Gorg Aventura

Who they are

Gorg Aventura is a mountain guide company based in Prades, in the heart of the Muntanyes de Prades (Baix Camp). It was founded in 2014 and the person at its head is Arnau Bosch, a sports technician in canyoning, mid-mountain, physical-sports activities in the natural environment and level 2 alpine skiing. The website gives the number ROPEC 036231, the Official Register of Sports Professionals of Catalonia, and says it complies with the regulations on qualifications and insurance. They present themselves as a team of local guides with years of experience and offer activities for all ages and levels.

What they do and when

The core is three half-day activities, morning or afternoon:

• Canyoning. The canyons in the area are for beginners, designed for families with children and for those starting out. They are done in spring, summer and early autumn, when there is enough water.
• Vias ferratas, at two levels: beginner and improver.
• Caving, through caves with galleries, small watercourses, stalactites and stalagmites, with an explanation of how they formed. Transport leaves from Prades.

They also offer hiking, mountain-bike routes, skiing and canyoning courses, and say they can take their activities "wherever you want", to other areas the client proposes. The website names no specific canyons, ferratas or caves, and gives no season for the ferrata and the cave.

What is included and what it costs

On all three activities the price includes individual and group technical equipment, the qualified guide, civil liability and accident insurance and photos of the outing; for caving, also transport from Prades. Published prices, per person:

• Canyoning: €60 if there are two of you; €49 in groups of 3 to 8.
• Via ferrata: €60 if there are two of you; €45 in a beginner group and €50 in an improver group, of 3 to 8 people.
• Caving: €60 if there are two of you; €40 in groups of 3 to 8.

The published groups therefore run from 2 to 8 people. For the canyon they ask for swimwear (preferably briefs-style), sports clothes, footwear that can get wet and spare clothes and footwear; for the ferrata, comfortable mountain clothing and a rucksack with water, something to eat and a warm layer; for the cave, clothes and footwear that can get dirty.

How to book

You book from the contact form on the website, by phone (606 82 73 78) or by email ([email protected]). The website does not publish a minimum age, the exact meeting point or cancellation terms: these are normally agreed when the date is fixed, and for canyons it depends on the water they carry. The website is in Catalan, Spanish, English and French, although it does not say in which languages the guiding is done. As the outings are half-day, they can be combined with a visit to the village of Prades the same day.