Majorca's Highlights with Charm

Coastal views, oranges and mountains

When you think of the most beautiful parts of Majorca what comes to mind? Dreamy mountain villages, such as Valldemossa, paradisiacal coastlines, juicy oranges from Sòller or the fertile Orient Valley? Not to mention the captivating Serra de Tramuntana in the northwest of the island and the hustle and bustle of the capital Palma.

Details about the walking holiday around Majorca

All of the above can be experienced first-hand during the hiking trip to Mallorca’s hotspots. Stroll through olive groves to the mountains of Tramuntana. Enjoy the sea air in the Bay of Deià. The mountain hike to Cami Costera won’t disappoint with its wonderful views. Continue on one of the beautiful coastal paths to the Torrent de Pareis. At the Pass de L’Ofre, you can see the Cuber reservoir and the imposing Puig Major.

The highlights of the Majorca Highlights walking tour:

  • The capital city of Palma: Mingle with the locals of the stylish island capital and explore charming boutiques, shops and numerous ‘heladerías’ (ice cream parlours).

  • Orient Valley: Orchards and herds of sheep are idyllic! Enjoy the unique atmosphere.

  • Castell d’Alaró: Finca Es Verger invites you to taste delicious Mallorcan specialities at this place of pilgrimage.  

Worth knowing about the hiking tour around Majorca

On the eight-day hiking tour, you will experience the paradise island of Mallorca. Since the journey leads both along the coast and through the mountains, you should be accustomed to mountain hiking. Because only then can you enjoy daily tours with a maximum of 16 kilometres to the full. The duration of the hikes is between four and a half and five hours. A special feature of this tour is the walk from Valldemossa to Deià, which offers spectacular views and a deep crashing east coast. For this, sure-footedness and a head for heights are needed.

Route summary

On each day’s walk, you can explore some of Mallorca’s walking classics, which do require some good fitness. You will walk on good, sometimes stony footpaths. For the walk from Valldemossa to Deia you need to be surefooted and you need to have a head for heights.

This tour has been graded as Challenging. Find out more about our walking holiday difficulty levels.

About our active holidays with charm

On our ‘Hiking Tours with Charm’, you can enjoy the full service of our active holidays while staying in very special accommodations with that extra something in the best location. That means you can look forward to luxury furnishings and decor in the local style, as well as cuisine at the highest level. Many of our hotels with charm also offer large pools and a wellness area where you can relax after a lovely day of hiking.

Tour information
Challenging
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Self-Guided
  • Luggage transfers included
  • Total walking distance: approx. 79 km
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Itinerary

This idyllic artists’ village, which is embedded in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains, invites you to go on an exploratory walk. Stroll along the traces of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand through the lively little alleyways with numerous cafes and galleries. You can take a magnificent rest in the garden of the well-known charterhouse.

Looking back at the wonderful Valldemossa silhouettes, you will take an easy walk through the olive gardens before you go along the old coal paths in the Tramuntana mountains. Soon you can expect some breathtaking views from the sparse mountain landscape over the coast towards Palma. On the spectacular Archduke Johann horse track, you will go along mountain paths with magnificent views over towards the next artists’ village, Deia.

ca. 5 hours
12 km
550 m
830 m

Before you set off on your walk to Sóller, you can take a detour to Deia bay where the crystal clear, green-shining water invites you to go for a cool down. Well refreshed, you walk through fruitful gardens down to the old mailing route and into the orange valley, which takes you through pleasantly shady holm oak forests with a fantastic view of the west coast up to Sóller.

ca. 5 hours
12 km
300 m
430 m

Short transfer to the Mirador de ses Barques with a view of Pt. Soller and it's bay.  You will walk unhurriedly through picturesque farmland to a finca where you can refuel with some freshly squeezed orange juice. You will then be rewarded for doing the subsequent ascent to Cami Costera with a beautiful view. One of the island’s loveliest coastal paths takes you along the Cala Tuent shingle beach and then further on towards Sa Calobra where you can hike along the impressive Torrent de Parais. You will then take a boat ride along the coast to Pt. Sóller.

ca. 4 to 4,5 hours
16 km
660 m
990 m

Today you will be walking one of the classic walks in Mallorca. Accompanied by the smell of oranges, you will leave Sóller and then you will soon get to the wonderfully cool Biniaraix canyon. You will then walk up to the Pass de L’Ofre by going along the terraced pilgrimage path looking towards Sóller. From there, you can see the Cuber reservoir and the mighty Puig Major. The descent is on an old shepherd’s path to Orient, which is Mallorca’s orchard.

ca. 5,5 hours
13 km
990 m
660 m

On a leisurely circular walk, you will discover the Orient valley with its orchards and flocks of sheep. You will walk on lovely panoramic paths as well as on stepped paths with wonderful views of the picturesque scenery and of Castell d’Alaró, which is a place of pilgrimage with the hermitage. Make sure that you try out the local specialities in the Es Verger finca before you then head back to Orient.

ca. 4 hours
12 km
490 m
510 m

Today you walk through densely packed holm oak forests up to the Penyals d’Honor high plateau where you will keep getting wonderful views back to the green Orient valley. On your way to Bunyola, enjoy the view of Palma’s coastline, which you will soon get to by taking the nostalgia train, “Roter Blitz”. At the end of your tour, you will dive into the lively activity in Palma’s capital city.

ca. 5 hours
14 km
440 m
680 m

Route information

On each day’s walk, you can explore some of Mallorca’s walking classics, which do require some good fitness. You will walk on good, sometimes stony footpaths. For the walk from Valldemossa to Deià you need to be surefooted and you need to have a head for heights.

Prices and dates

Prices are per person in GBP and exclude flights

Price calculation and check availability: Majorca Highlights with Charm

Place of arrival: Valldemossa
  Season 1
10.02.2024 - 09.03.2024

Saturday
Season 2
10.03.2024 - 11.05.2024
29.09.2024 - 19.10.2024

Saturday
Season 3
12.05.2024 - 22.06.2024
07.09.2024 - 28.09.2024

Saturday
Majorca's Highlights with Charm, ES-MAWVP-08X
Base price
1,009.00
1,139.00
1,219.00
Single room surcharge 519.00 519.00 519.00

 

Hotel information: Lovely finca and boutique hotels. On our hiking week, you can expect not only a highlight of hikes but also a highlight of accommodation. We have made a wonderful selection of comfortable boutique and finca hotels for you to feel good and far away from the big holiday hotels. Most accommodations have a beautiful garden with a pool to relax after the hikes.

Season 1
Feb 10, 2024 - Mar 9, 2024
Saturday
Season 2
Mar 10, 2024 - May 11, 2024
Sep 29, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024
Saturday
Season 3
May 12, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024
Sep 7, 2024 - Sep 28, 2024
Saturday
Majorca's Highlights with Charm, ES-MAWVP-08X
Base price
Single room surcharge
1,009.00
519.00
1,139.00
519.00
1,219.00
519.00

 

Hotel information: Lovely finca and boutique hotels. On our hiking week, you can expect not only a highlight of hikes but also a highlight of accommodation. We have made a wonderful selection of comfortable boutique and finca hotels for you to feel good and far away from the big holiday hotels. Most accommodations have a beautiful garden with a pool to relax after the hikes.

Season 1
Feb 10, 2024 - Mar 9, 2024
Season 2
Mar 10, 2024 - May 11, 2024
Sep 29, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024
Season 3
May 12, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024
Sep 7, 2024 - Sep 28, 2024
Valldemossa
Double room p.p
Single room surcharge
Palma
Double room p.p
Single room surcharge
99.00
79.00
109.00
79.00
109.00
79.00
119.00
79.00
109.00
79.00
129.00
79.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Valldemossa
  Season 1
Feb 10, 2024 - Mar 9, 2024

Saturday
Season 2
Mar 10, 2024 - May 11, 2024
Sep 29, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024

Saturday
Season 3
May 12, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024
Sep 7, 2024 - Sep 28, 2024

Saturday
Valldemossa
Double room p.p 99.00 109.00 109.00
Single room surcharge 79.00 79.00 79.00
Palma
Double room p.p 109.00 119.00 129.00
Single room surcharge 79.00 79.00 79.00
Prices per person in GBP

Included services and travel information

Services

Included:

  • Accommodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 1 Transfer to Mirador de ses Barques
  • 1 Boat trip from Sa Calobra to Pt. Sóller (only in good weather)
  • 1 Orange ice-cream in Sóller

 

  • 1 Train ride with the nostalgic ‚red lightning train’ from Bunyola to Palma
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data available
  • Service hotline
Information

Arrival / Departure:

  • Palma de Mallorca airport. Take the bus to Palma bus station and then you can get to Valldemossa (www.tib.org) in about 30 minutes, or you can take a taxi which costs about EUR 40 per journey and takes about 30 minutes.
  • Return travel from Palma to the airport by a short taxi ride, costs approx. EUR 20 per journey.

Important information:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Tramway fare from Sóller to Pt. Sóller approx. EUR 5 per person
  • Special dates on request

Accommodation

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