Prehistoric hike: cave and rock engravings (Die)

Description

Ideally located in the south of the Vercors massif, the Upper Diois contains secrets that are often unknown.

I invite you here to a very surprising hike on the theme of prehistory to make you know the Tune de la Varaime. This cave, now classified as a historical monument and that I discovered in 1985, contains more than 2000 Neolithic rock engravings classified as belonging to linear schematic art.

This place was also used in prehistoric times as a sheepfold cave as the excavations that you can also contemplate testify.

The hike to discover this treasure is of easy level, with a positive difference in altitude of 250 meters for a walking time of about two and a half hours.

And if you want to discover this part of the Vercors massif even better, I advise you this hiking stay in the South Vercors.

You can also discover this beautiful massif with the eye of the photographer, during this training in the macrophotography of orchids and butterflies or these two days of naturalist observation and animal photography of the vultures of the Drôme.

Program

• Meeting in the village of Boulc, 30 minutes drive from Die and noe and a half hour from Grenoble.
• Duration of the outing: 5 hours including the guided tour of the cave and access by a very wild path to the breathtaking panoramas of the Vercors between 1200 and 1450 meters of altitude.
• As an option, a day outing is possible, completed by a climb to the top of the mountain of Toussière and to high mountain pastures, for a total of 800 meters of positive difference in altitude.
  Rate with day hike option: 40€ per person.
• Regular outings from April to November on request.

The price includes

• Supervision by the mountain leader.
• Guided visit of the cave.

The price does not include

• Transport to and from Boulc.
• Warm clothes for the visit to the cave.
• A lamp and some food (biscuits, energy bar or dried fruit and water).
• Picnic if you choose the one day hike.
• Snacks.
• Drinks.
• Anything not mentioned in "The price includes".

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