Moderate-to-challenging walking on more rugged terrain with significant ascents / descents on most days. Compass skills may be required (check the individual holiday).
The season for this holiday is:
01 September 2020 - 31 May 2021
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| mm | 65 | 55 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 73 | 74 |
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7 nights: 01 September 2020 - 31 May 2021
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep - 31 Oct 2020 | £960 | £230 |
| 1 - 30 Nov 2020 | £935 | £220 |
| 1 - 9 Dec 2020 | £915 | £215 |
| 10 - 31 Dec 2020 # | £960 | £230 |
| 1 - 31 Jan 2021 | £935 | £220 |
| 1 Feb - 9 Apr 2021 | £960 | £230 |
| 10 Apr - 24 May 2021 | £915 | £215 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£70 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £70 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
If your flight arrives after the latest arrival time shown in the 'connecting travel' section below, you will spend your first night on Tenerife instead (on a bed-and-breakfast basis) and transfer to El Hierro the following morning. There is no additional cost for this EXCEPT during the Tenerife Carnival, which is on request – please call for details.
Included travel: return flight between Tenerife North and El Hierro and transfer to first hotel and from last hotel on El Hierro
Not included: transfer from Tenerife South to Tenerife North airport or, if spending first night on Tenerife, from Tenerife South to Santa Cruz (in both cases, pay locally for taxi or bus – call for details)
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Balneario Pozo de La Salud, Sabinosa (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep - 31 May 2021 | £62 | £90 |
| Parador de El Hierro, Las Playas (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2020 | £122 | £170 |
| 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2020 | £126 | £176 |
| 18 Dec - 31 Dec 2020 # | £138 | £194 |
| 01 Jan - 09 Jan 2021 | £135 | £190 |
| 10 Jan - 25 Mar 2021 | £120 | £170 |
| 26 Mar - 07 Apr 2021 | £135 | £190 |
| 08 Apr - 01 May 2021 | £120 | £170 |
| 02 May - 31 May 2021 | £115 | £160 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Doncaster Sheffield - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Exeter - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow Prestwick - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | easyJet, jet2, Ryanair, TUI, Vueling |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Norwich - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Tenerife South
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| bus or taxi Tenerife South to Tenerife North (1h, pay locally), Binter flight Tenerife North to El Hierro (1h check-in + 0h40 in air), taxi El Hierro airport to hotel (0h20) | included | 1200 Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun; 1000 Tue, Fri & Sat |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to El Hierro airport (0h20), Binter flight El Hierro to Tenerife North (0h40 check-in + 0h40 in air), bus or taxi Tenerife North to Tenerife South (1h, pay locally) | included | 1400 |
Connecting travel options - flying via Tenerife North
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| Binter flight Tenerife North to El Hierro (1h check-in + 0h40 in air), taxi El Hierro airport to hotel (0h20) | included | 1400 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to El Hierro airport (0h20), Binter flight El Hierro to Tenerife North (0h40 check-in + 0h40 in air) | included | 1200 |
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Basically variety of walks and taking in most of the island were excellent.
All good. Recommend gloves to be taken, and stress high winds on the western side, and perhaps also that there are 3 steep descents of about 3000feet (which are OK but would put off those with poor head for heights), and another less steep of over 3000feet.
This holiday provides an amazing number of different types of walking terrain. Being an island with a central spine of mountains/volcanoes, the views are always different at every turn and often breath-taking due to the ascents; volcanic rock, coastal pools, different woodlands and forest. Literally walking through and above the clouds on a couple of occassions was exhilarating. The climate is changeable which adds additional challenge and a wide variety of experiences. The history of the island picked up along the caminos used is interesting. Start each day early to not only avoid the heat but also to allow for many photographic stops! The start to our holiday was interestingly interrupted by a sandstorm from the Sahara so flights from Tenerife to El Hierro were cancelled. Inntravel's team quickly rearranged the route to the island via a ferry and kept us well-informed of options throughout.
Basically variety of walks and taking in most of the island were excellent.
All good. Recommend gloves to be taken, and stress high winds on the western side, and perhaps also that there are 3 steep descents of about 3000feet (which are OK but would put off those with poor head for heights), and another less steep of over 3000feet.
This holiday provides an amazing number of different types of walking terrain. Being an island with a central spine of mountains/volcanoes, the views are always different at every turn and often breath-taking due to the ascents; volcanic rock, coastal pools, different woodlands and forest. Literally walking through and above the clouds on a couple of occassions was exhilarating. The climate is changeable which adds additional challenge and a wide variety of experiences. The history of the island picked up along the caminos used is interesting. Start each day early to not only avoid the heat but also to allow for many photographic stops! The start to our holiday was interestingly interrupted by a sandstorm from the Sahara so flights from Tenerife to El Hierro were cancelled. Inntravel's team quickly rearranged the route to the island via a ferry and kept us well-informed of options throughout.
Highlights were the deserted pathways, over beautiful terrain and the crashing sea on the north shore
Very challenging walks, especially the long descents but a wonderful holiday in a relatively unspoilt island with few tourists. One can walk for miles without meeting anyone else.
El Hierro is a simply excellent destination. It is so peaceful, and the landscape and walking was a varied delight. The volcanic rock and the accompanying views are brilliant - and then parts of the island are like walking in the Pennines/Dales. The people are really friendly (as an example we were presented with five oranges by a villager returning from his orange trees near Valverde) and we were made to feel welcome throughout. This is off the beaten track - and all the better for it. It does however mean that English speakers are few and far between. Bring your Spanish phrase book!
Thanks for a great, well organised holiday to Tenerife and El Hierro which we enjoyed enormously. I’d like to provide a few items of feedback that I hope will be useful and enable you to improve the notes for the trip.
Our first Christmas abroad and loved El Hierro, the walks, hotels and food. The Christmas meal at the Parador was fabulous food, service and wine, after a day climbing Malpaso! Fantastic sea view room. The sight and sound of the waves on the rocks from the Balneario hotel were awesome too. A real walking retreat.
Personal highlights - the scenery at Mount Teide, The scenery on the 1st 2 big walks in El Hierro; Feeling clean, well fed and catered for in both Paradors.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers booked a short stay at the Parador on Tenerife prior to the El Hierro walking week.
This was an excellent holiday. We enjoyed the walking, but really appreciated the opportunity to learn about the island history, culture and way of life over the centuries. This came through Inntravel walk notes, the frequent information boards on the walks, and through seeing for ourselves the landscape, ancient migration routes, agriculture (including evidence of unsuccessful attempts to cultivate the land).
This was a challenging walk and some areas are very steep with loose gravel & rocks. Great care is needed.
Good holiday and most enjoyable walking - the right combination of passing through flower-decked fields and climbing up and down rocky mountainsides. The best walk was the one from Mocanal to Frontera, with its gentle ascent through green fields and drystone walls, two spectacular viewpoints and the final rugged descent to the flatlands of El Golfo. We found the landscape and history of El Hierro fascinating. The taxi-drivers on Tenerife describe it as tranquilla, which is apt. It has the feeling of a place that time forgot and when you see the small and austere dwellings that people lived in at the excellent little museum in Guinea, you can understand why. Paolo was very good on the geology and ecology and Enrica gave us a delightful lunch.
This is an excellent walking holiday, on a beautiful non touristy island. There are some steep descents for those with bad knees, but interesting walking and views. We all thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
This was our third walking holiday with Inntravel and as usual the planning, organisation and accommodation were all first class. Our latest, on El Hierro, was a unique opportunity to see the 'other' side of The Canaries seldom seen by tourists. Tough walking at times but very rewarding.
Inn Travel made a very good job of organising travel, accommodation and luggage transfer, as well as taxis to link between walks, hotels and airports / ferry terminal.
The walking information supplied was of high quality.
Do not miss the rock pools and swimming with the fish at Charco Azul. We spent our extra day there, travelling by bus there and back, and it was very worthwhile. Also, the Malpais circuit on Day 5 was excellent - views of very dramatic seas and arches in the rock. The hill was in cloud so the longer walk would have been a waste of time, as we had had very good views on previous days.