PYRENEES ACTIVE ADVENTURE - For novice families with children of 11 and over

We have been running our Summer Activity weeks for eight years now and it has proved to be a great experience for everyone who has participated. With our partners at Activities Abroad we make every effort to ensure that this is an exciting, challenging and safe trip for all the family.

Saturday
Arrive Barcelona, transfer to the mountains and welcome meal

Sunday
A guided walk through the impressive gorge. This is not particularly taxing on the legs but is a wonderful spot. We climb along a rough path on the eastern side of the gorge until we meet the river where we stop for a bite to eat before crossing the torrent over a cable and rope bridge.

The return path is cut through the cliff side on the western face with some imposing views. There is a hand rail for the faint at heart! After this we will take a short drive to the thermal spa at St.Thomas for a dip in the sulphur pools which come from deep below the mountains at over 38 degrees C. Its a really good walk which does manage to keep children interested!

Monday
White water day. This is a 8k guided descent through a beautiful limestone canyon on grade 3+ white water with lots of fun on the way. In the afternoon older children and adults can try hydrospeeding, or you can take another raft descent.

Tuesday
We start at the top of the ski station for a guided 17k descent on mountain bikes to Spain where we can enjoy a few beers (or cokes!) and tapas. Its a really beautiful ride (98% down hill) with some stunning scenery.

Wednesday
Morning - The adventure park high ropes course through the forest. There are 5 separate courses which start at about 6 feet of the ground to build confidence and work up to the black course which is over 40 feet high. There are 100m zip slides and a variety of other Tarzan like obstacles. Instruction is given before commencing and its really great fun for all, especially as you can quit in between stages if its getting too high!

In the afternoon you can visit the lake where you can hire canoes or try your hand at sailing a catamaran. (Payable locally)

Thursday
Free day - you can choose from rock climbing, bouldering (free climbing without ropes up to 3 metres), a wonderful tandem paraglide flight or horse riding. All activities on Thursday are payable locally.

Friday
The grand finale. Canyoning is basically descending a beautiful gorge in the water with a guide by natural slides, jumps and abseils. Its real adrenaline stuff but challenges can be missed if any one doesn't fancy them and we wear wet suits so its not too nippy! It is really amazing and the children will talk about it for years!

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