Not for the Faint-hearted

It's almost Full Day Canyoning season. We're still enjoying the high water on the river for the rafting but soon it is the turn of canyoning to take centre stage.

If you've enjoyed a taster of this great sport on one of the half day tours then the full day option is definitely for you. As you would expect though, it offers more in every sense: more vertical, more adrenaline and more features.

With some of these canyons soon to open their doors for the season, we had to send some of the guides in to have a look.

First off, Deer Canyon in Kusatsu which opens up on the weekend of 30/31st May.

Deer Canyon is one of the most beautiful courses that we run. It has some really big waterfalls, 8 in all and also a couple of very fast sliders. It's technical, with lots of vertical and some stunning views.
If you are not familiar with Kusatsu, it is well worth a visit and has some terrific onsen for afterwards too (although the guides said it was pretty warm when they were over there.)

Next up, Yamanashi Canyon, over in (you guessed it) Yamanashi Prefecture. This is one that we don't advertise but is open to anyone who has been out on a canyoning tour with us before. We head over there once a month with a select group of just 10 customers. This river was made for canyoning, or vice versa, and is big. The waterfalls, the drops, the jumps - everything is huge.

There's one fantastic section where you get spat out of waterfall, plummetting into a pool far below you, that feels alot like plunging into the spin cycle of the washing machine. You will be scared at the top, but whooping with exhilaration at the bottom. This is full-on canyoning at it's very best. It's not on the website but if you think you can handle it, drop us a line. The next Yamanashi Canyon tour is the weekend of 6/7 June.