Eastern Pyrenees Tour PC3
Huesca and Catalunya
Based on 7 nights self-drive independent tour in Spain
From Huesca, the heart of the Pyrenees to Catalunya.
Discover Spain’s most spectacular National Parks – Ordesa & Monte Perdido, Posets-Maladeta, and Aigüestortes, as well as the Garrotxa Volcanic Park.
There are charming villages all the way; medieval Ainsa, Alquézar, Besalú and Santa Pau with Dali´s Figueras and the Costa Brava within easy reach.
You’ll find delicious regional cuisine from the mountain lamb and beef in Ainsa to Cuina Volcanica in La Garrotxa as well as fine local wines to savour.
- Tour Highlights:
- Volcanoes of La Garrotxa
- Alpine highlands & lakes in Aiguestortes
- Ordesa, Monte Perdido Aneto & Posets-Maladeta
- Eagles, vultures and lammergeyers
- Unique culture & architecture in each valley
- Delicious local wines & volcanic cuisine
£950 p/p
* Indicative mid-season prices for 7 nights (including car hire – flights not included) in our suggested hotels.
Day 1 to 3 – Ordesa, Monte Perdido, Sierra de Guara
- Moorish Alquézar & Christian Ainsa – two charming medieval villages
- Ordesa & Monte Perdido – Spain’s first National Park
- Sierra de Guara – cut through by dramatic gorges
- Delicious local Somontano wines
- Superb bird watching. Lammergeyer centre in Ainsa
Day 4 & 5 – Val d’Aneu and Val d’Aran
- Gateway to the Parc Nacional d’ Aiguestortes i Estany
- Unique culture, architecture in the Val d’Aran
- Parc Nacional del Alt Pirineu with the highest peaks
- Churches – Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque
- Mountain gastronomy with local cheeses, honey and even local caviar!
Day 6 & 7 – Garrotxa Volcanic Park
- Medieval Santa Pau and Besalú’s Jewish quarter
- Cuina Volcanica, ingredients grown in the volcanic soil
- Visit Santa Margarida – the chapel in the crater
- Dali museum in Figueras or hop down to the coast
- Cycle, Segway, trek or balloon ride over the Volcanoes
- Explore the Alt Garrotxa, eastern end of the Pyrenees
The itinerary includes the following:
- Accommodation in our listed hotels – 2 sharing 1 std. double ensuite, B&B
- Economy 4dr car hire
- Regional guide book
- Personal Travel App including highlights, weather forecast and restaurant suggestions for all areas en-route
- Instructions to find all accommodation
Not included:
- Flights – but we are able to advise
- One-way car hire charges, where applicable (see your quote email)
- The following car hire extras – these can be added at pick-up point
- extra driver
- child seats
- GPS
- Garage parking where applicable (mostly city stops) – please ask us about parking charges
Getting there
You can make the trip vice versa, starting in Catalunya or we can modify the itinerary to fly into and back from any of the airports listed – the best options are:
- From Stansted: Biarritz with Ryanair / Zaragoza with Ryanair
- From Gatwick: Bilbao with Vueling or Easyjet
- From Manchester: Bilbao with Easyjet
- From Dublin: Bilbao with Aer Lingus / Biarritz with Ryanair
- From most UK airports to Barcelona with several airlines
NB: Flights are not included
Getting around
For passengers travelling by air we will include a hire car as part of the package. Normally we include a 4 door economy class car but please let us know if you would like something different.
We will provide full instructions to arrive at each hotel, complete with GPS co-ords, as well as a touring map of the area.
The landscape is sensational, and we combined driving the area with some quite long and exhilarating hikes. The hotels were very good, and we now have a good understanding of the ‘lie of the land’ of the region and will return, next time to concentrate more intimately on those national parks.
Outstanding planning. The tour was exactly what we wanted and exceptional hotels.
I found the advice on places to visit in each area invaluable.
Drive time was perfect, allowing for relaxed site seeing
The location was fabulous with great walks right on location and a fascinating history to the hotel itself.
The welcome we received at one of the hotels was astonishing. It was an amazing introduction to Aragon. The food was superb and the chef engaging and happy to chat.
Eastern Pyrenees Tour
Volcanic Garrotxa to the high peaks of Ordesa National Park.
