Grand Galet Canyon in Reunion Island

Set off on a 6-hour adventure in the Grand Galet Canyon, a must-do experience on Reunion Island for thrill-seekers!

Book your activity

From€90
full day
Sporty
From 14 years-old and up

Practical information

A full descent of the Langevin Canyon in Saint-Joseph, also known as the Grand Galet Canyon.

  • Approach walk: 20 minutes
  • Descent of the canyon: 6 hours
  • Return walk: 5 minutes
  • Maximum abseil height: 85 metres (Grand Galet waterfall)
Course of events

- Meeting with the instructor in the car park at the Langevin cane scales

- Drive in your own vehicle to a car park near the canyon

- Equipment with a briefing on how the activity will unfold

- 20-minute approach walk to the start of the descent of the Grand Galet Canyon

- Briefing on the descent of the canyon and safety instructions

- Departure for a 6-hour canyoning descent in the Grand Galet Canyon, including a section upstream of the waterfall with 2 abseils (15 and 25 metres), a coffee/tea and macatias break at the top of the waterfall before abseiling down it on an 85-metre-high zip line, then a section in the Langevin Canyon with abseils, jumps, natural slides and zip lines, including a 50-metre-long mega zip line at the start at a height of 20 metres + a 40-metre-long zip line-toboggan at the end of the trip

- 5-minute walk back to the car park

- De-equipping and end of the activity

Activity requirements

All participants must know how to swim to take part in this activity.

It is recommended to not have a strong fear of heights.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Special terms

This activity is not accessible to pregnant people.

The evening before your activity, you will receive a summary e-mail with all the information about the activity and confirmation of the time and meeting point.

Meeting point:
Car park of Balance à Canne of Langevin - 2 Rue De La Passerelle, Saint-Joseph 97480, Reunion Island
Spoken languages:English, French
Included
  • Instructor
  • Neoprene wetsuit
  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • Snack
  • Photos
Excluded
  • Transfer
  • Lunch
Do not forget to bring
  • Sport shoes (no smooth soles)
  • Swimwear
  • Towel
  • Change of clothes
  • Picnic lunch
  • Bottle of water