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Walking Holidays - El Hierro

El Hierro

Spain

From £539 P/P

El Hierro is not only the smallest of the Canary Isles, it is also the quietest, and a paradise for hikers. With a number of ancient walking trails you will be able to discover this island with all its amazing facets and also enjoy intense peace and quiet, breathtaking views over mountains and valleys and over the endless horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. This week offers a perfect combination of nature and typical Canarian way of life.

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Itinerary
Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Valverde

Day 2: From Valverde to Mocanal

Your walk today follows an ancient pilgrims’ path and passes the little village of Tiñor, with views onto the sea continue to where the sacred tree of El Hierro, the Garoé tree once stood and which the legend says, saved the indigenous people from dying of thirst. After that the walk continues through bizarre trass landscape via Betenama to Mocanal.

Details: approx. 3.5 hours | 13km | Ascent 530m / Descent 620m.

Day 3: From Mocanal to Frontera

On the route from Mocanal to Guarazoca you'll discover the fascinating stone structure of artist César Manrique. You'll then reach an area resembling the Scottish highlands around San Andrés and then an ever green descent down to a small village where pineapples are grown.

Details: approx. 6 hours | 17km | Ascent 690m / Descent 850m.

Day 4: Circular walk into the Southwest

A short transfer takes you to the deserted south western part of the island. Visit an exposed lookout, the leaning juniper trees and the treasured shrine of the island. This is a modest chapel, home of the miraculous statue of Mary 'Virgen de los Reyes’. Complete a full circle and an old shepherds’ path leads you back downhill.

Details: approx. 5.5 hours | 15km | Ascent 750m / Descent 750m.

Day 5: From Frontera to El Pinar

Today you'll head through a pine forest to the highest point of the island, before reentering the fragrant pine forest via pitch black ashfields along the Golf valley ridge. Visibility permitting you can make out La Palma on the distant horizon.

Details: approx. 6 hours | 17km | Ascent 750m / Descent 850m.

Day 6: Circuit walk to Tacorón or day off

Your trail leads across lavafields to the most significant fishing harbour of the island, La Restinga. It was here in 2011 where only five kilometres off shore the latest lava eruptions of the Canaries were documented. From here you can either return to Pinar or proceed to one of the most amazing beach spot of Cala de Tacorón and then finally across ancient cultural areas walk back to El Pinar.

Details: approx. 5 hours | 17km | Ascent 880m / Descent 890m.

Day 7: From El Pinar to Las Playas

Your final walk offers spectacular views of the ragged cliffs of the East coast and the deep blue Atlantic Ocean. After leaving Taibique, then via Las Casas which will blow you away with its two impressive outposts with great views into the oldest part of the island complete with ancient shepherd’s trail. At the end of your walking holiday you will spend a night in the outstanding Parador-hotel, situated directly at the beach of Las Playas.

Details: approx. 5 hours | 14km | Ascent 430m / Descent 1200m.

Day 8: Departure
Route Overview

Route Overview

For the daily hikes between 3.5 and 6 hours you need a good basic fitness level. You will walk on marked paths and forest trails through 4 different zones in vegetation. Surefootedness is needed for the day 7 walk.

Route Map
Travel Info

Travel Information

We recommend flying to Tenerife Airport or Gran Canaria airport. Then a short flight (www.binter.es) to El Hierro (just under 1 hour). Flight from Tenerife is from North airport Los Rodeos (www.titsa.com), public transport bus connection nr. 343 between Tenerife North and South. Allow approx. 1.5 hours transfer time from one airport to the other.

Alternatively, by boat (navieraarmas.com) from Los Cristianos, near Tenerife South airport (bus route 111), duration approx. 2.5 hours to El Hierro, approx. EUR 50 per person (no boat ride on Saturdays).

Flights are available with a number of airlines to your required airport, we recommend using Skyscanner to find the best flight prices by date.

Important: Please book your flights only after this trip to Spain has been confirmed by invoice or email. Flights are not included in the advertised holiday price.

General, visa, passport and health information.

For passport and visa information, please check the relevant section on this page: https://www.gov.uk/browse/citizenship/passports. General Travel and health Information for your destination is available on the FCO website. Click here for the latest travel advice for Spain, and click here for useful ‘know before you go’ information also from the FCO. Please note that this information relates to UK passport holders only and that other nationalities should refer to their own authorities for this information.

Travel Insurance

For details of specialist insurance for our travel packages, please visit our insurance page. You must ensure that your travel insurance policy covers you to participate in the activities included as part of your holiday.
What’s Included?

What’s Included?

- 7 nights accommodation, breakfast included
- Welcome Briefing
- Luggage transfers
- Transfers according to programme
- Return transfer from El Hierro airport or harbour
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Detailed travel and tour documents
- Service hotline

Any local tourist taxes are not included in the holiday price and are payable at the hotel.
Accommodation

Accommodation

The El Hierro holiday stays in 5x simple but nice B&B’s or country hotels, 1x nice 2** country hotel and 1x 3*** Parador hotel. They have been carefully chosen for their location, hospitality and proximity to your tour route.

Pricing & Availability

Please Note;

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the uncertainty over travel we are pausing the 2021 update of the Whereabouts website and will now be focussing on what we are sure will be an exciting 2022 season. If you are interested in any of our holidays for the 2021 Season please call 0161 703 8161 and we would be happy to assist you.

2020 Walking Holiday Prices:

Season	Date Band	Arrival Day
Season 1:	01.01 to 31.12.2020	Daily

Category A Information:

Season	Prices per person
Season 1:	£539
Single Room Supplement:	£259

Hotel Category Description:

Category Type	Accommodation Overview
Category A:	5xB&Bs 1x 2 Hotel 1x 3* Parador

Date From	Date To
01 January 2020	31 December 2020

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