Andorra family holiday
| country: | Andorra |
| trip type: | Moderate walking holidays |
| departures: | 2008: 21 Dec, 28 Dec 2009: 8 Feb, 15 Feb, 29 Mar, 5 Apr, 20 Dec, 27 Dec |
| price: | From £999 - £1079 (8 days) including flights from the UK, from £899 - £949 excluding flights |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Participate in an exciting range of snow-based activities surrounded by the beauty of the Pyrenean landscape.
Sleds, Snowshoes & Snowmobiles: Here’s an inspiring range of included activities designed to give you many different experiences. You’ll go snowshoeing – considered by many to be one of the oldest forms of transport. Harnessing huskies to sleds you’ll be pulled through the wilderness, then for a change to motor power you can get to grips with two-man snowmobiles. Having fun in the snow is what this trip is all about and as well as the roar of the snowmobiles you’ll build igloos, learning how to survive in the mountains.
On your Skis: You’ll spend a day cross-country skiing along the many wooded paths that run through the mountains and also try your hand at downhill. For novices there is some included instruction, whilst the more experienced can try out some of the many runs in the area. Your final day is free to either return to the pistes, have another go at your favourite activity or relax and take in the spectacular scenery (all optional).
Sleds, Snowshoes & Snowmobiles: Here’s an inspiring range of included activities designed to give you many different experiences. You’ll go snowshoeing – considered by many to be one of the oldest forms of transport. Harnessing huskies to sleds you’ll be pulled through the wilderness, then for a change to motor power you can get to grips with two-man snowmobiles. Having fun in the snow is what this trip is all about and as well as the roar of the snowmobiles you’ll build igloos, learning how to survive in the mountains.
On your Skis: You’ll spend a day cross-country skiing along the many wooded paths that run through the mountains and also try your hand at downhill. For novices there is some included instruction, whilst the more experienced can try out some of the many runs in the area. Your final day is free to either return to the pistes, have another go at your favourite activity or relax and take in the spectacular scenery (all optional).
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Fly to Barcelona; drive to Andorra |
| Day 2: | Full day snowshoeing |
| Day 3: | Skiing with instruction (including ski hire) |
| Day 4: | Igloo building & snowmobiling |
| Day 5: | Cross-country skiing |
| Day 6: | Skiing; dog-sledding (including ski hire) |
| Day 7: | Free day for optional activities |
| Day 8: | Drive to Barcelona; fly to London |
travellers' tales
It is no ones fault that there was no snow in Andorra but we were promised that all activities would take place. Because of this promise we went ahead with the trip. Only to discover that activities did not take place. (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
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We stay in small locally owned accommodation and make use of local adventure activity guides and operators.
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