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 January 2024 - 31 May 2024
01 September 2024 - 31 December 2024
01 January 2025 - 31 May 2025
01 September 2025 - 07 January 2026
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
9 nights: 01 January 2024 - 31 May 2024, 01 September 2024 - 31 December 2024, 01 January 2025 - 31 May 2025 & 01 September 2025 - 07 January 2026
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 31 Jan 2024 | £1520 | £355 |
| 1 Feb - 13 Mar 2024 | £1555 | £365 |
| 14 Mar - 14 Apr 2024 | £1595 | £385 |
| 15 Apr - 22 May 2024 | £1515 | £360 |
| 1 Sep - 31 Oct 2024 | £1580 | £370 |
| 1 Nov - 7 Dec 2024 | £1550 | £365 |
| 8 - 25 Dec 2024 | £1580 | £385 |
| 26 - 31 Dec 2024 | £1675 | £400 |
| 1 - 31 Jan 2025 | £1585 | £370 |
| 1 Feb - 13 Mar 2025 | £1620 | £380 |
| 14 Mar - 14 Apr 2025 | £1660 | £405 |
| 15 Apr - 22 May 2025 | £1580 | £375 |
| 1 Sep - 31 Oct 2025 | £1645 | £385 |
| 1 Nov - 7 Dec 2025 | £1615 | £380 |
| 8 - 25 Dec 2025 | £1645 | £405 |
| 26 - 29 Dec 2025 | £1745 | £420 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£50 to -£52 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £50 to £52 |
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
| Parador de El Hierro, Las Playas (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec - 07 Jan 2024 | £98 | £152 |
| 08 Jan - 21 Mar 2024 | £85 | £131 |
| 22 Mar - 31 Mar 2024 | £98 | £152 |
| 01 Apr - 09 Apr 2024 | £106 | £165 |
| 10 Apr - 01 May 2024 | £93 | £145 |
| 02 May - 31 May 2024 | £88 | £139 |
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2024 | £88 | £139 |
| 01 Oct - 15 Dec 2024 | £93 | £145 |
| 16 Dec - 31 Dec 2024 | £106 | £165 |
| 01 Jan - 07 Jan 2025 | £102 | £158 |
| 08 Jan - 21 Mar 2025 | £88 | £136 |
| 22 Mar - 31 Mar 2025 | £102 | £158 |
| 01 Apr - 09 Apr 2025 | £110 | £171 |
| 10 Apr - 01 May 2025 | £97 | £151 |
| 02 May - 31 May 2025 | £92 | £145 |
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2025 | £92 | £145 |
| 01 Oct - 15 Dec 2025 | £97 | £151 |
| 16 Dec - 07 Jan 2026 | £110 | £171 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | easyJet, jet2 |
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| 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 for any of the options listed above. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. 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) | some elements included | 1200 (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) | some elements included | 1400 |
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This trip gave us a wonderful insight into the landscape, vegetation and history of this fascinating island. The different walks took us through a real variety of unique terrain and flora. We really enjoyed the tranquility and lack of tourism but any people we did meet were friendly and helpful. The extension day was a real highlight for us, having a private guided walk with Paolo and then meeting up with his wife Enrica who had prepared a wonderful picnic. Paolo's knowledge of the area was fantastic and they were both very warm and friendly. It enabled us to visit a part of the island not covered by the walks. We highly recommend this.
El Hierro is a fascinating island as it has so much variety, from cloud forest to desert. You see the whole island on this trip. The accommodation and routes are excellent and the walking instructions are very clear. Some of the walks have steep ascents and descents but are not too challenging. The timings provided were pretty much right for us. The day with the guides should not be missed because they explain so much about the local geology, flora, fauna, and culture as well as being lovely people to spend a day with! The island has a small amount of tourist infrastructure (restaurants and bars) but most of the visitors are Spanish, and on the walks we only came across four other hikers in our time there.
El Hierro is an interesting island with a variety of landscapes. The walks were all different and we particularly liked the ones where we could see the sea. We felt that we got to see the majority of the island on this walking trip, enhanced by taking the guided excursion with Paolo and Enrica. This was an excellent day - Paolo is extremely knowledgeable about the volcanic nature of the island, plus he was happy to answer our many questions about other aspects of the island, its people and history. Enrica provided a delicious vegan lunch. We very much enjoyed the opportunity to swim at Tacoran before lunch. Some of the walks were very challenging, involving a lot of steep ascent and descent; the latter often on narrow, debris strewn paths. We wouldn't have been happy to do some of the walks without walking poles. On Day 4 the long walk from La Frontera to Sabinosa involves a 3.5 hour 'testing climb' up to the top; we opted to book a taxi to take us to the Hoya del Pino picnic area (20 euros) to avoid this section and started the walk from this point. The walks would be less testing in cooler conditions; it was 25/26C every day while we were there. The accommodation is variable, but overall satisfactory with the exception of the Balneario Pozo de la Salud which has a great location and lovely swimming pool, but poor quality food and an inadequate picnic. The Parador de el Hierro is superb - location, accommodation, food and service. Unfortunately the swimming pool is currently closed due to sea erosion, but there is a public swimming beach with shade and toilets less than a mile up the road. It was lovely to have a couple of nights at the Parador to relax after walking all week. We were disappointed with the pre-holiday organisation (or rather, the lack of it) from Inntravel.
This trip gave us a wonderful insight into the landscape, vegetation and history of this fascinating island. The different walks took us through a real variety of unique terrain and flora. We really enjoyed the tranquility and lack of tourism but any people we did meet were friendly and helpful. The extension day was a real highlight for us, having a private guided walk with Paolo and then meeting up with his wife Enrica who had prepared a wonderful picnic. Paolo's knowledge of the area was fantastic and they were both very warm and friendly. It enabled us to visit a part of the island not covered by the walks. We highly recommend this.
El Hierro is a fascinating island as it has so much variety, from cloud forest to desert. You see the whole island on this trip. The accommodation and routes are excellent and the walking instructions are very clear. Some of the walks have steep ascents and descents but are not too challenging. The timings provided were pretty much right for us. The day with the guides should not be missed because they explain so much about the local geology, flora, fauna, and culture as well as being lovely people to spend a day with! The island has a small amount of tourist infrastructure (restaurants and bars) but most of the visitors are Spanish, and on the walks we only came across four other hikers in our time there.
El Hierro is an interesting island with a variety of landscapes. The walks were all different and we particularly liked the ones where we could see the sea. We felt that we got to see the majority of the island on this walking trip, enhanced by taking the guided excursion with Paolo and Enrica. This was an excellent day - Paolo is extremely knowledgeable about the volcanic nature of the island, plus he was happy to answer our many questions about other aspects of the island, its people and history. Enrica provided a delicious vegan lunch. We very much enjoyed the opportunity to swim at Tacoran before lunch. Some of the walks were very challenging, involving a lot of steep ascent and descent; the latter often on narrow, debris strewn paths. We wouldn't have been happy to do some of the walks without walking poles. On Day 4 the long walk from La Frontera to Sabinosa involves a 3.5 hour 'testing climb' up to the top; we opted to book a taxi to take us to the Hoya del Pino picnic area (20 euros) to avoid this section and started the walk from this point. The walks would be less testing in cooler conditions; it was 25/26C every day while we were there. The accommodation is variable, but overall satisfactory with the exception of the Balneario Pozo de la Salud which has a great location and lovely swimming pool, but poor quality food and an inadequate picnic. The Parador de el Hierro is superb - location, accommodation, food and service. Unfortunately the swimming pool is currently closed due to sea erosion, but there is a public swimming beach with shade and toilets less than a mile up the road. It was lovely to have a couple of nights at the Parador to relax after walking all week. We were disappointed with the pre-holiday organisation (or rather, the lack of it) from Inntravel.
These were challenging walks in attractive and varied landscapes. We had a most memorable and enjoyable day with Paulo and Enrica on the guided excursion in the southern lava fields. Paulo showed a side of the island not included in walks. He was very informative and knowledgeable on geology, fauna, flora and island history. He pointed out things that we would otherwise have missed (even with written notes). Enrica provided an impressive homemade lunch with wine (we were given the remains of the latter to take away) - lunch had the real feeling of catching up with a couple of long standing friends.
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