| Cost From: | $4795 |
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| Length: | 9 days |
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| Activity: | Hiking / Trekking, Cultural Adventures |
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The Pyrenees are imposing, beautiful, inspiring, and a total wonder. I loved the hikes and deeply appreciated the talents of the Trip Leaders.M. Krackeler—Loudonville NY
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Indochine Photoshop Workshop with Ben Wilmore
This unique journey combines a Photoshop workshop featuring renowned Photoshop guru Ben Willmore with unforgettable cultural exploration and photography adventures in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, including magnificent Angkor Wat.
Some of the best hiking in Europe is found on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees Mountains, and here we also discover the diversity of cultures that make northern Spain so enchanting. We hike below soaring snow-capped peaks, follow shepherds’ paths into dramatic mountain cirques, and relish the atmosphere and flavor of exquisite stone villages lost in time. In Aragon, we discover the lovely hilltown of Ainsa, its walled center still elegant and medieval, and enjoy two nights in Caldes de Boi, famed since Roman times for its thermal waters. We end with a flourish, hiking the beautiful trails of the Catalan Pyrenees, then head to the Mediterranean coast at beautiful Barcelona, with its renowned architecture and superb museums dedicated to native sons Picasso and Mira.
$4795 (13-15 guests)
$5095 (11-12 guests)
$5395 (6-10 guests)
Single supplement: $575
Prices are for 2009 dates
Sep 6-14, 2009 Joserra Combarro
Itziar Zorilla
Jun 6-14, 2010
Aug 22-30, 2010
Sep 5-13, 2010
The US Dollar has strengthened against the Euro, and Wilderness Travel would like to pass the savings along to you! Here's how it works: we will purchase the Euros for your trip when you sign up, which lets us lock in the current exchange rate, and guarantee your savings. To receive the discount, the first deposit on the trip ($500 per person) is non-refundable. If you prefer to have your deposit be fully refundable up to 90 days before departure, you can sign up at the regular published rate for the trip.
To find out the current discount available at today’s rate, please call us at 1-800-368-2794 or send us an email.
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We meet in Pamplona and head right to the mountains for a hike and a picnic lunch in an idyllic valley, with an overnight in Siresa, a Pyrenean village of cobbled streets.
In Ordesa National Park, crowned by peaks over 10,000 feet high and festooned with hundreds of cascades, we make a classic hike below Mt. Bisaurin and follow trails below Mt. Perdido, where mountain goats scramble beneath vertical cliffs. Overnights are in Torla, a village of traditional slate houses set in a panoramic valley.
We take a day off from hiking to explore medieval Ainsa and the remote village of Taull, with its incredible Romanesque churches. The next day we hike in the glaciated landscape of Aiguestortes National Park to the high, rocky realm of the Ice Fountain, with lunch at a mountain lodge. Overnights are in Caldes de Boi, an ancient spa town where we can enjoy a soak in our hotel spa.
A hike across the Potarro de Espot (8,000'), highest point on our trip, brings us to the stunning glacial lake of Sant Maurici. The next day in Andorra, a principality nestled between France and Spain, we hike a panoramic trail and descend to medieval Bescaran, famed for its magnificent Romanesque bell tower.
After a morning hike with Mediterranean views, we spend the afternoon in Barcelona, an inspiring city with an artistic and architectural heritage from Art Nouveau to Gaudi. Depart on Day 9.
