Three Countries in One Day: France, Andorra and Spain from Barcelona
Overview
- Visit three countries in one day: France, Andorra and Spain
- Tour the medieval Spanish village of Baga
- Wander the Medieval streets of Ax Les Thermes
- Experience the healing waters from one of the many spas
- Take in the magnificent views from a high mountain pass
- Enjoy a short walk in a typical Andorran valley
- Small-group tour with a maximum of 20 people provides an intimate experience with your guide
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$150.18 USD
As this sleepy villages comes to life, you can get a fresh pastry or sandwich in the local bakery and a coffee in one of the many typical cafes, before rejoining your guide who will give you a short walking tour of the village before leaving you some free time to explore alone.
From Baga, head deeper into the countryside as you ride toward the French border. Your next stop is the charming and beautiful ancient spa town of Ax Les Thermes. Your guide will recommend some of the best natural fountains to visit and those best suitable for soaking your feet in. You'll then have free to enjoy the healing waters and browse the local artisan shops where you can buy local cheeses and cured meats.
After an hour of wandering around this typical French village, its time to choose from one of the many local restaurants for a traditional French lunch. After a memorable French experience, you will meet back at the bus to head toward Andorra.
Your route takes you through the beautiful Pyrenees Alps to Andorra la Vella, the capital of the small but stunning country of Andorra.
On your way, cross the Pas de la Casa, an amazing high-mountain pass with some stunning photo opportunities. As you descend into Andorra you will stop off at a typical mountain valley where you will get a glimpse of how Andorra used to be. Tiny stone huts dot the mountainside, a Roman church stands guard as it has done for centuries. There will be a chance for you to enjoy a brief hike to get away from it all.
From here, head down the valleys into Andorra de la Vella. This will be your last stop of the day, but you'll have enough time to do a little bit of duty-free shopping.
At about 4pm, you will return to the bus and head back to Barcelona via a different route. This drive takes you though dramatic gorges, past verdant farmland, and alongside lakes and rivers.
You will stop en route for a chance to stretch your legs and quench your thirst before arriving back in town at about 7.30pm.
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
This was a long day with a lot of driving ...... but it is very interesting and we had a great tour guide Xavi (Chavy) who made the long day very interesting. Our tour was by Explore Catalonia and Xavi did a great job. The stops were interesting and the landscape of crossing the Pyrenees mountains was amazing. I would definitely recommend this tour but be prepared for of lot of van time.
There is no responsible persons for contact and there is no office at all. We traveled all the way from Atlanta, US to go for this trip and we were late for 2 minutes because of getting taxi on time. We called the number which was in our itinerary and told them we are few blocks away from the departing location and he was very rude on the phone. They didn't wait for us for 2 minutes and the bus left. When we reached there, there is no office or any travel agent or anybody. He even refused to take our call. We lost the money for no service and I was reading the reviews and found out that this people has no responsibility that they even lost people on the way during the stop. It is just waste of money and irresponsible tour conductors. I would never recommend this tour operator and it would be just waste of your money.
My main purpose for this tour was to see Andorra and the Pyrenees mountains. But I got to see the the quaint Spanish town of Baga, and Ax LesThermes in the French side of the Pyrenees where I got to soak my feet in the warm thermal springs. We stopped for lunch in Andorra where there are plenty of good restaurants.
