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Montserrat Hiking Experience: Unique Mountain Landscape Exploration from Barcelona
Trekking across Montserrat provides a distinct encounter and an unconventional perspective to appreciate the scenery of this exceptional mountain. Discover Montserrat in a new light.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey - After the transfer from Barcelona to the Abbey of Montserrat, your guide will explain the main points of interest in the Monastery of Montserrat and the hiking options to match your level of performance. This Hiking Montserrat trip is the best tour near Barcelona. We provide you with a private group and a car transfer service from your hotel in Barcelona, making it an exclusive private guided trip just for you.
Hiking in Montserrat (religion and sawmill mountain)
Choose from 3 levels of walks that cover a variety of terrains and landscapes on Montserrat.
Visit the Benedictine monastery, nestled in the cliffs of the mountain.
Listen to Montserrat’s Boys’ Choir, one of the oldest in Europe.
Admire the Romanesque monastery of Santa Cecilia.
Transfer from meeting point in Barcelona to Montserrat.
This is a comprehensive hike in Montserrat tour that helps you understand why the Mount of Montserrat is a religious icon known worldwide. During the route, you will enjoy the mountain’s geology and its unique features that will thrill hikers.
Options level shows the various walks planned on this trip. We have prepared several alternative routes according to your choice.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/ mountain guide
- Snacks
- Transport by air-conditioned car
What's Not Included
- Funicular fees if it is required by customer.
- Gratuities
- Souvenir and personal expenses (available to purchase)
- Monastery entrance to be pay in the spot
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
- Dress code is smart casual, trainers / sneakers or hiking boots.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
- Snacks, Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
- The duration of transfers are approximate 45 minutes, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tatiana_m
Mar 18, 2024
Don’t miss Monserrat hiking tour with Pere - All the tour was spectacular, full of amazing views. Our guide Pere was very professional, experienced and initiative. He gave us a lot of information, did an express guiding in the museum (although it was not in a program).
We appreciate his efforts and time
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546rufusc
Feb 27, 2024
Amazing Montserrat hike! - Pere was our guide for our Montserrat hike, he was amazing! Very knowledgeable of the mountain and local history/lore. The hike was wonderful, we had a great day!
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Marjorie555
Feb 25, 2024
Great day hiking at Montserrat! - Pere is a great mountain guide and led us on a wonderful hike to a view point, but even more wonderfully through the mountains and forests of Montserrat Natural Park. The scenery is just spectacular. These mountains are steep, but Pere will give you multiple options with varying levels of challenge and will talk you through which one is best for you/ your group. Pere is friendly and informative and even walked through the art museum near the monastery with us before we headed back to Barcelona. And he also took photos of us throughout the day. So lovely! We really had a wonderful day. Definitely worth it to book with him and learn from his expertise of the area. Thank you so much Pere!
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Luanne_h
Oct 18, 2023
Don’t miss this hike!! Book it now! - I cannot say enough good things about this hike. Well worth the money. I’ve paid more for this kind of outing and gotten less. Our guide was phenomenal. He considered our pace. He took us all over the mountain. He took pictures of us at many of the lookouts! He also mentioned that he does hikes in the Pyrenees. If I come back to Barcelona, I’ll definitely book a tour with him again.
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Cap1680
Sep 25, 2023
There are lots of stairs!!! - Montserrat was beautiful and the hike was really nice. Beware of the words "moderate" - while most frequent hikers would agree that this was a moderate hike, those that don't hike often may struggle. There are a LOT of stairs - which can be more difficult than flat inclines. Our guide Pere was very knowledgeable and was able to adjust our hike mid hike to better suite some of the groups needs.
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22kiwitraveller22
Sep 14, 2023
A fabulous day out - We loved our Montserrat hike. The scenery is truly spectacular, better than we expected. Our guide Pere was fantastic. He was personable and so knowledgeable on a range of subjects including geology, geography, flora and fauna,local legends, and the history of the region. He took lots of great photos of us and gave us yummy snacks. We chose the 4 hour hike to the summit and back. It was well worth it. The track is well formed and easy to follow. The steep bits all have stairs.
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Heather_h
Jul 12, 2023
What a great experience!... - What a great experience! Pere was an excellent guide. He’s extremely knowledgeable and is passionate about what he does. Great hiking, nice learning about the history there and beautiful views and scenery.
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V927totaniam
Jun 14, 2023
Private Montserrat Hiking Experience - An amazing discovery of Montserrat, led by Pere on beautiful uncrowded trails with exceptional views. I would highly this experience and Pere as a guide.
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Persephonev2022
May 31, 2023
One in a million experience! - Had an amazing experience thanks to Pere! Better than I ever planned! I really wanted to hike St Jeroni but was hesitant to do it solo. I am so glad I found Pere. He took the time to get to know me, and when he learned I was a hiker, he suggested a different route. He mapped out my options and made me choose. I chose the one he had recommended and I was so glad! We started from Ermita de St Cecilia. It was definitely challenging and also one of the best hikes I've done. He made sure I was safe. He took several pictures of me! We ended in the monastery and he shared a lot of information. We even heard the boys choir! Do not hesitate to book. He is so skilled and knowledgeable, he will personalize your experience to fit your needs and wants!
Graçias por todos, boyfriend! LOL! (Inside joke)
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Z6323jomarkb
May 17, 2023
A surreal experience and one I would gladly do again. - Pere was a joy to be with. Being a solo traveller and adventurer I was worried about the alone time for hours - but Pere is a joy to be around, full of knowledge, culture and experience!
The hike itself, we took the intermediate route (I think in total it took us around 3 hours up and down) - Pere then showed me around the monastery area and the church etc. Equipping me with tonnes of knowledge about the legends of Catalonia etc.
In terms of challenge - I would say if you are a complete novice, the route we took may be a challenge for you. However, Pere will provide you with multiple options!
Honestly, what an experience.
Thanks Pere! Legend.
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