To negotiate a canyon by sliding, jumping, abseiling and swimming – that is canyoning, an alpine whitewater adventure of a special sort.
And the Fallenbach Canyon offers fantastic canyoning close to Zurich. Surrounded by the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Walensee, you will find a varied canyon with beautiful rock slides, water falls and crystal clear green pools – parts in the forest, parts out in the sun. The upper part is the easier one and can also be done by kids. Here we find one abseil, an optional jump as well as several slides – an ideal training ground for the second section, where we pass the actual gorge. A number of slides and abseils as well as several optional jumps await us here.
For school / youth groups and families with younger kids (minimum age 10 years) we also offer a half-day option (duration approx. 4.5 hrs, price CHF 169 pp), where you will do the upper part of the canyoning only, not the real gorge. Please contact us if you are interested in this tour.
Availability:
Daily from May to mid-October for groups of four persons or more. Smaller groups might be able to join existing trips. Please book or inquire via the corresponding buttons.
Included:
- Equipment
- Instruction and guiding through a professional canyoning guide
- Abseil training at the dam
- Happy Landing Apéro after the trip with beer, mineral, pretzls…
- Safety certification & company liability insurance
To bring:
- Bathing clothes & towel
- Backpack or bag
- Small lunch including drinks for before and after the canyoning
- Hiking shoes (covering the ankle) that will get WET!
- If needed: sports band for your glasses
- Depending on the weather we advice you to bring additional synthetic sports underwear for better protection (no cotton).
- Good attitude!
Trip procedure:
We meet you at the bus station “Lehni” on the road from Amden to Weesen. After the welcome you will get a comprehensive abseil training off the dam – the first challenge of the day! After getting changed into the waiting canyoning gear we will then drive (individually) to the entry of the canyon. Here you will be given an extensive safety talk as well as detailed instructions about the various canyoning techniques – now you are ready to go!
Your canyoning trip will lead you through a beautiful Fallenbach Canyon. The first part is a bit easier and thus an ideal preparation for the lower section. This is where the fun begins – rock slides, abseils as well as several optional jumps of varying heights into green pools – who says you need to travel to the Ticino for first class canyoning?
We will end our tour back at the bus stop Lehni where your dry clothes as well as a Happy Landing Apéro await you. At the end of the day we will shuttle one driver per car back to the vehicles waiting at the top.