EXTREMADURA - SPAIN Extremadura is an autonomous community of Western Spain, which is bordered by Portugal to the West. The region is famous for its outstanding Roman ruins, art, medieval architecture, mountain ranges, rivers and reservoirs. You will see World Heritage Sites as well as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is an important area for wildlife, particularly the major reserve at Monfragüe. ITINERARY Day 1 Fly to Madrid in the morning. Private bus transfer to of prey, deer and wild boar. The team will spend the the Jerte Valley and set up camp. Shop for supplies day trekking in the park, visiting the castle and en route. Explore the local area. Overnight camp. seeing prehistoric cave paintings. Transfer to Caceres, one of the set locations for Game of Day 2 Thrones. Dinner out and overnight in a local hostel. After breakfast, transfer to Garganta de los Infiernos National Park. Here the team will explore the hiking Day 4 trails of the park taking in the outstanding natural After breakfast, transfer to Plasencia, a famous area beauty. This is a Nature Reserve encompassing the for water sports. Spend the day exploring the river Sierra de Tormantos, the Sierra de Gredos and the by canoe. Dinner out and overnight in a local hostel Jerte River. It is home to a wide variety of flora and in Plasencia town. fauna including kites, falcons, eagles, vultures, wild cats and genets. Overnight camp in the Jerte Valley. Day 5 In the morning transfer to the abandoned ‘ghost Day 3 town’ of Grenadilla in the Extremadura region and Transfer to Parque Monfragüe, a National Park of explore the town and the castle. Transfer back to 18,396 hectares, which was the first protected area Madrid for afternoon flight back to the UK. of Extremadura and is home to thousands of birds expeditioncareprogram.com Please note, this is an example itinerary and due to the nature of overseas programmes, itineraries may change..