Follow the water: abseiling, sliding, jumping and swimming. For first-timers, beginners and advanced canyoneers, guided by state-certified canyoning guides in the Austrian Alps near Lake Constance.
Our tours are graded by experience. The bar shows where a tour sits between beginner and expert.
Taster toursBeginnerExpertGet to know canyoning, short and easy. Our tip: Funny Water.2 tours →
Beginner toursBeginnerExpertFirst time or been two or three times. Thorough briefing, abseiling is practised.4 tours →
Advanced toursBeginnerExpertEnjoyed it? Higher waterfalls and jumps that demand more.5 tours →
Expert toursBeginnerExpertFit and brave? Not for the faint-hearted. Only bookable after a personal conversation.Sterisbach and more →Get to know canyoning: short, varied and ideal for the first time, also with the family.
Taster tour · recommended for first-timersShort and easy: the ideal first canyoning experience in the Großes Walsertal, with abseils up to 7 m and optional jumps and slides up to 5 m.
Taster tourThe short version of Merlins World near Dornbirn: about one hour in the gorge, abseiling up to 12 m, optional jumps up to 4 m and slides up to 7 m.
First time or already been once or twice: the classic canyoning tours in Vorarlberg.
Sporty beginner tourOur sporty beginner tour in the rock formations of the Kobelache gorge near Dornbirn and Lake Constance: shuttle to the start, abseils up to 12 m, jumps of 5.5 m (optional 7 m) and slides up to 7 m.
Beginner tourClassic beginner canyon in Dafins near Röthis in the Rhine Valley: abseils up to 17 m, optional jumps up to 4 m and short slides.
Beginner tourBeginner tour in the Lech Valley between Warth and Steeg: a 25-minute approach, abseils up to 25 m and short optional slides.
Alpine beginner tourAlpine beginner canyon in the Bregenzerwald near Schnepfau: a 45-minute approach and abseils up to 42 m. Basic swimming skills and a little head for heights are enough.
Caught the bug? Higher jumps, longer abseils and alpine canyons.
Light advanced tourFor those who want more: optional jumps up to 9 m (13 m in ideal conditions), slides up to 10 m and abseils up to 20 m near Dornbirn.
Long advanced tourThe whole Kobelache gorge in one day: Merlins World and Kanguru Jump combined, about 4.5 hours in the canyon with abseils up to 20 m and jumps up to 9 m (13 m in ideal conditions). Normal swimming skills and some stamina required.
Advanced tourFunny Water plus the Big Water section in the Großes Walsertal, with deep pools and longer swims. Good swimming skills required; we practise abseiling at the start.
Alpine advanced tourAlpine canyon in the Bregenzerwald near Au: a 45-minute approach and 75 m of abseiling in two stages of 30 m and 45 m.
Demanding alpine advanced tourDemanding alpine tour in the Großes Walsertal with abseils up to 50 m along a slightly inclined rock face, in a small private group.
Fit, brave and experienced? Demanding canyons with alpine character, only after a personal conversation.
Expert toursDemanding canyons with alpine character for experienced, fit canyoneers. Only after a personal conversation.
All tour pages and the booking are in German. Your browser translates them with one click (Chrome: right-click → Translate, Safari: aA → Translate).
Our tours are planned and run together with state-certified, licensed partner guides.
We provide the complete equipment, including shoes designed specifically for canyoning.
We take photos during the tour. You can download them within a few days.
The price covers the whole tour up to the photo download. No surcharges.
The canyoning school
We are a licensed canyoning and hiking school from Vorarlberg, Austria. We run our tours ourselves or arrange them with authorised canyoning guides. Richard Bischof runs the school and is often your personal guide.
Professionals and hosts in the mountains of Vorarlberg
If canyoning becomes your passion, we are the place to learn the techniques you need.
We try to find guides who speak at least some English. As we work with local guides from the region, we cannot guarantee it.
★★★★★ vor 2 Monaten⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ein unvergesslicher Tag mit Chef Richard! Wir hatten einen richtig tollen Tag mit unserem Guide Richard! Es wurde viel erlebt, gelacht und zwischendurch sind wir definitiv an unsere Grenzen gegangen. 💪😄 Für die nötige Stärkung war mit ei …
Saskia Schmidt
★★★★★ vor 3 MonatenIch durfte gestern mit meinen Mädels in Merlins World meinen JGA feiern. Es war eine so coole und tolle Erfahrung und mit Thomas als Guide haben wir alle Hindernisse gemeistert. Einige von uns sind soga über sich hinausgewachsen, wie toll. Ich würde …
Christine Poll
★★★★★ vor 2 MonatenWir waren heute als Gruppe mit neun Personen beim Canyoning und hatten eine richtig geniale Zeit! Unser Guide Richard war super sympathisch, freundlich und professionell. Man hat sich bei ihm jederzeit sicher und bestens aufgehoben gefühlt. Er hat al …
Gra Ke
★★★★★ vor 4 MonatenWar am 27.06.26 mit meinem Sohn auf der Kobelache Integrale und wir hatten eine richtig gute Zeit! Die Organisation und Abwicklung waren völlig unkompliziert, die beiden Guides super entspannt und professionell. Für den einen oder anderen Sprung brau …
Martin Schulze
★★★★★ vor 2 MonatenWir haben als zwei Familien mit 4 Kids (10-16 Jahre) auf Richards Empfehlung Merlins World gemacht und waren begeistert. Vom Treffen, über die Erklärungen und die Durchführung der Tour hat alles super geklappt. Richard war sehr freundlich und wirkte …
Tobias Michel
★★★★★ vor einem MonatSuper Tour, hat viel Spaß gemacht. Es war unser zweites Mal Canyoning. Richard hat auf uns geachtet und gut angeleitet für Sprünge und die Abseil-Stellen. Ausrüstung war top, besonders die speziellen Schuhe mit denen man optimalen Halt hat. Wir würde …
Lena Schmidbauer
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Short answers to the most common questions.
Depending on the tour from 12 to 16 years. Under certain conditions we also take children from 8 or 10 years on some tours.
No. Before every taster and beginner tour we explain and practise everything.
Good health, being sober and normal swimming skills.
Swimwear, a towel and warm clothes for afterwards. We provide everything else.
If we have to cancel, we offer an alternative tour or a new date. Otherwise you get your money back.
Directly at the canyon, not at our office. The meeting point is shown on every tour page and in your booking confirmation.
The tour pages and the booking are in German. Your browser translates them with one click, and you are welcome to write to us in English, Dutch or German.
We try to find a guide for your tour who speaks at least some English. As we work with local guides, we cannot guarantee it.
We also run tours that you can’t see online. Write to us, we are happy to advise you personally.
