L’Aven d’Orgnac
Aven d'Orgnac, a magnificent underground cathedral
Aven d’Orgnac is a cave which has been given the classification “Grand Site de France” (Major Site of France). And what you are about to see will show you why this place is worthy of the title!
700 steps to go down (yes that’s right! 700, but the good news is that you come back up in a lift!) 120 m underground, to the gigantic chambers, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites, each one even more magnificent than the last…
This place is so out-of-this-world, you won’t believe your eyes… The constant drips sculpt this underground wonderland, moving the rock formations one millimetre every year!
The subtle lighting magnifies the surroundings, making it a truly magical place… and this is why this cave in the Ardèche is a worldwide reference in the underground world.
Underground hiking
Just imagine… Come and feel the emotions Robert de Joly surely felt when he discovered the Aven d’Orgnac in 1935…
Abseil the 50 m from the natural entrance of the cave, and you will come face-to-face with the great opening of Aven d’Orgnac before you…
What an exceptional view!
You will be accompanied by a qualified guide, in complete safety, and will most certainly get goosebumps from this fantastic experience!
Underground vertigo
A via cordata in the ceiling spaces of the cave, what a great idea!
Perched 40 m above the ground, you will follow a marked course… very high up.
Giving you a special view of this magnificent cave!
And the cherry on the cake is the zip wire across the cave opening, for an unforgettable experience!
For children Speleominot course
Speleology is not only for the adults, children can get their gear on too! Speleominot is a 3-hour course through the untouched areas of the cave, in complete safety.
– It has been especially designed for children aged between 7-12: glistening stalagmites and stalactites, rock formations to climb over, discover new openings, a mini via-cordata… Come and be a real-life speleologist for the day!
The Cité de la Préhistoire
The Cité de la Préhistoire, is a modern and fun museographical centre which retraces 350,000 years of human adventures.
Learn all about the prehistory of Western Europe.
Touch-screen games tables, fire demonstrations, flints and spear throwing, as well as other prehistoric entertainment that will give you a whole new perspective on the ruins displayed, from archaeological digs in the Ardèche and North of the Gard.
The Cité de la Préhistoire is an opportunity to really come face-to-face with our ancestors, to better understand these men, women and children who were actually a lot like us!
Orgnac Immersion
Are you interested in finding out what these untouched galleries really look like? Then come and pay a visit to Orgnac Immersion!
Comfortably seated in your chair in the projection room, get ready for a sensational experience! Put on the glasses, and experience a 360° tour of the exceptional underground wonderland, inaccessible for the public and the natural site where the archaeological digs took place.
