Er Occitan
What to order: the tasting menu if the whole table is up for it; if not, the €58 menu, with a starter, a main and a dessert of your choice
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Day itinerary · 42.70° N · 0.80° E
Rafting on the Garonne, a long lunch in Bossòst and caviar from Les at teatime.
In the morning, ten kilometres of rafting on the Garonne to the border; at midday, the Er Occitan menu in Bossòst; in the afternoon, the Caviar Nacarii sturgeon farm, in Les, with a tasting.
Leaving from
Part of Val d'AranPyreneesHorse riding routes in Spain
Add to my trip
Total time11 h
By car2 h 15 each way
Rafting€42, from age 6
LunchEr Occitan, €56 menu
VisitCaviar Nacarii, €15 or €40 with tasting
Best timeJune · July · August
BringSwimsuit, towel and dry clothes
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Lleida 2 h 15 by car
via the N-230 and the Vielha tunnel
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Rafting on the Garonne, from Les to Pont de Rei
Altisport Aventura · Les – Pont de Rei stretch · €42 · you change at its Vielha centre
+34 639 31 29 32
- 15 min by car16 km
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Er Occitan
€56 menu · booking: the website does not publish hours
C/ Major, 66, 25550 Bossòst · +34 973 64 73 66
Restaurant €€€€Book - 8 min by car5 km
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Visit to the Caviar Nacarii Fish Farm, in Les
tour with tasting, €40 · confirm the time on 973 64 00 87
+34 679 34 02 46
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Back home
in Lleida around 20:00
Approximate cost
About €140–200 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Rafting on the Garonne, from Les to Pont de Rei
The lower Aran, from Vielha to the border, is the part of the valley that is best used in summer: the Garonne passes through Bossòst and Les before entering France, and on its banks there is room for a morning's rafting, a long lunch and an unusual visit in the Pyrenees, to a caviar fish farm.
From the water to the table, hour by hour
7:00 · Set off. From Lleida on the N-230, the Noguera Ribagorzana valley and the Vielha tunnel. Reach Vielha with time to change.
10:30 · Rafting. You meet at the Altisport centre, in Vielha, they give you a wetsuit, water shoes, helmet and life jacket and you go to the river. The stretch from Les to the Pont de Rei is ten kilometres of medium grade, from age 6, for €42: an hour and a quarter on the water almost to the border. You must be able to swim.
14:00 · Lunch at Er Occitan. On Carrer Major in Bossòst. The €56 menu lets you choose a dish from each part, with produce from Aran, the Ribagorça, the Pallars and the south of France; if the whole table is up for it, the tasting menu costs €80. Book: the website does not publish hours.
16:00 · Caviar Nacarii. Five kilometres away, in Les, beside the Garonne. The guided visit to the sturgeon farm lasts about 50 minutes, €15; with a tasting of caviar of several ages, €40. Confirm the time when booking: the last published calendar gave the tasting from Wednesday to Saturday at 16:00.
17:45 · Head home. Via Vielha and the tunnel. In Lleida around eight.
With children
Rafting admits children from age 6, and at the fish farm they pay €7 from 6 to 10. If yours are younger, swap the morning for Aran Park, on the Portilhon road, above Bossòst: bears, wolves and marmots, €13 for ages 3 to 11.
Distance10 km
Time3 h
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Tauèrna Urtau Vielha
What to order: a few tapas at the bar, such as the tempura sturgeon cubes, or the house olla aranesa and a grilled meat
Era Lucana
What to order: the set lunch; à la carte, the olla aranesa and the venison civet
Era Coquèla
What to order: the olla aranesa as a starter and, for the main, the boned suckling pig or the oven-roast leg of lamb, within the Garona menu
© Baqueira BeretLa Borda Lobató
What to order: a meat from the open grill or the grilled burger, with a wine from its cellar
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Val d'Aran
From May to September, when there is rafting on the Garonne. The Caviar Nacarii visit had, in its last published calendar, from 2024, sessions from Wednesday to Sunday: go between Wednesday and Saturday if you want the tasting.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book all three things
Rafting runs with a minimum of three in low season, Er Occitan gives no hours and the tasting has set days.
- 2Bring dry clothes
You change in Vielha, but you go back to the car with wet hair.
- 3Choose between Wednesday and Saturday
That is when Nacarii's last calendar scheduled the visit with tasting.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does this day in the lower Aran cost?
About €140 to €200 per person: rafting, €42; menu at Er Occitan, from €56; visit with tasting, €40.
Can children go?
To the rafting, from age 6. With under-6s, swap the rafting for Aran Park.
When can you go rafting on the Garonne?
In spring and summer; the family stretch is the one from Les to the Pont de Rei.
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