The easiest entry points are Barcelona and Bilbao. Both have frequent flights to and from other European cities. Barcelona also has some direct flights to/from the USA. Madrid is only 1 hours express train away from Zaragoza, where many of our journeys begin. Biarritz, Pau, Tarbes and Toulouse are other ...
The Pyrenees is a stunning mountain range with a lot of variety and character. It is not crowded with tourists, being a relatively unknown part of Europe. However there are lots of wonderful places to stay, with varied and excellent cuisine. The most distinctive features of the Pyrenees are probably ...
The activities depend on where you will be going and the time of year, and details of the possibilities will be included in your itinerary. To give you an idea for the planning stages of your journey, before the itinerary is finalised, some of the activities that may be possible ...
The Pyrenees is an astoundingly scenic and varied area for hiking. As long as your group is happy to do hikes of the same length and duress, we can totally customise the hikes to suit the group, as there are plenty of routes for us to choose. If one or ...
Yes, you should carry a 25 litre frame-less day pack. This should contain a rainproof outer layer (usually just a raincoat is sufficient), an extra warm layer, shade hat and/or warm woolly hat, water bottles or water bladder (e.g. Camelbak), hiking poles if preferred, camera, mobile phone and passport or ...
We travel in 8-seater mini-vans. Usually we carry up to 5 paying guests in each 8-seater mini-van, to ensure comfort, and the have plenty of space for bags and picnic equipment.
This depends on what passport you have. Spain and France are both members of the European Union and are also in the Schengen area. Holders of US and Canadian passports do not need a visa to enter the Schengen Area for stays of less than 90 days. However your passport must ...
This depends on the itinerary, and will be indicated by a B (breakfast included), L (lunch included) and D (Dinner included) in the description. Normally a continental breakfast, followed by a picnic lunch or light tapas in a bar or restaurant, and then a dinner with a set menu is ...
This depends on where you are staying. It will normally be indicated in the itinerary whether there is laundry or not provided (usually for a fee). Normally the small family run establishments in remote areas do not provide laundry service, so please read your itinerary carefully before confirming the journey, ...
Please browse through our accommodations pages. In general we divide accommodation style into Boutique, Luxury and Adventurous. Our accommodation descriptions for Europe involve the first two, and both categories have been selected by us for their charm and good service. We would only suggest staying in the third (adventurous accommodations) ...
Yes, East Africa abounds in wonderful mountains to climb. Aside from Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya (obviously in Kenya) – 5,199m (17,060 ft), and Mount Meru (in Tanzania) – 4,565m (14,977 ft) are the most popular mountains to climb. On both mountains you may see wildlife on the hike. The Mt ...
The key to climbing such a big mountain is acclimatisation. In order to achieve this a slow careful ascent is recommended. Each person acclimatizes at a different rate depending on their physiology, health at the time, and other factors. As a result there is no exact standard, but it is ...
