Itinerary Expand all Fly to Palma; transfer to Puerto Sóller.Fly to Palma and transfer to Puerto Soller, arriving in time for a welcome dinner. Meals included: Dinner Day 1 Start Puerto Sóller.We start at our hotel in Puerto Sóller, arriving in time for a welcome group dinner. Meals included: Dinner Day 2 Walk to picturesque Deia, stopping for a refreshing dip at Cala Deia en route - Moderate (level 3) & Challenging (level 5) departuresWe walk along the coast to the beautiful little bay of Cala Deiá, where (time permitting) we can paddle in the turquoise waters of the bay. From here, we head inland towards one of the most beautiful villages in Mallorca, Deiá, owing to its idyllic setting in the hills. This walk explores the delightful area between the mountains and the sea, using old tracks and paths over the cliffs, and offers fantastic coastal views along the Mediterranean pinewoods and coastal shrubs. We stop for a picnic lunch along the way.Walk Profile: Distance- 12km/ 8 miles, ascent 400m, descent 250m, 5 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Day 3 Tram ride to Sóller; take the 'Pilgrim Steps' from Biniaraitx before ascending Es Cornadors - Moderate (level 3) & Challenging (level 5) departuresWe take the tram to Sóller and walk towards the village of Biniaraitx. From here we follow a wonderful cobbled track known as the Pilgrim Steps, which originally went all the way from Sóller to Lluc to connect the monastery with the port. We then diverge onto a small path up to the Mirador den Quesada, the high point of our day at 957m. This Mirador, or look out point, is at the summit of some particularly rocky outcrops known as the 'Cornadors', of which we will have had some stunning views on our ascent. We descend past a mountain hut and through fields and forests of holm oak until eventually our track brings us back to the centre of Sóller, where we usually stop for a drink or a wander around the town before taking the tram back to Puerto Sóller.Walk Profile: Distance- 16km/ 10 miles, ascent 915m, descent 915m, 6 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Day 4 Follow the 19th Century Archduke’s Bridleway from Valldemossa to 'S'Atalaia Vella'; afternoon free - Moderate (level 3) departureToday's walk starts from the beautiful village of Valldemossa and ends in 'S'Atalaia Vella' (854m), meaning 'viewpoint' in Mallorquin. From here we take in stunning panoramic views of the coast and the Tramuntana Mountains. For part of the walk, we follow the Archduke’s bridleway, an incredibly scenic path built at the end of the 19th Century by the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator. In the afternoon we have some free time to relax in Puerto Sóller.Walk Profile: Distance- 7km/ 4 miles, ascent 400m, descent 400m, 3 1/2 hours duration. Stunning walk from Valldemossa - Challenging (level 5) departureThis is a similar walk to Moderate (level 3) description but with longer duration and higher ascent/descent.Lunch is included.Walk Profile: Distance- 10km/ 6 miles, ascent 600m, descent 600m, 5 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Day 5 Leave Puerto Sóller along a coastal mule track to Cala Tuent; transfer to Lluc Monastery - Moderate (level 3) departureAfter a short drive from the hotel, we start our walk from 'Es mirador de ses Barques.' From here we follow an old mule track away from the coast to Coll de Moncaire and head inland through a hidden and unspoilt little valley to Balitx farm. Next, we climb up to Coll de Biniamar to join the coastal path of Sa Costera, offering spectacular scenery throughout, until we reach the little bay of Cala Tuent where the bus will meet us for the transfer (approx. 1 hour) along the beautiful Sa Calobra road to the Lluc monastery.Walk Profile: Distance: 14km/ 9 miles, ascent 275m, descent 650m, 5 hours duration. Leave Puerto Sóller along the coast to Cala Tuent; Transfer to Lluc Monastery - Challenging (level 5) departureThis is a similar walk to Moderate (level 3) description but with longer duration and higher ascent/descent.Walk Profile: Distance- 16km/ 10 miles, ascent 650m, descent 650m, 6 1/2 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Day 6 A wonderful circular walk around Muleta de Binifaldo, passing ancient oak forests - Moderate (level 3) departureToday we enjoy a wonderful circular walk forming an arc around the Monastery of Lluc. The scenery along the route is varied and spectacular, including ancient oak forests, rock formations up to 60m high and views of Mallorca's highest peaks.Walk Profile: Distance- 10km/ 6 miles, ascent 270m, descent 270m, 4 hours duration. Ascent of Puig Tomir (1104m)- Challenging (level 5) departureWe ascend Puig Tomir (1104m), with its impressive viewpoint of Pollença and Alcudia Bay.Lunch is included (for challenging departure only).Walk Profile: Distance- 18km/ 12 miles, ascent 885m, descent 885m, 7 1/2 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Day 7 Ascent of Puig d'en Galileu (1181m), one of the island's highest peaks - Moderate (level 3) departureWe finish the trip on a high, setting off to climb Puig d'en Galileu, which at 1,181m is one of the island's highest peaks. The recently restored path to the top is beautiful and offers outstanding views across the dramatic Lluc Valley and the peaks of Tomir and Roig.Walk Profile: Distance - 9km/ 6 miles, ascent 700m, descent 700m, 5 hours duration. Ascent of Massanella (1365m) - Challenging (level 5) departureWe ascend Massanella (1365m), the highest peak that we can climb in Mallorca.Walk Profile: Distance- 15km/ 9 miles, ascent 1025m, descent 1025m, 7 1/2 hours duration. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Transfer to Palma; fly to London.The tour ends after breakfast. Those travelling on the group flights will be transferred to Palma airport for your flight back to London. Meals included: Breakfast Day 8 End Lluc.The tour ends after breakfast. Meals included: Breakfast
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Hotel & Monastery The first 4 nights are spent in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Soller with en suite rooms, outdoor swimming pool (seasonal), sun terrace, free Wi-Fi, bar and restaurant and is within easy reach of the pebble beach.For the remaining 3 nights we have a change of scenery as we stay in the beautiful Lluc Monastery. Although not a hotel, this historic 13th Century building is set amidst tranquil countryside and offers excellent en suite rooms and delicious food. Wi-Fi is available in public areas for a fee.Single rooms are limited on this tour but may be available for a supplement on request. Please enquire at the time of booking.
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Reviewed January 2020 Anne MacintoshAmazing What a fantastic walking trip - beautiful scenery, well organised and varied walks, and enhanced by a lovely group of fellow-walkers. Eduardo is a first class guide, and manages to accommodate everybody's abilities. This was the Grade 5 level walk, which was quite challenging towards the end of the week, mainly due to the unseasonably hot weather.. But so rewarding. My first trip with Exodus. Can't wait to book the next one!What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Reaching the summit on the last day of the trip - higher than Ben Nevis and in 28 degrees heat!What did you think of your group leader? First rate leader, so proud of his Mallorcan roots. Full of interesting anecdotes, and lots of historical facts.
Reviewed October 2019 Yvonne CarsonFantastic walking in beautiful surroundings I really enjoyed this walking holiday. My holiday was a grade 5 and I managed it fine in terms of the walking difficulty and length. I did struggle with the heat at times though, as it was very hot in the direct sun. The scenery is fabulous and I enjoyed every walk we completed. The scrambling was a little tricky but perfectly doable and worth the effort to see those views! Vultures and eagles were seen over head and butterflies closer to the ground. It was well organised, the food was plentiful and good quality. Hotel accommodation in Sóller was great, the Monastery looks impressive from the outside but the rooms are quite dark and a bit basic. Overall, I cannot fault this trip.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Visiting the Monastery de Luc. Very impressive and beautiful building.What did you think of your group leader? Couldn’t fault the group leader. Eduardo was so knowledgable about Mallorca’s culture, food, wildlife, people and geography. I felt educated each time we went out. He is very keen to please and looked after us so well. He had patience and humour and it was a rap pleasure to have him as a guide.Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Be aware of mosquitoes! Be sure you can cope with long days in the sun. Take a waterproof jacket. The ice cream in Sóller is lovely!Is there anything else you would like to add? A good value trip that is a great combination of walking, eating and culture.
Reviewed April 2019 Sharon Salikenhiking in mallorca excellent trip I can't wait to take anotherWhat was the most inspirational moment of your trip? our last day hiking was amazing but hiking with an 80 year old for a week was very inspirationalWhat did you think of your group leader? excellentDo you have any advice for potential travellers? take collapsible polesIs there anything else you would like to add? dinners at the monastery are very expensive I think they should be built into the cost
Reviewed September 2018 Chris NewsomeFantastic experience! Absolutely stunning walks every day, fabulous food and so much fun!What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Being surrounded by amazing scenery and people every day.What did you think of your group leader? Eduard Casajuana is a brilliant guide and so passionate about sharing his knowledge and love for all things Mallorcan, the mountains and wildlife. He made the holiday about so much more than just walking - fantastic!
Reviewed May 2018 Mary-Ann PrestonWalking Mallorca This was an amazing experience. Our leader Eduard was delightful and friendly. Each day when a picnic lunch was included he went out shopping for typical Mallorcan food, with different cheeses, sausages ey each day. He spread everything out on a tablecloth on a flat area and we helped ourselves...no pre-packed soggy tasteless sarnies for us! There were only 7 of us in the group and we all got on really well, and despite some rainy days when Eduard had to change the plan, we had a wonderful week. And the accommodation was fantastic too! Fabulous week.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Everything was superb...Eduard, accommodation, food, walks, landscapes, fellow hikers...What did you think of your group leader? He was great, delightful, always cheerful.Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Whatever the weather, whatever the makeup of your group....just enjoy everything, go with the flow...Is there anything else you would like to add? Think I've said it all, other than to say the week was good value for money.
Reviewed April 2018 Miranda and Guy Berbee-WheatleyWalking in Mallorca The walks were scenic, challenging, varied, interesting and enjoyable; lovely mix of sea / coast, forests, mountains and a variety of terrain. Fantastic views. Briefing about the walks were detailed and there was lots of information along the way. Hotel was conveniently located and close to amenities, good restaurants and bars. The monastery was an interesting experience in a peaceful and quiet location.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Probably the 360 degrees views from Puig d'en Galileu; a long climb that included some scrambling and challenging walking but were rewarded with fantastic views.What did you think of your group leader? Passionate, huge amount of knowledge about the local area, flora and fauna, caring, compassionate and we felt very safe in his leadership; would follow him to the end of the world! He put together lovely lunches to keep us all going and we enjoyed his explanation of how to put together the Mallorcan 'open sandwich'. He gave, for those who wanted, some lovely suggestions for local food / restaurants and made sure that everyone was ok during the day/walk with options to cut the walking shorter if the person/people wished to do that.Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Be sure to book on the right grade of walk; the Challenging walking was definitely challenging.Is there anything else you would like to add? Try the local gin!! and liquor 'Herbes Dolces' - delish! :-)
Reviewed April 2018 Trevor TaylorWalking in Mallorca Lovely relaxing week on an island I hadn't visited before. Two centres with the contrast between the lively Puerto Soller with plenty of choice of restaurants and the quieter(and enjoyable) more remote environment of Lluc Monastery. A variety of walks exploring different aspects of the Sierra Tramuntana from dramatic coastal paths and views of turquoise seas and steep cliffs to more sustained mountain paths leading to 360 degree views of the mountain range. Not strenuous walking but pretty much all walks on good rocky paths, some uneven, which are perfect for regular walkers(I do use poles but didn't need them on this occasion) ; for early April we were lucky apparently as we had no rain - if it had been wet, the walks could have been much trickier. All of this superbly orchestrated and managed by our experienced local guide Eduard who was a star in every respect from planning the logistics of the walks, leading professionally, making sure everyone was safe, preparing lunches, driving, and particularly gelling with the group and communicating his passion for everything Mallorquin having grown up on the island.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Views of the coastal walking particularly dramatic but all days had views to savour.What did you think of your group leader? Eduard is a top professional but at the same time passionate, and very good, at communicating his enthusiasm and knowledge about all aspects of Mallorquin life, culture and history. Memorable moments included his account of charcoal burning and how important it was to Mallorca and how tough a life it made for the people involved. Also, dry stone walling, ice houses, Mallorquin cuisine especially Pa Amb Oli which usually formed the centrepiece of our picnic lunches and which construction(!) Eduard took great pleasure in describing. Very knowledgeable about flora and fauna as well, particularly birds, of which we saw many including vultures and open to answer any questions about aspects of island life and history. Good sense of humour as well although one or two groan-inducing jokes(!).Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Put aside any preconceptions you may have about Mallorca and go and find the real Mallorca for yourself.Is there anything else you would like to add? I did a land-only trip as booked quite late. It is easy to get to Palma from the airport via bus and then there are options - bus or train/tram from the central integrated InterCambio(left luggage and bike hire here) - for getting to Puerto Soller from Palma. All for less than 10 Euros. Had I had more time, I would have spent a day or two in Palma before or after as there is plenty to explore there. We visited some interesting towns/villages during the course of our walks e.g. Valldemossa, Deia, Soller etc. so it would be good to have more time to explore. It is easy to get around generally - there is a good bus service if you don't want to hire a car.
Reviewed April 2018 Trevor TaylorWalking in Mallorca Lovely relaxing week on an island I hadn't visited before. Two centres with the contrast between the lively Puerto Soller with plenty of choice of restaurants and the quieter(and enjoyable) more remote environment of Lluc Monastery. A variety of walks exploring different aspects of the Sierra Tramuntana from dramatic coastal paths and views of turquoise seas and steep cliffs to more sustained mountain paths leading to 360 degree views of the mountain range. Not strenuous walking but pretty much all walks on good rocky paths, some uneven, which are perfect for regular walkers(I do use poles but didn't need them on this occasion) ; for early April we were lucky apparently as we had no rain - if it had been wet, the walks could have been much trickier. All of this superbly orchestrated and managed by our experienced local guide Eduard who was a star in every respect from planning the logistics of the walks, leading professionally, making sure everyone was safe, preparing lunches, driving, and particularly gelling with the group and communicating his passion for everything Mallorquin having grown up on the island.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Views of the coastal walking particularly dramatic but all days had views to savour.What did you think of your group leader? Eduard is a top professional but at the same time passionate, and very good, at communicating his enthusiasm and knowledge about all aspects of Mallorquin life, culture and history. Memorable moments included his account of charcoal burning and how important it was to Mallorca and how tough a life it made for the people involved. Also, dry stone walling, ice houses, Mallorquin cuisine especially Pa Amb Oli which usually formed the centrepiece of our picnic lunches and which construction(!) Eduard took great pleasure in describing. Very knowledgeable about flora and fauna as well, particularly birds, of which we saw many including vultures and open to answer any questions about aspects of island life and history. Good sense of humour as well although one or two groan-inducing jokes(!).Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Put aside any preconceptions you may have about Mallorca and go and find the real Mallorca for yourself.Is there anything else you would like to add? I did a land-only trip as booked quite late. It is easy to get to Palma from the airport via bus and then there are options - bus or train/tram from the central integrated InterCambio(left luggage and bike hire here) - for getting to Puerto Soller from Palma. All for less than 10 Euros. Had I had more time, I would have spent a day or two in Palma before or after as there is plenty to explore there. We visited some interesting towns/villages during the course of our walks e.g. Valldemossa, Deia, Soller etc. so it would be good to have more time to explore. It is easy to get around generally - there is a good bus service if you don't want to hire a car.
Reviewed May 2017 Diana EdwardsWalking in Mallorca 30 April - 6 May Just what I was expecting from previous reviews and one previous visit to Mallorca: wonderful scenery, well planned and interesting walks, good locations. Port de Soller is a pleasant and sedate place with lots of good restaurants. Our hotel was the Eden (instead of the usual Eden North) to accommodate all of us, and it was excellent: large rooms, recently refurbished, and an amazing selection for breakfast. The monastery at Lluc is more like a youth hostel without the self catering, with - at this time of year - mostly walkers and cyclists. There are wo restaurants here, a food shop and pharmacy in addition to the refectory, so there is still plenty of choice.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Any of our walking days: seeing the extraordinary colours of the sea from the cliff tops; watching the black vultures perched on the rocky edge above us as we approached the 16th century farm house where we had freshly squeezed orange juice; the panoramic views of the sea and the central plain from the mountain tops we climbed up to.What did you think of your group leader? Very knowledgeable about Mallorcan life, and happy to share his knowledge with us. His Mallorcan picnics gave us an insight into the food traditions of Mallorca, and his friendship networks enabled us to go through otherwise closed hunting areas and so have a better day's walking. At Lluc he organised very successful evenings of exceptionally good food at one of the local restaurants, and his flexibility and dedication to giving Exodus clients a good experience meant that those who wished to had a morning and early afternoon in Palma before meeting up at the airport to get out flight home.Do you have any advice for potential travellers? No surprises here: the trip notes cover all the ground.Is there anything else you would like to add? Previous Exodus reviews were accurate and helpful - they said how good this holiday was. I and two friends had been intending to do a walking holiday in Mallorca, and they were thinking of self-catering and self-guiding. I persuaded them otherwise, on the basis of the reviews. While I enjoyed my previous self-organised walking trip in Mallorca, this was much, much better. And they are more sociable, too: everyone on the trip was good company and pleasant to be with.
Reviewed April 2017 Terence GilbertWalking in Mallorca March proved to be a lovely time to walk in the mountains of Mallorca. Having been on many guided walks this was up there with the best; the group dynamic was supportive and fun, the group leader managed the pacing of the walks to suit the range of walkers, and the variety of the Mallorcan landscape was magical.What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? There were so many such moments. Such as the walk from Valdemossa to an amazing viewpoint where we took in the stunning panoramic views of the coast and the mountains. Almost everyday provided tremendous scope for memorable photographs of the colours, textures and shapes of the varied terrain.What did you think of your group leader? Eduard was terrific. He was knowledgeable, attentive, personable, and well organized. His leadership was a major contributor to our overall rating of excellent. Eduard's regular accounts of the island's history and culture were informative and entertaining; so much so, that the idea of becoming a charcoal burner has its attractions!Do you have any advice for potential travellers? The stay at Lluc Monastery provided a distinct contrast with the excellent time spent in Puerto Soller and the coastal walks.The collection of historic buildings at Lluc amidst tranquil mountains was a good base for the second part of the week. Travellers should be aware that at the monastery Wifi is available, at a price but is extremely unreliable. In addition, be aware that the use of a hairdryer and TV controller each require a 20 Euro deposit.Is there anything else you would like to add? The choice of restaurants in both locations was superb. Eduard's recommendations for eating out were spot on.
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