Hiking Southern Spain: Authentic Andalusia
Overview
Highlights
- Spend two nights in a cave hotel in guadix
- Savour local flavours at a wine tasing in competa
- Wander through villages on the northern foothills of sierra nevada
- Trek caminito del re—once considered one of the most dangerous footpaths in the world
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Trip includes
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
- Hikes through the Sierra Nevada Foothills
- Sierra de Huetor
- and the Blanquillo Mountain Pass to Competa Village
- Cueva Museo Visit (Benalúa de Guadix)
- Local Wine Tasting (Cómpeta)
- An unforgettable hike on the Caminito del Rey
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
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Arrive in Granada by 4pm to meet your CEO and fellow travellers. From our meeting point at Hotel Plaza Nueva, hop in a private transfer to Benalúa de Guadix. After a short welcome meeting, opt to head out for dinner with the group.
Please refer to "Joining Instructions" under Tour Details for more information on the starting point of this tour.
Walk with the group from the hotel into the surrounding landscape. View the eroded hills dotted with cave dwellings. The hills are quite similar in looks to the ones in the deserts of Arizona. Stop at the viewpoint in Benalua to take in everything before continuing al...
On today's hike, travel towards the Sierra de Huetor, a range of rugged hills north of the Sierra Nevada. Trek through forests of pine and take in panoramic views of the mountains. Later, continue to Canillas de Albaida, nestled along the slopes of the Sierra de Almijara.
Today you are going to explore Caminito del Rey, once the world's most hazardous footpath. This almost 8-kilometre path was once considered one of the most dangerous in the world. Today the entire route has been carefully restored, but although it's now much safer, on...
Take on the Sierra de Almijara, a range of marble-rich mountains that meander down to the Mediterranean coast. Hike up to the Puerto Blanquillo mountain pass at an altitude of 1.260m before descending to the village of Competa. Enjoy a tasting at a local winery. Walk an ancient path through lush fruit orchards and fields.
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