Club trips with canyoning

Group canyoning in Ticino: the excursion tip for clubs and associations

When the sports club travels together, it is obvious that nobody wants to spend a whole weekend just sitting around. Instead, a cool outdoor event like canyoning, where you get to know a new sport and immerse yourself in the fascinating nature of the Swiss canyons, proves to be a welcome change.

In our experience, not only those who are already sports enthusiasts, but also a society for philatelists or the aquarium club are always on the lookout for unusual ideas for the next club outing or club outing.

A group canyoning in Ticino is therefore the perfect idea for an excursion if you want to do and plan something different together than the next bowling evening or a run-of-the-mill event. Because the outdoor experience for groups, associations and clubs does not only lead you to the most beautiful and popular gorges in Switzerland. It also leads you to each other and beyond you, so that the cohesion in the group is enormously strengthened. Of course, you decide for yourself whether fun and games should be the focus of confidence-building measures. Both are always given when canyoning as an excursion tip for clubs and associations.

As "Switzerland's sunniest place", Ticino offers you a multitude of opportunities to combine varied activities in picturesque landscapes with detours to famous sights and places. So whether you are looking for ideas for a club excursion lasting one or more days or want to combine the best and most exclusive excursion tips for a club outing: Ticino is one of the most popular Swiss excursion destinations for clubs and associations. The offer is correspondingly wide and the hospitality is correspondingly large.

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Club excursion with a wow effect and a good mood while canyoning in Switzerland

The focus of your club excursion is of course canyoning, which as a sport is perfect for strengthening cohesion and bringing club members closer to each other who otherwise have little to do with each other. Our group excursions take you to try-out canyoning in the Val di Vira, as a basic tour to Corippo or as canyoning pro for sporty types to the Boggera gorge.

All three tours can be easily mastered by beginners. If you register as a sports club with well-trained members, for example as a tennis club, trampoline or round-net club, or as an enthusiastic supporter of the scouting movement, you will find the greatest challenges on the pro tour through the sunny Boggera Gorge in the Valle di Cresciano.

Group canyoning is the most fun as a club excursion when all members take part in the planned activities. For people with a pronounced fear of heights or with a physical handicap, however, the inhibition threshold can be too high. If you still want to book group canyoning for your excursion as a club, there is the possibility that individual participants first hike to the gorge with the group and then only watch during the actual tour or devote themselves to other activities.

If you are planning a club excursion lasting several days, simply add activities to the canyoning tour in Ticino that everyone can take part in. In this way everyone gets their rights and you also strengthen the group by respecting the individuality of each and every one of you.

Here are a few tips for a successful Team Away weekend in Ticino

Friday

Arrival on Friday evening by public transport (train, bus) or car
Fine dinner in a special local restaurant or in a typical grotto with dishes from Ticino: polenta, alpine cheese, Ticino platter, formagella, onion soup, etc.
Then early to bed, so that you are fit for the canyoning tour the following day

Saturday

A good breakfast to start the day
Joint canyoning tour with purelements®
Enjoy an aperitif on Lake Maggiore
Dinner for example with a good pizza at Ristorante Lungo Lago in Locarno
A cozy evening at the Lido di Locarno or a party night at the biggest disco in Ticino(Vanilla Club – make sure to book your seats in advance!) or as an alternative at the Pix Club in Ascona – if you are already 18!

Sunday

Sleep in and have breakfast
Today is rest day! Thebest way to do this is at the Splash & Spa in Locarno or with a visit to the Falconeria in Locarno.
Greturn trip in the afternoon or evening in a good mood

Group canyoning for associations and clubs: simple and flexible planning with purelements

As an experienced organizer of group events, we at purelements take some of the things you need to take into account when planning club excursions. As a club or association, you go on a private tour with our guides, which means you are all by yourselves. The guide takes care of your safety, explains in a simple and understandable way how to abseil or what else needs to be considered.

During your stay in the gorge, he keeps an eye on all club members, is happy to lend a helping hand and takes great photos of you in action with his cell phone camera. And if you feel like ending your club outing with an aperitif, you can also book that when you register.

Our flexible group rates also make planning easier for you. For example, you can decide in advance whether you want to protect yourself against the so-called no-shows (short-term cancellations or non-appearance of registered people) or whether you want to remain flexible with regard to the start time and the final number of participants.

Good mood and team spirit are not part of the booking, but are reliable companions on our tours for clubs and associations. Of course, you are the main contributor to this, but you can count on the sheer power of the elements you come into contact with on this extraordinary excursion to play their part, as well as the emerald green shimmer of the waters, the crystal-clear bubbling of the Waterfalls that you slide down with joy or the unique feeling of following the course of a river that has carved its own path over many centuries.

If you emerge from the magical experience again, a whole range of activities can be added to your club excursion. Enjoying typical Ticino dishes and drinks in a restaurant, for example, visiting a wine tavern or grotto, hiking to the Ponte Tibetano Carasc, visiting the famous city of Bellinzona and its castles or chilling out on Lake Maggiore. So you don't have to look far for ideas for your club outing - all you have to do is grab and book!

Everything at a glance

Special features of the club outing

We know how difficult it is to plan something for a group – on the experience day, someone may have to cancel and others may decide on short notice. That’s why we’ve put together packages that can make it easier for you and give you more flexibility in your planning, as well as a little more financial security.

You choose which rate you want and have the specified number of no-shows (last-minute cancellations, no-shows at the event) included and depending on the rate, we will even refund you in full. The final number of participants in some tariffs you have to determine and report only 7-3 days before the date of the canyoning tour.

Included in all tariffs

Planning and implementation of the tour
Coordination of the canyoning event on site
Support from certified purelements employees (certified canyoning guides)
Guide-guest ratio is maximum 1:7 or 1:8
No time pressure!
Special equipment required for the tour
Photo service
Own safety standards for canyoning

Requirements for group canyoning

A general state of health in good health. Health impairments are taken into account when planning the tour.

Restrictions regarding a head for heights and swimming skills as well.

pricing and service

tariff	minimum Attendees	No-shows ⓘ depending on the tariff you have a certain number of no-shows included (No-show (English for “no-show”) refers to the non-appearance on the day of the event despite booking) In addition, you must notify us of your final number of participants by the specified time!	photo service	Date- modification ⓘ D epending on the tariff, you can change the date up to the specified time, extra costs may be due.	Substitute- Attendees ⓘ d epending on the tariff, you can exchange participants until the specified time and report a substitute participant if necessary extra costs are due	private tour ⓘ In the case of a private tour, we do not book any more participants to your group. you are alone as a group with the guides on the way.	aperitif Depending on the tariff, you can book an aperitif or not, with the premium tariffs the aperitif is already included.	Flexible start time ⓘ With this option you can choose your own, individual start time according to your needs.	Free person This option indicates whether a companion (bachelorette, birthday girl) comes on tour for FREE	Guide/ guest ratio ⓘ indicates how many guests can be served by one guide maximum
super saver	12 people in Val Vira 10 people in Boggera & Corippo	no no shows included final participants up to 14 days before	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	1:8
saver	8 people	1 no show included final participants up to 10 days before	✓	✓ CHF 5 per person up to 7 days before	✓ up to 3 days before the event 15 CHF per transfer	✗	✗ extra bookable	✗	✗	1:8
Regular	6 persons	up to 2 no-shows included and 100% refundable final participants up to 7 days before	✓	✓ up to 7 days before	✓ until the day of the event 15 CHF per transfer	✓ from 12 people included	✗ extra bookable	✗	✗	1:8
Flex	6 persons	up to 3 no-shows included and 100% refundable final participants up to 7 days before	✓	✓ up to 3 days before	✓ until the day of the event, free of charge	✓	✓	✗	✗	1:7
FlexPlus	6 persons	up to 5 no-shows included and 100% refundable final participants up to 3 days before	✓	✓ up to 3 days before	✓ until the day of the event free of charge	✓	✓	✓	✓	1:7

We can recommend these other experiences for a successful team weekend

Via Ferrata Tour Tre Signori

You can experience a fantastic guided via ferrata tour with us or simply rent the equipment and master the via ferrata independently.

Group canoe tour

A wonderful canoe trip on the river Ticino! Teamwork is required 😉

Climbing course (top rope)

Toprope climbing course with a lot of fun and challenges!

Framework program and alternatives for group members who do not want to do canyoning

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Supporting program in Ticino

Ponte dei Salti in Lavertezzo
Ascona
Bellinzona and its castles
Wine Tasting
Cocktail at Lido di Locarno
Disco Vanilla Club
Splash & Spa Rivera

Alternative program at Canyon Vira

If you want to stay with the group but don’t want to go canyoning, you can go with them to the entrance and watch the others canyoneering or just enjoy the sun at the lowest pool and swim there.
Otherwise you can relax on the lake shore of Lake Maggiore and enjoy a fine cocktail at the Shaka Beach Bar.

Alternative program at Canyon Boggera

You can go to the entrance and watch the others canyoning or just enjoy the sun in a beautiful water pool and swim there.
Otherwise you can go for a walk along the river (Fiume Ticino).

Alternative program at Canyon Corippo

As part of the group, but without canyoning, you can go with to the entrance and watch the others canyoning or just enjoy the sun at the lowest pool and swim there.
Otherwise you can admire the village of Corippo and have a drink or a meal at the Grotto al Bivio in Vogorno or at the village Grotto in Corippo.
If you also want to move, you can hike along the Verzasca.