HIKING RETREAT
Join our hiking retreat and experience the fantastic scenery of the Tramuntana mountains with base in a private finca.
The Tramuntana mountains, UNESCO world heritage, are a 90 km long mountain range that forms the spine of Mallorca from south to north. Our base is at Finca la Vall at the foot of the mountains near the charming village of Selva in the north of the island. From here we will go up into the mountains. The reteat also includes a two-day hike with an overnight stay at the 13th-century Lluc monastery. This spiritual pilgrimage destination, located at an altitude of 525 m, is sure to give you an experience you will remember for a long time.
Our hiking retreats are for everyone, but require that you to be able to hike for a few hours in the mountains.
What is included in the Hiking Retreat?
- 5 days
- 3 nights at Finca la Vall in luxurious surroundings
- 1 night at Santuario de Lluc
- Shared double rooms - and the option of single rooms for an extra fee
- All meals and drinks
- Transport to and from the airport
- Transport of your luggage to and from Lluc
- Guided walks every day in the Tramuntana mountains
- A warm atmosphere in our private finca
- An introduction session online 3 weeks before departure to meet the others and the opportunity to ask questions
What will you get?
- Hiking in the fantastic nature of Mallorca
- Your guides / host are living in Caimari and knows the more spectacular hikes
- You will sleep in tastefully decorated rooms with luxury beds and bed linen
- Enjoy healthy food made from local ingredients
- New connections with like-minded people
- The experience of spending a night in a monastery in the mountains
- All transport taken care of - you can concentrate on hiking and enjoying Mallorca
The program
Day 1 - Hike around Caimari
Transfer to Mallorca. Pickup at the airport and transport to Finca la Vall (40 min drive). Welcome to Finca la Vall, accommodation in your rooms and lunch.
Hike : Mirador ses Rotes / 10km / 3 hours / 600 hm
Good starting route around Finca la Vall that will take us up in the mountains and offers fantastic views over the landscape
Welcome dinner at Finca la Vall
Day 2 - Mountain hike - Caimari - LLuc - Mancor de la Vall
Breakfast at Finca la Vall.
Hike : "Caimari - Sa Batalla - Mancor de la Vall" 18 km / 6 hours / 780 hm including lunch in the mountains.
This is a great route with decent trails and lots of interest. The climb up to Sa Batalla offers wonderful views with a lunch stop at the top. The next stage winds through holm oak forests before descending a spectacular gorge. Possibility for a coffee or beer in Mancor de la Vall before we head back to the finca.
Relaxation by the pool
Dinner at Finca la Vall
Dag 3 - Hike to Lluc
On day 3 we hike to the Lluc Sanatorium and stay there overnight.
Breakfast at Finca la Vall. Transport by car to Pollenca.
Hike: from "Pollenca to Lluc". We hike on the GR221 Drystone rute (stage 7). 17 km / 6 hours / 700 hm. The first part out of Polleca is relatively flat. Ater 4 km it start to go uphil and we hike up in the mountains with beautiful views all the way to the13th-century LLuc monastery. Lunch halfway up in the mountains
Dinner & stay at the Lluc Sanatorium
Day 4 - Hike back to Finca la Vall
Breakfast at Lluc.
Hike : Lluc - Binibona - Finca la Vall / 14 km / 4-5 hours
We walk down from Lluc at a less know route with amazing views and very diverse landscape. We end in the charming little village of Binibona and head back to Caimari where we will have a well-deserved lunch at a restaurant
Lunch in Caimari at a restaurant
Relaxation at the pool
Farewell dinner at Finca la Vall
Day 5 - departure
Breakfast at Finca la Vall
Departure to the airport and flight back
Prices:
Price: 1.495 € includes accommodation at Finca La Vall in a shared double room and in Lluc monestary, transport to and from Palma airport, all meals and drinks, and guided hikes every day
Does not include: flight to Palma and insurance
Extra fee of 250 € for stay in a single room
Conditions
You pay 50% upon registration and the remaining 50% three weeks before the camp.
Cancellation policy: 10% cancellation fee up to 4 months before, 50% up to 3 weeks before and no refund within the last 3 weeks before the camp
You must arrange your own flight to Mallorca.
Registration
You register for the Hiking Retreat by filling in this form.
We will send a confirmation and an invoice for 50% of the amount to be paid upon registration.
Book your own flight afterwards