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Visit to the Catalan Pyrenees

Visit the best of the Catalan Pyrenees

From 319€
Hotel+Transport+Guide+Insurance+Activities 27/07 - 30/07
Information in Spanish
A land filled with high mountains, such as Pico d’Estats (3.143 Mts), Pico Verdaguer (3.129 Mts), surrounded by the sea, charming villages, a rich cultural heritage and an exceptional gastronomy.  The Catalan Pyrenees occupie almost half of the entire Pyrenees maintaining its  nature in its purest state. 
We will stay in Melia Vielhaone in one of the best hotels for 3 days with incredible valley views. Breakfast + best guides and coordinators + private transport + insurance and many memories with new friends included 🙂
Villages and mountains we will visit:
  • Aigüestortes National Park and Sant Maurici lake,
  • Valle de Aran 
  • Vall de Boí (Boí y Taüll) 
  • Vielha, La Capital del Valle de aran
  • Villages: Taüll, Salardu, Arties, Unha 
  • Adventrous Activities: Rafting in valle de Aran, Via ferrata, Canyoning 
  • Actividades relax: Paseo a caballo/ Aran Apark, Spa en montañas (Free in Hotel)
  • and much more
    Highlights: Our hotel 4**** Meliá Baqueira with breakfast and SPA, best coordinators, private transport + insurance and many memories with new friends.
Our programme (Check below for a detailed description of all locations)

Brief programme

Day 1 Departure and Vall de Boi
We will leave very early in the morning, we will go directly to Vall de BOI and visit a very beautiful village TAULL. we have lunch there and leave for Vielha. On the way back we will make a little stop in Boi or Barruera and upon our arrvial to Viella, check in and relax. In the evening we will go to have some drink and dinner.
Day 2 National Park hike
BEAUTILFUL HIKING DAY. Wake up early and leave for the one and only National park of Catalunya, Aiguestortes National Park and Sant Maurici Lake, then we will do the route to Sant Maurici Lake and Ratera waterfall (medium level). After the hike, we will vist 2/3 villages: Salardu, Unha, Arties and go back to hotel to relax.
Day 3 Activities day
On Saturday, make your choice we wil offer many optional activities and if you don’t want the activities you can visit Villages of Bossot and Les. Wake up in realaxed way, You have 3 adventrous activities: Rafting in Valle ara, Via ferrata and canyoning. 2 Less adventrous activities : Horse riding or Aran Park (Animal wildlife park) In the evening we will discover Viella and enjoy the SPA of the hotel.
Day 4 Hike day and Back
Last day the mountain route that everyone was waiting for, Montcorbison route or similar from Viela. Medium high level, with breathtaking views. It is also possible to just do half the route and return to Viela. We wake up early, check in, leave our luggage at the reception or in the bus and go out to do the route. After the route we have a drink and leave for Valencia.

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

When we talk about the Catalan Pyrenees, Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici are the star of the show. In the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees, with more than 200 lakes, peaks over 3,000 m high, rivers, ravines and waterfalls of great purity.
It is a protected natural area with exceptional animals and vegetation, some of which are native species.
Vall de Boí (Nature and a precious cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO)
Did you know that the Vall de Boí is a valley with four heritage sites?
Romanico (world heritage): The concentration of churches of the same architectural style in a reduced space is exceptional, and that is why Vall de Boí is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Destino Starlight: Vall de Boí, due to its exceptional conditions for the practice of astronomy, is a Starlight Tourist Destination and Starlight Reserve (UNESCO). From where we can enjoy the experience of a sky with infinite stars.
Fallas de Vall de Boí are Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
And of course its Aigüestortes National Park, a paradise on earth, is a unique protected natural space in southern Europe.
Parque Nacional de alto Pirineo
L’alt Pirineu con lago más extenso de Pirineo catalanes, pico más alto del Pirineo catalanes, es el parque natural más grande de Catalunya. Con una superficie de casi 80.000 que tiene una gran variedad en el paisaje que va desde los bosques mediterráneos hasta la flora alpina. La sede del parque se encuentra en Llavorsí juntos 10 kms de nuestro hotel
Vall de Aran
The only Atlantic valley in the Catalan Pyrenees: the Val d’Aran, high mountain territory, impressive glacial lakes, the best hiking routes and a unique culture and gastronomy.
The Vall d’Aran belongs to the province of Lérida in Catalonia and its capital is Vielha e Mitjaran, also known as Viella or Vielha.
Vielha Capital de Valle de Aran
The essential village of the Catalan Pyrenees, Vielha, the capital of the Aran Valley, is also known as “The city between mountains”, the real name is Vielha e Mijaran.
At an altitude of almost 1,000m, Vielha is one of the largest towns in the area, with a rich architectural and cultural heritage, which is why today it is considered one of the most important places of Cultural Interest in the Aran Valley.
Unha (The village with the best views in the Catalan Pyrenees)If we talk about the best villages in the Catalan Pyrenees, after Vielha we always talk about Unha. The views of the valley and the glacier from there look like something out of a postcard. At almost 1,280m above sea level in the middle of nature, Unha is a must-see village in the Aran Valley.
Aran Park (Optional activity)
Aran Park, the Val d’Aran Wildlife Park in the heart of the wilderness, is a unique place to discover the fauna and biodiversity of the high mountains. Where animals such as bears, lynx, otters, wolves, marmots and deer, etc… live in semi-freedom, in their own ecosystem. This is an optional activity and costs 15€.
Andorra La vella
Si hablamos de Pirineos Catalanes, Un sitio siempre gana el lugar es el ANDORRA, Un país medieval enclavado en los Pirineos, fronterizo con Francia y España.  Disfruta la naturaleza, la arquitectura románica y el relax al mismo tiempo, y por supuesto, el país no forma parte de la Unión Europea, por lo que los turistas disfrutan de bajos impuestos y compras libres de impuestos.
Rafting in the Pyrenees (Optional activity)
Imagine rafting in the Pyrenees with natural waterfalls. An unforgettable experience, an activity that will last almost 3 hours. The rafting in the Aran Valley will be with an inflatable boat through rivers with good flow and rapids controlling the direction in these high mountain places.
Day 2 we will do a route of the 7 lakes, and if you don’t want to do the route you can do rafting (optional, and costs 45€)

Our hotel

Our hotels
Our 4**** hotel MELIÁ BAQUEIRA located in vielha in center with SPA GYMNASIO BREAKFAST.
The rooms are spacious and the stay has Breakfast included.
Imagine waking up in front of high mountain with fresh air and in the afternoon jump in the pool.
The rooms are spacious and have a pool and spa. Very good breakfast is included.
The rooms are triple, and on request you can ask for a double or single room. Double room for an extra 10€/pax/night or Single for 50€/night.

Día 1 : Salida - Andorra la vella

Día 1: 
Saldremos temprano por la mañana y iremos directamente a Andorra.
Un día de relax, naturaleza, cultura,  de relax y por supuesto, de las compras (ya que Andorra es el destino libre de impuestos)
Por la taerde sobre 17:00 iremos al hotel check in y la cena. 

Day 1 : Departure - Visit the Boí Valley

Day 1: Departure, Vall de Boí, Taül
The first day we will relax but live nature with intensity and relive the ancient legends of the Romanesque roads. We will visit Vall de Boí, a beautiful cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO.
We leave very early in the morning towards Taüll,
Taüll, is one of the 11 villages of Catalonia that has the seal “Poble amb Encant”, which represents Catalonia in the European network of charming villages “Charming Villages”. And then we will make a short stop in Boi and in the afternoon we will go to our hotel in 4**** and check in at night we go out for a drink and dinner.

Day 2: Hike to San Mauricio lake & Ratera waterfall and Visit Villages

Day 2: National park day
We wake up after breakfast and check out and go to Aiguestortes National Park and Sant Maurici lake.
This day we will do a simple but very beautiful route of 7 / 12 kms (18km if you do not want public transport a 4*4 to the beginning of the park).
Arriving at the village of Espot we take a 4*4 (10€ to be paid separately) to the lake of Sant Maurici or to the entrance of the park.
We will finish the route and visit 2 or 3 impressive Pyrenean villages: Salardu, Unha and Arties and at night we returned to the hotel.
Distance :12 km
Positive difference in altitude :400 m
Technical difficulty: Medium 
Maximum altitude: 2.010 m
Minimum altitude: 1.637 m

Day 3: Optional activities / villages + Vielha / SPA (included)

Day 3: Activities day
We wake up calmly, we have breakfast with a spectacular view. 
This day we will choose between optional activities if you do not want the activities we have 2 villages.
Adventure activities: Rafting in Aran Valley / Via ferrata in Les / Water canyoning in French Pyrenees.
Relaxed activities: Horseback riding in Aran valley / Aran park (Wildlife park with many animals).
If you don’t want activities we will go to visit Bossot and Les, the last two villages in Spain before arriving to France.
In the afternoon we go to Viella and enjoy the SPA in our hotel which is included in our price 🙂

Day 4 Ruta a Pic Montcorbison from Viella

Day 4: Hike Day
We wake up early, have breakfast and check out, put our luggage in the bus or at the reception and leave for the hike,
We have a long route of medium-high level, but you have the option to do half of it and return to Viella.
At the end of the route the bus will come to pick us up and we leave for Valencia.

Description of the hiking routes

Distancia: 18 km
Desnivel positivo: 1300 m
Dificultad técnica: Media Alta
Altitud máxima: 2200 m
Altitud mínima: 1930 m
Tipo de ruta: Circular

Meeting point

Protocolo Coronavirus VLE

In order to travel and enjoy safely we will have to follow these protocols to travel with VLE / CoAcad. First of all, if you feel some symptoms like fever / cough / respiratory problem you should not participate to the trip. Use of a mask will be mandatory at all times on the bus. The bus will be sanitized before and after each service. Before boarding the bus, temperature control will be done. We will give you a disinfecting wipe so you can safely clean your seat. Do not print a ticket to avoid handling paper, show us the QR code on your mobile or just tell us your name and surname. During the guided tour everybody will wear the mask.

Todos nuestro viajes están organizado por agencia de viaje Wexcursion, con numero de licencia. CV-m-1881-V

All our trips are organised by Travel agency, Wexcursion, under licence number CV-m-1881-V.

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