Sport Rafting in the Basque Country

Sport Rafting

Sport Rafting in the Basque Country

Ur Ederra is the sports rafting specialist in Bidarray (30 min from Biarritz) Live the adventure with the Ur Ederra Rafting team! Your descents will be charged with emotions, sensations and adrenaline...

Meeting point: Base Rafting Ur Ederra in Bidarray, it is 40 meters from the river, at the arrival of the course.
Your vehicle will remain in our private car park in Bidarray.
Full 4mm neoprene wetsuits, vests, and helmets are provided on site. Shoes are required, or neoprene shoe rental is available on site (€3).
Our free bus will take you from Bidarray to the start of the course.
Safety instructions.
Let's go for a 7 km descent, rock jump up to 8 meters (optional) and various activities are on the program. End of the journey at our base in Bidarray: Ur Ederra Rafting.
On site: women's changing room, men's changing room, hot showers and toilets.

A covered picnic area
Photos taken by a pro
Right next to the base: the Noblia hotel-bar restaurant will welcome you on their magnificent shaded terrace.

37€/ person

2h30/3h00 depending on water level

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37€/ person

2h30/3h00 descent
Discover several sports activities in white water.

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27€/ person

2h30/3h00 depending on water level

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Rafting down the Nive in Bidarray in the Basque Country (Pyrenees 64).

Rafting is independent of weather conditions…”Rainy day, no worries, we provide you with the wetsuits! "

Rafting is the safest activity on the Nive

Rafting in Bidarray is the safest activity on a sports course. Arrival at our rafting base in Bidarray, you will be on board a foolproof inflatable boat (rafting) with an onboard instructor who will brief you and supervise you throughout the descent. End of the course 40 meters from our base in Bidarray.

Journey " blue rafting », « red rafting » or « black rafting » (very sporty sailing) depending on the period and the water levels. We advise you to come in April/May or just after storms to have high water levels on the Nive at Bidarray.

Do you have any questions about the rafting activity on Bidarray?

Come and discover sporty rafting in Bidarray with the Basque Country Rafting School, led by experienced instructors passionate about the thrills of rafting. Crossing the superb gorges of the Nive de Bidarray (a river that rises above Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Saint-Étienne-de-Baigorry), this wild river will take you to the picturesque village of Bidarray in the Pyrenees department.

Supervised by experienced instructors

You will navigate in a natural and wild environment where the Basque identity is still very present. This natural space is guarded by herds of ewes, cows and Pottok (a breed of very old stocky Basque small horses, living in semi-freedom in the middle of the mountains).

Open from 09:00 to 19:00 in July and August

All year round by reservation

The Nive has two main sources: one above Saint Jean Pied de Port and the other above Saint Etienne de Baigorri.
It goes through Ossés and joins Bidarray in department 64 (high place of rafting64 in Aquitaine in the western Pyrenees).
In Bidarray, the 14th century hell bridge and its 12th century church are sites classified as national heritage.
The Nive crosses Itxassou (next to Espelette known for its excellent pepper), then Cambo les Bains, Ustaritz to reach Bayonne.

The Nive is not the Nivelle which passes through Saint Pée sur Nivelle.
This place is a canoe route that passes through Ascain and joins Saint Jean de Luz where you can practice wave-rafting in Socoa-Ciboure (giant stand up). Saint Jean de Luz is also known for its fishing port.