GR10 week8 hiking in the Pyrenees Orientales, 2011

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From Mantet to Banyuls sur Mer
The last GR10 week starts from Vernet les Bains in the Pyrenees Orientales and ends in Banyuls sus Mer where you finish your GR10 adventure. Also this last week there are a lot of beautiful stretches with the Canigu as highest peak from the GR10. Highlights are the hikes near the Canigou and of course the moment that you can see the Mediterranean see. Of course the entrance in Banyuls sur Mer is an emotional moment....

banyuls

Saturday October 1 you arrive in Vernet les Bains where you spend the night in a hotel (half board).
You can fly with Ryanair from London to Carcassonne.
You can also fly with Ryanair from London to Perpignan.
Pick-up by the Bergtopper Van in Perpignan and Carcassonne.

Sunday October 2, The Bergtopper Van will bring you after breakfast to Mantet where you start your hike. It is about 5h45, and 700 meters difference of altitude. You spend the night in a refuge (half board).
Monday October 3, after your breakfast in Marialles you start your hike. The stretch is about 6 hours and 700 meters difference of altitude. You spend the night in another refuge (half board).
Tuesday October 4, Today you go to Arles sur Tech, a nice place at the river de Tech. The stretch is about 7 hours and you end with a descend of 1500 meters. Tonight you sleep (probably) in a gite in Arles.
Wednesday October 5, is a short day so you have some time to take a look in Arles. The stretch is about 4 hours and you go through the woods. You spend the night in a gite.
Thursday October 6, the hike of today is about 6 hours and 700 meter difference in altitude. You end in a gite where you spend the night.

GR10 in Banyuls

Friday October 7, You start your hike after your breakfast. This day is about 7 hours with 900 meters difference in altitude. You spend the night in the gite of Ouillat.
Saturday October 8, The last hike of the week and of the whole GR10! This day is an easy one, about 7 hours. The whole day you have a great view on the Mediterranean See. Once you have arrived in Banyuls you can take a very large beer on one of the many terraces here. If you have done the whole GR10 with the Bergtoppers you will get a very nice reward. You spend the night in a hotel (half board).

Sunday October 9 After breakfast the Bergtopper Van will bring you to Carcassonne, Perpignan or Vernet les Bains.
Ryanair flies from Carcassonne to London.
Ryanair flies from Perpignan to London.

General
The lunch is not included with the price. The Bergtopper can take care for the lunch, for 8 euro a lunch. We sleep 4 times in a gite. If the Bergtopper takes care for the food, this is possible for 17 euros 50 a day (breakfast and dinner, including consumptions). Most of the time it is also possible to take half board in the gite. This will cost you about 25 euros (breakfast and dinner) and must be mentioned in advance. On the other hand, it is very cozy to prepare dinner together......
If the Bergtopper takes care for all the food (7 x lunch, 4 x breakfast and 4 x dinner), it will cost you and extra 125 euros.