Prices, Availability, Contact details,Booking forms and conditions
and how to find us.

**Please see below for our calendar of holidays and prices for Summer 2012**

Accommodation: Our base is a traditional 300yr old stone house in the centre of the mountain village of Bareges. The house has a 3-star rating from "Gites de France", making us the highest quality in the village! Five minutes from the front door you can be skiing on the piste, or walking a lovely mountain trail. Our house has been completely restored from top to bottom, and we have six spacious en-suite bedrooms available, sleeping up to 14 people. All of the accommodation is non-smoking.

Rates are for one week Sat-Sat or Sun-Sun (Winter 2011-12) per person based on two people sharing. Please consult us for individual pricings for short breaks. We are a FRENCH COMPANY working in EUROS. We take payment directly by card (Visa or Mastercard) or bank transfer.

Reductions are available for groups of 8 or more and for the use of our family/group rooms.

All of our accommodation is in twin, double or family bedrooms. We have a 140 euro supplement for single occupancy of a room for the week.

Half board: En-suite room and a continental breakfast, afternoon tea and 3-course evening meal with after-dinner coffee.

B&B: En-suite room with a generous continental breakfast.

Packed lunches: Available on request. Picnic lunches are included in the price of walking holiday, cycling holiday and activity holiday packages.

Transfer (to and from Lourdes-Tarbes Airport): We are often able to provide a Saturday (Summer) or Sunday (Winter) transfer to and from Lourdes airport for €25 per person, return, meeting the Ryanair flight from Stansted. Alternative collections from Lourdes train station, and other airports such as Toulouse or Biarritz may be possible to arrange on request. PLEASE CONFIRM the transfer options with us before making your travel plans.

Summer 2012 calendar

We try to be as flexible as possible, so please don't hesitate to contact us if you have your own idea of what to do or different dates. Drop us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible with all the information that you need.

Proposed	These trips are SUGGESTIONS but not fixed. The calendar is completely flexible with dates, trips and itinerary. Please email us and we will timetable a holiday to suit your needs.
Confirmed	These trips are CONFIRMED and guaranteed to run.
FULL	These trips are FULL. Both guided trips and accommodation options are fully booked.

 

 

 

**Accommodation-only for independent walkers, birders, bikers etc. is available throughout**

DATES 2012 Month	Day	Euros p/p	Activity
April	22	865 €	Aragon - early spring guided walking in the Spanish foothills
May	20	865 €	Aragon - early spring guided walking in the Spanish foothills
	19	490 €	Accommodation-only
	26	695 €	Gentle guided walking
June	2	695 €	Gentle guided walking
	9	695 €	Gentle guided walking
	16	715 € + hut fees	Intermediate-adventurous guided walking with 2 day refuge trek
	23	715 €	Intermediate guided walking
July	June 30	695 €	Gentle guided walking
	June 30	715 €	Cycling the cols of the Pyrenees
	7	975 €	Adults' multi activity holiday
	7	715 €	Intermediate guided walking
	7	680 € + hut fees	Adventurous walking with 3 day refuge trek
	14	715/490 €	Tour de France guided cycling/accommodation-only
	14	695 €	Gentle guided walking - FULL
	14	745 €	HRP guided trekking - Stage 1 (Pyrenean Haute Route: Etsaut:Luz-St. Sauveur)
	21	750 - 975 €	Multi activity holiday
	21	745 €	HRP guided trekking - Stage 2 (Pyrenean Haute Route: Luz-St. Sauveur-Luchon)
	28	750 - 975 €	Multi activity holiday
	28	845 €	HRP guided trekking - Stage 3 (Pyrenean Haute Route: Aneto & the Encantats)
August	4	750 - 975 €	Multi activity holiday
	4	715 €	Cycling the cols of the Pyrenees
	11	750 - 975 €	Multi activity holiday
	11	715 €	Intermediate guided walking
	18	870/920 €	Multi activity holiday - suitable for families with children over 8 years
	25	695 €	Gentle guided walking
September	1	680 € + hut fees	Gavarnie & Ordesa special guided walking (intermediate/adventurous)
	8	680 € + hut fees	Neouvielle Lakes special guided walking (intermediate/adventurous)
	15	680 € + hut fees	Gavarnie & Ordesa special guided walking (intermediate/adventurous)
	15	975 €	Guided 2-centre canyoning holiday (in France and Spain in 3* accom and fully guided)
	22	715 €	Intermediate guided walking
October	Sept 30	865 €	Aragon - guided walking in the Spanish foothills
	28	865 €	Aragon - guided walking in the Spanish foothills (Half term special departure)
Accommodation-only is available throughout, priced at 490 euros per person per week on a half-board basis Holidays run Saturday-Saturday, other than our Aragon trips Sunday-Saturday. Please enquire about short-break bookings

We also offer Bed & Breakfast accommodation at selected times of year. Please contact us for availability and pricing.

Getting Here

Mountainbug is based in the High Pyrenees of Southern France, situated South of the cities of Pau and Tarbes, and sharing our valley with the pilgrimage town of Lourdes.

By air
From England, the quickest way to get here is by air. We recommend using Ryanair (flights from 1p!) from London Stansted into Lourdes airport (about 50 minutes drive) or the new flight with City Jet from London City to Pau airort (1½ hours drive). Ryanair also fly to Biarritz airport (2½ hours drive) from Stansted, Birmingham and Dublin, and Easyjet fly to Biarritz from Bristol. Alternatively for Toulouse airport (about 2½ hours drive), Easyjet fly from Gatwick and Bristol, British Airways fly from Heathrow and Jet2 fly from Manchester. Keep an eye on their websites, as new routes are added regularly. Reasonably priced car hire is available at both airports. Ryanair has an association with Hertz rentacar out of Pau airport.

By train
There are good rail links to Lourdes, which is on the TGV mainline in two directions - from Bordeaux via Pau, and from Toulouse via Tarbes. It is convenient to get here from Toulouse airport by train if you do not want to hire a car. SNCF (French railways) operate a connecting coach service up to Bareges, which can be booked along with your train ticket. Another popular option is to take the Eurostar across to Paris, have a look around and enjoy an evening meal, then take the sleeper service down to Lourdes. The SNCF bus service meets the train and you are with us for 9.30am, getting an extra day out of your holiday in the process.

By car
The most direct route by car from Calais or the Brittany ferry ports is via Bordeaux, and then the national route to Pau and Lourdes. Alternatively, the Spanish ports at Bilbao and Santander are only a few hours drive from our house in Bareges.

Car travel from Lourdes, Pau or Toulouse airport

From Lourdes airport follow signs for Lourdes - only about 10 minutes drive from the airport.

From Pau airport follow the road towards Pau centre then either take the A64 (toll road) to Tarbes (signed off to Tarbes and Lourdes exit 12) or the national route road (green signs, and just as quick if traffic is normal) signed to Lourdes.

From Toulouse airport follow signs for the A64 direction Bayonne/Tarbes/Lourdes. Stay on the autoroute until Junction 12 then follow signs for Lourdes. *

Once at Lourdes, follow signs for Argeles-Gazost/Gavarnie and then Luz-St. Sauveur. From Luz-St. Sauveur go up the valley to the left following signs for Bareges. The drive usually takes around 1hr40mins from Pau, 2hr30mins from Toulouse.

* Note for GPS/Microsoft Autoroute users: these will direct you via Bagneres de Bigorre and the Col du Tourmalet. DO NOT attempt this road in Winter - the Col du Tourmalet is CLOSED. In Summer the road a very scenic, slow and winding route. If you are trying to get here quickly, please come via LOURDES.

Finding the house

As you enter Bareges on the main street you will see the big cinema building and main village carpark on the left. On the right hand side of the road, look out for the Hotel Alphee, Sport 2000, then the butcher's shop (Sabathie). There is a small lane just before the butcher's shop, opposite the steps up from the square. Our house is visible from the street about 20m up this lane, on the left. The house is cream in colour with blue shutters. Please knock on the door or just open the door and give us a shout. You can park your car in the turning area below the house to drop off your baggage, but for long-term parking we recommend the central carpark. The house is less than a minute's walk from the car park.