Summer activities in Arinsal, Andorra, near your holiday apartment or chalet
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Trekking and walking
in the mountains (from June to November): |
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Via Ferratas (all year depending
on conditions): Canyoning in Llavorsí: (1h30
by car):
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The flowers in Andorra
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| Bird Watching (all year) Andorra is a well known destination for bird watchers from all over Europe. Trekkers often see vultures from close-up (see picture on the right) and the Lammergeier is making it's reappearance in the country. |
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Mountain biking (from May
to November): The Vallnord bike park |
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Hot air balloon flights
(all year, 1h by car): A once-in-a-life-time experience normally reserved for the jet-set (or should be say balloon-set)! It's worth coming to Andorra just for this alone! Drift over the Pyrenees mountains in silence and admire the breathtaking scenery from an altitude of 4'000m with an experienced and certified pilot! Two different flights can be made
starting in la Seu d'Urgell, just 1hour by car from Arinsal: You will also help with the preparation and inflation of the balloon before the flight as well as with the repacking of the balloon at the end. All flights include: transport back to the departure point, a typical catalan lunch, a glass of champagne and a flight certificate. Minimum 3 passengers. If less than 3 persons, there is a supplement. We can also try and pool passengers in order to make up the minimum of 3 persons. The different balloons have a capacity of up to 12 passengers. Flying obviously depends on the weather. As you will be staying for a few days, the flying day will be scheduled according to weather conditions. We can handle all reservations for you. |
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Museums, sight-seeing and
cultural visits (all year): Ordino is a typical Andorran village located at a 10 min. drive from your apartment or chalet. There are also many Roman XIIth century churches to visit as well as a few historical bridges.
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Exploring the region by
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Trout fishing
in lakes
and rivers (from April to September):
You will find a trout stream in front your apartment and there are 7 mountain lakes accessible on foot from your door step. However, these lakes are more for "real fishermen" rather than for the "tourists" as they do involve quite a hike. < If you want, we can arrange for your licence so that you can go fishing right from day 1! |
 Trout lake above Arinsal. Photo: Jaume Ribas Sabaté |
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Horse-back riding (all
year, even in winter):
Stables can be found in Aldosa, at a 10 minute drive from your apartment or chalet. Children and complete beginners welcome! They have ponys, horses for confirmed riders and quiet, calm and nice horses for beginners that just want to go out on a ride. They organise excursions for 1 hour, 2 hours, half-days and full days, with or without a picnic lunch. A brilliant way to discover Andorra on all fours. No previous experience necessary! They also have ponys for children that you can rent for 30 minutes or for an hour. You can take the pony for a walk, either through the forest or though the small and pretty village of Aldosa. Riding hats available free of charge. Please reserve by calling: (+376) 837 329 or 325 629 or 331 898. |
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Swimming pools,
spas and sport
centres:
"Xixerella" Outdoor pool (5 min.
by car from your apartment): The nicest public outdoor pool is in la Massana just 5 min. from Arinsal. Cheap and cheerful, clean and drinks at </>the bar are cheap. The sports centre in Ordino
(10 min. by car from you apartment): Princesa Parc Sports complex
in Arinsal (in the village): The sports centre in Ordino
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Caldea (15 min. by car) is Europe's largest recreational health spa located in the mountains and
offers you 6'000 square meters of inside and outside thermal water
lagoons, saunas, jacuzzis, a grapefruit pool, an Aztecian pool, Indo-Roman
baths, cascades, bubble beds, warm marble slates, and much much more.
Open all year. If your husband or wife wants to go skiing and you
don't, here's the perfect solution! The spa is only 8km from your
apartment.
One can go just for 3 hours and relax in Caldea's warm thermal water or reserve a 1 to 15-day programme with treatments such as massages, aerobaths with milk and essential oils, beauty treatments, mud baths and much more. If you do not want to go to Caldea
after a day's skiing or trekking, an alternative is the fitness centre
at Princesa Park hotel in Arinsal. |
 Caldea |
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The sports centre in Ordino (10
min. by car from you apartment): Good place to go if the weather's bad. Squash courts, a bowling alley, bar,etc. Princesa Parc Sports complex
in Arinsal (in the village): |
 The indoor pool, Ordino Sports centre |
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Golf: It is hard to imagine that one can play golf in or close to Andorra. Don't be mistaken! Even if you cannot roll out of bed and onto the first tee, there is quite a choice of courses close by, all which are open to the public. Careful, you will leave this site if you click on the links to the golf courses. 1) Pitch and Putt "Xixerella",
9 holes, 5 minutes from your apartment or chalet |
 Aravell golf club |
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Rafting (La Seu d'Urgell
in Spain, 30 minutes by car): "Avantgarde" sport which consists of descending a white-water river in a rubber raft such as a "Zodiac". The 2 x 4 m. rafts have a capacity of 6 persons plus a certified instructor, responsible for steering the raft and instructing the team. Rafting is an intense and exiting sport but which is not dangerous. In "La Seu d'Urgell", a town located at a 30-minute drive, one finds the "Parc del Segre", host of the Barcelona Olympics kayak events, which organises rafting on its 500m long artificial white-water river all year round (15 cubic meters p/second). Price includes: 4 descents with a certified instructor, first-class rafts and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children welcome. Can be combined with hydrospeed and canoeing. Rafting, hydrospeed, etc (in Llavorsí
in Spain, 1h30 by car):
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Rafting in la Seu d'Urgell |
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Hydrospeed (La Seu d'Urgell
in Spain, 30 minutes by car): Fun sport for persons from 12 to 66 years of age which consists on descending and surfing on the waves of a white-water river (see above) on a special body-board. Price includes: 60' of surfing with a certified instructor, first-class hydrospeeds and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children welcome. Can be combined with rafting and canoeing. Canoeing
(La Seu d'Urgell in Spain,
30 minutes by car): |
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4x4 excursions that can be combined with white water rafting: |
 Driving down to Tor |
Helicopter
flights (all year round): |
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Summer activities in Pal (VALLNORD)
Vallnord is also well known for it's Bike Park. There are several world classs downhill trails and wood parks. Try this new extreme sport! Bikes and protections can be rented in La Massana. |
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Naturlandia at "La Rabbassa" above St. Julia (about 45' from Arinsal) Naturlandia is an activity centre located in the mountains near the Spanish border. You can rent Quads in the summer and ski-doos in the winter, go mushing, cross country skiing, ride horses etc. However the main attraction at Naturlandia is the "Tobotronc", a 3,5 km long alpine coaster that carves its way down the mountain and through the forest below "La Rabassa". This fun ride lasts about 8 miuntes. There are no steep drops and you can control your speed. Having said that, children normally get upset if you use the brakes too much! This attraction is a guaranteed success even for children as of 5 years of age. The tobotronc is open all year. Count about 20 minutes for a "round trip". 3 rides costs 25,00 Euros for adults, 15,00 Euros for children aged 5 to 11. La Rabassa is quite a ways from Arinsal but if you combine it with shopping trip to the "Punt de Trobada", Andorra's largest shopping mall, it is well worth it. |
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Shopping (all year, especially during sales!):
You will find 3 km of tax-free shops
in Escaldes and Andorra-la-Vella at only a 15 minute drive from your apartment
or chalet, meaning that you can go shopping without having to sacrifice a whole
day! As far as what you can take out of Andorra without getting "caught".
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Special rates when you buy an apartment + ski pass package!Remember that with the rental of your apartment or chalet, you also have a 25% discount ski rental and 10% on Caldea, Europe's largest recreational spa. If you would like to have the discounts, reservations must be made prior to your arrival. |
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