canyon flows into the 'Vésubie' river located in 'La Bollène sur Vesubie'. This awesome canyon takes place in a forest atmosphere that let you mind-blown. Doubtless, the Bollene canyon is the funniest thanks to huge natural waterslides and nice jump opportunities. The end of the round also fits to abseiling lovers. Indeed, two esthetic abseils wait for you !
Level: medium.
The Bollene canyon fits perfectly to persons that look for jumps and slides. The most impressive waterslides are not mandatory. However, you have to jump from 2 meter high to enjoy this tour.
Course of the day
The meeting is lied to the Dorgane area (ended parking lot). The instructor will give you the canyoning equipment. Moreover, he is going to leave his car to this parking lot. With your vehicles, you will get the car lot of the beginning. After a small walk, you will be in the canyon! Small jumps, funny natural slides, and abseils wait for you. The most impressive moment will be the 15 meter long natural slide.
Where is the Bollene canyon located?
The Bollene canyon is located in 'La Bollène sur Vésubie' in the Alpes Maritimes. The GPS coordinates of the parking lot are :
43.9851, 7.3201 (decimal degrees)
43°59'06.4"N 7°19'12.4"E (DMS).
From Nice, take the road N202 following the direction of Digne les Bains. Arriving up to Plan du Var, turn right and take the road leading to the Vésubie Valley following the direction of Lantosque. Go through Lantosque. Just after Lantosque park your car in the 'Aire de la Dorgane'.
Remarks
You can find the location of the meeting point on our map "location".
In Verdon Gorge, the roads are very smalls with a lot of turns. Take a couple of time more to get the meeting point.
The Bollene Canyon on Google Maps