BETHARRAM CAVES

About us

• Pet Friendly

Located between Pau and Lourdes, between Béarn and Bigorre, they mark the border between the Pyrénées Atlantiques and the Hautes Pyrénées.
During a 1h20 guided tour, you will cross a mountain that has been hollowed out by water over the centuries. We offer you an underground world, a real fairyland of limestone concretions with astonishing shapes, enhanced by particularly careful lighting. The wealth of forms stimulates the imagination throughout the visit. After visiting the first floor of the Caves, you descend the 250 steps of the Gouffre which lead to the underground river. With 800 meters of rock above you, you take a pleasant boat trip. The journey continues with the little train that takes you back to the exit.

• ​​Spoken Languages:

  French, German, English, Other(s), Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese

• Accessibility:

  Motor disability: Only the upper part can be visited with help by the motor-impaired. For the second part of the visit (small train and boat) you need to go down a staircase that leads 80 meters below. Two toilet blocks with 4 adapted toilets at the start and
  1 toilet suitable for leaving the visit. Naturally rugged site. The entire upper part of the cave is arranged in inclined planes with various slopes of up to 17%. Duration of the visit approximately 1 hour. Reception building with accessible Bar and Shop., Hearing impairment: No particular adaptations., Mental impairment: No particular adaptations., Visual impairment: No particular adaptations.

• Theme(s):

  Cave and chasm, Environment and nature