Walking Holidays Brochure - preferred travel services

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Holidays in Europe
by air from your
local airport
Walking Holidays Collection
November 2016 to August 2017
Welcome to our Preferred Walking Holiday Collection with
departures through to August 2017. As ever, all our holidays
have departures from convenient airports saving you both time
and money travelling to one of the major hubs. And the majority
of our holidays include dinner each evening adding even more
value.
You’ll find on our walking holidays 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.
We offer both a variety of destinations and a choice of holiday
styles. If you prefer a single base you can choose from the
Balearics, Canaries, Andalucia, Catalonia, Portugal, Tuscany,
Italian Lakes, Cyprus and Crete. If you prefer a variety of scenery
and great sight-seeing to go with the excellent walking, we have
a range of touring-style holidays which do just that – like taking
a raft on your way from Krakow to Zakopane, getting the ferry
from Tuscany to Elba, or stopping off in Trieste travelling between
Venice and the Slovenian Alps. The type of walking varies too
– spectacular coastal scenery in the Cinque Terre, dramatic
gorges in Crete, magnificent peaks in the Pyrenees, or delicate
ecosystems in Western Andalucia and the Camargue. An array of
choice indeed, but ever-present on all our walking holidays is the
infectious enthusiasm of our amazingly popular walking guides
as they show you around the places where they live and work.
We hope you will find at least one, if not several, holidays of
appeal. 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! And we guarantee
that the price of your holiday will not change after we have
confirmed your booking. Your money is safe with us as all our
holidays are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority.
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
Index
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Cyprus - Akamas PenInsula & the Troodos Mountains
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The High Pyrenees
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Tenerife
19
The Valleys of Roussillon
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Lanzarote & Fuerteventura
20
Tuscany & Liguria
6
The Sierra de Mijas
21
Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley
7
Andalucia's Eastern Coast
22
The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo
8
Mallorca
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The Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake Maggiore
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Catalonia
24
Elba & Tuscany
10
Catalonia - Trails & Rails
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Lake Maggiore
11
Costa Brava - Coast & Volcanoes
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Crete - East & West
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The Costa Blanca Mountains
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Crete, Gouves - no single supplement
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Menorca - Walking & Birdwatching
28
The Harz Mountains, Berlin & Potsdam
14
Portugal - Walking & Birdwatching
29
Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras
15
France - Camargue, Alpilles & Crau
30
The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste
16
The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia
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General information
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Portugal - the Algarve
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About Us
We have negotiated no single supplements on selected dates in Crete, Cyprus, Mallorca, Valleys of the Roussillon and Catalonia!
But make your booking quickly as availability is limited and spaces always sell out very fast.
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deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) plus insurance premium if required to Preferred Travel
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No single
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8 days from £769
November & February
Cyprus - Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos Mountains
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.
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: In resort with 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.
YOUR HOTEL
ATHENA BEACH HOTEL HHHH Superior, Paphos (seven nights)
The Athena Beach Hotel has recently been fully refurbished and provides
superb accommodation right on the beach, in Kato Paphos, with good
access to the town centre. There are lovely spacious gardens, 2 freshwater
outdoor swimming pools, 1 indoor heated pool, 3 restaurants offering buffet
and a la carte options (half-board includes dining in the buffet restaurant),
bars, and spacious lounges and terraces. Bedrooms have bath, shower and
wc, satellite tv, fridge, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, and private
balcony or terrace. There is also a spa and health club with gym offering
a full range of treatments (charges apply). The hotel also provides resident
dance leaders with complimentary dance classes, 18 outdoor and 6 indoor
bowls rinks, floodlit tennis courts and mini golf – charges apply to rental of
equipment and some facilities. (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.
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.
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8 days from £689
November, February & March
Tenerife
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. Accessible by
cable car and 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.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia Airport. Transfer
to your hotel (about one hour away) for seven nights half board
accommodation.
excursions in different parts of the island.
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, situated in the north
east of the island, 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, bypassed 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.
YOUR HOTEL
DIVERHOTEL TENERIFE SPA AND GARDEN 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.playasenator.com/en/hoteles/playacanaria)
Extend your holiday – extra week available in Tenerife.
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.
8 days from £869
November, March & May
The entire island of Lanzarote is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and it contains no less than 13 ‘protected areas’ including a Spanish
National Park - Timanfaya, where Raquel Welch was memorably filmed in ‘One Million Years BC’. As your base we have chosen
Playa Blanca, a quieter resort in the extreme south of the island, close to the Papagayo nature reserve.
The artist Cesar Manrique left an indelible mark on the island, not just in the artistic heritage, but in his (and his followers’) dedication
to maintaining the unique landscapes of his island and opposition to tasteless over-development. As you explore Lanzarote, you
will see that hi-rise building has been avoided, that the traditional rural architecture with its white buildings and striking green
paintwork has been respected, and above all that the island’s extraordinary landscapes have remained unblemished.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Lanzarote, transfer to your hotel for seven nights
half board accommodation.
Days Two to Seven: In Playa Blanca, with three included walking
excursions, one to the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura and two
within Lanzarote.
Playa Blanca: our chosen resort of Playa Blanca is quieter than most of
the island’s resorts, yet has every amenity. A particular feature is the
long promenade, which runs close to the harbour, passes the stunning
new upmarket development of Marina Rubicon and continues out
towards Papagayo. There are good island bus services, allowing you to
get around by public transport if you wish.
Walk 1: Southern Lanzarote. La Geria’s unusual vineyards and the
Natural Park of the Volcanoes. Coach transfer to the village of La
Asomada (25 minutes), from where you walk on Mount Gaida, with
superb views over the island. Your route takes you through vineyards;
the vines are cultivated here in an apparently inhospitable postvolcanic environment. Entering the Natural Park area, you climb onto
the Caldera called Cuervo, for views into the crater but also across the
island. 7 miles, ascent/descent of 280m.
Walk 2: Fuerteventura. You walk to the port (10 minutes) to catch the
ferry to Corralejo, Fuerteventura (35 minute crossing). On arrival you
join your coach and head for the island’s old capital, Betancuria, which
takes its name from the first Spanish settler, Jean de Bethencourt, in
1405. You will have time to explore the white-painted village before
you start your 4 mile walk, which takes you along the spine of the
island, with great views all around. Your destination is Vega de Rio
Palmas – the ‘Meadow of Palms River’, where the apparently dry
watercourse does indeed provide water for the palm trees. You have
time for refreshment too(!), before you rejoin your coach to head for
the Corralejo Dunes Natural Area. There you walk a further mile or so to
explore the dunes - in fact an outcrop of the Sahara Desert, set by an
azure sea and again rich in birdlife. You return to the port for the ferry
back to Playa Blanca, arriving in time for dinner. 5 miles with mainly
decsents of 200m.
Walk 3: Northern Lanzarote - Corona Volcano to the Crags of Famara.
Coach transfer to the Corona Volcano (45 minutes), Lanzarote’s
highest. Your walk takes you up this volcano and then across to the
cliffs at Famara, from where there are excellent views of the Chinijo
archipelago. Along the way you will discover some of the unusual flora
of this area, which has more water than the rest of Lanzarote. 5 miles,
550m of ascent/descent.
A fourth, optional, walking excursion may also be available.
flight.
YOUR HOTEL
H10 LANZAROTE PRINCESS HHHH, Playa Blanca (seven nights)
Located in Playa Blanca just a short walk to the promenade, the hotel
has been recently refurbished. It has two restaurants, two bars and a
coffee bar. There are two swimming pools, minigolf and tennis court.
Free wifi in the lobby. Bedrooms have bath, hairdryer, terrace or balcony,
fridge and flat screen tv. Standard rooms have garden or mountain view;
superior rooms with pool or sea view are available at a supplement.
(www.h10hotels.com)
Extend your holiday - extra week available in Playa Blanca.
8 days from £619
March & April
The Sierra de Mijas
We always try to combine great walking with interesting holiday destinations which are well worth a visit in their own
right and Mijas ticks all the boxes. Roman, Visigothic and later Moorish, the white painted centre of Mijas Pueblo still has
the look of an old Andalucian village, set amid the impressive landscapes of the Sierra, which are rich in vegetation: only
a quarter of an hour’s drive from the commercial excesses of the coast, but light years away in atmosphere. The marble
and limestone Sierra de Mijas is crossed with mountain valleys and has a variety of well-maintained paths and routes of
varying difficulty.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Malaga, transfer to Mijas (30 minutes) and your
hotel for seven nights half board accommodation.
his paintings. Malaga is easily accessible on public transport. Or you
could spend a day at the seaside in nearby Fuengirola.
Days Two to Seven: At leisure in Mijas, with three included walking
excursions. A fourth, optional walking excursion will also be available.
Day Eight: Free time until departure for Malaga airport.
Walk 1: Mijas and the Sierra. 5 miles, 400m of ascent/descent. Your first
walk starts and finishes at the hotel: the first section will introduce you
to Mijas itself, with its narrow alleys, broad squares, and ‘Camino del
Calvario’, a pilgrims’ path of the Way of the Cross up to the Hermitage
(built in 1710 as a refuge for Carmelite monks), on the side of the
Sierra from where there are superb views over the coast. Your route
goes to the Mission Cross and through an abandoned marble quarry.
The landscape varies as you go, offering firstly herbs and lavender, and
then eucalyptus and pines. You re-enter Mijas, and head through the
town towards the hotel: perhaps stopping for refreshment first!
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL TRH HHHH, Mijas. (seven nights)
This hotel enjoys an excellent location close to town (5 minutes walk
away), but set amid palms and pines in the rolling landscapes of the
Sierra as well. Built in Andalucian style, the hotel has a bar, buffet
restaurant, outdoor pool and spacious gardens and terraces. Rooms
have bath/shower, wc, satellite TV, direct dial phone, safety deposit box,
internet connection and hairdryer. Superior rooms are available at a
supplement. (www.trhhoteles.com)
Walk 2: The North side of the Sierra, near Alhaurin el Grande. Short
(20 minutes) transfer around the edge of the Sierra. This walk involves
beautiful glens and stunning vistas. The full walk is 7 miles, 675m
of ascent/descent, with some steep sections, but an easier version
encompassing part of the route will also be available.
Walk 3: Calamorro and the old path to Mijas. 5 miles, 500m ascent
(descent by cable car). 20-minute transfer to start your walk near
Benalmadena Pueblo, a pretty town in the hills as opposed to the
sprawling resort of Benalmadena Costa below. The trail follows a ridge
– on a clear day you can see Gibraltar and Africa! Your destination is
Calamorro, from where the cable car whisks you 3km back down the
mountain to ‘civilisation’!
There is plenty to do in your free time. As well as a very pretty old centre
where it is a pleasure to stroll and relax, Mijas has a folk museum and
a newly-opened Contemporary Arts Centre. The prime focus of the
museum is Picasso’s ceramic works of which 41 are on display as well
as some of his paintings and others by Dali and Miro. Picasso was born
just down the road in Malaga which also has a fine museum displaying
8 days from £569
November, February to June
Andalucia’s Eastern Coast
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.
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 –
5 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 5
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. 9 miles,
600m of ascent and descent. There may be the opportunity to include
a section of river walk, weather permitting.
There are opportunities for self-guided walks from Almunecar – our
representative will be pleased to advise. There is also an included fullday excursion to the wonderful city of Granada. From Almunecar we
take the spectacular old road to Granada along the tropical valley of the
Rio Verde passing avocado, custard apple and mango plantations. The
next section crossing the sierra is spectacular. But there is surely no
more spectacular setting than the city of 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 of the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens. As well as visiting the
complex with its richly decorated palaces and luxuriant gardens, 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.
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,
balcony or terrace, satellite tv, safe (chargeable) and hairdryer. 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.com)
Extend your holiday – extra week available in Taramay.
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8 days from £649
March, April & May
Mallorca
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.
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.
Day Eight: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for
your flight home.
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 included with a huge selection of food, including local specialities
(www. bellaplaya.com).
Extend your holiday – extra week available in Cala Ratjada.
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 were a place
of refuge for 2,000 Arabs in 1229 when hiding from King Jaume I when
the Christians conquered Mallorca.
No single
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8 days from £629
April & May
Catalonia
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 – 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 halfhour coach transfer to the unusual, modernist sanctuary at Monferri,
you walk the country lane towards Brafim (socks and shoes off at the
ford if the river is high, though there are stepping stones!) and the
Sanctuary of Loreto (views). Further on, you reach Vila-Rodona, where
there is a Roman Columbarium and shaded picnic tables by the river.
You join the ‘Cistercian Route’ and continue alongside the River Gaia,
once the limit of Moorish occupation, crossing and re-crossing the
(normally gentle) river on rather narrow wooden footbridges, before
reaching Santes Creus, one of the three great Catalan Monasteries,
which you can visit. 9 miles, 70m climb/descent.
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 from June to September
when there is an entertainment programme in the hotel, with music on
Saturday evenings. A reasonable selection of shops, bars and restaurants
is about 10 minutes walk (700m) away, and the railway station with halfhourly departures to Barcelona is about 15 minutes walk. There is also
a local bus service to the nearby county town of El Vendrell, birthplace
of Pablo Casals: his villa, now an interesting museum, is within walking
distance of the hotel. 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)
Extend your holiday - extra week available in Catalonia.
NO SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
IN March
8 days from £649
March & May
Catalonia - Trails & Rails
We have featured ‘Walking in Catalonia’ for a few years now. As our hotel is situated just 15 minutes walk from the local railway
station it gives us the opportunity to explore further this part of Catalonia. The local station is on the main line between Barcelona and
Tarragona and the journey to either (which you can do in your spare time) is very pleasant as the train hugs the coastline. But there
are also a few local lines which pass through unspoilt Catalan countryside, where pretty villages huddle around their church and wine
cellar, unchanged by time. Between them roll hills of olives and vines, interrupted by occasional rocky crags or coves, and seemingly
randomly-positioned railway halts. Recalling the days when the trains on these lesser-used lines were of great import to the country
and its government, each off-the-beaten-track station seems to be home to an enormous traffic office (now often derelict) where,
presumably, teams of civil servants supervised the running of the railway! One line goes west and inland into the Priorat, an area famed
for its wine as much as its beautiful countryside. The other line goes north to Montblanc at the foot of the Prades mountain range.
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. Please note: we will pre-purchase train tickets, but occasionally
trains can be quite busy for the first 2 or 3 stops.
Please note: All three walks have sections which are more difficult
than other walks in this brochure, paths being steep, narrow and rocky
in places, particularly following erosion. On all three walks there is an
easier option.
Walk 1: The Cistercian Route from l’Espluga de Francoli to medieval
Montblanc. 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 (coffee stop). You continue through
a forested area, on a broad path before reaching St John’s Hermitage
and then descending towards the town of Montblanc. 6 miles, 250m
of ascent/descent. The easier option takes the low route to Montblanc
avoiding the climb to and descent from the Hermitage.
Montblanc is a little jewel: a completely unspoilt medieval town with
fine ramparts, shady streets and impressive churches and squares –
especially the Placa Major, the Main Square. This is the town where St
George supposedly fought against the dragon, to save the princess!
From Montblanc you catch one of the two late afternoon trains back to
the coast: they follow different lines, so the journey time varies – 37
minutes or one hour 14 minutes!
Walk 2: Priorat. You catch the 0948 train to the little village station
at Marça, amid the DOC Montsant wine district, and in the county
of Priorat, arriving at 1101. The line is spectacular, especially after
it emerges from the Argentera tunnel (completed in 1890). Marça
is where the International Brigades (including the British Battalion)
massed in preparation for the disastrous Battle of Ebro in 1938. The
walk is circular, but the landscapes on the outward section – vineyards
and olive groves with a spectacular craggy backdrop – are very
different to the second part where, after passing Capçanes, you go
through a wood and climb through a rocky gully part of the way. 7
miles, 160m of ascent/ descent. The easier option ends in Capçanes
with a coach transfer back to Marça. You return to the coast by coach
(one hour).
Walk 3: The Coastal path: l’Ametlla de Mar to l’Ampolla. You take the
0848 train south down the coast to l’Ametlla de Mar – journey time one
hour. On this walk you will discover the natural beauty of this protected
part of the coast. You will follow in the footsteps of patrolmen who, in
centuries gone by, used the pathways to look out for invaders, pirates
or smugglers. The route crosses coves and beaches: much is totally
unspoilt, though in some places you will marvel at the depredations
not of pirates, but of Spanish planning – or, rather, the apparent lack
of it! The whole walk to l’Ampolla is just under 11 miles with ascent/
descent of 170m. The easier option ends after 7 miles at Playa de
l’Aliga, with an onward coach transfer to l’Ampolla. Return to ComaRuga is by train from l’Ampolla.
Day Eight: Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
YOUR HOTEL
NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga (seven nights)
The description of the hotel is on page 9.
Extend your holiday – extra week available in Catalonia.
8 days from £839
May
Costa Brava – Coast and Volcanoes
We have chosen as our base on this beautiful stretch of Spanish coast the fishing port and resort of St Feliu de Guixols.
St Feliu is perhaps the most traditional of all the Coast Brava resorts with an ornate casino, modernist seaside villas and
colourful beach huts. The landscape is stunning - cliffs plunge steeply towards the azure of the sea, and the old patrolmen’s
path winds along the coast, providing spectacular views. No wonder St Feliu has been a popular film set for a hundred years!
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Gerona or Barcelona, transfer to your hotel for seven
nights half board accommodation in St Feliu de Guixols. Transfer time is
40 minutes from Gerona airport, 90 minutes from Barcelona.
St Feliu de Guixols certainly has the coves, beaches and spectacular
marine landscapes that make the Costa Brava famous, but the town
itself has an interesting history too. The impressive Benedictine
monastery dates from the 10th century. There is an indoor market,
whose hall dates from 1929, since when it is illegal to sell fish in the
street! With an active fishing fleet, St Feliu is a working town as well as
an attractive holiday spot – and the harbour offers moorings for leisure
craft as well. Modernist villas along the seafront evidence its prosperous
past. St Feliu’s scenery, light and character have all made it attractive
to film makers, not only from Spain, but from America, France, Germany
and the UK. Scenes from movies including the likes of Elizabeth Taylor,
Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev have been shot here. Sant Pol
beach is known for its brightly painted beach huts. The most important
site is the monastery which houses the town museum and sometimes
holds temporary exhibitions from the art collection of Carmen Thyssen
– her Baron husband died in St Feliu. You can also stroll up to get the
view from the Hermitage at St Elm or visit the 19th century Shipwreck
Rescue centre.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in St Feliu, with three included walking
excursions and a half day trip to Gerona. There is also the chance to join
an optional excursion to Dalí’s white-painted Cadaqués and the Greek/
Roman colony at Ampurias.
Walk 1: Through St Feliu de Guixols centre and on to the GR 92 coastal
path to the north. The path (parts of which were the ancient camí de
ronda or patrolmen’s path) links the resorts and villages of the coast. In
places development has been allowed (or carried out regardless!) but
the beauty of the route overcomes even those human aberrations. You
then follow part of the disused line of the little ‘carrilet’ train – Spain’s
first 75cm gauge railway line, built in 1892, and now a major amenity
for cyclists and walkers alike, as you turn inland towards the village of
Castell d’Aro. You rejoin the coast and head back to St Feliu where you
finish in the town centre – perhaps for a glass of the local ‘vermut’! 8
miles, 120m of ascent/descent.
Walk 2: Today you follow the coast southwards to explore the hills of
l’Ardenya. The paths and tracks offer spectacular views of the sea,
the valley and the Gavarres ridge. Along the way there are prehistoric
stones, abandoned country houses, granite outcrops and drystone walls.
The vegetation, too, is rich, with cork and holm oaks, pine trees, cistus,
laurel and holly. The last part of the trail provides breath-taking views
over rocky crags – the wild environment that characterises this unspoilt
part of the ‘Rugged Coast’. 7 miles, 330m of ascent/descent.
Walk 3: Coach transfer to the volcanic Garrotxa area 60 miles away,
where the 11,500 years of erosion (since the last eruption!) have moulded
the dormant volcanic slopes into green, rounded and fertile hills. You will
see Fageda d’en Jorda beech forest, climb Santa Margarida’s volcanic
cone and pass close to Croscat. The walk is 7 miles, with a climb and
descent of 280m. On the return journey you will make a short stop in the
medieval town of Besalú before returning to your hotel.
On your included half day trip to Gerona, 30 miles away, you can see its
fine gothic cathedral which boasts one of the world’s widest naves. The
city’s Moorish heritage is betrayed by the narrow streets of the wellpreserved centre, and there is a pretty Jewish quarter. Gerona is also a
major university town and centre of Catalan culture.
In your free time why not catch the local bus up the coast to the port of
Palamos? There are also bus services to Barcelona, about 90 minutes
away.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure for the airport and your
flight home. Time permitting, there may be time for some last minute
shopping or sightseeing en route.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL EDEN ROC HHHH, St Feliu de Guixols (seven nights)
The hotel stands on a rocky headland an easy 10 minute walk from the
town centre. There is an outdoor pool, with fine views across the bay, and
an indoor pool within the spa centre (free access to indoor pool and sauna;
treatments available at extra cost). Rooms are comfortably furnished, and
have bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, air-conditioning, security box, minibar,
wifi, and a small balcony or terrace. Sea view rooms are available at a
supplement. There is a bar, lounge and buffet restaurant. (www.caproig.
com/en/edenroc)
8 days from £769
May
The Costa Blanca Mountains
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.
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 moderate ascents
of approx 220m and just one short section of stony footpath. 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 approx 5 miles. On the return the
coach detours to pass the salt flats and the Rock of Ifach. If you wish
you can alight there, take lunch, have a walk on Ifach. A marked trail
through and around the Rock will take about 2 ½ hours to complete.
Walk 2: Coach transfer to your second walk in Castells de Castells,
25 miles away in the Serra Serrella. This walk is about 9 miles, with
climbs of 500m. You start from the village of Castells de Castells and
ascend gently along a wide forestry track which levels out to give you
views over the village and surrounding countryside. Your route then
takes you along the peak ridge with outstanding views of two valleys.
You climb further along the ridge up to an altitude of 980m and the
site of a Moorish castle, which was abandoned in the 15th century.
To visit the remains of the castle requires a steep scramble to the top,
but without scrambling the views from the base are more than enough
to take you back to the times of the conflict between Christians and
Moors as they fought to retain control of this area.
rock. You descend to pass groves of lemons, oranges and mandarins
until you reach the charming village of Bolulla with its narrow, steep
and winding streets, where you have time for lunch either in the
bar-restaurant or in the shade of the giant Poplar trees that line the
riverbed.
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.
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)
Walk 3: 25 mile coach transfer to your final included walk from
Tarbena to Bolulla. This 5 mile walk with 145m ascents starts with
a panoramic view of the Tarbena Valley and then descends through
quiet and hidden valleys, cloaked in terraces of almonds, olives, carob,
vines and cherries. You pass through the impressive Pas Tancat Gorge
where you may get a glimpse of golden Eagles and then beneath an
abandoned Moorish castle perched high on a nearly vertical blade of
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 following holidays to Portugal and
the Camargue include three 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 short changed
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.
8 days from £699
May
Menorca – Walking and Birdwatching
The island of Menorca may be just 30 miles long and 10 miles across, but it hosts a world of contrasts. The north, the
‘Tramuntana’, is a geological mosaic full of green hills, with extensive bays and long headlands. The south, the ‘Migjorn’, is
a limestone platform where deep ravines have sliced a path to fantastic white sand beaches and the sea. At the eastern end
lies the island’s capital Mahon, an 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.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Menorca, transfer to your hotel, half an hour
away. Seven nights half board accommodation is reserved for
you.
excursions. Transport to/from walks is included where
appropriate. There are other walks in the area; for example,
along the coast to the Binigaus Ravine. Be sure to pick your
guide’s brains!
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.
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.
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 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 Son Bou.
8 days from £849
March & April
Portugal – Walking and Birdwatching
Sunshine and fantastic beaches – the Algarve is 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. Inland from the coast is the Alentejo – 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. 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.
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.
Transport to/from walks is included where appropriate.
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, Black-winged Stilt, Flamingo,
Spoonbill, Avocet, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Kentish Plover, Dartford
Warbler, Stone Curlew. 3.75 miles, ascent/descent 10m.
Walk 3: 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 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 Black-winged 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.
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 miunte 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)
8 days from £929
May
France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau
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!!
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 StesMaries for centuries. ‘La digue’ is the dike 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 of them should be waiting for you. 11 miles – flat.
Walk 2: Les Alpilles – Saint Paul-de-Mausole, Glanum and the Vallon
de St Clerg. Transfer to the start of the walk (19 miles) in Saint Rémy
de Provence. This walk (5 miles, 250m ascent/descent) departs from
the monastery at Saint Paul-de-Mausole where van Gogh painted
over one hundred works of genius while a voluntary patient in the rest
home for just under a year. Walking through Roman quarries, past the
archaeological site of Glanum and into the wooded valley of St Clerg,
you enter the heart of the territory of a pair of Bonelli’s Eagle. 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.
The walk ends back in St Rémy where you have time for a wander
through this charming little Provençal town or a visit to the monastery,
imbued with the spirit of Vincent van Gogh before returning to Arles. On
the way back, you call in at les Baux de Provence. Here 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.
Walk 3: Vigueirat Marshes & la Crau. The Vigueirat Marshes Nature
Reserve, 17 miles to the south of Arles forms the natural buffer between
the Rhone delta and the unique and arid la Crau. Access to the Reserve
is only possible with a guide. On a 3 mile flat walk you can see all nine
European species of Heron, Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Black winged Stilts
and numerous other waders, Marsh and Caspian Terns, Moustached,
Reed, and Great reed Warblers. Leaving the reserve you travel 12 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.
As well as the three included trips there will an unusual, optional evening/
night excursion to a Little Bustard site in beautiful scenery followed by
a picnic in the company of Eagle Owls to the sound of Nightingales and
whirring Nightjars. Return to the hotel will be after 11pm.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home.
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
piano bar lounge. (www.hotelatrium.com)
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates, Prices and Flight Information’ for
details of departure dates, prices and flights
8 days from £729
May
The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia
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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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
featured in our Escorted Holidays Brochure with a touring programme.
8 days from £749
March & May
Portugal - the Algarve
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?
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.
flight.
Days Two to Seven: In resort with three included walking excursions
YOUR HOTEL
Walk 1: Alfanzina lighthouse to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock,
on the edge of your resort, along one of the most characteristic
stretches of Algarve coastline. After a short bus ride, you start your
walk near Alfanzina 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 cross
the bays of Praia de Marinha and Praia de Benagil to finish near the
Chapel. The finishing point is just over a mile through Armacao to your
hotel, which you can reach in your own time – just follow along the
beach! The walk is 5.5 miles, with climbs totalling 150m approx.
THE HOLIDAY INN ALGARVE (formerly the Hotel Garbe)
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.
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. To the side of the hotel there is the Raj Indian Restaurant, which also
has superb sea views. 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. Entertainment is also
provided on certain evenings. (www.hialgarve.com)
Extend your holiday – extra week available in the Algarve.
Walk 3: Luz to Praia Dona Ana. The starting point of this walk is the
fishing village of Luz (45 minutes away by coach). You will walk uphill
on small footpaths 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. Finally, you will reach Praia Dona Ana, very close to Lagos
and your finishing point. 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. Before you return to the hotel,
you will have time to explore Lagos. 6 miles, climbs 80m.
On one of your free days, we will offer a half day excursion to
Monchique, with a 5 mile walk.
8 days from £729
May & June
The High Pyrenees
Mountain air, fertile valleys, spectacular peaks, and great hospitality! The Pyrenees are a walkers’ paradise. After two
nights on the coast in Catalonia, you travel to the small principality of Andorra and the village of Soldeu, perched at over
1600 metres amid wonderful mountain scenery and with great walking right on the doorstep. We have two included guided
walks from Soldeu, and will also take you across the border into France for a walk near Ax-les-Thermes in the scenic
Ariege region. After four nights in Soldeu, you travel a different road back to sparkling, cosmopolitan Barcelona for the
last night of your holiday.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Barcelona or Reus. Transfer to your coastal hotel,
just under an hour away, for two nights half board accommodation.
Day Two: Free day in resort.
Day Three: Today you travel into the mountains towards Andorra,
stopping en route at Montserrat with its spectacular rock formations,
and monastery, founded in the 10th century. From there you travel
through the Catalan countryside via the little towns of Calaf and Ponts,
into the High Pyrenees and your hotel in the mountain village of Soldeu,
where you have four nights half board accommodation. The journey
time is approx four hours excluding stops.
Soldeu is a scenic mountain village, with a few shops, bars and
restaurants. There is a cable car, which normally operates from July
to September, and serves Europe’s highest golf course (9 holes, 2250
metres up, cable car access only). Guest tickets and club hire are
available to visiting club members from elsewhere.
Days Four to Six: In Soldeu, Andorra, from where you have three
walks, two in Andorra and one in France.
Walk 1: Grau Roig and the Pessons Lakes. There are 22 lakes all in
all, surrounded by wonderful mountain scenery. You will see the first
seven as you climb 400m in 2½ hours. The path is stony; the last part
of the return walk is by the same route so if anyone wishes to do a
shorter walk they can retrace their steps and wait for the rest of the
group on the terrace of the bar/restaurant by the first lake.
Walk 2: The Ariege Pyrenees. For your second walk you travel over the
Pass of Envalira and down the wooded Ariege Valley to Ax-les-Thermes
in France. The route is circular, starting and finishing in front of the
Casino. You climb 300m up the side of the valley, and pass close to the
villages of Ascou (site of the oldest settlement in the valley), Sorgeat,
and Ignaux (3 hours walking approx.). After the walk you will have free
time in this pretty spa town, which has a thermal free-access bath by
the hospital in the Town Square – a wonderful place to revive your feet
after the walk!
Walk 3: The Incles Valley. From the hotel, you follow a pleasant path
as you climb through the woods towards Siscaro Lake: there are fine
views across the valley as you go. After a rest there, you continue
up towards the Pas de la Vaca and return to your hotel. This walk
is rather more challenging than the other walks in this brochure,
reaching 2400m, with a possible climb of 700m. Your guides will be
happy to advise you if you prefer to do something else today – perhaps
the gentler, well-signposted ‘Cockerel Trail’ towards Canillo village and
the lovely modernist Meritxell Church. They also reserve the right to
change the return route of the walk, returning via the bottom of the
Incles Valley instead of over the Pass.
Day Seven: After breakfast you leave Andorra and head via the Cadi
Range and the Llobregat Valley towards Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona
for one night’s bed and breakfast accommodation. You have a short
orientation tour, and free time for lunch and sightseeing.
your flight home.
YOUR HOTELS
NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga (first two nights)
See page 9 for hotel description.
SPORT HOTEL HHHH, Soldeu (four nights)
Four nights are spent in the Sport Hotel in the village of Soldeu, Andorra.
Rooms have bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, and phone. There is a
comfortable bar, lounge with free wifi, and restaurant serving excellent food,
as well as an outdoor pool (weather dependent). Soldeu village has a few
shops and bars and a bus service to town. The Sport and Sport Village Hotels
are on opposite sides of the road, with a tunnel link between them. The hotels
have separate reception and bars but on some dates only one restaurant may
be open. www.sporthotels.ad (click on Sport Hotel not Sport Village)
Hotel Pere IV HHHH, Barcelona (last night)
The hotel is situated in the Poble Nou district, midway between the lively
Olympic port area and the Sagrada Familia. It is a 25 minute walk to the old
quarter or 3 stops on the Metro. The hotel has a spa area, lounge bar and
restaurant - other bars and restaurants are close by. Bedrooms have bath/
shower and wc, tv with satellite channels, free wifi, and safety deposit box.
(www.salleshotels.com)
No single
supplement
IN APRIL
8 days from £719
April & June
The Valleys of Roussillon
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.
Days Four to Six: In Amélie with three included walks.
Walk 1: The Tech Valley and Arles. You head inland, taking a path
which rises gently behind Arles-sur-Tech, whose narrow streets cluster
around its 8th century abbey. You will have time to explore here before
returning to Amelie along the river. 5.3 miles, 105m of ascent/descent.
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.
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.
flight.
YOUR HOTELS
NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga. (first two and last nights)
See Page 9 for hotel description.
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)
Walk 3: The Vermilion Coast. You travel 45 minutes to the coast at
Banyuls sur Mer, for a four - hour coastal walk following the ‘Customs
Agent’s Path’. You make a stop in Port Vendres - home to Rennie
8 days from £869
May
Tuscany & Liguria
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.
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 Ripafratta, 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 by train to your hotel
by train (25 minutes) and coach (15 minutes). 7 miles, almost level.
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)
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. 6 miles to the
station at Poggio along the side of the valley (ascent/descent 150m),
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.
8 days from £919
June
Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley
Italy’s other beautiful lake is Lake Iseo: smaller than its more famous neighbours (15 miles long), but just as perfectlyformed! 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.
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 old-fashioned 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 minutes 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 walk from the hotel, climbing into the hills behind Lovere.
The destination is St John’s Sanctuary, from where there are great
views of the lake. Return via a different route, through a grove of
chestnut trees, passing the village of Sellere. 6½ miles, 420m of
ascent and descent.
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.
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.
YOUR HOTEL
HOTEL LOVERE HHHH, Lovere, Lake Iseo (seven nights)
This hotel has 55 rooms. Standard rooms have private bath/shower,
wc, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone, satellite tv and minibar.
Classic rooms with balcony and Superior rooms with balcony and partial
lake view are available at supplements. The hotel has a restaurant,
bar, gym, and terraces with view of the lake. There is also a spa area
(charges apply) with indoor pool, Sauna, Turkish Bath, Hydrojet, etc.
(www.hotellovere.it)
Walk 2: 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 3: 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
8 days from £819
March, April & June
The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo
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.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Nice and transfer to your hotel (45-minutes) hotel in
Bordighera for seven nights half board accommodation.
the station, with services to Ventimiglia, and to San Remo and beyond.
There are also local bus services.
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.
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.
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 hang-gliders,
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.
Day Eight: Free time until you depart for the airport. Dependent on
traffic conditions and flight timings, there may be time for some lastminute shopping in Nice en route.
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, air-conditioning, 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.
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 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
8 days from £969
May
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.
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 30 minutes 1 ½ 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 villa-owners. 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.
flight.
YOUR HOTELS
HOTEL MILAN SPERANZA AU LAC HHHH, Stresa (first two and
last 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 Sperenza guests have use of the
swimming pool at the nearby Hotel Regina Palace. (www.milansperanza.it)
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)
8 days from £919
May
Elba & Tuscany
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.
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 whereyou 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 3 hours, 4 miles, 100m
ascent/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 4 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 medieval centre (the magnificent
13th century 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)
8 days from £969
May
Lake Maggiore
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.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Milan, transfer to your hotel on Lake Maggiore
for seven nights half board accommodation. Transfer times from
Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo are 30 minutes, 1 hour and 1 hour 30
minutes 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 19th century ‘Grand Tour’ map by Napoleon’s widening of the
access road to the Simplon Pass – illustrious visitors came to enjoy the
lakeside villas and health-giving 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.
There will also be a fourth, optional walk. 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. Optional coach excursions are also
available.
Day Eight: Free time until you depart for the airport for your flight
home.
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 Sperenza guests have use of the
swimming pool at the nearby Hotel Regina Palace. (www.milansperanza.it)
Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates, Prices and Flight Information’ for
details of departure dates, prices and flights
Walk 2: The Western Lake/Monte alle Croci. You take the train to Lesa
(a 12-minute journey), and climb gradually towards Comnago – there
are views to Angera castle, over on the other side of the lake. Passing
the Maria Assunta Chapel you climb through the wood to reach the
summit of Monte alle Croci, with a wonderful panorama of the Lake.
Return is by a different route, partly on a road and partly on a mule
track. 6 miles, 420m of ascent/descent.
Walk 3: 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.
8 days from £889
May
Crete - East & West
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 cultural
and natural sights, such as the Mirtia Gorge. This two-centre walking holiday will get you close to the real heart of this
wonderful island, the backdrop for ‘Who pays the Ferryman?’ and Victoria Hislop’s ‘The Island’.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Heraklion. 20-minute transfer to your hotel four
nights half board accommodation. Your base is the village of Kato
Gouves, a smallish, quiet resort with hotels, tavernas and reasonable
shopping facilities. The pace of life is slower, however, than in the
island’s major resorts.
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
last-minute sightseeing en route.
YOUR HOTELS
Days Two to Four: At leisure in Eastern Crete, with an included
walking excursion.
THE LAVRIS HOTEL HHHH, Kato Gouves (four nights)
Walk 1: The Lassithi Plateau, walking in the footsteps of the Gods. 11mile coach transfer onto the plateau, where you start your walk near
the village of Lagou. You are on the slopes of Mount Dicti, birthplace of
Zeus. You follow a 4000-year-old Minoan path and an unpaved road to
the village of Gonies. 7 miles, ascent of 150m, descent of 250m.
HOTEL THEARTEMIS BEACH HHHH, Rethymnon (three 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 175 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)
There is also the chance to join an optional trip to the Gulf of Mirabello,
including Elounda and the island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony.
Day Five: Today you leave for Rethymnon, 75 miles to the west. On the
way you walk in the beautiful Mirtia Gorge.
Walk 2: The trail through the gorge is partly shaded by plane trees,
and is through an area often rich in flowers and herbs. You follow a
stream with a pretty watermill on it and small ‘lakes’. 40m ascent,
80m descent, 5 miles. From here you continue to your second hotel for
three nights half board accommodation.
The description of the hotel is on page 27.
Extend your holiday – extra week available at Lavris Hotel.
Days Six and Seven: At leisure in Rethymnon, Western Crete, with
an included walking excursion.
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.
Walk 3: Short transfer to Armenoi, with its Minoan cemetery, for a
pleasant walk on paths and dirt roads, passing through fields and
small villages. It’s 7 miles, 50m of ascent and descent to Valsamonero,
from where you travel by coach to Lake Kournas, some 15 miles away,
for a stop set amid olives and mountain scenery, and from there back
to your hotel in Rethymnon.
There is also the chance to join an optional excursion to Chania, with
its walled Venetian Harbour, old town and interesting market area.
8 days from £909
May
Crete, Gouves - no single supplement
From your holiday base in Kato 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 Kato Gouves.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Heraklion, short transfer to your hotel for seven
nights half board accommodation in the resort of Kato Gouves.
Days Two to Seven: Free in Kato Gouves with three tours with
guided walks.
Walk 1: 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 the water stream through
lush vegetation and abundant wild flowers. At the end of the gorge you
continue through olive groves and vineyards to the traditional village of
Skalani where you have free time for lunch. The guided walk through
the Kounavi Gorge is approximately 5 miles with ascents/descents of
150m/220m. The day’s tour includes a total of 46 miles by coach.
Walk 2: Traditional Crete. After breakfast you visit to 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 life style. You then travel into the
Pediados region where your guided walk starts near the village of
Potamies. The walk covers fertile ground between thousands of olive
trees, with splendid views on the mountain peaks, and passes a church
before reaching the small and lovely village of Karouzano where you
have an included lunch. The guided walk from Potamies to Karouzano
is approximately 5,5 miles with ascents/descents of 100m/200m. The
day’s tour includes a total of 32 miles by coach.
of Crete including a visit to the Arkadi monastery - one of the island’s
most famous due to the holocaust it suffered in 1866. You also visit
the pottery village of Margarites next to a beautiful green ravine, and
have a walking tour of the city of Rethymnon through the charming old
quarter including the harbour and the narrow streets and squares with
Turkish and Venetian architecture.
Day Eight: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight
home.
YOUR HOTEL
THE LAVRIS HOTEL HHHH, Kato Gouves (seven nights)
The Lavris Hotel features a bar, cosy lounge with television, restaurant, and a
room for reading, playing cards or table games. Outside are two fresh water
swimming pools with sun beds and one indoor pool, a pool bar, a snack bar/
tavern and a minimarket. Your comfortable room is in one of the 2 storey units
and has a shower or bath and toilet. Rooms have telephone, hairdryer, safe
(extra charge), internet (extra charge), television, minifridge, air-conditioning
and a balcony or terrace. Views vary - some have sea view, others pool view
or garden view. The hotel is approx. 500m from the beach. There is a bus stop
150m. away, and it is 5 minutes walking to the village centre. The picturesque
old village Gouves is approx. 1 mile walking. (www.lavrishotels.com – see
Bungalows)
Extend your holiday - extra week available at Lavris Hotel.
Walk 3: 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 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 Siva where you
have a wine tasting. The walk is approximately 6 miles with ascents/
descents of 100m/300m. The day’s tour includes a total of 44 miles
by coach.
As well as the included walks there will be an optional tour in the west
8 days from £879
June & July
The Harz Mountains, Berlin & Potsdam
This trip is a fascinating mixture of big city and modern history in Berlin, imperial capitals in Goslar and Potsdam, medieval
towns in Quedlinburg and Wittenberg, and wonderful scenery in the Harz mountains. Modern ‘iron curtain’ history in the
old GDR also features. A highlight of the holiday is the iconic walk along the Goetheweg (Goethe’s Path) to the Brocken –
the highest point of the Harz, and a meeting place for witches described in Goethe’s Faust.
PROGRAMME
Day One: Flight to Berlin, short transfer to your hotel for three nights bed
and breakfast accommodation. Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg
Gate and Jesse Owens’ Olympic Stadium spring immediately to mind,
but this is also a thriving, newly European capital city with emblematic
buildings such as the new Bundestag – well worth a visit! Berlin is also
home to some of the best museums around – all conveniently clustered
together on Museum Island – such as the marvellous Museum of
Antiquities and the recently-reopened Neues Museum, with its wonderful
Egyptology Collection.
Days Two and Three: There is a half-day city tour, and a half-day
walking excursion. The rest of your time is free for you to explore the city
and visit some of the wonderful museums.
Walk 1: The Waansee. You take the S-bahn to Waansee station for a level
6-mile walk along the Waansee (Lake Waan, part of the River Havel).
Passing sailing clubs and the ‘Peacock Island’ nature reserve, you reach
the famous Glienicker Bridge, the bridge between Berlin and Potsdam,
the usual point of exchange for Cold War spies. From here you catch the
bus back to Wannsee station or, if you prefer, continue into the centre of
Potsdam, 3 miles further on.
Day Four: You leave Berlin and travel through the former East Germany
to Wittenberg where, in 1517, Luther famously nailed his “95 Theses’’
to the door of the Castle Church - challenging the teachings of the
Church and the authority of the Pope. Today you also stop in picturesque
Quedlinburg (like Wittenberg, also on the UNESCO World Heritage list),
a maze of cobbled streets and quaint fairy-tale houses, overlooked by
its 16th century castle, before continuing to Goslar for three nights half
board accommodation. 190 miles today.
Days Five and Six: Goslar is also on the UNESCO World Heritage list,
thanks to its old town of decorated half-timbered houses, and was an
important seat of the Holy Roman Empire - the Imperial Palace was
founded in 1040, but reconstructed in the 19th century. There are two
included walking excursions from Goslar.
Walk 2: Around the Bocksberg. Your first walk in the Harz is a half day
walk from the pretty spa town and ski resort of Hahnenklee, 10 miles
south of Goslar. Your circular route is around the Bocksberg Mountain,
partly on forest tracks with good views on all sides of the mountain. 4
miles, 130m of ascent and descent. After your walk there is time to look
at Hahnenklee, with its lake and wooden Norwegian-style Church which
dates from 1907. You also have a guided walking tour of Goslar today.
Walk 3: Goethe’s Path to the Brocken (full day). After a 20-minute coach
transfer to the Torfhaus National Park Visitors Centre, you follow (roughly)
in Goethe’s 1777 footsteps, crossing unusual high altitude peat moors
and following an old watercourse. You then cross the old ‘inner border’
between East and West Germany which, having remained untouched
for 37 years, is a modern-day treasure trove of flora and fauna: the 858
mile ‘death strip’ is now Europe’s largest nature reserve. You reach the
Brocken summit, which housed the world’s first television tower (built
to broadcast the 1936 Olympics), and Stasi and Soviet military listening
posts, where you will have time to visit the Brockenhaus museum
(entrance fee applies), and have a drink in the Witches’ Flight Café! After
your stop atop the Brocken, you walk down towards the mountain resort
of Schierke for your transfer back to Goslar. Total: 9 miles, 330m ascent,
500m descent.
Day Seven: You leave the Harz and travel to Potsdam for a short
sightseeing tour. The lakes and rivers contrast beautifully with the
numerous palaces and castles – such as the Cecilienhof (which hosted
the 1945 conference where the United States, Russia and Britain decided
on the post-war future of Germany) and the UNESCO-listed Sanssouci
Palace, in its enormous park. The walled-off “Forbidden City”, with its
Russian villas, was once controlled by the KGB, and gives an insight into
Cold War Potsdam. One nights bed and breakfast accommodation has
been reserved for you in Potsdam. 155 miles today.
Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your return flight.
YOUR HOTELS
LEONARDO HOTEL BERLIN CITY WEST HHHH, Berlin (three nights)
This hotel has a super location in a quiet residential area with excellent access
to all parts of the city – there is a metro stop just around the corner. The
hotel has a bar/lounge area, lift and comfortable bedrooms with full facilities.
(www.leonardo-hotels.com)
HOTEL DER-ACHTERMANN HHHH, Goslar (three nights)
Situated on the edge of the old town and convenient for all the sights, parts of
this apparently modern hotel are 500 years old! All rooms have bath/shower,
wc, hairdryer, minibar, radio and tv. Free wifi in reception. There is a cafe/bar at
the front of the hotel, and the hotel’s spa area with sauna and indoor pool is free
to guests. (www.der-achtermann.de)
MERCURE HOTEL HHHH, Potsdam (one night)
The Mercure Hotel Potsdam offers 210 comfortable, air-conditioned rooms with
shower, wc, hairdryer, tv, phone, safety deposit box, and minibar. There is bar,
restaurant and free wifi in reception. It is located in the city centre, right by the
wharf and 200m from the main train station. Sanssouci and all the major sights
of Potsdam are 5-20 minutes walk away. (www.mercure.com)
8 days from £769
June
Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras
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 both Chopin and
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).
PROGRAMME
Throughout the tour 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. Your representative will be happy to assist
if required, but English is widely spoken
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 a glacial valley (Malej
Laki) to Kondracka Pass, at a height of 1725m. You descend the valley
towards Zakopane. The walk is about 9 miles with a climb and descent
of 700m each.
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 walk is about
8 miles and with 300m of ascent and 650m 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 cable car 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: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport and
your return flight home. Depending on flight times, there may be some
time in Krakow en route to the airport.
YOUR HOTELS
Hotel Wyspianski HHH, Krakow (3 nights)
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 (4 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)
8 days from £859
May
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 by night, 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.
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: You access Trieste down a picturesque path with stunning sea
views from Vila Opicina, passing close to the Emperor Franz Joseph
obelisk and the route of the hybrid tram and funicular railway from Vila
Opicina, which descends through suburban areas right into the heart
of this old city of fine buildings and spacious squares, once the main
port of the Hapsburg Empire. The path is 5 miles and descends 350m
as it goes. In Trieste, you will also have some free time to explore the
city where James Joyce lived and wrote many of his masterpieces.
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 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.
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.hitholidays-kg.si/Accommodation/Hotel-Kompas)
General Information
ITINERARIES AND 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. In some hotels this will
mean a set menu at dinner with no or limited choice, 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! Please refer to Clause 19 of our Booking Conditions for
further information regarding hotels. 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. 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.
Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Our travel insurance 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 our
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 CREDIT CARD: Please note that balance or part balance payments by credit
card are subject to a charge of 2% of the payment being made. No charges apply to payments
by cheque, debit card, bank transfer, or where full payment is made at the time of booking.
CUSTOMER CARE: Our customers have all the assurance of booking an ATOL protected holiday from a tour operator which cares about its customers. You can read comments from some
of the customers our staff looked after so well during the ash crisis in the spring and during
the strikes in France and Spain in the autumn of 2010 at www.preferredts.com. 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
EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (EHIC):The EHIC replaced the old E111 in 2006.
Your EHIC 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.
PASSPORTS/VISAS: Full British passport required. No visa requirements for UK citizens. Nationals of other countries should consult the appropriate authorities. 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 suggest you have 6 months
validity from the date of your return to cover all eventualities. Please call us if you would like
information about a specific country. You must have a passport for travel to/from the UK. 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 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.
DATA PROTECTION: Please be assured that we have measures in place to protect the personal booking information held by us. This information will be passed on to the principal and
to the relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements. The information may also be provided to
public authorities such as customs or immigration if required by them, or as required by law.
Certain information may also be passed on to security or credit checking companies. If you
travel outside the European Economic Area, controls on data protection may not be as strong
as the legal requirements in this country. We will only pass your information on to persons
responsible for your travel arrangements. This applies to any sensitive information that you
give to us such as details of any disabilities, or dietary/religious requirements. (If we cannot
pass this information to the relevant suppliers, whether in the EEA or not, we will be unable to
provide your booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information being passed on
to the relevant persons.) Full details of our data protection policy are available upon request.
We may also send you from time to time details of our other products and services and/or
those of our newspaper and carefully selected third parties which may be of interest to you. If
you do not wish to receive such information please indicate this in the space provided on the
booking form or call us.
These holidays are operated by High Concepts Ltd t/a Preferred Travel Services. Registered
in England No. 4000185.
ISSUED September 2016
Reservations hotline: 0116 279 3929
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. Since our first walking holiday in Catalonia in
2004, we have expanded our programme to include 10
countries. We are very proud of, and grateful for the level
of repeat custom we enjoy. Here are some comments from
customers who have travelled with us this year.
Once again we have the pleasure and privilege to say THANK YOU for
our recent holiday Walking in the High Pyrenees. The core programme of
walks was excellent. Our guide in Andorra – Marco – was well experienced and got us all ‘back home’ safely and on time. Our Soldeu hotel
was most comfortable with superb views of the surrounding mountains.
Mr M, Sheffield
This was my first tour with Preferred Travel and I would like to say that I
am already looking to book another. The hotel in Lovere was an excellent
choice. Janica was an excellent representative for the trips and Marta
was a very knowledgeable walking guide. Both were very professional
and instilled confidence in the group. I cannot thank Preferred Travel
enough, a very well organised trip.
Mr T, Nottingham (Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley)
Brilliant holiday. Wonderful guides. Beautiful part of the world. Thank you.
Ms B, Belfast (Western Andalucia)
This was an excellent holiday. The accommodation was good and all the
hotel staff friendly and helpful. Food excellent. Marco, the walking guide
really made the holiday. He is knowledgeable and was able to answer all
questions. Looking forward to more PTS holidays in the future.
Mrs W, Dunblane (Italian Riviera)
Good balance of walking, history, flora & fauna and leisure time. Informative and interesting.
Ms M, Peebles (Crete – East & West)
Great weather, great walks with excellent guides. Good company and
very helpful Rep. Hotel’s gardens were very nice too.
Mr & Mrs M, Aberdeen (Tenerife)
One of the best holidays ever - far surpassed all expectations. Tour
guides and excursions really excellent. Thanks to all concerned.
Mrs L, Harrogate (Catalonia)
I have returned from a most enjoyable holiday and would like to congratulate you on the excellent Bella Playa hotel, good location, very well
furnished, rooms excellent, staff very helpful and friendly and food of
a good quality. Walks which were interesting and informative with the
services of a cheerful and helpful guide. First class transport from and to
Palma to the hotel. I will certainly use your company again. Thank you.
Mr M, Sunderland (Mallorca)
EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY: Holidays are of a 7 night duration, but if you would like to spend longer in warmer climes there is the option of an extra week’s relaxation in Crete, Cyprus,
Andalucia, Catalonia, Menorca, Mallorca, the Algarve, Tenerife and Lanzarote.
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.
GROUP TRAVEL: 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
[email protected] for further details.
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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
[email protected] if there is something you think we should add to it.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Images in our brochures 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; GNTB; Visit Poland;
VisitCyprus; Rafael Lopez-Monne; www.slovenia.info; www.visitandorra.com; Miquel Angel Torro/Turismo Costa del Sol/www.visitacostadelsol.com; l’Office de Tourisme d’Arles; Greek
National Tourist Office/ C_Moustafellou; Oficina de Turisme de Sant Feliu de Guíxols/Alex Tremps, Josep Homs; turismodecanarias.com; Bergamo & Lovere Tourist Office/D. Salvi
HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY
RESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929
(Open 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat)
We suggest you check availability and make a provisional booking before sending your booking form. Call our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail
[email protected]. Then complete the booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) plus insurance
premium if required to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.
Walking Holidays
November 2016 to August 2017
Dates, Prices and Flight Information
0116 279 3929
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Holiday Prices and Insurance Premiums
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). Insurance premiums are £39.95 per
person under the age of 80 (double premium 80-85) for holidays up to 10 days. Premiums for other durations are available on request.
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
Airlines and timings are subject to change. 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. Where airlines charge separately for checked baggage,
carriage of one suitcase per person is included in the holiday price. 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 policies vary from airline to airline. In most cases seats are pre-allocated which cannot be changed. Therefore, if you have
any seating preferences (including guaranteed seats together), it is important that you mark these in the Special Requests part of the
booking form, or, because in many cases we perform online check-in on your behalf, 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. If you tell us about any seating preferences after
we have sent your travel documents, we shall do our best to accommodate you, but there will be a fee of £15 per person plus any costs
charged by the airline. Flights from Norwich Airport: Please note that Norwich Airport charges a development fee of £10 per passenger
which is payable locally and is not included in our holiday prices.
HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY - RESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929
We suggest you check availability and make a provisional booking before sending your booking form. Call our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or
e-mail [email protected]. Then complete the booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable)
plus insurance premium if required to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to
Preferred Travel Services.
Cyprus – Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos Mountains
(brochure page 3)
Holiday Code: 7WCY
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Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Birmingham
23-Nov-16
Wed
Thomson
1025
2110
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Thomson
1135
0005
£769
23-Nov-16
Wed
Easyjet
0800
1820
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Easyjet
0800
1820
£769
East Midlands
23-Nov-16
Wed
Thomson
1000
2040
£779
Edinburgh
23-Nov-16
Wed
Easyjet
1055
2155
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Easyjet
1055
2155
£769
23-Nov-16
Wed
Easyjet
0710
1720
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Easyjet
0710
2155
£769
Glasgow
23-Nov-16
Wed
Thomson
0930
2110
£779
Luton
23-Nov-16
Wed
Easyjet
1120
2130
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Easyjet
1120
2130
£769
23-Nov-16
Wed
Easyjet
1230
2300
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Easyjet
1230
2300
£769
23-Nov-16
Wed
Thomson
1000
2055
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Thomson
1000
2055
£769
23-Nov-16
Wed
Ryanair
1035
1000
£779
22-Feb-17
Wed
Ryanair
1040
1000
£769
Bristol
Gatwick
Manchester
Newcastle
Stansted
Supplements per person:
Single room November & February
Extra week in a single Extra week in a twin/double Tenerife (brochure page 4)
Holiday Code: 7WTE
Q Tenerife
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen
05-Nov-16
Sat
Thomson
1355
1255
£809
25-Feb-17
Sat
Thomson
1315
1215
£839
11-Mar-17
Sat
Thomson
1315
1215
£869
01-Apr-17
Sat
Thomson
1315
1215
£889
04-Nov-16
Fri
Thomas Cook
0905
1935
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0900
1940
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0900
1940
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0900
1940
£789
04-Nov-16
Fri
Monarch
1325
1705
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Monarch
1000
1935
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
1000
1935
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
1000
1935
£769
Bournemouth
04-Nov-16
Fri
Thomson
0900
1820
£709
Bristol
05-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
1345
2250
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
1025
1955
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
1025
1955
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0730
1655
£789
04-Nov-16
Fri
Thomson
1030
1955
£709
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomson
1030
1955
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
1030
1955
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
1030
1955
£789
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomson
1000
1840
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
1000
1840
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
1420
0020
£789
Dublin
04-Nov-16
Fri
Ryanair
1420
2345
£689
East Midlands
04-Nov-16
Fri
Ryanair
1335
2310
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Ryanair
1335
2305
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Ryanair
1335
2305
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Ryanair
1335
2305
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Easyjet
1240
2310
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Easyjet
1240
2310
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
1240
2310
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
1240
2310
£769
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomson
0725
1645
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
0725
1645
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
0725
1645
£789
04-Nov-16
Fri
Easyjet
1350
2320
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Easyjet
0800
1730
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
0800
1730
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
0800
1730
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Thomas Cook
1035
2055
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0820
1840
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0820
1840
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
1530
0135
£789
04-Nov-16
Fri
Jet2
0940
2015
£729
24-Feb-17
Fri
Monarch
0615
1605
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
0615
1605
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
0615
1605
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Monarch
0700
1535
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Monarch
1430
0005
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
1430
0005
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Monarch
1430
0005
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Monarch
1425
2155
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Easyjet
1350
2320
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
1350
2320
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
1350
2320
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Thomas Cook
0930
2000
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0930
2000
£739
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0930
2000
£769
31-Mar-17
Fri
Thomas Cook
0700
1730
£789
05-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
0615
1610
£689
25-Feb-17
Sat
Ryanair
0615
1610
£719
11-Mar-17
Sat
Ryanair
0615
1610
£749
Belfast Int
Birmingham
£0
£450
£350
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Edinburgh
Exeter
Gatwick
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southend
Stansted
01-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
0615
1610
£769
05-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
1140
2120
£689
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
1110
2120
£719
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
1110
2120
£749
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
1110
2120
£769
04-Nov-16
Fri
Ryanair
0615
1555
£689
24-Feb-17
Fri
Ryanair
1415
2350
£719
10-Mar-17
Fri
Ryanair
1415
2350
£749
31-Mar-17
Fri
Ryanair
1415
2350
£769
Single room November£120
Single room other dates
£140
Mount Teide view per week £42
Extra week in a single November
£360
Extra week in a single other dates
£380
Extra week in a twin/double
£240
2
(brochure page 5)
Holiday Code: WLA
Q Arrecife
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Belfast Int
06-Nov-16
Sun
Thomas Cook
1015
2005
£869
14-May-17
Sun
Thomas Cook
1425
0010
£889
06-Nov-16
Sun
Monarch
0600
1510
£869
05-Mar-17
Sun
Monarch
0615
1530
£919
14-May-17
Sun
Monarch
0615
1530
£869
06-Nov-16
Sun
Thomas Cook
0900
1810
£869
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomas Cook
0900
1810
£939
14-May-17
Sun
Thomson
1525
1440
£889
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomson
1500
2350
£939
14-May-17
Sun
Thomson
1640
0010
£889
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomson
1455
0030
£939
Q Malaga
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
14-May-17
Sun
Thomson
1605
0120
£889
Aberdeen
10-Mar-17
Fri
Ryanair
0940
0915
£619
06-Nov-16
Sun
Aer Lingus
1300
2225
£869
21-Apr-17
Fri
Ryanair
0940
0915
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Aer Lingus
1315
2240
£919
11-Mar-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£619
14-May-17
Sun
Aer Lingus
1315
2240
£869
22-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£649
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
1000
1950
£909
11-Mar-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£619
05-Mar-17
Sun
Jet2
1000
1950
£959
22-Apr-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£649
14-May-17
Sun
Jet2
1525
0045
£909
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£619
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
0900
1900
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Jet2
0900
1900
£959
11-Mar-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£619
14-May-17
Sun
Jet2
1525
0140
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomson
0840
1730
£939
11-Mar-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£619
14-May-17
Sun
Thomson
0605
1455
£889
22-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£649
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0740
1645
£869
11-Mar-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£619
05-Mar-17
Sun
Easyjet
0740
1645
£919
22-Apr-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£649
14-May-17
Sun
Easyjet
0740
1645
£869
11-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£659
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
0925
1950
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£689
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomas Cook
0915
1910
£939
11-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£659
14-May-17
Sun
Jet2
1000
2010
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£689
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
0900
1855
£909
11-Mar-17
Sat
Flybe
0700
2330
£619
05-Mar-17
Sun
Jet2
0900
1855
£959
22-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
0700
2330
£649
14-May-17
Sun
Jet2
1515
0115
£909
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£619
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0705
1615
£869
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Easyjet
0705
1615
£919
11-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£659
14-May-17
Sun
Easyjet
0705
1615
£869
22-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£689
06-Nov-16
Sun
Thomson
0830
1755
£869
11-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£659
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomson
0830
1755
£939
22-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£689
14-May-17
Sun
Thomson
0700
1615
£889
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£619
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
0900
1910
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Jet2
0900
1900
£959
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£619
14-May-17
Sun
Jet2
1605
0200
£909
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£649
06-Nov-16
Sun
Jet2
0915
1925
£909
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£619
05-Mar-17
Sun
Thomas Cook
0700
1710
£939
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£649
14-May-17
Sun
Thomas Cook
0700
1710
£889
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£619
06-Nov-16
Sun
Ryanair
0710
1620
£869
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£649
05-Mar-17
Sun
Ryanair
0715
1620
£919
11-Mar-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2345
£619
14-May-17
Sun
Ryanair
0715
1620
£869
22-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2345
£649
11-Mar-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£619
22-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£649
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0625
1245
£619
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0625
1245
£649
11-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£619
22-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£649
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Exeter
Gatwick
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Stansted
The Sierra de Mijas (brochure page 6)
Holiday Code: 7WDE
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Exeter
Gatwick
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southampton
Single room £140
Extra week in a single November
£500
Extra week in a single March £530
Extra week in a single May £490
Extra week in a twin/double November
£340
Extra week in a twin/double March
£390
Extra week in a twin/double May £350
Southend
Stansted
Single room £100
Superior room
£35 (twin/double rooms only)
3
Andalucia’s Eastern Coast (brochure page 7)
Glasgow
Holiday Code: 7WAG
Q Malaga
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen
25-Feb-17
Sat
Ryanair
0940
0915
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Ryanair
0940
0915
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
0940
0915
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
0940
0915
£669
03-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0940
0915
£679
07-Jun-17
Wed
Ryanair
0940
0915
£699
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0655
1355
£579
13-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0655
1355
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Ryanair
1640
2325
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1355
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1355
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Monarch
0700
1345
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0700
1340
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0700
1340
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
1005
0940
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
1005
0940
£569
05-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0600
1205
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0605
1205
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0605
1205
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0605
1205
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Vueling
0920
0840
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Vueling
0915
0835
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Vueling
0915
0835
£699
25-Feb-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
1520
2205
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0730
1425
£699
08-Jun-17
Thu
Thomson
0730
1425
£719
05-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
0720
1425
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
0720
1425
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Aer Lingus
0710
1405
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Aer Lingus
0700
1410
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Aer Lingus
0700
1410
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Jet2
0900
1545
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Jet2
0900
1545
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£639
18-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£689
01-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£699
29-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1515
2220
£709
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1425
£719
08-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1425
£739
06-Nov-16
Sun
Norwegian Air
1025
0945
£579
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bournemouth
Bristol
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Exeter
Gatwick
4
13-Nov-16
Sun
Norwegian Air
1025
0945
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£639
18-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£689
01-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£699
29-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1415
2150
£709
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
1545
2310
£719
08-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
1545
2310
£739
26-Feb-17
Sun
Flybe
0700
2330
£599
19-Mar-17
Sun
Flybe
0700
2330
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Flybe
0700
2330
£659
30-Apr-17
Sun
Flybe
0700
2330
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0800
2100
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Flybe
0800
2100
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1305
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1305
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0935
1550
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1225
2010
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1225
2010
£699
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southampton
Southend
Stansted
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0705
1420
£579
13-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0705
1420
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£639
18-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£689
01-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£699
29-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
1435
2205
£709
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1655
0010
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1655
0010
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£619
12-Nov-16
Sat
Jet2
1000
1655
£609
25-Feb-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£639
18-Mar-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£689
01-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£699
29-Apr-17
Sat
Jet2
0955
1655
£709
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0800
1505
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0800
1505
£699
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0630
1305
£579
13-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0630
1305
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1305
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0600
1225
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0600
1225
£699
06-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0655
1320
£579
13-Nov-16
Sun
Easyjet
0655
1320
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
1430
1420
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1330
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1330
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Monarch
0700
1400
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Monarch
0700
1400
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0715
1355
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0705
1410
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0705
1410
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0635
1345
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1400
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1400
£699
06-Nov-16
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2350
£579
13-Nov-16
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2350
£569
26-Feb-17
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2345
£599
19-Mar-17
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2345
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2345
£659
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
1640
2345
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1130
1105
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
1130
1105
£699
25-Feb-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Flybe
0850
1450
£669
26-Feb-17
Sun
Easyjet
0625
1245
£599
19-Mar-17
Sun
Easyjet
0625
1245
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0625
1245
£659
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0625
1245
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1025
1640
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1025
1640
£699
05-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
0720
1350
£579
12-Nov-16
Sat
Ryanair
0720
1350
£569
25-Feb-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£599
18-Mar-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£649
01-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£659
29-Apr-17
Sat
Easyjet
0630
1250
£669
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1640
£679
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1640
£699
Single room £120
Extra week in a single November, February
£330
Extra week in a single March. May
£350
Extra week in a single other dates £365
Extra week in a twin/double November, February
£210
Extra week in a twin/double March, May
£230
Extra week in a twin/double other dates £245
Mallorca (brochure page 8)
Holiday Code: 7WMA
Q Palma
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen
12-May-17
Fri
Thomson
1725
0030
£799
Belfast Int
30-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0645
1445
£719
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0815
1445
£719
30-Apr-17
Sun
Monarch
1420
2005
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
1340
1315
£679
30-Apr-17
Sun
Thomson
0800
1325
£699
11-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0650
1225
£699
09-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0710
1235
£649
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0605
1125
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0625
1155
£679
30-Apr-17
Sun
Thomson
1750
2340
£699
11-May-17
Thu
Vueling
1650
1615
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Thomson
0615
1240
£669
12-May-17
Fri
Thomson
0615
1240
£699
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0840
0815
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1750
2359
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Jet2
0845
1455
£689
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0700
1245
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0700
1245
£679
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0735
1415
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0735
1415
£679
Exeter
30-Apr-17
Sun
Flybe
1900
0010
£679
Gatwick
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0830
1355
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0830
1355
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Jet2
0930
1640
£689
30-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0650
1400
£719
11-May-17
Thu
Thomas Cook
0620
1305
£699
10-Mar-17
Fri
Jet2
0800
1435
£689
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0930
1535
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0930
1535
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Easyjet
0950
1540
£649
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0610
1200
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0610
1200
£679
09-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0805
1335
£649
30-Apr-17
Sun
Monarch
0810
1400
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0700
1250
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Jet2
1000
1620
£689
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0735
1340
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0600
1200
£679
10-Mar-17
Fri
Jet2
0935
1605
£689
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0600
1220
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0600
1220
£679
Norwich
30-Apr-17
Sun
Thomson
0605
1210
£699
Prestwick
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0700
1330
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0700
1330
£679
Southampton
30-Apr-17
Sun
Flybe
1500
2200
£679
Southend
30-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0700
1225
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1225
£679
09-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0705
1235
£649
30-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
1335
2005
£679
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1335
1910
£679
Birmingham
Bournemouth
Bristol
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Stansted
Single room departures in April
Single room other dates
Superior room per week Extra week in a single Extra week in a twin/double
£0
£100
£410
£310
Catalonia (brochure page 9)
Holiday Code: 7WCC
Q Barcelona
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
02-Apr-17
Sun
BA
1105
1740
£749
17-May-17
Wed
BA
1105
1730
£769
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1305
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1010
1605
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Monarch
1640
2210
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0705
1225
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1205
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1035
1530
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Vueling
1510
1445
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Vueling
1530
1455
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0615
1210
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0615
2040
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0935
1500
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0935
1500
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0700
1325
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0630
1255
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1420
1630
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1420
1630
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0745
1415
£669
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£689
02-Apr-17
Sun
BA
1430
1430
£669
17-May-17
Wed
BA
1430
1300
£689
02-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0815
1415
£669
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£689
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1230
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1800
2320
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1020
1525
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1105
1610
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0625
1155
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0625
2130
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Vueling
1345
1305
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1720
2300
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0625
2130
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1730
2345
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1715
2215
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1715
2215
£649
02-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
1245
1530
£629
17-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0815
1220
£649
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Glasgow
Heathrow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southend
Stansted
** via Heathrow
Single room April
Single room other dates Extra week in a single April
£0
£120
£280
£400
£280
5
Catalonia - Trails & Rails (brochure page 10)
Costa Blanca Mountains (brochure page 12)
Holiday Code: 7WTR
Holiday Code: 7WCP
Q Barcelona
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Q Alicante
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
15-Mar-17
Wed
BA
1105
1730
£769
Aberdeen
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1055
1030
£769
10-May-17
Wed
BA
1105
1730
£779
Belfast Int
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0730
1430
£809
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1010
1605
£649
Birmingham
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1350
1950
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1010
1605
£659
Bristol
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1005
1545
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0705
1225
£649
Cardiff
18-May-17
Thu
Vueling
1435
1320
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0705
1225
£659
Doncaster-Sheffield
18-May-17
Thu
Thomson
1710
2345
£789
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1035
1530
£649
Dublin
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1010
1640
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1035
1530
£659
East Midlands
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1230
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Vueling
1530
1455
£649
Edinburgh
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1040
1105
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Vueling
1530
1455
£659
Gatwick
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0910
1510
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0615
2040
£649
Glasgow
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0925
1615
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0615
2040
£659
Leeds-Bradford
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
1500
2130
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0935
1500
£649
Liverpool
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0645
1300
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0935
1500
£659
Luton
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0735
1355
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0630
1255
£649
Manchester
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1330
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0630
1255
£659
Newcastle
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1300
1930
£769
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1420
1630
£649
Prestwick
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1655
2340
£769
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1420
1630
£659
Southampton
18-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0650
1335
£769
16-Mar-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£689
Southend
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1310
1850
£769
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£699
Stansted
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0605
1235
£769
Heathrow
15-Mar-17
Wed
BA
1430
1300
£689
10-May-17
Wed
BA
1430
1300
£699
Leeds-Bradford
16-Mar-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£689
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£699
Liverpool
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1800
2320
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1800
2320
£659
Luton
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1105
1610
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1105
1610
£659
Manchester
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0625
2130
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0625
2130
£659
Newcastle
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1720
2300
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1720
2300
£659
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
1730
2345
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1730
2345
£659
15-Mar-17
Wed
Easyjet
1715
2215
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1715
2215
£659
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
0815
1220
£649
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0815
1220
£659
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Glasgow
Prestwick
Southend
Stansted
** via Heathrow
Single room March
Single room other dates Extra week in a single March
£0
£120
£280
£400
£280
Single room £130
Menorca - Walking & Birdwatching (brochure page 13)
Holiday Code: 7WMB
Q Mahon
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Belfast Int
05-May-17
Fri
Jet2
1515
2150
£739
Birmingham
05-May-17
Fri
Monarch
0715
1320
£699
Bristol
06-May-17
Sat
Thomas Cook
0620
1205
£719
Cardiff
05-May-17
Fri
Thomson
1445
2030
£719
Doncaster-Sheffield
06-May-17
Sat
Thomson
1450
2055
£719
East Midlands
05-May-17
Fri
Jet2
1325
1820
£739
Edinburgh
05-May-17
Fri
Thomson
1525
2230
£719
Exeter
05-May-17
Fri
Thomson
0600
1130
£719
Gatwick
05-May-17
Fri
Monarch
0900
1440
£699
Glasgow
06-May-17
Sat
Jet2
0800
1440
£739
Leeds-Bradford
05-May-17
Fri
Monarch
0850
1500
£699
Luton
05-May-17
Fri
Monarch
0710
1300
£699
Manchester
05-May-17
Fri
Monarch
0830
1440
£699
Newcastle
06-May-17
Sat
Jet2
0805
1445
£739
Southend
05-May-17
Fri
Easyjet
1025
1640
£699
Stansted
05-May-17
Fri
Thomson
0720
1325
£719
Single room Extra week in a single Extra week in a twin/double £140
£440
£300
Portugal - the Algarve, Walking & Birdwatching
(brochure page 14)
Holiday Code: 7WAB
Q Faro
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Belfast Int
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
1425
1515
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Easyjet
1030
1705
£869
Birmingham
20-Apr-17
Thu
Monarch
1355
2030
£869
Bristol
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
0650
1245
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Easyjet
0705
1255
£869
Cardiff
20-Apr-17
Thu
Flybe
1000
1550
£869
Dublin
21-Mar-17
Tue
Ryanair
0630
1300
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Flybe
1305
1240
£869
East Midlands
20-Apr-17
Thu
Ryanair
1335
1945
£869
Edinburgh
21-Mar-17
Tue
Ryanair
1645
1615
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Jet2
0830
1425
£909
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
0630
1240
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Monarch
0615
1530
£869
21-Mar-17
Tue
Ryanair
1130
1825
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Jet2
0640
1430
£909
Leeds-Bradford
20-Apr-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1400
£869
Liverpool
20-Apr-17
Thu
Easyjet
0935
1545
£869
Luton
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
0840
2050
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Easyjet
0630
1240
£869
21-Mar-17
Tue
Monarch
0700
1410
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1405
£869
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
1600
2255
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Jet2
0645
1410
£909
Southampton
20-Apr-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£869
Southend
21-Mar-17
Tue
Easyjet
1025
1645
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Easyjet
1630
2240
£869
21-Mar-17
Tue
Ryanair
1910
1845
£849
20-Apr-17
Thu
Ryanair
0710
1320
£869
Gatwick
Glasgow
Manchester
Costa Brava – Coast & Volcanoes (brochure page 11)
Newcastle
Holiday Code: 7WCV
Q Gerona
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Bournemouth
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1215
1640
£839
Bristol
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0700
1135
£839
Dublin
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1855
1830
£839
Edinburgh*
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0630
1255
£839
Luton
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1245
1220
£839
Manchester
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0835
0810
£839
Stansted
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1445
1420
£839
* to Barcelona
Single room £120
Sea view per week
£50
6
Stansted
Single room £160
River view room (on request)
£44
France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau (brochure page 15)
Holiday Code: 7WAP
Q Marseille
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
13-May-17
Sat
BA
1105
2205
£1,049
Edinburgh
12-May-17
Fri
Ryanair
1120
1055
£929
Gatwick
13-May-17
Sat
Easyjet
0755
1210
£929
Glasgow
13-May-17
Sat
Easyjet
1820
2350
£929
Heathrow
13-May-17
Sat
BA
1510
1750
£969
Luton*
13-May-17
Sat
Ryanair
0635
1050
£929
Manchester
13-May-17
Sat
Easyjet
1815
2300
£929
Stansted
13-May-17
Sat
Ryanair
0635
1535
£929
** via Heathrow* to Nimes
Single room £160
The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia (brochure page 16)
Holiday Code: 7WGR
Q Faro
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen
04-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0600
1340
£849
11-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0600
1340
£889
18-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0600
1340
£919
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1030
1705
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1030
1705
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1030
1705
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
1355
2030
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
1355
2030
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
1355
2030
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0705
1255
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0705
1255
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0705
1255
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1000
1550
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1000
1550
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1000
1550
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1510
2155
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1510
2155
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1510
2155
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1305
1240
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1305
1240
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1305
1240
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1335
1945
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1335
1945
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1335
1945
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1425
£769
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1425
£809
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1425
£839
04-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0950
1605
£749
11-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0950
1605
£789
18-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0950
1605
£819
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0615
1530
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0615
1530
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0615
1530
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0640
1430
£769
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0640
1430
£809
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0640
1430
£839
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1400
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1400
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1400
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0935
1545
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0935
1545
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0935
1545
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0630
1240
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0630
1240
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0630
1240
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1405
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1405
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1405
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0645
1410
£769
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0645
1410
£809
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0645
1410
£839
04-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1630
2240
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1630
2240
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1630
2240
£799
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0710
1320
£729
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0710
1320
£769
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0710
1320
£799
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Doncaster-Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Exeter
Gatwick
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Southampton
Southend
Stansted
Single room £140
Extra week in a single £400
£260
Sea view per week (on request)
£50
Portugal - the Algarve (brochure page 17)
Holiday Code: 7WAA
Q Faro
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen
11-May-17
Thu
Thomson
0600
1340
£899
Belfast Int
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1405
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1030
1705
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1345
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Monarch
0610
1245
£779
Bournemouth
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
1710
1645
£749
Bristol
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0750
1345
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
0705
1255
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Flybe
1020
1605
£749
11-May-17
Thu
Flybe
1000
1550
£779
Doncaster-Sheffield
11-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1510
2155
£779
Dublin
16-Mar-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1300
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Flybe
1305
1950
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Jet2
0820
1525
£789
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1550
2200
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Jet2
0940
1740
£789
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1145
1120
£779
Exeter
10-May-17
Wed
Flybe
0700
1250
£779
Gatwick
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0630
1240
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Monarch
0610
1250
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
1515
2210
£749
11-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0640
1430
£819
16-Mar-17
Thu
Monarch
0710
1400
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Jet2
0800
1520
£819
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0635
1300
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
0935
1545
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
0735
1330
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Monarch
0650
1325
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Ryanair
1700
1635
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Monarch
0710
1405
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Jet2
0900
1640
£789
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
0940
1630
£779
15-Mar-17
Wed
Ryanair
1405
2100
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0720
1400
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£749
11-May-17
Thu
Flybe
0850
1440
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Easyjet
1335
1955
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
0635
1245
£779
16-Mar-17
Thu
Ryanair
1910
1845
£749
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
0710
1320
£779
Birmingham
Cardiff
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southampton
Southend
Stansted
Supplements per person: Single room £100
Sea view per week
£340
7
The High Pyrenees (brochure page 18)
Holiday Code: 7WPY
Q Barcelona
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
04-May-17
Thu
BA
1105
1730
£849
15-Jun-17
Thu
BA
1105
1730
£869
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0640
1230
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0640
1230
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1215
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1215
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1230
1820
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
1230
1820
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0935
1500
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0935
1500
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1255
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1255
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1420
1630
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1420
1630
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£769
15-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£789
04-May-17
Thu
BA
1430
1300
£769
15-Jun-17
Thu
BA
1430
1300
£789
04-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£769
15-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£789
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0710
1230
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0710
1230
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1205
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1205
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Monarch
0725
1320
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0725
1320
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1720
2300
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1720
2300
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1730
2345
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
1730
2345
£749
04-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0815
1220
£729
15-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0815
1220
£749
Birmingham
Bristol
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Glasgow
Heathrow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Stansted
** via Heathrow
Single room £140
The Valleys of Roussillon (brochure page 19)
Holiday Code: 7WVR
Q Barcelona
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
19-Apr-17
Wed
BA
1105
1730
£839
23-Apr-17
Sun
BA
1105
1740
£869
08-Jun-17
Thu
BA
1105
1730
£899
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1010
1605
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1305
£749
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0705
1225
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Monarch
1640
2210
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0640
1230
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1035
1530
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1205
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0715
1215
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Vueling
1530
1455
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Vueling
1510
1445
£749
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0615
2040
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0615
1210
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
1230
1820
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0935
1500
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0935
1500
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0935
1500
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0630
1255
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0700
1325
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0630
1255
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1420
1630
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1420
1630
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1420
1630
£779
23-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0745
1415
£789
08-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
0735
1405
£819
19-Apr-17
Wed
BA
1430
1300
£759
23-Apr-17
Sun
BA
1430
1430
£789
08-Jun-17
Thu
BA
1430
1300
£819
23-Apr-17
Sun
Jet2
0815
1415
£789
08-Jun-17
Thu
Jet2
0700
1300
£819
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1800
2320
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
0710
1230
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0710
1230
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1105
1610
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1020
1525
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
0700
1205
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0625
2130
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0625
1155
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Monarch
0725
1320
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1720
2300
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Vueling
1345
1305
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Easyjet
1720
2300
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
1730
2345
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
0625
2130
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
1730
2345
£779
19-Apr-17
Wed
Easyjet
1715
2215
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Easyjet
1715
2215
£749
19-Apr-17
Wed
Ryanair
0815
1220
£719
23-Apr-17
Sun
Ryanair
1245
1530
£749
08-Jun-17
Thu
Ryanair
0815
1220
£779
Belfast Int
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Glasgow
Heathrow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle
Prestwick
Southend
Stansted
** via Heathrow
Supplements per person: Single room April£0
Single room (other dates) £120
8
Tuscany & Liguria (brochure page 20)
Holiday Code: 7WTF
Q Pisa
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Bristol
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1820
2320
£869
Dublin
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1230
1205
£869
East Midlands
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1120
1625
£869
Edinburgh
09-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0910
0845
£869
Gatwick
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1225
1720
£869
Heathrow
10-May-17
Wed
BA
0850
1430
£909
Liverpool
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1300
1235
£869
Luton
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
1220
1720
£869
Manchester
10-May-17
Wed
Easyjet
0720
1250
£869
Prestwick
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
2000
1935
£869
Stansted
10-May-17
Wed
Ryanair
1445
1420
£869
Single room £100
(brochure page 23)
Holiday Code: 7WPC
Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley (brochure page 21)
Holiday Code: 7WIS
Q Milan Malpensa
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
09-May-17
Tue
BA
1105
1745
£1,089
Q Milan Bergamo
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Birmingham
09-May-17
Tue
Flybe
1205
1655
£969
Bristol
10-Jun-17
Sat
Ryanair
1255
1230
£919
Bristol*
09-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0835
0810
£1,019
Dublin
09-Jun-17
Fri
Ryanair
0645
1145
£919
Dublin*
09-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0615
1145
£1,019
East Midlands
10-Jun-17
Sat
Ryanair
1200
1650
£919
East Midlands*
09-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
1200
1650
£1,019
Edinburgh*
09-Jun-17
Fri
Easyjet
1130
1100
£919
Edinburgh
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
2005
1935
£969
Glasgow*
10-Jun-17
Sat
Easyjet
1925
1855
£919
Gatwick
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1345
1440
£969
Manchester
09-Jun-17
Fri
Ryanair
1340
1840
£919
Glasgow
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1135
1105
£969
Stansted
09-Jun-17
Fri
Ryanair
1330
1535
£919
Heathrow
09-May-17
Tue
BA
1510
1245
£1,009
Leeds-Bradford**
09-May-17
Tue
BA
1430
1845
£969
Luton
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
0850
1825
£969
Manchester
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1440
1410
£969
Newcastle**
09-May-17
Tue
BA
1140
1555
£1,089
Stansted*
09-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0820
2240
£969
* to Milan Malpensa
Single room Classic room with Balcony £140 (standard only)
£49
Superior room with balcony (partial lake view) £70
** via Heathrow
* to Milan Bergamo
Single room £120
Lake view on Maggiore
Elba & Tuscany (brochure page 24)
Holiday Code: 7WEL
The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo (brochure page 22)
Holiday Code: 7WBI
Q Nice
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
27-Mar-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£939
24-Apr-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£979
05-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£1,019
27-Mar-17
Mon
Monarch
1550
2100
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Monarch
1550
2100
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Monarch
1550
2100
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
1245
1725
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
1245
1725
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1245
1725
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Ryanair
1720
2310
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Ryanair
1720
2310
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Ryanair
1720
2310
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
1725
2305
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
1725
2305
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1725
2305
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
1405
1835
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
1405
1835
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1405
1835
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
BA
1430
1835
£859
24-Apr-17
Mon
BA
1430
1835
£899
05-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1430
1835
£939
27-Mar-17
Mon
Jet2
1040
1615
£859
24-Apr-17
Mon
Jet2
1040
1615
£899
05-Jun-17
Mon
Jet2
1040
1615
£939
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1745
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1745
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1745
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
0715
1155
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
0715
1155
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
0715
1155
£899
27-Mar-17
Mon
Jet2
0800
1330
£859
24-Apr-17
Mon
Jet2
0800
1330
£899
05-Jun-17
Mon
Jet2
0800
1330
£939
27-Mar-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£939
24-Apr-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£979
05-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£1,019
27-Mar-17
Mon
Easyjet
0610
1055
£819
24-Apr-17
Mon
Easyjet
0610
1055
£859
05-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
0610
1055
£899
Birmingham
Bristol
Dublin
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Heathrow
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle**
Stansted
** via Heathrow
Side sea view £45 (twin/double rooms only)
Front sea view £70
Q Pisa
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Dublin
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1230
1145
£919
Edinburgh
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
0910
0845
£919
Gatwick
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1225
1725
£919
Heathrow
18-May-17
Thu
BA
0845
1435
£959
Luton
18-May-17
Thu
Easyjet
1220
1720
£919
Manchester
18-May-17
Thu
Jet2
0830
1430
£959
Stansted
18-May-17
Thu
Ryanair
1445
1420
£919
Single room £140
Lake Maggiore (brochure page 25)
Holiday Code: 7WMG
Q Milan Malpensa
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
16-May-17
Tue
BA
1105
1745
£1,089
Birmingham
16-May-17
Tue
Flybe
1205
1655
£969
Bristol*
16-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0835
0810
£1,019
Cardiff
15-May-17
Mon
Flybe
1005
1445
£969
Dublin*
16-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0615
1145
£1,019
East Midlands*
16-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
1200
1650
£1,019
Edinburgh
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
2005
1935
£969
Gatwick
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1345
1440
£969
Glasgow
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1135
1105
£969
Heathrow
16-May-17
Tue
BA
1510
1245
£1,009
Leeds-Bradford**
16-May-17
Tue
BA
1430
1845
£969
Luton
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
0850
1825
£969
Manchester
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1440
1410
£969
Newcastle**
16-May-17
Tue
BA
1140
1555
£1,089
Stansted*
16-May-17
Tue
Ryanair
0820
2240
£969
** via Heathrow
* to Milan Bergamo
Lake view
9
Crete - East & West (brochure page 26)
The Harz Mountains, Berlin & Potsdam (brochure page 28)
Holiday Code: 7WHE
Holiday Code: 7WBH
Q Heraklion
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Q Berlin Schoenefeld
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Birmingham
09-May-17
Tue
Monarch
1355
2300
£889
Aberdeen**
19-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£1,059
16-May-17
Tue
Monarch
1355
2300
£899
17-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£999
09-May-17
Tue
Thomas Cook
1425
2340
£909
31-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1105
1740
£999
16-May-17
Tue
Thomas Cook
1425
2340
£919
19-Jun-17
Mon
Flybe
0650
1110
£939
09-May-17
Tue
Thomson
1245
2200
£909
17-Jul-17
Mon
Flybe
0650
1110
£879
16-May-17
Tue
Thomson
1245
2200
£919
31-Jul-17
Mon
Flybe
0650
1110
£879
09-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0030
£929
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1315
1745
£939
16-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0030
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1315
1745
£879
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1530
0110
£889
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1315
1745
£879
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1530
0110
£899
19-Jun-17
Mon
Flybe
0730
1205
£939
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
0715
1555
£889
17-Jul-17
Mon
Flybe
0730
1205
£879
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
0715
1555
£899
31-Jul-17
Mon
Flybe
0730
1205
£879
09-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0055
£929
19-Jun-17
Mon
Ryanair
0720
1230
£939
16-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0055
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0720
1230
£879
09-May-17
Tue
Jet2
0855
1840
£929
31-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0720
1230
£879
16-May-17
Tue
Jet2
0855
1840
£939
19-Jun-17
Mon
Ryanair
0630
1115
£939
09-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1355
2300
£889
17-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0630
1115
£879
16-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1355
2300
£899
31-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0630
1115
£879
09-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1030
0010
£929
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1205
£939
16-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1030
0010
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1205
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1240
1205
£879
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
0840
1935
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
0840
1935
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
0840
1935
£879
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1055
1550
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1055
1550
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1055
1550
£879
19-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1530
1330
£979
£919
Bristol
Cardiff
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Gatwick
Glasgow
Leeds-Bradford
Manchester
Newcastle
Birmingham*
Bristol
Doncaster-Sheffield*
Dublin
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Extra week in a twin/double £300
Gatwick
Crete, Gouves – no single supplement (brochure page 27)
Glasgow
Holiday Code: 7WSH
Q Heraklion
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Birmingham
23-May-17
Tue
Monarch
1355
2300
£909
17-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1530
1330
Bristol
23-May-17
Tue
Thomas Cook
1425
2340
£929
31-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1530
1330
£919
Cardiff
23-May-17
Tue
Thomson
1245
2200
£929
19-Jun-17
Mon
Jet2
1700
2155
£979
East Midlands
23-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0030
£949
17-Jul-17
Mon
Jet2
1700
2155
£919
Edinburgh
23-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1530
0110
£909
31-Jul-17
Mon
Jet2
1700
2155
£919
Gatwick
23-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
0715
1555
£909
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1815
2245
£939
Glasgow
23-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1505
0055
£949
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1815
2245
£879
Leeds-Bradford
23-May-17
Tue
Jet2
0855
1840
£949
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1815
2245
£879
Manchester
23-May-17
Tue
Easyjet
1355
2300
£909
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
1325
1730
£939
Newcastle
23-May-17
Tue
Jet2
1030
0010
£949
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1325
1730
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
1325
1730
£879
19-Jun-17
Mon
Easyjet
0700
1145
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
0700
1145
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Easyjet
0700
1145
£879
19-Jun-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£1,059
17-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£999
31-Jul-17
Mon
BA
1140
1555
£999
19-Jun-17
Mon
Ryanair
0750
1855
£939
17-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0750
1855
£879
31-Jul-17
Mon
Ryanair
0750
1855
£879
Extra week
£370
Heathrow*
Leeds-Bradford
Liverpool
Luton
Manchester
Newcastle**
Stansted
* to Berlin Tegel** to Berlin Tegel via Heathrow
Supplements per person: Single room£140
Poland – Krakow & the High Tatras (brochure page 29)
Holiday Code: 7WKZ
Q Krakow
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Aberdeen**
27-Jun-17
Tue
BA
1245
1740
£889
Belfast Int
27-Jun-17
Tue
Easyjet
1010
1615
£769
Edinburgh
27-Jun-17
Tue
Ryanair
1745
2340
£769
Gatwick
27-Jun-17
Tue
Easyjet
0920
1445
£769
Heathrow
27-Jun-17
Tue
BA
1645
1505
£809
Leeds-Bradford
27-Jun-17
Tue
Ryanair
1920
1855
£769
Stansted
27-Jun-17
Tue
Ryanair
0845
2345
£769
** via Heathrow
Single room £140
(brochure page 30)
Holiday Code: 7WVT
Q Venice
Date
Day
Airline
Dep
Rtn
Price
Bristol
15-May-17
Mon
Easyjet
1510
1440
£859
Dublin
15-May-17
Mon
Aer Lingus
0720
1330
£859
East Midlands*
15-May-17
Mon
Ryanair
1200
1650
£859
Edinburgh
15-May-17
Mon
Easyjet
1425
1355
£859
Gatwick
15-May-17
Mon
Easyjet
1230
1725
£859
Heathrow
15-May-17
Mon
BA
0855
1450
£899
Leeds-Bradford
15-May-17
Mon
Jet2
0700
1250
£899
Luton
15-May-17
Mon
Easyjet
1115
1605
£859
Manchester
15-May-17
Mon
Jet2
0730
1320
£899
Southend
15-May-17
Mon
Easyjet
1720
2155
£859
Stansted*
15-May-17
Mon
Ryanair
1310
2340
£859
*to Treviso
Single room £100
10
TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR BOOKINGS TAKEN UP TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
This information is subject to change without notice.
Travel insurance is a vital aspect to booking a holiday, giving you protection against unforeseen
circumstances that could otherwise spoil your holiday. It is important that you purchase travel
insurance that properly covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time
that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged travel insurance from Travel
& General Insurance Services Limited. Should you decide not to purchase our insurance, you must
provide us with details of your alternative insurance with your final payment.
The schedule of the cover opposite sets out a summary of the cover provided by our insurance.
Preferred Travel Services is an Appointed Representative of Travel & General Insurance Services
Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Details of which can be
found at www.fca.gov.uk or by calling 0800 111 6768.
THIS SUMMARY APPLIES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS AT THE DATE OF
DEPARTURE.
Premiums for persons under the age of 80 years at the time of departure are shown elsewhere in the
brochure. Persons between 80 and 85 years will be charged double the premium AND must contact
Healthcheck on 01702 427 253. We regret cover is not available to persons aged over 85 years at the
date of departure.
These details are correct as at 31 October 2015 and are subject to change without notice. As cover
under the Cancellation section commences immediately the holiday booking has been confirmed, no
refund in premium can be allowed. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, any
insurance premiums paid to Preferred Travel Services will automatically be refunded. However, 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. Our "Walking in the
Pyrenees" goes up to 2570m and “Walking in Tenerife” is up to 2550m. If you decide to walk separately
from our group, or if you have not taken out our insurance please ensure your cover is valid.
Single trip policy Schedule of Standard Cover
Section
A
B
C
D
Important declaration
An insurance policy can only provide cover in respect of an event/occurrence which is sudden,
unforeseen and beyond your reasonable control. Any facts known to you, which could possibly
result in you having to make a claim, must be disclosed otherwise you may not be covered. In
addition, anyone named under the policy must have read and understood the following relating to
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions which are defined as:
a) Any respiratory condition (relating to the lungs or breathing), heart condition, stroke, Crohn’s disease,
epilepsy, allergy, or cancer for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon
whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have ever received treatment (including surgery,
tests or investigations by your doctor or a consultant/specialist, or prescribed drugs/medication).
b) Any Medical Condition for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon
whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have received surgery, in-patient treatment or
investigations in a hospital or clinic within the last twelve months, or prescribed drugs/medication.
1. Have You or a Close Relative ever received treatment (including surgery, tests or investigations by
Your doctor, a consultant or specialist), or been prescribed drugs or medication for any respiratory
condition (relating to the lungs or breathing), heart condition, stroke, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy,
allergy, or cancer?
2. Have You or a Close Relative received surgery, in-patient treatment or investigations in a hospital or
clinic or been prescribed drugs or medication, within the last twelve months, for any other medical
condition?
3. Are You aware of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim on
this policy?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions, are in any doubt or are between the ages of 80 and
Sum insured per person
Excess per person
Cancellation and
curtailment charges
Up to £5,000
£50*
Medical Expenses
Up to £5,000,000
£50
In Patient Benefit
£500
Nil
Criminal Injuries Benefit
£5,000
Nil
Personal Accident –
disability
£25,000
Nil
Death
£10,000
Nil
Delayed Departure or
Arrival, or
£100
Nil
Cancellation due to
Delayed Departure
£5,000
Nil
Hi-jack of Aircraft, train
or sea vessel
£3,000
Nil
Failure of Transport
£1,000
Nil
Missed Connection
£1,000
Nil
Personal Effects
single item limit £400)
(Valuables limited to
£500 in total)
£2,500
£50
E
Money
£500
£50
Tickets
£1,000
£50
Passport or Visas
£250
£50
Temporary Loss of
Baggage
£100
Nil
F
Personal Liability
£2,000,000
£250
G
Legal Expenses
£15,000
Nil
85 you must call Healthcheck in confidence on: 01702 427 253. The medical screening helpline may be
* Cancellation excess for loss of deposit on air holidays is nil. Cancellation excess for UK trips of three days or less is nil.
contacted between 09.00 and 17.00 Monday to Friday and 10.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays. Healthcheck
will confirm whether or not cover is available for the condition. An additional premium may be payable.
A policy document that fully defines the cover, conditions and exclusions will be sent to you with your
booking confirmation. When you receive your policy, please take the time to read it carefully to ensure
you understand what is and what is not covered, and that all activities that you may wish to participate
in are included. If it does not meet your requirements, please return the policy, proof of premium and
any other relevant documents to us within 14 days of receipt and we will refund the premium in full,
provided you have not travelled or made a claim.
Failure to comply with the terms & conditions of the policy may result in cover being restricted.
BOOKING CONDITIONS
These Booking Conditions and the information in the brochure 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).
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 alter the prices of any
of the holidays shown in our brochure. You will be advised of the
current price of the holiday that you wish to book before your contract
is confirmed. The price of your travel arrangements was calculated
using exchange rates quoted in the Financial Times Guide to World
Currencies on 18/08/16 in relation to the following currencies: £1 =
Euro 1.16. The price of your travel arrangements is fully guaranteed
and will not be subject to any surcharges.
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.
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 below (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%
56-29 days
50%
loss of deposi loss of deposit
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. If We Change or Cancel Your Holiday – As we plan your holiday
arrangements many months in advance we may occasionally have to
make changes or cancel your booking and we reserve the right to do
so at any time. Changes If we make a major change to your holiday,
we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if there is time
before your departure. You will have the choice of either accepting
the change of arrangements, accepting an offer of alternative travel
arrangements of comparable standard from us if available (we will
refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value), or
cancelling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies paid.
In some cases we will also pay compensation (see below). These
options don’t apply for minor changes. Examples of minor changes
include alteration of your outward/return flights which reduce your stay
in resort by less than 12 hours, a change of overseas airport, changes
to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same or
higher standard, changes of carriers. Please note that carriers such
as airlines used in the brochure are subject to change. Cancellation
We will not cancel your travel arrangements after the Balance Due
Date (see clause 2), except for reasons of force majeure or failure by
you to pay the final balance. We may cancel your holiday before this
date if, e.g., the minimum number of clients required for a particular
travel arrangement is not reached. If your holiday is cancelled you can
either have a refund of all monies paid or accept an offer of alternative
travel arrangements of comparable standard from us, if available (we
will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value).
In some cases we will pay compensation (see below). If we make
a change to or cancel your travel arrangements for any reason, we
will not reimburse any expenses, costs or losses including, but not
limited to, payments to third parties such as insurance premiums, car
parking, hotel accommodation, currency, connecting flights or other
travel arrangements, kennelling fees etc. Compensation If we cancel
or make a major change we will pay compensation as detailed below
except where the major change or cancellation arises due to reasons
of force majeure. The compensation that we offer does not exclude
you from claiming more if you are entitled to do so.
Number of days before departure
Compensation for each
we advise you of cancellation
full fare paying Customer
or major 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.
Force Majeure: We will not pay you compensation if we have to
cancel or change your travel arrangements in any way because
of unusual or unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control.
These can include, for example, war, riot, industrial dispute, terrorist
activity and its consequences, natural or nuclear disaster, fire,
adverse weather conditions, epidemics and pandemics, unavoidable
technical problems with transport.
7. Our Liability to you – (a) We make every effort to ensure that
all arrangements are made correctly and efficiently. We accept
responsibility if any of the services which we have agreed to provide
for you as part of our contract with you prove deficient or not of
a reasonable standard. We also accept responsibility for what our
employees, agents, suppliers and sub-contractors do or do not do
(providing they were at the time carrying out work authorised by us)
except for death, personal injury or illness results (dealt with below).
This acceptance of responsibility is, however, subject to force
majeure and the other terms of these Booking Conditions.
(b) Subject to these Booking Conditions, we accept responsibility
should you or any member of your party suffer death, personal
injury, illness, loss or damage as a result of any failure to perform or
improper performance of any part of our contract with you by any of
our employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors (providing they
were at the time carrying out work authorised by us) except in the
following situations. We will not be liable where any failure to perform
or improper performance was due to:- the act(s) and/or omission(s)
of the person(s) affected; or those of a third party not connected
with the provision of your holiday and which were unforeseeable or
unavoidable or an event which either ourselves or the supplier of the
service(s) in question could not have foreseen or avoided even with
all due care.
(c) It is a condition of the acceptance of liability set out in clauses
8(a) and 8(b) of these Booking Conditions that you notify us in
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 payment 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. You must
provide us and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably
require.
(d) In all cases, we limit the maximum amount we may have to pay
you and/or any member of your party for any or all claims or parts
of claims which involve, air, sea, rail or road carriers and/or hotel
keepers and other services they provide as if we were carriers/hotel
keepers within the applicable international conventions (eg., Warsaw
Convention as amended for travel by air, Athens Convention for
travel by sea). Therefore for all claims which result from international
carriage, compensation will only be paid for those conditions where
the carriers concerned would be obliged to pay compensation at
the relevant international convention were a claim made against
that carrier in that particular situation. You must give credit for all
payments received from the carrier or other suppliers.
(e) This clause 7 is intended to set out our obligations to you as a
tour operator in the light of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and
Package Tours Regulations 1992. 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. Prompt assistance in resort – If the contract we have with you
is not performed or is improperly performed as a result of failures
attributable to a third party unconnected with the provision of the
services, or as a result of failures due to unusual and unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which could
not have been avoided even if all due care had been exercised, or an
event which we or our suppliers, even with all due care, could not
foresee or forestall, and you suffer an injury or other material loss,
we will offer you such prompt assistance as is reasonable in the
circumstances.
9. Complaints and problems – If you have a problem during your
holiday, please inform the relevant supplier (e.g. your hotelier) and
our resort representative immediately who will endeavour to put
things right. If your complaint is not resolved locally, please follow
this up within 28 days of your return home by writing by post to our
Customer Services Department giving your booking reference and all
other relevant information. Please keep your letter concise and to the
point. This will assist us to quickly identify your concerns and speed
up our response to you.
It is strongly recommended that you communicate any complaint to
the supplier of the services in question as well as to our representative
without delay and complete a report form whilst in resort. If you fail
to follow this simple procedure we will have been deprived of the
opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint whilst you were
in resort and this may affect your rights under this contract. 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.
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, the
travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also
agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if
that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL
scheme.
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.
When you buy a package holiday that doesn’t include a flight,
protection is provided by way of a bond held by ABTA.
11. Conditions of suppliers – many of the services which make up
your holiday are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers
provide these services in accordance with their own terms and
conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude
the supplier’s liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable
International Conventions. Copies of the relevant parts of these terms
and conditions are available on request from ourselves or the supplier
concerned.
12. Special requests and medical problems – 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 fulfillment of a particular request. All such
bookings will be treated as standard bookings subject to the above
provisions on special requests. 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, also, 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. 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.
Information on health is contained in a leaflet (Health Advice for
Travellers) available from local Department of Health offices and most
Post Offices. For holidays outside the UK you should have a European
Health Insurance Card prior to departure. It is your responsibility
to ensure that you are in possession of all necessary travel and
health documents before departure. The Foreign & Commonwealth
Travel Advice Unit may have issued information about your holiday
destination. You are advised to check this information on the internet
under the address http://www.fco.gov.uk/
14. Your Financial Protection – We provide full financial protection
for our package holidays. For flight-based holidays this is through our
Air Travel Organiser’s Licence number 5537. When you buy an ATOL
protected flight or flight inclusive holiday 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 neither we nor the supplier are 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
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 stay in resort
by less than 12 hours are not major changes for the purposes of
clause 6. Precise timings, intended order of excursions/visits and
joining instructions will be sent with your tickets 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 our
recommended travel insurance, and you should ensure your own
insurance policy provides adequate cover for flight delays and
cancellation. Under EU law 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 of these rights
will be publicised at EU airports and will also be available from
airlines. 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. 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. 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. Websites – We are not responsible for the contents of websites
of hotels or other suppliers and tourist boards etc. included in this
brochure. 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 2016
Preferred Travel ServicesBooking Form
W3692
Lead Passenger (who must sign this form
in the PAYMENTS section):
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 (plus insurance if
applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp,
Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services.
Title................................................................................
Holiday Title.........................................................................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
....................................................................................................HOLIDAY
Passenger details
Exactly as written on the Passport.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS
Surname......................................................................
Address........................................................................
........................................................................................
CODE....................................
Provisional Booking No.........................................................................................................
Departure Airport........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................
dd / mm / yy PRICE £.......................................................
DEPARTURE DATE ...............................................
..........................................Postcode...........................
Tel. day.........................................................................
NUMBER OF ROOMS
Twin/doubles............Triples/Family............... Singles (supplement applies)..............
Mobile...........................................................................
Emergency contact Tel.......................................
Email.............................................................................
Date of birth .........................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy Expiry date ....................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 2:
Title................................................................................
please refer to Departure Dates and Prices
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.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
HOLIDAY EXTRAS TO BOOK if applicable (please refer to Departure Dates and Prices)
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
Surname......................................................................
INSURANCE
If not taking our insurance:
Date of birth .........................................................
Your Insurer.....................................................................................................................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Policy No.................................................... 24 hr emergency No........................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
PAYMENT ENCLOSED WITH THIS BOOKING (please refer to How to Book)
Issuing Country.........................................................
Deposit£...................................
Passenger 3:
Full Payment (including supplements and extras if applicable)£...................................
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth .........................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 4:
Title................................................................................
Insurance premiums
£...................................
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
dd / mm / yy
Signed..................................................................................................... Date
...............................................
IN WHICH NEWSPAPER DID YOU SEE THIS HOLIDAY
ADVERTISED?
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ........................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Office use only
£
BN
ASB
Issue No.
Passport No................................................................
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.
Nationality...................................................................
Please charge my account the sum of £...................................
Card holder’s name if different from the Lead Passenger’s name
................................................................................................................................................................................
Card holder’s signature............................................................................................................................
Please note balance or part balance payments by credit card are subject to a charge equal to 2% of the payment being made.
Preferred Travel ServicesBooking Form
W3692
Lead Passenger (who must sign this form
in the PAYMENTS section):
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 (plus insurance if
applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp,
Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services.
Title................................................................................
Holiday Title.........................................................................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
....................................................................................................HOLIDAY
Passenger details
Exactly as written on the Passport.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS
Surname......................................................................
Address........................................................................
........................................................................................
CODE....................................
Provisional Booking No.........................................................................................................
Departure Airport........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................
dd / mm / yy PRICE £.......................................................
DEPARTURE DATE ...............................................
..........................................Postcode...........................
Tel. day.........................................................................
NUMBER OF ROOMS
Twin/doubles............Triples/Family............... Singles (supplement applies)..............
Mobile...........................................................................
Emergency contact Tel.......................................
Email.............................................................................
Date of birth .........................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 2:
Title................................................................................
please refer to Departure Dates and Prices
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.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
HOLIDAY EXTRAS TO BOOK if applicable (please refer to Departure Dates and Prices)
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
Surname......................................................................
INSURANCE
If not taking our insurance:
Date of birth .........................................................
Your Insurer.....................................................................................................................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Policy No.................................................... 24 hr emergency No........................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
PAYMENT ENCLOSED WITH THIS BOOKING (please refer to How to Book)
Issuing Country.........................................................
Deposit£...................................
Passenger 3:
Full Payment (including supplements and extras if applicable)£...................................
Title................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth .........................................................
Nationality...................................................................
Passport No................................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Passenger 4:
Title................................................................................
Insurance premiums
£...................................
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
dd / mm / yy
Signed..................................................................................................... Date
...............................................
IN WHICH NEWSPAPER DID YOU SEE THIS HOLIDAY
ADVERTISED?
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Forenames..................................................................
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING
Surname......................................................................
Date of birth ........................................................
dd / mm / yy
Issue Date ....................
Issuing Country.........................................................
Office use only
£
BN
ASB
Issue No.
Passport No................................................................
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.
Nationality...................................................................
Please charge my account the sum of £...................................
Card holder’s name if different from the Lead Passenger’s name
................................................................................................................................................................................
Card holder’s signature............................................................................................................................
Please note balance or part balance payments by credit card are subject to a charge equal to 2% of the payment being made.

Walking Holidays Brochure - preferred travel services

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