# Sunday in Monfragüe by Guided 4x4 and a Roast in the Dehesa

Four hours in an off-road vehicle with an authorised guide along the tracks and dehesas of Monfragüe, the Salto del Gitano and a wood-fired roast before heading home.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/itineraries/monfrague-guided-4x4-and-roast-lunch

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h 15 by car (to Villarreal de San Carlos or Malpartida, as agreed with the company)
- 09:30 · 4x4 Route Through Monfragüe and Its Dehesas (Monfragüe Vivo · shared tour from €40 · 4 h · start time to be confirmed when booking) · Monfragüe Vivo, From €40 per person
  - 7 min by car, 5,3 km
- 13:45 · Salto del Gitano Viewpoint (if you have not stopped there · 30 min)
  - 15 min by car, 18,9 km
- 14:30 · Camping Monfragüe Restaurant (wood-fired suckling pig · weekend menu €25 · closed Wednesdays) · Camping Monfragüe Restaurant, €€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (you reach Cáceres or Salamanca around 18:30)

In your own car you see Monfragüe from the roads and viewpoints. With a guide in a 4x4 you enter tracks on the dehesas of the Biosphere Reserve that are closed to traffic, stop where the animals are that month and look through a telescope. This Sunday devotes the morning to that and ends with a wood-fired roast at the north entrance to the park, on the way to the A-66.

## The Day

8:00 · Departure. From Cáceres, a little over an hour; from Salamanca or Mérida, about two, along the A-66 to Plasencia and the EX-208. You meet at Villarreal de San Carlos or at Malpartida de Plasencia, as the company tells you when you book.

9:30 · 4x4 route through the park and the dehesa. Four hours with a Monfragüe Vivo guide authorised by the National Park. They bring binoculars and a telescope, and the route changes with the season: black and griffon vultures, Spanish imperial eagle, black stork, deer. It ends with a small aperitif in the dehesa. Shared, €40 for adults and €35 for under-12s; the vehicle just for yourselves, from €160, or €240 at weekends and public holidays. Book in advance on its website or on 620 941 778.

13:45 · Salto del Gitano. If the route has not gone by there, stop for half an hour in front of Peña Falcón before lunch.

14:30 · Lunch at Camping Monfragüe. On the Plasencia road, 9 km from the town, with a restaurant specialising in wood-fired roasts: suckling pig with potatoes and La Vera paprika, kid stew, Iberian secreto pork. The weekend menu costs €25. Open from 8:00 to 17:00 and closed on Wednesdays.

16:30 · Return. Along the A-66, you reach Cáceres or Salamanca by mid-afternoon.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
To the meeting point you go in your own car; during the route, in the company's 4x4.

### Without a car
The company is based in Plasencia: ask when you book whether it picks up from another point. There is no bus to the park.

## Consejos

### Book the private vehicle with children
With four, the price per person comes close to the shared one and you stop whenever they need.

### Ask what can be seen that month
The guide adjusts the route: tell them whether you want vultures, imperial eagle or deer.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the 4x4 route cost?
Shared, €40 per adult and €35 per child under 12, four hours. The private vehicle, from €160.

### Can children go?
Yes, with their own seat or booster.

### Is the restaurant open on Sundays?
Yes. It closes on Wednesdays.