Day trip – Montgrí and the Medes Islands

Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
Day trip from Barcelona to Montgrí and the Medes Islands
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Trip from Barcelona description

A Visit to the Natural Park designed by official guides and thought for the nature, mountain, sea and photography lovers, walking through the Natural Park of Montgrí – Medes Islands – Baix Ter (Baix Empordà, Girona.
Accompanied by a guide, we will pass by the most spectacular landscapes, we will meet the rich historical and cultural heritage of the area, the diversity of its landscapes, the flora and fauna of the ground and sea zones of the Park in its Protected Natural Reserves.
Geology, forests, dunes, medieval castles, dry rock buildings, watchtowers, pirates, fortified farmhouses, islands, rivers, wetlands, cliffs and dream creeks.
Our visit will let us know better this unique area in its diversity and it will help us to understand its conservation.

Trip from Barcelona summary

06:45: START AT THE MEETING POINT
07:45: ARRIVAL TO TORRE MORATXA
10:00: ARRIVAL TO CALA PEDROSA
11:00: BACK TO THE MEETING POINT

Trip from Barcelona itinerary

06:45: START AT THE MEETING POINT
Start / Meeting point: 06.45: Information Office of Empordà Natura, Carretera de Torroella, L´Estartit KM 4,7
Start / Meeting point: 07.00: Reception of Camping Castell Montgri. Carretera Torroella, L´Estartit, KM 5,2
Once we are there we will start the route that will take us to the Torre Moratxa, one of the peaks of the Maures Mountains.

07:45: ARRIVAL TO TORRE MORATXA
Arrival to Torre Moratxa, from where we will the marvellous views above the plains of the Ter river and its mouth, afterwards going through the Montgrí mountain, and through the woods following the trails we will get to the sea, to the fantastic Cala Pedrosa.
During this walk the guide will inform us about the history, the geology, the fauna and the flora of the Park, as well as the conservation and recuperation tasks that have been done in this huge natural area that coexists with the traditional and tourism human activity.

10:00: ARRIVAL TO CALA PEDROSA
Once we get to Cala Pedrosa, we will be able to enjoy the beautiful entrance that the sea has created in the land, a great enclave from where we will sail by boat to L’Estartit, during our path we will trace one of the most interesting points in the Costa Brava, that offers us views of wild cliff coasts and the Medes Islands. During the navigation, we will see bird colonies and marine fauna in one of the best conserved zones in the Mediterranean sea.

11:00: BACK TO THE MEETING POINT
At our arrival to L’Estartit we will take a short walk through the town that will take us back to our meeting point. In this moment our trip will finish.

NOTE: The afore-mentioned program can be adjusted according to the wishes of the client. As all are nearby destinations from Barcelona, we can organize different excursions depending on the number of days/hours available to the client.

Precio detallado del viaje a España

39,5 EUROS (VAT INCLUDED)

El viaje a España Incluye

-Visit to the natural Park accompanied by an official guide of the Park.
-Boat trip along the coast.
-Accident insurance

El viaje a España No Incluye

- Drinks and food.
- Personal equipment.
- Bungalow renting.
- Anything that is not specified in the “INCLUDED” section

Trip from Barcelona departure dates

Tuesday and Friday from June to August. Daily from September to May.

Trip from Barcelona extended information

DURATION
4 HOURS, FROM 7 H TO 11 H AM
(LAND TRIP 3 HOURS + SEA TRIP 1 HOUR APPROX)

MINIMUM GROUP: 10 PEOPLE (*) / MAXIMUM GROUP: 15 PEOPLE (*)
(* KIDS 12 YEARS OLD ORE MORE)

*OPTIONAL: Accommodation in a Camping – Bungalow.
Arriving the day before, there are other activities to be done in the area, staying in a bungalow and enjoying the facilities of a 1st class camping and carry out the route the next morning. .

OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS
-Level of difficulty: medium / low (trails, GR and local, walkways)
-Clothing according with the time of the year and mandatory mountain footwear*
-It’s advisable to bring beach sandals
-Solar cream, a cap and sunglasses
-Swimming suits and towel for the most adventurous
(*)The Guide will not authorize the inclusion to the group without proper footwear

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