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Discover Ordesa

7 night guided walking holiday

The spectacular Ordesa National Park is one of the highlights of the Pyrenees. This guiided walking holiday explores the incredible diversity of the park, from it’s deep canyons to it’s high alpine meadows

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Guided walking - grade 2

5 days fully guided walking at a fairly relaxed pace with plenty of time to soak up the views. Walks are on good paths with a couple of steeper sections.

We’ll walk between six to eight hours each day with ascents of four to seven hundred metres so a reasonable level of fitness is required. Read more about our walking grades.

Accommodation

Holidays are based in the four star Hotel Ordesa just outside the village of Torla. With views of the Ordesa valley the hotel has excellent facilities including a bar, restaurant, lounge and spa with steam room and jacuzzi.

Three course evening meals are served in the restaurant each evening (apart from the rest day when we’ll visit the nearby town of Ainsa).

The pretty village of Torla has a range of shops, bars and all of the amenities you’ll need and is less than 15 minutes walk away.

Itinerary

These walks explore the Ordesa National Park and it’s immediate surroundings. This is a sample itinerary and the exact routes will depend on conditions and the kind of walks the group would like to do.

Sunday -Torla

Arrive in Torla from Zaragoza in the evening. On arrival we’ll have a short briefing over a snack.

Monday - Camino de Turieto

A superb introduction to the area along a quiet, ancient path from Torla into the Ordesa Valley passing through beautiful beech woods with excellent views of the cliffs of Ordesa.

Tuesday - Valle de Otal

Starting at Bujaruelo we turn into a hanging valley to discover a beautiful high alpine meadow where we find fields of alpine forget-me-nots  and some of the rarer orchids and fritillaries.

Wednesday - The Ordesa Valley

A walk along the floor of the Ordesa Valley. We pass through ancient beech and silver pine woods, past several waterfalls, with the sheer cliffs of Ordesa rising above us on both sides. The woodland gives way to give fantastic views of the 3000m Monte Perdido at the head of the valley.

Thursday - Rest Day

Free day to explore the village of Torla, take a short walk or relax and enjoy the hotel’s excellent spa facilities (additional fees apply). In the evening we’ll visit the medieval walled town of Ainsa for a stroll around it’s pretty streets and some tapas.

Friday - The Añisclo Canyon

Another of the parks spectacular valleys. Waterfalls cascade down the steep cliffs that rise on each side of the canyon. We walk through woodland alongside the Rio Bellós watching overhead for griffon vultures and perhaps a lammergeier circling on the thermals.

Saturday - Escartin

The medieval village of Escartin was abandoned in the sixties. The empty church, houses and barns - several of which you can still go inside - stand atmospherically on the hillside just waiting to be explored.

Sunday - Torla

Free day in Torla leaving mid-afternoon for your transfer back to Zaragoza airport.

If you have any questions about our walking holidays please give us a call on +44 (0)208 123 5049 or drop us an email.

 

 

Hotel Ordesa

4* in Torla
In a superb location with views into the Ordesa Valley. Excellent facilities including spa, bar, restaurant and lounge.

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