# 4x4 Route Through Monfragüe and Its Dehesas What to do en Monfragüe National Park · Monfragüe National Park Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/4x4-safari-monfrague · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Desde: 40 € per person - Duración: 4 h - Temporada: All year - Para quién: All ages Guided route · 4 h · From €40 · In a 4x4 with an authorised guide, binoculars and a telescope, through the park and the dehesas of the Biosphere Reserve. A morning in an off-road vehicle with a naturalist guide authorised by the National Park, who drives, stops at the viewpoints, sets up the telescope and tells you what you are looking at. It is run by Monfragüe Vivo, a Plasencia company active since 2002 that sells its outings as Destino Activo. It suits anyone who wants to see birds and deer with someone who knows where to look, and anyone without a car: it is the most practical way to see the park without one. Through viewpoints and private dehesa tracks The four-hour outing combines the National Park's viewpoints with dirt tracks through holm oak woods, cork oak woods and dehesas of the Biosphere Reserve, some on private estates that you cannot enter on your own. The route changes with the season: the guide puts it together according to where the animals are that month. At each stop he brings out telescopes and binoculars. The company names black and griffon vulture, Spanish imperial eagle, black stork and Egyptian vulture among the birds, and deer, fox, otter and fighting bulls among the other animals; with luck, chicks in the nest or fights over territory. Animals are watched from a distance and without disturbing them. The shared outing ends with a small aperitif in the dehesa. The full day, from the castle tower to sunset The six-hour version follows a longer script. In the morning it looks for nesting birds of prey (vultures, imperial eagle, peregrine falcon, Bonelli's eagle) from the castle viewpoint, Salto del Gitano and the Puente del Cardenal area, and from Wednesday to Sunday it goes into a cave with rock paintings. At midday it stops for lunch at a restaurant in the park; lunch is not included, but the company reserves a table if you ask. In the afternoon it goes to the Tiétar area to look for imperial eagle and deer, crosses a private dehesa estate with centuries-old cork oaks, Iberian pigs, cows and sheep, and ends with sunset in the park. What you pay for each version Four hours, shared with other customers: €40 for adults and €35 for children under 12. With the vehicle for yourselves, on weekdays, €160 for one to three people and €210 for four to six; at weekends and public holidays, from €240. The full day costs €80 for adults and €75 for children, or €300 and €450 for the private vehicle for three or six people. The vehicles carry six travellers plus the guide. It includes the guide, vehicle, binoculars, telescope and third-party liability insurance. It does not include child seats or boosters: if they need them, bring your own. In autumn the company also sells an outing that combines the safari with the deer rut. Booking and languages You book with the form for each outing at destinoactivo.com, on 620 941 778 or at info@destinoactivo.com. You meet in Villarreal de San Carlos or in Malpartida de Plasencia, and another point can be requested. The departure time is not published: you set it when you book. The guides speak Spanish and English, and French, Portuguese or German on request. The plan Sunday in Monfragüe: a guided 4x4 and a dehesa barbecue fits this outing together with lunch at the Camping Monfragüe restaurant. Lo organiza: Monfragüe Vivo, desde 40 € per person (https://destinoactivo.com/tour/4x4-monfrague-dehesas-extremadura-aperitivo/) Lo organiza: Monfragüe Vivo, desde 75 € per person (https://destinoactivo.com/tour/ruta-4x4-monfrague-dia-completo/) ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Coordenadas: 39.8472, -6.0295 ## Cerca de aquí - [Free Guided Walks in the National Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/free-guided-walks-national-park), a 0 m - [Red Trail from Villarreal to Monfragüe Castle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/red-trail-to-the-castle), a 0 m - [The Red Deer Rut in Monfragüe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/red-deer-rut-monfrague), a 0 m - [Casa Rural Monfragüe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/where-to-stay/monfrague-country-house), a 14 m - [Restaurante Monfragüe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/where-to-eat/monfrague-restaurant), a 28 m - [Casa Rural El Cabrerín](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/where-to-stay/el-cabrerin-country-house), a 34 m - [Green Trail from the Malvecino Stream to Cerro Gimio](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/green-trail-to-cerro-gimio), a 2.2 km - [Monfragüe Castle and Its Tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/things-to-do/monfrague-castle), a 2.8 km ## Consejos ### Ask for the first slot In the morning there is more bird movement and less heat; the time is agreed when you book. ### With four or more, consider the private vehicle On weekdays, €210 for six against €240 shared; and you stop when the children need to. ### Layers in winter The stops are outdoors, and at the telescope you spend a good while standing still. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where do we meet? In Villarreal de San Carlos or Malpartida de Plasencia; another point can be requested. ### Will I definitely see the imperial eagle? No. It is wild fauna: the guide knows where to look, but no one can guarantee it. ### What language is it in? Spanish or English; French, Portuguese and German on request. ### Is lunch on the full day included? No. It stops at a restaurant in the park and everyone pays for their own; the company reserves if you ask. ### Is there a minimum age? The company does not publish one, and under-12s pay a reduced rate. Bring a child seat or booster if your child needs one. Destino: [Monfragüe National Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague.md)