The List of Top 7 Places for Canyoning

Canyoning, which is also called canyoneering in the United States, is a type of active sport that captivates the minds of many people craving for extreme, and this list of the top 7 places for canyoning is aimed to help them to find worthy and memorable destinations. When you get unsatisfied with the usual walk through into the wild, canyoning may be a good option for you, combining difficult swims, hiking, bouldering, climbing, orienteering, cliff jumping, and even rappelling.

During the last decades, canyoning has significantly grown in popularity, and now many people look for the best destinations for this kind of sport. This article discloses the best 7 places for canyoning all over the world.

Top 7 Places for Canyoning


7. Agawa Canyon, Canada

Agawa Canyon-Canada Canyoning
Agawa Canyon-Canada Canyoning

Agawa Canyon-Canada Canyoning

Canada, and especially its capital, Ottawa, attracts a lot of canyoneers, thanks to its famous Agawa Canyon. However, there is even the Ogawa Canyon Train, established for those people who would prefer to avoid such hardcore outdoor activities; if you take the ride on the train, you will be able to enjoy the magnificence of the Mother Nature from the comfort of your seat instead of careening down that canyon yourself. As a matter of fact, you have to take the train in any case if you want to reach the untouched nature. The train goes down into the forest with the almost total absence of car access. Isn't that a place you have been looking for?


6. Verdon Gorge, France

Verdon Gorge - France
Verdon Gorge - France

Verdon Gorge - France

If you are looking for a place where you can do a quite bit of great canyoning, you would not be wrong if you choose the remarkable Verdon Gorge located in France. This canyon will give you an opportunity to rappel and slide your way through that long and deep ravine in the country's southeast. By many canyoning fanciers, this gorge is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world. In addition, you will also do a lot of jumping into the clear water there from the rocks, with the completely lush and picturesque surroundings. Moreover, there are a lot of various routes, and you can choose the one that will appropriate in accordance with the skills of yours and your group.


5. Copper Canyon, Mexico

Copper Canyon - Mexico Canyoning
Copper Canyon - Mexico Canyoning

Copper Canyon - Mexico Canyoning



This canyon located in the southwest of Mexico can offer you terrific, breathtaking vistas. The location includes many various canyons which interlace and club up in various places. The region offers you, at least, six stunning canyons for trekking, which seem to be far away from civilization. Copper Canyon is a paradise for you if you are looking for an unspoiled, quite ascetic, natural destination. The area of this canyon is simply huge, and therefore, you should be prepared for being out at least for a couple of days.


4. Sierra de Guara, Spain

Sierra de Guara, Spain
Sierra de Guara, Spain

Sierra de Guara, the rocky region of Spain's Northeast, can bring you a feeling of sublimity during canyoning. It is a highly bumpy location which offers wonderful opportunities for trekking, canyoning, and mountain biking. Sheer gorges, limestone rocks, and towering mountains may serve you as a guide (in case if you did not hire one, of course) when you run, jump, roll, and tumble your way through this treasury of nature. Moreover, Sierra de Guara offers huge and spectacular views, while the adventures you will experience there will be never forgotten.


3. Susa Valley, Italy

Susa Valley, Italy
Susa Valley, Italy

Now it is time to look at this excellent alpine canyon located in Northern Italy. It is perhaps Italy's best canyon, offering numerous opportunities for canyoning and letting you slide down waterfalls, and after a day full of adventures finish the evening in warmth with delicious Italian dishes. Pasta and pizza will not be redundant after such day full of activities.


2. Blue Mountains, Australia:

Blue Mountains, Australia:
Blue Mountains, Australia:

Marvelous Blue Mountains of Australia feature many unrepeatable qualities. In particular, it is a highly attractive place for fearless cayoneers. What can you do around that green canyon filled with overtones of paradise? The answer is simple: rappelling, rock climbing, biking, hiking, rafting, spelunking, and many other activities. Moreover, this canyon offers special packages for cayoneer-beginners as well as different options for experienced cayoneers and nature explorers. However, do not forget to take waterproof clothes: waterfalls are everywhere there.


1. Zion National Park, Utah:

Zion National Park, Utah:
Zion National Park, Utah:

Zion National Park is a real gem of this collection, which offers wonderful possibilities to jump from one rock to another, enjoy the most beautiful in North America sceneries, and squatter through shoal streams surrounded by majestic walls of the canyon. Indeed, this park is truly splendid, and you have to visit it.

Choose the canyoning destination of your dream and get there for marvelous experiences. Safe travels!

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