Explora Gargano, Vieste (Foggia) 2022

Explora Gargano is formed from the dream of some young and dynamic guides who deal with tourism and promote their beloved territory, the Gargano in Puglia.

What we offer are a series of excursions capable of satisfying the needs of every visitor, come and visit us alone, with a group of friends, with your family, as a couple or with your company.

We are located inside the Gargano National Park, and we aim to introduce you to the natural and historical beauties of Puglia.

A range of trips, routes or trips that can be tackled:

• on foot, doing Trekking
• pedaling, on a Mountain Bike
• zigzagging, in Quad
• driving, in a 4x4 off-road vehicle
• enjoying the wind, by boat

Explora Gargano is an infinite range of possibilities for the hiker! Contact the staff!

Explora Gargano Quad invites you to immerse yourself in a world made of nature, culture, adventure and pure adrenaline! You can experience all this by choosing your own route among the various proposals for quad excursions on the Gargano.

• Base Excursion - perfect even for those who have never been on a quad bike, it takes place along a scenic route overlooking the coast. It is a perfect opportunity for those who love nature and the Mediterranean environment, moving in the middle of the most uncontaminated part of the Gargano, between Mediterranean scrub, pastures and bucolic landscapes; takes place off-road but on a simple route,
• Long Excursion - For those who are not satisfied, who want to enjoy the charm of discovering unique and unknown sites, for a very close contact with unspoiled nature.
  After a short lesson, we will leave for an itinerary towards the most beautiful views of a wild landscape, enchanting places still unknown to most. We will then sit at the table in an old farmhouse for a typical Apulian lunch.
• Quad Holidays - Simple weekend or full week of pure adrenaline on the quad. We offer guide service, quad bikes, off-road assistance and a thousand tips for your quad bike holiday.

Explora Gargano awaits you with many proposals to discover Puglia!

Explora Gargano Trekking introduces you to the activity we were initially passionate about. Come and we will infect you with our enthusiasm for what we do!

Trekking in the Gargano is more than a simple walk in nature, it means reliving history, exploring caves inhabited since ancient times, ruins of churches and castles half-hidden in the vegetation. It means experiencing unspoiled nature, breathing in the scents of the forest, the earth, the sea, sitting at the table of the local people, listening to their stories, rediscovering the unique flavors of the cuisine.

On foot, thanks to the accompaniment of the guides, we will explore the ancient paths that were the scene of the main events of the local banditry or served as communication routes for pilgrims and farmers during the transhumance.

Get to know the Gargano, a place that is told to you step by step.

Explora Gargano 4x4 Off-road vehicle she is pleased to welcome you on her 4x4 to guide you on an adventure in the wonderful Apulian land.

We offer you an adventurous excursion suitable for everyone, adults and children. Join us and we will walk together the most beautiful trails of Puglia. Get on board our Land Rover Defender jeeps and we will retrace the road from the sea to the mountain, entering the heart of the Gargano National Park, the Umbra Forest, embarking on a fascinating itinerary surrounded by greenery, to discover the wonders illustrated by our guides.

The excursions we offer are decidedly varied, and all characterized by possible customizations that will make them truly unique:

• we will alternate the route with breaks in the masseria, to discover the ancient charm of these traditional Apulian stopping sites and learn about the flavors of this land through tastings of genuine and tasty dishes.
• excursions of archaeological interest to the sites in our hinterland,
• tour inside the main naturalistic areas of the region.

Explora Gargano is also many other opportunities to experience the Gargano, not only off-road ... find out more details!

Explora Gargano MTB organizes guided mountain bike excursions on the most beautiful trails of the Gargano National Park .

The group specialized in the organization of excursion activities has to offer its customers a very wide panorama of possibilities, in the specific field of biking, in particular, there are many possible itineraries developed to satisfy bikers of all levels, organized according to an increasing degree of technicality: from the easy route , which satisfies beginners or cyclists a little out of practice, up to the expert itineraries, particularly interesting and surprising even for the most assiduous athletes of two wheels.

To complete the list of individual excursions, there is also our Explorando proposal: a real mountain bike holiday to experience all the excitement of the territory and uncontaminated nature on your skin.

Some details on the proposals:

Easy Bike :

• La Dispensa , along the Treasure Valley, through a very suggestive path in the Umbra Forest, we go up to “Torre Palermo”, and then go down through the Vieste wood to the farm where a typical lunch awaits us.

• Sul Trabucco di Elia - an uphill path towards the town of Peschici which then turns into a fairly steep descent towards the coast which reaches the trabucco through a highly suggestive panoramic itinerary. Once we have reached the sea and our goal, we will stop for lunch all together and here, whoever wishes, can visit the Grottone di Mannacora.

• Le Ginestre . exciting dive into a colorful scenario made up of country lanes surrounded by gentle hills right at the gates of the Umbra Forest, a paradise made up of expanses of olive groves and colored by the blooms of the broom. By bike we will go up Monte Chianconcello and, from its top, it will be a real pleasure to savor all the beauty of the Gargano with its extraordinary view.

Expert bike :

• The Sfilzi wood . You move from the slopes of the Umbra Forest in an uphill path that will take you through a beautiful cerreto and paths that cut through the forest in an uncontaminated nature populated by wild fauna. Reached the highest point, the return path will consist of a fun and adrenaline-filled down hill experience in the green that will lead us to the olive groves that shade Vieste. Here we will have deserved a nice tasting with a visit to a prestigious oil mill in the area.

• The Sacred Way . the departure of this excursion is fixed in Vieste, from here we proceed inclimb up to the famous Tacca del Lupo, it is an absolutely suggestive path that moves under the lush foliage of the centuries-old oaks in the area, between stone pools and which will lead us to the top of the mountain a fascinating path between centuries-old oaks and stone pools . Once at the top we will enter the ancient road that was traveled by pilgrims who reached Monte Sant'Angelo on foot and, later, we will descend the Monte Sacro to flow into a beautiful plain and end with a tasty lunch in a farmhouse.

• La Transgarganica : designed to reconcile sport, discovery and taste, it is a dip in the history and culinary tradition of this country. The proposal includes a real traveling holiday to be experienced on the bike, to get to know the Gargano, we will spend the days discovering the beauties of this land and we will spend the night in highly characteristic sites, where you can breathe the true soul of the region.

Explora Gargano is a hotbed of proposals for alltastes.

Explora Gargano Excursion by boat invites you to travel by boat along its marvelous coasts, famous throughout Italy for the beauty of the landscape and the purity of the water.

There is the possibility of making various excursions in the Marine Park of the Tremiti Islands, one of the most beautiful natural habitats in Puglia. The Tremiti Islands, located off the northern coast, annually receive thousands of tourists attracted by the beauty and clarity of the Park's waters.
The marine protected area extends along the coast and includes the coasts of the islands of San Domino, San Nicola, Capraia, Cretaccio and Pianosa.
These are geologically extraordinary coasts, along which mysterious sea caves and pristine coves are interspersed and whose sea is overlooked by stacks and a jagged rocky landscape.
From spring to autumn it is possible to go on excursions by sailing boat, by motor ship, by motorboat.

Choose from the many options that offer a tour in a boat:

• Basic excursion . The Tremiti archipelago is one of the most suggestive destinations for vacationers who reach the Gargano. With a simple daily excursion like the base one you can reach the island of San Nicola, bathed by a crystalline sea, overlooked by extraordinary sea caves and jagged coasts.
• Guided tour . Developed to satisfy the most demanding customers, it is a logistically perfectly organized proposal. Through an elaborate route to get to know the Tremiti Islands as much as possible, all you have to do is get on board and enjoy the journey.
• On a sailing boat . Certainly the most sporty, evocative and natural way to experience the sea and the Gargano coast, we start from Vieste to sail during three splendid days in the waters of the Tremiti archipelago, discover its magic and get rid of any stress.
• To the sea caves . The visit to the system of caves that characterize the coasts of the Tremiti islands is a unique and suggestive experience, we will discover them by navigating in the transparent waters that invade them, we will admire the play of light and colors that are generated inside them, moving between stacks and beautiful natural structures such as the amazing cliffs overlooking the sea.

The nautical section of Explora Gargano awaits all lovers of the sea for unforgettable days.