Andalucian Trails - Trekking in Spain
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1: Rendezvous at the group hotel. A single timed airport transfer is provided from Malaga Airport. KE group services begin with evening meal.
Day 2: A gentle start to the week with a leisurely 5 hour circular walk around the Laroles Valley, before heading back to our accommodation with its award winning restaurant.
Day 3: A short transfers (20mins) takes up the valley to Yegen. From Yegen we walk, for approx 5 hours, back down to our accommodation in Mairena, with beautiful views of sun soaked hillls and terraces.
Day 4: After breakfasts we have a short transfer (30mins) to the start of todays walk. We enjoy a 5 hour walking circuit in the Laujar Valley with a picnic lunch inbetween the orange and olive groves of these gently farmed lands. We transfer back to the guesthouse to refresh ourselves in the dip pool before having another delicious dinner prepared with fresh local organic products.
Day 5: Today we have a free day. You can relax at the guesthouse, take a local walk or visit nearby Granada with the Moorish gem of the Alhambra.
Day 6: Today we ascend El Morron (2756m), one of the main ridges of the Sierra Nevada. We transfer to Puerta de la Ragua (2000m) and reach the summit (Morron del Mediodia) in 3-4 hours. From the summit there are incredible views of Mulhacen (3482m) to the west and on a clear day, across the Mediterranean to the Rif Mountains in Morocco. Another 2-3 hours descent brings us back to the transfer.
Day 7: Today is a relaxed exploratory walk around the famr, the olive mill, the fertile terraces of alfaguara and the mediaeval murals in the mosque in Jubar. We return to the guesthouse for a final celebatory meal in the restaurant.
Day 8: KE group package services end after breakfast. Depending on flight times you will have some time to relax before the complimentary timed group transfer to the airport.
