Camping Etche Zahar

View prices & book 8.5 8 reviews
Around the site (added by manager 06 Oct 2020)
Around the site
Entrance
Sun loungers available
Outdoor pools
Safari tents
Outside the lodge
Safari tents
Toilet block
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Entrance
Sun loungers available
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  • Family-friendly holiday park on the edge of a village
  • A 20-minute drive from Bayonne and half an hour from Biarritz
  • Seasonal snack bar, pétanque and outdoor pool with paddling area
Mix up the scenery with a stay at Camping Etche Zahar, where sea views, mountain vistas and riverside panoramas are all within easy reach. This family-friendly park is set in a quiet location on the outskirts of the village of Urt, an old fishing port on the Adour river where the Basque Country meets the Landes. Located a mere 500 metres from Urt's shops and cafés, Camping Etche Zahar is a family-run site where there's a range of fab leisure options and a friendly atmosphere. There's an all-round natural vibe, with no pristinely manicured hedges or tarmac driveways; instead, the site's spacious outdoor pool, paddling area, playground and pétanque court are tucked away among the trees. An on-site snack bar is on hand throughout July and August for drinks and quick bites, but if you're not around for the peak of the season it's hardly a hassle to stroll down into Urt and drop by one of its food shops instead. Back at base, two communal barbecue areas make promising spots for sorting sociable sizzles (and a coin-operated laundry room is available in case of unexpected ketchup stains). Another plus is this site's location – it's a piffling 20-minute drive to the centre of the historic city of Bayonne, while some of the best bits of the Basque coast and mountains can be seen within half an hour of setting off.

Site type

Rent a tent 3
Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 12
Motorhome pitches 1
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Caravans for hire 12
Open now
Opens 6 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 01/05 et 30/09.
  • We only allow dogs up to 10kg.

Languages spoken

French

Open from Sat, 06 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 8 reviews View breakdown

88%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Ideal for walkers cyclists

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Tina S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Pleasant rural site Sited close to amenities as requested Handy supermarket Carrefour close by

Disliked: End of season no bar or restaurant none of staff spoke any English resorted to phone and charades. Unfortunately heavy rain and storms frequent

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Emplacements ombragés, situation du camping, piscine agréable.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Emplacements ombragés, situation du camping, piscine agréable.

Disliked: Peu de sanitaires.

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From the manager: Merci pour les points positifs que vous évoquez. Concernant les sanitaires, il y 2 blocs sanitaires (je pense que vous n'avez pas vus le 2 eme qui est petit) et nous sommes tout à fait dans les normes des 3 étoiles.

Camping familial top avec les enfants, calme, équipements propres. Équipe très sympathique…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mégane B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Camping familial top avec les enfants, calme, équipements propres. Équipe très sympathique !

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From the manager: Merci pour vos commentaires et l'équipe est heureuse de vous avoir fait passer un bon séjour.

Netter sauberer Platz, zu wenig Sanitär

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Netter ruhiger gut gepflegter Campingplatz.

Disliked: Wir haben einen sehr kleinen Platz bekommen. Eher ein Parkplatz von einem Mobilheim. Das 2 WC/Dusch-Gebäude gibt es nicht mehr. Daher zu wenig Duschen und WC‘s

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From the manager: L'emplacement 61B est un véritable emplacement, trés ombragé, mais effectivement c'est un des plus petits. Pour le sanitaire, il existe toujours mais à été refit et déplacé. Si vous aviez prit le temps de faire un tour de notre petit camping, vous l'auriez trouvé dans un joli coin à l'ombre.

Would definitely recommend and will come again.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Quiet, clean, very helpful receptionist (we forgot an extension lead, we borrowed one for free!). Nice pool. Nice bar / snack area.

Disliked: Quality of food from the restaurant could have been better. We ordered some frites, they were bad.

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From the manager: Merci pour vos compliments sur notre petit camping familial et nous sommes très étonnés de votre avis sur le restaurant qui fait l'unanimité dans les avis clients et notamment pour ses frites, peu communes.

Lovely stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jon C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Liked the location, pitch, little village round the corner, walking distance has good supermarket and pizza nxt door. Pitch was lovely and quiet. Facilities clean.

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From the manager: Merci pour vos commentaires et contents de vous avoir fait passer un bon séjour, dans notre petit camping.

Good location. Nice site. Staff friendly and helpful

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Elaine S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Short walk to small town. Good supermarket. Bar & restaurant in hotel. Good washing facilities.

Disliked: Swimming pool and on-site cafe closed

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From the manager: Pour la piscine désolé, mais à la mise en route, 1 pompe à lachée. Nous en avons commandé une nouvelle. Maintenant avec une température extérieure de 17°, personne ne nous a fait de réflexion, sur le fait de ne pas pouvoir se baigner.

Le cadre, l'accueil…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom safari tent

Liked: Le cadre, l'accueil

Disliked: L'eau tiède

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From the manager: Merci pour votre avis géneral. Concernant "l'eau tiéde", vous n'avez fait aucun commentaire à votre départ et vous avez observé que pendant votre séjour, nous étions à votre disposition pour un éventuel probléme. Vos avis nous aide à nous améliorer et régler les petits problémes de début de saison

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Camping Etche Zahar

175 Allée de Mesples

Urt

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

France

64240

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

43.49178°N
-1.29657°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

You'll get a taste of the local architecture while strolling around Urt, but for a proper look at Basque-style buildings you'll want to head to La Bastide-Clairence (10 minutes' drive), a 14th-century town with traditional timbered houses, historic churches and a centuries-old Jewish cemetery. Older still are the Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves (25 minutes), an important Paleolithic site that's best surveyed on an hour-long guided tour. In the same neck of the woods is Cambo-les-Bains (30 minutes), a town in the foothills of the Pyrenees with a chocolate museum and fruit farm where you can pick your own. Looking to break through the cloud barrier? Jump aboard the Train de la Rhune, a hill railway where you can make out mountains and coast on both sides of the France-Spain border. In terms of local shopping opportunities, it's hard to beat Bayonne (20 minutes), a sizeable city that’s also home to impressive ramparts and a 13th-century cathedral. For beach time, head to the swanky sands of Biarritz (30 minutes) or to one of the quieter bays north or south of the city.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Metro 18.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plage D'Ondres 18.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent N/A
La Digue 18.6 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Labenne Ocean 18.6 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
La Barre 18.9 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Etche Zahar have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Etche Zahar dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Etche Zahar? You'll get a taste of the local architecture while strolling around Urt, but for a proper look at Basque-style buildings you'll want to head to La Bastide-Clairence (10 minutes' drive), a 14th-century … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Etche Zahar?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Etche Zahar? From R350.60 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.