FRIENDS OF THE

PYRENEES MOUNTAINS

Offers a low cost non profit sustainable alternative to holiday renting and commercial trekking tours.                                                                    NL      F      D

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Who are the "Friends of the Pyrenees"?

 

We love walking, hiking, trekking and exploring the Pyrenees and the Midi-Pyrenees region South of France, Andorra and Catalonia. 

We are a rather sporty,fair play and intellectual (not to much) enjoy, for instance, hiking, rambling, climbing, potholing, angling, martial arts and mountain biking, ...) We want to meet similar families or groups from other E.U countries or abroad.                                                    

That's why we offer self catering accommodation in the Pyrenees and trekking guide service as  a small-scale, simple, friendly and inexpensive meeting place for families and smaller groups who

  1. like walking, hiking or trekking the mountains, discovering, nature and history - you may also be concerned by sustainable mountain development issues

  2. enjoy meeting other E.U. families with similar values and interests,

  3. want to discover the French, Spanish an Andorran Pyrenees Mountains in summer, autumn, winter or spring.

Friends of the Pyrenees mountains offer low cost self catering accommodation for families with kids and groups guesthouse and hiking guide service in the Pyrenees to families and mountain lovers

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How do we manage?

  • our group is registered as a non-profit making small scale charity in Belgium (founding members where Belgian and EU civil servants) and is financed only from members' subscriptions,

  • every member can get his copy of the association's constitution and the annual financial results.  Voting rights are accrued after 3 years membership,

  • secretarial, accounting, maintenance and renovation work and help in the preparation of hiking tours is carried out (unremunerated) by members 

  • we value feeling at home in our house.  Everyone behaves as an elder in the house, with consideration for others.

What do we do with subscription monies ?

Our income is used primarily to cover the costs of the house : purchases for renovation and improvement, insurance etc.) and office costs (phone and post, stationery, computer, web site  etc.).  Any surplus is used for purchasing camping equipment

Conditions :

Full year Membership fees : 450€ for hikers, 700€ for families.  Groups : 1.400€.  (Full year : starting upon receipt)

 

Family Membership fee includes a 2 weeks (July-August) or 3 weeks summer stay (3 weeks if starting in June or running onto September), extra stays: you only pay 5€ per night per person.

Group Membership (Family or hikers groups) fee includes  a 2 weeks (July-August) or 3 weeks (low season), for extra stays your group pays 5€ per person per overnight or 50€ per group overnight. Groups get the house for their own.

Hikers Membership fee includes participation in our no guru no mysticism mountain retreat,  Stays at the house at 5€ per overnight (except 15/6 to 15/9).

 

Other membership advantages :

Pyrenees guide service (private hikes) : Basic cost is 180€ a day but Members can deduce their membership fee from total amount.

Full immersion learn Dutch Lessons : Members can deduce their membership fee from the price of the program chosen.

 

Extra costs are limited :

When staying at Friends of the Pyrenees house :water+electricity+gas+wood at 0,15€ per Kw, more wood at current price. +75€ for cleaning up.

A deposit of 100€ a week (minimum 200€) is to be paid as a warrant at beginning of each stay. You get this deposit costs deduced back at end of stay.

Hiking :Trekking tents, sleeping mats and gas stoves are available, only extra cost is your food. If you prefer and don't have one you can hire a one

person tent at 2€ per night.

 

Insurance: as you travel you really need an individual, family or group travel insurance, do check it includes mountain research and rescue. 

A civil responsibility insurance covering all family or group members is a membership condition.

 

How to get here ? the cheapest is probably by RyanAir and if you come for a stay car rental. You don't need a car when you're hiking. More on our checklist and practical info page.

Further information?

Click here,

or phone us at +32 60 456 497

 or post to :

"The Friends of the Pyrenees",
Le Castel

F-09400 Miglos (France)

or

Haie des Chats 3

B-6500 Renlies (Belgium)

Pyrenees mountains : Information on hiking, self catering accommodation, Pyrenees mMountain retreat, trails and guide service.

self catering family and group accommodation Ariege Pyrenees: house of Friends of the Pyrenees Mountains

walking, hiking and trekking in the spanish pyrenees, french pyrenees and Andorra

Pyrenees : hiking mountain retreat: meditation retreats and spirituality 2 weeks in the Pyrenees mountains

Pyrenees mountains : guide service for the french and spanish pyrenees and Andorra : made to measure hikes and treks

friends of the Pyrenees a members run small is beautiful group of mountain lovers offer self catering and hiking in the Pyrenees

Learn Dutch courses according to Wall street journal this is the best method

Hiking and trekking links to the Pyrenees mountains and other mountain regions
practical information self catering accommodation in the Pyrenees Spanish Pyrenees hiking & trekking Pyrenees hiking mountain retreat

   Pyrenees mountains guide service     

 about us learn Dutch          links
home contact subscription groups and family groups         refuge de Certascan Pyrenees family holidays hike Pyrenees long distance trails         legal info

Impressum / legal info / copyright

responsible editor :

Richard van Egdom                                  

office & contact : Haie Des Chats 3, B-6500 Beaumont

Friends of the Pyrenees House : Le Castel, F-09400 Miglos

phone +32 60 456 497

internet : Midi-Pyrenees holiday rental accommodation hiking walking and backpacking in the Pyrenees mountains http://www.pyrenees-pireneos.org  and www.pyrenees.be (in French) and www.pyrenees-pyreneeen.be in Dutch