La Verna cave Potholing in Arette

Visit the largest underground room in the world open to all public! Tourist Cave / Speleological Adventures in the heart of the Chasm of Pierre Saint-Martin.

Whatever the formula of visit, you will discover, in La Verna, one of the magic places of tourism in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Whether it is for a family visit, for schoolchildren or to live a sporting adventure between hiking and climbing, you will keep an unforgettable memory of your tourist stay in the heart of the mountain. The underground adventure awaits you.

In the heart of the limestone mountains of Haute-Soule and Barétous, La Verna is an exceptional geological site, with extraordinary volumes, which give it a worldwide reputation. The extraordinary human adventure linked to the discovery of La Verna will be the common thread of your visit.

ONLY ON RESERVATION

Tourist visits:

Discovery: 10 to 18€
1h + cave access (minimum age: 5 years old)
Guided tour with commentary on a secure 800m route (one way), accessible to people with reduced mobility.

River: 15 to 23€
1h30 + cave access (minimum age: 7 years old)
After discovering the room, irregular stairs carved into the rock allow you to access the river and the catchment.

Exploration: 20 to 28€
2h + cave access (minimum age: 10 years old)
You leave the tourist development for an underground exploration suitable for all levels. Mandatory pants.

Caving Adventure:
Whatever the visit, we enter into a speleological adventure where team spirit, cohesion and adaptation are fundamental. The guide reserves the right to adapt the course according to the conditions (weather, participants...).

Access from the reception to the entrance of the cave is done with your own car.

Knight: 50€
3h + cave access (minimum age: 12 years old)
Sporty caving hike, off-trail (scree and boulders)

Adelie: 68€
5h + cave access (minimum age: 14 years old)
Sporty and technical caving hike, off-trail (scree and boulders)

Aranzadi: 68€
5h + cave access (minimum age: 14 years old)
Sporty and technical caving hike (80m safe climbing)

Arphidia: 68€ New in 2023
5h + cave access (minimum age: 14 years old)
Technical caving course. Aerial handrails and abseiling (maximum 8m).

Mix Adventure: 86€
8h + cave access (minimum age: 16 years old)
Combination of Chevalier Aranzadi or Chevalier Arphidia or Aranzadi Arphidia visits.

Large Rooms: 86€
8h + cave access (minimum age: 16 years old)
Enduring and sporty caving hike (varied progress on scree and blocks).

Huet: fixed price 500€ New in 2023
8h + cave access (minimum age: 16 years old)
Approach walk and technical caving route, abseiling (maximum 35m) and narrow passages to reach La Verna.

Lépineux: package 500€ 8h + cave access (minimum age: 16 years old)
Enduring and sporty caving hike (varied progress on scree and blocks) to reach the base of the Pierre Saint-Martin chasm.