Canyon dell'Orrido di Botri — Attraction in Unione dei comuni Media Valle del Serchio

For me it was a really extreme and dangerous trip. Views are worth it, but... There are almost no information how to walk on this way. You must just go as you see how the river flows. There are easier and more hard tracks but you just have to find them by myself. There are also no railings that you can catch if you are going to slip. There are a few ropes, but just in those places when you are going to climb a rock that is 5 meters above your head. On 3/4 of your trip you are going to walk in water, which is really cold even if there is a really hot weather. Also, because of the river, all rocks there are wet almost all the time so you are going to fall into the water at least one time. Even special shoes for hitchhiking won't help you. You must leave the park before 6 p.m. There are an option that carabinieri won't let you go to the park before other people will leave it, and then you will wait a few hours to enter the park, so I reccomend going there in early morning. I do not reccomend going here with small kids. Also, people shorter than 160 centimeters might find it hard to pass the water sometimes. Sooo... in conlusion- be...

Great for an outdoor walk through a river, but this is not for everyone the river is quite tricky for those that are not in good physical shape, especially if you have had knee or ankle problems in the past. The ticket is free but you have to have mountain boots and a helmet, if you don't have a helmet you can rent one for 5 euro per person. It is only open on the weekends and only allows 300 people per day to explore the gorge, you can also take a guided tour up the river. You will get wet so plan ahead with a change of socks and shoes.

You can hire a guide to take you down the river at: www.gorgona.toscana.it, these guides are experts of the territory and will help you explore the...

Very much off the beaten track but well worth the travel to experience this natural wonder. Helpful staff provided us with our free ticket (only 300 visitors a day allowed) and we were able to hire helmets from the restaurant there (€5 per adult, free for under 12s).

Our 6 year old struggled a bit with the harder climbs but we were able to walk half the way into the canyon.

You can do a guided tour (at cost) but you have to book in advance. We just turned...