Canyoning on Lake Garda and in the Adige Valley
Dive into the adventure and bring home unforgettable emotions
Come and discover the most exciting river outdoor sports dimension.
Fun, adventure, emotions, energy, a discovery of an unknown environment, this are the features of Canyoning, a discipline which offers the possibility to descend from a waterfall, dive into natural pools of crystal clear water, visit natural environments carved into the rock by the millennial flow of water.
Canyoning on Lake Garda and in the Adige Valley
Dive into the adventure and bring home unforgettable emotions
Come and discover the most exciting river outdoor sports dimension.
Fun, adventure, emotions, energy, a discovery of an unknown environment, this are the features of Canyoning, a discipline which offers the possibility to descend from a waterfall, dive into natural pools of crystal clear water, visit natural environments carved into the rock by the millennial flow of water.
Why join us
- Canyoning is a discipline that allows you to descend streams, through natural canyons, often very inaccessible, but for this reason of rare beauty, thanks to specific techniques, which consist of falls, dives (never mandatory), natural slides, guided step by step by professionals of this discipline, the only ones recognized nationally and internationally: the Alpine Guides.
- This is an experience that allows you to explore otherwise inaccessible areas, landscapes far from the common imaginary, they are places where sunlight filters and makes the crystal clear water of these streams shine in a special way and they illuminate the surrounding rocks with various colors.
- It’s a discipline that certainly helps to increase self-confidence, to gain awareness of your own body, to know how to manage moments of maximum concentration and enjoy moments of total relax, immersed in wild nature.
- We guarantee you, beautiful emotions, unique natural environments and lots of fun, always in the company of our Alpine Guides, top-level specialized professionals.
Choose your journey
Choose your journey
LEVEL: BEGINNER
Orsa Minore
A canyoning experience suitable for people of the very first experience and for families with children. A perfect opportunity to approach this discipline and be able to admire the beauty of this mysterious environment, without exaggerating.
- Period: April – September
Description
• Length: about 1 km
• The difference in height: 100 mt
• Highest waterfall: 15 mt
• Highest jump: 5 mt (not mandatory)
• Total number of waterfalls: 6
• Ascent on foot: about 20 minutesExcursion duration: about 2-3 hours
Meeting times: 9 am – 2 pm -4 pm (other hours on request)Minimum age: 9 years old
Participants: groups from 2 up to 9 people per guide
Starting point: Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino Veronese
Price per adult: € 65.00
Price per Child (9-14 anni): € 45.00SPECIAL PRICES/DISCOUNTS:
Special rate for groups above 20 participants, with a maximum of 50 participantsProgram:
• Meeting pint at Base Canyoning Xadventure in Brentino
• Welcome briefing
•Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• Approximately 20 minutes ascent on foot along the path
• Technical Briefing • Descent into the stream
• Return to base, equipment arrangement
• We recommend beer and piadina by Gigia at the Malù Bar in Brentino
ADVANCED LEVEL
Orsa Adventure
A stretch suitable for sporty people or those with a bit of experience. A complete adventure in which fear of heights is not allowed: after climbing up along a path sometimes equipped with fixed ropes, five splendid vertical waterfalls await you in a unique context, and then enter the Orsa Minore.
- Period: April – September
Description and characteristics
• Length: about 2 km
• The difference in height: 200 m
• Highest waterfall: 25 m
• Highest jump: 5 m (not mandatory)
• Total number of waterfalls: 11
• Ascent on foot: about 45-50 minutesExcursion time: 4-5 hours
Meeting times: 9.00 am or 2.00 pmMinimum age: suitable for children aged 14 and over (for experienced kids)
Participants: groups from 2 up to 9 people per guide
Price per person: € 80,00
SPECIAL PRICES/DISCOUNTS:
Special rate for groups above 20 participants, with a maximum of 50 participantsStarting point: Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino Veronese
Program:
• Meeting at Base Canyoning Xadventure a Brentino (VR)
• Welcome briefing
• Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• 45-50 minutes ascent on foot along a steep path in the woods with the help of fixed ropes.
• Technical briefing
• Descent in a stream
• Return to base, equipment arrangement, warm shower.
• We recommend getting a beer and piadina made by Gigia at the Malù Bar in Brentino
LEVEL: EXTREME
Orsa Maggiore “the longest of Lake Garda”
It’s by far the longest and most complex canyon in the area of Lake Garda, the famous “Vajo dell’Orsa integrale”.
A full day tour with a breathtaking environment: steep and smooth walls, waterfalls, lakes among the rocks and an incredible variety of settings.
A tour suitable for sports people who have already practiced Canyoning before.
- Period: June – September
Description:
• Length: about 6 km
• Difference in altitude: 500 m
• Highest waterfall: 25 mt
• Highest jump: 7 meters (not mandatory)
• Total number of waterfalls: 27
• Ascent by bus: 45 minutes + Approach on foot downhill: 20 minutes
• Ascent on foot from the Canyoning Station: 60 minutesExcursion duration: 5-7 hours
Meeting hours: 8.00 am
Minimum age: suitable for children aged 14 and over (for children with experience)
Participants: groups from 2 up to 6 people per guide
Price per person: € 110.00
(with minimum 3 persons)- Meeting point: at our Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino Veronese
Program:
• Meeting at the Xadventure Canyoning station in Brentino (VR)
• Coffee and briefing
• Equipment distribution
• Ascent on foot or with a shuttle, depending on the group and on the number of participants.
• Technical briefing
• Descent in the canyon
• Snack break and continuing descent
• Return to base, equipment arrangement, warm shower
• We recommend getting a beer and piadina made by Gigia at the Malù Bar in Brentino.
LEVEL: BASIC
Vione Basic
The first of the season, a very beautiful and sunny stream located in the Brescia area of Lake Garda, a real jewel with funny and exciting descents.
Suitable for: people at the first experience, families with children, groups, incentives, and people who want to discover this canyon.
- Period: from April until October
Description
• Length: about 1,5 km
• Difference in height: 250 m
• Highest descent with the rope: 60 m
• Jumps: from 2 to 10 mt (not mandatory)
• Total number of falls: 10
• Approach on foot: about 20 minutes
• Return on foot: about 30 minutesExcursion duration: about 3 hours
Meeting hours: 2 pmMinimum age: suitable for children aged 9 and over
Participants: from 3 up to 8 per Guide
Price per adult: € 70,00
Price per child (9-14 years): € 50,00Program:
• Meeting at Ristornte Pizzeria il Poggio (Vicolo Fiume, 1, Piovere BS Tignale)
• Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• Short walk of about 20 minutes to access the stream
• Technical briefing
• Return on foot to Garnì about 30 minutes
• We recommend for lunch Ristorante Garnì al Poggio.Note: please provide your measures (weight and height) when you fix your reservation so you will get the right wetsuits
ADVANCED LEVEL
Vione Advanced
The first of the season, a very beautiful and sunny stream located in the Brescia area of Lake Garda, a real jewel with funny and exciting descents.
Suitable for sports people, groups, incentives, and people who want to discover the most exciting part of the canyon.
- Period: from April until October
Description
• Length: about 2 km
• Difference in height: 400 m
• Highest descent with the rope: 60 m
• Jumps: from 2 to 10 mt (not mandatory)
• Total number of falls: 12
• Approach on foot: about 30 minutes
• Return on foot: about 30 minutesExcursion duration: about 4 hours
Meeting hours: 9.00 amMinimum age: suitable for children aged 14 and over
Participants: from 3 up to 8 per Guide
Price per person: € 85,00
Program:
• Meeting at Ristornte Pizzeria il Poggio (Vicolo Fiume, 1, Piovere BS Tignale)
• Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• Short walk of about 30 minutes to access the stream
• Technical briefing
• Return on foot to Ristorante il Poggio about 30 minutes
We recommend for lunch Ristorante il PoggioNote: please provide your measures (weight and height) when you fix your reservation so you will get the right wetsuits
LEVEL: EXTREME
Canyoning Vione Long
The top of the adventure in perfect Xadventure style. Suitable for very sports people or who already have experience in canyoning.
Well exposed to the east and very open, the Vione is the less cold of the canyons of Lake Garda. Rich in slides, jumps and thrilling descents, some with lake view.
The long complete version will allow you to add numerous drops and jumps inside a gorge that will lead you to the lake.
Period: from April to October
Description
• Length: about 3.5 km
• Difference in altitude: 600 meters approximately
• Highest rope descent 60 meters
• Jumps: from 2 to 10 meters (not mandatory)
• Total number of waterfalls: 28
• Approach on foot: about 30 minutes
• Return on foot: approximately 5 minutes
• Ability to interrupt the route: yes halfway throughExcursion duration: about 7 hours
Meeting time: 9.00 am
Minimum age: 18 years old
Participants: groups from 3 up to 5 people per guide
Price per person: € 150,00
Program:
• Meeting at Beach Bar Aria Nuova in Pra
• Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• Ascent by Shuttle or own car to the starting point
• Technical briefing
• Descent in the canyon
• Return to Beach Bar Aria Nuova in Pra in 5 minutes
We recommend for lunch Beach Bar Aria Nuova in Pra- Note: please provide your measures (weight and height) when you fix your reservation so you will get the right wetsuits
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LEVEL: BEGINNER
Special Farewell to the bachelorhood or hen party: if you want to leave your mark, let live an exciting adventure
An exciting and funny way to celebrate with your friends.
In a stretch of canyon suitable for a group at the first experience, we will play games, dives, toasts and much more together with the party girl or boy.
On request, there is the possibility of immortalizing the exciting group experience with a professional photographer or filmmaker.
- Period: from April until October
Description
• Length: about 1 km
• Difference in height: 100 m
• Highest waterfall: 15 m
• Highest jump: 5 m (not mandatory)
• Total number of waterfalls: 6
• Ascent on foot: about 20 minutesExcursion duration: 1/2 day (3 hours of activity in the river + toast)
Meeting hours: 9 am or 2 pm
Participants: from 5 up to 20 per Guide
Price per person: € 65,00
The future bride or groom does not pay with a minimum of 9 paying clients
The same Xadventure technical T-shirt for all: € 15,00 per person
- Meeting point: at our Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino Veronese
Program:
• Meeting point: at our Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino
• Welcome briefing
• Equipment and wetsuit distribution
• Approximately 20 minutes of ascent on foot on the path
• Technical briefing
• Descent in the stream
• Return to base, equipment arrangement, warm shower. Toast at our base station or at Gigia by the Malù Bar in BrentinoImportant note for the safety of the participants: it is not possible to consume alcohol before doing Canyoning, it is recommended the celebration only after the activity.
At our base at the end of the activity, two hot showers are available to get ready for the festivities.
LEVEL: EXTREME
Canyoning Aviana
The great Preafessa waterfall, a stream not far from our Brentino Canyoning base.
A beautiful alpine stream with a predominantly vertical, rather technical course, with an incredible 80-meter-high waterfall to be descended with bated breath.
Suitable for sporty people or with canyoning experience.
- Period: from May to October
Description
• Length: about 2 km
• Difference in height: 300 m approximately
• Highest descent with the rope 60 + 20 mt
• Jumps: there are none
• Total number of falls: 8
• Approach on foot: about 10 minutes
• Return on foot: 1 hour approximatelyExcursion duration: about 4-5 hours
Minimum age: suitable for children aged 14 and over.
Maximum student guide ratio: 2 up to 5 students per guide
- Meeting point: at our Xadventure Canyoning Station in Brentino Veronese
Price per person: € 110,00 with minimum 3 persons
Program:
• Meeting at Xadventure in Brentino
• Equipment distribution
• Transfer to the stream with Xadventure shuttle about 1 hour
• A short walk of about 10 minutes to access the stream
• Technical briefing
• Descent in the creek
• Walk up the path for about 1 hour to reach the Xadventure vehicle
• Return to Brentino and closure of activity
Important information
What to bring
Hiking shoes or trainers that will get wet completely
- Swimsuit, shorts that can get wet for the ascent (for intermediate level)
Technical shirt/fleece (not cotton)
1/2 liter of water each participant
Energy Snack
We recommend a waterproof bag for your phone or GoPro/ waterproof camera to bring with you.
Dry towel and clothing recommended after activity
Xadventure provides
Wetsuit 5 mm
- Neoprene socks
Helmet
Special harness with rear protection
Special backpack and watertight jars for supplies for longer tours
First aid kit
Ropes and carabiners
Underwater camera if available and with supplement
Who are the guides
MARCO HELTAI
Founder of Xadventure Team
Mountain guide – River canoeing teacher – Rafting guide – Instructor Canyoning
· Director of canyoning specialization courses for mountain professionals.
· President of the National Canyoning Commission.
· President of the Canyoning International Technical Commission.
· Member of the National Board of Alpine Guides.
1988 – River canoeing teacher.
1990 – Rafting guide
1998 – Preparatory course
1999 – National course of aspiring guide.
2002 – Canyoning specialization course.
2004 – International mountain guide.
dal 2013 – President of the National Canyoning commission
dal 2016 – International canyoning commission manager
20 years of Alpine rescue
10 years of helicopter rescue, which make me very sensitive to prevention and training in the most complex areas.
6 years at the army as a training officer in the mountains and beyond
I have been working on rivers and in the mountains since I was 16, first as an assistant instructor, then as a teacher and guide. My cultural know-how leads me to be eclectic and able to range from one discipline to another without problems, I have always practiced different sports even at a high competitive level, I love teaching, transmitting and sharing passions and experiences.
Practiced sports: all those typical sports of the Alpine Guide disciplines like climbing, ice climbing, high altitude expeditions, off-piste skiing, ski mountaineering, canyoning, river canoeing, sailing, paragliding, telemark, triathlon and all that concerns the bicycle, in short … I like to explore and test myself!
My professional sports life is combined with a very intense professional insurance life that ranges from managing complex risks related to the Outdoor world, up to normal everyday coverage, of course, managing very carefully the professional commitments in the two areas, and relying on valid collaborators.
I work in both my professions with great passion, being able to cut out both spaces according to the moments, this system in my opinion keeps the enthusiasm high and the desire to do well and always improve.
You can reach me by phone but if I don’t answer at the first time it’s not because I don’t feel like it, it’s just that I’m always very busy.
ANDREA MALTA SPEZIALI
A.Mountain guide – specialization in Canyoning – Alpine Rescue technician in Ala
I started attending the Alpine Rescue at the age of 17 as a young student, today I am a mountain rescue technician.
My professional training began in February 2014 with a presentation of alpine climbing, rock climbing, ski mountaineering ascents, climbing on icefalls, etc. at the college of the Trentino mountain guides.
After the very hard selections I had the luck and the pleasure of participating in the training course for aspiring guides, passing the various exams with positive results. During the course I also had the opportunity to achieve the specialization in canyoning, thanks to this I’m part of Xadventure now.
I like to transmit, I like to teach, I like to experience emotions together with the people who frequent Xadventure.
What did I do before becoming a Guide?
I used to climb rocks to make the climbing walls safe, I worked in the companies of displacement and so I lived hanging on a rope even before, with the difference that today I am climbing up, yesterday I was abseiling down!
I’m waiting for you to have fun together … and if it’s bad weather?
Well ..in the worst case scenario we can have a drink together!!
Andrea Speziali
Xadventure Outdoor Lake Garda
ALESSIO MIORI
A. Mountain guide – Specialization in Canyoning
My name is Alessio Miori, and I’m 27 years old, I live in a small town in the mountain near Trento.
Ever since I was a child, my parents have made me discover the mountain and I have been more and more often as I grew up.
After several jobs, and after spending a year abroad between the Indian Himalayas, New Zealand and Australia, dividing my time between climbing and work, I returned to Italy and in 2015 I started the courses to become an Mountain Guide, completed at the beginning of 2017.
I love to visit the mountains at 360 degrees in all its seasons, although I can say that I prefer the cold season and the skis and accompanying people to discover the countless enchanted places that surround us is very stimulating for me.
Hope to see you soon!
Alessio Miori
Xadventure Outdoor Lake Garda
MATTIA PIFFER
A.Mountain guide – Mountaineering master – specialization in Canyoning
The passion for the mountains has been handed down to me since I was a child by my parents who, besides getting closer to it, have taught me to respect and love it.
For all my youth I continued to cultivate this interest, dedicating myself to much of the outdoor activities that can be practiced in a mountain environment such as: climbing on the cliff, mountaineering in the Dolomites and in the high mountains, trekking, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, snowshoe hiking, canyoning.
The attraction for the mountains has become more and more important over the course of my life, so much that I decided to make my passion also my work, earning the diploma of A. Mountain guide in 2018.
This allowed me to be able to transmit my enthusiasm and skills developed over the years to those who want to approach this world.
I am an extrovert and very motivated person, I like to relate to the public whether it is composed of young people or adults, despite my young age I am sure I can convert to you, something that will make your trip an experience of personal training and also entertainment.
I wait for you to discover together the innumerable beauties of the alpine environment.
A presto,
Mattia Piffer
Xadventure Outdoor Lake Garda
GUIDE ALPINE UIAGM
Tutte le Guide Alpine che collaborano con noi sono Guide Alpine o aspiranti Guide UIAGM, che condividono lo spirito e la filosofia di Xadventure.