Before booking one of our trips, please read carefully.
Our tours presented here are mostly active and adventure tours. Therefore, there are risks and dangers that are not typically found in a traditional tour, which can be:
The tours are subject to setbacks, so your itinerary and services while traveling may change without notice due to local circumstances. This includes diseases, political problems, border difficulties or circumstances that are unpredictable and impossible to anticipate. Our staff on site will do their best to ensure the safety of travelers and in this regard no remuneration will be given for services that are not used.
On Papa-Léguas tours, participants do not make superhuman efforts, but they need to be physically and mental fit for the trip they are going to take.
It is consequently fundamental that the traveler has an open, flexible and optimistic state of mind to face the possible setbacks that may occur.
In many parts of the world, you can’t expect to find the comfort and hygiene conditions that you are used to, especially in mountain refuges, cabins or even hotels; the food served will reflect local habits and customs, making it often impossible to eat anything else.
If you are not a versatile and active person and if you are not used to setbacks or if you disagree with anything presented above, it is preferable not to travel with Papa-Léguas.
A great tour does not necessarily have to be measured by its number of days. MICRO are tours that can take a morning or a long weekend. Usually they are in Portugal or across the border. We used to call them activities, but we believe they deserve the recognition they merit. They are trips. They are MICRO, and they are incredible.
EXPLORER trips are designed for a group of intrepid travelers with open minds and youthful spirits!
We’ll stay in simple accommodations that reflect the essence of the region. We’ll often travel using public transportation to foster closer connections with the local populations we’re visiting. The focus is on unique experiences and the stories you’ll carry in your backpack for a lifetime.
If you have friends who don’t mind trading a bit of their usual comfort for a more genuine and authentic experience, then these trips are for them too.
These are tours that balance the comfort that our travelers are used to with memorable experiences in the far ends of the world.
On a journey of cultural discovery in Japan, accompanied by a tour leader from Papa-Léguas, or trekking in Slovenia, accompanied by local guides, CLASSIC tours are those that provide the best of both worlds – a spirit of discovery and adventure and a good bed at the end of the day.
Note: Weather conditions (such as humidity levels, heat/cold, moderate/intense rain, and the presence of snow or ice, among others) may affect the difficulty levels indicated.
Light physical activity.
You should expect short walks or other types of minor effort.
Virtually, you will exert yourself as much or less than in your daily routine.
Moderately intense physical activity.
You should expect walks or other types of effort. The duration of the effort on this day should not exceed 8 hours of actual activity.
In the case of hikes, these may take place on trails, footpaths, or snow.
Intense physical activity.
You should expect walks or other types of very intense effort. In mountainous environments, the hikes will be at high altitudes above 4500 meters. These will take place on trails, footpaths, snow, or glaciers with steep ascents and descents.
In some situations, there may be a need for auxiliary means of progression and/or the application of mountaineering techniques. The duration of the effort is expected to exceed 10 hours.
Accommodation in 4* hotels or equivalent in a double room with a private bathroom.
AND/OR
Transfers by public or private transport with a duration of 1 to 2 hours per segment.
Accommodation in tourist-class hotels, “glamping,” or equivalent 3*, in a double room with a private bathroom (either interior or exterior, in the case of “glamping”). Accommodation in a train or boat in bunks/cabins in first or second class with shared bathrooms.
AND/OR
Transfers by public or private transport with a duration of 2 to 6 hours per segment.
Accommodation in tents, shelters with multiple beds or bunks, train or boat bunks/cabins in second or third class. Basic shared bathrooms or no bathrooms available.
AND/OR
Transfers by public or private transport with a duration of more than 8 hours per segment.