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Dramatic Islands

Mountains & Villages of Mallorca

Grade 1 & 2 walks • 7 nights • characterful hotels • flexible walking - choose how much you do

The rugged Tramuntana Sierra surprises the first-time visitor with its dramatic fusion of mountains and coast. This beautiful sierra offers the island's best walking – here, old paved mule tracks wind through wooded valleys, between terraces of olive and citrus groves, and high above the coast. Our walk follows scenic trails that link some of the island's most picturesque towns and villages – Fornalutx, Sóller, Deià and Valldemossa – where you stay at a unique selection of charming hotels. We have designed the itinerary to be as flexible as possible – choose six days of rewarding walking or a mix of walking and sightseeing.
For late autumn, winter & spring. Available 1 October-30 November 2007 & 1 February-14 June & 13 September-30 November 2008.
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Citrus Groves & Dramatic Coast

Grade 1 & 2 discovery • 7 nights at a high-quality hotel • walk & explore at your own pace, using the excellent public transport

Mallorca’s most dramatic scenery – and its prettiest villages – are to be found in the Tramuntana Sierra in the north-west of the island. Here, charming Sóller, a bustling place nestling in a fertile, bowl-shaped valley planted with citrus groves, makes a great base for walking and exploring using the efficient and widespread network of buses, trams and trains (or inexpensive taxis). We provide detailed notes for a wide range of scenic walking routes.
For autumn, late winter & spring.
Available 1 October-30 November 2007 & 1 February-30 June & 1 September-30 November 2008.
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Tenerife & El Teide

Grade 2-3 discovery • 7 nights • breathtaking views • option to ascend to Spain's highest peak

With expanses of black sand, green pine forests, red rock formations, charcoal-grey lava fields and white clouds which sometimes billow like a skirt around the waist of El Teide, Spain’s highest peak, Tenerife is an island of many different colours. It is also an island of stark contrasts, its topography as dramatic as the volcanic activity that shaped it so many millennia ago, and walking here is immensely rewarding.
For autumn, winter & spring. Available 1 October 2007-30 April 2008
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Casitas de la Palma

Discovery • sleep 2-6 people • cottages of character with sweeping views • 7 nights

The beautiful island of La Palma, land of dramatic volcanoes, tropical forests and beaches of fine black sand, is one to be discovered at leisure. With a week in a self-catering cottage on this friendly, laid-back island, you can do just this, taking things very much at your own pace. Explore the huge forested crater of La Caldera de Taburiente which dominates the island, walk through surprisingly lush valleys and along rocky inlets on the coast, or simply unwind on one of the many beaches and swim in the clear blue waters which offer year-round bathing.
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La Gomera – Hidden Gem of the Canaries

Grade 2-3 • 7 nights • spectacular walking • tropical forests, stands of palm trees, lush valleys

From the peak of Garajonay, the highest point of the central meseta, mountains alternate with lush green valleys to the coast, where steep cliffs drop away to the glittering blue waters below. Deep ravines, ancient tropical forests, peaks reaching into the clouds and groves of palm trees lend a special enchantment to this pretty island, a secret paradise for walkers. This is a holiday full of contrasts, with highly rewarding hiking.
For autumn, winter & spring. Available 1 October-22 December 2007 & 7 January-30 April 2008.
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Gran Canaria - Scented Slopes & Mountain Lakes

Grade 2 & 3 discovery • 7 nights • atmospheric colonial-style hotels • flexible choice of walks • hire car • thrilling mountain routes

On Gran Canaria you can almost choose a different landscape to explore each day, so varied are the island’s terrain and microclimates - and your hire car makes you free to do so. Staying in rural hotels of character, discover bubbling streams, emerald pine and chestnut groves, swathes of aromatic shrubs and breathtaking views which often stretch to Tenerife’s El Teide 70 miles away.
For autumn, winter and spring. Available 1 October-22 December 2007 & 7 January-30 April 2008.
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