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The Cauterets gave between rocks and waterfallsPère Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Cauterets

Meyabat Canyon, the sportiest in Cauterets

Jumps, slides and swimming in fast water in a gorge on the gave · half a day · from €50 · from age 14

InformationFrom €50 per person
From
€50 per person
Duration
3 h 30
Season
June – October
Who it's for
From age 14, good swimmers

Short and intense, in a rock gorge carved by the Cauterets gave: consecutive jumps, natural slides and swimming in fast water, with often strong flows. Only for fit people who swim well. You meet the guide at Azimut Sport, on Rue de la Raillère.

With teenagers

Who runs it

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Le Pintxoak

Restaurant · Cauterets · €€€€

What to order: The garbure, the thick soup of cabbage and pulses from Béarn and Bigorre.

The Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne among pines and waterfalls© Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne

Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne

Restaurant · Cauterets · €€€€

What to order: A brasserie dish on the terrace, on the way back from Lac de Gaube.

To stay nearby

A wooden chalet at the campsite among the mountains© Camping CabalirosCampsite

Camping Cabaliros

Cauterets · 100 grass pitches · Free bus to the village · Chalets all year · Dogs welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Three-star campsite with 100 grass pitches beside the river, a 20-minute walk from the centre of Cauterets, with a free bus to the village, chalets and a motorhome area.

From €14 / pitch View details
The Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne among pines and waterfalls© Hôtellerie du Pont d'EspagneSmall hotel

Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne

Pont d'Espagne · 10 rooms · Restaurant and bar · 5 min from the Gaube chairlift · Free parking for guests

Why we like it: Ten-room family hotel inside the national park, beside the Pont d'Espagne waterfalls and five minutes from the Gaube chairlift; open in summer and winter.