Fantastic adventures and incredible places inside Mother Earth passing through the streets reserved for a lucky few, caves and narrow ravines have been waiting for your arrival for millions of years.
FONTE BUIA SPELEO CANYONING TWO STEPS FROM FLORENCE
A journey into the underground heart of Tuscany
Difficulty: Discovery
Descent duration: 2.5 – 3.5 hours
Activity duration: 3.5 – 4.5 hours
Approach march: 20 minutes
Return march: 15 minutes
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Once the introductions have been made, we put on the wetsuit, harness and the rest of the equipment. Along the path in 20 minutes we will arrive at the entrance of the cave. Safety and activity briefing and off you go!
It is a single route, round trip.We will go up a small underground stream with small climbs and disclimbs. The temperature of the air and water fluctuates between 11 and 12 degrees centigrade.
At the highest point reachable for us, we will stop for a moment and then return. Your headlamp will give you colors and images that you will remember forever.
This cave is full of beautiful concretions, stalactites over 4 meters high.
We return along the same route, which in some sections we will not recognise, almost as if it were a different route.
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED AND INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Isothermal wetsuit in 5 mm neoprene
Helmet* with light system
Harness *
safety lanyards and carabiners*
Common material (ropes, first aid kit)
*all individual and collective protective equipment used comply with current regulations
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING?
A thermal polyester shirt to wear under your wetsuit,
Swimming suit,
Towel,
Sneakers/trekking shoes for entering the water and socks for getting wet,
No rings on the hands. A pair of fine garden gloves is recommended.
Those who wear glasses will have to make sure to secure them to their head to avoid losing them, those who use contact lenses, preferably disposable ones with a spare pair.
A plastic bag to store shoes, socks and anything else that will be wet after the experience.
Canyoning shoes for hire €10 per person, to be requested when booking
SPELEOLOGY
Speleology (from the Greek spèlaion=cave and logos=discourse) is the science that studies karst phenomena or natural caves and cavities, their genesis and their nature.
Beyond its purely scientific aspect, speleology attracts a notable number of people who practice it as a sporting discipline, as a philosophy or even just for simple and healthy curiosity and fun!
The exploration of the subsoil is certainly one of the oldest human activities, in fact in prehistory, caves were used by man as a shelter from anything that could represent a danger.
Toscana Adventure team
Vaiano (Prato)
Tuscany – Italy