Thanks to its privileged natural sites –wildlife diversity, natural lakes, emblematic peaks, endless options of active tourism, local gastronomy, …–, Catalonia is an ideal destination to practise outdoor activities throughout the year. If you enjoy nature, https://www.naturexperience.cat website offers more than 200 guided activities and experiences that will allow you to discover the fantastic natural sites of Catalonia.
The experiences you will find on the website can be customized and adapted to your group whatever their age and physical condition as well as the length of their stay. Each company offers a wide range of activities that will allow you to enjoy nature in a responsible and safe way. Whether you intend to travel with your family, your partner or your friends, you will be undoubtfully delighted by most activities hosted on Naturexperience.cat! If you want to know all about the outdoor activities offered by Naturexperience.com, keep on reading!
Water
If you fancy water and adventure, here is a wide range of watersports for all! From kayaking and canoeing routes through gorges, lakes and reservoirs to fishing and scuba-diving, by way of canyoning in the most fast-flowing rapids in the Pyrenees.
Gastronomy
If you are a real gourmet and like local products, we offer a lot of mouth-watering options: local products tasting, oleotourism and enotourism experiences, cooking workshops, thematic routes, Pyrenean cuisine, … If you want to enjoy the territory from its gastronomic origins to the most modern adaptations of its products, just chose among the wide range of gastronomic experiences we offer in Catalonia!
Horses
Did you know that being in contact with horses is beneficial for your emotional development and your interpersonal relationships? In this section you will find a series of sensorial and stimulating experiences with horses that are really rewarding. The activities are aimed at all ages and can be done in group or individually: long horse-riding routes, shorts rides, training courses, coaching,… The experiences will allow you to learn all about horses and to create links with them while enjoying the most emblematic landscapes and natural sites in Catalonia.
Wellness and health
Apart from adrenaline and adventure, Naturexperience.cat also recommends a series of relaxing wellness and health experiences. Forest bathing, yoga in the heart of nature, mindfulness and Nordic walking are some of the activities that will help you find the perfect balance between body and mind. The website also hosts health resorts and companies that offer massages and natural therapies.
Courses and workshops in the heart of nature
The curious will be delighted with our wide offer of outdoor classes and workshops: climbing, cooking, natural dyeing, photography, dry stone, botanic and interpretative routes.
Activities in the heart of nature
Our website also hosts other outdoor activities such as birdwatching and bird photography, identification of wild plants and their properties, orienteering routes, adventure parks, … A multitude of experiences that will make you enjoy nature, undoubtedly!
Hiking and trekking
Nature and mountains are synonymous with hiking and trekking routes. Naturexperience.cat hosts many companies and associations that offer different levels of one-day hikes or longer treks in all Catalonia. Their professional nature guides will help you to discover and understand the landscapes while walking.
Cycling
Considering the increasing number of bike lovers, we could not help including a section on cycling routes in Catalonia. The local specialized companies will take you cycling and merging with unique landscapes, green itineraries and remote paths along exceptional MTB routes that will cross different villages and valleys full of culture and gastronomy. The cycling routes you will find on Naturexperience.cat will show you plenty of unique sites in Catalonia!
Air
Humans have always dreamt of flying. That dream of watching the Catalan villages and landscapes from the sky can come true on board a hot air balloon! Several companies give you the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of different regions of Catalonia from another point of view.
Snow
In winter, the best way to enjoy nature is to go for some snow activity: skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile, … No need to be an expert: Naturexperience.cat offers snow activities for all levels and tastes!
Discovery
Wildlife guided walks; historical, cultural and landscape routes; astronomy sessions; field explanations, … Catalonia is a great place for discovery which offers a wide range of activities that will awaken the explorer who lies dormant in you. That’s why we provide you with plenty of nature watching, interpreting and discovering experiences. If you want to go for a unique outdoor activity and to develop your skills of ornithologist, nature photographer or wildlife watcher, just book your favourite option and customize it!
Culture
Different companies offer the possibility to discover the traditions and ancient crafts that have been forming the current rural landscape of Catalonia. Those cultural activities are mainly visits to archaeological sites, mines, cattle trails, routes that look back to the history of Catalonia, interpretative activities on formation, geology and history of the villages and their population, …
Ecotourism
Natural parks are some of the most common places to practise ecotourism. Catalonia is lucky to host a wide range of protected natural areas that are perfect to explore and to get new knowledge about the surrounding nature. Naturexperience offers you up to 38 ecotourism activities through Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, Alt Pirineu Natural Park and Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park. Come and discover them here!
As you can see, www.naturexperience.cat hosts more than 200 activities that are synonymous with unique experiences in Catalan natural spots. Apart from offering new sensations and knowledge, each activity is aimed at maintaining the villages’ culture and habits and at contributing to the socioeconomic development of the rural areas. Supporting local economy in the places you visit is also a way to practise responsible and respectful tourism.
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Naturexperience.cat is a platform that is part of the Leader Natura project launched by Consorci Leader Pirineu Occidental with the participation of the other Leader action groups of Catalonia in order to contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic development of the rural areas and to empower the rural companies that offer outdoor activities and experiences in a respectful and responsible way. All the activities that appear on this website are carried out in rural Catalonia and are classified by type, location, time of year and companies.