Day 3 - View of Castell de Colltort 
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£655.00 (2008)
7 nights
5 Half Board, 2 B&B
Medium - Hard
4½ - 8 hours per day
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What previous customers have

said about this walk

“The scenery was beautiful and the people we met friendly and always helpful.”

 

“Mas Garganta was paradise!”

 

“We enjoyed this holiday immensely – it was challenging, extremely interesting and rewarding.”

 

 

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How to get there:

Fly to Barcelona (B) or Gerona (G)

 

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

 

From:

Aberdeen Flyglobespan (B);

Belfast Aer Lingus (B), Easyjet (B) Jet2 (B) ;

Birmingham bmibaby (B), Flythomascook (G), Ryanair (G), Thomsonfly (G);

Blackpool Ryanair (G);

Bournemouth Ryanair (G);

Bristol BMIbaby (B), Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G);

Cardiff Thomsonfly (G);

Cork Aer Lingus(B);

Doncaster-Sheffield Ryanair (G);

Dublin Aer Lingus (B), Clickair (B), Ryanair (G);

Durham Tees Valley Ryanair (G);

East Midlands Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G);

Edinburgh Clickair (B), Flyglobespan (B);

Gatwick BA (B) Easyjet (B) Iberia (B);

Glasgow Flyglobespan (B), Flythomascook (G), Ryanair (G), Thomsonfly (G);

Heathrow BA (B) Iberia B);

Leeds Bradford Jet 2 (B);

Liverpool Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G);

London City BA (B);

Luton Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G);

Manchester BMIbaby (B), Flythomascook (G), Monarch (B), Ryanair (G), Thomsonfly (G);

Newquay Ryanair (G);

Newcastle Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G), Thomsonfly (G);

Shannon Ryanair (G);

Stansted Easyjet (B), Ryanair (G)

 

Other Charter flights, eg My Travel (Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle)

 

Typical rail journey

London: 15:30 Eurostar to Paris (N) (18:56) transfer by metro to Paris (A) for 20:32 night train to Gerona, arrive 06:54.  ~14.5 hrs.

 

Gerona: 22:17 Night train to Paris (A) (09:00) transfer by metro to Paris (N) for 11:13 Eurostar, arrive 12:28. ~15 hrs.

 

Getting to the start of the walk:

The first hotel is in Besalu and the last in La Pinya, near Olot. Best airport is Gerona, however Barcelona also has good public transport links to Besalu/Olot.

 

GERONA AIRPORT:

 

Land by: 20:00 (no time limit if using taxi)

 

Outward: 2 buses, 1½ hrs (c. €10)

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Gerona airport to Besalu c. 1hr (£60 for 1-3 people or £70 for 4–6)

 

Return: 2 buses, 2½ hrs (c. €12)

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Olot to Gerona airport c. 2hrs (£60 for 1-3 people or £75 for 4-6) or from Besalu to Gerona airport c. 1hr (£60 1-3, £70 4-6).

 

Return flight earliest:  13:00 hrs (no time limit if using taxi)

 

 

BARCELONA AIRPORT:

 

Land by: 16:30 

 

Outward: 2 buses 3 hrs (c. €25) - taxi not recommended

 

Return: 2 buses 3 hrs (c. €25) - taxi not recommended

 

Return flight earliest: 16:00


Nearest railway station:

Start: Gerona

Finish: Gerona

 

IMPORTANT: Do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.