YOUR EUROPE BACKPACKING ADVENTURE STARTS IN BARCELONA!
We’ll fix you up so do not have to worry about your trip and can just get on enjoying your European experience.
Not only that you will have a great time and share the fun being part of the group so it’s an ideal way to make new friends from the moment you arrive.
Highlights
- A warm welcome to Europe in Barcelona
- Six nights accommodation
- Epic Safari to Santander to learn to surf in the Atlantic
- Boat party from Barcelona in the Mediterranean
- Going with the group and having an amazing time meeting new people
- Checking out one of Europe’s most historically interesting cities
- Hanging out with the awesome Xtreme team in Barcelona
- Welcome orientation and city tour with a welcome drink on a rooftop bar
- Making new friends for life and starting your European adventure with a bang
This is about getting most out of your European trip with all the backup guidance and support you need before you leave and once you hit European soil.
EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU
Whether you’re taking a gap year in Europe, studying abroad, Or taking that once-in-a-lifetime backpacking trip, Xtreme Gap makes it very simple to travel in Europe. We have a team based in Barcelona, which is where this trip is base with a network of offices throughout Spain and the Netherlands. We prepare your accommodation on arrival, airport transfer, And show you the best time possible in Barcelona with a friendly face and warm welcome ready to greet you at our offices in Barcelona once you have checked in. And because it’s a group thing, we help you make friends really quickly. You don’t need to let anything stop you travelling.
GO IN A GROUP
Your first week in Europe will be unforgettable. You’ll go on a boat cruise from Barcelona harbour, learn to surf, Check out Barcelona one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Europe and go on a road trip to an amazing surf camp on the beaches in Santander. Fully guided, great times and lots more!
And by being part of a group, it’s a super way to meet people and make friends to share your European backpacking adventure.
If you’re going backpacking in Europe but you are worried about travelling alone, you want to make friends and meet people and have incredible adventures along the way… Then Xtreme Gap Years European backpacking intro is for you.
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WHAT YOU GET!
We’ve included all the essentials to help get your trip off to an amazing start, With all the essential stuff you will need in Barcelona plus loads of activities to make sure you have a blast in your first week.
A Warm Welcome On Arrival
The Arriving can be the most intimidating part. But don’t worry we are here and waiting for you. After checking in heading to our offices and meet the team, we will have a cold beer waiting for you from our rooftop bar. You can meet your guides, chill out on the deck and get to know everyone prior to hitting the city with your new mates.
City Orientation Tour
Our awesome crew based in Barcelona will give you a walking tour of the city, show you the best places and entertain you as you check out one of Europe’s most visited backpacking destinations.
Epic Boat Trip!
Check out the city skyline from the Mediterranean. We will take you out a two-hour boat trip which turns into an awesome party, with as much sangria and beer as you can drink! Afterwards we will go out and hit the bars and clubs of Barcelona.
Accommodation Sorted
Your accommodation is sorted in a central Barcelona hostel with a couple of nights at an awesome beachside surf camp in Santander ( June to September only).
Transport In Barcelona
Enjoy complimentary transport all throughout Barcelona for three days on the train, bus and local transport services. We will issue you with a BCN Pass.
Don´t Go Alone
Because you’re part of the group you don’t have to worry about making friends. Groups are small and fairly intimate, you will be up to share your adventures with other young fun people.
The Awesome Xtreme Team!
Prior to travelling you will have all the advice and help you need, detailed predeparture packs to get you sorted. When you arrive our team on the ground waiting to take care of you and show you around the city with nothing left out!
Onward Europe Travel
Get great discounts and advice on onward European travel, to some of the best events and festivals. With exciting bolt ons like our Xtreme passport you can use this trip as a base to start with an epic adventure. You can even combine it with learning Spanish, travelling to ibiza or jumping on a hop on hop off passes throughout all of Europe.
MONDAY ARRIVAL DAY
Mondays always arrival day, people will be getting in all times so there is nothing planned for today. You just need to get to the hotel (20 min transfer on the train or airport bus) check-in and chill. The transfers really easy, and you will be given a very detailed predeparture pack telling you exactly how to get there. If you would like a personal airport pick up this can be arranged for an additional fee, that your best option is to get the train or bus as this will only cost about five euros.
If you get in early (during office hours)you can always pop into our office to pick up some suggestions of places to go, we would certainly recommend seeing the Gaudi sites Like sagrada Familia, and Parc Guell. It depends how long your flight has been you may just want to chill out at the hostel and get ready for a full week starting tomorrow.
TUESDAY BARCELONA WALKING TOUR AND ORIENTATION
Tuesday make your way down to the office just a couple minutes walk from the hostel. Our awesome Xtreme Gap Year team will be waiting for you ready to talk to you about Barcelona and backpacking in Europe in general. We will offer you a free drink to enjoy on our rooftop terrace with stunning views overlooking the city. This is way will meet everyone else in the group and then we will head out on a walking tour to get to know the city and each other and little bit better. Bring comfortable shoes and a sense of adventure!
WEDNESDAY BIKE TOUR BARCELONA
Barcelona is one of the biggest cities in Spain, and the sites are fairly spread out so great way to do it is to do it by pushbike. Our professional tour guides will take you to some amazing places and you’ll get to experience some of the best the Barcelona has to offer. The tour tends to be different every time, we listen to what you want to see and where you want to go but we’re sure to throw in a few cheeky little undiscovered places along the way.
THURSDAY BOAT PARTY
Thursday is all about setting sail on our own private catamaran. Be warned though we set off with enough booze to drown a small navy! Ahoy me hearties! 5 drinks per person and 1€ per drink after that on BBQ boat and open bar of soft drink, beer and sangria on Booze boat, food option available, great music, even better people, stunning coastal views of Barcelona, and we even sort you out with free club entry too!
FRIDAY SURFS UP! TO SAN SEBASTIAN!
After four days it’s time to travel to San Sebastian!
It up relatively early after breakfast we head to Plaza Catalunya to catch our private bus destination San Sebastian.
Driving through the Pyrenees mountain range, we are heading to the North Coast, one of Spain’s most spectacular. We will actually be leaving Catalunya and heading into the Basque region. You will notice a lot of cultural differences with our final stop being an incredible surf camp set on the hills above a beautiful beach. Here you will stay for three days learning to surf and hanging out with people from all over the world.
SATURDAY
It’s a full on day-to-day. After a hearty breakfast we had down to the beach for a two-hour surf lesson. Don’t worry if you’ve never surfed before our expert Spanish surfers will have you up and Surfing in no time. We take lunch on the beach (you will need it) and then you have free time in the afternoons. There is plenty of things for you to do though, from snorkelling to sunbathing even Cliff jumping for those who dare. In the evening we can hit the bright lights of San Sebastian it’s an awesome night out! If you are very tired from surfing no, don’t worry you will sleep like a baby in our pre-erected twin share tents.
SUNDAY
Its final day of surfing and saying goodbye to this amazing region. We will then jump on the bus at 5 PM to head back to Barcelona (getting to Barcelona between 9pm & 10pm).
The tour ends here, but you can book extra accommodation for the Sunday night with our team when you are in Barcelona or choose to stay on at the surf camp if you prefer.
ACCOMMODATION
In Barcelona.
You will stay at St Christopher’s hostel, one of the top-rated hostels in Barcelona centrally located you 15 min from the beach and right in the heart of the action.
In San Sebastian
We stay in a private campsite overlooking the beach with incredible sunsets. You will stay in twin share tent’s with sleeping bags and roll mat included.
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PRICE
- £499
INCLUDED
- Detailed predeparture assistance
- A warm welcome when you arrive with welcome drink
- Fully guided throughout
- Central Barcelona accommodation (4 nights)
- Surf camp accommodation (2 nights)
- City orientation tour
- Unlimited free Internet within office hours
- Boat tour in Barcelona
- All transport on public transport for three days
- Loads of opportunity to go sightseeing
- Group fun adventures in Barcelona
- Transport and transfers to our awesome surf camp in Santander
- 6 healthy hearty meals a day at the surf camp
EXCLUDED
- Flights
- Meals in Barcelona
- Travel insurance
- Spending money
DATES
2014
- 2-8 June
- 9-15 June
- 23-29 June
- 21-27 June
- 4-10 July
- 18-24 July
- 1-7 August
