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Sierra de Gredos family trip
- Accommodation at an apartment complex designed for families.
- Many options for walks which can be done by small children.
- Interesting natural and historical destinations nearby.
- Just 2 hours from Madrid.
From: 650 €
Tripcode: ESSK015
2 Comfort
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
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1 Difficulty
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
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Duration: 8 days
Details
Sierra de Gredos Family Adventure
On the sunny south side of Sierra de Gredos, you'll find the welcoming and well-maintained El Calambuco complex. The 2- and 4-person units are built in traditional architectural style. Situated around a swimming pool, the apartments offer views to the high peaks of Gredos and out across the fields of Vera Valley. Pepper fields, fig trees, citrus and olive orchards and aromatic Mediterranean woods flourish in this mild microclimate.
From the high meadows of Gredos, the landscape sweeps down toward the more extreme climate of the Spanish meseta, a course followed by rushing rivers carrying fresh water from the snowmelt. Wonderful spots to swim in summer, in natural pools of granite stone at the bottom of spectacular ravines, and the chance to go canoeing at the dam on the River Tiétar.
In the area near your accommodation, there are easy walks on rural tracks and shady woodland paths. Higher up in the sierra, a network of well-marked walking routes includes easy strolls for beginners, with the occasional more difficult section. Nearby, you can visit Monfragüe Natural Park, a reserve for birds of prey, or the fabulous monastery at Yuste. Even Madrid is only a 2-hour drive away. El Calambuco has all the makings for a pleasant vacation, specially designed for families with small children.
Itinerary
Expand itinerary Collapse itineraryDay 1: Arrival at El Calambuco
Arrival at your accommodation and a chance to meet its friendly Spanish owners. If you have time, take a stroll round the pretty village of Villanueva de la Vera.
Challenge: Arrival in the Sierra de Gredos.
Villages along the way: Valle del Vera
Day 2-7: Excursions in the Sierra de Gredos
In the area near El Calambuco, there are many possibilities for activities of varying duration and difficulty. Just a few minutes' walk away: gentle strolls along rural tracks or a paddle in a natural river pool. Several of the shorter walks are suitable even for small children, while the Sierra de Gredos offers other walking routes: through holm oaks and orchards, past lovely villages or along traditional farm animal trails. All-terrain buggies are available for hire, as are rucksack-style carriers for the smallest ones.
Challenge: Walking routes, driving itineraries, villages, places of natural and historical interest.
Villages along the way: The Vera Valley
Practical info
Included:
- Accommodation in totally equipped apartments with heating and air conditioning
- Ingredients for a Spanish breakfast (milk, coffee, cocoa powder, toasted bread, butter and jam)
- Cleaning on arrival and at mid-week
Not Included:
- Transport to and from accommodation
- Meals
Extra services:
- Trip starts on any day of the week except Saturday.
- Extra nights available on request.
- If you're travelling with small children, rucksack-style carriers and mountain buggies are available for hire.
Reviews
Start: Valle del Vera
Finish: Valle del Vera
Dates & prices
Trip availability: All year round
| Dates of the trip | Price |
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| 650 €/person |