Adventures in the Pyrenees with EXPLORE!
UK specialist holiday company EXPLORE! offers several adventures in the Pyrenees including hiking, cycling, canoeing and rafting, and even abseiling. The full list of the company’s Pyrenees holidays can be seen by clicking here Three of EXPLORE!’s hiking holidays:
Walking In The Andorran Pyrenees
8 days land only visiting Andorra – Spain
From £478 without flights/ from £660 inc flights
Included meals: 7 breakfasts
Accommodation: 7 nights standard hotel
Transport: bus/jeep
Group size: approx 12 – 16
Minimum age: 14
Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s)
Comment: “We trek for between 5 and 6 hours on four days of the included itinerary. Optional further trekking is possible on the free days. We have graded this trip as moderate.
“Hidden deep in the Pyrenees, Andorra is one of the smallest countries in Europe and it offers superb summer walking. We base ourselves in the village of Soldeu and enjoy some of the area’s most beautiful walks. We trek in the UNESCO-protected valley of Madriu-Perafita-Claror and the Sorteny Valley, home to more than 700 species of flowers and plants.” More details here
View Of Estany Negre on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees
On Foot In The Pyrenees
8 days land only visiting Spain
From £591 without flights/ £773 inc flights
Included meals: 7 breakfasts
Accommodation: 7 nights standard hotel
Transport: bus/jeep
Group size: approx 12 – 16
Minimum age: 14
Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s)
Comment: “This is a 6-day trek with individual day-walks of between 5 and 6 hours. We have graded this trip as moderate.
“We enter the beautiful surroundings of the Catalan Pyrenees on this exploration of Aigues Tortes National Park. Discover the diverse scenery of towering peaks, high mountain lakes, little-visited forests and medieval mountain villages. Each evening we return to family-run hotels where we can enjoy delicious local wines and cheeses.” More details here
Footsteps Of The Cathars
8 days land only visiting France
From £832 without flights/ from £1125 inc flights
Included meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 dinners, 5 lunches
Accommodation: 3 nights basic hotel, 4 nights standard hotel
Transport: bus
Group size: approx 12 – 16
Minimum age: 14
Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader plus luggage transfers
Comment: “We trek for 5 days for an average of 7 hours each day. We have graded this tour as moderate. Highlights include:
- medieval city of Carcassonne
- medieval fortress of Montsegur
- Gorges De Galamus
- Chateau De Puivert, 13th century château of the Troubadours
- Rennes-Le-Château, mountain top village
- Château De Peyrepertuse, cliff top castle
- Château De Quéribus, spectacular location.
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Walking through the beautiful unspoilt valleys of Andorra
Category: Hike
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