Spanning hundred of kilometers from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees mountain range is a 'must' for any nature lovers. Bordering France and Spain, the area has a unique culture blending the best of both - fine wine, cured meats, and a perfect climate. For adventurers, the icing on the cake are the World Heritage Sites of Cirque de Gavernie and the Ordesa Mont-Perdu National Parks, the home of this trek.
The Ordesa region was given National Park status back in 1918. It's crown jewel is Monte Perdido (the Lost Mountain) is the third highest peak in the Pyrenees standing at 3,355 meters.
Ancient mountain paths connect the tiny villages dotted around these cany
We'll take ancient mountain paths through these canyons to reach tiny remote mountain villages passing Beech and Fir forests, giant glacier fed waterfalls, and dramatic ridge lines, plateaus and peaks.
Your guides have travelled to countless remote regions of the world but call this place home and name this one of their most special routes, full stop. It's truly unlike anything else we have in Europe so you won't want to miss out on this one.
DAY 1 : Arrival & transfer to Nerin, Spain
We'll meet you at Toulouse Airport where you'll have a chance to meet the crew. We'll then hop in the minibus and head over to the Spanish village of Nerin, perched on the southern tip of the Pyrenees. It should take about 4 hours to get there. You'll get to soak up the culture as we'll call the local Basque inn home for the night, filling up on a local traditional dinner before lights out.
(Dinner included)
DAY 2 : Pico Mondoto, Ordesa Canyon to Goritz Refuge
We've come to the Pyrenees as it's offers all the spectacle of the alps but without the crowds. We'll take the much less trodden path entering the canyon, climbing through beech Forests towards Pico Mondoto (2,000m). We'll continue up above the tree line over the high pleateau hearing from Cuello Arena (1,930m) and Cuello Gordo (2,188m), the gateway to the stunning Ordesa Canyon. For all our hard work, our reward is the awesome view at the Ronaldo Gap over Monte Taillón, the Casco and Monte Perdido. Then it's time for some moon walking as the scenery chances dramatically to a lunar-like plain the spans all the way to the Goritz Refuge, where's we'll rest up for the night.
Total hiking time: 6-7 hours
(Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner included)

DAY 3 : Ordesa Canyon and Cirque de Gavarnie
Today is a day of exploration of this stunning area. We set out from the refuge and take an incredible path that runs along a system of ledges perched perilously high above the canyon. Differential erosion over eons has carved ledges which, in the past, sheep and cow herders, hunters and, more recently trekkers used as convenient pathways to link spectacular routes up and down the canyons. The most spectacular is the Faja Las Flores, which serves as one of the most exciting routes in the entire park, traversing spectacularly above the rim of the Ordesa gorge, offering jaw-dropping vistas of the canyon’s kilometre high walls and its floor impossibly deep below us and beyond across the high Pyrenees. From here we climb steadily up the upper lip of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a massive natural Amphitheatre which plunging waterfalls cascading off its kilometer-high walls. After likely taking hundreds of unbelievably spectacular images, we return to the Goritz Refuge for a well-earned supper!
Total trek time: 6-7 hours
(BLD)

DAY 4 : Anisclo Canyon - Bestue (1,242m)
As ever, we'll start the day fuelling up with a decent breaky and then head south east over the ridge above the Goritz Refuge, into the Anisclo Canyon. If you're ones of those people that likes rocks, Christmas has officially come early. We'll then traverse along the gorge and then head over the plateu which takes us to the mini mountain village of Bestue where we'll stay tonight.
(Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner included)

DAY 5 : Bestue - Lamiana
Leaving our new mountain home we'll make for the stupendous gorge of Gargantas d’Escuain. You'll have the chance to explore this secluded spot soaking up the ultimate nature fix before we head for Lamiana, our home for day 5. Dinner and wine for all before hitting the hay for a cosy snooze.
(Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner included)

DAY 6 : Lamiana - Luchon
We're treated to a beautiful last days hiking heading south east along the ridge passing the Tella Dolmen, an ancient tomb made from a giant slab of rock pointing straight up. We'll then head for the high mountain pass for the selfie-worthy views of Portillo de Tella (2,062m) sitting at the start of the Bielsa Valley. It's then time to descend back to the minibus but not before passing crystal clear glacial waters (and a wild swim dip if you fancy it). We'll then celebrate this awesome journey with a nice cold one before heading back to the picturesque mountain town of Luchon where we'll check into our hotel. You'll have time to freshen up and take a shower before the celebratory dinner.
(Breakfast & Lunch included)

DAY 7 : Return to UK
All content, we'll then get you back to Toulouse Blagnac Airport form your journey home.
(Breakfast included)