Reading the Forest: Mushrooms & Ecosystem
An introduction to the hidden intelligence of woodland life
Mushrooms hold a special place in Basque culture—celebrated for their culinary value and woven into folklore and imagination. Yet their true significance lies beneath the surface.
This experience introduces fungi as essential agents of forest life: invisible networks that sustain biodiversity, enable regeneration and maintain ecological balance. Without them, forests as we know them could not exist.
Guided by a professional mycologist, we walk through woodland landscapes learning to read the forest differently—understanding fungi not only as food, but as connectors, communicators and future resources. From sustainability to emerging applications in medicine, materials and design, fungi reveal a quiet intelligence shaping both nature and tomorrow’s technologies.
This is not a foraging experience, but an encounter with the living systems that make forests resilient, adaptive and alive.
To understand the forest, you must look beneath it.
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€1250 for 2 guests
€235 per additional guest
€140 per additional guest (10-17)
€35 per additional guest (under 10)
Group size: Intimate groups, up to 7 guests. Larger parties cannot be accommodated on this experience.
Departures: Pricing and timing are based on departures from San Sebastián. Other departure points can be arranged upon request.
Each journey is carefully calibrated. Variations in group size or departure point are handled with the same attention.
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Departure: 8:00 am
Duration: approx. 8 to 9 hours
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· Guided forest walk led by a professional mycologist.
· A full meal at a locally run restaurant
· Services of a professional, native English-speaking guide
· Private transportation throughout the experience
· Fuel, tolls and all applicable taxes
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Any item not described above.
This experience focuses on ecology and observation, not on foraging for consumption.
