2 days. Great African Reserve of Sigean and the Grandes Grottes de Canalettes
Day 1.- PLACE OF ORIGIN – ÓRGAS DE ISLE SUR TET – VILLEFRANCHE DE CONFLENTE – GREAT CAVES CANALETAS – EMPURIABRAVA Departure in the morning towards the south of France. Stop along the route for breakfast (not included) and continuation of the trip to reach the French town of Ille-Sur-Tet where, hidden in the middle of nature, between the sea and the mountains, are the fantastic Orgues d´. Ille-Sur-Tet. We will enter an 800-meter path until we reach the incredible formation of natural sculptures: "The Fairy Chimneys", a unique mineral landscape with a fantastic contrast of colors and shapes that the water has been constantly sculpting for 5 million years. years creating an unforgettable postcard. After this spectacular visit, we will take the coach to the restaurant in Villefranche de Conflent for lunch in this beautiful walled town with cobbled streets with a medieval past and which was part of the old Catalan border. Next we will visit the Large Caves of Canalettes. We will enter the center of the earth to enjoy spectacular views of one of the largest caves in the south of France. At the end of this fantastic visit, transfer to our hotel in Empurabrava. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 2.- EMPURIABRAVA – SIGEAN AFRICA RESERVE – PLACE OF ORIGIN Breakfast and departure to France to reach the Sigean African Reserve, where more than 3,500 animals live, for a bus visit and a walking tour.During the visit By bus we will travel in a 7.5 km circuit entering the three parks of the African Sotabosc where dwarf buffaloes, impales, zebras, Springboks, ostriches, giraffes live..., we will continue towards the Tibet bear park and the lion park. and then through the parks of the African Savannah where we will discover the white rhinos, setatungas, warthogs and Somali donkeys. This route crosses a natural environment in which ponds, swamps, bushes, pine forests, plains and hills alternate, distributed in large spatial units of a dozen hectares and in which a great diversity of species evolve and reproduce, most of them African, but also belonging to the local fauna. Once this part of the visit is over, we will have free time to explore the part of the park on foot, where the large lake stands out with hundreds of flamingos and the savanna plain from where the wildebeest, zebras and ostriches can be seen in a natural habitat. To better enjoy our time, lunch will be a hotel picnic (included) or you can have lunch at the park restaurant (not included). At the agreed time we will return to Barcelona.
The price includes
• Coach Travel
• Accompanying Guide
• 1 Night Aparthotel Xons Playa 3*
• Diet according to program
• Lunch at a restaurant in Villefranche
• Travel insurance
• Tourist tax?
Visits included
• Entry into the Sigean African Reserve
• Entrance to the Ille-Sur-Tet Organs
• Entrance to the Grottes de Canalettes
• Villefranche de Conflent
Price does not include
• Single room area…25 €
• Cancellation expense coverage…€22
Departure on September 7
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