WALKING HOLIDAYS COLLECTION 2020
Quality Walking Holidays from all over the U.K.
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Walking Holidays
Collection 2020
Holidays in
Europe by
air from your
local airport
Welcome to our 2020 collection of Walking Holidays. You’ll fi nd our walking holidays offer a great balance – with the ‘holiday’ part just as important as the
walking. Whichever holiday you choose, you’ll have time to visit cities and places of interest in some of Europe’s most picturesque countryside and beauty
spots as well as enjoying our included guided walks. Here are some of the reasons why so many of our customers travel with us again and again;-
• Flying direct from airports right across the UK, in most cases without
regional fl ight supplements
• Our walking guides live where they walk. Their local knowledge is
excellent and adds to your enjoyment which is why our walkers in 2019
have given them a satisfaction rating of over 94%!
• Half board included nearly everywhere
• A rich variety of single-centre and holidays with a touring element,
mountains and coast, lakes and cities, culture and history
• A hold suitcase (minimum 20kg) included on all fl ights
• All our holidays are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority
Here are some comments from recent travellers.
Thank you very much for another excellently organised holiday. We enjoyed Romania
very much, everything went more or less to plan and the accommodation and walks were
brilliant. The tour guide and the walks guide were both great and looked after us well.
Mr W, Dumbarton (Transylvanian Alps)
This was a wonderful holiday and an excellent (and also a very thoughtful and caring)
guide. I hope to repeat this experience next year. The hotel also was excellent. We had
a great time! Several people also appreciated being able to ring Preferred Travel to fi nd
they were speaking to a person (not answer machine) who understood what they were
enquiring about and was able to give them a clear answer. All in all it got ten out of ten
from all of us. Group Leader (Mallorca)
The holiday was brilliant - very well organised & the guide was excellent.
Mrs W, Lincoln (Julian Alps of Slovenia)
So pleased to have discovered PTS. Everything has been so well organised. The walks
were excellent. Thank you so much to the guides John & Ricky.
Miss D, Solihull (Algarve)
Had a fantastic holiday. Walks fantastic - guides the best ever. Thanks too to Manuel who
was great. Thank you. Mrs D, Wolverhampton (Eastern Andalucia)
Very helpful representative, and excellent walking guide, Sergio. Locations for walkers
were well-chosen and distances suitable. Trips to places like Rio Tinto/El Rocio were
stimulating. Mr & Mrs B, Edinburgh (Western Andalucia)
Janica (Tour Director) and Marta (walking guide) are both excellent and made sure we
had a great holiday. Hotel was good & staff were very friendly & helpful. Thank you for a
lovely trip. Mr & Mrs S, Inverurie (Lake Iseo)
WALKING HOLIDAYS COLLECTION
3 Cyprus - Akamas PenInsula & the Troodos Mountains 18 The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia
4 Greece - The Island of Evia - no single supplement 19 Tuscany & Liguria
5 Tenerife 20 Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley
6 Portugal - the Algarve 21 The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo
7 The Costa Blanca Mountains 22 The Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake Maggiore
8 Andalucia's Eastern Coast - Almunecar & Frigiliana 23 Elba & Tuscany
9 Mallorca 24 Lake Maggiore
10 Catalonia 25 Crete - Coast & Mountains
11 Catalonia - Trails & Rails 26 Crete - Gouves - no single supplement
12 The Valleys of Roussillon 27 Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras
13 The Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast 28 The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste
14 Menorca/Menorca Walking & Birdwatching 29 Romania - Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest
15 Portugal - Walking & Birdwatching 30 General Information
16 France - Camargue, Alpilees & Crau 31 Booking form
17 Portugal - Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park 32 About Us
Selected departures on some holidays have no single supplement – but places are limited and get snapped up very quickly! All our holidays have that little
extra ingredient which makes the difference and we are sure you will fi nd something that will appeal to you. If you do – give us a call on 0116 279 3929 –
this will also be a different experience. No hanging around listening to a series of options, no ‘please wait for the next available operator’ – a real person will
answer you straight away!
GROUP TRAVEL, WALKING CLUBS: Group discounts are available from as few as 10 paying passengers. Exclusive departures are also available. Please
contact us on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail groups@preferredts.com for further details.
We also offer Escorted Holidays throughout Europe including some which operate in parallel with walking holidays in this brochure. If you would like details
of these and other escorted holidays call us on 0116 279 3929 or visit www.preferredts.com
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preferredts.com and then complete a booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) to Preferred Travel
Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.
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Cyprus - Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos Mountains
8 days from £819 November 2019, February, March & November 2020
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
FEB & NOV ‘20
Cyprus is an ancient land of mystery, legend, beauty and love. Aphrodite
rose from the sea foam near your resort of Paphos, and took pity on
Pygmalion by bringing to life his statue of the beautiful Galatea - their son
was Paphos. At the crossroads of three continents, the area has a long
history of invasions, and but for its mountain ranges, whose winter snows
irrigate the island, Cyprus would be desert instead of the lush, green
landscapes you now find. Paphos was the capital for 600 years and its
visible archaeological legacy has led to the whole town being placed on
UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
• 7 nights hb in an excellent hotel in Paphos • Three included walking
excursions • No single supplement on some dates
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Fly direct to Paphos. Transfer to
your hotel in Kato Paphos (20 minutes) for
seven nights half board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Paphos
orientation walk and three included
walking excursions, private transportation
included. Two of the walks highlight the
Akamas peninsula – an area of rocky
coves, sandy bays on the coast and
picturesque villages inland.
Walk 1: the Akamas Peninsula. After a
45-minute northwards coach transfer into
the nature reserve area of the Akamas
peninsula, you follow the trail that Adonis
used on his way to meet Aphrodite (or
so the locals say!). The area is rich in
flora, including species found only here.
The walk takes 3.5 hours (5 miles), with
ascents/descents of 250m.
Walk 2: Panayia and the Vouni Trail.
Today’s walk starts at the village of
Panayia, one hour’s drive from Paphos.
The path goes through vineyards and
amid unusual limestone rock formations.
Your walk takes about 3 hours (4.5
miles), with ascents/descents of 300m.
Before returning to Paphos, you will visit
Chrysorogiatissa monastery, 3000ft up
(the trail’s name, ‘Vouni’ means a ‘peak’),
and founded in 1152.
Walk 3: the Troodos Mountains, 1 ½
hours drive away. These impressive,
often snow-capped, mountains are the
backbone of Cyprus - the highest peak,
Mount Olympus, rises to 6000ft. This is a
5-mile trail around the mountain starting
and finishing on the road to Chionistra,
crossing ski runs and with stunning views
on all sides. There are signs indicating
particular flora species on the slopes and
you will see black pines and junipers of
the region growing out of the barren
rocks. 3 hours, with little ascent or
descent. Apart from your three included
walking excursions, there is an optional
excursion to the capital and Green Line in
Nicosia.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to the airport for your return flight.
YOUR HOTEL
PIONEER BEACH HOTEL HHHH,
Paphos (seven nights)
The Pioneer Beach is an impressive
4-star hotel with beautifully appointed
bedrooms, public areas, international
buffet style restaurant and colourful
gardens. It is a pleasant 20-minute
walk along the seafront to the
shopping area and a further 10 minutes
to Paphos harbour, or a short ride
on the local bus. The hotel boasts
a freshwater swimming pool with
Jacuzzi, an indoor heated pool with
Jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor short mat
bowling facilities and outdoor Green
Bowls facilities, and a floodlit tennis
court. In the hotel’s Elixir Spa there is
a heated pool, sauna, steam bath, a
fully equipped gym and a hairdressing
salon. Bedrooms have balcony, satellite
tv, fridge, minibar, hairdryer, scales,
make-up/shaving mirror, bathrobes
and slippers, safety deposit box, ironing
facilities, espresso machine as well as
tea and coffee making facilities. (www.
pioneer-cbh.com)
Please note that the hotel
management reserves the right to
change the hotel to the 4-star Athena
Beach, a sister hotel of the Pioneer
Beach located along the seafront half a
mile closer to the port area of Paphos.
(www.athena-cbh.com)
Extend your holiday - extra week
available in Paphos.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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Greece – The Island of Evia - no single supplement
8 days from £1049 November 2019, March & November 2020
Although only an hour’s drive from Athens, much of the island of Evia is
largely untouched by mass development. On three guided walks, you’ll
discover the varied landscapes with which Evia is blessed. Near your
holiday hotel is the resort of Eretria which has a fine Archaeological
Museum and a ferry service to the mainland. Inland from Eretria is Dirfys,
Evia’s highest mountain and site of the beautiful Xerovouni plateau. In the
green, pastoral north of the island, the village of Prokopi is a popular place
of pilgrimage. Your holiday base is the Hotel Miramare, three miles from
Eretria.
• 7 nights hb in double rooms for sole use near Eretria • Three guided
walks in different parts of Evia • Optional excursion to Delphi
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Athens and transfer
to your hotel near Eretria on Evia for
seven nights’ half-board accommodation.
Transfer time is around 75 minutes.
Although Evia is an island, it is only 45
yards away from the mainland at its
closest point at Chalkida. However, roads
on Evia are few and far between and the
island has largely retained its distinct rural
and remote character, escaping major
tourist development, despite its proximity
to Athens. Your hotel is three miles from
the centre of Eretria, a small port twelve
miles down the coast from Chalkida.
Eretria was a strong military power and
had colonies in Italy and Corfu. Evidence
of its rich past has been revealed by
excavations starting in the 1890’s
including a theatre, temple of Dionysus,
and mosaics. Eretria’s Archaeological
Museum has a fine collection of ancient
pottery and sculpture.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in resort
with three guided walks.
Walk 1: In and around Eretria. This is an
easy 3-hour walk which takes you to the
top of Kastelli hill, the ancient acropolis of
Eretria, where you can see the remains of
the 4th-century BC city walls. There are
wonderful views down to the harbour,
over the Island of Dreams, and across the
bay to Attica. At the end of the walk you
can walk across the causeway to explore
the Island of Dreams, or take an afternoon
ferry to the mainland.
Walk 2: Scenic drive to the wooded
north of the island (44 miles) through
the Derveni pass towards the village of
Prokopi. Your 6-mile walk (ascent 120m
and descent 350m) leads through the
shady, plane tree-filled Kireas valley and
then through oak and pine forests. After
the walk there is free time to explore
Prokopi. The area is rich in history with
a combination of Greek and British
heritage. Prokopi is home to the church
of St. John the Russian whose relics were
brought here from Turkey during the
1924 population exchange, and the land
around was part of the Noel-Baker estate.
Walk 3: Mount Dirfys and the Xerovouni
Plateau. This circular walk starts and
ends in Steni, a pretty mountain village,
twenty miles from the hotel. Some steep
walking through chestnut woods, fir-tree
forests and up to alpine rock formations is
rewarded by amazing views at every turn.
At the end of the walk, there will be free
time to relax in Steni which has become
a popular year-round activity centre
with plenty of local tavernas. (6 ½ miles,
ascents/descents of 600m).
In your free time, you can relax and enjoy
your surroundings at the hotel. As well
as having pleasant gardens, the hotel
has an underground walkway to the
sea. You can hop on the local bus from
outside the hotel for the short trip to
Eretria. Or maybe go to the port and take
the 20-minute ferry ride for a couple of
euros to Oropos on the mainland. Staying
on the bus for another twenty minutes
brings you to Chalkida, the island’s lively
capital where there are good shops in
the pedestrian area, a Roman aqueduct,
a former mosque dating back to the 15th
century, and an impressive castle. Going
in the other direction on the bus from
the hotel three miles down the coast, you
can admire the Byzantine churches in the
town of Amarynthos.
There will also be optional excursions on
offer (subject to minimum numbers as
always) including a full-day to Delphi, and
another to the capital, Chalkida, with its
unique tidal phenomenon.
DAY 8: Departure transfer to the airport
for your flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL MIRAMARE HHHH, (seven
nights)
A family-owned hotel on the coast
three miles from Eretria surrounded
by groves and orchards. The hotel has
extensive, lush gardens, two outdoor
pools (not heated), restaurant with
panoramic view over the sea, tennis
court, basketball court, and a wellequipped
fitness room. Standard
bedrooms are in one of three annexes
and have balcony or terrace, satellite
tv, free wifi, safe, fridge, bath/shower,
and hairdryer. Deluxe bedrooms in
the main building or in the new Green
annexe are available at a supplement.
The picturesque bay in front is only
130 metres away and has easy access
via an underground passage. The local
bus service stops in front of the hotel
entrance and goes to Eretria (3miles)
and then on to Chalkida (12 miles).
There is also an inexpensive taxi service
available from the hotel. The frequent
ferry service from Eretria to Oropos on
the mainland operates several times
daily. (www.miramare-eretria.gr)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
4 | www.preferredts.com Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
Tenerife
8 days from £799 November 2019, February, March & November 2020
There are a host of reasons for visiting Tenerife - the largest of the Canaries,
which the classicists rightly called ‘the Fortunate Isles’. Fortunate, too, in
having such a wonderful winter and spring climate for visitors from the
freezing north! An island of contrasts - miles of sun-drenched coastline
surround Spain’s highest mountain, Mount Teide. Often snow-capped, the
desolate volcanic slopes of Teide are a world away from the tropical vegetation
of the banana plantations and the botanic gardens below. You stay in the north
part of the island where the traditional villages, the UNESCO-listed university
town of La Laguna and historic Puerto de la Cruz are totally different in feel to
the commercialised resorts of the south.
• 7 nights hb on Tenerife • 3 walking excursions in very different areas
of the island
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Tenerife Sur Reina
Sofia Airport. Transfer to your hotel (about
one hour away) for seven nights half
board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions in
different parts of the island. Transfer times
to the start of each walk is about one
hour. On Walk 1 there is normally a stop
at the Teide National Park Visitor's Centre
before the walk.
Walk 1: Mount Teide. A full day excursion
onto Mount Teide, with 3-4 hours walking
on the mountain slopes (breathtaking
views), and time to sightsee as well. A
reasonably level route will be chosen by
your walking guides, according to the
weather on the day. Total distance 5-6
miles, reasonably level but at an altitude
of around 8000ft.
Walk 2: Anaga. Your second excursion is
to the north-east of the island, for a walk
in the Rural Park of Anaga, an area of
volcanic cliffs and Laurisilva forests rich
in wildlife. Total distance 4.4 miles with
climbs of approx 300m.
Walk 3: Teno. The final included excursion
is a full day trip to the extreme north-west
of the island, where the Teno area lies,
by-passed by the traffic and seemingly
by time itself. You walk in the hills above
Garachico, whose harbour was filled in
by a lava flow in the 18th century. This is a
full day excursion, with 3-4 hours walking
and time for other exploring, too. Total
distance 5 miles with climbs of approx
350m.
Apart from your three included
excursions, you are free to relax and enjoy
the extensive facilities of your hotel, or to
explore Tenerife, either independently or
on an optional excursion, as you prefer.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to the airport for your return flight.
YOUR HOTEL
BLUE SEA COSTA JARDIN & SPA
HHHH,
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (seven
nights)
The hotel stands on the edge of Puerto
de la Cruz, a 25 minute walk to the
seaside promenade (free courtesy bus
6 days a week during the day). There
are views to Mount Teide, the sea, and
the Orotava valley from the hotel’s
extensive tropical gardens (1500sqm).
Rooms have bath/shower, wc,
hairdryer, satellite tv, safety deposit box
(charge applies), minibar, and balcony
or terrace. There is an outdoor pool, spa
(charges apply), lounge area, poolside
bar, entertainment programme, buffet
restaurant, and lounge area (limited
free wifi). Prices are based on standard
rooms. Rooms with a view of Mount
Teide are available at a supplement.
(www.blueseahotels.com/en)
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in Tenerife.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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Portugal - the Algarve
8 days from £779 November 2019, February, March, May & September to November 2020
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
FEB & NOV ‘20
time to explore Lagos before returning to
the hotel. 5 miles, ascent of 80m.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to the airport for your return flight.
To discover the real beauty of the Algarve our escorted walks, through
glorious countryside decked with flowers, may be the answer. In recent
years the Algarve has become increasingly popular with walkers who realise
that much of the countryside and coastline remain unspoilt. Your walking
guide will show you the very best of the region while allowing you time to
appreciate all that you see. Your resort, Armação de Pêra, boasts one of the
most beautiful beaches in the Algarve, pretty coves, a panorama of brightly
coloured fishing boats and a range of high-quality fish restaurants. So why
not pack your walking boots and enjoy the best that the Algarve has to offer?
• 7 nights hb in Armaçao de Pera • 3 included walking excursions • See
the Algarve’s coastline and lovely hinterland
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Faro and transfer to
your hotel in Armação de Pêra, just 45
minutes away from the airport. Seven
nights half board accommodation is
reserved for you.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions
Walk 1: Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock to
the Alfanzina lighthouse. You start with
a short transfer by coach to the Chapel
of Our Lady of the Rock. From there you
cross the bays of Praia de Benagil and
Praia de Marinha. To reach the lighthouse
you follow narrow paths in an area where
the cliffs are made up of different colours
of rock - excellent photo opportunities,
and there are impressive blowholes, too.
You will return to the hotel by coach. The
walk is 5.5 miles, with climbs totalling
150m approx.
Walk 2: Estombar to Silves. Your
walk starts near the natural springs of
Estombar (15 minutes away by coach),
which also provides the water for the
nearby rice fields. You will follow the
Arade River - the Moors had their regional
capital here. The area is rich in birdlife,
and you will pass plantations of orange
and lemon trees, as well as lavender. You
complete your walk in the centre of the
pleasant village of Silves, where there is
time to explore before you return to the
hotel. 5 miles, climbs of 50m.
Walk 3: Luz to Ponta da Piedade. The
starting point of this walk is the fishing
village of Luz (45 minutes away by coach).
You walk uphill on narrow paths and then
continue along the picturesque coastline.
In the springtime especially, wild orchids
accompany you on your way, together
with Affodile and Mastric bushes. There
is also a marvellous view across to the
Ponta da Piedade, an impressive rock
formation in the sea, where you will meet
your coach for the short transfer to Lagos.
The town is closely associated with Henry
the Navigator, and was the starting port
of many Portuguese voyages of discovery
in the 15th and 16th century. You will have
YOUR HOTEL
THE HOLIDAY INN ALGARVE
(formerly the Hotel Garbe) HHHH,
Armação de Pêra (seven nights)
This well-appointed 4-star hotel
commands a prime position with a
stunning panoramic view of the bay
of Armação de Pêra, within strolling
distance of shops, restaurants and
entertainment. Its facilities include a
restaurant serving buffet-style meals,
lounge, bar, free wifi in reception and
swimming pool. Rooms are equipped
with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, direct
dial telephone, individually controlled
air-conditioning, safe, minibar, tea and
coffee making facilities and satellite
television. Sea view rooms are available
at a supplement. Entertainment is
provided on certain evenings.
(www.hialgarve.com)
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in the Algarve.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
6 | www.preferredts.com Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
The Costa Blanca Mountains
8 days from £759 March, May, September & November
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN NOV ‘20
along the old Royal Road that takes you
down into the Jalon Valley. This footpath
was the principal connection between
the provincial capitals of Valencia and
Alicante up until the early 20th century.
You then follow an easy footpath through
pinewoods along the southern flanks
with views of the valley below. 6 miles
with ascents of 80m and descents of
525m.
As well as the Rock of Ifach trail in Calpe,
there is an eco-trail at the base of Ifach
and two ‘Voramar’ paths in Calpe along
the water’s edge to Arenal-Bol beach and
the marina of Les Bassetes. There will also
be an optional full day excursion to the
city of Valencia.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for
the airport and your flight home.
Inland from the resorts of the Costa Blanca lies some of the best walking
country in Spain. The sparsely populated mountains rise up to 3000ft
and are a haven for wildlife including wild cats and genets, badgers and
weasels and even golden eagles. Well maintained tracks along the rocky
peaks and through lush valleys link traditional villages where the old
Valencian lifestyle still prevails. Your holiday base in Calpe has a bit of
everything – beautiful beaches, a lively and picturesque old town, stunning
scenery in the shape of the immense Rock of Ifach and varied wildlife, both
on the Rock and on the saltpans.
• 7 nights hb in Calpe • 3 walks amid the mountainous hinterland
• Optional excursion to Valencia
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Alicante. Transfer to
your hotel for seven nights half board
accommodation. Transfer time one hour,
depending on traffic.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in Calpe
with three included guided walks.
Walk 1: You will have a short coach
transfer for the first included walk on
the unspoilt Serra d’Oltà hills. You follow
a circular route around the peak, mainly
along good forestry tracks, with ascents
of 320m and descents of 380m. The
route affords good views of the coast
and surrounding mountains as it passes
through pinewoods and moorland. You
will make a stop at St Francis’ hermitage.
The walk is just under 5 miles.
Walk 2: 25-mile coach transfer to the
start of your walk in the historic mountain
village of Tàrbena. You start with a visit
to the ruins of a Moorish castle with
panoramic views of the Tárbena Valley
and its system of cultivated terraces.
Descending from the castle, you pass
the site of a long–abandoned village,
and then walk along the old road that
connected Tàrbena with the neighboring
village of Castells de Castells. At Benipla, a
deep valley etched into the mountainside,
you follow an ancient footpath around
the valley to the site of a Bronze Age
Iberian settlement, from where you have
a glimpse of the 300m-deep Pas Tancat
gorge - one of the most impressive
geological features in the area. Your
circuit continues on to the Serral peak
with excellent views over all of the coastal
plain before returning to Tàrbena with
time for refreshments, or even a pub
lunch, before returning to Calpe. Just over
5 miles with ascents/descents of 450m.
Walk 3: 50-minute coach transfer to the
start of the walk which will explore the
Jalon Valley, famous for its vineyards,
fine wines and the typical sweet white
Mistela. The route starts from the summit
of the Coll de Rates from where you have
panoramic views of the surrounding
mountains and the Tárbena Valley, the
Sierra de Ferrer and the Jalon Valley with
its whitewashed villages, vineyards and
citrus groves set out in neat rows. The
route descends from the Coll de Rates
YOUR HOTEL
DIAMANTE BEACH HOTEL HHHH,
Calpe (seven nights)
The hotel is located just a few
metres from the Levante Beach
promenade. The hotel’s modern style
is characterised by its spectacular
glass façade. Rooms are equipped
with a full bathroom with hairdryer,
air-conditioning, safety deposit box,
mini-bar, telephone, satellite tv, wifi
and internet connection, and large
balcony. There are three outdoor
pools, cafeteria, piano bar, and
the Mediterranean cuisine buffet
restaurant with “Show Cooking”. The
spa centre offers a large heated pool
with a vast range of spa amenities. Our
guests receive one free circuit of the
spa consisting of 16 elements including
hydromassage, turkish bath, ice
fountain, thermal bath, jacuzzi, sauna
and 5 different sorts of shower. (www.
diamantebeach.com)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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Andalucia’s Eastern Coast
8 days from £619 November 2019, February to June & September to November 2020
of the Alhambra and the Generalife
Gardens. (Please note that, due to
restrictions on group visits, the Nasrid
Palaces part of the complex may not be
included in the visit.) As well as visiting
the complex, you will also have plenty
of time to see some of the city’s other
attractions such as the cathedral and
the old Moorish quarter of Albaicin, now
a UNESCO World Heritage Site together
with the Alhambra and the Generalife.
Glorious hills and mountains, pretty beaches and coves, the azure waters
of the southern Mediterranean and a wonderful sub-tropical climate – what
else do you need for a walking holiday in the sunshine? Andalucia’s eastern
coast (known as the Costa Tropical) is all this. Your base is the coastal city
of Almunecar where the sierras plunge spectacularly into the sea and you
will find no less than 25 beaches and coves within the boundary of the
municipality. It is a city whose Phoenician, Roman and Moorish past is still
much in evidence. Granada is only 45 miles away and you have an included
visit to the last city to be surrendered by the Moors in 1492.
• 7 nights hb in Almuñecar, on the Costa Tropical • 2 coastal walks
• Mountain walk near white-painted Frigiliana
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Malaga and transfer
to your hotel (55 miles) in Almunecar on
the beach east of the city for seven nights
half board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: During your stay
there are three included walks.
Walk 1: Short 5-minute transfer to the
start of your walk east along the coast.
You walk via gorges, cliff and coastal
paths along beaches and coves, passing
ancient watch towers, and with excellent
views as you go. Your destination is the
old town of Salobrena, where there is an
Arab Fortress and from where you catch
the local bus back to the hotel. 6 miles,
120m of ascent and descent.
Walk 2: 10-mile coach trip west to your
start point at Playa Canuelo, from where
you walk along the old coastal route to La
Herradura – 6 miles so far, 230m of ascent/
descent. After a stop for lunch at La
Herradura, either catch the local bus back
to Almunecar, or continue walking over
the headland to Cotobro and Almunecar
– a further 4 miles, 100m ascent/descent.
From Almunecar centre, take the local
bus or continue along the promenade to
the hotel.
Walk 3: Today you have a coach transfer
to Frigiliana, 16 miles away, for your
circular walk in the hills behind this pretty
white-painted village. The undulating
route takes you to the Cross on Captain
Pinto’s Hill (the good captain built a cross
to give thanks for surviving a horrendous
storm at sea). You return via the little
village of La Molineta, where we make
a refreshment stop, and then return to
Frigiliana. 6 miles, 400m of ascent and
descent. There may be the opportunity
to include a section of river walk, weather
permitting.
There are opportunities for selfguided
walks from Almunecar – our
representative will be pleased to
advise. There is also an included fullday
excursion to the wonderful city
of Granada. There is surely no more
spectacular setting than Granada whose
extraordinary Alhambra complex is
dominated by the snow-capped peaks
of the Sierra Nevada. A local guide will
ensure you make the most of your visit
The rest of your time is free to enjoy
Almunecar. You can visit the Arab fortress
built on top of a Roman castle or stroll
through the delightful botanical gardens
of Majuelo Park where there is a huge
collection of tropical and subtropical
plants, bushes and trees as well as the
remains of the Roman fish-salting pits.
Other attractions include the exotic bird
park and the network of defensive towers
built by the Moors and later strengthened
in the 18th century as defence against
British raids. Or just stroll through the
busy commercial district in the old
centre where you can admire the city’s
monuments – look out for the plaque
dedicated to Laurie Lee who spent time
here during and after the Civil War.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
transfer to the airport and your
return flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL BAHIA TROPICAL HHHH,
Taramay, Almunecar (seven nights)
The hotel is situated on the small
Pozuelo beach in Taramay on the
eastern edge of Almunecar, 3 km from
the city centre. There is a frequent,
cheap bus service to town if you
do not want to take the extremely
pleasant walk along the seafront. Its
spacious rooms all have bath and wc,
minibar, satellite tv, safe (chargeable)
and hairdryer - most have balcony
or terrace. The restaurant serves
buffet style food and there is a bar
with entertainment on most nights.
The hotel has a large outdoor pool
and a spa. One entrance to the spa
is included during your stay (one
hour use to include active pool with
water massages, sauna, Turkish bath,
pediluvium and sensation shower).
Health and body treatments are
also available at extra cost.
(www.hotelbahiatropical.es)
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in Taramay.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Mallorca
8 days from £689 March to May, September & October
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN MARCH &
APRIL
were a place of refuge for 2,000 Arabs
in 1229 when hiding from King Jaume
I when the Christians conquered Mallorca.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
departure transfer to the airport for your
flight home.
Majorca is not all beaches and tacky tourist outlets. As you go to the north–
eastern side of the island, Majorca undergoes a remarkable transformation;
changing from high-rise apartment blocks and hotels to the calmer shores
around Cala Ratjada, where your hotel is located. You are now firmly in
Mallorca, with its Hispanic spelling and atmosphere, rather than in the
land of its Anglo-Saxon translation! You have the chance to explore the real
Mallorca from your base at the Hotel Bella Playa, just a few metres from
the stunning beach of Cala Agulla.
• 7 nights hb in Cala Ratjada, North-East Mallorca • 3 included walks
• Walk directly from the hotel
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Palma. On arrival, you
will be met at the airport and transferred
to your hotel, the Bella Playa, for seven
nights half board accommodation.
Transfer time 50 minutes.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: There are three
walks arranged especially for Preferred
Travel Services Customers (details
below). In addition, the hotel has its own
programme of outings (daily except
Sunday), including our featured walks and
other additional activities such as a bike
ride to Arta (bike hire approx £9).
Walk 1: Cala Ratjada introductory walk.
You will head into the dunes of Cala
Agulla, and then go around the peninsula
of Cala Ratjada, via Cala Lliteras before
arriving at the lighthouse, located at an
altitude of 70m, and from where you can
see the neighbouring island of Menorca.
Then you follow the coast down to
beautiful Cala Gat and on to Cala Ratjada
port. The distance to here is 6 miles:
the walk will finish at the port and our
experience is that almost all customers
will indeed be happy to finish there.
However, your walking guides will assist
anyone who wishes to extend the walk, by
continuing in the direction of Font de Sa
Cala, a further 2 miles each way.
Walk 2: The mountains of S’heretat and
Sa Cove Negre hill. You head first along
the coast to Na Taconera, and then cross
the hills and take a stony path up to
230m in altitude, before descending to
Capdepera, where there is the chance to
visit the castle. 7 miles approx.
Walk 3: You head through the pine forest
and cross the Es Munt Gros dunes, before
going along the coast to the Punta des
Boc (80m high). You will return along a
cobbled path passing through Cala Molto
and Cala Agulla. This walk is 11 miles long.
A shorter version may also be available.
Nearby is the ascent to the Son Jaumell
watchtower, 270m up – you may wish to
return this way on a free day and do the
climb.
From Cala Ratjada there are bus services
to Palma and other places on the island.
Near Canyamel can be found the Arta
Caves, full of amazing rock formations
such as the ‘Queen of Pillars’. The caves
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL BELLA PLAYA HHHH,
Cala Ratjada. (seven nights)
The hotel, on the edge of the resort,
adjoins the Levante Natural Park
area. All walks, therefore, start directly
from the hotel. The hotel offers
plenty of sporting activities (tennis
courts, swimming pool, gymnasium
and discounts for the nearby golf
course among others) as well as wellfurnished
rooms (satellite tv, telephone
and full bathroom). Prices are based
on standard rooms. Superior rooms are
available at a supplement. The hotel
has an outdoor pool and a wellness
centre with sauna, 2 Turkish baths and
relaxation room – free of charge for
hotel guests - and free wifi access on
the Terrace Bar and in Reception. There
is a buffet meal each night with a
huge selection of food, including local
specialities (www. bellaplaya.com).
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in Cala Ratjada.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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Catalonia
8 days from £689 March to May, September & October
Mainly known in the UK for the beaches of the Costa Brava and Dorada,
Catalonia is a region with an incredibly rich variety of landscapes. Close
to the coast, the rolling highlands offer lovely views towards the sea and
inland towards the heights of the Sierras, which are rich in wildlife and flora.
Your walks feature both landscapes, as well as the character-filled villages
of the interior.
Your base is Coma-Ruga, a pleasantly unspoilt resort with an excellent
beach in the quieter Penedes area of the ‘Golden Coast’, the Costa Dorada,
between Barcelona and Tarragona. There is an excellent, reasonably priced
rail service to both cities. Apart from the wine-producing counties of the
Penedes, you also walk in the adjacent Alt Camp, the ‘High Country’.
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Reus or Barcelona.
Transfer to your hotel, just under an
hour away. Seven nights half board
accommodation is reserved for you.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions:
Walk 1: Coastal Walk from La Mora to
Torredembarra. After a short coach
transfer you start your walk near the
medieval Mora watchtower. You cross
the beach and the headland before
reaching Tamarit and its castle. You
head along the beach and then a short
way inland, up the river, to explore the
‘witches’ village’ of Altafulla. The coastal
area, the story goes, was plagued by
pirates and smugglers: the word was
put out that the upper part of the
village was populated by witches, so
as to discourage attack! You return
to the wide beach and climb onto
the headland to reach ‘Els Munts’, an
impressive Roman villa (the word
means a farmstead). Nearby there are
other, rather less impressive, holiday
‘villas’. You descend into Torredembarra
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN MAR, APR
& OCT
• 7 nights hb close to the beach • 3 included walking excursions: coast,
hills & wine area • No single supplement on certain dates
– the town has a pleasant old quarter
and beach. Total so far 6 miles, 80m of
climb/descent. Nearby is a dune area,
a haven for birds and of ecological
importance: you will have time to
explore it if you wish. You return to the
hotel by train.
Walk 2: The Foix Natural Park and
Modernist l’Arboç. Short coach transfer
(20 minutes) to the entry to the Foix
Natural Park Area. You start this
country walk near Penyafort Castle.
Your route takes you along lanes and
paths close to vineyards, with views
of the Sierra del Montmell. The route
undulates gently amid rich vegetation,
approaching Castellet, with its
impressive lakeside castle – now home
to a UNESCO International Biosphere
Research Centre. There are fine views
over the reservoir – watch out for
cormorants and other birdlife. After a
stop, you then follow lanes to l’Arboç
village, home to a lacemaking tradition,
and with impressive modernist
buildings, its ‘Indian Houses’ and
Giralda Tower – a copy of the one in
Seville. 6.9 miles, 100m ascent/descent.
Walk 3: Villages of the Alt Camp & the
Cistercian Route. After a 40-minute
coach transfer to the start of the walk
in the village of Cabra del Camp,
you follow the long-distance GR7
path for 2.3 miles, gradually gaining
175m in altitude. You then join the
‘Cistercian Route’, the long distance
GR175 path linking the three great
Catalan Monasteries. There are great
views as you descend gently towards
Pont d’Armentera (300m over approx.
4 miles), where you have a break for
lunch. The last section of the walk to
the Santes Creus Monastery follows
a broad track overlooking the Gaia
valley – 4 miles, 70m climb. (The total
distance is just over 10 miles, but there
is a possible break point after 7 miles
at Pont d’Armentera from where you
can take a bus or taxi to Santes Creus).
Time permitting, you will be able to
visit the monastery (entrance fee
approx. 3.50 euros). From Santes Creus
you transfer back to your hotel, with
an en-route photo stop at the unusual
modernist Sanctuary at Montferri.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
departure to the airport for your flight
home.
YOUR HOTEL
NUBAHOTEL HHHH,
Coma-Ruga (seven nights)
The hotel stands close to the broad
sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is
quiet out of season, rather busier at
weekends. A reasonable selection of
shops, bars and restaurants is about
10 minutes’ walk (700m) away, and
the railway station with half-hourly
departures to Barcelona is about 15
minutes’ walk away. In Coma-Ruga
itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an
interesting museum. The hotel has a
spa centre (a reasonable extra charge
applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and
outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have
balcony, also have 2 queen size beds,
bathroom with hairdryer, phone, airconditioning/heating,
satellite LCD tv,
and safety deposit box (charge applies).
Free wifi in public areas.
(www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)
Extend your holiday - extra week
available in Catalonia.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Catalonia - Trails & Rails
8 days from £699 March, May & October
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN MAR & OCT
Tamarit. From the pretty seaside cottages
of ‘Las Botigas del Mar’, there is a short
beach walk to the mouth of the Gaia
River (once the Moorish frontier) and
an impressive castle on the headland,
followed by another stretch of beach.
The walk then continues through the
shady Marquess’ wood, and along the
‘Long Beach’ towards Tarragona, arriving
into the centre of the Roman capital of
Northern Spain along the Imperial ‘Via
Augusta’. You have time to see something
of the monuments of this attractive city
before taking the train (25 minutes) back
to the hotel. The walk is 9 miles, with
ascent/descent of 170m.
DAY EIGHT: Departure to the airport for
your flight back home.
Our hotel in Coma-Ruga on the Catalan coast is situated just 15 minutes’ walk
from the local railway station which is on the coastal line between Barcelona and
Tarragona. The area also has three different lines that run inland into countryside
where pretty villages huddle around their church and co-operative wine cellar.
Between them roll hills of olives and vines, interrupted by rocky crags and
seemingly randomly-positioned railway halts. You will travel on two of these
lines – westwards towards the Montsant and Priorat wine areas, and northwards
through Valls to the medieval walled town of Montblanc, at the foot of the Prades
Mountains. On your free days, you have good access by train to the wine and cava
town of Vilafranca del Penedes, to Vilanova I la Geltru (good Railway Museum), to
the modernist resort of Sitges, and of course to Barcelona and Tarragona as well.
• 7 nights hb in Catalonia • 3 included walking excursions: coast, hills,
countryside • Travel to and from walks mainly by train
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Barcelona or Reus.
Transfer to your hotel just under an hour
away for seven nights’ half-board hotel
accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included Trails & Rails walks.
Distances shown do not include the walk
(about a mile) from the hotel to the train
station.
Walk 1: The Montsant Wine Area. You
catch the 0948 train to the little village
station of Marça-Falset (journey just over
an hour). The line is spectacular, especially
after it emerges from the Argentera
tunnel. You walk through Marça village,
where the International Brigades massed
in preparation for the disastrous Battle of
Ebro in 1938, and head into a landscape
of vineyards and olive groves, with a
spectacular craggy backdrop. After a
break in the wine village of Capçanes, you
enter a very different landscape, going
through a wood and climbing a rocky
gully part of the way before descending
back to Marça village. 8 miles,160m of
ascent/ descent. You return to the coast by
coach (one hour).
Walk 2: Medieval Montblanc and the
Hermitages. Coach transfer to l’Espluga
de Francoli (45 minutes). After walking
through this old wine village you walk
gradually uphill towards the sanctuary
of the Trinity. You continue through a
forested area, on a broad path before
reaching St John’s Hermitage and then
descending steeply towards the town
of Montblanc. 6 miles,330m of ascent/
descent.
Montblanc is a little jewel: a completely
unspoilt medieval town with fine
ramparts, shady streets and impressive
churches and squares. This is the town
where St George supposedly fought
against the dragon, to save the princess!
From Montblanc you catch the train back
to the coast, changing trains en route at
the unusual triangular platform of the halt
at La Plana-Picamoixons, set high above
the River Francoli.
Walk 3: The Mediterranean Coastal Path
from Altafulla to Roman Tarragona.
12-minute train journey to Altafulla-
YOUR HOTEL
NUBAHOTEL HHHH,
Coma-Ruga (seven nights)
The hotel stands close to the broad
sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is
quiet out of season, rather busier at
weekends. A reasonable selection of
shops, bars and restaurants is about
10 minutes’ walk (700m) away, and
the railway station with half-hourly
departures to Barcelona is about 15
minutes’ walk away. In Coma-Ruga
itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an
interesting museum. The hotel has a
spa centre (a reasonable extra charge
applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and
outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have
balcony, also have 2 queen size beds,
bathroom with hairdryer, phone, airconditioning/heating,
satellite LCD tv,
and safety deposit box (charge applies).
Free wifi in public areas.
(www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in Catalonia.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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The Valleys of Roussillon
8 days from £749 April, June, September & October
This holiday offers excellent walking in the hills of the Roussillon area of
southwest France, sometimes called French Catalonia – it only became
French in the 17th century. There is a great affinity between the ‘French’
and ‘Spanish’ Catalans, and your holiday includes a stay in both French and
Spanish Catalonia. Also included in the holiday is a visit to Dali’s eccentric
theatre-museum in Figueras - a mind-expanding sort of place! – and
some time in the wonderful city of Barcelona. In short, this is a unique
opportunity to walk in, and discover, one of the most fascinating parts of
Europe and to enjoy the sunshine of the Mediterranean at the same time!
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Reus or Barcelona.
On arrival transfer to your coastal hotel for
two nights half board accommodation.
Transfer time 50 minutes.
DAY TWO: Optional half-day excursion
to the Roman city of Tarragona where
you can see the amphitheatre, port and
beach and stroll through the medieval
centre. Under the Romans, Tarragona was
the capital of the Province of Northern
Spain and home to the Emperor
Augustus – a Temple in his honour stood
on the site of the current Cathedral.
DAY THREE: Today you depart for France.
En route you make a stop in Dali’s home
town of Figueras, close to the French
border, and home to his surreal (in the
truest sense!) theatre-museum (entrance
included). The Dali Museum is one of
the most-visited museums in Spain…
and with its luminous-egg façade, it is
not just the interior that seems to want
to stretch your mind! From there it is
just an hour to your hotel in Amélie-les-
Bains, in the spectacular Vallespir valley,
where you have four nights half board
accommodation.
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN APR & OCT
• 3 nights hb on the Catalan Coast, 4 hb in the French hills • Entrances to Dali Theatre-Museum,
Figueres, and to the fort in Prats de Mollo • 3 guided walks: coast, mountain, valley • Visit to Barcelona
DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Amélie with three
included walks.
Walk 1: From your hotel you walk along
the right bank of the river Tech before
turning uphill taking an old footpath
towards the old Vauban-style fort
overlooking the town. You’ll pass one of
the thermal springs for which Amelie is
famous – it has been a spa resort since
Roman times. After a coffee break you
continue towards the medieval village
of Palalda before returning to the hotel
along the left bank of the river. 5 miles
with ascent/descent of 200m.
Walk 2: The High Vallespir. You travel 40
minutes further up the Vallespir Valley
to the fortified village of Prats de Mollo.
A little further on lies the Spanish border
at Col d’Ares, where you start your 3-hour
walk on the ‘Cami de la Retirada’ – the
Refugees’ Way that many followed out
of Spain during the Civil War. You will
also walk up to Vauban’s impressive
Fort Lagarde, and take in the village
church with its impressive altarpiece.
Prats de Mollo stands on the side of the
impressive Mount Canigou, snow-capped
for much of the year, and with forests
and mountain meadows abounding. 4.5
miles, 800m descent with 100m ascent/
descent to the fort.
Walk 3: The Vermilion Coast. You travel
45 minutes to the coast at Banyulssur-Mer,
for a four - hour coastal walk
following the ‘Customs Agent’s Path’.
You make a stop in Port Vendres - home
to Rennie Mackintosh for many years,
before continuing to the artists’ resort
of Collioure, a port since Roman times.
The spectacular Chateau-Royal is worth
a visit, and reproductions of works by
artists who painted in Collioure (Matisse
and Derain in particular) will be found on
the quaysides. 6 miles, 300m of ascent/
descent.
DAY SEVEN: Today you journey back
south to the Costa Dorada for the last
night of your holiday, which is again on
a half board basis. En route a stop will be
made in the exciting city of Barcelona,
capital of Catalonia. Ramble(!) down
the Rambla and you will find pavement
artists and buskers, stalls selling all kinds
of bric-a-brac - an avenue bursting with
life and colour. Or you can visit the weird
and wonderful cathedral of the Sagrada
Familia - Gaudi’s masterpiece.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to the airport for your return flight.
YOUR HOTELS
NUBAHOTEL HHHH,
Coma-Ruga. (first two and last
nights)
The hotel stands close to the broad sandy
beach. This unspoilt resort is quiet out
of season, rather busier at weekends. A
reasonable selection of shops, bars and
restaurants is about 10 minutes’ walk
(700m) away, and the railway station with
half-hourly departures to Barcelona is
about 15 minutes’ walk away. In Coma-
Ruga itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an
interesting museum. The hotel has a spa
centre (a reasonable extra charge applies),
restaurant, bar, lounge, and outdoor pool.
Rooms, which all have balcony, also have 2
queen size beds, bathroom with hairdryer,
phone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite
LCD tv, and safety deposit box (charge
applies). Free wifi in public areas.
(www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)
HOTEL DE LA REINE AMELIE HHH,
Amélie-les-Bains (four nights)
In the rugged Vallespir Valley, alongside
the River Tech, Amelie is a spa town 20
miles from the coast and surrounded by
pleasant mountain scenery. The hotel
has a bar, lounge area, restaurant and
comfortable bedrooms with private bath/
shower, wc, tv, free wifi, and phone. Some
have a balcony too.
(www.reineamelie.com)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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The Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast
8 days from £719 May & September
water as a theme. You walk from the
village up to the castle and then begin a
circle on the side of the hill overlooking
the village. Along the way, there are
pines, cork oaks, and – of course - several
springs, used for irrigation. 5 miles, 300m
of ascent/descent.
Spain is blessed with a rich variety of great walking country – from the
mountains of Andalucia to the sand-dune cliffs of the Donana, from the
rocky peaks of the Costa Blanca to hilly vineyards of Catalonia. Much less
well-known, though of at least equal merit, are the Sierras of the Orange
Blossom Coast just to the north of Valencia. The coastal area, known as ‘La
Huerta’, the ‘orchard’, is ancient, irrigated farmland which has provided
nearby cities with fruit, vegetables and rice for centuries. Not far inland are
the dramatic landscapes of the Desert of the Palms, the Sierra de Espadan,
and the Sierra de Irta. The resort of Benicassim is the ideal base from
which to explore these lands of white villages, watchtowers and Carmelite
monastic ruins.
Walk 3: The Coastal Sierra de Irta. Coach
transfer (45 minutes) to Santa Magdalena
de Pulpis, from where you walk through
the Sierra to the coast. Starting through a
wooded area, you reach a Templar castle,
which was built on an older Moorish
fortification. Shortly afterwards you
reach the high point of the walk; it’s all
downhill to the coast from here! There
are carob and ancient olive trees as you
descend towards the medieval Badum
watchtower on the coast, near the resort
of Peniscola. 6 miles, 330m ascent, 450m
descent.
You have a little time to explore Peniscola.
The town’s name is a corruption of
‘Peninsula’ and the castle is, indeed,
almost an island. It was built by the
Knights Templar in the late 13th century,
but in the 15th became the home of Papa
Luna, Pope Benedict XIII, the last of the
Avignon Popes of the Great Schism, who
took refuge here after being deposed.
DAY EIGHT: Depart to the airport for your
flight home.
• 7 nights hb in Benicassim • Walks in the Sierra de Irta, near Peniscola,
in the ‘Desert of the Palms’, and in the mountainous Sierra de Espadan
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Valencia or Castellon.
Transfer to your hotel in Benicassim (an
hour from Valencia, 30 minutes from
Castellon), for seven nights’ half-board
accommodation.
Benicassim has a pleasant town centre a
mile inland from the beach, but its pride
and joy are the splendid Modernista villas
towards the northern end of the seaside
avenue. It also has a 3 ½ -mile Via Verde
Greenway linking the resort with Oropesa
del Mar – this is a disused coastal railway
line suitable for walking or cycling and
featuring spectacular sea views. Take a
torch for the tunnel! You will learn about
the influence of the Carmelite order in the
area during your walk in the Desert of the
Palms. In town, you might fall under their
influence yourself at the Carmelitano
distillery where aromatic liqueurs and
sweet Moscatel are produced from old
recipes! There are train and bus services
from Benicassim to surrounding areas,
and neighbouring Castellon has both a
main line station and frequent suburban
services to Valencia.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions.
Walk 1: The Desert of the Palms and its
Hermitages. You drive the short distance
inland and up into the Palms Desert
Natural Park, just behind Benicassim.
Rising up to over 2000ft, the park
begins just three miles from the coast
as the crow flies – rather further by the
rather twisty road! It is a land of rich
Mediterranean vegetation and wildlife,
scattered with castles and hermitages,
and offering fantastic views both of the
coast and the precipitous mountains
inland. The circular walk starts at the
monastery where there is a short visit
with entrance fee included. 5 miles, 350m
of ascent/descent.
Walk 2: The Sierra de Espadan, Ain - the
water route. Just under an hour’s drive
inland is the impressive Sierra where you
walk today, near the white-painted village
of Ain, set scenically on its hillside. The
village’s name means a spring in Arabic,
so it is appropriate that your route has
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL INTUR BONAIRE HHHH,
Benicassim (seven nights)
The hotel is located just 200 yards from
the beach and 1 ½ miles from the town
centre of Benicassim. Set in pleasant
gardens, the hotel has a large outdoor
swimming pool and a small indoor
one. There is a bar and restaurant
serving buffet meals. The comfortable
bedrooms have bath/shower, wc, tv,
air-conditioning, safe, hairdryer, and
small fridge, as well as free wifi. Rooms
with pool-view and terrace come
at a supplement. Wellness facilities
(charges apply) are available in a
neighbouring sister hotel.
(www.intur.com/hotel-bonaire-benicasim).
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
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Menorca
8 days from £779 October
WALKING &
BIRDWATCHING
8 days from £849 May
The island of Menorca may be just 30 miles long and 10 miles across, but it hosts a world
of contrasts. The north is comparatively lush and green, with extensive bays and long
headlands. The south is much rockier and riddled with caves. At the eastern end lies the
island’s capital Mahon, a historic city well worth exploring, whose fine deep-water harbour
led to British and French occupation in the 18th century (in 1756 the British Admiral Byng
was court-martialled and shot for losing it to the French ‘pour encourager les autres’!).
To the west lies Ciutadella, a former island capital, again with impressive city walls and
harbour, but much quieter than the capital. But it is the island’s unspoilt beaches and
coves that may impress you most of all: our resort area of Son Bou is home to one of the
best of them. Menorca was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in October 1993.
• 7 nights hb in Son Bou • 3 included fully-guided walks with an expert
guide
We know that our walking holiday
customers not only enjoy the scenery,
culture and history of the places we
visit, but also have more than a passing
interest in the fauna of the area. This
holiday to Menorca and the holidays
to Portugal and to the Camargue
on the following two pages include
three excellent walks with first-rate
birdwatching opportunities. This is not
high end, specialist twitching and there
is no need to buy expensive equipment;
your regular binoculars will be ok. But
that doesn’t mean you’ll be shortchanged
in terms of avine content!
Our walking guides are also expert
birders who are able at once to cater
to all levels of experience – from the
complete beginner to the accomplished
ornithologist.
PROGRAMME
Walk 1: This walk leaves from the hotel,
visiting the marshy area near Son Bou
and the Son Boter Ravine. Expected
sightings include the distinctively
crowned Hoopoe, the Purple Heron,
Purple Swamphen, the Booted Eagle
and the endangered Egyptian Vulture,
also known as the ‘Pharaoh’s Chicken’. 5.1
miles, ascent/descent 85m.
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Menorca, transfer
to your hotel, half an hour away. Seven
nights half board accommodation is
reserved for you.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions:
Walk 1: The South. This is a circular walk
from the hotel, passing through Son Bute
Valley. You then go through the Ravine of
Binigaus, passing the Coloms Cave, and
walking along the coast back to Son Bou.
Total 10.7 miles, ascent/descents 200m.
WALK 2: The North. After a 30-minute
coach transfer to the Cape of Cavalleria,
the island’s most northerly point, you
walk along the coast in the direction of
Cala Pregonda, famed for its red and
yellow rocks. After your walk, you return
by coach, visiting ‘El Toro’, Menorca’s
358m-high ‘mountain’ to take in the view.
5 miles, 100m of ascent/descent.
WALK 3: The East. You transfer to the
Cape of Favaritx, with its black rocks, and
follow a path by the s’Albufera lagoon to
the fishing village of Es Garau. 8 miles,
100m of ascent/descent.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
departure transfer to the airport for your
flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL VALENTIN HHHH,
Son Bou (seven nights)
This large hotel (214 rooms, plus 98
apartments) enjoys a quiet location
on the crest of a hill, a mile from
the beach (daytime shuttle service
available). It has outdoor and indoor
pools, two bars (one restricted to
adults only), and a shop. Bedrooms
have bathroom, air-conditioning, tv
with satellite, telephone, hairdryer
and balcony. There are 2 tennis courts,
gym, and daytime and evening
entertainment programme. Meals are
buffet-style. (www.valentinhotels.com)
Extend your holiday - extra week
available in the Hotel Valentin.
Walk 2: Transfer to Son Parc beach, on
the north of the island, crossing through
wetlands of Son Saura, heading towards
the salt marshes/mines of Fornells, where
you will stop at a farm for a short while to
observe the birdlife. You then continue
to the Concepción Salines to meet your
transport. Expected sightings today
include the fastest member of the animal
kingdom, the Peregrine Falcon, the
Osprey, the Black-winged Stilt and the
Kentish Plover. 4.2 miles, ascent/descent
50m. On the return journey we make
short stops at the Bee-eater colony near
Lluriac, and take in the fabulous views
from ‘El Toro’, Menorca’s highest point
(over 1100ft above sea level).
Walk 3: Transfer to Algaraiens, in the west
of the island, from where you walk via Pla
de Mar to Cala del Pilar, to see the wide
variety of birds found in the agricultural
interior of Menorca – though our varied
route also includes a forest of holm oaks
as well as a coastal section. On this walk
expected sightings include the Tawny
Pipit, the elegant Woodchat Shrike,
the solitary Blue Rock Thrush and the
disputed ‘King of the Birds’ from a legend
told by Pliny and Aristotle, the Firecrest. 6
miles, ascent/descent 100m.
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Portugal – Walking and Birdwatching
8 days from £889 April & October
in Europe. The Special Protection Area of
Castro Verde is full of birdlife and in the
spring the fields are carpeted with wild
flowers. You pass the grassland and oak
woods in search of the iconic Great and
Little Bustards, Black-bellied Sandgrouse,
Bee-eaters, the first Rollers of the year,
Black-eared Wheatear, Iberian Grey
Shrike and raptors such as the Blackwinged
Kite, Booted and Short-toed
Eagle, Red and Black Kite, Griffon and
Black Vulture and sometimes even young
Golden, Bonelli´s and Spanish Imperial
Eagles. 6.8 miles, ascent/descent 200m.
Depending on the day of operation, lunch
is included in the Castro Verde LPN visitor
centre. Time permitting, a stop will be
made on the return journey in the old
walled town of Mertola on the Guadiana
river. Return to the hotel late afternoon.
Sunshine and fantastic beaches – the Algarve is a great place for a holiday. But the eastern Algarve, with its vast
wetlands which stretch from Faro to close to the border with Spain, is a nature lover’s wonderland. The system
of barrier islands and peninsulas creates a variety of habitats in which wildlife, especially birds, can thrive in the
spring we visit the Alentejo. Inland from the coast, the Alentejo is an entirely different landscape to the Algarve,
but just as enchanting. Great plains dotted with cork oaks stretch to the horizon. Protected areas, where hunting
is banned and only traditional methods of agriculture are practised, have become one of the most important bird
watching centres in Portugal and a perfect environment for the Great Bustard, the heaviest of flying birds. In the
autumn, the Alentejo is replaced by a walk in Portugal’s wild west at Cape St Vincent. Your holiday hotel is on the
outskirts of the historic town of Tavira. The busy market town has no less than thirty-seven churches and a lovely
arched Roman bridge spanning the River Gilau. The pleasant old centre has arcades, shops and cafes.
• 7 nights hb near Tavira • 3 included walking excursions • Walks
accompanied by an expert birdwatcher
Walk 3 (Autumn departures): An early
start for the 82-mile transfer to the start
of today’s walk from Vila do Bispo to
the lighthouse at Cabo São Vincente.
It is the most south-westerly point in
mainland Europe and was considered by
the Romans to be the end of the known
world. Our walk affords stunning views
of the ocean and takes us across the
Vale Santo where, in October, migrating
raptors may often be seen including
Booted, Short-toed and Bonelli’s Eagles,
Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, Honeybuzzards
and Black Kites, various falcons
plus Black Storks. The walk is a little under
8 miles and has a few gentle inclines.
Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Faro, transfer to your
hotel, forty minutes away, for seven nights
half board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions.
Walk 1: The Ria Formosa Natural Park.
In the morning, transfer to the start of
your walk near Faro (27 miles). The Ria
Formosa nature area is one of the most
important protected areas in the south of
the Iberian Peninsula. You walk towards
Quinta do Lago, passing salt marshes
carved into a labyrinth of tidal flats, salt
ponds, warm water lagoons and channels
which provide shelter to many bird
species, including Flamingos, Spoonbills,
Storks and Hoopoes. The walk takes you
through the area of Ludo, located in the
middle of a complex of salt pans at the
edge of the São Lorenço River, passing
along salt mountains, eucalyptus and
pine tree forests. The walk is level and
about 4 miles. You return to the hotel in
the late afternoon.
Walk 2: 15-mile transfer east to the
wetlands of the Castro Marim Nature
Reserve, on the mouth of the river
Guadiana, the natural border between
this side of Portugal and Spain. From
the main road near the old town of
Castro Marim you do the first part of the
walk next to salt marshes, saltpans and
cultivated fields towards the Visitor´s
Centre – a good area for waders, warblers
and even the Little Bustard in the dry flats
of the marsh. 2.2 miles, ascent/descent
30m. Short transfer to the next walk
through the more industrial saltpans of
Cerro do Bufo. Along this dirt road you
can see waders, gulls, terns and herons
on one side and ground birds in the fields
on the other side. Expected birds to be
seen on the day are Crested Lark, Blackwinged
Stilt, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Avocet,
Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Kentish Plover,
Dartford Warbler, Stone Curlew. 3.75
miles, ascent/descent 10m.
Walk 3 (Spring departures): An early
start for the journey to Castro Verde in
the inland province of Alentejo (83 miles).
Alentejo is one of the most beautiful and
sparsely populated areas of Portugal and
holds one of the best-preserved steppes
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
departure transfer to the airport for your
flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
VILA GALE ALBACORA HHHH,
Tavira (seven nights)
The hotel is situated in a protected area
at the mouth of the River Gilau on the
outskirts of Tavira. It is a 40-minute
walk to the town centre. The hotel
operates a courtesy bus during the
day Wednesday to Sunday (schedule
subject to change) and taxis are
cheap. The hotel is built on an old
tuna fishing settlement and has a
tuna fishing museum. There is plenty
of nearby birdlife at the saltpans and
low-tide mudflats of Forte do Rato, a 10
minute walk away. The hotel has a bar,
restaurant, outdoor pool, and spa area
(charges apply). Wifi is free throughout
the hotel. Bedrooms (converted from
the old fishermen’s houses) have bath/
shower and wc, hairdryer, cable TV and
minibar. Prices are based on standard
rooms. Rooms with river view are
available on request at a supplement.
(www.vilagale.com)
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France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau
8 days from £899 May & October
La Camargue, les Alpilles and la Crau – the French ‘golden triangle’ of
biodiversity. The Camargue, with its white horses, black bulls and pink
flamingos, needs little introduction. Just to the north, the jagged, limestone
peaks of the Alpilles mountains are a striking contrast to the vast wetlands
of the Camargue. Sandwiched between the two is la Crau, a unique, ancient
steppe landscape where shepherds have tended their flocks for 6,000 years.
You’ll discover the amazing flora and fauna of all three environments on guided
walks with an expert naturalist. You’ll also enjoy the manmade wonders of the
city of Arles, your holiday base, renowned for its Roman monuments, Van Gogh
scenes, and, of course, Provençal cafés and restaurants!!
• 7 nights bb in Van Gogh’s Arles • 3 included excursions • Services of
an expert guide
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Marseille or Nîmes,
transfer to your hotel in Arles (one hour
from Marseille, 40 minutes from Nîmes)
for seven nights hotel accommodation.
Two dinners in the hotel are included
during your stay, leaving five nights
to sample the delights of the local
restaurants. Your Tour Director will be
on hand to assist. A walking tour of
the city will show you the major sights
and attractions of this splendid city -
the remarkably intact 1st century AD
amphitheatre could entertain 30,000
spectators and is still used today; the
Musée Réattu, a 15th century priory of
the Knights of Malta on the bank of the
river Rhône; the Place de la République
with its obelisk and impressive town hall.
Devotees of Van Gogh will recognize
many parts of the city from his paintings,
including the courtyard of the old hospital
where he was treated after cutting off his
ear, the amphitheatre, his café terrace,
and the Rhône - especially on a starry
night!
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: There are three
included walks during your stay in Arles.
Walk 1: La digue à la mer. Transfer to
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (23 miles). On
the way you’ll hear the story of the Three
Marys (Jacob, Salome and Magdalene)
and their servant Sarah, patron saint
of Gypsies, thousands of whom have
been making the annual pilgrimage to
Stes-Maries for centuries. ‘La digue’ is
the dyke built in 1859 to keep the sea at
bay. This is a long but easy walk which
takes you into the heart of the Camargue
National Nature Reserve. Landmarks
along the route include the Rousty sluice
gate, the old customs house and the
working Gacholle lighthouse whose 60ft
tower can be seen from miles around.
Common bird sightings will include
warblers, gulls, terns, waders and avocets
but the emblematic Pink Flamingos are
especially visible at the end of the walk in
the Fangassier lagoon where between 15
and 20 thousand breeding pairs (Spring
only) should be waiting for you. 11 miles
– flat.
Walk 2: Travel by coach to the Domaine
de La Palissade at the mouth of the
Rhone (28 miles). On the way there you
should see numerous species of heron,
Glossy Ibis and many migrants: Marsh
Terns, Caspian Tern, Bee-eaters and
Rollers. On a 1 mile flat walk you can
see a breeding colony of Slender-billed
Gulls, Gull-billed Terns and Little Terns.
Sometimes, the world’s largest Tern
species, Caspian, can be seen with the
smallest: Little!” Leaving the Domaine,
you take the short ferry crossing from
Salin de Giraud to Port Saint Louis and
travel 17 miles to la Crau Nature Reserve.
Legend has it that the countless polished
stones covering the terrain were rained
down by Jupiter and used as missiles by
Hercules in battle after he had used all his
arrows. On a 2 ½ mile flat walk you would
hope to see Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Lesser
Kestrel, Larks and Tawny Pipit.
Walk 3: Les Alpilles – Saint Paul-de-
Mausole, Glanum and the Vallon de St
Clerg. Coach transfer to Saint Rémy (19
miles) where you meet your guide. Your
walk to Les Baux de Provence (6½ miles,
250m ascent/ descent) passes Saint Paulde-Mausole
(where van Gogh painted
over one hundred works of genius while
a voluntary patient in the rest home for
just under a year) and continues past the
archaeological site of Glanum. Walking
through the valley of St Clerg, you have
some time at the foot of the two-holed
rock looking out for the Bonelli’s Eagle
and also the Short toed Eagle, Sub Alpine
and Sardinian Warblers. Your walk ends in
Les Baux where you take a short walk on
a path overlooking a wonderful landscape
in search of Blue Rock Thrush at the foot
of the imposing ruined citadel. Transfer
back to your hotel in the late afternoon.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for
the airport and your flight home.
Bird sightings above are based on departures in
the Spring. Autumn sightings are as follows:
Walk 1: La digue a la mer. Common bird
sightings will include gulls, waders and avocets
and, of course, the emblematic Pink Flamingos
will be present all along the walk.
Walk 2: Domaine de la Palissade & la Crau.
You would hope to see Flamingos, Herons,
waders and ducks, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Little
Bustards and Calandra Larks.
Walk 3: Les Alpilles. Sightings include
Wallcreeper and Blue Rock Thrush, Bonelli’s
Eagle and Sardinian Warblers.
YOUR HOTEL
BEST WESTERN ATRIUM HHH,
Arles (seven nights)
This is a modern hotel built around an
old town house. The hotel is centrally
located opposite the Tourist Office.
Its 90 rooms are on 4 floors and have
air-conditioning, bath or shower
and wc, satellite tv, hairdryer. Rooms
have internal atrium view or a view
of the town. Wifi is complimentary
throughout the hotel. There is an airy
restaurant with a glass roof and a bar.
(www.hotelatrium.com)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Portugal - Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park
8 days from £979 May & September
as one of the most beautiful beaches
in the world. You approach the Fojo, a
natural well that connects to the sea and
where the Romans believed that deep
down there was a Triton playing music in
a conch. This walk ends at the beautiful
Adraga beach. 5.5 miles with 450m
ascents and 600m descents.
Just a few miles west from the hustle and bustle of the city of Lisbon is
a hilly, forested area stretching down to the coast which was a popular
summer retreat for the rich and Royal families from the capital. As well as
palaces, gardens and hermitages, there are traditional villages and towns
making this a ‘cultural landscape’ worthy of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
listing. From your base on the coast in Monte Estoril you have three guided
walks in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. In your free time, you can relax
in the seaside resorts of Estoril and Cascais or take the short train ride to
enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of Lisbon.
Walk 3: Hermitage and Gardens. The
starting point is the same as Walk 1 but
takes you on a different path and includes
visits to a couple of the highlights of
the Park. The Convento dos Capuchos
was carved into the granite in the
16th century and the monks’ austere
existence in the minute cells is referred
to in a poem by Byron. From here it is
a 4.5 mile walk through a pine forest to
the Monserrate Gardens and Palace, a
unique, exotic landscape again featuring
in Byron’s poetry. The massively rich exile,
William Beckford, landscaped the site
in the 1790’s. Sir Francis Cook continued
the work in the gardens and restored
the Palace which is a delightful mix of
Moorish, Romantic, Gothic and even
Indian styles. You return to the start point
via the Musketeers Lake. An easy 63/4-mile
walk full of interest with ascents/descents
of 350m.
DAY EIGHT: Departure for the airport and
your flight home.
• 7 nights hb Monte Estoril, with good access to Lisbon • 3 guided walks in the Sintra-
Cascais Natural Park • Visit to Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe’s most westerly point
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Lisbon. Thirty-minute
transfer to your hotel in Monte Estoril for
seven nights half board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Your hotel is in
Monte Estoril between Estoril and Cascais,
the two main resorts on the Lisbon Coast.
Estoril, with its plush villas and Belle
Époque casino is the more traditional of
the two, while lively Cascais still retains
some of its character as a traditional
fishing town. They are connected by a
seafront promenade and your hotel is a
20-minute walk from the centre of either
resort or you can take the frequent local
bus. There are plenty of shops and cafés
close by as is Monte Estoril train station
from where there is a regular service to
Lisbon. Everywhere you go in Lisbon you
will find evidence of the city’s historic
links with the Age of Discovery from
where intrepid explorers opened up the
sea-trading routes to India, Brazil, China
and Japan in the 15th century. Today,
the city is a mix of old quarters such as
the Alfama, a maze of steep cobbled
streets, the wide avenues leading to the
18th century Rossio square and modern
developments with fine shops.
During your stay you have three guided
walks in the Natural Park, all different
in content and character showing you
varied aspects of the countryside, scenery
and way of life here. There is a short coach
transfer to the start of each walk of about
10 miles.
Walk 1: Sintra Sierra – the Mystic
Mountain. On this walk you go to some
of the Park’s highest points with glorious
views to the sea. You’ll also discover how
the Sintra Sierra has enchanted its visitors
over the centuries. The walk takes you to
the ‘Holy Spirit’ village of Penedo known
for its countless springs and streams.
Lunch is included in a local tavern. After
lunch you complete the walk passing
small stud farms. 9.75 miles with ascents/
descents of 600m.
Walk 2: Land’s End. The walk starts at
Cabo da Roca, Europe’s most westerly
point. You walk along impressive cliffs
hugged by the Atlantic and with a view
of the untouched beauty of wild Ursa
beach, considered by the Michelin Guide
YOUR HOTEL
ESTORIL EDEN HOTEL HHHH,
Monte Estoril (seven nights)
The resorts of Cascais and Estoril are
now one municipality and Monte
Estoril stands between the two old
centres. The hotel has an indoor and
outdoor pool, fitness room, sauna,
bar and restaurant. The spacious
bedrooms are aparthotel style with
balcony, equipped kitchenette/dining
area, tv, air-conditioning, minibar, and
bathroom with hairdryer.
(www.estoriledenhotel.com)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia
8 days from £779 April, May & September
Your holiday base is the 4* Playamarina Hotel on Punta del Moral on Isla
Canela in Spain, just over the Portuguese border. There are guided walks
in the Natural Park area of the Donana, the Flecha del Rompido Nature
Reserve and a walk and boat trip along the banks of the Rio Guadiana. In
your free time you can relax and enjoy the surroundings of your hotel or
take an optional excursion to the Rio Tinto mines.
• 7 nights hb in Isla Canela • 3 varied walking excursions • Guadiana
River boat trip
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Faro in Portugal and transfer to
your hotel on Isla Canela in Spain for seven nights half
board accommodation. The transfer takes around an
hour, but you have to put your watches on an hour
when you cross the Guadiana which is the border.
Coastal Western Andalucia is defined by its
magnificent wetlands of marshes, shallow rivers and
sand dunes. The largest is the Donana Natural Park
formed in the delta of the Guadalquivir. Between here
and the Portuguese border, smaller nature reserves
surround the mouths of the Odiel and Piedras rivers
near Huelva. On the border itself where your hotel
is, the Rio Guadiana is the major influence on the
ecosystem and feeds the marshes in both countries.
Local flora and fauna is always a major attraction of
any walk, and, given the abundance of birdlife in the
area, one of the walks majors on the birdlife of the Rio
Piedras.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included
guided walks. There is plenty to do in your free time.
The front of the hotel looks across to the thriving
fishing village and marina of Punta del Moral. You
can have a pleasant stroll around the harbour or take
a little ferry ride across to Isla Cristina. There is also a
short signed-posted walk near the hotel into the Isla
Canela ‘Marismas’ (marshes). The rear of the hotel
backs on to the promenade from where there are
wooden boardwalks across the dunes to the beach
and the sea which provide a heavenly environment for
your morning constitutional. Walking past the inviting
chiringuito (beach bar) might be difficult! There is a
frequent bus service which makes the 5-mile journey
to Ayamonte on the Guadiana river. Ayamonte is a
bustling ‘frontier’ town with a compact old centre,
marina and port. The ‘frontier’ is the river and for under
3 euros you can get a return ferry across to the pretty
town of Vila Real de San Antonio in Portugal. If you can
find the time, a complimentary 1 ½ hour circuit of the
hotel’s extensive spa facilities is included for you!
Walk 1: Alcoutim & the Guadiana River. We head across
the river by coach to Portugal and north to Alcoutim
(33 miles).The picturesque river town of Alcoutim has
a Spanish twin right on the other side, Sanlucar de
Guadiana. The circular walk goes along the river´s
edge using the “Via Algarviana”, a trail that crosses
the whole Algarve and then through reforested pine
wood and Mediterranean oaks. 5.3 miles and ascent/
descent about 150m. You have time to visit the castle
in Alcoutim and lunch before taking a lazy 3-hour boat
cruise down the beautiful Guadiana river to Ayamonte.
Walk 2: The Rio Piedras and Flecha del Rompido
Nature Reserve. 30-mile transfer to the beginning of
your walk. You will need your binoculars today. You visit
the marshes of El Rompido doing a level walk through
the pinewood, the salt marsh and a fish farm. The
area is full of birds and wildflowers and the headland
where the lighthouse is located offers one of the most
beautiful views of the estuary. This 5-mile walk ends
in the attractive fishing village of El Rompido where
there is plenty of free time for lunch. Or, bring a
packed lunch and take a ferry trip on your own across
to the 10-mile long sandspit and swim in the open
sea. Several protected species live in the dunes of the
singular sandspit in a special ecosystem: among others
the Stone Curlew, Kentish Plover, Dartford Warbler and
the European Chameleon. You return to the hotel by
coach, arriving back at approx. 1630.
Walk 3: Donana & El Rocio. Travel east by coach past
Huelva to the start of your walk in the Natural Park
area of the Donana (67 miles). This walk is through
pinewoods across the dunes to the sea – but dunes
here aren’t quite what you think! They are ancient sand
deposits rising to 100m offering great views of the sea
and the pine forests behind. Just over 4 miles with
ascent/descent of 75m. You then travel to the strange
town of El Rocio (15 miles away), which seems like
something out of the Tex-Mex West, with clapboard
houses, sand covered squares and avenues and rails
to tie your horse to! But this is no tourist movie set - in
fact it is a major pilgrimage site. Your walking guide
will take you on a short walk featuring the major sites
of this fascinating town and there is free time for lunch
here before returning to your hotel.
During your stay in Isla Canela there is also an optional
excursion to the Rio Tinto Mines. There has been
mining in the hills 80 miles north-east of Isla Canela
for over 5000 years. In the museum in the town of Rio
Tinto there is an excellent re-creation of the Roman
mine. There is British influence in many parts of Spain
but nowhere as pronounced than in this remote corner
of Andalucia. The pinnacle of mining in the area began
in 1873 with the arrival of the British Rio Tinto Mining
Company Ltd who paid £3.68 million for the rights
to exploit the disused copper mines. The company
employed up to 20,000 men, laid 300km of rail track,
built houses for employees and management, a
Protestant church and a Social Club which had a
cricket team and introduced football to Spain. The
museum is housed in the company’s hospital and its
offices are now the town hall. Highlight of the tour is
the rail journey through the open cast mines where
you’ll see an amazing ‘Martian’ landscape with the red
(bright red!) Rio Tinto river running through it.
DAY EIGHT: Transfer back to Faro Airport for your flight
home. You can put your watch back an hour after
crossing the river.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL PLAYAMARINA SPA HHHH,
Punta del Moral, Isla Canela (seven nights)
An excellent hotel in a quiet position
located between the beach and
the marina on Punta del Moral. The
hotel has a buffet restaurant with
show cooking, indoor and outdoor
pool. There is also a spa (a free 1 ½
circuit is included for you), bar and
entertainment on most evenings.
Rooms have bath with shower over
and separate shower and wc, hairdryer,
LCD tv, air-conditioning, ceiling fan and
safe (chargeable), terrace or balcony.
Free Wi-Fi in reception (30 mins) –
chargeable in room.
(www.playasenator.com/en/hoteles/
playamarina/)
Extend your holiday – extra week
available in Isla Canela
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Tuscany & Liguria
8 days from £869 May & September
Your base in Marina di Pietrasanta, on the Tuscan coast, is quieter than
some of its neighbours but just as attractive. Your holiday includes three
contrasting walking excursions: to the stunningly beautiful ‘Gulf of Poets’,
just across the border in Liguria, haunt of, among others, Byron and
Shelley; along the river to Lucca; and in the Serchio valley in the Apuan
Alps – the ‘Marble Mountains’, whose stone is so prevalent in the cathedrals
and baptisteries of the major Tuscan cities.
• 7 nights hb on the Tuscan Coast • 3 included walks • Train ride
through the Apuan Alps
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Pisa and a short
transfer to your hotel for seven nights
half board accommodation in Marina di
Pietrasanta.
Marina di Pietrasanta: the modern
beach resort is 3km from the old town
of Pietrasanta, and has shops, bars,
restaurants and pier. The resort centre
is 700m from your hotel, and there is
a regular bus service to Viareggio and
beyond which stops near the hotel.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with
three included walking excursions.
Walk 1: Along the river to Lucca. Coach
transfer via Puccini’s Torre del Lago (he
called it Paradise) to Nozzano Castello,
from where you walk along the river to
historic Lucca. On your route you will
see villages with impressive towers, and
woods. In Lucca you walk along the
ramparts and have a little free time to
explore. You return to your hotel by train
(25 minutes) and coach (15 minutes). 7
miles, almost level.
Walk 2: Rail & Trail, the Serchio valley.
You begin with a coach transfer direct
to the station at Aulla, in the Apuan Alps
(32 miles, mainly motorway). From there
you take the 40-minute train journey
through the mountains to Piazza al
Serchio. Your walk is approx. 7.5 miles to
the station at Poggio along the side of
the valley (ascent 200m/descent 250m),
through pastureland and chestnuts, with
views towards old villages and the Apuan
Alps beyond. You return to your hotel by
coach – time permitting, there will be a
stop in Lucca en route. Please note that, if
the train is not operating for any reason,
a different walking excursion will be
arranged.
Walk 3: The Gulf of Poets. You have a
30-minute transfer north to the village of
Ameglia, at the mouth of the River Magra.
From the old hilltop village the walk takes
you through the Montemarcello-Magra
Natural Park towards the maritime village
of Tellaro, on the Gulf of Poets. Tellaro is
on the list of the ‘Most beautiful villages
of Italy’: the colourful fishermen’s houses
cluster close to St George’s church. You
continue on to Lerici, with its 12th-century
castle (worth the climb to get the view
towards Portovenere and the offshore
islands). You will have time to explore
Lerici before the return to your hotel. The
walk is 6 miles, with 300m of ascent and
descent.
An optional excursion to Florence by
coach and rail will be available.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to Pisa airport and your flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL JOSEPH HHH,
Marina di Pietrasanta. (seven nights)
The Hotel Joseph, recently-refurbished,
offers spacious lounge areas, lift, bar,
restaurant, terraces, and outdoor pool
area with terrace and fine views of
the Versilia Coast. There is a wellness
centre, with treatments available
(charges apply). Bedrooms are in two
adjacent buildings, and have shower,
wc, safety deposit box and wifi. Twin
rooms also have balcony.
(www.hoteljoseph.net)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley
8 days from £919 June & September
Lovere and take the local bus up to the
village of Bossico. From the village square
in Bossico you walk down to St John’s
Sanctuary (2 miles and 275m of descent).
You then follow the path back to Lovere
(2.5 miles and 397m of descent). There are
great views of the lake throughout the
walk.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your
departure to the airport. Depending on
flight times, there may be time for a spot
of last-minute shopping en route.
Italy’s other beautiful lake is Lake Iseo: smaller than its more famous
neighbours (15 miles long), but just as perfectly-formed! Nestling amid the
scenic mountains, in a bay at the gorgeous Northern end of the lake is the
resort of Lovere. You will walk in the hills close to Lovere, and travel by boat
and scenic railway to walk in the UNESCO-listed Valcamonica area, and on
Italy’s largest lake island, the appropriately named Monte Isola, ‘Mountain
Island’ – it rises a full 420m above Iseo’s shimmering waters.
• 7 nights hb on Lake Iseo • 3 included guided walks • Boat trip to
Monte Isola
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Bergamo or Malpensa
Airports. Transfer to your resort of Lovere
(40 minutes from Bergamo, 90 minutes
from Malpensa) for seven nights half
board accommodation.
Lovere: Set on a bay of Lake Iseo, with
a semi-circle of mountains behind,
the setting is wonderful. A member of
‘I Borghi Piu Belli d’Italia’, ‘Italy’s Most
Beautiful Villages’, this pretty little town
of 5000 people has Italian-style arcaded
streets, but with Swiss-style wooden
overhanging roofs. Along the lakeside are
grand old palaces, a modern yachting
marina and a good selection of shops,
bars and restaurants. Climbing up into
the old town, you are soon in an oldfashioned
Italy of shady squares and
ancient church towers. There is good
public transport for getting around on
local buses and a boat service which links
Lovere with Pisogne (15-minute trip),
which has a railway station on the line
between Brescia and Edolo.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in resort
with three included walking excursions.
Optional excursions, including historic
Bergamo, and a scenic trip to St Moritz
aboard the Bernina Express Train, will also
be available.
Walk 1: You travel slowly down the lake
by boat, calling in at five lakeside villages,
en route to Monte Isola – journey time 75
minutes. You walk 7 miles on Monte Isola,
circling the island and climbing 420m to
the summit at Madonna della Ceriola. The
island has 2000 inhabitants and is also in
the list of ‘Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages’.
At around 1600 you return to Lovere by
boat.
Walk 2: Depart by coach to the Naquane
Archaeological Park (20 miles). First you
visit the Naquane Archaeological Park
(entrance fee included) – there are 2 miles
of paths here, amid stone carvings of
animals and people dating from 3000
BC. There are good views over the valley.
You then walk down to Capo di Ponte
where you have free time to explore and
lunch. After lunch you walk from Capo di
Ponte (or Co de Put in the local dialect!)
to the medieval villages of Cemmo and
Pescarzo and back down – 5 miles, 300m
of ascent/descent. You return to Lovere
firstly by train to Pisogne and then by
ferry arriving back in Lovere at 1730
approx.
Walk 3: Walk to the main square in
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL LOVERE HHHH,
Lovere, Lake Iseo (seven nights)
This hotel has 55 rooms. Standard
rooms have private bath or shower, no
view or balcony, wc, tea/coffee making
facilities, telephone, satellite tv and
minibar. Classic rooms with balcony
overlooking the hotel forecourt,
and Superior rooms with balcony
and partial lake-view are available
at supplements. The hotel has a
restaurant, gym, and the restaurant
terrace has a view of the lake. There
is also a spa area (charges apply) with
a small, relaxing pool, Sauna, Turkish
Bath, Hydrojet, etc. There is a bar
adjacent to the hotel which offers
a discount to hotel guests. (www.
hotellovere.it)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo
8 days from £899 April, May, June & September
Argentina – the colourful flower-filled
promenade along the beach and the
longest pedestrian promenade on the
Riviera. It was inaugurated by Eva Perón
whose husband had visited Bordighera
in 1947. On Thursday there is a market on
the seafront near the hotel. Your hotel
is handily situated for the station, with
services to Ventimiglia, and to San Remo
and beyond. There are also local bus
services.
There will also be an optional excursion
to the Nervia Valley. You drive through
Camporosso, a pretty village, and stop in
medieval Dolceaqua, dominated by the
Dorias’ Castle. The bridge, over the Nervia
river, was painted by Monet in 1884. You
will visit the ‘Visionarium’ – it will surprise
you, we promise! You continue up the
valley to Pigna, a pretty mountain village.
The holiday base is Bordighera, on the coast 18 miles to the east of Monte
Carlo. The British have enjoyed strolling in and around Bordighera since
the 19th century – so much so it was an enclave where the local Italians
were a minority. Today, Bordighera is an extremely pleasant resort whose
climate and scenery can be enjoyed in much the same as visitors of
yesteryear. It was also a favourite resort of Claude Monet who stayed
ten weeks here and painted thirty-five landscapes in Bordighera and
the neighbouring hills. There are three guided walks including one from
Menton to Monte Carlo.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until you depart
for the airport. Dependent on traffic
conditions and flight timings, there may
be time for some last-minute shopping in
Nice en route.
• 7 nights hb on the Italian Riviera • 3 included walking excursions •
Visits to Monte Carlo and to the Princedom of Seborga
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Nice and transfer
to your hotel (45-minutes) hotel in
Bordighera for seven nights half board
accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In Bordighera
with three included walks. On Day 2 there
is a late morning walking tour pointing
out the highlights of the town.
Walk 1: Bordighera to Sasso & the
Princedom of Seborga. For this walk
you start at the hotel on the seafront
in Bordighera, passing through the old
town, before following an old watercourse
through a valley of palm trees to the
pretty hamlet of Sasso. You then take
the old road to the village of Seborga,
a historical curiosity: it is claimed that
following its omission from a series of
treaties, it is not officially part of Italy! 9
miles there and back, with ascent/descent
of 500m. If you wish to walk a shorter
distance, you can catch the local bus back
from Sasso or Seborga to Bordighera.
Walk 2: Taggia to the artists’ village
of Bussana Vecchia. Coach transfer to
Taggia, which claims to be home to
Italy’s longest medieval bridge. You walk
through the old town, and then climb
through smart villas, olive trees and
greenhouses, following the old road and
country paths as far as Old Bussana - one
of those ‘must-see’ places. What was a
completely empty village following the
1887 earthquake has become home to
a Bohemian artist community which
took root in the 1960’s - not without
controversy. 5 miles, 250m ascent.
Walk 3: Monte Carlo or Bust! You travel by
coach to Menton, where you walk up to
Roquebrune village, before descending
towards Monte Carlo. Roquebrune, on
Mont Gros, is a favourite place for hanggliders,
and has fine views of Monte
Carlo. Time permitting, you will have
time to explore a little of the Principality
before you re-join the coach to return to
Bordighera, just 18 miles away. 7 miles,
200m of ascent/descent.
In your free time there are several
walking opportunities in the town
itself. One takes you to the scenes of
several of Monet’s paintings. Another is
a one-mile walk along the Lungomare
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL PARIGI HHHH,
Bordighera (seven nights)
This comfortable hotel is family-run
and stands right on the seafront
promenade, just a short stroll from the
town centre. Rooms have flatscreen
tv with satellite channels, airconditioning,
private bath or shower,
wc and hairdryer. Although the railway
line passes 20 metres behind the hotel,
there are very few trains overnight and
in any case rooms are double-glazed.
The holiday price is based on hill view
rooms. Side and full sea view rooms are
available at a supplement.
(www.hotelparigi.com) Free one-hour
session in the hotel wellness centre.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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The Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake Maggiore
8 days from £989 April, May & August
This Italian holiday takes you to the millionaires’ haunts of Portofino and
Santa Margherita Ligure (where you spend four nights), and takes in the
spectacular landscapes of the Cinque Terre and Lake Maggiore. Along the
way you will travel on the picturesque ‘Three Valleys Railway’ into the heart
of Columbus’ maritime city of Genoa.
• 3 nights hb Lago Maggiore, 4 nights hb Santa Margherita Ligure
• Walk in Italian Lakeland • Walks in Cinque Terre and to Portofino
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Milan, transfer to your
hotel on Lake Maggiore for two nights
half board accommodation. Transfer
times from Malpensa and Bergamo are
45 minutes and 1 3/4 hours respectively.
DAY TWO: Half-day walking excursion.
You walk to catch the train up the lake.
From the station at Fondotoce, you
ascend 150m to the little hamlet of
Montorfano, which has stunning views
over Lake Maggiore. You continue down a
gently sloping path to Mergozzo, a small
village on the shores of its own little lake.
There is time to explore this typical village
and have lunch. You catch the train back
from here. A gentle walk, approx 2 hours,
150m climb and descent.
DAY THREE: Today you travel south by
private coach to the Riviera di Levante.
Your first stop is Vercelli, a historic town
surrounded by paddy-fields (rice is
exported worldwide from here). You
continue south, stopping for lunch en
route, before you arrive at Casella, north of
Genoa, to board the ‘Three Valleys Train’.
In Genoa you will see something of the
restored port and old city centre before
you complete your journey by coach to
the chic resort of Santa Margherita Ligure,
where you spend four nights on a half
board basis.
Santa Margherita lies in a sheltered bay,
close to Portofino. Its harbour is home to
many gin-palace luxury yachts. All of this
is close to your hotel. Total today 160 miles,
mainly motorway.
DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Santa Margherita
with included walking excursions to the
Cinque Terre and Portofino, and a free
day.
Cinque Terre: The spectacular coastline,
hills and villages landscapes of the
Cinque Terre are UNESCO-listed and
within the National Park, where the
mountains drop almost vertically into
the sea. Road access is very limited. You
walk to the station in Santa Margherita
(600m) and take the train to Monterosso
(one hour), in the Cinque Terre. After a
tour of the old medieval town, you walk
to the next village, Vernazza. The trail is
narrow; there are many steps built by the
local farmers to get to their vineyards and
lemon groves. The walk takes about 2 ½
hours with an ascent/descent of 300m.
Once you reach Vernazza, you have time
for lunch and to enjoy the best-known
town of the National Park. You then
continue by train to Manarola (7 minutes)
to visit the village and walk a short
but spectacular loop (ascent/descent
100m) called “The Vineyards Trail” with
breathtaking views of the town and coast.
After some free time, you travel back to
Santa Margherita by train.
The destination for your third walk is
Portofino. You start your day with a
walk through Santa Margherita Ligure,
admiring its beautiful baroque church
and the garden of Villa Durazzo. At
the end of the sea promenade you
take an old mule path up through the
woods for excellent views of the bay.
You continue through the woods to
the most spectacular section of the
walk, overlooking all the Tigullio Gulf
from Sestri Levante (12 miles distant) to
Portofino. The trail goes through a valley
of the ancient olive mills to finally reach
Portofino. Actual walking time is about
3 hours, 4 miles, with 200m of ascent/
descent, but you take all morning, with
a lunch break in the valley of mills and
arrive in Portofino in the early afternoon.
Portofino’s colourful hotchpotch of
fisherman’s houses embraces its harbour
and the luxury craft of the nearby villaowners.
Above the harbour is Brown’s
Castle, and there are good views from the
church. Weather permitting, you return to
Santa Margherita by boat (15-minute trip).
If the seas are too choppy, you return by
public bus service.
DAY SEVEN: You leave Santa Margherita
and travel north, following a slightly
different route to take in the cathedral
city of Pavia. You arrive at Lake Maggiore
in the afternoon, for one night, again on
a half board basis. Total today 152 miles,
mainly motorway.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer
to the airport for your return flight.
YOUR HOTELS
LAKE MAGGIORE HHHH,
(first two and last nights)
Accommodation on Lake Maggiore will
be in a hotel owned by the Zacchera
Hotels Group in the lakeside resorts of
Baveno or Stresa.
GRAND HOTEL DINO (Baveno) (http://
grandhoteldino.com/en/)
HOTEL SIMPLON (Baveno) (http://
hotelsimplon.com/en/)
HOTEL SPLENDID (Baveno) (http://
hotelsplendid.com/en/)
GRAND HOTEL BRISTOL (Stresa) (http://
grandhotelbristol.com/en/)
All hotels are four-star with airconditioned
rooms with safe and
minibar, swimming pool (seasonal), wifi,
restaurant and bar. Final hotel details will
be sent with your travel documentation
ten days before departure.
HOTEL JOLANDA HHH,
Santa Margherita Ligure (four nights)
The Hotel Jolanda is ideally located
in a quiet street in the heart of Santa
Margherita, just 200 yards from the
pedestrianised town centre. The
boat stop and railway station are
8-10 minutes walk away. Rooms are
comfortably furnished with bath/
shower, wc, hairdryer, minibar, safety
box, and satellite tv. There is a garden
area, fitness room, safe, spa area and
wifi (charges apply to the last two).
(www.hoteljolanda.it)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Elba & Tuscany
8 days from £899 May & September
Napoleon was famously banished to Elba, before he returned to…meet
his Waterloo. An extremely nice place to be exiled to! Like him, you will
travel across to one of Europe’s most enchanting islands where, on two
guided walks, you will wonder why he ever wanted to leave! But leave you
must, too - to enjoy some of the scenic landscapes and beautiful cities in
Tuscany. Visits to ‘spooky’ Volterra and magnificent Siena are included.
From your base in the old city of Prato, there is a third guided walk and
mighty Florence is also easily accessible.
• 4 nights bb Tuscan mainland, 3 nights hb on Elba • 2 guided walks on
Elba and 1 in Tuscany • Walking tour of Prato • Ferry trip to Elba
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Pisa. There is a short
transfer to Livorno, Tuscany’s second city,
which has a Medici Fortress and mercantile
‘Little Venice’ area, for one nights bed and
breakfast accommodation.
DAY TWO: After breakfast, depart Livorno
and head inland to Volterra, 45 miles away, an
ancient walled town on a hilltop dominating
the rolling Tuscan countryside, with medieval
and Renaissance buildings, Roman theatre,
forum and baths. D.H. Lawrence called
Volterra ‘an inland island’, and the popular
vampire novel ‘New Moon’ (part of the Twilight
Saga) was set there – you can see why!
In the afternoon, you leave Volterra and drive
to Piombino, 55 miles away, to board the
roll-on, roll-off ferry to Elba, less than 10 miles
offshore – the crossing takes just under an
hour.
You continue the short distance to your
hotel in Procchio for three nights half board
accommodation. Your hotel is in a quiet
location on the beautiful bay of Procchio on
the north coast of the island, seven miles west
of Portoferraio.
DAYS THREE AND FOUR: From Procchio you
have two included walking excursions:
Walk 1: Elba’s West: Short coach transfer to
Zanca, at a height of 300m on the west coast
of Elba, from where you walk down to Sant
Andrea beach (about 40 minutes). After a
break, you walk down to the resort of Marciana
Marina with superb sea views as you go (about
4 hours, 6 miles, 290m ascent, 400m descent).
After free time in Marciana Marina, you return
to your hotel.
Walk 2: Elba’s South: Short coach transfer
to the narrow Stella peninsula, on the south
coast. Your first path starts from the village
of Lacona and winds up 100m through
wonderful Mediterranean vegetation (40
minutes), with umbrella pines and eucalyptus
prominent. After taking in the stunning views,
you retrace your steps and follow a different
path around the peninsula – a further 3 hours
walk. There is free time in the village of Lacona
for lunch, after which there is a coach transfer
to the island’s harbour town of Portoferraio
(time to climb to the fortress if you wish) and
thence to Procchio. Distance walked approx. 6
miles, ascent/descent 250m.
DAY FIVE: Today you leave Elba and return to
mainland Tuscany. You stop in Siena before
continuing to the walled city of Prato (total
today 150 miles). Siena is best known as the
city of the spectacular bareback Palio Horse
race. The race takes place on the spectacular,
shell-shaped Piazza del Campo. St Catherine
of Siena is, with St Francis, one of Italy’s two
patron saints – her head was supposedly
smuggled out of Rome and is stored in the
church of St Dominic: and don’t miss the
cathedral, one of Italy’s most stunning Gothic
churches.
You continue to Prato, just 10 miles from
Florence (frequent train services take 25
minutes), historic in its own right, and well
worth taking time to visit, but fortunately
without the great Florentine tourist flows!
Although Prato is an important modern
centre for textiles, the old town within the
walls is a world apart – a lovely place to stroll
and enjoy the real Italy. Your hotel is just a
few steps from the town walls, so it’s easy to
explore. Three nights in Prato on a bed and
breakfast basis.
DAYS SIX AND SEVEN: Free in Prato, with an
included half-day walking tour of the old city
and an included walking excursion. Otherwise
you are free in Prato – why not catch the
local train to Florence, or to Pistoia, another
attractive nearby town. Both are just 20
minutes train ride, or 5 euros away!
Walk 3: You meet your guide at the hotel and
catch the local bus just out of town, to S.Lucia
di Prato and walk through a rocky landscape
with springs and caves. There are views of the
river valley, old villages and woodlands. After
your walk, you catch the bus back to town, for
lunch and a free afternoon. The walk is about 5
miles with ascents/descents of 350m.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to
airport and your flight home. Depending on
flight times, there may be time for some last
minute shopping/sightseeing en route.
YOUR HOTELS
HOTEL GRAN DUCA HHHH,
Livorno (one night)
The first night is spent at the Gran Duca
in the centre of Livorno, overlooking the
harbour. As well as a piano bar it has a first
class restaurant (there are plenty of less
expensive bars and restaurants nearby).
Rooms are air-conditioned with bath/
shower, wc, tv and fridge. (www.granduca.it)
HOTEL BRIGANTINO HHH,
Procchio, Elba (three nights)
A pleasant, family-run hotel 250m from
the beautiful Procchio beach and a 15
minute walk to the small town centre.
The hotel is set in attractive grounds
and has a bar, lounge, reading room,
restaurant and outdoor pool. Bedrooms
have balcony, tv, shower and wc. The hotel
has an agreement with a private area
on the beach where sun loungers and
parasols are free to hotel guests (May to
September). (www.hotelbrigantino.com)
ART HOTEL MILANO HHHH,
Prato (three nights)
The hotel is very handily situated close to
the medieval centre (the magnificent 13thcentury
Palazzo Pretorio re-opened in late
2013 after a 20-year restoration) the other
side of the river to the train station. The
hotel has a lobby bar and breakfast room.
Bedrooms have air conditioning, direct
dial phone, hairdryer, free wi-fi connection,
safe, digital tv. (www.arthotel-milano.it)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
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Lake Maggiore
8 days from £1019 May, July, September & October
grazing them on the upper pastures
of Capraga. 4.5 miles, 330m ascent to
the village of Colloro, though there is
the possibility to lengthen the walk,
adding an extra 250m ascent to reach
Capraga. This will be a full day excursion,
although the actual walking time will be
approximately three hours.
On your free days, there is lots to see.
Don’t miss the magnificent Borromean
Palace on Isola Bella, and the Villa Taranto,
with its wonderful garden, created by the
Scottish captain Neil MacEacharn.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until you depart for
the airport for your flight home.
This holiday includes a week on Lago Maggiore, Italy’s second largest lake,
which stretches north from Lombardy and up into Switzerland. It lies,
sheltered, on the south side of the Alps, making for a mild climate and
consequent lush vegetation, with Mediterranean and exotic flora, including
azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias. Maggiore is, in our view, much
more scenic than, for example, the much larger Lake Garda to the East.
• 7 nights hb in Stresa • 3 guided walks in the wonderful lakeland
scenery • Train and boat trips to access walks
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Milan, transfer to your
hotel on Lake Maggiore for seven nights
half board accommodation. Transfer
times from Malpensa and Bergamo are
45 minutes and 1 ¾ hours respectively.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: On Lago
Maggiore with 3 included walking
excursions. Your base is Stresa, half way
up the lake, which was put on the 19thcentury
‘Grand Tour’ map by Napoleon’s
widening of the access road to the
Simplon Pass – illustrious visitors came
to enjoy the lakeside villas and healthgiving
waters. The lakeside promenade
near the hotel allows for a pleasant stroll
to the pretty town centre - around the
main Piazza there is a good range of
shops, bars, and restaurants, and from
the art nouveau ‘imbarcadero’ boats and
steamers traverse the lake on a regular
basis (various types of tourist ticket are
available).
Walk 1: Suna, the ‘Portofino of the Lake’,
and Cavandone. Across the bay lies Suna,
the most evocative part of Verbania. You
travel there by local bus and begin your
walk through the clustered medieval
village houses, linked by seemingly
random arched passageways. You then
follow a mule track past orchards, fine old
villas, a 14th-century tower and a chapel,
from where there are lovely views out
over the lake towards the Borromean
islands and the Alps beyond. Passing
through a chestnut grove, you reach
the hamlet of Cavandone, the ‘Village of
Stone Carvings’, returning to Suna by a
different route. 5 miles, 265m of ascent/
descent.
Walk 2: The Chestnut Route: Belgirate to
Stresa. You catch the train to Belgirate, 10
minutes away, and follow a route through
the woods above the lake, climbing
towards the villages of Falchetto and
Passera before descending into Stresa. 5
miles, 260m of ascent/descent.
Walk 3: Colloro. You take the train to the
village of Premosello Chiovenda where
an old mule-track leads to the Alpine
village of Colloro. Set half-way up the
hill like a balcony over the Ossola Valley,
Colloro is situated in the National Park of
Val Grande, Italy’s largest wilderness. It
is a pretty village with the typical stone
houses where you’ll to see rural life today.
The villagers still have sheep and goats,
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL MILAN SPERANZA AU LAC
HHHH,
Stresa (seven nights)
This four-star hotel is in two adjacent
buildings in the centre of Stresa,
overlooking the lake and opposite
the boat station. The Speranza has a
pleasant street-front café while the
Milan houses the hotel restaurant.
All rooms have bath or shower, wc,
hairdryer and satellite tv. Lake view
rooms are available at a supplement.
Milan Speranza guests have use of the
swimming pool at the nearby Hotel
Regina Palace. (www.milansperanza.it)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Crete - Coast & Mountains
8 days from £919 May & September
Crete, the largest Greek island, offers a wide range of attractions: from
sandy beaches to spectacular walks through gorges and ravines - there
is something here for everyone! The island’s history – from the Minoan
civilisation of 2000BC onwards - is remarkable. Crete has amazing
landscapes, with opportunities for walks taking in some of the main
historical and natural sights, such as the Saint George Ravine and
Spinalonga. This two-centre walking holiday will get you close to the real
heart of this wonderful island from the Gulf of Mirabello in the east, to the
Botanical Park in the west.
• 3 nights hb Eastern Crete, 4 nights hb Western Crete • 3 varied guided
walks • Visit to Elounda & Spinalonga Island • Walking tour of Rethymnon
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Heraklion. 20-minute transfer
to your hotel in Gouves for three nights half board
accommodation.
DAY TWO: At leisure in Gouves, or you can take
an optional excursion in the afternoon to see the
ancient ruins of the Minoan Palace of Malia.
DAY THREE: Walk 1. Kroustas and the Gulf of
Mirabello. This is a full day with a guided walk
in the morning and guided tour of Spinalonga
Island in the afternoon. After a scenic drive
through the spectacular ravine of Saint George,
the walk starts in the narrow streets of the
mountain village of Kroustas. Leaving the village,
you enter a cultivated area of almond and olive
trees. The route, which crosses the Kroustas valley
and has amazing views over the Mirabello Gulf,
ends near Pirgos. This is a downhill 4 ½ mile walk
with 500m of descent and 50m ascent. At the
end of the walk, you transfer to the coastal village
of Elounda, from where you take a 20-minute
boat trip across to the Venetian fortress island of
Spinalonga - a leper colony for the first half of the
20th century. After a guided tour of the island you
return to your hotel. 72 miles of coach travel today.
DAY FOUR: Today you leave for Rethymnon in the
west, for four nights half-board accommodation,
with an included walk en-route.
Walk 2: Ancient Eleftherna. The walk starts near
Eleftherna and ends in the village of Margarites.
Using dirt roads and paths in lush, green scenery,
you can see the ruins of Ancient Eleftherna and
an amazing stone bridge well over 2000 years
old and still in use. After some free time for lunch
and to explore Margarites with its small ceramic
workshops, you continue to Rethymnon. The walk
is 4 ½ miles with 180m ascent and 270m descent.
82 miles by coach today.
Rethymnon has a pleasant beach and resort area,
but by contrast with your first centre, is quite a
large town, with 40000 inhabitants, including a
sizeable student population. It has an impressive
Venetian fortress and harbour, and some
interesting museums.
DAY FIVE: Included morning walking tour of
Rethymnon. Walk into town with your guide
via the promenade through the charming
old quarter to the Venetian harbour, and then
through narrow streets and squares with Turkish
and Venetian architecture. During this pleasant
walk you’ll see in a local workshop how the Cretan
musical instrument, the ‘lyra’, is made and, at a
pastry shop, how to make the wafer-thin phyllo
dough for traditional pastries.
DAYS SIX AND SEVEN: In Rethymnon with an
included walking excursion.
Walk 3: Therisso and the Botanical Park and
Gardens of Crete. You travel towards Chania in
the west and then inland via the magnificent
green Therisso Gorge to the village itself and the
starting point of the walk. With the famous White
Mountains as a backdrop, the walk takes you
through olive groves near the village of Meskla.
5 ½ miles with 100m ascent and 300m descent.
From here you have a short coach transfer to the
Botanical Park and Gardens of Crete. Here you
can walk the peaceful trails along the hill slope
with herbs, shrubs and trees from all over the
world. But don’t be late for your included lunch in
the beautiful restaurant with magnificent views
across to the mountains! 106 miles coach travel
today.
There is also the chance to take an optional
excursion to Southern Crete. You visit Phaestos,
the second largest Minoan Palace in Crete,
on a hill and overlooking the olive trees and
greenhouses of the Messara Plain. Your lunchtime
break is at the seaside village of Matala. It still
retains the charm and character of a quiet fishing
village, and the laid-back, hippy lifestyle of the
60’s and 70’s lives on. Here, you can have a dip in
the Libyan Sea and still have time for a leisurely
Cretan lunch at a beach tavern. On the way back
to your hotel you stop in the mountain village of
Spili to see the Kefalovrisi, a series of 25 Venetian
lions heads spraying water from their mouths.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure for
the airport, just over an hour away. Depending on
flight timings, there may be time for some lastminute
sightseeing en-route.
YOUR HOTELS
ASTIR BEACH HHHH,
Kato Gouves (three nights)
The hotel is situated on the beach in Kato
Gouves on the north coast, 10 miles from
Heraklion airport. Major refurbishment of the
public areas including the restaurant, lobby
bar and terrace took place in 2018 along
with the addition of two more swimming
pools. The hotel is modern in style and has
a reception area, lounge with satellite tv,
bar, spacious restaurant/dining room, two
elevators, a pool bar, a snack bar, and a mini
market. All of the 179 rooms are equipped
with bath or shower/wc, hairdryer, direct dial
telephone, safe box (weekly charge), radio,
satellite tv, mini-fridge and balcony or terrace.
Sea view rooms are available at a supplement.
In the hotel grounds you will find a large
sun terrace and two adult and one children’s
freshwater swimming pools. Sporting facilities
include table tennis, and minigolf. There is
also a gym and spa centre with steam bath,
sauna and whirlpool. Free wifi in the public
areas and rooms, chargeable LAN access in
the bedrooms. (www.astirbeach.gr)
HOTEL THEARTEMIS PALACE
HHHH,
Rethymnon (four nights)
The hotel is close to the town’s long sandy
beach and boulevard, and 20 minutes on foot
from the old town of Rethymnon. It consists
of 245 well-appointed and recently renovated
rooms. All the rooms are equipped with
satellite tv, direct dial telephone, refrigerator,
safety deposit box, bath/shower, wc and
hairdryer. The restaurant offers a variety of
Greek and international specialities.
(www.theartemis.gr)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Crete - Gouves - no single supplement
8 days from £969 May & September
transfer to the traditional village of
Archanes where you have free time for
lunch. The guided walk through the
Kounavi Gorge is approximately 5 miles
with ascents/descents of 120m/340m. The
day’s tour includes a total of 46 miles by
coach.
From your holiday base in Gouves you have three included full day tours
with guided walks allowing you to really discover the beauty and variety
of Northern Crete. The scenic Kounavi Gorge, the open-air museum at
Lychnostatis, wine tasting, the amazing views on Mount Ida – these are just
a few of the highlights for you to enjoy. And when you’re not appreciating
the magnificent Cretan countryside on a guided walk there is plenty of
time to relax and enjoy the facilities of your four-star hotel in Gouves.
• 7 nights hb in Crete • 3 varied guided walks • No single room
supplement
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Heraklion, short
transfer to your hotel for seven nights half
board accommodation in the resort of
Gouves.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Free in Gouves
with three tours with guided walks.
Walk 1: Traditional Crete. After breakfast
you visit the open-air museum at
Lychnostatis, which offers an insight
into authentic Cretan life. In a guided
tour through the compound you can
marvel at Cretan architecture and the
old traditional lifestyle. You then travel
into the Mount Dicti area where your
guided walk starts near the village of
Kera. The walk covers fertile ground
between thousands of olive trees, with
splendid views on the mountain peaks,
and passes a monastery before reaching
the Aposelemis dam. You then have
lunch in a Cretan mountain tavern with
produce from its own garden. The walk
is approximately 5.5 miles with ascents/
descents of 140m/140m. The day’s tour
includes a total of 32 miles by coach.
Walk 2: Mount Ida – the East slope.
A scenic drive along olive groves and
vineyards brings you to the east slope
of Mount Ida, Crete’s highest mountain.
The walk starts near the village of Assites,
set in an agriculture region. During the
walk you visit a ceramic workshop and
the Antonios church from where there is
a spectacular view of the narrow gorge.
The walk is mostly downhill over dirt
roads and paths between olive trees and
vineyards. The walk ends in the village of
Dafnes where you have a wine tasting.
The walk is approximately 6 miles with
ascents/descents of 150m/390m. The day’s
tour includes a total of 44 miles by coach.
Walk 3: The Northern Crete Countryside.
After breakfast, meet your local walking
guide and depart for an introductory tour
of Northern Crete and its countryside.
When you get to the vineyards around
the villages of Skalani and Mirtia your
walk starts through the Kounavi Gorge. A
scenic path goes along and over a stream
through lush vegetation and abundant
wild flowers and then continues through
olive groves and vineyards. Short coach
As well as the included tours there will be
a full-day optional tour showcasing the
history, culture and way of life, both in the
mountains and along the coast. You drive
west to the village of Tylissos where a
short walk leads to the excavations of the
Minoan settlement with beautiful views
over the vineyards to the mountains.
After a guided tour here, you continue
by coach 2500ft up the slope of Mt.
Psiloritis to the market town of Anogia
for a short visit. Next stop is the Sfedoni
Cave. A guided walking tour (270m) in
this impressive cave reveals countless
stalagmites and stalactites with a variety
of shapes and colours in the labyrinthine
chambers of the cave.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for
the airport and your flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
ASTIR BEACH HHHH,
Kato Gouves (seven nights)
The hotel is situated on the beach in
Kato Gouves on the north coast, 10
miles from Heraklion airport. Major
refurbishment of the public areas
including the restaurant, lobby bar and
terrace took place in 2018 along with
the addition of two more swimming
pools. The hotel is modern in style
and has a reception area, lounge with
satellite tv, bar, spacious restaurant/
dining room, two elevators, a pool bar,
a snack bar, and a mini market. All of
the 179 rooms are equipped with bath
or shower/wc, hairdryer, direct dial
telephone, safe box (weekly charge),
radio, satellite tv, mini-fridge and
balcony or terrace. Sea view rooms
are available at a supplement. In the
hotel grounds you will find a large
sun terrace and two adult and one
children’s freshwater swimming pools.
Sporting facilities include table tennis,
and minigolf. There is also a gym and
spa centre with steam bath, sauna and
whirlpool. Free wifi in the public areas
and rooms, chargeable LAN access in
the bedrooms. (www.astirbeach.gr)
Extend your holiday - extra week
available at Astir Beach.
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras
8 days from £769 June & September
walk is about 8 miles and with 550m of
ascent and 600m of descent.
While staying in Zakopane you also have
the opportunity to cross the border into
Slovakia, Poland’s southern neighbour,
on an optional excursion. The High Tatra
Mountains straddle the Polish-Slovakian
border, and you will be able to experience
the fantastic scenery from a different
perspective – the funicular train from
Stary Smokovec to the mountain town of
Hrebienok, at an altitude of 1200m. There
is the chance to take a walk along marked
paths to the scenic waterfalls of the area.
DAY EIGHT: Morning departure to
Krakow for your return flight. Those
travelling on later flights will be able
to store luggage and have free time in
Krakow before travelling to the airport.
Two of Poland’s most spectacular sites, Krakow and Zakopane, are
brought together in this holiday of contrasts. Firstly, the medieval
UNESCO-listed university city of Krakow, for centuries Poland’s capital,
and hometown of Pope John Paul II. Your second base is Zakopane,
Poland’s highest city, amidst the spectacular Tatra Mountains and
situated 800m above sea level. Zakopane is famous for its unique wooden
architecture, featuring pretty, wood-fronted, 19th-century villas with high,
sloped roofs! Your journey between Krakow and Zakopane will take a little
longer than you might have expected – you will spend 2-3 hours gently
meandering through the Dunajec River Gorge on rafts! This will allow you
to fully appreciate the rocky landscapes of the Pieniny Mountains. (Note:
the coach continues with your luggage – if weather conditions dictate, or
if anyone prefers, the land route by coach may be used).
• 3 nights bb Krakow, 4 nights bb Zakopane • Raft trip through the Dunajec Gorge •
Walking tour of Krakow • 3 varied guided walks, 1 near Krakow and 2 near Zakopane
YOUR HOTELS
HOTEL WYSPIANSKI HHH,
Krakow (three nights)
PROGRAMME
Throughout the holiday you are on a bed
and breakfast basis. There is a wide variety
of lunch and dinner options available
in all price ranges in both Krakow and
Zakopane.
DAY ONE: Flight to Krakow. On arrival you
meet our representative and transfer to
your hotel in Krakow for three nights bed
and breakfast accommodation.
DAYS TWO AND THREE: Included half
day walking tour of Old Krakow, also
known as Stare Miasto. There is also
an optional afternoon excursion to the
stunning Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Walk 1: From Krakow there is also an
included walking excursion. You travel by
local bus for a 5-mile walk in the forested
Ojcowski National Park, Poland’s smallest
National Park, located 8 miles north of
Krakow. Ascent and descent of 100m.
DAY FOUR: Today you travel to Zakopane,
but instead of doing all the journey by
road, you take 2-3 hours rafting gently
through the stunning scenery of the
Dunajec River Gorge, before arriving
at Zakopane, in the heart of the Tatra
Mountains. Four nights are spent here on
a bed & breakfast basis.
DAYS FIVE TO SEVEN: In Zakopane, with
two included guided walks.
Walk 2: You take the local bus to walk
through the Koscieliska Valley, Przyslop
Mietusi Pass and Malej Laki Valley to the
Grzybowiec Pass at a height of 1330m. You
then walk down the Strazyska Valley to
Zakopane. The walk is about 8 miles with
ascent of 500m and descent of 400m.
Walk 3: You travel out of Zakopane by bus
to start your walk near to the Slovakian
border. The walk follows a trail through
Hala Gasienicowa alpine meadow
(1500m) and then back to Zakopane. The
The hotel is named after the famous
Polish artist, poet and playwright,
Stanislaw Wyspianski, who once lived
in a house at the site of the hotel. It is
located right in the centre of Krakow,
the proverbial stone’s throw from the
main square. Rooms are fully equipped
with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer,
satellite tv, telephone and radio. There
is also a restaurant and a bar.
(www.hotel-wyspianski.pl)
HOTEL WERSAL HHH,
Zakopane (four nights)
This hotel is located in a quiet, yet
central, area of Zakopane. It has 42
rooms with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer,
satellite tv, radio and telephone. There
is a restaurant offering both traditional
Polish and international cuisine and a
bar serving hot and cold drinks.
(www.hotelwersal.pl)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste
8 days from £889 May & September
great views of the mountains, before
descending to the riverside and returning
to Kranjska Gora. 7 miles, 200m of ascent/
descent.
Walk 3: Coach transfer to Lake Bled for
two walks. Firstly, you walk from Bled,
passing through unspoilt villages to reach
the Vintgar Gorge, with a boardwalk
above the river in its narrow gorge. On
returning to Bled (6 miles so far, fairly
level) you have some free time before
the second part of your Bled walking
day, undertaking the best-known walk in
Slovenia. This walk (a further 4 miles) has
superb views over Lake Bled, its Castle
and to the surrounding mountains. It
is level apart from the climb up to the
viewpoint on the hill of Osojnica.
The Italian cities of Venice and Trieste, the coastline of the Venice Gulf
and the Julian Alps of Slovenia are the ingredients for this varied and
interesting walking holiday. The ‘Serenissima’ – the ‘most serene’ Venetian
republic, governed much of the Adriatic. The Winged Lion of St Mark, the
city’s emblem, can be seen everywhere in the region - look out for it in
Trieste when you travel between Italy and Slovenia. As well as a visit to
Venice, there is a guided walk down into James Joyce’s Trieste, another
in the mountain resort of Kranjska Gora and a third around beautiful Lake
Bled high in the Alps.
• 3 nights hb Lido di Jesolo, 4 nights hb in the Slovenian Mountains
• Excursion to Venice by boat • Visits to Trieste and Udine • 3 varied
guided walks in Italy and Slovenia
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Venice or Treviso
airports. Transfer to your hotel (40
minutes from Venice airport, one hour
from Treviso) for two nights half board
accommodation in Lido di Jesolo, a resort
town with 10 miles of beach.
DAY TWO: After breakfast, you set off for a
full day excursion to nearby Venice. There
is a 40-minute coach transfer to Punta
Sabbioni for the scenic boat trip across
the lagoon – you arrive close to Piazza
San Marco. After a walking tour with
local guide, you will have time to explore
the world’s most romantic city, the city
of canals and islands. You return to your
hotel, again by boat and coach, in time for
dinner.
DAY THREE: Today you drive east towards
the border with the former Yugoslavia.
Your main stop today is Trieste, once
the major port of the Habsburg Austro-
Hungarian Empire.
Walk 1: This walk starts on a marvellous
path from the little town of Prosecco
(famous for its namesake wine) which
leads through the karstic plateau and
the cliffs overhanging the Adriatic Sea,
with a detour en-route to Monte Grisa
and Vedetta, before arriving at Villa
Opicina passing close to the Emperor
Franz I. Obelisk. From there, you take
the local bus to Trieste, where you have
some free time to explore the city where
James Joyce lived and wrote many of his
masterpieces. The walk is a little over 3
miles with ascent/descent of 200m/80m.
After the walk you cross into Slovenia and
head for the mountain resort of Kranjska
Gora in the Upper Sava Valley, for four
nights half board accommodation. 218
miles today.
DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Kranjska Gora with
two included walking excursions and a
free day, when an optional excursion into
the Austrian province of Carinthia, with its
sparkling blue lakes, will be offered.
Walk 2: Kranjska Gora. Your circular walk
climbs to the village of Srednji Vrh, with
DAY SEVEN: Today you leave Slovenia
for Italy. You cross the border and head
to Udine, an interesting city with a long
history. A Roman city in origin, it stands at
a crossroads of languages and cultures: a
mix of Italian, Slav and German elements,
with a castle and stunning, marble,
Romanesque Duomo. From there you
continue back to Lido di Jesolo for one
nights half board accommodation. 153
miles today.
DAY EIGHT: Transfer to the airport for
your return flight.
YOUR HOTELS
HOTEL SALUS HHHH,
Lido di Jesolo (first two and last
nights)
The hotel is a two-minute walk from
the beach and has a bar, restaurant
and lounge and an outdoor pool.
Bedrooms have air-conditioning,
satellite tv, minibar, and a bathroom
with shower and hairdryer.
(www.hotelsalus.com)
HOTEL KOMPAS HHHH,
Kranjska Gora (four nights)
The hotel lies 200 yards from the
village centre. It has a restaurant,
lounge, bar, garden, indoor pool, and
comfortable modern bedrooms with
cable tv, phone, safety deposit box,
hairdryer, and bath/shower and wc.
There is also a spa (charges apply). The
hotel is part of the HIT hotel group and
guests are welcome to avail themselves
of the facilities of nearby sister hotels
including the wellness centre (charges
apply).
(www.hit-alpinea.si/en/kompas-hotel)
If you have friends who are not
walkers interested in this itinerary, it
is featured in our Escorted Holidays
brochure with a touring programme.
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Romania – Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest
8 days from £969 May & September
Transylvania is a land of dramatic mountain scenery, idyllic rural
countryside, Saxon medieval towns and villages and, of course, vampires!
From your main base in the medieval merchant town of Brasov, there are
two walks in the magnificent alpine landscapes of the Fagaras and Bucegi
ranges, and a third walk in Viscri - a preserved pastoral setting unique to
Romania. You also stay in Bucharest where you have a tour of Ceausescu’s
colossal House of the Republic, while Bran Castle, on the way to Brasov,
lives up to the eerie, ghoulish image that Bram Stoker’s Dracula evokes.
• 3 nights bb in Bucharest • 4 nights bb in Brasov, and one dinner, in the Transylvanian Alps • Tour of
Bucharest with entrance to the Palace of Parliament • 3 contrasting guided walks • Visit to Bran Castle
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE: Flight to Bucharest, transfer to your hotel
in the centre of the city for two nights bed and
breakfast hotel accommodation. There are plenty of
restaurants in downtown Bucharest to suit all tastes
and budgets. Your Tour Director will be on hand to
assist.
DAY TWO: Mid-morning walking tour of Bucharest.
Romania’s cosmopolitan capital is well known
for its wide boulevards and fine pre-World War I
buildings that gave it the name of Little Paris. The
tour will concentrate on the Old Town and the Calea
Victoriei - Bucharest’s most famous avenue which
leads to the beautiful Romanian Athenaeum, the
Royal Palace and Revolution Square. Bucharest is
also known for its stark Communist-era architecture,
exemplified in Ceausescu’s monster House of the
Republic, now known as the Palace of Parliament. A
guided tour will show you some of 1,100 rooms of the
world’s largest civilian administrative building.
DAY THREE: Travel north through the Southern
Carpathians to Brasov, stopping en route at Bran
Castle. On a rocky outcrop guarding the entrance
to a mountain pass, the castle was built by the
Saxons in the late 14th century to defend Brasov
from invasion by the Turks. Inside you’ll find displays
of rich Western European furniture, which Queen
Marie, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, purchased
in the 1920s when the castle was used as a royal
residence. Continue to Brasov for four nights bed
and breakfast with dinner in a local restaurant this
evening. (126 miles today). Arrival in Brasov will be
late afternoon. Your Tour Director will conduct a
short orientation walk of Brasov before dinner.
DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Brasov with two included
walks. Brasov is a medieval town with ornate Saxon
churches and townhouses. Local legend has it
that when the Pied Piper lured away the children
from Hamelin they re-emerged near Brasov’s main
square, Pia'a Sfatului, in the heart of the medieval
quarter. It is one of the finest Baroque squares in
Romania. Here you can visit the 15th century Town
Hall, with its quaint Trumpeter’s Tower on top, and
the Lutheran Black Church - the largest Gothic
church between Vienna and Istanbul with a 6-tonne
bell and a huge organ with 4000 pipes. A great
view of the old town is afforded from Mt Tampa
which can be reached by cable car or by a couple of
marked trails.
Walk 1: Viscri. Coach transfer to Mesendorf (57
miles) for the start of the walk. This 8-mile walk
(270m ascent/descent) takes you over the hills and
through the meadows to Viscri. A combination
of bulldozing by the Ceausescu regime and the
exodus of the German-speaking population after
the fall of Communism threatened to wipe out the
centuries-old Saxon rural heritage in Transylvania.
With the help of benefactors, including Prince
Charles, restoration and preservation schemes have
helped save many villages and Viscri is the most
famous example. Barns, cottages, cattle troughs etc.
have been repaired and rustic skills re-introduced.
After the walk you have an included lunch in a local
house, time to explore the village and have a tour
of Viscri’s UNESCO-listed fortified church. Under
continuous threat of marauding Mongols and Turks,
the Saxons not only fortified their towns, but the
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
villages as well with defensive works centred around
the church.
Walk 2: Transfer by coach to the Balea waterfall.
The transfer takes 2 ¼ hours which is much
longer than we would normally undertake. But
not only is the drive worth it, it’s part of the day’s
experience as it takes you on the northern part of
the Transfagarasan - voted Top Gear’s ‘best road
in the world’. The really serious bends are after the
waterfall, but you see them in all their glory from the
cable car which takes you to Lake Balea at 6,780ft
and the start of the walk to climb up to the main
ridge of the Fagaras Mountain. The narrow path is
mostly uneven, on rocky terrain, with steep sides. On
the ridge, there are panoramic views over the glacial
valleys and lakes wherever you look. You continue
along the ridge and then descend back to the Lake
from the opposite side on similar terrain. (2 ½ miles
with ascent/descent of 480m).
During your stay in Brasov there will also be an
optional half day excursion to the nearby fortified
churches of Harman and Prejmer.
DAY SEVEN: Return to Bucharest. Twenty four miles
south of Brasov is the small mountain resort of
Busteni where you start your third walk.
Walk 3: The Bucegi Mountains (5 miles with
ascent of 150m and descent of 300m). This part of
the Prahova Valley gained popularity as a tourist
destination at the end of the 19th century when
King Carol I established royal residences in the area.
You take the cable car from Busteni to the Babele
station (7,350ft) passing the giant WWI memorial
cross on Mt Caraiman. Babele is famous for its
curiously shaped rock formations. With spectacular
views across the valley, your walk takes you south
to the Cota 2000 station where you take the cable
car down to Sinaia and re-join your coach for the
onward journey to Bucharest (90 miles) for your last
night on a bed and breakfast basis.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure for the
airport and your flight home.
OUR HOTELS
HOTEL CAPITOL HHHH,
Bucharest (first two and last nights)
The historic Hotel Capitol is in an
excellent position on Calea Victoriei.
Rooms have free high-speed, wireless
Internet, cable tv, individual climate
control and bathroom equipped with
bath/shower and hairdryer. The hotel
has a restaurant which is popular with
the locals and hotel guests.
(www.hotelcapitol.ro/en)
HOTEL COROANA BRASOVULUI HHH,
Brasov (four nights)
This small, friendly and modern hotel is
in a quiet position but just a 15 minute
walk to Brasov’s main square. The hotel
has a pleasant breakfast room and cosy
English bar. Dinner at a local restaurant
is included on the first night. Rooms
have tv, wifi, direct dial telephone,
shower and hairdryer.
(www.coroana-brasovului.ro)
If you have friends who are not walkers
interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our
Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring
programme.
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GENERAL INFORMATION – WALKING HOLIDAYS
HOTELS: Accommodation has been reserved in the hotels mentioned, but we do reserve the right to
substitute similar hotels should circumstances dictate. Please note that at the discretion of the hotels
(and their view of the local climate), lido and pool areas, as well as air-conditioning, may not be operational,
and hotels’ charging policies for access to spas, safety deposits, wifi, etc are always subject
to change. Half-board normally includes evening dinner and breakfast. We make group bookings in
hotels. Unless a hotel insists on it, we do not reserve tables for Preferred Travel groups at dinner.
On the coast in Spain and Portugal, dinner is normally buffet-style with flexible seating and timing. In
some hotels there will be a set menu at a fixed time for the group at dinner with no or limited choice
and fixed seating. Where there is a limited choice, you may be asked to pre-order courses at breakfast
time for that evening. This format is quite common in Italy and in city hotels in Spain, so please make
sure we are aware of any special dietary requirements. Where house wine is included with dinner, this
will be limited in colour, type and quantity by the hotel! Hotel check-in times are usually between 2pm
and 3pm, check-out times between 10am and 12 noon on the day of departure. However, times do
vary. Therefore, if you check-in immediately after a night flight this would normally count as one night’s
accommodation. Similarly if your return flight is at night you will normally be required to vacate your
room in the morning prior to leaving for the airport later on. Day rooms are subject to availability/cost
and should be arranged locally with the hotel. Please refer to Clause 19 of our Booking Conditions for
further information regarding hotels.
ITINERARIES: The order of visits described may be subject to change. Where a train or boat journey
features in a programme the journey will be made by road if, for any reason, the train or boat is not
operating. Optional excursions operate at extra cost and are subject to minimum numbers. Changes
may be made to the particulars in this brochure at any time.
WALKS:WALKING GROUPS AND INSURANCE: The walks are designed for regular walkers of average
fitness. If you wish to walk further, our guides will assist you with information on other walking
possibilities in the area. If you wish to stick to shorter distances, some of our walks can be abridged to
suit – though in some instances you may have to pay for a taxi back to the hotel from a convenient point!
For your comfort and security, and in recognition of the fact that paths in places may be stony or wet,
it is essential that you should have appropriate footwear: either strong walking shoes or boots (new
boots should be broken in) which give ankle support and have soles with a good grip – walking poles
(collapsible to fit inside hold luggage), if you have them, take the strain off the joints, and are handy if not
essential. A light waterproof coat is advisable, as is sun cream and a hat; binoculars and camera are an
extremely good idea, and drinking water is essential.
The details of the walks are believed correct at the time of printing. However, they may be amended
due to local conditions or substituted with walks of similar content and quality. Similarly the order of
operation of the walks is subject to confirmation. Distances and elevations should be taken as indicative
only and may not agree with local signage nor with GPS systems’ readings, which, as we have found
out, do not always agree with each other! Please bear in mind that while walks are on marked paths,
farm tracks and tarmac roads, the different nature of terrain, vegetation and local standards in the resort
areas means that these are often very different to those you would find in the UK. Vive la difference!
We normally provide a walking guide/assistant guide for every 15-20 walkers. This ratio can change
slightly for operational reasons (e.g. terrain, local regulations, guide availability). When required, transport
to the start point is included. If we use a larger coach to get more than one walking group to a start
point, you may be asked to delay starting out so as to keep walking groups separate. All holidays need
minimum numbers to operate – see Clause 6 (a) of our Booking Conditions.
Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Travel insurance arranged with Travel & General (see the
Travel Insurance section of the Dates, Prices and Flight Information booklet) covers you for group walks
up to an altitude of 3000m (approx 9850ft). The highest altitude reached on any of our group walks is
2550m (8415ft). If you decide to walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken out Travel &
General insurance please ensure your cover is valid, particularly if you are going above 2000m/6560ft.
EXTENDED STAYS: Where it is possible to extend your holiday and have an extra week, all excursions
are planned to take place during the first week. Please note that in some cases during the second week
an emergency contact number will be given in lieu of the services of a local representative. Naturally,
your return airport transfer will be arranged for you.
PRICES: These are subject to change - please see Clause 3 of our Booking Conditions. However,
once we have confirmed your booking, your holiday price is guaranteed. Please note that optional
excursions, porterage, drinks with main meals and travel insurance are not normally included in
the holiday price. In some places tourist taxes are being introduced, which are paid in resort by hotel
guests. These are not included in the holiday price and will have to be paid by you directly to the hotel.
We shall let you know if such taxes apply when you book or as soon as we become aware if they are
introduced after you booked.
PAYMENTS BY COMMERCIAL CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD: Please note that all payments by commercial
credit or debit card are subject to a charge of 2% of the payment being made.
CUSTOMER CARE: Our customers can have complete confidence when booking an ATOL protected
holiday with a tour operator which cares about its customers. Our customers were full of praise for the
way our staff looked after them during the ash cloud crisis in 2010 and during various Air Traffic Control
strikes since. More recently, when Monarch Airlines collapsed, none of our customers lost their holiday,
and, those already abroad flew home without any delay. If your homeward flight is disrupted, we will get
you home as soon as possible. If the airline has not made arrangements for accommodation and meals
we shall do so. Please note that in order to offer this service we rely on your cooperation in dealing with
claims for reimbursement from the airline concerned. Please see clause 18 for our general policy on
flight cancellations and delays.
FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS: Obviously the departure dates of our holidays are set and as advertised.
Occasionally extra dates will be added due to demand – please look at our website www.preferredts.com
or call us. If you wish to combine two holidays into a longer break, or e.g. stay behind in
your destination country to visit friends, we will try to assist and arrange special flight arrangements.
Please note that for bookings including special flight arrangements there will be an administration fee of
£15 per person, and the deposit payment (non-refundable) will be £250 per person.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL ADVICE: There are no compulsory health requirements for
the countries we visit. For up to date UK government health and travel advice please visit www.dh.gov.
uk/ travellers (020 7210 4850) or check with your GP, practice nurse or travel health clinic for advice. The
Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides up-to-date travel advice at www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo
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lets you get state healthcare at a reduced cost or sometimes for free. It will cover you for treatment that
is needed to allow you to continue your stay until your planned return. The card is not an alternative to
travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs such as mountain rescue in
ski resorts, being flown back to the UK, or lost or stolen property. Therefore, it is important to have both
an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy. Most insurers now insist you hold an EHIC. The
EHIC is valid in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries. The EEA is a free trade zone between
countries of the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The regulations on access to
healthcare in the EEA also apply in Switzerland. Applying for an EHIC is free of charge. You can apply
online at www.ehic.org.uk or by phoning the automated service on 0300 3301350. This is information is
subject to change after Brexit.
PASSPORTS/VISAS: You must have a Full British passport for travel to/from the UK. Currently, for visits
to countries in the EU, passports must be valid on the day of return, but you should give yourself some
leeway. Furthermore, requirements for countries outside the EU vary so we strongly suggest you have 6
months validity from the date of your return to cover all eventualities – including any changes in passport
validity requirements for travel in the EU following a no-deal Brexit. There are no visa requirements
for UK citizens. Nationals of other countries should consult the appropriate authorities. In case your
passport is lost or stolen overseas, a photocopy of the photograph page will be of help in obtaining an
emergency passport from the Consulate for return travel. Make sure you are insured for the costs of obtaining
an emergency passport. These will be the application fees but may also include very expensive
transport costs getting to/from the Consulate.
YOUR FINANCIAL PROTECTION: All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially
protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate.
Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is
listed on it. Please see Clause 14 of our booking conditions for further information or for more information
about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLcertificate.
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address, telephone number, date of birth, passport details, and any other information you provide, for
example, a medical condition or dietary requirement. We collect this information in order to provide
the travel arrangements you have booked. Where necessary, this information will be passed on to the
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sea transport companies, our Tour Directors and Resort Representatives. If you have taken out travel
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any claim. We shall only transfer the data we collect from you outside the European Economic Area if
your travel arrangements include such a destination. Your Personal Information will also be provided
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Walking Holidays Collection
2020
ABOUT US:
Preferred Travel Services is an award winning,
independently owned, friendly company whose
two directors share more than 70 years of travel
industry experience and all this is put to use in
designing holidays which have just the right
balance of included visits and free time to
explore on your own. In 2020 we celebrate our
20th birthday. Whichever holiday you choose,
you’ll still have time to visit cities and places of
interest in some of Europe’s most picturesque
countryside and beauty spots in the company
of like-minded travellers from all over the UK.
EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY: Holidays are of 7 nights duration,
but if you would like to spend longer in warmer climes there
is the option of an extra week’s relaxation in Menorca and
Mallorca, Crete, Cyprus, Andalucia, Catalonia, the Algarve
and Tenerife.
FLY DIRECT FROM LOCAL AIRPORTS: We offer holidays
flying from over 20 airports across the UK – the vast majority
are direct flights. More and more of our customers are using
our range of regional flights to meet up with friends and
relatives from other parts of the UK on our holidays – if you
would like us to send a brochure to a friend, just ask... or
they can download one at www.preferredts.com.
GROUPS: Group discounts are available from as few as
10 paying passengers. Larger groups can have exclusive
departures with bespoke programmes to any destination
in this Collection or elsewhere. Please contact us on
0116 279 3929 or e-mail groups@preferredts.com for
further details.
SIGN UP online for our occasional e-mailshots – just
select e-mail sign up at www.preferredts.com and add
your e-mail address!
READING LIST: Our website www.preferredts.com has a
reading list, mostly light reading, suggested by previous
travellers and related to the destinations we offer. Please
e-mail tony@preferredts.com if there is something you
think we should add to it.
PTS PHOTO COMPETITION: Our photo competition
introduced in 2017 continues to be a great success with
hundreds of high-quality entries, many of which have been
posted on our website. Our fifth winner of the competition
in July 2019 was Janice Adams for her spectacular shot
(shown on the front cover, bottom right) of Praia de Marinha
on the Algarve. Thanks to everybody who entered and
special thanks to entrants with images in this brochure:
page 5 – Bill Stokes, Mount Teide rock formation; page 7 –
Philip Moseley, looking towards Tarbena; page 9 – Kathleen
Whittam, small bay in Mallorca; page 14 – Bill Stokes, Cala
Pregonda; page 19 – Vera Bowen, Ligurian hill-top village.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Images in our brochures and
website appear courtesy of Turespana; Fototeca ENIT;
Distretto Turistico dei Laghi-Stresa (VB); Foto Archivo
Agencia in Liguria; Foto Archivo Provincia di Imperia –
Riviera dei Fiori; Tourism Department of Lassithi; MDLF/R
– CAST; Turismo de Portugal; Turismo y Deporte de
Andalucia; Visit Poland; VisitCyprus; Rafael Lopez-Monne;
www.slovenia.info; Miquel Angel Torro/Turismo Costa del
Sol/www.visitacostadelsol.com; l’Office de Tourisme d’Arles;
Visit Estonia; Greek National Tourist Office/C_Moustafellou;
Bergamo & Lovere Tourist Office/D. Salvi; Almunecar
Tourist Board; Top Tours Romania; Atout France/Paul
Palau; Greek National Tourist Office/Y_Skoulas; Patronat
Municipal de Turisme de Tarragona/Alberich Fotografs;
www.slovenia.info/B.Cvetkovic; Turismo de Canarias/Alex
Martin Ros; Walk Hike Portugal; Turismo de Canarias/Alex
Bramwell; Associata del Turismo dell’Isola d’Elba/VistElba.
info; visitcascais.com/cascaislive; Turismo de Canarias/Julio
Gonzalez; algarvepromtion.pt/Luis da Cruz; DIP Huelva;
Ayuntamiento de Pamplona-Pamplona City Council www.
turismodepamplona.es; June Taylor; © www.vilnius-tourism.
lt; www.slovenia.info/Alan Kosmac; www.slovenia.info /
Tomo Jesenicnik; www.slovenia.info /Janez Tolar; visit.tallin;
Patronato de Turismo de Cadiz; Incrediblecrete.gr; Maria
Bofarull; Matt Treadwell; Guillaume van Bockstaele
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You can request a booking online at www.
preferredts.com. Or make a provisional booking by
calling our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or
e-mail sales@preferredts.com and then complete
a booking form and return it with the deposit
payment of £125 per person (or full balance if
applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High
Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make
cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.
Walking Holidays Collection 2020
Dates, Prices and Flight Information
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Holiday Prices and Insurance
Prices shown are per person sharing a twin or double-bedded room. Supplements, including single room supplements, are shown for each holiday. The deposit
for each holiday is £125 per person (please refer to How to Book). You can, if you wish, arrange Travel Insurance through Travel & General – see the Insurance
section on page 15.
Flights
We list all the airports available for each holiday. So if you have friends in other parts of the country who want to join you, you can check which is the best airport
for them. We are even able to arrange for a friend travelling from a different airport to share a twin/double room with you for the holiday! Just ask us. Please note
that while all airports are listed, by no means all of them will be used on the same date. Transfers to your hotel on arrival will be arranged by coach, minivan or
car as appropriate. In the tables which follow for each holiday, ‘Dep’ times are departure times from the UK airport and ‘Rtn’ times are when you land back.
Flight Details, In-flight meals, and Baggage Allowances
All flight details are provisional and subject to confirmation when known. Please refer to Clause 6 of the Booking Conditions. Our brochures are printed some
time in advance and, in some cases, before the airline has published its timetable. In these cases timings shown are based on experience of previous years.
While latest known flight timings will be given at the time of booking these can change. Sometimes an airline will add a new route: when possible, we may add
this to our programme. Sometimes routes are withdrawn, in which case we will adjust our programme and offer alternatives if possible. In-flight meals are not
included. One suitcase per person (usually 20kgs) to be checked-in and carried in the hold is included in the holiday price. Cabin bag allowances in terms of
size, weight and number vary from airline to airline. Ryanair’s size limit for a cabin bag (40x20x25cm) is smaller than other airlines. It is possible to take on a
larger cabin bag as well as the smaller one by purchasing priority boarding. Costs currently (September 2019) start at £12 per person return and are subject to
availability. You should tell us at the time of booking if you want to pay for this option. Precise information on baggage allowances will be sent with your travel
documents 10-14 days before departure along with your boarding passes for those airlines where we have checked you in on-line.
Seating Preferences on Flights (including seats together)
Specific seats, for example aisle or window seats, can be pre-booked at an extra cost. Otherwise, airlines will choose seats for you. While most airlines allocate
seats together on the same booking free of charge, this is not guaranteed, and you could be seated away from your travelling companion(s). Therefore, if you
have any seating preferences (including guaranteed seats together), it is important that you tell us when you book, and, in any event, at least four weeks before
your departure date. We shall tell you if your preferences can be accommodated and at what extra cost, if any. Please note that any requests received within four
weeks of your departure date may not be possible, even with payment of an extra cost.
HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY - RESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929
You can request a booking online at www.preferredts.com. Or make a provisional booking by calling our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929
or e-mail sales@preferredts.com and then complete a booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if
applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.
Walking in Cyprus – Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos
Mountains (brochure page 3)
Holiday Code: 7WCY
Q Paphos Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Birmingham 20-Nov-19 Wed Thomson 0950 2035 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 0950 2035 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 0950 2035 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Thomson 0950 2035 £819
Bristol 20-Nov-19 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1820 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1820 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £819
Cardiff 20-Nov-19 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £819
Edinburgh 20-Nov-19 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2155 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2155 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £819
Gatwick 20-Nov-19 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £819
Liverpool 20-Nov-19 Wed Ryanair 0630 1650 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £819
Luton 20-Nov-19 Wed Easyjet 0700 1700 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1700 £819
Manchester 20-Nov-19 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £819
Newcastle 20-Nov-19 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £819
Stansted 20-Nov-19 Wed Ryanair 0935 0910 £819
26-Feb-20 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £819
04-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £819
18-Nov-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 0920 £819
Supplements per person:
Single room November 2019 £0 SOLD OUT
Single room February & November 2020 £0
Single room other dates £100
Sea view per week £49
Extra weeks In single In twin/double
2019 SOLD OUT £360
2020 £480 £380
Walking – Greece – The Island of Evia – no single
supplement (brochure page 4)
Holiday Code: 7WEV
Q Athens Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 03-Nov-19 Sun BA 0910 1935 £1,169
20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0920 1945 £1,169
01-Nov-20 Sun BA 0920 1945 £1,169
Bristol 03-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 0650 1530 £1,049
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 1300 2205 £1,049
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0650 1530 £1,049
Edinburgh 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1410 2320 £1,049
21-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1415 0055 £1,049
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1410 2320 £1,049
Gatwick 03-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 1425 2250 £1,049
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 1335 2155 £1,049
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1335 2155 £1,049
Glasgow** 03-Nov-19 Sun BA 0900 1930 £1,169
20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0900 1940 £1,169
01-Nov-20 Sun BA 0900 1930 £1,169
Heathrow 03-Nov-19 Sun BA 1210 1630 £1,089
20-Mar-20 Fri BA 1210 1535 £1,089
01-Nov-20 Sun BA 1210 1630 £1,089
Luton 02-Nov-19 Sat Wizz Air 0700 1530 £1,049
31-Oct-20 Sat Wizz Air 0700 1530 £1,049
Manchester 03-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 0750 1635 £1,049
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0755 2355 £1,049
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0750 1635 £1,049
Newcastle** 03-Nov-19 Sun BA 0745 1925 £1,169
20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0935 1930 £1,169
01-Nov-20 Sun BA 0745 1925 £1,169
Stansted 03-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 0745 1545 £1,049
20-Mar-20 Fri Ryanair 0905 1640 £1,049
01-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0745 1545 £1,049
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person:
Single room £0
Deluxe single room £84
Deluxe twin/double room £42
There is a tourism tax in Greece of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable
by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking in Tenerife (brochure page 5)
Holiday Code: 7WTE
Q Tenerife Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen 23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 1350 1250 £929
08-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 1350 1250 £939
Belfast Int 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomas Cook 1030 2045 £839
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomas Cook 1030 2045 £839
Birmingham 01-Nov-19 Fri Jet2 1435 2035 £839
24-Feb-20 Mon Ryanair 1555 1530 £809
09-Mar-20 Mon Ryanair 1555 1530 £819
06-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 1435 2035 £839
Bristol 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomas Cook 0920 1855 £839
24-Feb-20 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £809
09-Mar-20 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £819
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0920 1855 £839
Cardiff 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomson 1030 1955 £839
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 1030 1955 £839
Doncaster/Shef 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomson 1000 2000 £839
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 1000 2000 £839
Dublin 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £809
08-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £819
East Midlands 01-Nov-19 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £799
Edinburgh 01-Nov-19 Fri Easyjet 1310 2325 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 1310 2325 £799
Exeter 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomson 0725 1645 £839
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 0725 1645 £839
Gatwick 01-Nov-19 Fri Easyjet 0800 1750 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1750 £799
Glasgow 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomas Cook 0855 1935 £839
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0855 1935 £839
Leeds-Bradford 01-Nov-19 Fri Jet2 1445 1855 £839
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 1445 1855 £839
Liverpool 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1755 1730 £809
08-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1755 1730 £819
Luton 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1230 2210 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £809
08-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £819
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1230 2210 £799
Manchester 01-Nov-19 Fri Easyjet 1245 1710 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £809
08-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £819
06-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 1245 1710 £799
Newcastle 01-Nov-19 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 2000 £839
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 0900 1935 £839
Prestwick 02-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1820 1755 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1745 1720 £809
08-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1745 1720 £819
06-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 1820 1755 £799
Southend 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1135 2125 £799
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1135 2125 £799
Stansted 01-Nov-19 Fri Ryanair 0615 1555 £799
23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2005 £849
08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2005 £859
06-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 0615 1555 £799
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Mount Teide view per week 2019 £60 2020 £70
Extra weeks In single In twin/double
2019 £430 £290
2020 £450 £310
Walking in Portugal - the Algarve (brochure page 6)
Holiday Code: 7WAA
Q Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen 05-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £899
12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £919
Belfast Int 09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1355 2035 £779
15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1355 2035 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1035 1710 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1035 1710 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £859
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1355 2035 £809
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1355 2035 £799
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Birmingham 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 0655 1335 £819
12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 1015 1710 £849
06-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1500 £879
13-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1500 £899
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £899
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0655 1335 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0655 1335 £839
Bristol 10-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £779
16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0755 1345 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1240 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1240 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £809
08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £799
Cardiff 10-Nov-19 Sun Flybe 1330 1925 £839
16-Feb-20 Sun Flybe 1330 1925 £859
12-Mar-20 Thu Flybe 1035 1630 £869
05-May-20 Tue Flybe 1355 1950 £899
12-May-20 Tue Flybe 1355 1950 £919
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £899
01-Nov-20 Sun Flybe 1330 1925 £869
08-Nov-20 Sun Flybe 1330 1925 £859
Doncaster/Shef 06-May-20 Wed Thomson 1605 2305 £879
13-May-20 Wed Thomson 1605 2305 £899
Dublin 10-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1720 1650 £779
12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1820 1750 £809
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0930 1545 £839
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0930 1545 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1720 1650 £809
08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1720 1650 £799
East Midlands 10-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1625 2245 £779
15-Feb-20 Sat Jet2 1435 2130 £839
12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1525 £849
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1015 1625 £839
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1015 1625 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1625 2245 £809
08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1625 2245 £799
Edinburgh 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 1525 2310 £819
15-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1645 1620 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0940 1740 £849
05-May-20 Tue Jet2 0645 1420 £879
12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0645 1420 £899
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £899
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1525 2310 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1525 2310 £839
Exeter 06-May-20 Wed Flybe 0605 1155 £899
13-May-20 Wed Flybe 0605 1155 £919
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £899
Gatwick 10-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £779
16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1245 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0600 1810 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0600 1810 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £809
08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £799
Glasgow 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 1420 2210 £819
15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1525 2230 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1515 2210 £809
06-May-20 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £879
13-May-20 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £899
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £899
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1455 2255 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1455 2255 £839
Leeds-Bradford 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £819
16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1640 £839
12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0935 1640 £849
06-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £879
13-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £899
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £989
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £899
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £839
Liverpool 09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £779
15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0640 1305 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1315 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1315 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £859
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £809
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £799
Luton 09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1400 2025 £779
16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0625 1245 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0735 1330 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0635 1255 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0635 1255 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £859
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1415 2025 £809
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1415 2025 £799
Manchester 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 0930 1635 £819
16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0930 1635 £839
12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £809
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1230 2000 £839
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1230 2000 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0930 1635 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0930 1635 £839
Newcastle 10-Nov-19 Sun Jet2 1500 2240 £819
15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1555 2255 £799
12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £849
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1700 2345 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1700 2345 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1500 2240 £849
08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1500 2240 £839
Prestwick 12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1700 2345 £809
Southend 09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0705 1325 £779
12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1955 £809
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0630 1255 £839
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0630 1255 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £859
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0655 1325 £809
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0655 1325 £799
Stansted 10-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1510 2125 £779
16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1410 2040 £839
12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1910 1845 £809
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0710 1320 £839
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0710 1320 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £859
01-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1510 2125 £809
08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1510 2125 £799
Supplements per person:
Single room November 2019 £0 SOLD OUT
Single room February & November 2020 £0
Single room other dates £120
Sea view per week
£90 (twin/double rooms only)
Extra weeks In single In twin/double
November 2019 SOLD OUT £340
February, November 2020 £350 £350
March 2020 £470 £350
Other dates £495 £375
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Walking in the Costa Blanca Mountains (brochure page 7)
Holiday Code: 7WCP
Q Alicante Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £819
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £859
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £879
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £859
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £819
Belfast Int 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £759
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £839
03-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £839
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £759
Birmingham 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0805 1410 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0805 1410 £759
Bristol 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1310 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1310 £759
Cardiff 19-Mar-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £759
14-May-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £759
Doncaster/Shef 14-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £839
03-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £839
Dublin 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £759
East Midlands 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1815 1750 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1815 1750 £759
Edinburgh 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0715 1415 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0715 1415 £759
Gatwick 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1320 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1320 £759
Glasgow 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1335 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Jet2 1100 1830 £799
Leeds-Bradford 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1730 1705 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1710 2330 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1710 2330 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1710 2330 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1730 1705 £759
Liverpool 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1630 2245 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 1630 2245 £759
Luton 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0730 1325 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0730 1325 £759
Manchester 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Thomson 0640 1320 £799
Newcastle 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1345 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0705 1345 £759
Newquay 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £759
Prestwick 14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £799
Southend 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1250 £759
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1250 £759
Stansted 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £759
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £799
03-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £819
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £799
05-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1235 £759
Supplements per person:
Single room November £0
Single room other dates £110
Walking on Andalucia’s Eastern Coast (brochure page 8)
Holiday Code: 7WAG
Q Malaga Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen 23-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0915 0850 £769
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0915 0850 £799
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0915 0850 £809
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0915 0850 £829
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0915 0850 £779
Belfast Int 02-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £619
Birmingham 02-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £619
Bristol 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £619
Cardiff 02-Nov-19 Sat Vueling 0855 0815 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Vueling 0855 0815 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Vueling 0855 0815 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Vueling 0855 0815 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Vueling 0945 0905 £709
07-May-20 Thu Vueling 0945 0905 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Vueling 0945 0905 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 0945 0905 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Vueling 0945 0905 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Vueling 1950 1915 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Vueling 1950 1915 £619
Doncaster/Shef 03-Nov-19 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £699
10-Nov-19 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £659
23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £699
15-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £739
01-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £699
08-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £659
Dublin 02-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £619
East Midlands 02-Nov-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £699
09-Nov-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £659
22-Feb-20 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £699
14-Mar-20 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £739
23-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £749
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £779
04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £789
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £809
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £759
31-Oct-20 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £699
07-Nov-20 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £659
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Edinburgh 02-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 0625 1345 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Ryanair 0625 1345 £619
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £659
15-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0655 1440 £749
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0655 1440 £779
04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0655 1440 £789
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0655 1440 £809
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0655 1440 £759
31-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 0625 1345 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Ryanair 0625 1345 £619
Exeter 03-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1000 0935 £659
10-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1000 0935 £619
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1000 0935 £659
23-Apr-20 Thu Flybe 0725 2340 £769
07-May-20 Thu Flybe 0725 2340 £799
04-Jun-20 Thu Flybe 0725 2340 £809
10-Sep-20 Thu Flybe 0725 2340 £829
01-Oct-20 Thu Flybe 0725 2340 £779
31-Oct-20 Sat Flybe 0725 1315 £719
07-Nov-20 Sat Flybe 0725 1315 £679
Gatwick 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £619
Glasgow 03-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £659
10-Nov-19 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £619
23-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £659
15-Mar-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £719
01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £659
08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £619
Leeds-Bradford 02-Nov-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1415 £699
09-Nov-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1415 £659
22-Feb-20 Sat Jet2 1455 2220 £699
14-Mar-20 Sat Jet2 1455 2220 £739
23-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £749
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £779
04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £789
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £809
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £759
31-Oct-20 Sat Jet2 1000 1715 £699
07-Nov-20 Sat Jet2 1000 1715 £659
Liverpool 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £619
Luton 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £619
Manchester 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0705 1320 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0705 1320 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £619
Newcastle 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £619
Prestwick 03-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £659
10-Nov-19 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £619
23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £659
15-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1310 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1310 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1310 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1310 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1315 £719
01-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £659
08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £619
Southend 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £619
23-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1300 £659
15-Mar-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1300 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £619
Stansted 02-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £659
09-Nov-19 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £619
22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £659
14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £699
23-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £739
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £749
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £769
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £719
31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £659
07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2030 £619
Supplements per person:
Single room £120
Extra weeks In single In twin/double
November, February £330 £210
March-May, October £350 £230
June, September £400 £280
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Walking in Mallorca (brochure page 9)
Holiday Code: 7WMA
Q Palma Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 07-May-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £859
24-Sep-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £859
01-Oct-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £839
Belfast Int 07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £779
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £779
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £759
Birmingham 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £729
20-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £739
24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £749
07-May-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1205 £779
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1205 £779
01-Oct-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1205 £759
Bournemouth 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0855 0830 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £719
Bristol 14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1750 2315 £689
21-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1750 2315 £699
24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £719
Cardiff 24-Apr-20 Fri Vueling 1740 1655 £709
07-May-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £719
Doncaster/Shef 24-Apr-20 Fri Thomson 0615 1250 £749
Dublin 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 1835 1810 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £719
East Midlands 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £729
20-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £739
24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1400 £749
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £719
Edinburgh 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0735 1415 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £719
Gatwick 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £689
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £699
24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 1135 1720 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £719
Glasgow 24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1410 £749
07-May-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1305 £779
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1305 £779
01-Oct-20 Thu Thomas Cook 0600 1305 £759
Heathrow 24-Apr-20 Fri BA 1550 2145 £749
07-May-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £779
24-Sep-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £779
01-Oct-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £759
Leeds-Bradford 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1330 £729
20-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1330 £739
24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0820 1305 £749
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £719
Liverpool 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0950 1540 £689
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0950 1540 £699
24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0610 1205 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £719
Luton 14-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 2020 £689
21-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 2020 £699
24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0600 1140 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £719
Manchester 13-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £729
20-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £739
24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0620 1230 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £719
Newcastle 24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0650 1335 £749
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £719
Prestwick 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0700 1330 £709
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £719
Southend 24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0645 1220 £709
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £719
Stansted 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0700 1235 £689
20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0700 1235 £699
24-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 1150 1105 £749
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £739
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £739
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £719
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person:
Single room March & April £0
Single room other dates £100
Superior per week
£40 (twin/double rooms only)
Extra week in a single £450
Extra week in a twin/double £350
There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of
the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
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Walking in Catalonia (brochure page 10)
Holiday Code: 7WCC
Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 25-Mar-20 Wed BA 0920 1825 £809
16-Apr-20 Thu BA 0925 1950 £819
13-May-20 Wed BA 1105 1730 £829
29-Sep-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £829
13-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £809
Belfast Int 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1755 0035 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1755 0035 £689
Birmingham 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1320 1255 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1545 1515 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £689
Bristol 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1215 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2330 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £689
Cardiff 29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £689
Dublin 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £709
East Midlands 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 1450 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £689
Edinburgh 26-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1245 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1255 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £689
Gatwick 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £689
Glasgow 26-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £729
16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £739
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £749
Glasgow* 29-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £749
13-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £729
Heathrow 25-Mar-20 Wed BA 1320 1315 £729
16-Apr-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £739
13-May-20 Wed BA 1420 1305 £749
29-Sep-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £749
13-Oct-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £729
Leeds-Bradford 26-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1515 £729
16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £739
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £749
Leeds-Bradford* 29-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0720 1330 £749
13-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0720 1330 £729
Liverpool 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1235 1805 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1230 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £689
Luton 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £689
Manchester 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0620 1200 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1025 1600 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0620 1200 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £749
13-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £729
Newcastle 26-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0940 1535 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £699
13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1730 2325 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £689
Prestwick 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1730 2345 £709
Southend 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1150 £709
Stansted 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1245 1525 £689
16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £699
13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0815 1220 £709
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £709
13-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £689
** via Heathrow * to Reus
Supplements per person:
Single room Mar, Apr, Sept & Oct £0
Single room May £120
Extra week in a single May £410
Extra week in a single other dates £290
Extra week in a twin/double £290
Walking in Catalonia - Trails & Rails (brochure page 11)
Holiday Code: 7WTR
QBarcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 11-Mar-20 Wed BA 0920 1825 £819
06-May-20 Wed BA 1105 1730 £849
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £829
Belfast Int 06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1755 0035 £709
Birmingham 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1320 1255 £699
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1545 1515 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £709
Bristol 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1215 £699
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2330 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £709
Cardiff 06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £709
Dublin 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £699
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £729
East Midlands 06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 1450 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £709
Edinburgh 12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1245 £699
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1255 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £709
Gatwick 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £699
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £709
Glasgow 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £739
06-May-20 Wed Jet2 0735 1410 £769
Glasgow* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £749
Heathrow 11-Mar-20 Wed BA 1320 1315 £739
06-May-20 Wed BA 1420 1305 £769
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £749
Leeds-Bradford 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1515 £739
06-May-20 Wed Jet2 0840 1445 £769
Leeds-Bradford* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0720 1330 £749
Liverpool 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1235 1805 £699
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1230 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £709
Luton 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £699
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £709
Manchester 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0620 1200 £699
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0620 1200 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £749
Newcastle 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0940 1535 £699
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1730 2325 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £709
Prestwick 06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1730 2345 £729
Southend 06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1150 £729
Stansted 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1245 1525 £699
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0815 1220 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £709
** via Heathrow * to Reus
Supplements per person:
Single room March, October £0
Single room May £120
Extra week in a single March, October £290
Extra week in a single May £410
Extra week in a twin/double £290
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Walking in the Valleys of Roussillon (brochure page 12)
Holiday Code: 7WVR
Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 28-Apr-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £869
04-Jun-20 Thu BA 0925 1500 £899
17-Sep-20 Thu BA 0925 1500 £909
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £869
Belfast Int 04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £789
Birmingham 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £749
Bristol 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £749
Cardiff 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Vueling 1540 1505 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1540 1505 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £749
Dublin 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1210 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1210 £749
East Midlands 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £749
Edinburgh 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £749
Gatwick 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £749
Glasgow 04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £819
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £829
Glasgow* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £789
Heathrow 28-Apr-20 Tue BA 1255 1610 £789
04-Jun-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £819
17-Sep-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £829
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 1255 1610 £789
Leeds-Bradford 04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £819
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £829
Liverpool 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £749
Luton 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1250 1800 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £749
Manchester 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1155 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1025 1600 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1025 1600 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1155 £749
Newcastle 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £749
Prestwick 04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £789
Stansted 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £749
04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £779
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £789
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £749
** via Heathrow *to Reus
Supplements per person:
Single room April & October £0
Single room other dates £140
Walking in the Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast
(brochure page 13)
Holiday Code: 7WOB
Q Valencia Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1550 2225 £719
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1550 2225 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1550 2225 £719
Bristol 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £719
28-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £729
05-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £719
East Midlands 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £719
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £719
Edinburgh 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £719
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £719
Gatwick 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £719
28-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £729
05-Oct-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £719
Heathrow 18-May-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £759
28-Sep-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £769
05-Oct-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £759
Luton 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £719
29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £719
Manchester 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £719
28-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £729
05-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £719
Stansted* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £719
29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £729
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £719
* to Castellon
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Garden/pool view £35
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Walking in Menorca (brochure page 14)
Holiday Code: 7WME
Q Mahon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 03-Oct-20 Sat Jet2 1540 2225 £819
Birmingham 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1200 £819
Bristol 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1655 2215 £779
Cardiff 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £819
Doncaster/Shef 03-Oct-20 Sat Thomson 1450 2055 £819
East Midlands 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0710 1315 £819
Edinburgh 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £819
Gatwick 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £779
Glasgow 03-Oct-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1445 £819
Leeds-Bradford 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £819
Luton 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £779
Manchester 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1220 £819
Newcastle 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1430 £819
Southend 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £779
Stansted 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £819
Supplements per person:
Single room £150
Extra week in a single £500
Extra week in a twin/double £350
There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of
the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking in Menorca - Birdwatching (brochure page 14)
Holiday Code: 7WMB
Q Mahon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 1540 2225 £889
16-May-20 Sat Jet2 1540 2225 £889
Birmingham 08-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1200 £889
15-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1200 £889
Bristol 08-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0625 1215 £889
15-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0625 1215 £889
Cardiff 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £889
15-May-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £889
Doncaster/Shef 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 1450 2055 £889
16-May-20 Sat Thomson 1450 2055 £889
East Midlands 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £889
15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £889
Edinburgh 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £889
15-May-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £889
Gatwick 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £849
15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £849
Glasgow 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1445 £889
15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0800 1445 £889
Leeds-Bradford 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £889
15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £889
Luton 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £849
15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £849
Manchester 08-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1220 £889
15-May-20 Fri Thomas Cook 0600 1220 £889
Newcastle 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 0625 1305 £889
15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1430 £889
Southend 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £849
15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £849
Stansted 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £889
15-May-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £889
Supplements per person:
Single room £150
Extra week in a single £500
Extra week in a twin/double £350
There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of
the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Portugal - the Algarve, Walking & Birdwatching
(brochure page 15)
Holiday Code: 7WAB
Q Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £899
Birmingham 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 1015 1500 £929
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £939
Bristol 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £899
Cardiff 16-Apr-20 Thu Flybe 1010 1605 £949
01-Oct-20 Thu Flybe 1010 1605 £959
Dublin 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £899
East Midlands 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £899
Edinburgh 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1420 £929
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1420 £939
Gatwick 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £899
Glasgow 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1450 £929
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1450 £939
Leeds-Bradford 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1945 1920 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1945 1920 £899
Liverpool 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £899
Luton 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £899
Manchester 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £899
Newcastle 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1440 £929
01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1440 £939
Southend 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0640 1305 £899
Stansted 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £889
01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £899
Supplements per person:
Single room £200
River view room (on request, twin/double rooms only) £56
Walking - France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau
(brochure page 16)
Holiday Code: 7WAP
Q Marseille Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 09-May-20 Sat BA 0750 1720 £1,099
03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0750 1720 £1,019
Bristol 09-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1345 1810 £979
03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1345 1810 £899
Edinburgh 08-May-20 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £979
02-Oct-20 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £899
Gatwick 09-May-20 Sat Easyjet 0755 1215 £979
03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0755 1215 £899
Glasgow** 09-May-20 Sat BA 0745 1745 £1,099
03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0745 1745 £1,019
Heathrow 09-May-20 Sat BA 1310 1215 £1,019
03-Oct-20 Sat BA 1310 1215 £939
Luton 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1230 1710 £979
02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1230 1710 £899
Manchester 09-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1715 2205 £979
03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1715 2205 £899
Newcastle** 09-May-20 Sat BA 0610 1900 £1,099
03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0610 1900 £1,019
Stansted 09-May-20 Sat Ryanair 0800 1905 £979
03-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 0800 1905 £899
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person:
Single room £190
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10
Walking in Portugal – Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park
(brochure page 17)
Holiday Code: 7WLI
Q Lisbon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 10-May-20 Sun BA 1105 1735 £1,119
27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1105 1735 £1,099
Bristol 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £979
Dublin 10-May-20 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £979
Edinburgh 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0620 1310 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0620 1310 £979
Gatwick 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 1030 2310 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 1030 2310 £979
Heathrow 10-May-20 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,039
27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,019
Luton 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0705 1310 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0705 1310 £979
Manchester 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 1005 1620 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 1005 1620 £979
Newcastle** 10-May-20 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,119
27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,099
Stansted 10-May-20 Sun Ryanair 0945 1800 £999
27-Sep-20 Sun Ryanair 0945 1800 £979
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person:
Single room £290
Sea view per week (on request) £56
There is a local tourist tax of 2 euro per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable
by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking - The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia
(brochure page 18)
Holiday Code: 7WGR
Q Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £779
Birmingham 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £819
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £829
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £819
Bristol 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £779
Cardiff 07-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £829
14-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £819
Doncaster/Shef 30-Apr-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £839
07-May-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £849
14-May-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £859
10-Sep-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £869
17-Sep-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £889
24-Sep-20 Thu Flybe 1600 2245 £839
Dublin 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £779
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £789
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £779
East Midlands 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £779
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £789
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £779
Edinburgh 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £819
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £829
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £819
Exeter 07-May-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £829
14-May-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £819
Gatwick 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £779
Glasgow 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £819
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £829
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £819
Leeds-Bradford 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £819
07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £829
14-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £839
10-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £849
17-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £869
24-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £819
Liverpool 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £779
Manchester 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £779
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £789
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £779
Newcastle 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £779
Southend 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £779
07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £789
14-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £779
Stansted 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £779
07-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £789
14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £799
10-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £809
17-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £829
24-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £779
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Extra week in a single £420
Extra week in a twin/double £280
Sea view per week (on request) £50
Walking in Tuscany & Liguria (brochure page 19)
Holiday Code: 7WTF
Q Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Birmingham 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1230 £909
08-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1230 £939
22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1230 £919
Bristol 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £869
09-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £879
Dublin 12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £869
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £899
22-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £879
East Midlands 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £869
09-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £879
Edinburgh 12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1515 2130 £869
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1515 2130 £899
22-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1515 2130 £879
Gatwick 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £869
09-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £879
Heathrow 13-May-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £909
09-Sep-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £939
23-Sep-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £919
Leeds-Bradford 08-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1515 2110 £939
22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1515 2110 £919
Luton 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1810 2315 £869
09-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1810 2315 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1810 2315 £879
Manchester 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £869
08-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £899
22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £879
Newcastle 08-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1455 2105 £939
22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1455 2105 £919
Prestwick 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1525 1505 £869
09-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1525 1505 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1525 1505 £879
Stansted 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £869
Supplements per person:
09-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £899
23-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £879
Single room £100
Sea view (on request) £70
There is a local tourist tax of 1.50 euros per person per day. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by
hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking - Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley
(brochure page 20)
Holiday Code: 7WIS
Q Bergamo Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 0630 1155 £919
19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0630 1155 £919
Bristol 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 1220 1705 £919
19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1220 1705 £919
Dublin 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 0615 1140 £919
19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0615 1140 £919
East Midlands 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 1320 1805 £919
19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1320 1805 £919
Edinburgh 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1225 1200 £919
18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1225 1200 £919
Manchester 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1305 1805 £919
18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1305 1805 £919
Southend 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1730 2130 £919
18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1730 2130 £919
Stansted 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 0805 1300 £919
18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 0805 1300 £919
Supplements per person:
Single room
£140 (standard only)
Classic room with Balcony (June only) £49
Superior room with balcony (partial lake view) £70
Walking on the Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo (brochure page 21)
Holiday Code: 7WBI
Q Nice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,019
11-May-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,029
01-Jun-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,069
14-Sep-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,069
Bristol 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £949
Dublin 27-Apr-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £899
11-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £949
Edinburgh 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £949
Gatwick 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £949
Heathrow 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £939
11-May-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £949
01-Jun-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £989
14-Sep-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £989
Leeds-Bradford 27-Apr-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £939
11-May-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £949
01-Jun-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £989
14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £989
Liverpool 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £949
Luton 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £949
Manchester 27-Apr-20 Mon Jet2 1615 1400 £939
11-May-20 Mon Jet2 1615 1400 £949
01-Jun-20 Mon Jet2 1615 1400 £989
14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 1615 1400 £989
Newcastle** 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,019
11-May-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,029
01-Jun-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,069
14-Sep-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,069
Stansted 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £899
11-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £909
01-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £949
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £949
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person:
Single room £100
Side sea view
£45 (twin/double rooms only)
Front sea view £70
There is a local tourist tax of 2 euros per person per day chargeable for the first six nights. It is not included in the
holiday price and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
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Walking in the Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake
Maggiore (brochure page 22)
Holiday Code: 7WPC
Q Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1105 2230 £1,109
06-May-20 Wed BA 1105 2230 £1,119
31-Aug-20 Mon BA 1120 2235 £1,139
Belfast Int* 22-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1155 £1,039
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1155 £1,049
Birmingham 22-Apr-20 Wed Flybe 1110 1610 £1,049
06-May-20 Wed Flybe 1110 1610 £1,059
31-Aug-20 Mon Flybe 0650 1140 £1,079
Bristol 22-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 1525 1500 £989
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1525 1500 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1805 2255 £1,019
Cardiff 22-Apr-20 Wed Flybe 1010 1500 £1,049
06-May-20 Wed Flybe 1010 1500 £1,059
Edinburgh 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet Y093 1945 £989
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet Y093 1945 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1025 1940 £1,019
Gatwick 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1310 £989
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1310 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1310 £1,019
Heathrow 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1500 1950 £1,029
06-May-20 Wed BA 1500 1950 £1,039
31-Aug-20 Mon BA 1500 2005 £1,059
Luton 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1155 £989
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1155 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019
Manchester 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 1655 1615 £989
06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1655 1615 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019
Newcastle** 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1125 2215 £1,109
06-May-20 Wed BA 1125 2215 £1,119
31-Aug-20 Mon BA 1150 2210 £1,139
Stansted 22-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 0845 2255 £989
06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0845 2255 £999
31-Aug-20 Mon Ryanair 0845 2250 £1,019
** via Heathrow * to Milan Bergamo
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
There is a local tourist tax of 2.00 euros per person per day. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by
hotel guests directly to both hotels.
Walking - Elba & Tuscany (brochure page 23)
Holiday Code: 7WEL
Q Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Birmingham 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 1340 1915 £939
12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 1340 1915 £959
Bristol 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1050 1555 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 1050 1555 £919
Dublin 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1345 1320 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1345 1320 £919
East Midlands 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 1600 2130 £939
12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 1600 2130 £959
Edinburgh 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 0915 0850 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0915 0850 £919
Gatwick 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 0900 1350 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 0900 1350 £919
Heathrow 16-May-20 Sat BA 1350 1230 £939
12-Sep-20 Sat BA 1350 1230 £959
Leeds-Bradford 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 0810 1405 £939
12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 0810 1405 £959
Luton 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1145 1650 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 1145 1650 £919
Manchester 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1005 1530 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 1005 1530 £919
Newcastle 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 0720 1330 £939
12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 0720 1330 £959
Stansted 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1445 1420 £899
12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1445 1420 £919
Supplements per person:
Single room £150
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Walking - Lake Maggiore (brochure page 24)
Holiday Code: 7WMG
Q Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 19-May-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,139
23-Jul-20 Thu BA 0710 1950 £1,139
08-Sep-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,139
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,139
Birmingham 19-May-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,079
23-Jul-20 Thu Flybe 1110 1140 £1,079
08-Sep-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,079
06-Oct-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,079
Bristol* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 2050 2025 £1,069
Bristol 23-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 1805 2255 £1,019
Bristol* 08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 2050 2025 £1,069
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 2050 2025 £1,069
Dublin* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £1,069
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £1,069
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £1,069
East Midlands* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,069
23-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 1800 2245 £1,069
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,069
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,069
Edinburgh 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,019
23-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,019
Gatwick 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,019
Heathrow 19-May-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,059
23-Jul-20 Thu BA 1200 1650 £1,059
08-Sep-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,059
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,059
Leeds-Bradford** 18-May-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,139
07-Sep-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,139
05-Oct-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,139
Liverpool 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,019
23-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 1345 1320 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,019
Luton 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019
Manchester 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019
23-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019
Newcastle** 19-May-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,139
23-Jul-20 Thu BA 0605 1945 £1,139
08-Sep-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,139
06-Oct-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,139
Southend* 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 0800 1205 £1,069
07-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 0800 1205 £1,069
05-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 0800 1205 £1,069
Stansted 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 2240 £1,019
23-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 0845 2255 £1,019
08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 2240 £1,019
06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 2240 £1,019
** via Heathrow * to Milan Bergamo
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Lake view
£91 (twin/double rooms only)
There is a local tourist tax of 2.00 euros per person per day in Stresa. It is not included in the holiday price and will be
payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking in Crete, Gouves – no single supplement
(brochure page 26)
Holiday Code: 7WSH
Q Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Birmingham 12-May-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1345 2250 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1345 2250 £1,059
Cardiff 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 1430 2345 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1430 2345 £1,059
East Midlands 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,059
Edinburgh 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £969
15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £1,019
Exeter 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 1405 2325 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1405 2325 £1,059
Gatwick 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £969
15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £1,019
Glasgow 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 0705 1715 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 0705 1715 £1,059
Leeds-Bradford 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0610 1550 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0610 1550 £1,059
Manchester 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £969
15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £1,019
Newcastle 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,059
Stansted 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0600 1510 £1,009
15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0600 1510 £1,059
Supplements per person:
Single room £0
Extra week £400
Sea view per week £50
There is a tourism tax in Crete of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable
by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
Walking in Crete – Coast & Mountains (brochure page 25)
Holiday Code: 7WHN
Q Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Birmingham 05-May-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1345 2250 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1345 2250 £1,049
Bristol 05-May-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1755 0320 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1755 0320 £1,049
Cardiff 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 1430 2345 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1430 2345 £1,049
East Midlands 05-May-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,049
Edinburgh 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £919
22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £1,009
Exeter 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 1515 1520 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1515 1520 £1,049
Gatwick 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £919
22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £1,009
Glasgow 05-May-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1535 0130 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Thomas Cook 1535 0130 £1,049
Manchester 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £919
22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £1,009
Newcastle 05-May-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £959
22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,049
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Sea view in Gouves £28
There is a tourism tax in Crete of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable
by hotel guests directly to the hotel.
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Walking in Poland – Krakow & the High Tatras
(brochure page 27)
Holiday Code: 7WKZ
Q Krakow Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1025 1645 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1025 1645 £789
Doncaster/Shef 23-Jun-20 Tue Wizz Air 2005 1930 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Wizz Air 2005 1930 £789
Edinburgh 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1605 2200 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1605 2200 £789
Gatwick 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0925 1500 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0925 1500 £789
Heathrow 23-Jun-20 Tue BA 1645 2245 £809
01-Sep-20 Tue BA 1645 2245 £829
Leeds-Bradford 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2030 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2030 £789
Luton 23-Jun-20 Tue Wizz Air 0840 2035 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Wizz Air 0840 2035 £789
Manchester 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1245 1835 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1245 1835 £789
Stansted 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 0855 1625 £769
01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0855 1625 £789
Supplements per person:
Single room £140
Walking in the Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste
(brochure page 28)
Holiday Code: 7WVT
Q Venice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Belfast Int 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0630 1250 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0630 1250 £899
Birmingham 18-May-20 Mon Jet2 0700 1225 £929
14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0700 1225 £939
Bristol 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1455 1425 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1455 1425 £899
Dublin 18-May-20 Mon Aer Lingus 0740 1415 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Aer Lingus 0740 1415 £899
East Midlands* 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1735 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1735 £899
Edinburgh 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1450 1420 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1450 1420 £899
Gatwick 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1230 2000 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1230 2000 £899
Heathrow 18-May-20 Mon BA 0855 1425 £929
14-Sep-20 Mon BA 0855 1425 £939
Leeds-Bradford 18-May-20 Mon Jet2 0800 1355 £929
14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0800 1355 £939
Luton 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1325 1820 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1325 1820 £899
Manchester 18-May-20 Mon Jet2 0730 1335 £929
14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0730 1335 £939
Southend 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1705 2130 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1705 2130 £899
Stansted 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1720 £889
14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1720 £899
*to Treviso
Supplements per person:
Single room £150
Walking in the Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest
(brochure page 29)
Holiday Code: 7WBU
Q Bucharest Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price
Aberdeen** 30-May-20 Sat BA 0750 1405 £1,109
26-Sep-20 Sat BA 0750 1405 £1,089
Belfast City** 30-May-20 Sat BA 0700 1430 £1,109
26-Sep-20 Sat BA 0700 1430 £1,089
Birmingham 30-May-20 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £989
26-Sep-20 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £969
Bristol 30-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £989
26-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £969
Gatwick 30-May-20 Sat Wizz Air 2155 2115 £989
26-Sep-20 Sat Wizz Air 2155 2115 £969
Glasgow 31-May-20* Sun Blue Air 0945 0900 £989
27-Sep-20* Sun Blue Air 0945 0900 £969
Heathrow 30-May-20 Sat BA 1350 2130 £1,029
26-Sep-20 Sat BA 1350 2130 £1,009
Liverpool 31-May-20* Sun Blue Air 1845 1800 £989
27-Sep-20* Sun Blue Air 1845 1800 £969
Luton 31-May-20* Sun Blue Air 1035 0950 £989
27-Sep-20* Sun Blue Air 1035 0950 £969
Newcastle** 30-May-20 Sat BA 0605 1540 £1,109
26-Sep-20 Sat BA 0605 1540 £1,089
Stansted 30-May-20 Sat Ryanair 0840 1910 £989
26-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0840 1910 £969
NB Some flights do not arrive until the small hours and there is an early start for the Bucharest City Tour or the journey
to Brasov. Please check when you book.
** via Heathrow
*these departures (31 May, and 27 Sep) spend the first and last two nights in Bucharest.
Supplements per person:
Single room £170
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TRAVEL INSURANCE – BOOKINGS TAKEN FROM 1 APRIL 2019
Travel insurance is a vital aspect to booking a holiday, giving you protection against unforeseen circumstances that could otherwise spoil your holiday. The
schedule of the cover below sets out a summary of the cover provided by insurance we have arranged with Travel & General Insurance Services Limited who is
authorised and regulated by the FCA (firm reference number 304788) full details of which can be found on the FCA register (https://register.fca.org.uk) or by calling
0800 111 6768.
As cover under the Cancellation section commences immediately the holiday booking has been confirmed, no refund in premium will be allowed by Travel &
General. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, any insurance premiums paid to Travel & General will be refunded by Travel & General provided
you haven’t made a claim. Please note we cannot refund premiums paid to other insurers. If you have arranged your own insurance please check that the premium
will be refunded in the event of cancellation by us.
Walking Holidays. Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Our travel insurance covers you for group walks up to an altitude of 3000m. Some insurers have lower
limits – usually 2000m. If you decide to walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken Travel & General insurance, please ensure your cover is valid.
This information is subject to change without notice.
For full details and a quote call Travel & General (calls answered TAG-connect) on 0330 880 3625 and quote Preferred Travel Services.
Cover is available for travellers up to the age 75. If you are over the age of 75, Goodtogo insurance (tel: 01279 621 654) offers policies with no age limit.
Failure to comply with the terms & conditions of the policy may result in cover being restricted.
Travel & General also offers annual policies.
BOOKING CONDITIONS – 2020 SEASON
KEY POINTS You enter into a booking with us when we issue our confirmation invoice. If you then cancel, there will be a cancellation charge. Initially this may
only be a deposit, but can go up to 100%. You can make changes to your booking in certain circumstances. We make a charge for this. We can change and
cancel your booking. We’ll pay you compensation in certain circumstances. We are responsible to you for providing your holiday but there are legal limits. Your
contract will be with High Concepts Ltd trading as Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Tel: 0116 279 39 29
mail@preferredts.com NB read the full terms below for more information and for other important rights and obligations.
These Booking Conditions and the information in the brochure
and our website form the basis of your contract with Preferred
Travel Services (‘we’ and ‘us’). ‘You’ means the person making
the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a
later date). References to ‘brochure’ in these conditions shall also
include references to our website.
1.Your contract – when you make a booking you guarantee
that you have the authority to accept and do accept on behalf
of your party the terms of these booking conditions. A contract
will exist as soon as we send our confirmation invoice. This
contract is made on the terms of these booking conditions, which
are governed by English Law, and the jurisdiction of the English
Courts. You may however, choose the law and jurisdiction of
Scotland or Northern Ireland if you wish to do so.
2. Payment – in order to confirm your holiday, the appropriate
deposit must be paid at the time of booking. The balance of the
holiday cost must be received by the Balance Due Date which
will be shown on our confirmation invoice. The Balance Due Date
is 8 weeks before departure for Group A Holidays (holidays by
air), 6 weeks before departure for Group B Holidays (holidays
with no flight of more than 4 days duration) and 4 weeks before
departure for Group C Holidays (holidays with no flight of 4 days
or less). If you are booking after that date full payment must
accompany your booking form. Reminders are not sent. If we do
not receive payments due in full, on time, we shall cancel your
travel arrangements and retain your deposit.
3. Your holiday price – we reserve the right to change the prices of
any of our holidays at any time. You will be advised of the current
price of the holiday that you wish to book before your contract is
confirmed. The price we charge for your travel arrangements is
fully guaranteed and will not be subject to any surcharges after
your contract is confirmed. Please note that items such as local
city taxes at your holiday destination are not included in our prices
and will be payable by you in situ.
4. Changes by you – if, after our confirmation invoice has been
issued, you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way,
for example your chosen departure date or accommodation, we
will do our utmost to make these changes but it may not always be
possible. Any request for changes to be made must be in writing
from the person who made the booking. You will be asked to pay
an administration charge of £15 per person, and any further cost
we incur in making this alteration. You should be aware that these
costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes
are made and you should contact us as soon as possible. You
can transfer your booking to another person, who satisfies all the
conditions that apply to this booking, by giving us notice in writing
as soon as possible and no later than 7 days before departure.
Both you and the new traveller are responsible for paying all costs
we incur in making the transfer.
Note: Certain travel arrangements (eg. Air Tickets) may not be
changeable after a reservation has been made and any alteration
request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that
part of the arrangements.
5. Cancellation by you – should you or a member of your party
need to cancel the holiday once it has been confirmed, you must
immediately advise us in writing. Notice of cancellation is only
effective when it is received in writing at our offices (see Date
Received in the table below). Since we incur costs in cancelling
your travel arrangements, you will have to pay cancellation
charges in the table (shown as loss of deposit up to the Balance
Due Date and percentages of the total holiday cost thereafter).
Insurance premiums are non refundable.
Date Received Group A Group B Group C
More than 56 days loss of deposit loss of deposit loss of deposit
More than 42 days 50% loss of deposi loss of deposit
56-29 days 50% 50% loss of deposit
42-29 days 50% 50% loss of deposit
More than 28 days 50% 50% loss of deposit
28-8 days 75% 75% 75%
7 days or less 100% 100% 100%
Please see clause 2 for definitions of Group A, B and C. The Date
Received is the number of days before the departure date of the
holiday we receive your cancellation in writing. Should one of
the members of your party cancel who is sharing a double/twin
room, the relevant single room supplement will become payable
and added to your holiday cost.
6(a) If we cancel your holiday – we reserve the right to cancel
your booking. We will not cancel after the Balance Due Date has
passed (see clause 2) except for unavoidable and extraordinary
circumstances, or failure by you to pay the final balance, or
because the minimum number (usually twenty) required for
the package to go ahead hasn’t been reached. Unavoidable
and extraordinary circumstances means a situation beyond our
control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided
even if all reasonable measures had been taken. If your holiday
is cancelled you can either have a refund of all monies paid or
accept an alternative holiday of comparable standard from us if
we offer one (we will refund any price difference if the alternative
is of a lower value). In the event a refund is paid to you, we will
provide a full refund of your travel insurance premiums if you
paid them to us and can show that you are unable to transfer or
reuse your policy and pay compensation as shown in the table
below except where the cancellation is due to unavoidable and
extraordinary circumstances (see definition above).
6(b) If we make changes to your holiday – it is a term of your
booking that we are able to make changes to any aspect of your
booking. If the change is insignificant, we will ensure that you
are notified about it. Examples of insignificant changes include
alteration of your outward/return flights which reduces your
holiday duration by less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type,
change of accommodation to another of the same or higher
standard, changes of airline, a change of overseas airport.
If we alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the
travel services that make up your package we will give you the
choice of accepting the change, receiving a refund, or, if one
is offered, switching to an alternative holiday. If you choose to
accept a refund we shall pay compensation as shown in the table
below except where the cancellation is due to unavoidable and
extraordinary circumstances (see definition above).
Number of days before departure
we advise you of cancellation
Compensation for each
full fare paying Customer
or significant change Group A Group B Group C
More than 56 days Nil Nil Nil
56-43 days £10 Nil Nil
42-29 days £20 £10 Nil
28-15 days £30 £15 £10
14-0 days £40 £20 £15
Please see Clause 2 definitions of Group A, B and C.
The compensation that we offer does not exclude you from
claiming more if you are entitled to do so.
Costs incurred by you. If we make a significant change to or cancel
your travel arrangements for any reason, we will not reimburse
any expenses, costs or losses you incur relating to payments to
third parties, including, but not limited to, insurance premiums,
car parking, hotel accommodation, currency, connecting flights,
or other travel arrangements such as kennelling fees etc.
7. Our Liability to you – you must inform us without undue delay
of any failure to perform or improper performance of the travel
services included in this package. If any of the travel services
included in your package are not performed in accordance with
the contract, or are improperly performed, by us or the travel
service suppliers, and this has affected the enjoyment of your
travel arrangements, you may be entitled to an appropriate price
reduction or compensation or both. We will not be liable where
any failure to perform or improper performance of the travel
services is due to: you or another member of your party; or a third
party unconnected with the provision of the travel services in the
package; or unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, which
means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which
could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had
been taken.
Our liability in cases involving, luggage, personal property, and
money is limited to the excess for such items on your travel
insurance policy.
Our liability, except in cases involving, luggage, personal property,
money, death, injury or illness, shall be limited to a maximum
of twice the basic cost of your travel arrangements excluding,
supplements, extras, extensions and insurance. Our liability will
also be limited in accordance with and/or in an identical manner
to a) the contractual terms of the companies that provide the
travel services that make up your package. These terms are
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incorporated into this booking; and b) any relevant international
convention, for example the Montreal Convention in respect of
travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea,
the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and the Paris
Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation, which
limit the amount of and conditions under which compensation
can be claimed for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss,
damage and delay to luggage. We are to be regarded as having
all benefit of any limitation of the extent of or the conditions
under which compensation is to be paid under these or any
conventions. You can ask us for copies of the travel service
contractual terms, or the international conventions.
Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights in some
circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your
airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to
flights. Full details will be publicised at EU airports and available
from airlines. However reimbursement in such cases will not
automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from
us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out
in these booking conditions. If any payments to you are due from
us, any payment made to you by the airline or any other service
provider will be deducted.
It is a condition of our acceptance of liability that you notify us
and our supplier(s) in strict accordance with the terms of clause
9 of any claim made by you or any member of your party. Any
person(s) to whom any price reduction or compensation is
made (and their parent or guardian if that person is under 18
years of age) must assign to ourselves or our insurers any rights
they may have to pursue any third party in connection with the
claim. In all circumstances you must provide us and our insurers
with all assistance we may reasonably require.
This clause 7 is intended to set out our obligations to you
as an ‘organiser’ in the Package Travel and Linked Travel
Arrangements Regulations 2018. Please note, we regret we
cannot make any payment to you or any member of your party if
the person concerned is not entitled to one from us under these
Regulations.
8. Additional assistance – if you’re in difficulty whilst on holiday
and ask us to help we will provide appropriate assistance, in
particular by providing information on health services, local
authorities and consular assistance; and helping you to find
alternative arrangements and any necessary phone calls/emails.
You must pay any costs we incur, if the difficulty is your fault.
9. Complaints and problems – if you have a complaint about
any of the services included in your holiday, you must inform us,
our resort representative, and the relevant supplier (e.g. hotelier)
without undue delay who will endeavour to put things right.
(Please note we deal with all eventual complaints by post after
your return and will not engage in email conservations while you
are away unless the matter is urgent and capable of immediate
remedy on the spot.)
If it is not resolved locally, please follow this up within 28
days of your return home by writing to our Customer Services
Department giving your booking reference and all other relevant
information. Please keep your letter concise and to the point.
If you fail to follow the requirement to report your complaint
in resort we will have been deprived of the opportunity to
investigate and rectify it and this may affect your rights under
this booking.
We are a Member of ABTA, membership number W3692. We
are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by
ABTA’s Code of Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme
for the resolution of disputes which is approved by the Chartered
Trading Standards Institute. If we can’t resolve your complaint,
go to www.abta.com to use ABTA’s simple procedure. Further
information on the Code and ABTA’s assistance in resolving
disputes can be found on www.abta.com. You can also access
the European Commission Online Dispute (ODR) Resolution
platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. This ODR
platform is a means of notifying us of your complaint; it will not
determine how your complaint should be resolved.
10. Behaviour – when you book with us, you accept
responsibility for any damage or loss caused by you or any
member of your party. Full payment for any such damage or
loss must be paid direct at the time to the accommodation
owner or manager or other supplier. If you fail to do so, you will
be responsible for meeting any claims (including legal costs)
subsequently made against us as a result of your actions. We
expect all clients to have consideration for other people. If in
our opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority,
you or any member of your party behaves in such a way as to
cause or be likely to cause danger, annoyance or distress to any
third party or damage to property, we are entitled, without prior
notice, to terminate the holiday of the person(s) concerned. In
this situation, the person(s) concerned will be required to leave
the accommodation or other service. We will have no further
responsibility toward such person(s) including any return travel
arrangements. No refunds will be made and we will not pay any
expenses or costs incurred as a result of the termination.
11. Special requests – if you have a request, you must advise
us at time of booking and clearly note it on your booking form.
Although we will try to pass any reasonable requests on to the
relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will
be met. Failure to meet any special request will not be a breach
of contract. We cannot accept any booking which is specified to
be conditional on the fulfilment of a particular request. All such
bookings will be treated as standard bookings subject to these
provisions.
12. Mobility and medical problems – if you or a member of
your party has a medical problem/disability which may affect
your holiday, please tell us before you book so that we can
advise accordingly. You must give us full details in writing at
the time of booking. Please note that to get the best out of your
visit to certain places may involve walking on inclines, through
cobbled streets etc. If we feel unable to accommodate the needs
of the person concerned, or reasonably feel that the enjoyment
of other travellers may be prejudiced, we reserve the right to
decline/cancel their reservation. We regret we cannot accept
any bookings from wheelchair users unless travelling with a
companion able and willing to take responsibility when boarding
coaches, trains etc. and on excursions. If this proves not to be
the case at the start of or during your holiday, we shall assist
in making arrangements for your immediate return to the UK at
your own cost and we shall not pay compensation or make any
refund in respect holiday curtailment. NB Our representatives,
guides, coach drivers etc. are not permitted to offer physical
assistance.
13. Passports, visas and health requirements. Your specific
passport and visa requirements, and other immigration
requirements are your responsibility and you should confirm
these with the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates. We
do not accept any responsibility if you cannot travel because
you have not complied with any passport, visa or immigration
requirements (including any procedures required by airlines at
check-in). Information on health is contained in a leaflet (Health
Advice for Travellers) available from local Department of Health
offices and most Post Offices. The Foreign & Commonwealth
Travel Advice Unit may have issued information about your
holiday destination. You are advised to check this information on
the internet. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
14. Your Financial Protection – we provide full financial
protection for our package holidays, by way of our Air Travel
Organiser’s Licence number 5537, issued by the Civil Aviation
Authority, Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex, RH6 0YR, UK,
telephone 0333 103 6350, email claims@caa.co.uk. When you
buy an ATOL protected flight inclusive package from us you
will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially
protected, where you can get information on what this means
for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We will provide
you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable
alternative). In some cases, where we aren’t able to do so for
reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide
you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative
(at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those
circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those
obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to
be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL
holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not
be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case
you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or
your credit card issuer where applicable). If we are unable to
provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an
alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency,
the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or
confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that
in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely
to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have
arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services,
including any claim against us (or your credit card issuer where
applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be reassigned
to another body, if that other body has paid sums you
have claimed under the ATOL scheme.
We provide full financial protection for our package holidays that
do not include a flight by way of a bond held by ABTA – The
Travel Association 30 Park Street London SE1 9EQ www.abta.
co.uk.
15. Brochure Accuracy – the information and prices shown
in this brochure may have changed by the time you come to
book. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the
brochure and prices at the time of printing, regrettably errors
do occasionally occur. You must therefore ensure you check all
details of your chosen holiday (including the price) with us at the
time of booking. This brochure is our sole responsibility. It is not
issued on behalf of and does not commit any other organisation/
carriers whose services are featured.
16. Safety standards – please note, it is the requirements and
standards of the country in which any services which make up
your holiday are provided which apply to those services and
not those of the UK. As a general rule, these requirements and
standards will not be the same as the UK and may sometimes
be lower.
17. Brochure Information & Timings – all timings given are for
general guidance only and are subject to change. Please note
that changes to flight departure times which reduce your holiday
duration by less than 12 hours are not significant changes for
the purposes of clause 6. Precise timings, intended order of
excursions/visits and joining instructions will be sent with your
joining instructions approximately ten days before departure. You
are asked to remember that hotel, resort or other facilities may
not be available during your stay due to seasonality or may be
withdrawn for maintenance or other reasons beyond our control.
In these circumstances we shall bear no resulting liability.
Please note: the duration/number of days shown in the brochure
includes the days of departure and return. Any photographs/
illustrations contained in this brochure are purely representative
of the type of places visited, and do not necessarily depict your
exact accommodation/destination.
18. Flight Delays and Flights – while we shall try to assist
in every way to minimise the effects of any delays we do not
accept liability for any delays which occur. Where a delay does
occur we shall consult with the airline concerned regarding
the provision of appropriate refreshments. Some protection
is afforded by travel insurance, and you should ensure your
insurance policy provides adequate cover for flight delays and
cancellation. Under EU Regulation 261 you have rights in some
circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline
in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. If
your airline does not comply with these rules you should
complain to the CAA online at www.caa.co.uk. For assistance
by phone call 020 7453 6888. However reimbursement in such
cases is the responsibility of the airline and will not automatically
entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your right
to a refund and/ or compensation from us is set out in clause 6.
If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to
you by the airline will be deducted from this amount. Please note
that any claim for payments from an airline under EU Regulation
261 should be made by the passenger. However, if you ask us
to make such a claim on your behalf, we shall deduct from any
payment we obtain our reasonable costs incurred in connection
with a delay or in re-arranging flights for you. Please note that
very occasionally an airline may add a touchdown en route.
In this case a flight with an intermediate stop not involving a
change of aircraft is still considered a direct flight.
19. Hotel Ratings, Bedrooms and Meals. We are required by
law to state the star rating of hotels. All star ratings stated are
those given by the authorities of the country concerned and are
an indication only of relative standards. Actual standards can
vary between hotels of the same category. Similarly, as the basis
for star ratings varies from country to country, hotels with the
same rating but in different countries may not be of the same
standard. Facilities in single rooms may differ from double
rooms. Hotels charge a supplement for single rooms even
where there is only one single bed as the costs of the upkeep of
the room is the same, regardless of how many people occupy
it. Triple rooms may consist of a double bed and bed-settee or
folding bed. Our aim of providing holidays with interesting and
unusual itineraries takes us to places away from mass-market
tourism. In some cases, where dinner is included, it may be on
a fixed menu basis with no choice as opposed to buffet style.
Please notify us of any dietary requirements. Depending on flight
timings, dinner may consist of a cold plate on arrival at the hotel
if the kitchens are closed.
20. Third Party Websites – We are not responsible for the
contents of websites of hotels or other suppliers and tourist
boards etc. included in this brochure or on our website. Their
contents do not form part of our contract with you nor can they
be construed as representations by us.
Preferred Travel Services
is a Trading Name of High Concepts Limited.
Reg. in England No. 4000185.
Reg. Office: Christopher House, 94B London Road, Leicester
LE2 0QS.
ATOL 5537 ABTA No. W3692
Issued September 2019
Preferred Travel Services Booking Form
PASSENGER DETAILS
Exactly as written on the Passport.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS
Lead Passenger (who must sign this form
in the PAYMENTS section):
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Address........................................................................
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
..........................................Postcode...........................
Tel. day.........................................................................
Tel. mobile...................................................................
Tel. emergency.....................................................
Email.............................................................................
.............................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 2:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 3:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..........................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 4:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
£
BN
ASB
Office use only
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
W3692
To make a provisional booking please refer to the How to Book section enclosed
with the brochure. Then COMPLETE THIS BOOKING FORM IN BLOCK
CAPITALS and return it with deposit payment or full payment to Preferred Travel
Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques
should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services.
HOLIDAY TITLE.........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................HOLIDAY CODE....................................
PROVISIONAL BOOKING No.........................................................................................................
DEPARTURE AIRPORT........................................................................................................................
DEPARTURE DATE ...............................................
dd / mm / yy DURATION..................................................
NUMBER OF ROOMS
Twin/doubles...................Triples/Family..........................Singles..............................
Room type (if not standard)...................................................................................
please refer to Dates, Prices & Flight Information
TOTAL HOLIDAY COST £.....................
SPECIAL REQUESTS (not guaranteed). You may also wish to advise us here
of any special needs so that we can inform the hotel and/or transport company.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
INSURANCE
Your Insurer.......................................................................................................................
Policy No....................................................24 hr emergency No........................................................
PAYMENT ENCLOSED WITH THIS BOOKING (please refer to How to Book)
Deposit £...................................
Full Payment (including supplements and extras if applicable) £..................................
TOTAL £...................................
Please make your cheque/postal order payable to Preferred Travel Services.
In signing I have read and accept all details in the booking conditions and do
so on behalf of all those named under Passenger Details
Signed............................................................................................................ Date....dd / mm / yy ....
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receive them, tick this box [ ], or just let us know at any time.
If you want to receive information from our newspaper partners or selected third parties,tick this box [ ]
IN WHICH NEWSPAPER DID YOU SEE THIS HOLIDAY ADVERTISED?
...............................................................................................................................................................................
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR CREDIT/DEBIT
CARD PAYMENTS – we accept Maestro, Visa Debit, Mastercard, Visa
Card Type................................................... Valid from.............................Expires..................................
Please enter the last 3 digits of your security code
(shown on the signature strip on the reverse side of your card)......................................
Card No.
Please charge my account the sum of £...................................
Card holder’s name if different from the Lead Passenger’s name
................................................................................................................................................................................
Card holder’s signature............................................................................................................................
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Preferred Travel Services Booking Form
PASSENGER DETAILS
Exactly as written on the Passport.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS
Lead Passenger (who must sign this form
in the PAYMENTS section):
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Address........................................................................
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
..........................................Postcode...........................
Tel. day.........................................................................
Tel. mobile...................................................................
Tel. emergency.....................................................
Email.............................................................................
.............................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 2:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 3:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..........................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 4:
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ...... dd / mm / yy ..............................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
Issue Date dd / mm / yy Expiry date dd / mm / yy
Issuing Country.........................................................
£
BN
ASB
Office use only
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.
W3692
To make a provisional booking please refer to the How to Book section enclosed
with the brochure. Then COMPLETE THIS BOOKING FORM IN BLOCK
CAPITALS and return it with deposit payment or full payment to Preferred Travel
Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques
should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services.
HOLIDAY TITLE.........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................HOLIDAY CODE....................................
PROVISIONAL BOOKING No.........................................................................................................
DEPARTURE AIRPORT........................................................................................................................
DEPARTURE DATE ...............................................
dd / mm / yy DURATION..................................................
NUMBER OF ROOMS
Twin/doubles...................Triples/Family..........................Singles..............................
Room type (if not standard)...................................................................................
please refer to Dates, Prices & Flight Information
TOTAL HOLIDAY COST £.....................
SPECIAL REQUESTS (not guaranteed). You may also wish to advise us here
of any special needs so that we can inform the hotel and/or transport company.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
INSURANCE
Your Insurer.......................................................................................................................
Policy No....................................................24 hr emergency No........................................................
PAYMENT ENCLOSED WITH THIS BOOKING (please refer to How to Book)
Deposit £...................................
Full Payment (including supplements and extras if applicable) £..................................
TOTAL £...................................
Please make your cheque/postal order payable to Preferred Travel Services.
In signing I have read and accept all details in the booking conditions and do
so on behalf of all those named under Passenger Details
Signed............................................................................................................ Date....dd / mm / yy ....
We’ll automatically send you our brochures and holiday updates when they appear. If you prefer not to
receive them, tick this box [ ], or just let us know at any time.
If you want to receive information from our newspaper partners or selected third parties,tick this box [ ]
IN WHICH NEWSPAPER DID YOU SEE THIS HOLIDAY ADVERTISED?
...............................................................................................................................................................................
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR CREDIT/DEBIT
CARD PAYMENTS – we accept Maestro, Visa Debit, Mastercard, Visa
Card Type................................................... Valid from.............................Expires..................................
Please enter the last 3 digits of your security code
(shown on the signature strip on the reverse side of your card)......................................
Card No.
Please charge my account the sum of £...................................
Card holder’s name if different from the Lead Passenger’s name
................................................................................................................................................................................
Card holder’s signature............................................................................................................................
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