11:00 a.m.: Welcome to the gîte and installation.
Walk to the Col du Soulor with picnic (moorland and summer pasture area) 150m difference in altitude 2.30 hours of actual walking.
Return to the cottage, welcome drink, meal, botanical games evening and night.
Breakfast at the lodge.
Botanical day hike with picnic in the Tech valley on the Labassa plateau in the Pyrenees National Park (granite zone, wetlands and peat bogs), (300m elevation gain, 3h30 actual walking),
Meals and evening, night at the lodge.
Breakfast at the lodge.
Botanical day hike with picnic in the regional nature reserve of the Pibeste-Aoulhet massif (limestone area with Mediterranean vegetation, 300 m difference in altitude, 3 hours of effective walking)
Meal, plant slideshow evening and night at the gîte.
Breakfast at the lodge.
Botanical day hike with picnic in the Pyrenees National Park at Cirque d'Estaubé (high mountain limestone area, 300m difference in altitude, 3h30 actual walking)
Meals and evening plants and habitats, night at the lodge.
Breakfast at the lodge.
Botanical day hike with picnic in the Aubisque sector (high mountain pastures area), 500m difference in altitude, 4 hours of actual walking).
Departure to 16h.
- Botanical discoveries in the heart of the Pyrenees Val d'Azun National Park
- Smaller group size for a more in-depth experience
- Daily hikes adapted to your level
- Reconnection to nature
- Supervision by a botanist author of a guide on the Pyrenean flora
- Alternation between field and theory
- Diversity of environments, altitudes and exposures for a diversity of discoveries
The planned itineraries are adaptable depending on the progress of flowering and weather conditions. They can be modified at the last moment by choice of the supervisor in order to guarantee optimal botanical observation, which remains the main goal of this stay.
Mountain shoes, backpack that can hold your belongings for a day trip, clothing for the heat but also the coolness of the evening, rain jacket, hat or cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, water bottle or filled water bag ( 2L of water minimum), and an observation magnifying glass if you have.
Guaranteed departure from 5 people, for a maximum of 10 people.
