VELTRA tours & activities, fun things to do

Very Nice side trip

A nice little addition to a Barcelona trip. The stop at Vic was particularly enjoyable. The guide did a nice job of adding some historical perspective. Would not have minded an expanded tour of the town . Trip to the ski resort in the Pyrenees was interesting. I felt the description of the hiking opportunities was a little overblown. I would have preferred a bit more time to explore the mountain.

We had the tour in july 2013. Enjoyed it
beautiful,serene country side, breathtaking view of valleys and mountains.really liked it
also our guide Mr Fabian was exceptionally good.

The town of Vic was quite pretty. We had enough time to walk around the historic part and even sit down for a drink.

Queralbs was very picturesque, if deserted. There was a very nice old man who unlocked the doors of the church and explained, in Spanish, a little bit about the history. Thankfully, someone in the group could translate for the rest of us. Do note that you will need to make a small donation for entry into the church.

The Vall de Nuria was beautiful! Sorry for spoilers, but the train sort of goes into a tunnel and when you emerge, you the lake is right at the level of the train... and then you see the whole valley and the surrounding mountains. I would have liked to film that. Anyway, you really have to make the most of your time there since it is very limited! We only had about TWO HOURS there. If you want nice views, you can walk or take the cable car up. The former is TIRING! You can make it up in about 25 minutes. It was a little cold when we went (end May) so dress for it. There was still a bit of snow and slush. If you choose to climb or do a trail, you might not have time for boating, so do PRIORITISE.

The cafe at the cable car stop serves sandwiches, but you will still need to wait a good ten to fifteen minutes for your food. To save time, you might want to pack your lunch from Vic and take a picnic. Alternatively, there is a cafe in the main building, but I'd rather have wasted time in Vic, than there.

Our guide was very knowledgable and provided interesting snippets of information - you really get an idea of the whole Catalan identity. He was quite friendly and helpful as well. But you really need to ask to find out about things.

I recommend this day trip. It was nice getting out of Barcelona. The guide as pleasant and knowledgeable. The hiking was good at Valle Nuria. I recommend skipping the stop at Quealbs (too small) and instead picking a different city. Easy to find tour in front of Hard Rock Cafe.

Our guide Adrianne was excellent - knowledgable, friendly, great driver, multilingual and helpfull!