Restaurant Pey
What to order: ask about the valley-cooking dish of the day and the vegetables from its own garden
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Snowshoeing in Aigüestortes: 4x4 taxi to the Planell and fresh snow to Estany Llong.
A day of snowshoeing with a Rutes Pirineus guide in Aigüestortes National Park, going up by 4x4 taxi from Boí to the Planell and walking to Estany Llong. About two and a quarter hours from Lleida.
Leaving from
Part of Vall de BoíPyrenees
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Total time13 h
By car2 h 15 each way
Route12 km · 275 m
Minimum age9 years
Guide€47.90 + €9.90 snowshoes
Taxi€15 adult
Dates31 Jan · 20 Feb · 13 Mar 2027
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
N-230 and L-500 to Boí
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By 4x4 Taxi from Boí to the Planell d'Aigüestortes
meet with Rutes Pirineus below Sant Joan de Boí; taxi €15 adult, €9.50 child, paid to the driver
- 30 min by taxi
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Guided Snowshoeing from Aigüestortes to the Estany Llong
Rutes Pirineus · €47.90 + €9.90 snowshoes · 12 km to the Estany Llong
+34 691 772 966
- 30 min by taxi
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Sant Joan de Boí
on Saturday it opens until 19:00; €3
- 2 min on foot
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Restaurant Pey
bar and restaurant of the Hotel Pey, on the same square; closed Mondays and Tuesdays, phone ahead
Plaza Treio, 4, 25528 Boí · +34 973 69 60 36
Restaurant €€Book -
Back home
in Lleida around 20:45
Approximate cost
About €70–85 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
By 4x4 Taxi from Boí to the Planell d'Aigüestortes
In winter, Aigüestortes is a different park: the meanders of the Planell under snow, the Aiguadassi forest in silence and the frozen Estany Llong. You get there by the park's 4x4 taxi from Boí and walk in snowshoes behind a qualified guide. From Lleida, Boí is about two and a quarter hours away.
The day, hour by hour
6:45 · Set off. N-230 to Pont de Suert and L-500 to Boí.
9:15 · Meeting in Boí and taxi. In the car park below the church of Sant Joan, beside the park's taxi square. The Rutes Pirineus guide costs €47.90 with insurance; snowshoes and poles, €9.90. From age 9, groups of four to ten.
The taxi takes half an hour on a 4x4 track to the Planell: €15 for adults and €9.50 for children, return, paid to the driver.
From 9:45 to 16:30 · Snowshoeing. 12 km and 275 m of ascent and descent, almost five hours of walking, with a packed lunch beside the lake.
17:00 · Sant Joan de Boí. If it is Saturday, the church opens until 19:00 for €3: inside, the reproduction of the paintings that were taken to the MNAC. On Sundays it closes in the afternoon.
17:40 · Something hot at the Pey. The bar and restaurant of the Hotel Pey faces the same Plaza del Treio, with valley cooking; closed Monday and Tuesday and no published hours: call 973 69 60 36.
18:30 · Head home. In Lleida around a quarter to nine.
Time3 h
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
El Caliu
What to order: the vianda (escudella) to start and, for the main course, the wild boar civet, the foal stew or the magret with cranberry sauce; for dessert, the cheese flan with raspberry coulis
Cafeteria Isard
What to order: the first-floor menu if you want to sit down to eat; downstairs, a hot bocadillo between runs
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 Vall de Boí
Only on the Rutes Pirineus dates: Sunday 31 January, Saturday 20 February and Saturday 13 March 2027. If there is little snow, the company changes the route or cancels with two days' notice.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Bring your own lunch
There is nowhere to buy food up there: a sandwich, a flask and something sweet.
- 2Layers and sunglasses
Snow reflects a lot of light even on cloudy days.
- 3Book ahead
Groups are of ten at most.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you need snowshoe experience?
No: it is an introductory outing. You do need to be able to walk for almost five hours.
How much does the day cost?
Guide, snowshoes and taxi: about €73 per adult, plus the journey.
What if there is no snow?
The company suggests another route or cancels with two days' notice.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.