We’ve had a fantastic email from one of our Discoverer Walking week guests. We thought we’d share it with everyone as the whole team really appreciates it when we get great feedback like this. “I am 78 years old, a widower, and I have just returned from a July 2012 fantastic Mountain Bug Discoverer holiday. […]
Tournaboup chairlift, at the top of the valley Bareges is in, is opening on the 9 July. Tickets are 15€ for a day of descents if you bring your mountain bike or 6€ return for pedestrians. This offers something for everyone – you can all enjoy lunch or coffee at the Laquette restaurant then the […]
This year’s Tour de France has begun and we are waiting for it to pass through Bareges on Wednesday 18 July. The diagram below shows the profile for the stage that involves Bareges and our local area. We’re already seeing more and more road cyclists on the road as the time draws near. There has […]
Last week MountainBug ran two levels of walking holiday – our Taster level, Valleys and Views, and then two levels up, our Discoverer- Lakes, Ridges & Cirques. Our guests had a week of glorious sunshine, which led to a lot of rests in the warmth and even a chilly lake-dip in the Neouvielle Nature Reserve. […]
This week saw our Discoverer level guests do a three-day mini trek into the Neouvielle Lake District, guided by MountainBug Director Rob. We were also delighted that our Explorer level guests were up for a challenge and joined the others on their second night in a refuge. Our chalet hosts, Vic and Geoff, and MountainBug […]
The clear blue skies and low winds meant that today’s Taster-Valleys and Views trip to the Pic du Midi observatory, at 2877 metres, was exceptional. We went via the Col du Tourmalet, stopping for a look at the Col, made famous by the Tour de France, and being awed at the twisty route up to […]
The Pyrenees rewarded us with a beautiful day today at the Cirque du Gavarnie. The meadows are also starting to fill with flowers. Here are a selection of today’s photos. Approach to the Cirque The Cirque du Gavarnie as seen across the meadows Gentian The sun glinting off the European Troll flower Purple orchid showing […]
One of our guests has found this company which is offering direct flights from Manchester to Lourdes over the summer. This makes it a lot easier to reach us from the north of England/Wales and from Scotland.
Due to its popularity, we have added two new dates for our Explorer – Valleys, Villages and Cirques guided walking holiday. The new dates are: 16-23 June and 22-29 September. If you would like to join us on one of these holidays, please contact us via our easy to use web form or call us […]
Spring is coming to the Pyrenees. We’ve been getting out and about checking out our walks and itineraries before the season begins (changes to paths, roads etc) and maybe buying the odd bit of cheese from the farmer’s market….the photos speak for themselves. 15 May – Driving down from Bareges to Luz-St Saveur Last week […]