Mountain
Bike
You can pedal up and down the paths of the pre-Pyrenees
and Pyrenees in a mountain bike. Enjoying the beautiful
surroundings from a bicycle is a very pleasurable experience.
You can rent a bike on your own and set your own route or
you can go with a guide along predetermined routes.
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GUIDED ROUTES:
1. Altitude
2000– Benasque.
2. Alto
de Laguarres – Graus.
Both
routes require a minimum of 4 participants. A guide will
accompany you and a support vehicle will take you up to
the starting point.
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Duration: Half a day.
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Difficulty: medium.
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Equipment:
- Company:
Bicycle, helmet, repair kit, reflective garment, support
vehicle and insurance
- Participants:
sport shoes, sandwiches, fresh or dried fruits for the picnic,
a bottle of water, hat, sunscreen.
- Note:
the activity usually starts early in the morning (10:00
AM). With the support vehicle and the bicycles on tow we
will take you to the starting point. You can have the picnic
during the descent and you will be back by approximately
2:00 PM.
Horse
Riding
You can
chose from several guided horseback excursions of different
durations. In Benabarre or in Castejón de Sos, two
different ranches offer excursions that last from 1 to 3
hours. You can also choose excursions of more than one day.
Outings
of 2 and 3 hours require at least 4 participants.
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Duration: 1, 2 or 3 hours // 4-5 days (for
expert riders).
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Difficulty: Easy for short duration routes
(1 or 2 hours). More difficult for routes over 2 hours if
you are not used to this activity.
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Equipment:
- Company:
Horse and insurance.
- Participant:
sport shoes or preferably boots, hat, sunscreen, jeans.
Climbing
(high
mountain)
Climbing to the
highest tops of the Pyrenees is always an exciting challenge.
You can take in the beauty of the scenery with every step,
along with the expert advice of a guide who will accompany
you throughout the day. Peaks with an altitude of over 3000
metres: Monte Perdido, Posets, Aneto, etc. (the highest
peaks of the Pyrenees).
• Duration:
1 or 2 days
• Difficulty:
according to the participant’s physical condition.
• Equipment:
- Company:
technical equipment, insurance.
- Participant:
trekking boots, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, dried fruits,
picnic, and warm clothes. (A specific list will be provided
according to the season).
Trekking(mid
mountain)
Walking along trails you can reach different
points where you will be able to admire immensely beautiful
scenes. You can choose from full day or half-day excursions.
For those with more time, and who want to dedicate several
days to this wonderful activity, there is a 4-day trekking
excursion available. You will stay three nights in different
mountain shelters in the Valley of Benasque. You will go
from one shelter to the next along mid-mountain trails.
• Duration: 1,2 or 4 days
• Difficulty: Low, medium (according
to the participant’s physical condition)
- Equipment:
a) Company:
technical equipment, insurance. (In the excursions of several
days the overnight pass at the shelter).
b) Participant:
trekking boots, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, dried fruits,
picnic, and warm clothes. (A specific list will be provided
according to the season).
Quads
Drive a 4-wheeled
motorbike through mountain paths in the Pyrenees for a full
hour. Two persons will be able to ride on
one bike, always accompanied by a guide on a separate bike.
• Duration: 1 hour
• Difficulty: Low
• Requirement: Driver’s
license for the driver.
• Equipment:
a) Company:
quad, helmet, insurance.
b) Participant:
Comfortable clothes that can get dirty.
Paintball
Two teams of four participants each armed
with paintball guns start a battle set in the woods, complete
with trenches and mountains where participants can go unnoticed
by the enemy. Different possibilities.
• Duration: Half
a day.
• Difficulty: Low
• Equipment:
a) Company:
gun, one ammunition deposit, protector, battle coveralls,
insurance.
b) Participant:
comfortable clothes
Via
Ferrata
Pretending to be a great climber has always
been a child’s dream. You will be able to climb a
natural rock wall with an existing track with a metal ladder
stuck into the rock and rope handrails that will guide you,
with a harness and carabiners from the base to the top.
Followed by the careful instructions of the guide you will
safely reach the top.
• Duration: Half
a day.
• Difficulty: Low
(level II) // High (level III).
• Equipment:
a) Company:
Technical equipment, guide, insurance.
b) Participant:
comfortable clothes, water, picnic.
Olvena
Adventure Park
You will be able to spend a full day practicing
mountain activities such as: via ferrata, 2 different tirolinas,
rappelling and bungee jumping from a bridge. All of these
activities supervised by expert guides.
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Duration: 1 day
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Difficulty: Low
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Equipment:
a) Company:
Technical equipment, guide, insurance.
b) Participant:
comfortable clothes, sports shoes or boots, sunscreen, hat,
water, picnic.
