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Page 1: Walking Holidays Collection 2020 – March 2021 · Welcome to our collection of Walking Holidays for 2020 through to March 2021. On a Preferred Travel Services Walking Holiday you

Walking Holidays Collection 2020 – March 2021

Holidays in Europe by air from your local airport

Page 2: Walking Holidays Collection 2020 – March 2021 · Welcome to our collection of Walking Holidays for 2020 through to March 2021. On a Preferred Travel Services Walking Holiday you

2 | www.preferredts.com Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and fl ights.

Welcome to our collection of Walking Holidays for 2020 through to March 2021.

On a Preferred Travel Services Walking Holiday you get the best of all worlds – recharge the batteries on a holiday, discover so much about the local culture, fl ora and fauna with an expert guide, enjoy the scenery of Europe’s most picturesque countryside and beauty spots, and keep fi t at the same time! All this in the company of like-minded travellers from all over the UK.

We believe our walking guides are the best in the business – with customer satisfaction levels approaching 95%! But, while the walking content of our holidays is very important of course, it is not the whole story. With three guided walks included in each holiday, there is ample opportunity for you to discover more about the area you are visiting at your own pace and in your own time.

The majority of our holidays are half-board in the hotels, and with departures from local airports you can also avoid the cost and hassle of travelling to one of the major hubs. No wonder our unique style attracts such a high level of repeat bookings. Hundreds of our customers have travelled with us fi ve or more times, and quite a few are well into the teens! Here are some comments from recent travellers;-

Just returned from your walking holiday in Gouves, Crete. What a fantastic time we’ve had!!! Fantastic walks with two brilliant guides. Not our fi rst Preferred Travel walking holiday & won’t be our last!! Thank you! Mrs W & Mr B, Stoke-on-Trent (Crete – Gouves)

On the whole an excellent experience, great staff - good atmosphere. Would recommend to friends and family. Particularly appreciated the incredible & detailed knowledge of both Carlos and Manu - who made this corner of Spain come alive! Our walks with Manu were just amazing - his knowledge and teaching regarding both fl ora & fauna was totally fascinating, and his enthusiasm & passion was brilliant………what a fabulous holiday! Mr C & Mrs A-C, Cheshire (Western Andalucia)

This was the most enjoyable holiday, 5 stars!!! The hotel - Hotel Bella Playa, Cala Ratjada - was the best I have ever stayed in. The food was wonderful……..and the guides informative and helpful. I would highly recommend this holiday…….wonderful. Mr & Mrs G, Co Antrim (Mallorca)

This is our fi rst experience of Preferred Travel and we were very impressed with the level of organisation - from booking through the whole holiday. The Representative John was excellent, informative and humorous and his manner and support to everyone was appreciated. The walking guides were also excellent. Thee transport to trips was comfortable and timely. Good drivers. Ms W, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Algarve)

Really fab ! can’t fault. Mrs J, Aberdeen (Costa Blanca)

Great walks, superb scenery, great guide, superb holiday. Mrs L, Somerset (Cyprus)

Another thoroughly enjoyable and good value holiday. Mr F, Stirling (Catalonia)

Walking Holidays 2020 to March 2021

We have negotiated no single supplements on selected dates in Catalonia, Cyprus, Portugal, Crete, Greece, and on the Costa Blanca. But make your booking quickly as availability is limited and spaces always sell out very fast.

HOW TO BOOK MADE EASYRESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929

(Open 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat)You can request a booking online at www.preferredts.com. Or make a provisional booking by calling our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail [email protected] and then complete a booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.

We hope you will fi nd at least one, if not several, holidays of appeal. If you do – give us a call on 0116 279 3929 – this will also be a different experience. No hanging around listening to a series of options, no ‘please wait for the next available operator’ – a real person will answer you straight away! And we guarantee that the price of your holiday will not change after we have confi rmed your booking. Your money is safe with us as all our holidays are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority.

GROUP TRAVEL, WALKING CLUBS: Group discounts are available from as few as 10 paying passengers. Exclusive departures are also available. Please contact us on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail [email protected] for further details.

We also offer Escorted Holidays throughout Europe including some which operate in parallel with walking holidays in this brochure. If you would like details of these and other escorted holidays call us on 0116 279 3929 or visit www.preferredts.com

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4 Andalucia's Eastern Coast 19 The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo

5 The Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast 20 The Cinque Terre, Portofi no & Lake Maggiore

6 The Costa Blanca Mountains 21 Elba & Tuscany

7 Mallorca 22 Lake Maggiore

8 Catalonia 23 Crete - Coast & Mountains

9 Catalonia - Trails & Rails 24 Crete, Gouves - no single supplement

10 The Valleys of Roussillon 25 Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras

11 Menorca/Menorca Walking & Birdwatching 26 The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste

12 Portugal - Walking & Birdwatching 27 Romania - Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest

13 France - Camargue, Alpilles & Crau 28 Lower Bavaria - Passau, the Danube & Prague

14 Portugal - the Algarve 29 Sierra de Mijas

15 Portugal - Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park 30 Greece - The Island of Evia - no single supplement

16 The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia 31 Cyprus - Akamas PenInsula & the Troodos Mountains

17 Tuscany & Liguria 32 Tenerife

18 Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley 33 General Information

Walking Holidays Collection

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Andalucia’s Eastern Coast

DAY ONE: Flight to Malaga and transfer to your hotel (55 miles) in Almunecar on the beach east of the city for seven nights half board accommodation.DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: During your stay there are three included walks.Walk 1: Short transfer (4 miles) to the starting point, just outside town. You walk via gorges, cliffs and coastal paths along beaches and coves, passing ancient watchtowers and with excellent views as you go. Your destination is the old town of Salobreña, where there is time to have lunch and explore. The walk is 5 miles, 150m of ascent/descent, approximately 3 hours walking. The terrain is a mix of rough trails and road walking, steep ground in parts.Walk 2: 10-mile coach transfer to your start point at Playa Canuelo, from where you walk along the old coastal route to La Herradura. This walk includes a visit to the Watch Towers of La Caleta and Cerro Gordo en route, a stop at a beach-side cafe for coffee in Playa Cantarrijan, one of the most beautiful beaches on the coast. The walk continues through the Maro Cliffs Nature Reserve where you may see Ibex (wild mountain goats which grow up to 14 stone in weight).

You stop for lunch in La Herradura before catching a local bus back to Almunecar. From there you walk for a further hour along the promenade to your hotel. This walk is 7 miles in all and the terrain is a mix of rough trails and road walking. Steep ground in parts. Ascent/descent is 250m. 4 hours walking.

Walk 3: Coach transfer to Frigiliana, 16 miles away, for your circular walk in the hills behind this pretty white-painted village. The walk takes you to the top of Cerro Felix (540m) with the most stunning views of the Mediterranean, Nerja and Frigiliana. The route follows the old mule routes laid down over centuries in the Sierra Almijara Natural Park, a protected area of 44,000 hectares home to ibex, wild boar, vultures and eagles. The route is all cross country on rough trails with steep ground in many parts. 8 miles, 400m of ascent and descent. 4 hours walking.

There are opportunities for self-guided walks from Almunecar – our representative will be pleased to advise. There is also an included full-day excursion to the wonderful city of Granada. There is surely no more spectacular setting than Granada whose extraordinary Alhambra complex is dominated by the

snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. A local guide will ensure you make the most of your visit of the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens. (Please note that, due to restrictions on group visits, the Nasrid Palaces part of the complex may not be included in the visit.) As well as visiting the complex, you will also have plenty of time to see some of the city’s other attractions such as the cathedral and the old Moorish quarter of Albaicin, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the Alhambra and the Generalife.The rest of your time is free to enjoy Almunecar. You can visit the Arab fortress built on top of a Roman castle or stroll through the delightful botanical gardens of Majuelo Park where there is a huge collection of tropical and subtropical plants, bushes and trees as well as the remains of the Roman fish-salting pits. Other attractions include the exotic bird park and the network of defensive towers built by the Moors and later strengthened in the 18th century as defence against British raids. Or just stroll through the busy commercial district in the old centre where you can admire the city’s monuments – look out for the plaque dedicated to Laurie Lee who spent time here during and after the Civil War.DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your return flight home.

Glorious hills and mountains, pretty beaches and coves, the azure waters of the southern Mediterranean and a wonderful sub-tropical climate – what else do you need for a walking holiday in the sunshine? Andalucia’s eastern coast (known as the Costa Tropical) is all this. Your base is the coastal city of Almunecar where the sierras plunge spectacularly into the sea and you will find no less than 25 beaches and coves within the boundary of the municipality. It is a city whose Phoenician, Roman and Moorish past is still much in evidence. Granada is only 45 miles away and you have an included visit to the last city to be surrendered by the Moors in 1492.

8 days February to June & September to November 2020, February & March 2021

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL BAHIA TROPICAL HHHH,Taramay, Almunecar (seven nights)

The hotel is situated on the small Pozuelo beach in Taramay on the eastern edge of Almunecar, 3 km from the city centre. There is a frequent, cheap bus service to town if you do not want to take the extremely pleasant walk along the seafront. Its spacious rooms all have bath and wc, minibar, satellite tv, safe (chargeable) and hairdryer - most have balcony or terrace. The restaurant serves buffet style food and there is a bar with entertainment on most nights. The hotel has a large outdoor pool and a spa. One entrance to the spa is included during your stay (one hour use to include active pool with water massages, sauna, Turkish bath, pediluvium and sensation shower). Health and body treatments are also available at extra cost. (www.hotelbahiatropical.es)

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Taramay.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in Almuñecar, on the Costa Tropical • 2 coastal walks • Mountain walk near white-painted Frigiliana

from £619

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The Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast

DAY ONE: Flight to Valencia or Castellon. Transfer to your hotel in Benicassim (an hour from Valencia, 30 minutes from Castellon), for seven nights’ half-board accommodation.

Benicassim has a pleasant town centre a mile inland from the beach, but its pride and joy are the splendid Modernista villas towards the northern end of the seaside avenue. It also has a 3 ½ -mile Via Verde Greenway linking the resort with Oropesa del Mar – this is a disused coastal railway line suitable for walking or cycling and featuring spectacular sea views. Take a torch for the tunnel! You will learn about the influence of the Carmelite order in the area during your walk in the Desert of the Palms. In town, you might fall under their influence yourself at the Carmelitano distillery where aromatic liqueurs and sweet Moscatel are produced from old recipes! There are train and bus services from Benicassim to surrounding areas, and neighbouring Castellon has both a main line station and frequent suburban services to Valencia.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions.

Walk 1: The Desert of the Palms and its Hermitages. You drive the short distance inland and up into the Palms Desert Natural Park, just behind Benicassim. Rising up to over 2000ft, the park begins just three miles from the coast as the crow flies – rather further by the rather twisty road! It is a land of rich Mediterranean vegetation and wildlife, scattered with castles and hermitages, and offering fantastic views both of the coast and the precipitous mountains inland. The circular walk starts at the monastery where there is a short visit with entrance fee included. 5 miles, 350m of ascent/descent.

Walk 2: The Sierra de Espadan, Ain – the water route. Just under an hour’s drive inland is the impressive Sierra where you walk today, near the white-painted village of Ain, set scenically on its hillside. The village’s name means a spring in Arabic, so it is appropriate that your route has

water as a theme. You walk from the village up to the castle and then continue along a path on the hillside above. Along the way, there are pines, cork oaks, and – of course – several springs, used for irrigation. 7.5 miles, 465m of ascent/descent.

Walk 3: The Coastal Sierra de Irta. Coach transfer (45 minutes) to Santa Magdalena de Pulpis, from where you walk through the Sierra to the coast. Starting through a wooded area, you reach a Templar castle, which was built on an older Moorish fortification. Shortly afterwards you reach the high point of the walk; it’s all downhill to the coast from here! There are carob and ancient olive trees as you descend towards the medieval Badum watchtower on the coast, near the resort of Peniscola. 6 miles, 330m ascent, 450m descent.

You have a little time to explore Peniscola. The town’s name is a corruption of ‘Peninsula’ and the castle is, indeed, almost an island. It was built by the Knights Templar in the late 13th century, but in the 15th became the home of Papa Luna, Pope Benedict XIII, the last of the Avignon Popes of the Great Schism, who took refuge here after being deposed.

DAY EIGHT: Depart to the airport for your flight home.

Spain is blessed with a rich variety of great walking country – from the mountains of Andalucia to the sand-dune cliffs of the Donana, from the rocky peaks of the Costa Blanca to hilly vineyards of Catalonia. Much less well-known, though of at least equal merit, are the Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast just to the north of Valencia. The coastal area, known as ‘La Huerta’, the ‘orchard’, is ancient, irrigated farmland which has provided nearby cities with fruit, vegetables and rice for centuries. Not far inland are the dramatic landscapes of the Desert of the Palms, the Sierra de Espadan, and the Sierra de Irta. The resort of Benicassim is the ideal base from which to explore these lands of white villages, watchtowers and Carmelite monastic ruins.

8 days May, September & October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL INTUR BONAIRE HHHH,Benicassim (seven nights)

The hotel is located just 200 yards from the beach and 1 ½ miles from the town centre of Benicassim. Set in pleasant gardens, the hotel has a large outdoor swimming pool and a small indoor one. There is a bar and restaurant serving buffet meals. The comfortable bedrooms have bath/shower, wc, tv, air-conditioning, safe, hairdryer, and small fridge, as well as free wifi. Rooms with pool-view and terrace come at a supplement. Wellness facilities (charges apply) are available in a neighbouring sister hotel. (www.intur.com/hotel-bonaire-benicasim).

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in Benicassim • Walks in the Sierra de Irta, near Peniscola, in the ‘Desert of the Palms’, and in the mountainous Sierra de Espadan

from £719

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The Costa Blanca Mountains

DAY ONE: Flight to Alicante. Transfer to your hotel for seven nights half board accommodation. Transfer time one hour, depending on traffic.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in Calpe with three included guided walks.

Walk 1: You will have a short coach transfer for the first included walk on the unspoilt Serra d’Oltà hills. You follow a circular route around the peak, mainly along good forestry tracks, with ascents of 320m and descents of 380m. The route affords good views of the coast and surrounding mountains as it passes through pinewoods and moorland. You will make a stop at St Francis’ hermitage. The walk is just under 5 miles.

Walk 2: 25-mile coach transfer to the start of your walk in the historic mountain village of Tàrbena. You start with a visit to the ruins of a Moorish castle with panoramic views of the Tárbena Valley and its system of cultivated terraces. Descending from the castle, you pass the site of a long–abandoned village, and then walk along the old road that

connected Tàrbena with the neighboring village of Castells de Castells. At Benipla, a deep valley etched into the mountainside, you follow an ancient footpath around the valley to the site of a Bronze Age Iberian settlement, from where you have a glimpse of the 300m-deep Pas Tancat gorge - one of the most impressive geological features in the area. Your circuit continues on to the Serral peak with excellent views over all of the coastal plain before returning to Tàrbena with time for refreshments, or even a pub lunch, before returning to Calpe. Just over 4.6 miles with ascents/descents of 420m.

Walk 3: 50-minute coach transfer to the start of the walk which will explore the Jalon Valley, famous for its vineyards, fine wines and the typical sweet white Mistela. The route starts from the summit of the Coll de Rates from where you have panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and the Tárbena Valley, the Sierra de Ferrer and the Jalon Valley with its whitewashed villages, vineyards and citrus groves set out in neat rows. The route descends from the Coll de Rates

along the old Royal Road that takes you down into the Jalon Valley. This footpath was the principal connection between the provincial capitals of Valencia and Alicante up until the early 20th century. You then follow an easy footpath through pinewoods along the southern flanks with views of the valley below. 6 miles with ascents of 80m and descents of 525m.

As well as the Rock of Ifach trail in Calpe, there is an eco-trail at the base of Ifach and two ‘Voramar’ paths in Calpe along the water’s edge to Arenal-Bol beach and the marina of Les Bassetes. There will also be an optional full day excursion to the city of Valencia.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home.

Inland from the resorts of the Costa Blanca lies some of the best walking country in Spain. The sparsely populated mountains rise up to 3000ft and are a haven for wildlife including wild cats and genets, badgers and weasels and even golden eagles. Well maintained tracks along the rocky peaks and through lush valleys link traditional villages where the old Valencian lifestyle still prevails. Your holiday base in Calpe has a bit of everything – beautiful beaches, a lively and picturesque old town, stunning scenery in the shape of the immense Rock of Ifach and varied wildlife, both on the Rock and on the saltpans.

8 days March, May, September & November 2020, March 2021

PROGRAMMEYOUR HOTELDIAMANTE BEACH HOTEL HHHH,Calpe (seven nights)

The hotel is located just a few metres from the Levante Beach promenade. The hotel’s modern style is characterised by its spectacular glass façade. Rooms are equipped with a full bathroom with hairdryer, air-conditioning, safety deposit box, mini-bar, telephone, satellite tv, wifi and internet connection, and large balcony. There are three outdoor pools, cafeteria, piano bar, and the Mediterranean cuisine buffet restaurant with “Show Cooking”. The spa centre offers a large heated pool with a vast range of spa amenities. Our guests receive one free circuit of the spa consisting of 16 elements including hydromassage, turkish bath, ice fountain, thermal bath, jacuzzi, sauna and 5 different sorts of shower. (www.diamantebeach.com)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in Calpe • 3 walks amid the mountainous hinterland • Optional excursion to Valencia

from £759

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN NOV ‘20

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Mallorca

DAY ONE: Flight to Palma. On arrival, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel, the Bella Playa, for seven nights half board accommodation. Transfer time 50 minutes.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: There are three walks arranged especially for Preferred Travel Services Customers (details below). In addition, the hotel has its own programme of outings (daily except Sunday), including our featured walks and other additional activities such as a bike ride to Arta (bike hire approx £9).

Walk 1: Cala Ratjada introductory walk. You will head into the dunes of Cala Agulla, and then go around the peninsula of Cala Ratjada, via Cala Lliteras before arriving at the lighthouse, located at an altitude of 70m, and from where you can see the neighbouring island of Menorca. Then you follow the coast down to beautiful Cala Gat and on to Cala Ratjada port. The distance to here is 6 miles: the walk will finish at the port and our experience is that almost all customers will indeed be happy to finish there. However, your walking guides will assist

anyone who wishes to extend the walk, by continuing in the direction of Font de Sa Cala, a further 2 miles each way.

Walk 2: The mountains of S’heretat and Sa Cove Negre hill. You head first along the coast to Na Taconera, and then cross the hills and take a stony path up to 230m in altitude, before descending to Capdepera, where there is the chance to visit the castle. 7 miles approx.

Walk 3: You head through the pine forest and cross the Es Munt Gros dunes, before going along the coast to the Punta des Boc (80m high). You will return along a cobbled path passing through Cala Molto and Cala Agulla. This walk is 11 miles long. A shorter version may also be available. Nearby is the ascent to the Son Jaumell watchtower, 270m up – you may wish to return this way on a free day and do the climb.

From Cala Ratjada there are bus services to Palma and other places on the island. Near Canyamel can be found the Arta Caves, full of amazing rock formations such as the ‘Queen of Pillars’. The caves

were a place of refuge for 2,000 Arabs in 1229 when hiding from King Jaume I when the Christians conquered Mallorca.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Majorca is not all beaches and tacky tourist outlets. As you go to the north–eastern side of the island, Majorca undergoes a remarkable transformation; changing from high-rise apartment blocks and hotels to the calmer shores around Cala Ratjada, where your hotel is located. You are now firmly in Mallorca, with its Hispanic spelling and atmosphere, rather than in the land of its Anglo-Saxon translation! You have the chance to explore the real Mallorca from your base at the Hotel Bella Playa, just a few metres from the stunning beach of Cala Agulla.

8 days March to May, September & October 2020, March 2021

PROGRAMME YOUR HOTELHOTEL BELLA PLAYA HHHH,Cala Ratjada. (seven nights)

The hotel, on the edge of the resort, adjoins the Levante Natural Park area. All walks, therefore, start directly from the hotel. The hotel offers plenty of sporting activities (tennis courts, swimming pool, gymnasium and discounts for the nearby golf course among others) as well as well-furnished rooms (satellite tv, telephone and full bathroom). Prices are based on standard rooms. Superior rooms are available at a supplement. The hotel has an outdoor pool and a wellness centre with sauna, 2 Turkish baths and relaxation room – free of charge for hotel guests - and free wifi access on the Terrace Bar and in Reception. There is a buffet meal each night with a huge selection of food, including local specialities (www. bellaplaya.com).

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Cala Ratjada.

• 7 nights hb in Cala Ratjada, North-East Mallorca • 3 included walks • Walk directly from the hotel

from £689

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN MARCH &

APRIL

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Catalonia

DAY ONE: Flight to Reus or Barcelona. Transfer to your hotel, just under an hour away. Seven nights half board accommodation is reserved for you.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions:

Walk 1: Coastal Walk from La Mora to Torredembarra. After a short coach transfer you start your walk near the medieval Mora watchtower. You cross the beach and the headland before reaching Tamarit and its castle. You head along the beach and then a short way inland, up the river, to explore the ‘witches’ village’ of Altafulla. The coastal area, the story goes, was plagued by pirates and smugglers: the word was put out that the upper part of the village was populated by witches, so as to discourage attack! You return to the wide beach and climb onto the headland to reach ‘Els Munts’, an impressive Roman villa (the word means a farmstead). Nearby there are other, rather less impressive, holiday ‘villas’. You descend into Torredembarra

– the town has a pleasant old quarter and beach. Total so far 6 miles, 80m of climb/descent. Nearby is a dune area, a haven for birds and of ecological importance: you will have time to explore it if you wish. You return to the hotel by train.

Walk 2: The Foix Natural Park and Modernist l’Arboç. Short coach transfer (20 minutes) to the entry to the Foix Natural Park Area. You start this country walk near Penyafort Castle. Your route takes you along lanes and paths close to vineyards, with views of the Sierra del Montmell. The route undulates gently amid rich vegetation, approaching Castellet, with its impressive lakeside castle – now home to a UNESCO International Biosphere Research Centre. There are fine views over the reservoir – watch out for cormorants and other birdlife. After a stop, you then follow lanes to l’Arboç village, home to a lacemaking tradition, and with impressive modernist buildings, its ‘Indian Houses’ and

Giralda Tower – a copy of the one in Seville. 6.9 miles, 100m ascent/descent.

Walk 3: Villages of the Alt Camp & the Cistercian Route. After a 40-minute coach transfer to the start of the walk in the village of Cabra del Camp, you follow the long-distance GR7 path for 2.3 miles, gradually gaining 175m in altitude. You then join the ‘Cistercian Route’, the long distance GR175 path linking the three great Catalan Monasteries. There are great views as you descend gently towards Pont d’Armentera (300m over approx. 4 miles), where you have a break for lunch. The last section of the walk to the Santes Creus Monastery follows a broad track overlooking the Gaia valley – 4 miles, 70m climb. (The total distance is just over 10 miles, but there is a possible break point after 7 miles at Pont d’Armentera from where you can take a bus or taxi to Santes Creus). Time permitting, you will be able to visit the monastery (entrance fee approx. 3.50 euros). From Santes Creus you transfer back to your hotel, with an en-route photo stop at the unusual modernist Sanctuary at Montferri.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure to the airport for your flight home.

Mainly known in the UK for the beaches of the Costa Brava and Dorada, Catalonia is a region with an incredibly rich variety of landscapes. Close to the coast, the rolling highlands offer lovely views towards the sea and inland towards the heights of the Sierras, which are rich in wildlife and flora. Your walks feature both landscapes, as well as the character-filled villages of the interior.Your base is Coma-Ruga, a pleasantly unspoilt resort with an excellent beach in the quieter Penedes area of the ‘Golden Coast’, the Costa Dorada, between Barcelona and Tarragona. There is an excellent, reasonably priced rail service to both cities. Apart from the wine-producing counties of the Penedes, you also walk in the adjacent Alt Camp, the ‘High Country’.

8 days March to May, September & October 2020, March 2021

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELNUBAHOTEL HHHH,Coma-Ruga (seven nights)

The hotel stands close to the broad sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is quiet out of season, rather busier at weekends. A reasonable selection of shops, bars and restaurants is about 10 minutes’ walk (700m) away, and the railway station with half-hourly departures to Barcelona is about 15 minutes’ walk away. In Coma-Ruga itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an interesting museum. The hotel has a spa centre (a reasonable extra charge applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have balcony, also have 2 queen size beds, bathroom with hairdryer, phone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite LCD tv, and safety deposit box (charge applies). Free wifi in public areas. (www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)

Extend your holiday - extra week available in Catalonia.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb close to the beach • 3 included walking excursions: coast, hills & wine area • No single supplement on certain dates

from £689

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN MAR, APR

& OCT

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Catalonia - Trails & Rails

DAY ONE: Flight to Barcelona or Reus. Transfer to your hotel just under an hour away for seven nights’ half-board hotel accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included Trails & Rails walks. Distances shown do not include the walk (about a mile) from the hotel to the train station.

Walk 1: The Montsant Wine Area. You catch the 0948 train to the little village station of Marça-Falset (journey just over an hour). The line is spectacular, especially after it emerges from the Argentera tunnel. You walk through Marça village, where the International Brigades massed in preparation for the disastrous Battle of Ebro in 1938, and head into a landscape of vineyards and olive groves, with a spectacular craggy backdrop. After a break in the wine village of Capçanes, you enter a very different landscape, going through a wood and climbing a rocky gully part of the way before descending back to Marça village. 8 miles, 290m of ascent/ descent. You return to the coast by

coach (one hour).

Walk 2: Medieval Montblanc and the Hermitages. Coach transfer to l’Espluga de Francoli (45 minutes). After walking through this old wine village you walk gradually uphill towards the sanctuary of the Trinity. You continue through a forested area, on a broad path before reaching St John’s Hermitage and then descending steeply towards the town of Montblanc. 6 miles, 400m of ascent/ descent.

Montblanc is a little jewel: a completely unspoilt medieval town with fine ramparts, shady streets and impressive churches and squares. This is the town where St George supposedly fought against the dragon, to save the princess! From Montblanc you catch the train back to the coast, changing trains en route at the unusual triangular platform of the halt at La Plana-Picamoixons, set high above the River Francoli.

Walk 3: The Mediterranean Coastal Path from Altafulla to Roman Tarragona. 12-minute train journey to Altafulla-

Tamarit. From the pretty seaside cottages of ‘Las Botigas del Mar’, there is a short beach walk to the mouth of the Gaia River (once the Moorish frontier) and an impressive castle on the headland, followed by another stretch of beach. The walk then continues through the shady Marquess’ wood, and along the ‘Long Beach’ towards Tarragona, arriving into the centre of the Roman capital of Northern Spain along the Imperial ‘Via Augusta’. You have time to see something of the monuments of this attractive city before taking the train (25 minutes) back to the hotel. The walk is 9 miles, with ascent/descent of 170m.

DAY EIGHT: Departure to the airport for your flight back home.

Our hotel in Coma-Ruga on the Catalan coast is situated just 15 minutes’ walk from the local railway station which is on the coastal line between Barcelona and Tarragona. The area also has three different lines that run inland into countryside where pretty villages huddle around their church and co-operative wine cellar. Between them roll hills of olives and vines, interrupted by rocky crags and seemingly randomly-positioned railway halts. You will travel on two of these lines – westwards towards the Montsant and Priorat wine areas, and northwards through Valls to the medieval walled town of Montblanc, at the foot of the Prades Mountains. On your free days, you have good access by train to the wine and cava town of Vilafranca del Penedes, to Vilanova I la Geltru (good Railway Museum), to the modernist resort of Sitges, and of course to Barcelona and Tarragona as well.

8 days March, May & October 2020, March 2021

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YOUR HOTELNUBAHOTEL HHHH,Coma-Ruga (seven nights)

The hotel stands close to the broad sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is quiet out of season, rather busier at weekends. A reasonable selection of shops, bars and restaurants is about 10 minutes’ walk (700m) away, and the railway station with half-hourly departures to Barcelona is about 15 minutes’ walk away. In Coma-Ruga itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an interesting museum. The hotel has a spa centre (a reasonable extra charge applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have balcony, also have 2 queen size beds, bathroom with hairdryer, phone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite LCD tv, and safety deposit box (charge applies). Free wifi in public areas. (www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Catalonia.

• 7 nights hb in Catalonia • 3 included walking excursions: coast, hills, countryside • Travel to and from walks mainly by train

from £699

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The Valleys of Roussillon

DAY ONE: Flight to Reus or Barcelona. On arrival transfer to your coastal hotel for two nights half board accommodation. Transfer time 50 minutes.

DAY TWO: Optional half-day excursion to the Roman city of Tarragona where you can see the amphitheatre, port and beach and stroll through the medieval centre. Under the Romans, Tarragona was the capital of the Province of Northern Spain and home to the Emperor Augustus – a Temple in his honour stood on the site of the current Cathedral.

DAY THREE: Today you depart for France. En route you make a stop in Dali’s home town of Figueras, close to the French border, and home to his surreal (in the truest sense!) theatre-museum (entrance included). The Dali Museum is one of the most-visited museums in Spain…and with its luminous-egg façade, it is not just the interior that seems to want to stretch your mind! From there it is just an hour to your hotel in Amélie-les-Bains, in the spectacular Vallespir valley, where you have four nights half board accommodation.

DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Amélie with three included walks.

Walk 1: From your hotel you walk along the right bank of the river Tech before turning uphill taking an old footpath towards the old Vauban-style fort overlooking the town. You’ll pass one of the thermal springs for which Amelie is famous – it has been a spa resort since Roman times. After a coffee break you continue towards the medieval village of Palalda before returning to the hotel along the left bank of the river. 5 miles with ascent/descent of 200m.

Walk 2: You travel 40 minutes further up the Vallespir Valley to the fortified village of Prats de Mollo. The village stands on the side of the mythical Mount Canigou, snow-capped for much of the year, with forests and mountain meadows abounding. You walk up to Vauban’s impressive Fort Lagarde – excellent views. There is also time to visit the fortified church and the village’s ramparts. After a short transfer to the Spanish border at Col d’Ares, you have a 3-hour walk back to Prats de Mollo down the ‘Cami de la

Retirada’ - the Refugees’ Way, which many followed out of Spain during the Civil War. 4 ½ miles, 800m descent with 100m ascent/descent to the fort.

Walk 3: The Vermilion Coast. You travel 45 minutes to the coast at Banyuls-sur-Mer, for a four - hour coastal walk following the ‘Customs Agent’s Path’. You make a stop in Port Vendres - home to Rennie Mackintosh for many years, before continuing to the artists’ resort of Collioure, a port since Roman times. The spectacular Chateau-Royal is worth a visit, and reproductions of works by artists who painted in Collioure (Matisse and Derain in particular) will be found on the quaysides. 6 miles, 300m of ascent/descent.

DAY SEVEN: Today you journey back south to the Costa Dorada for the last night of your holiday, which is again on a half board basis. En route a stop will be made in the exciting city of Barcelona, capital of Catalonia. Ramble(!) down the Rambla and you will find pavement artists and buskers, stalls selling all kinds of bric-a-brac - an avenue bursting with life and colour. Or you can visit the weird and wonderful cathedral of the Sagrada Familia - Gaudi’s masterpiece.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.

This holiday offers excellent walking in the hills of the Roussillon area of southwest France, sometimes called French Catalonia – it only became French in the 17th century. There is a great affinity between the ‘French’ and ‘Spanish’ Catalans, and your holiday includes a stay in both French and Spanish Catalonia. Also included in the holiday is a visit to Dali’s eccentric theatre-museum in Figueras - a mind-expanding sort of place! – and some time in the wonderful city of Barcelona. In short, this is a unique opportunity to walk in, and discover, one of the most fascinating parts of Europe and to enjoy the sunshine of the Mediterranean at the same time!

8 days April, June, September & October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSNUBAHOTEL HHHH,Coma-Ruga. (first two and last nights) The hotel stands close to the broad sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is quiet out of season, rather busier at weekends. A reasonable selection of shops, bars and restaurants is about 10 minutes’ walk (700m) away, and the railway station with half-hourly departures to Barcelona is about 15 minutes’ walk away. In Coma-Ruga itself is Pablo Casals’ villa, now an interesting museum. The hotel has a spa centre (a reasonable extra charge applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have balcony, also have 2 queen size beds, bathroom with hairdryer, phone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite LCD tv, and safety deposit box (charge applies). Free wifi in public areas. (www. nubahotelcomarruga.com)

HOTEL DE LA REINE AMELIE HHH,Amélie-les-Bains (four nights) In the rugged Vallespir Valley, alongside the River Tech, Amelie is a spa town 20 miles from the coast and surrounded by pleasant mountain scenery. The hotel has a bar, lounge area, restaurant and comfortable bedrooms with private bath/shower, wc, tv, free wifi, and phone. Some have a balcony too. (www.reineamelie.com)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 3 nights hb on the Catalan Coast, 4 hb in the French hills • Entrances to Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres, and to the fort in Prats de Mollo • 3 guided walks: coast, mountain, valley • Visit to Barcelona

from £749

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN APR & OCT

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Menorca

DAY ONE: Flight to Menorca, transfer to your hotel, half an hour away. Seven nights half board accommodation is reserved for you.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions:

Walk 1: The South. This is a circular walk from the hotel, passing through Son Bute Valley. You then go through the Ravine of Binigaus, passing the Coloms Cave, and walking along the coast back to Son Bou. Total 10.7 miles, ascent/descents 200m.

WALK 2: The North. After a 30-minute coach transfer to the Cape of Cavalleria, the island’s most northerly point, you walk along the coast in the direction of Cala Pregonda, famed for its red and yellow rocks. After your walk, you return by coach, visiting ‘El Toro’, Menorca’s 358m-high ‘mountain’ to take in the view. 5 miles, 100m of ascent/descent.

WALK 3: The East. You transfer to the Cape of Favaritx, with its black rocks, and follow a path by the s’Albufera lagoon to the fishing village of Es Garau. 8 miles,

100m of ascent/descent.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for your flight home.

WALKING & BIRDWATCHING8 days from £849 MayWe know that our walking holiday customers not only enjoy the scenery, culture and history of the places we visit, but also have more than a passing interest in the fauna of the area. This holiday to Menorca and the holidays to Portugal and to the Camargue on the following two pages include three excellent walks with first-rate birdwatching opportunities. This is not high end, specialist twitching and there is no need to buy expensive equipment; your regular binoculars will be ok. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be short-changed in terms of avine content! Our walking guides are also expert birders who are able at once to cater to all levels of experience – from the complete beginner to the accomplished ornithologist.

PROGRAMMEWalk 1: This walk leaves from the hotel, visiting the marshy area near Son Bou and the Son Boter Ravine. Expected sightings include the distinctively crowned Hoopoe, the Purple Heron, Purple Swamphen, the Booted Eagle and the endangered Egyptian Vulture, also known as the ‘Pharaoh’s Chicken’. 5.1 miles, ascent/descent 85m.

Walk 2: Transfer to Son Parc beach, on the north of the island, crossing through wetlands of Son Saura, heading towards the salt marshes/mines of Fornells, where you will stop at a farm for a short while to observe the birdlife. You then continue to the Concepción Salines to meet your transport. Expected sightings today include the fastest member of the animal kingdom, the Peregrine Falcon, the Osprey, the Black-winged Stilt and the Kentish Plover. 4.2 miles, ascent/descent 50m. On the return journey we make short stops at the Bee-eater colony near Lluriac, and take in the fabulous views from ‘El Toro’, Menorca’s highest point (over 1100ft above sea level).

Walk 3: Transfer to Algaraiens, in the west of the island, from where you walk via Pla de Mar to Cala del Pilar, to see the wide variety of birds found in the agricultural interior of Menorca – though our varied route also includes a forest of holm oaks as well as a coastal section. On this walk expected sightings include the Tawny Pipit, the elegant Woodchat Shrike, the solitary Blue Rock Thrush and the disputed ‘King of the Birds’ from a legend told by Pliny and Aristotle, the Firecrest. 6 miles, ascent/descent 100m.

The island of Menorca may be just 30 miles long and 10 miles across, but it hosts a world of contrasts. The north is comparatively lush and green, with extensive bays and long headlands. The south is much rockier and riddled with caves. At the eastern end lies the island’s capital Mahon, a historic city well worth exploring, whose fine deep-water harbour led to British and French occupation in the 18th century (in 1756 the British Admiral Byng was court-martialled and shot for losing it to the French ‘pour encourager les autres’!). To the west lies Ciutadella, a former island capital, again with impressive city walls and harbour, but much quieter than the capital. But it is the island’s unspoilt beaches and coves that may impress you most of all: our resort area of Son Bou is home to one of the best of them. Menorca was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in October 1993.

8 days October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL VALENTIN HHHH,Son Bou (seven nights)

This large hotel (214 rooms, plus 98 apartments) enjoys a quiet location on the crest of a hill, a mile from the beach (daytime shuttle service available). It has outdoor and indoor pools, two bars (one restricted to adults only), and a shop. Bedrooms have bathroom, air-conditioning, tv with satellite, telephone, hairdryer and balcony. There are 2 tennis courts, gym, and daytime and evening entertainment programme. Meals are buffet-style. (www.valentinhotels.com)

Extend your holiday - extra week available in the Hotel Valentin.

• 7 nights hb in Son Bou • 3 included fully-guided walks with an expert guide

from £779

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Portugal – Walking and Birdwatching

DAY ONE: Flight to Faro, transfer to your hotel, forty minutes away, for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions.

Walk 1: The Ria Formosa Natural Park. In the morning, transfer to the start of your walk near Faro (27 miles). The Ria Formosa nature area is one of the most important protected areas in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. You walk towards Quinta do Lago, passing salt marshes carved into a labyrinth of tidal flats, salt ponds, warm water lagoons and channels which provide shelter to many bird species, including Flamingos, Spoonbills, Storks and Hoopoes. The walk takes you through the area of Ludo, located in the middle of a complex of salt pans at the edge of the São Lorenço River, passing along salt mountains, eucalyptus and pine tree forests. The walk is level and about 4 miles. You return to the hotel in the late afternoon.

Walk 2: 15-mile transfer east to the wetlands of the Castro Marim Nature

Reserve, on the mouth of the river Guadiana, the natural border between this side of Portugal and Spain. From the main road near the old town of Castro Marim you do the first part of the walk next to salt marshes, saltpans and cultivated fields towards the Visitors' Centre – a good area for waders, warblers and even the Little Bustard in the dry flats of the marsh. 2.2 miles, ascent/descent 30m. Short transfer to the next walk through the more industrial saltpans of Cerro do Bufo. Along this dirt road you can see waders, gulls, terns and herons on one side and ground birds in the fields on the other side. Expected birds to be seen on the day are Crested Lark, Black-winged Stilt, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Avocet, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Kentish Plover, Dartford Warbler, Stone Curlew. 3.75 miles, ascent/descent 10m.

Walk 3 (Spring departures): An early start for the journey to Castro Verde in the inland province of Alentejo (83 miles). Alentejo is one of the most beautiful and sparsely populated areas of Portugal and holds one of the best-preserved steppes

in Europe. The Special Protection Area of Castro Verde is full of birdlife and in the spring the fields are carpeted with wild flowers. You pass the grassland and oak woods in search of the iconic Great and Little Bustards, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Bee-eaters, the first Rollers of the year, Black-eared Wheatear, Iberian Grey Shrike and raptors such as the Black-winged Kite, Booted and Short-toed Eagle, Red and Black Kite, Griffon and Black Vulture and sometimes even young Golden, Bonelli´s and Spanish Imperial Eagles. 6.8 miles, ascent/descent 200m. Depending on the day of operation, lunch is included in the Castro Verde LPN visitor centre. Time permitting, a stop will be made on the return journey in the old walled town of Mertola on the Guadiana river. Return to the hotel late afternoon.

Walk 3 (Autumn departures): An early start for the 82-mile transfer to the start of today’s walk from Vila do Bispo to the lighthouse at Cabo São Vincente. It is the most south-westerly point in mainland Europe and was considered by the Romans to be the end of the known world. Our walk affords stunning views of the ocean and takes us across the Vale Santo where, in October, migrating raptors may often be seen including Booted, Short-toed and Bonelli’s Eagles, Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, Honey-buzzards and Black Kites, various falcons plus Black Storks. The walk is a little under 8 miles and has a few gentle inclines. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Sunshine and fantastic beaches – the Algarve is a great place for a holiday. But the eastern Algarve, with its vast wetlands which stretch from Faro to close to the border with Spain, is a nature lover’s wonderland. The system of barrier islands and peninsulas creates a variety of habitats in which wildlife, especially birds, can thrive in the spring we visit the Alentejo. Inland from the coast, the Alentejo is an entirely different landscape to the Algarve, but just as enchanting. Great plains dotted with cork oaks stretch to the horizon. Protected areas, where hunting is banned and only traditional methods of agriculture are practised, have become one of the most important bird watching centres in Portugal and a perfect environment for the Great Bustard, the heaviest of flying birds. In the autumn, the Alentejo is replaced by a walk in Portugal’s wild west at Cape St Vincent. Your holiday hotel is on the outskirts of the historic town of Tavira. The busy market town has no less than thirty-seven churches and a lovely arched Roman bridge spanning the River Gilau. The pleasant old centre has arcades, shops and cafes.

8 days April & October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELVILA GALE ALBACORA HHHH,Tavira (seven nights)

The hotel is situated in a protected area at the mouth of the River Gilau on the outskirts of Tavira. It is a 40-minute walk to the town centre. The hotel operates a courtesy bus during the day Wednesday to Sunday (schedule subject to change) and taxis are cheap. The hotel is built on an old tuna fishing settlement and has a tuna fishing museum. There is plenty of nearby birdlife at the saltpans and low-tide mudflats of Forte do Rato, a 10 minute walk away. The hotel has a bar, restaurant, outdoor pool, and spa area (charges apply). Wifi is free throughout the hotel. Bedrooms (converted from the old fishermen’s houses) have bath/shower and wc, hairdryer, cable TV and minibar. Prices are based on standard rooms. Rooms with river view are available on request at a supplement. (www.vilagale.com)

• 7 nights hb near Tavira • 3 included walking excursions • Walks accompanied by an expert birdwatcher

from £889

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France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau

DAY ONE: Flight to Marseille or Nîmes, transfer to your hotel in Arles (one hour from Marseille, 40 minutes from Nîmes) for seven nights hotel accommodation. Two dinners in the hotel are included during your stay, leaving five nights to sample the delights of the local restaurants. Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist. A walking tour of the city will show you the major sights and attractions of this splendid city - the remarkably intact 1st century AD amphitheatre could entertain 30,000 spectators and is still used today; the Musée Réattu, a 15th century priory of the Knights of Malta on the bank of the river Rhône; the Place de la République with its obelisk and impressive town hall. Devotees of Van Gogh will recognize many parts of the city from his paintings, including the courtyard of the old hospital where he was treated after cutting off his ear, the amphitheatre, his café terrace, and the Rhône - especially on a starry night!

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: There are three included walks during your stay in Arles.

Walk 1: La digue à la mer. Transfer to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (23 miles). On the way you’ll hear the story of the Three Marys (Jacob, Salome and Magdalene) and their servant Sarah, patron saint of Gypsies, thousands of whom have been making the annual pilgrimage to Stes-Maries for centuries. ‘La digue’ is the dyke built in 1859 to keep the sea at bay. This is a long but easy walk which takes you into the heart of the Camargue National Nature Reserve. Landmarks along the route include the Rousty sluice gate, the old customs house and the working Gacholle lighthouse whose 60ft tower can be seen from miles around. Common bird sightings will include gulls, waders and avocets and, of course, the emblematic Pink Flamingos will be present all along the walk. 11 miles – flat

Walk 2: Travel by coach to the Domaine de La Palissade at the mouth of the Rhone (28 miles). On the way there you should see numerous species of heron, and migrants, especially Terns. Leaving the Domaine, you take the short ferry crossing from Salin de Giraud to Port

Saint Louis and travel 17 miles to la Crau Nature Reserve. Legend has it that the countless polished stones covering the terrain were rained down by Jupiter and used as missiles by Hercules in battle after he had used all his arrows. On a 2 ½ mile flat walk you would hope to see Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Little Bustard and Calandra Lark.Walk 3: Les Alpilles – Saint Paul-de-Mausole, Glanum and the Vallon de St Clerg. Coach transfer to Saint Rémy (19 miles) where you meet your guide. Your walk to Les Baux de Provence (6½ miles, 250m ascent/ descent) passes Saint Paul-de-Mausole (where van Gogh painted over one hundred works of genius while a voluntary patient in the rest home for just under a year) and continues past the archaeological site of Glanum. Walking through the valley of St Clerg, you have some time at the foot of the two-holed rock looking out for the Bonelli’s Eagle and also Sardinian Warblers. Your walk ends in Les Baux where you take a short walk on a path overlooking a wonderful landscape in search of Blue Rock Thrush at the foot of the imposing ruined citadel. Transfer back to your hotel in the late afternoon.DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home.

La Camargue, les Alpilles and la Crau – the French ‘golden triangle’ of biodiversity. The Camargue, with its white horses, black bulls and pink flamingos, needs little introduction. Just to the north, the jagged, limestone peaks of the Alpilles mountains are a striking contrast to the vast wetlands of the Camargue. Sandwiched between the two is la Crau, a unique, ancient steppe landscape where shepherds have tended their flocks for 6,000 years. You’ll discover the amazing flora and fauna of all three environments on guided walks with an expert naturalist. You’ll also enjoy the manmade wonders of the city of Arles, your holiday base, renowned for its Roman monuments, Van Gogh scenes, and, of course, Provençal cafés and restaurants!!

8 days October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELBEST WESTERN ATRIUM HHH,Arles (seven nights)

This is a modern hotel built around an old town house. The hotel is centrally located opposite the Tourist Office. Its 90 rooms are on 4 floors and have air-conditioning, bath or shower and wc, satellite tv, hairdryer. Rooms have internal atrium view or a view of the town. Wifi is complimentary throughout the hotel. There is an airy restaurant with a glass roof and a bar. (www.hotelatrium.com)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights bb in Van Gogh’s Arles • 3 included excursions • Services of an expert guide

from £899

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Portugal - the Algarve

DAY ONE: Flight to Faro and transfer to your hotel in Armação de Pêra, just 45 minutes away from the airport. Seven nights half board accommodation is reserved for you.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions

Walk 1: Estombar to Silves. 15-minute coach transfer to the start of your walk near the natural springs of Estombar, which also provides the water for the nearby rice fields. You will follow the Arade River to the historical town of Silves – the Moors had their regional capital here. The area is rich in birdlife, and you will pass plantations of orange trees, as well as many different rockrose species, lavender, thyme and rosemary. You complete your walk in the centre of the pleasant village of Silves, where there is time to explore before you return to the hotel. 5 miles, climbs of 40m.

Walk 2: Luz to Ponta da Piedade. The starting point of this walk is the fishing

village of Luz (50 minutes away by coach). You will walk uphill on small footpaths and then continue along the picturesque coastline. In the springtime especially, wild orchids accompany you on your way, together with Affodile and Mastric bushes. There is also a marvellous view across to the Ponta da Piedade, an impressive rock formation in the sea, where you will meet your coach for the short transfer to Lagos. The town is closely associated with Henry the Navigator, and was the starting port of many Portuguese voyages of discovery in the 15th and 16th century. You will have time to explore Lagos before returning to the hotel. 5 miles, climbs 80m.

Walk 3: Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock to the Alfanzina lighthouse. Short coach transfer to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock. From there you cross the bays of Praia de Marinha and Praia de Benagil. You follow narrow paths in an area where the cliffs are made up of different colours of rock – excellent photo opportunities,

and there are impressive blowholes, too, to reach the Alfanzina lighthouse. You will return to the hotel by coach. The walk is 5.5 miles, with climbs totalling 150m approx.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.

To discover the real beauty of the Algarve our escorted walks, through glorious countryside decked with flowers, may be the answer. In recent years the Algarve has become increasingly popular with walkers who realise that much of the countryside and coastline remain unspoilt. Your walking guide will show you the very best of the region while allowing you time to appreciate all that you see. Your resort, Armação de Pêra, boasts one of the most beautiful beaches in the Algarve, pretty coves, a panorama of brightly coloured fishing boats and a range of high-quality fish restaurants. So why not pack your walking boots and enjoy the best that the Algarve has to offer?

8 days February, March, May & September to November 2020, February & March 2021

PROGRAMMEYOUR HOTELTHE HOLIDAY INN ALGARVE (formerly the Hotel Garbe) HHHH,Armação de Pêra (seven nights)

This well-appointed 4-star hotel commands a prime position with a stunning panoramic view of the bay of Armação de Pêra, within strolling distance of shops, restaurants and entertainment. Its facilities include a restaurant serving buffet-style meals, lounge, bar, free wifi in reception and swimming pool. Rooms are equipped with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, individually controlled air-conditioning, safe, minibar, tea and coffee making facilities and satellite television. Sea view rooms are available at a supplement. Entertainment is provided on certain evenings.

(www.hialgarve.com)

Extend your holiday – extra week available in the Algarve.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in Armaçao de Pera • 3 included walking excursions • See the Algarve’s coastline and lovely hinterland

from £799

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

FEB & NOV ’20 & FEB ‘21

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Portugal - Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park

DAY ONE: Flight to Lisbon. Thirty-minute transfer to your hotel in Monte Estoril for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Your hotel is in Monte Estoril between Estoril and Cascais, the two main resorts on the Lisbon Coast. Estoril, with its plush villas and Belle Époque casino is the more traditional of the two, while lively Cascais still retains some of its character as a traditional fishing town. They are connected by a seafront promenade and your hotel is a 20-minute walk from the centre of either resort or you can take the frequent local bus. There are plenty of shops and cafés close by as is Monte Estoril train station from where there is a regular service to Lisbon. Everywhere you go in Lisbon you will find evidence of the city’s historic links with the Age of Discovery from where intrepid explorers opened up the sea-trading routes to India, Brazil, China and Japan in the 15th century. Today, the city is a mix of old quarters such as the Alfama, a maze of steep cobbled streets, the wide avenues leading to the 18th century Rossio square and modern

developments with fine shops.

During your stay you have three guided walks in the Natural Park, all different in content and character showing you varied aspects of the countryside, scenery and way of life here. There is a short coach transfer to the start of each walk of about 10 miles.

Walk 1: Sintra Sierra – the Mystic Mountain. On this walk you go to some of the Park’s highest points with glorious views to the sea. You’ll also discover how the Sintra Sierra has enchanted its visitors over the centuries. The walk takes you to the ‘Holy Spirit’ village of Penedo known for its countless springs and streams. Lunch is included in a local tavern. After lunch you complete the walk passing small stud farms. 9.75 miles with ascents/descents of 600m.

Walk 2: Land’s End. The walk starts at Cabo da Roca, Europe’s most westerly point. You walk along impressive cliffs hugged by the Atlantic and with a view of the untouched beauty of wild Ursa beach, considered by the Michelin Guide

as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. You approach the Fojo, a natural well that connects to the sea and where the Romans believed that deep down there was a Triton playing music in a conch. This walk ends at the beautiful Adraga beach. 5.5 miles with 450m ascents and 600m descents.

Walk 3: Hermitage and Gardens. The starting point is the same as Walk 1 but takes you on a different path and includes visits to a couple of the highlights of the Park. The Convento dos Capuchos was carved into the granite in the 16th century and the monks’ austere existence in the minute cells is referred to in a poem by Byron. From here it is a 4.5 mile walk through a pine forest to the Monserrate Gardens and Palace, a unique, exotic landscape again featuring in Byron’s poetry. The massively rich exile, William Beckford, landscaped the site in the 1790’s. Sir Francis Cook continued the work in the gardens and restored the Palace which is a delightful mix of Moorish, Romantic, Gothic and even Indian styles. You return to the start point via the Musketeers Lake. An easy 63/4-mile walk full of interest with ascents/descents of 350m.

DAY EIGHT: Departure for the airport and your flight home.

Just a few miles west from the hustle and bustle of the city of Lisbon is a hilly, forested area stretching down to the coast which was a popular summer retreat for the rich and Royal families from the capital. As well as palaces, gardens and hermitages, there are traditional villages and towns making this a ‘cultural landscape’ worthy of a UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. From your base on the coast in Monte Estoril you have three guided walks in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. In your free time, you can relax in the seaside resorts of Estoril and Cascais or take the short train ride to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of Lisbon.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELESTORIL EDEN HOTEL HHHH,Monte Estoril (seven nights)

The resorts of Cascais and Estoril are now one municipality and Monte Estoril stands between the two old centres. The hotel has an indoor and outdoor pool, fitness room, sauna, bar and restaurant. The spacious bedrooms are aparthotel style with balcony, equipped kitchenette/dining area, tv, air-conditioning, minibar, and bathroom with hairdryer.

(www.estoriledenhotel.com)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb Monte Estoril, with good access to Lisbon • 3 guided walks in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park • Visit to Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe’s most westerly point

from £979

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The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia

DAY ONE: Flight to Faro in Portugal and transfer to your hotel on Isla Canela in Spain for seven nights half board accommodation. The transfer takes around an hour, but you have to put your watches on an hour when you cross the Guadiana which is the border.Coastal Western Andalucia is defined by its magnificent wetlands of marshes, shallow rivers and sand dunes. The largest is the Donana Natural Park formed in the delta of the Guadalquivir. Between here and the Portuguese border, smaller nature reserves surround the mouths of the Odiel and Piedras rivers near Huelva. On the border itself where your hotel is, the Rio Guadiana is the major influence on the ecosystem and feeds the marshes in both countries. Local flora and fauna is always a major attraction of any walk, and, given the abundance of birdlife in the area, one of the walks majors on the birdlife of the Rio Piedras.DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included guided walks. There is plenty to do in your free time. The front of the hotel looks across to the thriving fishing village and marina of Punta del Moral. You can have a pleasant stroll around the harbour or take a little ferry ride across to Isla Cristina. There is also a short signed-posted walk near the hotel into the Isla Canela ‘Marismas’ (marshes). The rear of the hotel backs on to the promenade from where there are wooden boardwalks across the dunes to the beach and the sea which provide a heavenly environment for your morning constitutional. Walking past the inviting chiringuito (beach bar) might be difficult! There is a frequent bus service which makes the 5-mile journey to Ayamonte on the Guadiana river. Ayamonte is a

bustling ‘frontier’ town with a compact old centre, marina and port. The ‘frontier’ is the river and for under 3 euros you can get a return ferry across to the pretty town of Vila Real de San Antonio in Portugal. If you can find the time, a complimentary 1 ½ hour circuit of the hotel’s extensive spa facilities is included for you!Walk 1: Alcoutim & the Guadiana River. We head across the river by coach to Portugal and north to Alcoutim (33 miles).The picturesque river town of Alcoutim has a Spanish twin right on the other side, Sanlucar de Guadiana. The circular walk goes along the river´s edge using the “Via Algarviana”, a trail that crosses the whole Algarve and then through reforested pine wood and Mediterranean oaks. 6 miles and ascent/descent about 150m. You have time to visit the castle in Alcoutim and lunch before taking a lazy 3-hour boat cruise down the beautiful Guadiana river to Ayamonte.Walk 2: The Rio Piedras and Flecha del Rompido Nature Reserve. 30-mile transfer to the beginning of your walk. You will need your binoculars today. You visit the marshes of El Rompido doing a level walk through the pinewood, the salt marsh and a fish farm. The headland where the lighthouse is located offers one of the most beautiful views of the estuary. This 5-mile walk ends in the attractive fishing village of El Rompido where there is plenty of free time for lunch. Or, bring a packed lunch and take a ferry trip on your own across to the 10-mile long sandspit and swim in the open sea. Several protected species live in the dunes of the singular sandspit in a special ecosystem: among others the Stone Curlew, Kentish Plover, Dartford Warbler and the European Chameleon. You return to the hotel by coach, arriving back at approx. 1630.

Walk 3: Donana & El Rocio. Travel east by coach past Huelva to the start of your walk in the Natural Park area of the Donana (67 miles). This walk is through pinewoods across the dunes to the sea – but dunes here aren’t quite what you think! They are ancient sand deposits rising to 100m offering great views of the sea and the pine forests behind. Just over 4 miles with ascent/descent of 75m. You then travel to the strange town of El Rocio (15 miles away), which seems like something out of the Tex-Mex West, with clapboard houses, sand covered squares and avenues and rails to tie your horse to! But this is no tourist movie set - in fact it is a major pilgrimage site. Your walking guide will take you on a short walk featuring the major sites of this fascinating town and there is free time for lunch here before returning to your hotel.During your stay in Isla Canela there is also an optional excursion to the Rio Tinto Mines. There has been mining in the hills 80 miles north-east of Isla Canela for over 5000 years. In the museum in the town of Rio Tinto there is an excellent re-creation of the Roman mine. There is British influence in many parts of Spain but nowhere as pronounced than in this remote corner of Andalucia. The pinnacle of mining in the area began in 1873 with the arrival of the British Rio Tinto Mining Company Ltd who paid £3.68 million for the rights to exploit the disused copper mines. The company employed up to 20,000 men, laid 300km of rail track, built houses for employees and management, a Protestant church and a Social Club which had a cricket team and introduced football to Spain. The museum is housed in the company’s hospital and its offices are now the town hall. Highlight of the tour is the rail journey through the open cast mines where you’ll see an amazing ‘Martian’ landscape with the red (bright red!) Rio Tinto river running through it. DAY EIGHT: Transfer back to Faro Airport for your flight home. You can put your watch back an hour after crossing the river.

Your holiday base is the 4* Playamarina Hotel on Punta del Moral on Isla Canela in Spain, just over the Portuguese border. There are guided walks in the Natural Park area of the Donana, the Flecha del Rompido Nature Reserve and a walk and boat trip along the banks of the Rio Guadiana. In your free time you can relax and enjoy the surroundings of your hotel or take an optional excursion to the Rio Tinto mines.

8 days April, May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL PLAYAMARINA SPA HHHH,Punta del Moral, Isla Canela (seven nights)

An excellent hotel in a quiet position located between the beach and the marina on Punta del Moral. The hotel has a buffet restaurant with show cooking, indoor and outdoor pool. There is also a spa (a free 1 ½ circuit is included for you), bar and entertainment on most evenings. Rooms have bath with shower over and separate shower and wc, hairdryer, LCD tv, air-conditioning, ceiling fan and safe (chargeable), terrace or balcony. Free Wi-Fi in reception (30 mins) – chargeable in room.

(www.playasenator.com/en/hoteles/playamarina/)

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Isla Canela

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in Isla Canela • 3 varied walking excursions • Guadiana River boat trip

from £779

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Tuscany & Liguria

DAY ONE: Flight to Pisa and a short transfer to your hotel for seven nights half board accommodation in Marina di Pietrasanta.Marina di Pietrasanta: the modern beach resort is 3km from the old town of Pietrasanta, and has shops, bars, restaurants and pier. The resort centre is 700m from your hotel, and there is a regular bus service to Viareggio and beyond which stops near the hotel.DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions.Walk 1: Along the river to Lucca. Coach transfer via Puccini’s Torre del Lago (he called it Paradise) to Nozzano Castello, from where you walk along the river to historic Lucca. On your route you will see villages with impressive towers, and woods. In Lucca you walk along the ramparts and have a little free time to explore. You return to your hotel by train (25 minutes) and coach (15 minutes). 7 miles, almost level.Walk 2: Rail & Trail, the Serchio valley. You begin with a coach transfer direct to the station at Aulla, in the Apuan Alps (32 miles, mainly motorway). From there you take the 40-minute train journey through the mountains to Piazza al Serchio. Your walk is approx. 7.5 miles to

the station at Poggio along the side of the valley (ascent 200m/descent 250m), through pastureland and chestnuts, with views towards old villages and the Apuan Alps beyond. You return to your hotel by coach – time permitting, there will be a stop in Lucca en route. Please note that, if the train is not operating for any reason, a different walking excursion will be arranged.

Walk 3: The Gulf of Poets. You have a 30-minute transfer north to the village of Ameglia, at the mouth of the River Magra. From the old hilltop village the walk takes you through the Montemarcello-Magra Natural Park towards the maritime village of Tellaro, on the Gulf of Poets. Tellaro is on the list of the ‘Most beautiful villages of Italy’: the colourful fishermen’s houses cluster close to St George’s church. You continue on to Lerici, with its 12th-century castle (worth the climb to get the view towards Portovenere and the offshore islands). You will have time to explore Lerici before the return to your hotel. The walk is 6 miles, with 300m of ascent and descent.

An optional excursion to Florence by coach and rail will be available.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to Pisa airport and your flight home.

Your base in Marina di Pietrasanta, on the Tuscan coast, is quieter than some of its neighbours but just as attractive. Your holiday includes three contrasting walking excursions: to the stunningly beautiful ‘Gulf of Poets’, just across the border in Liguria, haunt of, among others, Byron and Shelley; along the river to Lucca; and in the Serchio valley in the Apuan Alps – the ‘Marble Mountains’, whose stone is so prevalent in the cathedrals and baptisteries of the major Tuscan cities.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL JOSEPH HHH,Marina di Pietrasanta. (seven nights)

The Hotel Joseph, recently-refurbished, offers spacious lounge areas, lift, bar, restaurant, terraces, and outdoor pool area with terrace and fine views of the Versilia Coast. There is a wellness centre, with treatments available (charges apply). Bedrooms are in two adjacent buildings, and have shower, wc, safety deposit box and wifi. Twin rooms also have balcony. (www.hoteljoseph.net)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb on the Tuscan Coast • 3 included walks • Train ride through the Apuan Alps

from £869

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Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley

DAY ONE: Flight to Bergamo or Malpensa Airports. Transfer to your resort of Lovere (40 minutes from Bergamo, 90 minutes from Malpensa) for seven nights half board accommodation.

Lovere: Set on a bay of Lake Iseo, with a semi-circle of mountains behind, the setting is wonderful. A member of ‘I Borghi Piu Belli d’Italia’, ‘Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages’, this pretty little town of 5000 people has Italian-style arcaded streets, but with Swiss-style wooden overhanging roofs. Along the lakeside are grand old palaces, a modern yachting marina and a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants. Climbing up into the old town, you are soon in an old-fashioned Italy of shady squares and ancient church towers. There is good public transport for getting around on local buses and a boat service which links Lovere with Pisogne (15-minute trip), which has a railway station on the line between Brescia and Edolo.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in resort with three included walking excursions. Optional excursions, including historic Bergamo, and a scenic trip to St Moritz aboard the Bernina Express Train, will also

be available.

Walk 1: You travel slowly down the lake by boat, calling in at five lakeside villages, en route to Monte Isola – journey time 75 minutes. You walk 7 miles on Monte Isola, circling the island and climbing 420m to the summit at Madonna della Ceriola. The island has 2000 inhabitants and is also in the list of ‘Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages’. At around 1600 you return to Lovere by boat.

Walk 2: Depart by coach to the Naquane Archaeological Park (20 miles). First you visit the Naquane Archaeological Park (entrance fee included) – there are 2 miles of paths here, amid stone carvings of animals and people dating from 3000 BC. There are good views over the valley. You then walk down to Capo di Ponte where you have free time to explore and lunch. After lunch you walk from Capo di Ponte (or Co de Put in the local dialect!) to the medieval villages of Cemmo and Pescarzo and back down – 5 miles, 300m of ascent/descent. You return to Lovere firstly by train to Pisogne and then by ferry arriving back in Lovere at 1730 approx.

Walk 3: Walk to the main square in

Lovere and take the local bus up to the village of Bossico. From the village square in Bossico you walk down to St John’s Sanctuary (2 miles and 275m of descent). You then follow the path back to Lovere (2.5 miles and 397m of descent). There are great views of the lake throughout the walk.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure to the airport. Depending on flight times, there may be time for a spot of last-minute shopping en route.

Italy’s other beautiful lake is Lake Iseo: smaller than its more famous neighbours (15 miles long), but just as perfectly-formed! Nestling amid the scenic mountains, in a bay at the gorgeous Northern end of the lake is the resort of Lovere. You will walk in the hills close to Lovere, and travel by boat and scenic railway to walk in the UNESCO-listed Valcamonica area, and on Italy’s largest lake island, the appropriately named Monte Isola, ‘Mountain Island’ – it rises a full 420m above Iseo’s shimmering waters.

8 days June & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL LOVERE HHHH,Lovere, Lake Iseo (seven nights)

This hotel has 55 rooms. Standard rooms have private bath or shower, no view or balcony, wc, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone, satellite tv and minibar. Classic rooms with balcony overlooking the hotel forecourt, and Superior rooms with balcony and partial lake-view are available at supplements. The hotel has a restaurant, gym, and the restaurant terrace has a view of the lake. There is also a spa area (charges apply) with a small, relaxing pool, Sauna, Turkish Bath, Hydrojet, etc. There is a bar adjacent to the hotel which offers a discount to hotel guests. (www.hotellovere.it)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb on Lake Iseo • 3 included guided walks • Boat trip to Monte Isola

from £919

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The Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo

DAY ONE: Flight to Nice and transfer to your hotel (45-minutes) hotel in Bordighera for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In Bordighera with three included walks. On Day 2 there is a late morning walking tour pointing out the highlights of the town.

Walk 1: Bordighera to Sasso & the Princedom of Seborga. For this walk you start at the hotel on the seafront in Bordighera, passing through the old town, before following an old watercourse through a valley of palm trees to the pretty hamlet of Sasso. You then take the old road to the village of Seborga, a historical curiosity: it is claimed that following its omission from a series of treaties, it is not officially part of Italy! 9 miles there and back, with ascent/descent of 500m. If you wish to walk a shorter distance, you can catch the local bus back from Sasso or Seborga to Bordighera.

Walk 2: Taggia to the artists’ village of Bussana Vecchia. Coach transfer to Taggia, which claims to be home to

Italy’s longest medieval bridge. You walk through the old town, and then climb through smart villas, olive trees and greenhouses, following the old road and country paths as far as Old Bussana - one of those ‘must-see’ places. What was a completely empty village following the 1887 earthquake has become home to a Bohemian artist community which took root in the 1960’s - not without controversy. 5 miles, 250m ascent.

Walk 3: Monte Carlo or Bust! You travel by coach to Menton, where you walk up to Roquebrune village, before descending towards Monte Carlo. Roquebrune, on Mont Gros, is a favourite place for hang-gliders, and has fine views of Monte Carlo. Time permitting, you will have time to explore a little of the Principality before you re-join the coach to return to Bordighera, just 18 miles away. 7 miles, 200m of ascent/descent.

In your free time there are several walking opportunities in the town itself. One takes you to the scenes of several of Monet’s paintings. Another is a one-mile walk along the Lungomare

Argentina – the colourful flower-filled promenade along the beach and the longest pedestrian promenade on the Riviera. It was inaugurated by Eva Perón whose husband had visited Bordighera in 1947. On Thursday there is a market on the seafront near the hotel. Your hotel is handily situated for the station, with services to Ventimiglia, and to San Remo and beyond. There are also local bus services.

There will also be an optional excursion to the Nervia Valley. You drive through Camporosso, a pretty village, and stop in medieval Dolceaqua, dominated by the Dorias’ Castle. The bridge, over the Nervia river, was painted by Monet in 1884. You will visit the ‘Visionarium’ – it will surprise you, we promise! You continue up the valley to Pigna, a pretty mountain village.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until you depart for the airport. Dependent on traffic conditions and flight timings, there may be time for some last-minute shopping in Nice en route.

The holiday base is Bordighera, on the coast 18 miles to the east of Monte Carlo. The British have enjoyed strolling in and around Bordighera since the 19th century – so much so it was an enclave where the local Italians were a minority. Today, Bordighera is an extremely pleasant resort whose climate and scenery can be enjoyed in much the same as visitors of yesteryear. It was also a favourite resort of Claude Monet who stayed ten weeks here and painted thirty-five landscapes in Bordighera and the neighbouring hills. There are three guided walks including one from Menton to Monte Carlo.

8 days April, June & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL PARIGI HHHH,Bordighera (seven nights)

This comfortable hotel is family-run and stands right on the seafront promenade, just a short stroll from the town centre. Rooms have flatscreen tv with satellite channels, air-conditioning, private bath or shower, wc and hairdryer. Although the railway line passes 20 metres behind the hotel, there are very few trains overnight and in any case rooms are double-glazed. The holiday price is based on hill view rooms. Side and full sea view rooms are available at a supplement.

(www.hotelparigi.com) Free one-hour session in the hotel wellness centre.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb on the Italian Riviera • 3 included walking excursions • Visits to Monte Carlo and to the Princedom of Seborga

from £899

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The Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake Maggiore

DAY ONE: Flight to Milan, transfer to your hotel on Lake Maggiore for two nights half board accommodation. Transfer times from Malpensa and Bergamo are 45 minutes and 1 3/4 hours respectively.DAY TWO: Half-day walking excursion. You walk to catch the train up the lake. From the station at Fondotoce, you ascend 150m to the little hamlet of Montorfano, which has stunning views over Lake Maggiore. You continue down a gently sloping path to Mergozzo, a small village on the shores of its own little lake. There is time to explore this typical village and have lunch. You catch the train back from here. A gentle walk, approx 2 hours, 150m climb and descent.DAY THREE: Today you travel south by private coach to the Riviera di Levante. Your first stop is Vercelli, a historic town surrounded by paddy-fields (rice is exported worldwide from here). You continue south, stopping for lunch en route, before you arrive at Casella, north of Genoa, to board the ‘Three Valleys Train’. In Genoa you will see something of the restored port and old city centre before you complete your journey by coach to the chic resort of Santa Margherita Ligure, where you spend four nights on a half board basis.Santa Margherita lies in a sheltered bay, close to Portofino. Its harbour is home to many gin-palace luxury yachts. All of this is close to your hotel. Total today 160 miles, mainly motorway.DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Santa Margherita

with included walking excursions to the Cinque Terre and Portofino, and a free day.Cinque Terre: The spectacular coastline, hills and villages landscapes of the Cinque Terre are UNESCO-listed and within the National Park, where the mountains drop almost vertically into the sea. Road access is very limited. You walk to the station in Santa Margherita (600m) and take the train to Monterosso (one hour), in the Cinque Terre. After a tour of the old medieval town, you walk to the next village, Vernazza. The trail is narrow; there are many steps built by the local farmers to get to their vineyards and lemon groves. The walk takes about 2 ½ hours with an ascent/descent of 300m. Once you reach Vernazza, you have time for lunch and to enjoy the best-known town of the National Park. You then continue by train to Manarola (7 minutes) to visit the village and walk a short but spectacular loop (ascent/descent 100m) called “The Vineyards Trail” with breathtaking views of the town and coast. After some free time, you travel back to Santa Margherita by train.The destination for your third walk is Portofino. You start your day with a walk through Santa Margherita Ligure, admiring its beautiful baroque church and the garden of Villa Durazzo. At the end of the sea promenade you take an old mule path up through the woods for excellent views of the bay. You continue through the woods to

the most spectacular section of the walk, overlooking all the Tigullio Gulf from Sestri Levante (12 miles distant) to Portofino. The trail goes through a valley of the ancient olive mills to finally reach Portofino. Actual walking time is about 3 hours, 4 miles, with 200m of ascent/descent, but you take all morning, with a lunch break in the valley of mills and arrive in Portofino in the early afternoon. Portofino’s colourful hotchpotch of fisherman’s houses embraces its harbour and the luxury craft of the nearby villa-owners. Above the harbour is Brown’s Castle, and there are good views from the church. Weather permitting, you return to Santa Margherita by boat (15-minute trip). If the seas are too choppy, you return by public bus service.DAY SEVEN: You leave Santa Margherita and travel north, following a slightly different route to take in the cathedral city of Pavia. You arrive at Lake Maggiore in the afternoon, for one night, again on a half board basis. Total today 152 miles, mainly motorway. DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.

This Italian holiday takes you to the millionaires’ haunts of Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure (where you spend four nights), and takes in the spectacular landscapes of the Cinque Terre and Lake Maggiore. Along the way you will travel on the picturesque ‘Three Valleys Railway’ into the heart of Columbus’ maritime city of Genoa.

8 days April, May & August

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSLAKE MAGGIORE HHHH,(first two and last nights)Accommodation on Lake Maggiore will be in a hotel owned by the Zacchera Hotels Group in the lakeside resorts of Baveno or Stresa.GRAND HOTEL DINO (Baveno) (http://grandhoteldino.com/en/)HOTEL SIMPLON (Baveno) (http://hotelsimplon.com/en/)HOTEL SPLENDID (Baveno) (http://hotelsplendid.com/en/)GRAND HOTEL BRISTOL (Stresa) (http://grandhotelbristol.com/en/)All hotels are four-star with air-conditioned rooms with safe and minibar, swimming pool (seasonal), wifi, restaurant and bar. Final hotel details will be sent with your travel documentation ten days before departure.HOTEL JOLANDA HHH,Santa Margherita Ligure (four nights)The Hotel Jolanda is ideally located in a quiet street in the heart of Santa Margherita, just 200 yards from the pedestrianised town centre. The boat stop and railway station are 8-10 minutes walk away. Rooms are comfortably furnished with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, minibar, safety box, and satellite tv. There is a garden area, fitness room, safe, spa area and wifi (charges apply to the last two). (www.hoteljolanda.it)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 3 nights hb Lago Maggiore, 4 nights hb Santa Margherita Ligure • Walk in Italian Lakeland • Walks in Cinque Terre and to Portofino

from £989

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Elba & Tuscany

DAY ONE: Flight to Pisa. There is a short transfer to Livorno, Tuscany’s second city, which has a Medici Fortress and mercantile ‘Little Venice’ area, for one nights bed and breakfast accommodation.DAY TWO: After breakfast, depart Livorno and head inland to Volterra, 45 miles away, an ancient walled town on a hilltop dominating the rolling Tuscan countryside, with medieval and Renaissance buildings, Roman theatre, forum and baths. D.H. Lawrence called Volterra ‘an inland island’, and the popular vampire novel ‘New Moon’ (part of the Twilight Saga) was set there – you can see why!In the afternoon, you leave Volterra and drive to Piombino, 55 miles away, to board the roll-on, roll-off ferry to Elba, less than 10 miles offshore – the crossing takes just under an hour. You continue the short distance to your hotel in Procchio for three nights half board accommodation. Your hotel is in a quiet location on the beautiful bay of Procchio on the north coast of the island, seven miles west of Portoferraio.DAYS THREE AND FOUR: From Procchio you have two included walking excursions:Walk 1: Elba's West: Short coach transfer to Zanca, at a height of 160m on the west coast of Elba, from where you walk down to Sant Andrea beach (about 30 minutes). After a break, you walk down to the resort of Marciana Marina with superb views as you go: the path

winds along the base of the Monte Capanne through the Mediterranean scrub with stunning sights on the coast (about 4 hours, 6 miles, 300 m ascent/400m descent). After free time in Marciana Marina, you return to your hotel.Walk 2: Elba’s South: Short coach transfer to the narrow Stella peninsula, on the south coast. Your first path starts from the village of Lacona and winds up 100m through wonderful Mediterranean vegetation (45 minutes), with umbrella pines and eucalyptus prominent. After taking in the stunning views, you retrace your steps and follow a different path around the peninsula – a further 3 hours walk. There is free time in the village of Lacona, after which there is a coach transfer to the island’s harbour town of Portoferraio (time to climb to the fortress if you wish) and thence to Procchio. Distance walked approx. 5 miles, ascent/descent 250m.DAY FIVE: Today you leave Elba and return to mainland Tuscany. You stop in Siena before continuing to the walled city of Prato (total today 150 miles). Siena is best known as the city of the spectacular bareback Palio Horse race. The race takes place on the spectacular, shell-shaped Piazza del Campo. St Catherine of Siena is, with St Francis, one of Italy’s two patron saints – her head was supposedly smuggled out of Rome and is stored in the church of St Dominic: and don’t miss the cathedral, one of

Italy’s most stunning Gothic churches.You continue to Prato, just 10 miles from Florence (frequent train services take 25 minutes), historic in its own right, and well worth taking time to visit, but fortunately without the great Florentine tourist flows! Although Prato is an important modern centre for textiles, the old town within the walls is a world apart – a lovely place to stroll and enjoy the real Italy. Your hotel is just a few steps from the town walls, so it’s easy to explore. Three nights in Prato on a bed and breakfast basis.DAYS SIX AND SEVEN: Free in Prato, with an included half-day walking tour of the old city and an included walking excursion. Otherwise you are free in Prato – why not catch the local train to Florence, or to Pistoia, another attractive nearby town. Both are just 20 minutes train ride, or 5 euros away!Walk 3: You meet your guide at the hotel and catch the local bus just out of town, to S.Lucia di Prato and walk through a rocky landscape with springs and caves. There are views of the river valley, old villages and woodlands. After your walk, you catch the bus back to town, for lunch and a free afternoon. The walk is about 5 miles with ascents/descents of 350m.DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to airport and your flight home. Depending on flight times, there may be time for some last minute shopping/sightseeing en route.

Napoleon was famously banished to Elba, before he returned to…meet his Waterloo. An extremely nice place to be exiled to! Like him, you will travel across to one of Europe’s most enchanting islands where, on two guided walks, you will wonder why he ever wanted to leave! But leave you must, too - to enjoy some of the scenic landscapes and beautiful cities in Tuscany. Visits to ‘spooky’ Volterra and magnificent Siena are included. From your base in the old city of Prato, there is a third guided walk and mighty Florence is also easily accessible.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSHOTEL GRAN DUCA HHHH,Livorno (one night)The first night is spent at the Gran Duca in the centre of Livorno, overlooking the harbour. As well as a piano bar it has a first class restaurant (there are plenty of less expensive bars and restaurants nearby). Rooms are air-conditioned with bath/shower, wc, tv and fridge. (www.granduca.it)HOTEL BRIGANTINO HHH,Procchio, Elba (three nights)A pleasant, family-run hotel 250m from the beautiful Procchio beach and a 15 minute walk to the small town centre. The hotel is set in attractive grounds and has a bar, lounge, reading room, restaurant and outdoor pool. Bedrooms have balcony, tv, shower and wc. The hotel has an agreement with a private area on the beach where sun loungers and parasols are free to hotel guests (May to September). (www.hotelbrigantino.com)ART HOTEL MILANO HHHH,Prato (three nights)The hotel is very handily situated close to the medieval centre (the magnificent 13th-century Palazzo Pretorio re-opened in late 2013 after a 20-year restoration) the other side of the river to the train station. The hotel has a lobby bar and breakfast room. Bedrooms have air conditioning, direct dial phone, hairdryer, free wi-fi connection, safe, digital tv. (www.arthotel-milano.it)

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• 4 nights bb Tuscan mainland, 3 nights hb on Elba • 2 guided walks on Elba and 1 in Tuscany • Walking tour of Prato • Ferry trip to Elba

from £899

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Lake Maggiore

DAY ONE: Flight to Milan, transfer to your hotel on Lake Maggiore for seven nights half board accommodation. Transfer times from Malpensa and Bergamo are 45 minutes and 1 ¾ hours respectively.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: On Lago Maggiore with 3 included walking excursions. Your base is Stresa, half way up the lake, which was put on the 19th-century ‘Grand Tour’ map by Napoleon’s widening of the access road to the Simplon Pass – illustrious visitors came to enjoy the lakeside villas and health-giving waters. The lakeside promenade near the hotel allows for a pleasant stroll to the pretty town centre - around the main Piazza there is a good range of shops, bars, and restaurants, and from the art nouveau ‘imbarcadero’ boats and steamers traverse the lake on a regular basis (various types of tourist ticket are available).Walk 1: Suna, the ‘Portofino of the Lake’, and Cavandone. Across the bay lies Suna, the most evocative part of Verbania. You travel there by local bus and begin your walk through the clustered medieval village houses, linked by seemingly

random arched passageways. You then follow a mule track past orchards, fine old villas, a 14th-century tower and a chapel, from where there are lovely views out over the lake towards the Borromean islands and the Alps beyond. Passing through a chestnut grove, you reach the hamlet of Cavandone, the ‘Village of Stone Carvings’, returning to Suna by a different route. 5 miles, 265m of ascent/descent.Walk 2: The Chestnut Route: Belgirate to Stresa. You catch the train to Belgirate, 10 minutes away, and follow a route through the woods above the lake, climbing towards the villages of Falchetto and Passera before descending into Stresa. 5 miles, 260m of ascent/descent.Walk 3: Colloro. You take the train to the village of Premosello Chiovenda where an old mule-track leads to the Alpine village of Colloro. Set half-way up the hill like a balcony over the Ossola Valley, Colloro is situated in the National Park of Val Grande, Italy’s largest wilderness. It is a pretty village with the typical stone houses where you’ll to see rural life today. The villagers still have sheep and goats,

grazing them on the upper pastures of Capraga. 4.5 miles, 330m ascent to the village of Colloro, though there is the possibility to lengthen the walk, adding an extra 250m ascent to reach Capraga. This will be a full day excursion, although the actual walking time will be approximately three hours. On your free days, there is lots to see. Don’t miss the magnificent Borromean Palace on Isola Bella, and the Villa Taranto, with its wonderful garden, created by the Scottish captain Neil MacEacharn. DAY EIGHT: Free time until you depart for the airport for your flight home.

This holiday includes a week on Lago Maggiore, Italy’s second largest lake, which stretches north from Lombardy and up into Switzerland. It lies, sheltered, on the south side of the Alps, making for a mild climate and consequent lush vegetation, with Mediterranean and exotic flora, including azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias. Maggiore is, in our view, much more scenic than, for example, the much larger Lake Garda to the East.

8 days May, July, September & October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL MILAN SPERANZA AU LAC HHHH,Stresa (seven nights)

This four-star hotel is in two adjacent buildings in the centre of Stresa, overlooking the lake and opposite the boat station. The Speranza has a pleasant street-front café while the Milan houses the hotel restaurant. All rooms have bath or shower, wc, hairdryer and satellite tv. Lake view rooms are available at a supplement. Milan Speranza guests have use of the swimming pool (mid-May to mid-Sep) at the nearby Hotel Regina Palace. (www.milansperanza.it)

• 7 nights hb in Stresa • 3 guided walks in the wonderful lakeland scenery • Train and boat trips to access walks

from £1019

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Crete - Coast & Mountains

DAY ONE: Flight to Heraklion. 20-minute transfer to your hotel in Gouves for three nights half board accommodation. DAY TWO: At leisure in Gouves, or you can take an optional excursion in the afternoon to see the ancient ruins of the Minoan Palace of Malia.DAY THREE: Walk 1. Kroustas and the Gulf of Mirabello. This is a full day with a guided walk in the morning and guided tour of Spinalonga Island in the afternoon. After a scenic drive through the spectacular ravine of Saint George, the walk starts in the narrow streets of the mountain village of Kroustas. Leaving the village, you enter a cultivated area of almond and olive trees. The route, which crosses the Kroustas valley and has amazing views over the Mirabello Gulf, ends near Pirgos. This is a downhill 4 ½ mile walk with 500m of descent and 50m ascent. At the end of the walk, you transfer to the coastal village of Elounda, from where you take a 20-minute boat trip across to the Venetian fortress island of Spinalonga - a leper colony for the first half of the 20th century. After a guided tour of the island you return to your hotel. 72 miles of coach travel today. DAY FOUR: Today you leave for Rethymnon in the west, for four nights half-board accommodation, with an included walk en-route.Walk 2: Ancient Eleftherna. The walk starts near Eleftherna and ends in the village of Margarites. Using dirt roads and paths in lush, green scenery, you can see the ruins of Ancient Eleftherna and an amazing stone bridge well over 2000 years

old and still in use. After some free time for lunch and to explore Margarites with its small ceramic workshops, you continue to Rethymnon. The walk is 4 ½ miles with 180m ascent and 270m descent. 82 miles by coach today.Rethymnon has a pleasant beach and resort area, but by contrast with your first centre, is quite a large town, with 40000 inhabitants, including a sizeable student population. It has an impressive Venetian fortress and harbour, and some interesting museums.DAY FIVE: Included morning walking tour of Rethymnon. Walk into town with your guide via the promenade through the charming old quarter to the Venetian harbour, and then through narrow streets and squares with Turkish and Venetian architecture. During this pleasant walk you’ll see in a local workshop how the Cretan musical instrument, the ‘lyra’, is made and, at a pastry shop, how to make the wafer-thin phyllo dough for traditional pastries. DAYS SIX AND SEVEN: In Rethymnon with an included walking excursion.Walk 3: Therisso and the Botanical Park and Gardens of Crete. You travel towards Chania in the west and then inland via the magnificent green Therisso Gorge to the village itself and the starting point of the walk. With the famous White Mountains as a backdrop, the walk takes you through olive groves near the village of Meskla. 5 ½ miles with 100m ascent and 300m descent. From here you have a short coach transfer to the

Botanical Park and Gardens of Crete. Here you can walk the peaceful trails along the hill slope with herbs, shrubs and trees from all over the world. But don’t be late for your included lunch in the beautiful restaurant with magnificent views across to the mountains! 106 miles coach travel today.There is also the chance to take an optional excursion to Southern Crete. You visit Phaestos, the second largest Minoan Palace in Crete, on a hill and overlooking the olive trees and greenhouses of the Messara Plain. Your lunch-time break is at the seaside village of Matala. It still retains the charm and character of a quiet fishing village, and the laid-back, hippy lifestyle of the 60’s and 70’s lives on. Here, you can have a dip in the Libyan Sea and still have time for a leisurely Cretan lunch at a beach tavern. On the way back to your hotel you stop in the mountain village of Spili to see the Kefalovrisi, a series of 25 Venetian lions heads spraying water from their mouths.DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure for the airport, just over an hour away. Depending on flight timings, there may be time for some last-minute sightseeing en-route.

Crete, the largest Greek island, offers a wide range of attractions: from sandy beaches to spectacular walks through gorges and ravines - there is something here for everyone! The island’s history – from the Minoan civilisation of 2000BC onwards - is remarkable. Crete has amazing landscapes, with opportunities for walks taking in some of the main historical and natural sights, such as the Saint George Ravine and Spinalonga. This two-centre walking holiday will get you close to the real heart of this wonderful island from the Gulf of Mirabello in the east, to the Botanical Park in the west.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSASTIR BEACH HHHH,Kato Gouves (three nights)The hotel is situated on the beach in Kato Gouves on the north coast, 10 miles from Heraklion airport. Major refurbishment of the public areas including the restaurant, lobby bar and terrace took place in 2018 along with the addition of two more swimming pools. The hotel is modern in style and has a reception area, lounge with satellite tv, bar, spacious restaurant/dining room, two elevators, a pool bar, a snack bar, and a mini market. All of the 179 rooms are equipped with bath or shower/wc, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, safe box (weekly charge), radio, satellite tv, mini-fridge and balcony or terrace. Sea view rooms are available at a supplement. In the hotel grounds you will find a large sun terrace and two adult and one children’s freshwater swimming pools. Sporting facilities include table tennis, and minigolf. There is also a gym and spa centre with steam bath, sauna and whirlpool. Free wifi in the public areas and rooms, chargeable LAN access in the bedrooms. (www.astirbeach.gr)HOTEL THEARTEMIS PALACE HHHH,Rethymnon (four nights)The hotel is close to the town’s long sandy beach and boulevard, and 20 minutes on foot from the old town of Rethymnon. It consists of 245 well-appointed and recently renovated rooms. All the rooms are equipped with satellite tv, direct dial telephone, refrigerator, safety deposit box, bath/shower, wc and hairdryer. The restaurant offers a variety of Greek and international specialities. (www.theartemis.gr)

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• 3 nights hb Eastern Crete, 4 nights hb Western Crete • 3 varied guided walks • Visit to Elounda & Spinalonga Island • Walking tour of Rethymnon

from £919

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Crete - Gouves - no single supplement

DAY ONE: Flight to Heraklion, short transfer to your hotel for seven nights half board accommodation in the resort of Gouves.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Free in Gouves with three tours with guided walks.

Walk 1: Traditional Crete. After breakfast you visit the open-air museum at Lychnostatis, which offers an insight into authentic Cretan life. In a guided tour through the compound you can marvel at Cretan architecture and the old traditional lifestyle. You then travel into the Mount Dicti area where your guided walk starts near the village of Kera. The walk covers fertile ground between thousands of olive trees, with splendid views on the mountain peaks, and passes a monastery before reaching the Aposelemis dam. You then have lunch in a Cretan mountain tavern with produce from its own garden. The walk is approximately 5.5 miles with ascents/descents of 140m/140m. The day’s tour includes a total of 32 miles by coach.

Walk 2: Mount Ida – the East slope. A scenic drive along olive groves and vineyards brings you to the east slope of Mount Ida, Crete’s highest mountain. The walk starts near the village of Assites, set in an agriculture region. During the walk you visit a ceramic workshop and the Antonios church from where there is a spectacular view of the narrow gorge. The walk is mostly downhill over dirt roads and paths between olive trees and vineyards. The walk ends in the village of Dafnes where you have a wine tasting. The walk is approximately 6 miles with ascents/descents of 150m/390m. The day’s tour includes a total of 44 miles by coach.

Walk 3: The Northern Crete Countryside. After breakfast, meet your local walking guide and depart for an introductory tour of Northern Crete and its countryside. When you get to the vineyards around the villages of Skalani and Mirtia your walk starts through the Kounavi Gorge. A scenic path goes along and over a stream through lush vegetation and abundant wild flowers and then continues through olive groves and vineyards. Short coach

transfer to the traditional village of Archanes where you have free time for lunch. The guided walk through the Kounavi Gorge is approximately 5 miles with ascents/descents of 120m/340m. The day’s tour includes a total of 46 miles by coach.

As well as the included tours there will be a full-day optional tour showcasing the history, culture and way of life, both in the mountains and along the coast. You drive west to the village of Tylissos where a short walk leads to the excavations of the Minoan settlement with beautiful views over the vineyards to the mountains. After a guided tour here, you continue by coach 2500ft up the slope of Mt. Psiloritis to the market town of Anogia for a short visit. Next stop is the Sfedoni Cave. A guided walking tour (270m) in this impressive cave reveals countless stalagmites and stalactites with a variety of shapes and colours in the labyrinthine chambers of the cave.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home.

From your holiday base in Gouves you have three included full day tours with guided walks allowing you to really discover the beauty and variety of Northern Crete. The scenic Kounavi Gorge, the open-air museum at Lychnostatis, wine tasting, the amazing views on Mount Ida – these are just a few of the highlights for you to enjoy. And when you’re not appreciating the magnificent Cretan countryside on a guided walk there is plenty of time to relax and enjoy the facilities of your four-star hotel in Gouves.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELASTIR BEACH HHHH,Kato Gouves (seven nights)

The hotel is situated on the beach in Kato Gouves on the north coast, 10 miles from Heraklion airport. Major refurbishment of the public areas including the restaurant, lobby bar and terrace took place in 2018 along with the addition of two more swimming pools. The hotel is modern in style and has a reception area, lounge with satellite tv, bar, spacious restaurant/dining room, two elevators, a pool bar, a snack bar, and a mini market. All of the 179 rooms are equipped with bath or shower/wc, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, safe box (weekly charge), radio, satellite tv, mini-fridge and balcony or terrace. Sea view rooms are available at a supplement. In the hotel grounds you will find a large sun terrace and two adult and one children’s freshwater swimming pools. Sporting facilities include table tennis, and minigolf. There is also a gym and spa centre with steam bath, sauna and whirlpool. Free wifi in the public areas and rooms, chargeable LAN access in the bedrooms. (www.astirbeach.gr)

Extend your holiday - extra week available at Astir Beach.

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• 7 nights hb in Crete • 3 varied guided walks • No single room supplement

from £969

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Poland - Krakow & the High Tatras

Throughout the holiday you are on a bed and breakfast basis. There is a wide variety of lunch and dinner options available in all price ranges in both Krakow and Zakopane.

DAY ONE: Flight to Krakow. On arrival you meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Krakow for three nights bed and breakfast accommodation.

DAYS TWO AND THREE: Included half day walking tour of Old Krakow, also known as Stare Miasto. There is also an optional afternoon excursion to the stunning Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Walk 1: From Krakow there is also an included walking excursion. You travel by bus for a 5-mile walk in the forested Ojcowski National Park, Poland’s smallest National Park, located 12 miles north of Krakow. Ascent and descent of 100m.

DAY FOUR: Today you travel to Zakopane,

but instead of doing all the journey by road, you take 2-3 hours rafting gently through the stunning scenery of the Dunajec River Gorge, before arriving at Zakopane, in the heart of the Tatra Mountains. Four nights are spent here on a bed & breakfast basis.

DAYS FIVE TO SEVEN: In Zakopane, with two included guided walks.

Walk 2: You take the local bus to walk through the Koscieliska Valley, Przyslop Mietusi Pass and Malej Laki Valley to the Grzybowiec Pass at a height of 1330m. You then walk down the Strazyska Valley to Zakopane. The walk is about 8 miles with ascent of 500m and descent of 400m.

Walk 3: You travel out of Zakopane by bus to start your walk near to the Slovakian border. The walk follows a trail through Hala Gasienicowa alpine meadow (1500m) and then back to Zakopane. The

walk is about 8 miles and with 550m of ascent and 600m of descent.

While staying in Zakopane you also have the opportunity to cross the border into Slovakia, Poland’s southern neighbour, on an optional excursion. The High Tatra Mountains straddle the Polish-Slovakian border, and you will be able to experience the fantastic scenery from a different perspective – the funicular train from Stary Smokovec to the mountain town of Hrebienok, at an altitude of 1200m. There is the chance to take a walk along marked paths to the scenic waterfalls of the area.

DAY EIGHT: Morning departure to Krakow for your return flight. Those travelling on later flights will be able to store luggage and have free time in Krakow before travelling to the airport.

Two of Poland’s most spectacular sites, Krakow and Zakopane, are brought together in this holiday of contrasts. Firstly, the medieval UNESCO-listed university city of Krakow, for centuries Poland’s capital, and hometown of Pope John Paul II. Your second base is Zakopane, Poland’s highest city, amidst the spectacular Tatra Mountains and situated 800m above sea level. Zakopane is famous for its unique wooden architecture, featuring pretty, wood-fronted, 19th-century villas with high, sloped roofs! Your journey between Krakow and Zakopane will take a little longer than you might have expected – you will spend 2-3 hours gently meandering through the Dunajec River Gorge on rafts! This will allow you to fully appreciate the rocky landscapes of the Pieniny Mountains. (Note: the coach continues with your luggage – if weather conditions dictate, or if anyone prefers, the land route by coach may be used).

8 days June & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSHOTEL WYSPIANSKI HHH,Krakow (three nights)

The hotel is named after the famous Polish artist, poet and playwright, Stanislaw Wyspianski, who once lived in a house at the site of the hotel. It is located right in the centre of Krakow, the proverbial stone’s throw from the main square. Rooms are fully equipped with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, telephone and radio. There is also a restaurant and a bar. (www.hotel-wyspianski.pl)HOTEL WERSAL HHH,Zakopane (four nights)

This hotel is located in a quiet, yet central, area of Zakopane. It has 42 rooms with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, radio and telephone. There is a restaurant offering both traditional Polish and international cuisine and a bar serving hot and cold drinks. (www.hotelwersal.pl)

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• 3 nights bb Krakow, 4 nights bb Zakopane • Raft trip through the Dunajec Gorge • Walking tour of Krakow • 3 varied guided walks, 1 near Krakow and 2 near Zakopane

from £769

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The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste

DAY ONE: Flight to Venice or Treviso airports. Transfer to your hotel (40 minutes from Venice airport, one hour from Treviso) for two nights half board accommodation in Lido di Jesolo, a resort town with 10 miles of beach.

DAY TWO: After breakfast, you set off for a full day excursion to nearby Venice. There is a 40-minute coach transfer to Punta Sabbioni for the scenic boat trip across the lagoon – you arrive close to Piazza San Marco. After a walking tour with local guide, you will have time to explore the world’s most romantic city, the city of canals and islands. You return to your hotel, again by boat and coach, in time for dinner.

DAY THREE: Today you drive east towards the border with the former Yugoslavia. Your main stop today is Trieste, once the major port of the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Walk 1: This walk starts on a marvellous path from the little town of Prosecco

(famous for its namesake wine) which leads through the karstic plateau and the cliffs overhanging the Adriatic Sea, with a detour en-route to Monte Grisa and Vedetta, before arriving at Villa Opicina passing close to the Emperor Franz I. Obelisk. From there, you take the local bus to Trieste, where you have some free time to explore the city where James Joyce lived and wrote many of his masterpieces. The walk is a little over 3 miles with ascent/descent of 200m/80m.

After the walk you cross into Slovenia and head for the mountain resort of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Sava Valley, for four nights half board accommodation. 218 miles today.

DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Kranjska Gora with two included walking excursions and a free day, when an optional excursion into the Austrian province of Carinthia, with its sparkling blue lakes, will be offered.

Walk 2: Kranjska Gora. Your circular walk climbs to the village of Srednji Vrh, with

great views of the mountains, before descending to the riverside and returning to Kranjska Gora. 7 miles, 200m of ascent/descent.

Walk 3: Coach transfer to Lake Bled for two walks. Firstly, you walk from Bled, passing through unspoilt villages to reach the Vintgar Gorge, with a boardwalk above the river in its narrow gorge. On returning to Bled (6 miles so far, fairly level) you have some free time before the second part of your Bled walking day, undertaking the best-known walk in Slovenia. This walk (a further 4 miles) has superb views over Lake Bled, its Castle and to the surrounding mountains. It is level apart from the climb up to the viewpoint on the hill of Osojnica.

DAY SEVEN: Today you leave Slovenia for Italy. You cross the border and head to Udine, an interesting city with a long history. A Roman city in origin, it stands at a crossroads of languages and cultures: a mix of Italian, Slav and German elements, with a castle and stunning, marble, Romanesque Duomo. From there you continue back to Lido di Jesolo for one nights half board accommodation. 153 miles today.

DAY EIGHT: Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

The Italian cities of Venice and Trieste, the coastline of the Venice Gulf and the Julian Alps of Slovenia are the ingredients for this varied and interesting walking holiday. The ‘Serenissima’ – the ‘most serene’ Venetian republic, governed much of the Adriatic. The Winged Lion of St Mark, the city’s emblem, can be seen everywhere in the region - look out for it in Trieste when you travel between Italy and Slovenia. As well as a visit to Venice, there is a guided walk down into James Joyce’s Trieste, another in the mountain resort of Kranjska Gora and a third around beautiful Lake Bled high in the Alps.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSHOTEL SALUS HHHH,Lido di Jesolo (first two and last nights)

The hotel is a two-minute walk from the beach and has a bar, restaurant and lounge and an outdoor pool. Bedrooms have air-conditioning, satellite tv, minibar, and a bathroom with shower and hairdryer. (www.hotelsalus.com)HOTEL KOMPAS HHHH,Kranjska Gora (four nights)

The hotel lies 200 yards from the village centre. It has a restaurant, lounge, bar, garden, indoor pool, and comfortable modern bedrooms with cable tv, phone, safety deposit box, hairdryer, and bath/shower and wc. There is also a spa (charges apply). The hotel is part of the HIT hotel group and guests are welcome to avail themselves of the facilities of nearby sister hotels including the wellness centre (charges apply). (www.hit-alpinea.si/en/kompas-hotel)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 3 nights hb Lido di Jesolo, 4 nights hb in the Slovenian Mountains • Excursion to Venice by boat • Visits to Trieste and Udine • 3 varied guided walks in Italy and Slovenia

from £889

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Romania – Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest

DAY ONE: Flight to Bucharest, transfer to your hotel in the centre of the city for two nights bed and breakfast hotel accommodation. There are plenty of restaurants in downtown Bucharest to suit all tastes and budgets. Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist.DAY TWO: Mid-morning walking tour of Bucharest. Romania’s cosmopolitan capital is well known for its wide boulevards and fine pre-World War I buildings that gave it the name of Little Paris. The tour will concentrate on the Old Town and the Calea Victoriei - Bucharest’s most famous avenue which leads to the beautiful Romanian Athenaeum, the Royal Palace and Revolution Square. Bucharest is also known for its stark Communist-era architecture, exemplified in Ceausescu’s monster House of the Republic, now known as the Palace of Parliament. A guided tour will show you some of 1,100 rooms of the world’s largest civilian administrative building.DAY THREE: Travel north through the Southern Carpathians to Brasov, stopping en route at Bran Castle. On a rocky outcrop guarding the entrance to a mountain pass, the castle was built by the Saxons in the late 14th century to defend Brasov from invasion by the Turks. Inside you’ll find displays of rich Western European furniture, which Queen Marie, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, purchased in the 1920s when the castle was used as a royal residence. Continue to Brasov for four nights bed and breakfast with dinner in a local restaurant this evening. (126 miles today). Arrival in Brasov will be late afternoon. Your Tour Director will conduct a short orientation walk of Brasov before dinner.

DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Brasov with two included walks. Brasov is a medieval town with ornate Saxon churches and townhouses. Local legend has it that when the Pied Piper lured away the children from Hamelin they re-emerged near Brasov’s main square, Pia'a Sfatului, in the heart of the medieval quarter. It is one of the finest Baroque squares in Romania. Here you can visit the 15th century Town Hall, with its quaint Trumpeter’s Tower on top, and the Lutheran Black Church - the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul with a 6-tonne bell and a huge organ with 4000 pipes. A great view of the old town is afforded from Mt Tampa which can be reached by cable car or by a couple of marked trails.Walk 1: Viscri. Coach transfer to Mesendorf (57 miles) for the start of the walk. This 8-mile walk (270m ascent/descent) takes you over the hills and through the meadows to Viscri. A combination of bulldozing by the Ceausescu regime and the exodus of the German-speaking population after the fall of Communism threatened to wipe out the centuries-old Saxon rural heritage in Transylvania. With the help of benefactors, including Prince Charles, restoration and preservation schemes have helped save many villages and Viscri is the most famous example. Barns, cottages, cattle troughs etc. have been repaired and rustic skills re-introduced. After the walk you have an included lunch in a local house, time to explore the village and have a tour of Viscri’s UNESCO-listed fortified church. Under continuous threat of marauding Mongols and Turks, the Saxons not only fortified their towns, but the

villages as well with defensive works centred around the church.Walk 2: Transfer by coach to the Balea waterfall. The transfer takes 2 ¼ hours which is much longer than we would normally undertake. But not only is the drive worth it, it’s part of the day’s experience as it takes you on the northern part of the Transfagarasan - voted Top Gear’s ‘best road in the world’. The really serious bends are after the waterfall, but you see them in all their glory from the cable car which takes you to Lake Balea at 6,780ft and the start of the walk to climb up to the main ridge of the Fagaras Mountain. The narrow path is mostly uneven, on rocky terrain, with steep sides. On the ridge, there are panoramic views over the glacial valleys and lakes wherever you look. You continue along the ridge and then descend back to the Lake from the opposite side on similar terrain. (2 ½ miles with ascent/descent of 480m). During your stay in Brasov there will also be an optional half day excursion to the nearby fortified churches of Harman and Prejmer. DAY SEVEN: Return to Bucharest. Twenty four miles south of Brasov is the small mountain resort of Busteni where you start your third walk. Walk 3: The Bucegi Mountains (5 miles with ascent of 150m and descent of 300m). This part of the Prahova Valley gained popularity as a tourist destination at the end of the 19th century when King Carol I established royal residences in the area. You take the cable car from Busteni to the Babele station (7,350ft) passing the giant WWI memorial cross on Mt Caraiman. Babele is famous for its curiously shaped rock formations. With spectacular views across the valley, your walk takes you south to the Cota 2000 station where you take the cable car down to Sinaia and re-join your coach for the onward journey to Bucharest (90 miles) for your last night on a bed and breakfast basis.DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure for the airport and your flight home.

Transylvania is a land of dramatic mountain scenery, idyllic rural countryside, Saxon medieval towns and villages and, of course, vampires! From your main base in the medieval merchant town of Brasov, there are two walks in the magnificent alpine landscapes of the Fagaras and Bucegi ranges, and a third walk in Viscri - a preserved pastoral setting unique to Romania. You also stay in Bucharest where you have a tour of Ceausescu’s colossal House of the Republic, while Bran Castle, on the way to Brasov, lives up to the eerie, ghoulish image that Bram Stoker’s Dracula evokes.

8 days May & September

PROGRAMME

OUR HOTELSHOTEL CAPITOL HHHH,Bucharest (first two and last nights)The historic Hotel Capitol is in an excellent position on Calea Victoriei. Rooms have free high-speed, wireless Internet, cable tv, individual climate control and bathroom equipped with bath/shower and hairdryer. The hotel has a restaurant which is popular with the locals and hotel guests. (www.hotelcapitol.ro/en)

HOTEL COROANA BRASOVULUI HHH,Brasov (four nights)This small, friendly and modern hotel is in a quiet position but just a 15 minute walk to Brasov’s main square. The hotel has a pleasant breakfast room and cosy English bar. Dinner at a local restaurant is included on the first night. Rooms have tv, wifi, direct dial telephone, shower and hairdryer. (www.coroana-brasovului.ro)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 3 nights bb in Bucharest • 4 nights bb in Brasov, and one dinner, in the Transylvanian Alps • Tour of Bucharest with entrance to the Palace of Parliament • 3 contrasting guided walks • Visit to Bran Castle

from £969

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Lower Bavaria - Passau, the Danube & Prague

DAY ONE: Flight to Prague, short transfer to your hotel for two nights bed and breakfast accommodation.

DAY TWO: Half-day walking tour of Prague. Prague is the ‘Golden City of a Hundred Spires’, built (like Rome) on seven hills, and praised by poets and philosophers throughout its long history. From the statue-lined ’Charles Bridge’, gifted to the city by the Holy Roman Emperor of the same name, you will have wonderful views, unspoilt by the progress of the centuries.

DAY THREE: Today you travel to Passau, stopping en route in the historic university city of Regensburg. A remarkably well-preserved medieval city whose timeless Altstadt is a joy to explore. The centre straddles the Danube and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is dominated by the twin spires of St Peter’s Cathedral. You will have time to explore and have lunch here. You continue to Passau, just over an hour further on, for four nights accommodation – the first night half-board, and the following three on a bed and breakfast basis. Total today 240 miles, mainly motorway.

Passau: at the crossroads of German Bavaria, Czech Bohemia and the Upper Austrian region, Passau’s old town offers picturesque streets, a fine baroque cathedral, pleasant riverside walks – large craft navigate the Danube – and a pretty, mainly pedestrianized central shopping area, all set below the 13th century fortress.

DAYS FOUR TO SIX: In Passau, with three included walking excursions.

Walk 1: The River Ilz. The first walk shows you the smallest of Passau’s three rivers, the River Ilz. You will take the local bus to Hals and walk from there to the Oberilzmuhle Dam. On the way back you can choose whether to catch the bus back (5 ½ miles walk, 120m climb) or continue back to Passau on foot (a further 2 ½ miles km).

Walk 2: The River Inn, to Scharding. You follow the river Inn (the green one!) out of town to the south. The river marks the German-Austrian border. You pass the village of Wernstein, as you head to the little Baroque Town of Scharding. It’s an unspoilt town with impressive merchants’

houses close to the old river port. Return to Passau by train. This walk is 10 miles, along the river, almost level. If you want to do a shorter distance today, take the train to Wernstein – it’s about half-way - and join the walk there.

Walk 3: The Danube Gorge. Just across the Austrian border, 30 miles south of Passau, the Danube makes two sharp turns. Through the ages the river has hollowed out a spectacular 250m-deep gorge. Your walk takes in spectacular views and passes through pretty villages. 7 miles, 477m climb.

DAY SEVEN: Today you leave Passau and return to Prague. En route stop at the UNESCO-listed Cesky Krumlov, wonderfully set in a loop of the river, opposite its impressive fortress. You continue to Prague for one nights accommodation, on a bed and breakfast basis. 187 miles today, again mainly motorway.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home.

The rivers of central Europe are the focus of this holiday. The main base, Passau, stands at the confluence of three rivers. They say you can tell which river you are beside from the colour of the water – the little River Ilz is black, the River Inn is green, and the Danube is, of course, blue! Apart from the impressive river scenery, you will also explore historic towns, baroque villages, and the wonderful city of Prague.

8 days September

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELSOCCIDENTAL PRAHA FIVE HHHH,Prague (first two and last nights)The hotel is located in a modern shopping district across the river from the old centre which is easily reached by metro (3 stops) or tram (seven stops). There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance, including several in Novy Smichov, Prague’s largest shopping complex. The hotel has a restaurant, lobby bar, and fitness area with sauna. Bedrooms have a safe, free wifi and air-conditioning. (www.barcelo.com) HOTEL IBB PASSAU HHHH,Passau (four nights)The comfortable IBB Hotel Passau is centrally situated close to the Railway Station and just a few steps from the Danube. The 3-river confluence is just over a mile away through town – straight down the quayside. The hotel has 129 rooms with air-conditioning, direct-dial phone, wifi, radio, hairdryer, tv with satellite channels, bath and wc. There is also a bar with free wifi, terrace, and wellness and sauna area. (www.ibbhotelpassau.de)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays Brochure with a touring programme.

• 3 nights bb in Prague, 1 night hb & 3 bb in Passau • Walking tour of Prague • Visits to UNESCO-listed Regensburg and Cesky Krumlov • Three guided walks in Passau

from £929

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The Sierra de Mijas

DAY ONE: Flight to Malaga, transfer to Mijas (30 minutes) and your hotel for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in Mijas, with three included walking excursions.

Walk 1: Mijas and the Sierra. 5 miles, 400m of ascent/descent. Your first walk starts and finishes at the hotel: the first section will introduce you to Mijas itself, with its narrow alleys, broad squares, and ‘Camino del Calvario’, a pilgrims’ path of the Way of the Cross up to the Hermitage (built in 1710 as a refuge for Carmelite monks), on the side of the Sierra from where there are superb views over the coast. Your route goes to the Mission Cross and through an abandoned marble quarry. The landscape varies as you go, offering firstly herbs and lavender, and then eucalyptus and pines. You re-enter Mijas, and head through the town towards the hotel: perhaps stopping for refreshment first!

Walk 2: The North side of the Sierra, near Alhaurin el Grande. Short (20 minutes) transfer around the edge of the Sierra. This walk involves beautiful glens and

stunning vistas. The full walk is 7 miles, 675m of ascent/descent, with some steep sections, but an easier version encompassing part of the route will also be available.

Walk 3: Calamorro and the old path to Mijas. 5 miles, 500m ascent (descent by cable car). 20-minute transfer to start your walk near Benalmadena Pueblo, a pretty town in the hills as opposed to the sprawling resort of Benalmadena Costa below. The trail follows a ridge – on a clear day you can see Gibraltar and Africa! Your destination is Calamorro, from where the cable car whisks you 3km back down the mountain to ‘civilisation’! At the bottom there will be a further short, level walk (approx 30 minutes).

There is plenty to do in your free time. As well as a very pretty old centre where it is a pleasure to stroll and relax, Mijas has a folk museum and a newly-opened Contemporary Arts Centre. The prime focus of the museum is Picasso’s ceramic works of which 41 are on display, as well as some of his paintings and others by Dali and Miro. Picasso was born just down the road in Malaga which also has a fine

museum displaying his paintings. Malaga is easily accessible on public transport. Or you could spend a day at the seaside in nearby Fuengirola. There may also be an optional excursion to Rock of Gibraltar.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for Malaga airport.

We always try to combine great walking with interesting holiday destinations which are well worth a visit in their own right and Mijas ticks all the boxes. Roman, Visigothic and later Moorish, the white painted centre of Mijas Pueblo still has the look of an old Andalucian village, set amid the impressive landscapes of the Sierra, which are rich in vegetation: only a quarter of an hour’s drive from the commercial excesses of the coast, but light years away in atmosphere. The marble and limestone Sierra de Mijas is crossed with mountain valleys and has a variety of well-maintained paths and routes of varying difficulty.

8 days November 2020, February & March 2021 October

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL TRH HHHH,Mijas (seven nights)The hotel enjoys an excellent location close to town (an uphill 5-minute walk away), but set amid palms and pines in the rolling landscapes of the Sierra as well. Built in Andalucian style, the hotel has a bar, buffet restaurant, outdoor pool (not heated) and spacious gardens and terraces. Rooms have bath/shower, wc, satelliteTV, direct dial phone, safety deposit box (charge applies) , internet connection and hairdryer. Superior rooms are available at a supplement. (www.trhhoteles.com)

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in white-painted Mijas • Cable car ride • 3 included walking excursions

from £699

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Greece – The Island of Evia - no single supplement

DAY ONE: Flight to Athens and transfer to your hotel near Eretria on Evia for seven nights’ half-board accommodation. Transfer time is around 75 minutes. Although Evia is an island, it is only 45 yards away from the mainland at its closest point at Chalkida. However, roads on Evia are few and far between and the island has largely retained its distinct rural and remote character, escaping major tourist development, despite its proximity to Athens. Your hotel is three miles from the centre of Eretria, a small port twelve miles down the coast from Chalkida. Eretria was a strong military power and had colonies in Italy and Corfu. Evidence of its rich past has been revealed by excavations starting in the 1890’s including a theatre, temple of Dionysus, and mosaics. Eretria’s Archaeological Museum has a fine collection of ancient pottery and sculpture. DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: At leisure in resort with three guided walks.Walk 1: In and around Eretria. This is an easy 3-hour walk which takes you to the top of Kastelli hill, the ancient acropolis of

Eretria, where you can see the remains of the 4th-century BC city walls. There are wonderful views down to the harbour, over the Island of Dreams, and across the bay to Attica. At the end of the walk you can walk across the causeway to explore the Island of Dreams, or take an afternoon ferry to the mainland.

Walk 2: Scenic drive to the wooded north of the island (44 miles) through the Derveni pass towards the village of Prokopi. Your 6-mile walk (ascent 120m and descent 350m) leads through the shady, plane tree-filled Kireas valley and then through oak and pine forests. After the walk there is free time to explore Prokopi. The area is rich in history with a combination of Greek and British heritage. Prokopi is home to the church of St. John the Russian whose relics were brought here from Turkey during the 1924 population exchange, and the land around was part of the Noel-Baker estate.

Walk 3: Mount Dirfys and the Xerovouni Plateau. This semi-circular walk starts and ends in Steni, a pretty mountain village, twenty miles from the hotel. Some steep

walking through chestnut woods, fir-tree forests and up to alpine rock formations is rewarded by amazing views at every turn. At the end of the walk, there will be free time to relax in Steni which has become a popular year-round activity centre with plenty of local tavernas. (6 ½ miles, ascents/descents of 600m).In your free time, you can relax and enjoy your surroundings at the hotel. As well as having pleasant gardens, the hotel has an underground walkway to the sea. You can hop on the local bus from outside the hotel for the short trip to Eretria. Or maybe go to the port and take the 20-minute ferry ride for a couple of euros to Oropos on the mainland. Staying on the bus for another twenty minutes brings you to Chalkida, the island’s lively capital where there are good shops in the pedestrian area, a Roman aqueduct, a former mosque dating back to the 15th century, and an impressive castle. Going in the other direction on the bus from the hotel three miles down the coast, you can admire the Byzantine churches in the town of Amarynthos. There will also be optional excursions on offer (subject to minimum numbers as always) including a full-day to Delphi, and another to the capital, Chalkida, with its unique tidal phenomenon. DAY 8: Departure transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Although only an hour’s drive from Athens, much of the island of Evia is largely untouched by mass development. On three guided walks, you’ll discover the varied landscapes with which Evia is blessed. Near your holiday hotel is the resort of Eretria which has a fine Archaeological Museum and a ferry service to the mainland. Inland from Eretria is Dirfys, Evia’s highest mountain and site of the beautiful Xerovouni plateau. In the green, pastoral north of the island, the village of Prokopi is a popular place of pilgrimage. Your holiday base is the Hotel Miramare, three miles from Eretria.

8 days March & November 2020, March 2021

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELHOTEL MIRAMARE HHHH, (seven nights)

A family-owned hotel on the coast three miles from Eretria surrounded by groves and orchards. The hotel has extensive, lush gardens, two outdoor pools (not heated), restaurant with panoramic view over the sea, tennis court, basketball court, and a well-equipped fitness room. Standard bedrooms are in one of three annexes and have balcony or terrace, satellite tv, free wifi, safe, fridge, bath/shower, and hairdryer. Deluxe bedrooms in the main building or in the new Green annexe are available at a supplement. The picturesque bay in front is only 130 metres away and has easy access via an underground passage. The local bus service stops in front of the hotel entrance and goes to Eretria (3miles) and then on to Chalkida (12 miles). There is also an inexpensive taxi service available from the hotel. The frequent ferry service from Eretria to Oropos on the mainland operates several times daily. (www.miramare-eretria.gr)

• 7 nights hb in double rooms for sole use near Eretria • Three guided walks in different parts of Evia • Optional excursion to Delphi

from £1049

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Cyprus - Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos Mountains

DAY ONE: Fly direct to Paphos. Transfer to your hotel in Kato Paphos (20 minutes) for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: Paphos orientation walk and three included walking excursions, private transportation included. Two of the walks highlight the Akamas peninsula – an area of rocky coves, sandy bays on the coast and picturesque villages inland.

Walk 1: the Akamas Peninsula. After a 45-minute northwards coach transfer into the nature reserve area of the Akamas peninsula, you follow the trail that Adonis used on his way to meet Aphrodite (or so the locals say!). The area is rich in flora, including species found only here. The walk takes 3.5 hours (5 miles), with ascents/descents of 250m.

Walk 2: Panayia and the Vouni Trail. Today’s walk starts at the village of Panayia, one hour’s drive from Paphos. The path goes through vineyards and amid unusual limestone rock formations. Your walk takes about 3 hours (4.5 miles), with ascents/descents of 300m.

Before returning to Paphos, you will visit Chrysorogiatissa monastery, 3000ft up (the trail’s name, ‘Vouni’ means a ‘peak’), and founded in 1152.

Walk 3: the Troodos Mountains, 1 ½ hours drive away. These impressive, often snow-capped, mountains are the backbone of Cyprus - the highest peak, Mount Olympus, rises to 6000ft. This is a 5-mile trail around the mountain starting and finishing on the road to Chionistra, crossing ski runs and with stunning views on all sides. There are signs indicating particular flora species on the slopes and you will see black pines and junipers of the region growing out of the barren rocks. 3 hours, with little ascent or descent. Apart from your three included walking excursions, there is an optional excursion to the capital and Green Line in Nicosia.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.

Cyprus is an ancient land of mystery, legend, beauty and love. Aphrodite rose from the sea foam near your resort of Paphos, and took pity on Pygmalion by bringing to life his statue of the beautiful Galatea - their son was Paphos. At the crossroads of three continents, the area has a long history of invasions, and but for its mountain ranges, whose winter snows irrigate the island, Cyprus would be desert instead of the lush, green landscapes you now find. Paphos was the capital for 600 years and its visible archaeological legacy has led to the whole town being placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

8 days February, March & November 2020, February & March 2021

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELPIONEER BEACH HOTEL HHHH,Paphos (seven nights)

The Pioneer Beach is an impressive 4-star hotel with beautifully appointed bedrooms, public areas, international buffet style restaurant and colourful gardens. It is a pleasant 20-minute walk along the seafront to the shopping area and a further 10 minutes to Paphos harbour, or a short ride on the local bus. The hotel boasts a freshwater swimming pool with Jacuzzi, an indoor heated pool with Jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor short mat bowling facilities and outdoor Green Bowls facilities, and a floodlit tennis court. In the hotel’s Elixir Spa there is a heated pool, sauna, steam bath, a fully equipped gym and a hairdressing salon. Bedrooms have balcony, satellite tv, fridge, minibar, hairdryer, scales, make-up/shaving mirror, bathrobes and slippers, safety deposit box, ironing facilities, espresso machine as well as tea and coffee making facilities. (www.pioneer-cbh.com)

Please note that the hotel management reserves the right to change the hotel to the 4-star Athena Beach, a sister hotel of the Pioneer Beach located along the seafront half a mile closer to the port area of Paphos. (www.athena-cbh.com)

Extend your holiday - extra week available in Paphos.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb in an excellent hotel in Paphos • Three included walking excursions • No single supplement on some dates

from £819

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

FEB & NOV ’20 & FEB ‘21

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Tenerife

DAY ONE: Flight to Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia Airport. Transfer to your hotel (about one hour away) for seven nights half board accommodation.

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions in different parts of the island. Transfer times to the start of each walk is about one hour. On Walk 1 there is normally a stop at the Teide National Park Visitor's Centre before the walk.

Walk 1: Mount Teide. A full day excursion onto Mount Teide, with 3-4 hours walking on the mountain slopes (breathtaking views), and time to sightsee as well. A reasonably level route will be chosen by your walking guides, according to the weather on the day. Total distance 5-6 miles, reasonably level but at an altitude of around 8000ft.

Walk 2: Anaga. Your second excursion is to the north-east of the island, for a walk

in the Rural Park of Anaga, an area of volcanic cliffs and Laurisilva forests rich in wildlife. Total distance 4.4 miles with climbs of approx 300m.

Walk 3: Teno. The final included excursion is a full day trip to the extreme north-west of the island, where the Teno area lies, by-passed by the traffic and seemingly by time itself. You walk in the hills above Garachico, whose harbour was filled in by a lava flow in the 18th century. This is a full day excursion, with 3-4 hours walking and time for other exploring, too. Total distance 5 miles with climbs of approx 350m.

Apart from your three included excursions, you are free to relax and enjoy the extensive facilities of your hotel, or to explore Tenerife, either independently or on an optional excursion, as you prefer.

DAY EIGHT: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return flight.

There are a host of reasons for visiting Tenerife - the largest of the Canaries, which the classicists rightly called ‘the Fortunate Isles’. Fortunate, too, in having such a wonderful winter and spring climate for visitors from the freezing north! An island of contrasts - miles of sun-drenched coastline surround Spain’s highest mountain, Mount Teide. Often snow-capped, the desolate volcanic slopes of Teide are a world away from the tropical vegetation of the banana plantations and the botanic gardens below. You stay in the north part of the island where the traditional villages, the UNESCO-listed university town of La Laguna and historic Puerto de la Cruz are totally different in feel to the commercialised resorts of the south.

8 days February, March & November 2020, February & March 2021

PROGRAMME

YOUR HOTELBLUE SEA COSTA JARDIN & SPA HHHH,Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (seven nights)

The hotel stands on the edge of Puerto de la Cruz, a 25 minute walk to the seaside promenade (free courtesy bus 6 days a week during the day). There are views to Mount Teide, the sea, and the Orotava valley from the hotel’s extensive tropical gardens (1500sqm). Rooms have bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, safety deposit box (charge applies), minibar, and balcony or terrace. There is an outdoor pool, spa (charges apply), lounge area, poolside bar, entertainment programme, buffet restaurant, and lounge area (limited free wifi). Prices are based on standard rooms. Rooms with a view of Mount Teide are available at a supplement.

(www.blueseahotels.com/en)

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Tenerife.

If you have friends who are not walkers interested in this itinerary, it is featured in our Escorted Holidays brochure with a touring programme.

• 7 nights hb on Tenerife • 3 walking excursions in very different areas of the island

from £799

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GENERAL INFORMATION – WALKING HOLIDAYSHOTELS: Accommodation has been reserved in the hotels mentioned, but we do reserve the right to substitute similar hotels should circumstances dictate. Please note that at the discretion of the hotels (and their view of the local climate), lido and pool areas, as well as air-conditioning, may not be oper-ational, and hotels’ charging policies for access to spas, safety deposits, wifi, etc are always subject to change. Half-board normally includes evening dinner and breakfast. We make group bookings in hotels. Unless a hotel insists on it, we do not reserve tables for Preferred Travel groups at dinner. On the coast in Spain and Portugal, dinner is normally buffet-style with flexible seating and timing. In some hotels there will be a set menu at a fixed time for the group at dinner with no or limited choice and fixed seating. Where there is a limited choice, you may be asked to pre-order courses at breakfast time for that evening. This format is quite common in Italy and in city hotels in Spain, so please make sure we are aware of any special dietary requirements. Where house wine is included with dinner, this will be limited in colour, type and quantity by the hotel! Hotel check-in times are usually between 2pm and 3pm, check-out times between 10am and 12 noon on the day of departure. However, times do vary. Therefore, if you check-in immediately after a night flight this would normally count as one night’s accommodation. Similarly if your return flight is at night you will normally be required to vacate your room in the morning prior to leaving for the airport later on. Day rooms are subject to availability/cost and should be arranged locally with the hotel. Please refer to Clause 19 of our Booking Conditions for further information regarding hotels.ITINERARIES: The order of visits described may be subject to change. Where a train or boat journey features in a programme the journey will be made by road if, for any reason, the train or boat is not operating. Optional excursions operate at extra cost and are subject to minimum numbers. Changes may be made to the particulars in this brochure at any time.WALKS:WALKING GROUPS AND INSURANCE: The walks are designed for regular walkers of av-erage fitness. If you wish to walk further, our guides will assist you with information on other walking possibilities in the area. If you wish to stick to shorter distances, some of our walks can be abridged to suit – though in some instances you may have to pay for a taxi back to the hotel from a convenient point! For your comfort and security, and in recognition of the fact that paths in places may be stony or wet, it is essential that you should have appropriate footwear: either strong walking shoes or boots (new boots should be broken in) which give ankle support and have soles with a good grip – walking poles (collapsible to fit inside hold luggage), if you have them, take the strain off the joints, and are handy if not essential. A light waterproof coat is advisable, as is sun cream and a hat; binoculars and camera are an extremely good idea, and drinking water is essential. The details of the walks are believed correct at the time of printing. However, they may be amended due to local conditions or substituted with walks of similar content and quality. Similarly the order of operation of the walks is subject to confirmation. Distances and elevations should be taken as indicative only and may not agree with local signage nor with GPS systems’ readings, which, as we have found out, do not always agree with each other! Please bear in mind that while walks are on marked paths, farm tracks and tarmac roads, the different nature of terrain, vegetation and local standards in the resort areas means that these are often very different to those you would find in the UK. Vive la difference! We normally provide a walking guide/assistant guide for every 15-20 walkers. This ratio can change slightly for operational reasons (e.g. terrain, local regulations, guide availability). When required, trans-port to the start point is included. If we use a larger coach to get more than one walking group to a start point, you may be asked to delay starting out so as to keep walking groups separate. All holidays need minimum numbers to operate – see Clause 6 (a) of our Booking Conditions.Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Travel insurance arranged with Travel & General (see the Travel Insurance section of the Dates, Prices and Flight Information booklet) covers you for group walks up to an altitude of 3000m (approx 9850ft). The highest altitude reached on any of our group walks is 2550m (8415ft). If you decide to walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken out Travel & General insurance please ensure your cover is valid, particularly if you are going above 2000m/6560ft. EXTENDED STAYS: Where it is possible to extend your holiday and have an extra week, all excursions are planned to take place during the first week. Please note that in some cases during the second week an emergency contact number will be given in lieu of the services of a local representative. Naturally, your return airport transfer will be arranged for you. PRICES: These are subject to change - please see Clause 3 of our Booking Conditions. However, once we have confirmed your booking, your holiday price is guaranteed. Please note that op-tional excursions, porterage, drinks with main meals and travel insurance are not normally included in the holiday price. In some places tourist taxes are being introduced, which are paid in resort by hotel guests. These are not included in the holiday price and will have to be paid by you directly to the hotel. We shall let you know if such taxes apply when you book or as soon as we become aware if they are introduced after you booked.PAYMENTS BY COMMERCIAL CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD: Please note that all payments by commer-cial credit or debit card are subject to a charge of 2% of the payment being made. CUSTOMER CARE: Our customers can have complete confidence when booking an ATOL protected holiday with a tour operator which cares about its customers. Our customers were full of praise for the way our staff looked after them during the ash cloud crisis in 2010 and during various Air Traffic Control strikes since. More recently, when Monarch Airlines and Thomas Cook collapsed, none of our custom-

ers lost their holiday, and, those already abroad flew home without any delay. If your homeward flight is disrupted, we will get you home as soon as possible. If the airline has not made arrangements for accommodation and meals we shall do so. Please note that in order to offer this service we rely on your cooperation in dealing with claims for reimbursement from the airline concerned. Please see clause 18 for our general policy on flight cancellations and delays.FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS: Obviously the departure dates of our holidays are set and as adver-tised. Occasionally extra dates will be added due to demand – please look at our website www.pre-ferredts.com or call us. If you wish to combine two holidays into a longer break, or e.g. stay behind in your destination country to visit friends, we will try to assist and arrange special flight arrangements. Please note that for bookings including special flight arrangements there will be an administration fee of £15 per person, and the deposit payment (non-refundable) will be £250 per person. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL ADVICE: There are no compulsory health requirements for the countries we visit. For up to date UK government health and travel advice please visit www.dh.gov.uk/ travellers (020 7210 4850) or check with your GP, practice nurse or travel health clinic for advice. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides up-to-date travel advice at www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougoEUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (EHIC):The EHIC replaced the old E111 in 2006. Your EHIC lets you get state healthcare at a reduced cost or sometimes for free. It will cover you for treatment that is needed to allow you to continue your stay until your planned return. The card is not an alternative to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs such as mountain rescue in ski resorts, being flown back to the UK, or lost or stolen property. Therefore, it is important to have both an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy. Most insurers now insist you hold an EHIC. The EHIC is valid in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries. The EEA is a free trade zone between countries of the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The regulations on access to healthcare in the EEA also apply in Switzerland. Applying for an EHIC is free of charge. You can apply online at www.ehic.org.uk or by phoning the automated service on 0300 3301350. This is information is subject to change after Brexit.PASSPORTS/VISAS: You must have a Full British passport for travel to/from the UK. Currently, for visits to countries in the EU, passports must be valid on the day of return, but you should give yourself some leeway. Furthermore, requirements for countries outside the EU vary so we strongly suggest you have 6 months validity from the date of your return to cover all eventualities – including any changes in passport validity requirements for travel in the EU following a no-deal Brexit. There are no visa requirements for UK citizens. Nationals of other countries should consult the appropriate authorities. In case your passport is lost or stolen overseas, a photocopy of the photograph page will be of help in obtaining an emergency passport from the Consulate for return travel. Make sure you are insured for the costs of ob-taining an emergency passport. These will be the application fees but may also include very expensive transport costs getting to/from the Consulate.YOUR FINANCIAL PROTECTION: All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are fi-nancially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see Clause 14 of our booking conditions for further information or for more informa-tion about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLcertificate.PRIVACY POLICY SUMMARY: Please be assured that we have measures in place to protect the Personal Information we collect from you. Personal Information includes your name, address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, passport details, and any other information you provide, for example, a medical condition or dietary requirement. We collect this information in order to provide the travel arrangements you have booked. Where necessary, this information will be passed on to the relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements including, but not limited to, airlines, hotels, land and sea transport companies, our Tour Directors and Resort Representatives. If you have taken out travel insurance, we shall pass on your Personal Information to the relevant insurance company to assist with any claim. We shall only transfer the data we collect from you outside the European Economic Area if your travel arrangements include such a destination. Your Personal Information will also be provided to public authorities such as customs or immigration if required by them, or as required by law. We shall retain your Personal Information in order to deal with post-travel queries for the minimum periods required by law. We may also send you from time to time details of our products and services. If you do not want to receive such details in future, tick the box on the booking form, or just let us know. We shall not share your Personal Information with our newspaper partners and carefully selected third parties unless you consent by opting in on the booking form. Our full Privacy Policy can found on our website www.preferredts.com. You have certain rights under data protection law, for example, to access, correct, or erase the data we hold about you, or to make a complaint. Details can be found on the Information Commissioners’ website (www.ico.org.uk), or contact us.By phone: 0116 279 3929. By email: [email protected] post: Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Online: https://www.preferredts.com/contacts/Preferred Travel Services is a trading name of High Concepts Ltd.

ISSUED DECEMBER 2019 Reservations hotline: 0116 279 3929

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34 | www.preferredts.com Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.

TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR BOOKINGS TAKEN UP TO 31 DECEMBER 2020Travel insurance is a vital aspect to booking a holiday, giving you protection against unforeseen circumstances that could otherwise spoil your holiday. It is important that you purchase travel insurance that properly covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged competitive travel insurance from Travel & General Insurance Services Limited to specifically meet your needs on your holiday.Policies sold before the 1st January 2020 are underwritten by ETI – International Travel Protection (ERV), the UK branch of Europäische Reiseverscherung AG, who are licensed by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFIN – www.bafin.de) and approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA – www. fca.org.uk) to undertake insurance business in the UK. Policies sold after the 1st January 2020 will be underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE. Great Lakes Insurance SE is a German insurance company with its headquarters at Königinstrasse 107, 80802 Munich. UK Branch office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ, company number SE000083. Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority: register number 769884. This policy is administered by ERGO Travel Insurance Services Ltd (ETI): registered in the UK, company number 11091555. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 805870 and registered office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street London, EC3M 3AJ. Details about the extent of GLISE’s and ETI’s authorisation and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority are available on request.The schedule opposite sets out a summary of the cover provided by this tailored insurance. High Concepts Ltd t/a Preferred Travel Services is an Appointed Representative of Travel & General Insurance Services Limited and are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, full details can be found at www.fca.org.uk.

HEALTH CONDITIONSYou must be able to comply with the following conditions to have the full protection of your policy. If you do not comply your insurer may refuse to deal with any relevant claim or reduce the amount of any relevant claim payment.If you are travelling within the UK you are not required to declare your medical conditions. However, to be covered for any medical conditions you have or have had, you must be able to answer NO to questions 1. to 4. and YES to questions 5. and 6. a) and b) below:

1. Are you aware of any reason why the trip could be cancelled or cut short (such as the health of a close relative)

2. Are you travelling:

a) against the advice of a medical practitioner, or

b) for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment.

3. Have you been given a terminal prognosis.

4. Are you receiving or awaiting treatment for any bodily injury, illness or disease as a hospital day case or in-patient.

5. If you are on prescribed medication, are your medical condition(s) stable and well controlled.

6. If you suffer from stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental or nervous disorder, have you received written confirmation (at your cost) that you are fit enough to take this trip by either:

a) a registered mental health professional (if you are under the care of a Community Mental Health Team), or

b) a consultant specialising in the relevant field.

If you are travelling outside of the UK you must telephone MediScreen on 0344 892 1698 if anyone to be covered by this policy, or any person upon whose health the trip depends:

1. Has or has had a medical condition (excluding childhood and minor ailments not requiring treatment).

2. Is taking prescribed medication.

3. Has or has had any medical condition still requiring periodic review.

4. Is awaiting any tests, treatment, investigation, referral or the results of these.MediScreen’s office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm Friday excluding Bank Holidays. You must notify MediScreen immediately of any changes in medical circumstances arising between the date the policy is issued and the time of departure for the trip. You may have to pay an additional premium to cover your medical conditions. This applies to all destinations including trips solely within the United Kingdom (being defined as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isles of Scilly).A policy document that fully defines the cover, conditions and exclusions will be sent to you with your booking confirmation. When you receive your policy, please take the time to read it carefully to ensure you understand what is and what is not covered, and that all activities that you may wish to participate in are included. If it does not meet your requirements, please return the policy, proof of premium and any other relevant documentation to us within 14 days of receipt and we will refund the premium in full, provided you have not travelled or made a claim.

Significant or unusual limitations or What is not covered1. The cover under this policy is only available to United Kingdom residents for travel within the Geographical limits contained in this policy and which begins and ends in the United Kingdom. Repatriation will be to the United Kingdom only.2. Cover is only available for the whole duration of a booked trip to a maximum 15-consecutive days and cover cannot be purchased once a trip has already begun.3. Certain hazardous sports and activities.4. Personal effects – claims will be paid based on the value at today’s prices less a deduction for wear, tear and depreciation (loss of value)5. Losses of personal property, valuables, passport, visa or money must be reported to police within 24 hours of discovery and a written police report obtained.6. You are not covered for valuables, your passport or visa if left unattended at any time (including in a vehicle, in checked in luggage or while in the custody of a carrier, tour operator or public transport operator) unless deposited in a hotel safe, safety deposit box or left in your locked accommodation.7. Stolen property: You are not covered for baggage stolen from:a. an unattended coach/bus unless it was locked in the luggage compartment of the coach/bus and evidence of force or violent entry to the vehicle is available, orb. the passenger compartment of any unattended vehicle.8. You being under the influence of drink or drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor).9. Circumstances known to you before you booked your trip or purchased this insurance which could reasonably have been expected to lead to cancellation of the trip.

Walking Holidays. Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Our travel insurance covers you for group walks up to an altitude of 3000m. Some insurers have lower limits – usually 2000m. If you decide to walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken out our insurance please ensure your cover is valid.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE APPLIES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS AT THE DATE OF DEPARTURE. Premiums are shown elsewhere in the brochure. We regret cover is not available to persons aged over 80 years at the date of departure. These details are correct as at 1 December 2019 and are subject to change without notice. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, any insurance premiums paid to Preferred Travel Services will automatically be refunded. However, we cannot refund premiums paid to other insurers. If you have arranged your own travel insurance policy please check that the premium will be refunded in the event of cancellation by us.

SECTION OF COVER MAXIMUM SUMS INSURED AND/OR BENEFITS PER PERSON

MAXIMUM EXCESS PER PERSON

Cancellation £5,000Nil Loss of Deposit

£75 Cancellation

Delayed Departure (Northern Ireland, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man, Channel Islands &

Europe)

£100 (£20 after first 12-hours and £10 for each subsequent 12-hours) Delayed Travel Nil Delayed Travel

£5,000 Holiday Abandonment (after 12-hours) £75 Holiday Abandonment

Missed Departure

100 (England, Scotland & Wales)

Nil£300 (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Europe)

Personal Accident £25,000 (subject to age) Nil

Medical & Other Expenses (including Curtailment)

£5,000,000 Medical & Other Expenses in all, sub-limited to:

£75

£1,500 Additional Accommodation, Repatriation & Travel Expenses (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Isles

of Scilly)

£1,000 Local Funeral Expenses (Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Europe)

£5,000 Curtailment

Hospital Benefit

£10 per day up to £100 (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Isles of Scilly)

Nil£15 per day up to £450 (Isle of Man,

Channel Islands & Europe)

Personal Property (including Personal Money)

£2,500 Personal Property in all, sub-limited to: Nil Delayed Baggage

£400 Single Article Limit

£500 in all Valuables

£75 Baggage & Personal Money£500 (subject to age) Personal Money

£100 (after 12-hours) Delayed Baggage

Loss of Passport and / or Visa Expenses £200 Nil

Personal Liability £2,000,000 Nil

Legal Expenses £25,000 Nil

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SPECIAL REQUESTS (not guaranteed). You may also wish to advise us here of any special needs so that we can inform the hotel and/or transport company.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY: Holidays are of 7 nights duration, but if you would like to spend longer in warmer climes there is the option of an extra week’s relaxation in Menorca and Mallorca, Crete, Cyprus, Andalucia, Catalonia, the Algarve and Tenerife.

FLY DIRECT FROM LOCAL AIRPORTS: We offer holidays flying from over 20 airports across the UK – the vast majority are direct flights. More and more of our customers are using our range of regional flights to meet up with friends and relatives from other parts of the UK on our holidays – if you would like us to send a brochure to a friend, just ask... or they can download one at www.preferredts.com.

GROUPS: Group discounts are available from as few as 10 paying passengers. Larger groups can have exclusive departures with bespoke programmes to any destination in this Collection or elsewhere. Please contact us on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail [email protected] for further details.

SIGN UP online for our occasional e-mailshots – just select e-mail sign up at www.preferredts.com and add your e-mail address!

READING LIST: Our website www.preferredts.com has a reading list, mostly light reading, suggested by previous travellers and related to the destinations we offer. Please e-mail [email protected] if there is something you think we should add to it.

PTS PHOTO COMPETITION: Our photo competition introduced in 2017 continues to be a great success with hundreds of high-quality entries, many of which have been posted on our website. Our fifth winner of the competition in July 2019 was Janice Adams for her spectacular shot of

Praia de Marinha on the Algarve. Thanks to everybody who entered and special thanks to Carole Hyde for her image of the dunes in the Donana Park which is shown above.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Images in our brochures and website appear courtesy of Stadt Passau; Aragon Tourist Board; Turespana; prague.eu; Czech Tourism; Fototeca ENIT; Distretto Turistico dei Laghi-Stresa (VB); Foto Archivo Agencia in Liguria; Foto Archivo Provincia di Imperia – Riviera dei Fiori; Tourism Department of Lassithi; MDLF/R – CAST; Turismo de Portugal; Turismo y Deporte de Andalucia; Visit Poland; VisitCyprus; Rafael Lopez-Monne; www.slovenia.info; Miquel Angel Torro/Turismo Costa del Sol/www.visitacostadelsol. com; l’Office de Tourisme d’Arles; Visit Estonia; Greek National Tourist Office/C_Moustafellou; Bergamo & Lovere Tourist Office/D. Salvi; Almunecar Tourist Board; Top Tours Romania; Atout France/Paul Palau; Greek National Tourist Office/Y_ Skoulas; Patronat Municipal de Turisme de Tarragona/ Alberich Fotografs; www.slovenia.info/B.Cvetkovic; Turismo de Canarias/Alex Martin Ros; Walk Hike Portugal; Turismo de Canarias/Alex Bramwell; Associata del Turismo dell’Isola d’Elba/VistElba.info; visitcascais.com/cascaislive; Turismo de Canarias/Julio Gonzalez; algarvepromtion.pt/Luis da Cruz; DIP Huelva; Ayuntamiento de Pamplona-Pamplona City Council www.turismodepamplona.es; June Taylor; c www.vilniustourism.lt; www.slovenia.info/Alan Kosmac; www.slovenia.info /Tomo Jesenicnik; www.slovenia.info /Janez Tolar; visit.tallin; Patronato de Turismo de Cadiz; Incrediblecrete.gr ; Maria Bofarull; Matt Treadwell; Guillaume van Bockstaele; Islas Canarias Brand Centre; Val de Pop Tourist Board; Roberto Franceschino/Małopolska Tourist Organisatio/K.Bańkowski; Guide Matera

ABOUT US:Preferred Travel Services is an award winning, independently owned, friendly company whose two directors share more than 70 years of travel industry experience and all this is put to use in designing holidays which have just the right balance of included visits and free time to explore on your own. In 2020 we celebrate our 20th birthday. Whichever holiday you choose, you’ll still have time to visit cities and places of interest in some of Europe’s most picturesque countryside and beauty spots in the company of like-minded travellers from all over the UK.

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You can request a booking online at www.preferredts.com. Or make a provisional booking by calling our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or e-mail [email protected] and then complete a booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to Preferred Travel Services.

HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY RESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929(Open 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat)We suggest you check availability and make a provisional booking before sending your booking form.

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Walking Holidays Collection 2020 to March 2021Dates, Prices and Flight Information

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Holiday Prices and InsurancePrices shown are per person sharing a twin or double-bedded room. Supplements, including single room supplements, are shown for each holiday. The deposit for each holiday is £125 per person (please refer to How to Book). Insurance premiums are £59.95 per person under the age of 80 at the date of departure for holidays up to 8 days and £79.95 for two weeks.FlightsWe list all the airports available for each holiday. So if you have friends in other parts of the country who want to join you, you can check which is the best airport for them. We are even able to arrange for a friend travelling from a different airport to share a twin/double room with you for the holiday! Just ask us. Please note that while all airports are listed, by no means all of them will be used on the same date. Transfers to your hotel on arrival will be arranged by coach, minivan or car as appropriate. In the tables which follow for each holiday, ‘Dep’ times are departure times from the UK airport and ‘Rtn’ times are when you land back.Flight Details, In-flight meals, and Baggage AllowancesAll flight details are provisional and subject to confirmation when known. Please refer to Clause 6 of the Booking Conditions. Our brochures are printed some time in advance and, in some cases, before the airline has published its timetable. In these cases timings shown are based on experience of previous years. While latest known flight timings will be given at the time of booking these can change. Sometimes an airline will add a new route: when possible, we may add this to our programme. Sometimes routes are withdrawn, in which case we will adjust our programme and offer alternatives if possible. In-flight meals are not included. One suitcase per person (usually 20kgs) to be checked-in and carried in the hold is included in the holiday price. Cabin bag allowances in terms of size, weight and number vary from airline to airline. Ryanair’s size limit for a cabin bag (40x20x25cm) is smaller than other airlines. It is possible to take on a larger cabin bag as well as the smaller one by purchasing priority boarding. Costs currently (December 2019) start at £12 per person return and are subject to availability. You should tell us at the time of booking if you want to pay for this option. Precise information on baggage allowances will be sent with your travel documents 10-14 days before departure along with your boarding passes for those airlines where we have checked you in on-line.Seating Preferences on Flights (including seats together)Specific seats, for example aisle or window seats, can be pre-booked at an extra cost. Otherwise, airlines will choose seats for you. While most airlines allocate seats together on the same booking free of charge, this is not guaranteed, and you could be seated away from your travelling companion(s). Therefore, if you have any seating preferences (including guaranteed seats together), it is important that you tell us when you book, and, in any event, at least four weeks before your departure date. We shall tell you if your preferences can be accommodated and at what extra cost, if any. Please note that any requests received within four weeks of your departure date may not be possible, even with payment of an extra cost.

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Walking on Andalucia’s Eastern Coast (brochure page 4) Holiday Code: 7WAGQ Malaga Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price

Aberdeen 05-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1735 1710 £79902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1735 1710 £80908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1735 1710 £82929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1735 1710 £779

Belfast Int 22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1750 1725 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1750 1725 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1455 1520 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1455 1520 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1455 1520 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1455 1520 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0655 1400 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0655 1400 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0655 1400 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0655 1400 £709

Birmingham 22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1010 0945 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1210 1845 £70905-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1010 1915 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1010 1915 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1010 1915 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1010 1915 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £709

Bournemouth 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2135 £70905-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0830 0805 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 0830 0805 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0830 0805 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0830 0805 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £709

Bristol 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1205 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0605 1205 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0600 1205 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0600 1205 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0600 1205 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0600 1205 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £709

Cardiff 14-Mar-20 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Vueling 0855 0810 £70905-May-20 Tue Vueling 0855 0810 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Vueling 0855 0810 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Vueling 0855 0810 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Vueling 0855 0810 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £69908-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £65928-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £70914-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £749

Doncaster/Shef 23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £69915-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £73901-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £69908-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £65928-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £70914-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £749

Dublin 22-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0720 1420 £70905-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1305 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1305 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1305 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1305 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1150 1125 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1150 1125 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £709

East Midlands 22-Feb-20 Sat Jet2 0645 1345 £69914-Mar-20 Sat Jet2 0645 1345 £73923-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1430 £74905-May-20 Tue Jet2 0735 1430 £77902-Jun-20 Tue Jet2 0735 1430 £78908-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0735 1430 £80929-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0735 1430 £75901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £709

Edinburgh 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 1525 1420 £74905-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1640 2350 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1640 2350 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1640 2350 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1640 2350 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £709

Exeter 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1000 0935 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £69922-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 0955 0930 £70901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £709

Gatwick 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1215 1845 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1215 1845 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1215 1845 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1215 1845 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1215 1845 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0930 1555 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0930 1555 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £709

Glasgow 23-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1700 0015 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1700 0015 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1700 0015 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1700 0015 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1700 0015 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £709

Leeds-Bradford 22-Feb-20 Sat Jet2 1455 2220 £69914-Mar-20 Sat Jet2 1455 2220 £73923-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £74905-May-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1415 £77902-Jun-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1415 £78908-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1415 £80929-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0700 1415 £75901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0700 1725 £69908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0700 1715 £65928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £70914-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £749

Liverpool 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0635 1310 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1230 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0625 1255 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0625 1255 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0625 1255 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0625 1255 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1920 1855 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1920 1855 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £709

Luton 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 1430 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1255 1910 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0715 1405 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0715 1405 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0715 1405 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0715 1405 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0920 1320 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0920 1320 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £709

Manchester 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0710 1355 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0710 1355 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1255 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0610 1255 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0610 1255 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0610 1255 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0610 1255 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £709

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Newcastle 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1405 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1405 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1405 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1405 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £709

Prestwick 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1310 £70905-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0900 1605 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 0900 1605 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0900 1605 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0900 1605 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £709

Southend 23-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1300 £65915-Mar-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1645 2300 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1645 2300 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1645 2300 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1645 2300 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £709

Stansted 22-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1325 2000 £65914-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1325 2000 £69923-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1230 £70905-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0605 1230 £73902-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0605 1230 £74908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0605 1230 £76929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0605 1230 £71901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £65908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £61928-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £66914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £709

Supplements per person:Single room £120 Extra weeks In single In twin/double February & November £330 £210 March-May & October £350 £230 June & September £400 £280

Walking in the Sierras of the Orange Blossom Coast (brochure page 5) Holiday Code: 7WOB Q Valencia Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0630 1305 £719

29-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0630 1305 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0630 1305 £719

Bristol 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £71928-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £72905-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 2005 1940 £719

East Midlands 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £71929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2035 £719

Edinburgh 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £71929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0825 1455 £719

Gatwick 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £71928-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £72905-Oct-20 Mon Easyjet 0620 1435 £719

Heathrow 18-May-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £75928-Sep-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £76905-Oct-20 Mon BA 0745 1335 £759

Luton 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £71929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £719

Manchester 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £71928-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £72905-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 1640 1615 £719

Stansted* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £71929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1415 1945 £719

* to CastellonSupplements per person:Single room £140Garden/pool view £35

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Walking in the Costa Blanca Mountains (brochure page 6) Holiday Code: 7WCPQ Alicante Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £819

14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £85903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £87924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £85905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £81918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £829

Belfast Int 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1755 0035 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1755 0035 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £769

Birmingham 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0805 1410 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1405 2050 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0805 1410 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 0805 1410 £769

Bristol 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1315 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1010 1550 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1315 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0725 1315 £769

Cardiff 19-Mar-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1210 £75914-May-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Vueling 1250 1215 £769

Doncaster/Shef 14-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £83903-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1255 £839

Dublin 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £769

East Midlands 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1815 1750 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1815 1750 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1815 1750 £769

Edinburgh 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0715 1415 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0715 1415 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 0715 1415 £769

Gatwick 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1320 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1225 1805 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0725 1320 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0725 1320 £769

Glasgow 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1335 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Jet2 1100 1830 £79918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0635 1335 £769

Leeds-Bradford 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1740 1715 £75914-May-20 Thu Jet2 1655 2335 £83903-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 1655 2335 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 1655 2335 £83905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 1730 1705 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1730 1705 £769

Liverpool 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1630 2245 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0650 1305 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 1630 2245 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 1630 2245 £769

Luton 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0730 1325 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0730 1325 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0730 1325 £769

Manchester 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1300 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Thomson 0640 1320 £79918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £769

Newcastle 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1345 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1345 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0700 1345 £769

Newquay 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £769

Prestwick 14-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £799

Southend 19-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1250 £75914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1250 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0700 1250 £769

Stansted 19-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £75914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £79903-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £81924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £79905-Nov-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1235 £75918-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 0630 1235 £769

Supplements per person: Single room November £0 Single room other dates £110

Walking in Mallorca (brochure page 7) Holiday Code: 7WMAQ Palma Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 07-May-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £859

24-Sep-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £85901-Oct-20 Thu BA 1105 1730 £839

Belfast Int 07-May-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £77924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £77901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0750 1445 £759

Birmingham 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £72920-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £73924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £74907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1425 £77924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1425 £77901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1425 £75912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0700 1310 £749

Bournemouth 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0855 0830 £70907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0855 0830 £719

Bristol 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0705 1235 £68921-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1750 2310 £69924-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0605 1130 £71911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0705 1235 £69918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0705 1235 £709

Cardiff 07-May-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Vueling 1740 1700 £719

Doncaster/Shef 13-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1235 £72920-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1235 £73924-Apr-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1225 £74912-Mar-21 Fri Thomson 0600 1235 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Thomson 0600 1235 £749

Dublin 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 1835 1810 £70907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1750 2359 £719

East Midlands 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £72920-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £73924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £74907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1240 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0745 1355 £749

Edinburgh 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0835 1545 £72924-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0735 1415 £70907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0735 1420 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0835 1545 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0835 1545 £749

Gatwick 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £68920-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £69924-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 1135 1720 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0905 2120 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £69919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0800 1330 £709

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Glasgow 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0800 1510 £72924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1410 £74907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1410 £77924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1410 £77901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0700 1410 £75912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0800 1510 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0800 1510 £749

Heathrow 24-Apr-20 Fri BA 1550 2145 £74907-May-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £77924-Sep-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £77901-Oct-20 Thu BA 1545 1430 £759

Leeds-Bradford 13-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1330 £72920-Mar-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1330 £73924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0630 1305 £74907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1535 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0800 1430 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0800 1430 £749

Liverpool 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0950 1540 £68920-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0925 1520 £69924-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0610 1205 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0610 1205 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0950 1540 £69919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0950 1540 £709

Luton 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1230 £68921-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1445 2020 £69924-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0600 1140 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1140 £71911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0650 1230 £69918-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0650 1230 £709

Manchester 13-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £72920-Mar-20 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £73924-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0620 1215 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0555 1200 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £749

Newcastle 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1515 £72924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0650 1335 £74907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1220 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0750 1430 £73919-Mar-21 Fri Jet2 0750 1430 £749

Prestwick 24-Apr-20 Fri Ryanair 0700 1330 £70907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0700 1330 £719

Southend 24-Apr-20 Fri Easyjet 0645 1220 £70907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0720 1255 £719

Stansted 13-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0700 1235 £68920-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0700 1240 £69924-Apr-20 Fri Jet2 0955 2255 £74907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £73924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £73901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1335 1910 £71912-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0700 1240 £69919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0700 1240 £709

** via HeathrowSupplements per person: Single room March & April £0Single room other dates £100 Superior per week £40 (twin/double rooms only) Extra week in a single £450Extra week in a twin/double £350There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in Catalonia (brochure page 8) Holiday Code: 7WCC

Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 25-Mar-20 Wed BA 0920 1825 £809

16-Apr-20 Thu BA 0925 1950 £81913-May-20 Wed BA 1105 1730 £82929-Sep-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £82913-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £80914-Mar-21 Sun BA 1040 1935 £819

Belfast Int 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £709

Birmingham 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1320 1535 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1545 1515 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1600 2120 £699

Bristol 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0715 0935 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2330 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0715 2120 £699

Cardiff 29-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £689

Doncaster/Shef 29-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 0630 1220 £74913-Oct-20 Tue Thomson 0630 1220 £729

Dublin 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £70914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1230 1820 £699

East Midlands 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 1450 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £689

Edinburgh 26-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1255 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0630 1245 £699

Gatwick 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1650 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1420 1535 £699

Glasgow 26-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1410 £72916-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £73914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £749

Glasgow* 29-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £74913-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £729

Glasgow 14-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 1535 2225 £739Heathrow 25-Mar-20 Wed BA 1320 1315 £729

16-Apr-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £73913-May-20 Wed BA 1420 1305 £74929-Sep-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £74913-Oct-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £72914-Mar-21 Sun BA 1505 1540 £739

Leeds-Bradford 26-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1445 £72916-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £73914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £749

Liverpool 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1235 1805 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1230 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1735 2300 £699

Luton 25-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1225 1735 £699

Manchester 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0625 1155 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1025 1600 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0625 1155 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £74913-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £72914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1610 2150 £699

Newcastle 26-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0945 1930 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £69913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1730 2325 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1700 2255 £699

Prestwick 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1730 2345 £709

Southend 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1150 £70914-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1755 2255 £699

Stansted 25-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1245 1525 £68916-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £69913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0815 1220 £70929-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £70913-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £68914-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0915 1600 £699

** via Heathrow * to ReusSupplements per person:Single room Mar, Apr, Sept & Oct £0Single room May £120Extra week in a single May £410Extra week in a single other dates £290Extra week in a twin/double £290

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Walking in Catalonia - Trails & Rails (brochure page 9) Holiday Code: 7WTR

Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price

Aberdeen** 11-Mar-20 Wed BA 0920 1825 £81906-May-20 Wed BA 1105 1730 £84906-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £82921-Mar-21 Sun BA 1040 1935 £829

Belfast Int 06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £729Birmingham 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1320 1255 £699

06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1545 1515 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1600 2120 £709

Bristol 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0715 1220 £69906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2330 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0715 2120 £709

Cardiff 06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £709Doncaster/Shef* 06-Oct-20 Tue Thomson 0630 1220 £749Dublin 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £699

06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £72921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1230 1820 £709

East Midlands 06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 1450 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £709

Edinburgh 12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £69906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1255 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0630 1245 £709

Gatwick 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £69906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1535 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1420 1535 £709

Glasgow 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0730 1420 £73906-May-20 Wed Jet2 0735 1410 £769

Glasgow* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £749Glasgow 21-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 1535 2225 £749Heathrow 11-Mar-20 Wed BA 1320 1315 £739

06-May-20 Wed BA 1420 1305 £76906-Oct-20 Tue BA 1420 1135 £74921-Mar-21 Sun BA 1505 1540 £749

Leeds-Bradford 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1445 £73906-May-20 Wed Jet2 0840 1445 £769

Leeds-Bradford* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0720 1330 £749Liverpool 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1240 1805 £699

06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1230 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1735 2300 £709

Luton 11-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £69906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1230 1730 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1225 1735 £709

Manchester 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0625 1155 £69906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0625 1155 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1410 £74921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1610 2150 £709

Newcastle 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0945 1535 £69906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1730 2325 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1700 2255 £709

Prestwick 06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1730 2345 £729Southend 06-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1150 £729

21-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1755 2255 £709Stansted 11-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 1245 1525 £699

06-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0815 1220 £72906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £70921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0915 1600 £709

** via Heathrow * to ReusSupplements per person:Single room March, October £0Single room May £120Extra week in a single May £410Extra week in a single other dates £290Extra week in a twin/double £290

Walking in the Valleys of Roussillon (brochure page 10) Holiday Code: 7WVRQ Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 28-Apr-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £869

04-Jun-20 Thu BA 0925 1500 £89917-Sep-20 Thu BA 0925 1500 £90906-Oct-20 Tue BA 0925 1730 £869

Belfast Int 04-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1730 2330 £789

Birmingham 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1435 1410 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0950 1520 £749

Bristol 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1445 1415 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1445 1415 £749

Cardiff 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £74906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0955 0930 £749

Doncaster/Shef* 06-Oct-20 Tue Thomson 0630 1220 £789Dublin 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1210 £749

04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1210 £749

East Midlands 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0935 1450 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0935 1450 £749

Edinburgh 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0630 1255 £749

Gatwick 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0910 1315 £749

Glasgow 04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £81917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £829

Glasgow* 06-Oct-20 Tue Jet2 0815 1435 £789Heathrow 28-Apr-20 Tue BA 1255 1610 £789

04-Jun-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £81917-Sep-20 Thu BA 1420 1305 £82906-Oct-20 Tue BA 1255 1610 £789

Leeds-Bradford 04-Jun-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £81917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £829

Liverpool 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1235 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1235 £749

Luton 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1250 1800 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0700 1215 £749

Manchester 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1155 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1025 1600 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0625 1155 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0625 1155 £749

Newcastle 28-Apr-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1930 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1730 2325 £749

Prestwick 04-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1735 2345 £789

Stansted 28-Apr-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £74904-Jun-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £77917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £78906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0815 1535 £749

** via Heathrow *to Reus Supplements per person:Single room April & October £0 Single room other dates £140

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Walking in Menorca (brochure page 11) Holiday Code: 7WMEQ Mahon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0815 1415 £819Bristol 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1655 2215 £779Cardiff 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £819Doncaster/Shef 03-Oct-20 Sat Thomson 1450 2055 £819East Midlands 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0710 1315 £819Edinburgh 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £819Exeter 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1130 £819Gatwick 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £779Glasgow 03-Oct-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1445 £819Leeds-Bradford 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £819Luton 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £779Manchester 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 1425 2040 £819Newcastle 02-Oct-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1430 £819Southend 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £779Stansted 02-Oct-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £819

Supplements per person:Single room £150 Extra week in a single £500 Extra week in a twin/double £350 There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in Menorca - Birdwatching (brochure page 11) Holiday Code: 7WMBQ Mahon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 1540 2225 £889

16-May-20 Sat Jet2 1540 2225 £889Birmingham 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0815 1415 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0815 1415 £889Bristol 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1650 2215 £849

15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1650 2215 £849Cardiff 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £889

15-May-20 Fri Thomson 0545 1135 £889Doncaster/Shef 09-May-20 Sat Thomson 1450 2055 £889

16-May-20 Sat Thomson 1450 2055 £889East Midlands 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £889Edinburgh 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 1545 2315 £889Exeter 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1130 £889

15-May-20 Fri Thomson 0600 1130 £889Gatwick 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £849

15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0635 1155 £849Glasgow 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1445 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0800 1445 £889Leeds-Bradford 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0755 1410 £889Luton 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £849

15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 0605 1130 £849Manchester 08-May-20 Fri Jet2 0830 1505 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0830 1505 £889Newcastle 09-May-20 Sat Jet2 0625 1305 £889

15-May-20 Fri Jet2 0745 1430 £889Southend 08-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £849

15-May-20 Fri Easyjet 1020 1525 £849Stansted 08-May-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £889

15-May-20 Fri Thomson 0720 1325 £889Supplements per person:Single room £150 Extra week in a single £500 Extra week in a twin/double £350 There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 3.30 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Portugal - the Algarve, Walking & Birdwatching (brochure page 12) Holiday Code: 7WABQ Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £899Birmingham 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 1015 1500 £929

01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £939Bristol 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £899Cardiff 01-Oct-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £939Dublin 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £899East Midlands 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £899Edinburgh 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0825 1600 £929

01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1420 £939Gatwick 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £899Glasgow 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0840 1450 £929

01-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £939Leeds-Bradford 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1945 1920 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1945 1920 £899Liverpool 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £899Luton 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £899Manchester 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £899Newcastle 16-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £929

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £899Southend 16-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £899Stansted 16-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £889

01-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £899Supplements per person:Single room £200River view room (on request, twin/double rooms only) £56

Walking - France – Camargue, Alpilles & Crau (brochure page 13) Holiday Code: 7WAPQ Marseille Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0750 1720 £1,019Bristol 03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1345 1810 £899Edinburgh 02-Oct-20 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £899Gatwick 03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0755 1215 £899Glasgow** 03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0745 1745 £1,019Heathrow 03-Oct-20 Sat BA 1310 1215 £939Luton 02-Oct-20 Fri Easyjet 1230 1710 £899Manchester 03-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1715 2205 £899Newcastle** 03-Oct-20 Sat BA 0610 1900 £1,019Southend 03-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 1810 2220 £899Stansted 03-Oct-20 Sat Ryanair 0800 1905 £899

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Walking in Portugal - the Algarve (brochure page 14) Holiday Code: 7WAAQ Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen 05-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £899

12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £919Belfast Int 15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2040 £799

12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1035 1710 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1035 1710 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £85931-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2040 £80907-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1400 2040 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 1400 2040 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £829

Birmingham 12-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 1015 1710 £84906-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1500 £87913-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1500 £89924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £98901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £89901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0655 2115 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0655 2115 £83911-Mar-21 Thu Jet2 1015 1710 £869

Bournemouth 15-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1630 1605 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Ryanair 1630 1605 £819

Bristol 16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0755 1345 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1240 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0650 1240 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £80908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1635 2235 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 0640 1245 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0755 1345 £829

Cardiff 24-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 2015 £98901-Oct-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £899

Dublin 12-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1820 1750 £80906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0930 1545 £83913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0930 1545 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1720 1650 £80908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1720 1650 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Ryanair 1515 1450 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1820 1750 £829

East Midlands 16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0615 1300 £83912-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0820 1525 £84906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1015 1625 £83913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1015 1625 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1625 2245 £80908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1625 2245 £79911-Mar-21 Thu Jet2 0820 1525 £869

Edinburgh 15-Feb-20 Sat Ryanair 1645 1620 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0940 1740 £84905-May-20 Tue Jet2 0645 1420 £87912-May-20 Tue Jet2 0645 1420 £89924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £98901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £89901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1525 2310 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1525 2310 £83913-Feb-21 Sat Ryanair 1645 1620 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Jet2 0940 1740 £869

Gatwick 16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 1725 2335 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1245 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0600 1810 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0600 1810 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £80908-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 0720 1350 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0630 1245 £829

Glasgow 15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1525 2230 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1515 2210 £80906-May-20 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £87913-May-20 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £89924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £98901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £89901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1455 2255 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1455 2255 £83913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 1525 2230 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 1515 2210 £829

Leeds-Bradford 16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £83912-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0935 1640 £84906-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £87913-May-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £89924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £98901-Oct-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £89901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £83913-Feb-21 Sat Jet2 0935 1655 £85911-Mar-21 Thu Jet2 0935 1640 £869

Liverpool 15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1640 2300 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0640 1305 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1315 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1315 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £85931-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £80907-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1635 2255 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 1640 2300 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0640 1305 £829

Luton 16-Feb-20 Sun Easyjet 0625 1245 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 0735 1330 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0635 1255 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0635 1255 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0635 1255 £85931-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1415 2025 £80907-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1415 2025 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 1425 2035 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 0735 1330 £829

Manchester 16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0700 1405 £83912-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £80906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1230 2000 £83913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1230 2000 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0730 1435 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0730 1435 £83913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 0615 1300 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1830 1805 £829

Newcastle 15-Feb-20 Sat Easyjet 1600 2250 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £84906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1700 2345 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1700 2345 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0625 1155 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1505 2240 £84908-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 1505 1410 £83913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 1600 2250 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £869

Newquay 05-May-20 Tue Ryanair 2050 2025 £83912-May-20 Tue Ryanair 2050 2025 £859

Prestwick 16-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0830 1515 £79912-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1700 2345 £80911-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1700 2345 £829

Southend 12-Mar-20 Thu Easyjet 1335 1955 £80906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0630 1255 £83913-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0630 1255 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £85931-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 0655 1325 £80907-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 0655 1325 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Easyjet 0705 1325 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Easyjet 1335 1955 £829

Stansted 16-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1410 2040 £83912-Mar-20 Thu Ryanair 1910 1845 £80906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0710 1320 £83913-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0710 1320 £85924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £94901-Oct-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £85901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1510 2125 £80908-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1510 2125 £79913-Feb-21 Sat Ryanair 1650 2305 £81911-Mar-21 Thu Ryanair 1910 1845 £829

Supplements per person:Single room February, 31st October & November 2020 £0 Single room other dates £120 Sea view per week £90 (twin/double rooms only) Extra weeks In single In twin/double February, 31st October & November 2020 £350 £350 March 2020 £470 £350 February 2021 £360 £360 March 2021 £480 £360 Other dates £495 £375

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Walking in Portugal – Cascais & the Sintra Natural Park (brochure page 15) Holiday Code: 7WLIQ Lisbon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 10-May-20 Sun BA 1105 1735 £1,119

27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1105 1735 £1,099Bristol 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £979Dublin 10-May-20 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £979Edinburgh 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0620 1310 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0620 1310 £979Gatwick 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 1030 2310 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 1030 2310 £979Heathrow 10-May-20 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,039

27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,019Luton 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 0705 1310 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 0705 1310 £979Manchester 10-May-20 Sun Easyjet 1005 1620 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Easyjet 1005 1620 £979Newcastle** 10-May-20 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,119

27-Sep-20 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,099Stansted 10-May-20 Sun Ryanair 0945 1800 £999

27-Sep-20 Sun Ryanair 0945 1800 £979** via Heathrow Supplements per person:Single room £290Sea view per week (on request) £56 There is a local tourist tax of 2 euro per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking - The Guadiana River & Western Andalucia (brochure page 16) Holiday Code: 7WGRQ Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £779

07-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 1035 1710 £779

Birmingham 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £81907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £82914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £819

Bristol 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0650 1240 £779

Cardiff 07-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 1205 £82914-May-20 Thu Thomson 0605 2015 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 2015 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 2015 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0605 2015 £819

Dublin 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £77907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £78914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0930 1545 £779

East Midlands 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £77907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £78914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1550 2200 £779

Edinburgh 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0825 1420 £81907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £82914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0645 1420 £819

Exeter 07-May-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £82914-May-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £819

Gatwick 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0805 1410 £779

Glasgow 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £81907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £82914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0650 1440 £819

Leeds-Bradford 30-Apr-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £81907-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £82914-May-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £83910-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £84917-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £86924-Sep-20 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £819

Liverpool 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1315 £779

Luton 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0700 1215 £779

Manchester 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £77907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £78914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 1230 2000 £779

Newcastle 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0600 1245 £779

Southend 30-Apr-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £77907-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £78914-May-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Easyjet 0630 1255 £779

Stansted 30-Apr-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £77907-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £78914-May-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £79910-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £80917-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £82924-Sep-20 Thu Ryanair 0710 1320 £779

Supplements per person:Single room £140Extra week in a single £420Extra week in a twin/double £280Sea view per week (on request) £50

Walking in Tuscany & Liguria (brochure page 17) Holiday Code: 7WTFQ Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBristol 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £869

09-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1225 £879

Dublin 12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £86908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £89922-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £879

East Midlands 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £86909-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £879

Edinburgh 12-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1805 2359 £86908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1805 2359 £89922-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1805 2359 £879

Gatwick 13-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £86909-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £879

Heathrow 13-May-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £90909-Sep-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £93923-Sep-20 Wed BA 0850 1430 £919

Leeds-Bradford 08-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0800 1355 £939Luton 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1810 2315 £869

09-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1810 2315 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Easyjet 1810 2315 £879

Manchester 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £86908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £89922-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0730 1255 £879

Prestwick 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1240 1215 £86909-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1240 1215 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1240 1215 £879

Stansted 13-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £86909-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £89923-Sep-20 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £879

Supplements per person:Single room £100Sea view (on request) £70There is a local tourist tax of 1.50 euros per person per day. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

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Walking - Monte Isola & the Camonica Valley (brochure page 18) Holiday Code: 7WISQ Bergamo Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 1125 1110 £919

19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1125 1100 £919Bristol 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 1220 1705 £919

19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1220 1705 £919Dublin 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 0615 1140 £919

19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0615 1140 £919East Midlands 06-Jun-20 Sat Ryanair 1320 1805 £919

19-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1320 1805 £919Edinburgh 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1225 1200 £919

18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1225 1200 £919Manchester 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1305 1805 £919

18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1305 1805 £919Southend 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 1730 2130 £919

18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1730 2130 £919Stansted 05-Jun-20 Fri Ryanair 0805 1300 £919

18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 0805 1300 £919Supplements per person:Single room £140 (standard only) Classic room with balcony £49 Superior room with balcony (partial lake view) £70

Walking on the Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo (brochure page 19) Holiday Code: 7WBIQ Nice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,019

01-Jun-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,06914-Sep-20 Mon BA 1120 1725 £1,069

Birmingham 01-Jun-20 Mon Jet2 0705 1225 £98914-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0705 1225 £989

Bristol 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £949

Dublin 27-Apr-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1725 2310 £949

Edinburgh 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £949

Gatwick 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £949

Heathrow 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £93901-Jun-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £98914-Sep-20 Mon BA 1430 1305 £989

Leeds-Bradford 27-Apr-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £93901-Jun-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £98914-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 1040 1610 £989

Liverpool 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £949

Luton 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £949

Manchester 27-Apr-20 Mon Jet2 1615 2200 £93901-Jun-20 Mon Jet2 1615 2200 £98914-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 1615 2200 £989

Newcastle** 27-Apr-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,01901-Jun-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,06914-Sep-20 Mon BA 0900 1540 £1,069

Stansted 27-Apr-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £89901-Jun-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £94914-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £949

** via HeathrowSupplements per person:Single room £100Side sea view £45 (twin/double rooms only) Front sea view £70There is a local tourist tax of 2 euros per person per day chargeable for the first six nights. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in the Cinque Terre, Portofino & Lake Maggiore (brochure page 20) Holiday Code: 7WPCQ Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1105 2230 £1,109

06-May-20 Wed BA 1105 2230 £1,11931-Aug-20 Mon BA 1120 2235 £1,139

Belfast Int* 22-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 1125 1100 £1,03906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 1125 1100 £1,049

Birmingham 22-Apr-20 Wed Flybe 1110 1610 £1,04906-May-20 Wed Flybe 1110 1610 £1,05931-Aug-20 Mon Flybe 1120 1610 £1,079

Bristol 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 1345 1845 £98906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1345 1845 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1805 2255 £1,019

Edinburgh 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 0940 1940 £98906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0940 1940 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1025 1940 £1,019

Gatwick 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1310 £98906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1310 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 0700 1310 £1,019

Heathrow 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1500 1950 £1,02906-May-20 Wed BA 1500 1950 £1,03931-Aug-20 Mon BA 1500 2005 £1,059

Luton 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1155 £98906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 0720 1155 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019

Manchester 22-Apr-20 Wed Easyjet 1655 1615 £98906-May-20 Wed Easyjet 1655 1615 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019

Newcastle** 22-Apr-20 Wed BA 1125 2215 £1,10906-May-20 Wed BA 1125 2215 £1,11931-Aug-20 Mon BA 1150 2210 £1,139

Stansted 22-Apr-20 Wed Ryanair 0845 2255 £98906-May-20 Wed Ryanair 0845 2255 £99931-Aug-20 Mon Ryanair 0845 2250 £1,019

** via Heathrow * to Milan BergamoSupplements per person:Single room £140There is a local tourist tax of 2.00 euros per person per day. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by hotel guests directly to both hotels.

Walking - Elba & Tuscany (brochure page 21) Holiday Code: 7WELQ Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 1255 1830 £959Bristol 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1140 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 0630 1140 £919Dublin 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1605 1640 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1605 1540 £919East Midlands 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 1600 2130 £939

12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 1600 2130 £959Edinburgh 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 0915 0850 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0915 0850 £919Gatwick 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 0900 1350 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 0900 1350 £919Heathrow 16-May-20 Sat BA 1350 1230 £939

12-Sep-20 Sat BA 1350 1230 £959Leeds-Bradford 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 0810 1405 £939

12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 0810 1405 £959Luton 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1145 1650 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 1145 1650 £919Manchester 16-May-20 Sat Easyjet 1005 1530 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Easyjet 1005 1530 £919Newcastle 16-May-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1425 £939

12-Sep-20 Sat Jet2 0800 1425 £959Stansted 16-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1445 1420 £899

12-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1445 1420 £919Supplements per person: Single room £150

Walking - Lake Maggiore (brochure page 22) Holiday Code: 7WMGQ Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 19-May-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,139

23-Jul-20 Thu BA 0710 1950 £1,13908-Sep-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,13906-Oct-20 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,139

Birmingham 19-May-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,07923-Jul-20 Thu Flybe 1120 1610 £1,07908-Sep-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,07906-Oct-20 Tue Flybe 1110 1610 £1,079

Bristol* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0840 0815 £1,069Bristol 23-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 1655 1630 £1,019Bristol* 08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0840 0815 £1,069

06-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0840 0815 £1,069Dublin* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0850 2330 £1,069

08-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £1,06906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0850 2330 £1,069

East Midlands* 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,06923-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 1525 1500 £1,06908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,06906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1320 1805 £1,069

Edinburgh 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,01923-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £1,019

Gatwick 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,01923-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 0900 1310 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 1440 £1,019

Heathrow 19-May-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,05923-Jul-20 Thu BA 1200 1650 £1,05908-Sep-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,05906-Oct-20 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,059

Leeds-Bradford** 18-May-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,13907-Sep-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,13905-Oct-20 Mon BA 1000 1705 £1,139

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Liverpool 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,01923-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 1345 1320 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 1400 1335 £1,019

Luton 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 0720 1155 £1,019

Manchester 19-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,01923-Jul-20 Thu Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Easyjet 1655 1615 £1,019

Newcastle** 19-May-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,13923-Jul-20 Thu BA 0605 1945 £1,13908-Sep-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,13906-Oct-20 Tue BA 1145 1540 £1,139

Southend* 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1310 1710 £1,06907-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1310 1710 £1,06905-Oct-20 Mon Ryanair 1310 1710 £1,069

Stansted 19-May-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 0020 £1,01923-Jul-20 Thu Ryanair 0845 2255 £1,01908-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 0020 £1,01906-Oct-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 0020 £1,019

** via Heathrow * to Milan Bergamo Supplements per person:Single room £140Lake view £91 (twin/double rooms only)There is a local tourist tax of 2.00 euros per person per day in Stresa. It is not included in the holiday price and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in Crete – Coast & Mountains (brochure page 23) Holiday Code: 7WHNQ Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1515 0025 £1,049Bristol 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 1350 2330 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1350 2330 £1,049Doncaster/Shef 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 1440 0010 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1440 0010 £1,049East Midlands 05-May-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,049Edinburgh 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £919

22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £1,009Exeter 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 1515 1520 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1515 1520 £1,049Gatwick 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £919

22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £1,009Glasgow 05-May-20 Tue Thomson 0705 1715 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1635 0245 £1,049Manchester 05-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £919

22-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £1,009Newcastle 05-May-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £959

22-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,049Supplements per person: Single room £140Sea view in Gouves £28There is a tourism tax in Crete of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in Crete, Gouves – no single supplement (brochure page 24) Holiday Code: 7WSHQ Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1515 0025 £1,059Bristol 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 1350 2330 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1350 2330 £1,059Doncaster/Shef 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 1440 0010 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1440 0010 £1,059East Midlands 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1530 0055 £1,059Edinburgh 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £969

15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1535 0120 £1,019Exeter 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 1405 2325 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 1405 2325 £1,059Gatwick 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £969

15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0710 1600 £1,019Glasgow 12-May-20 Tue Thomson 0705 1715 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Thomson 0705 1715 £1,059Leeds-Bradford 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0610 1550 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0610 1550 £1,059Manchester 12-May-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £969

15-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1345 2300 £1,019Newcastle 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 1525 0115 £1,059Stansted 12-May-20 Tue Jet2 0600 1510 £1,009

15-Sep-20 Tue Jet2 0600 1510 £1,059Supplements per person:Single room £0Extra week £400Sea view per week £50There is a tourism tax in Crete of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

Walking in Poland – Krakow & the High Tatras (brochure page 25) Holiday Code: 7WKZQ Krakow Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1025 1645 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1025 1645 £789Birmingham 01-Sep-20 Tue Wizz Air 2035 2200 £789Bournemouth 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1420 1355 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1420 1355 £789Doncaster/Shef 23-Jun-20 Tue Wizz Air 1425 1350 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Wizz Air 2005 1930 £789Edinburgh 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1605 2200 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1605 2200 £789Gatwick 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 0925 1500 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 0925 1500 £789Heathrow 23-Jun-20 Tue BA 1645 2245 £809

01-Sep-20 Tue BA 1645 2245 £829Leeds-Bradford 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2030 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 1500 2030 £789Luton 23-Jun-20 Tue Wizz Air 0825 2000 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Wizz Air 0840 2035 £789Manchester 23-Jun-20 Tue Easyjet 1245 1835 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Easyjet 1245 1835 £789Stansted 23-Jun-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 1525 £769

01-Sep-20 Tue Ryanair 0845 1525 £789Supplements per person: Single room £140

Walking in the Julian Alps of Slovenia, Venice & Trieste (brochure page 26) Holiday Code: 7WVTQ Venice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBelfast Int 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 0630 1250 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 0630 1250 £899Bristol 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1455 1425 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1455 1425 £899Dublin 18-May-20 Mon Aer Lingus 0740 1415 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Aer Lingus 0740 1415 £899East Midlands* 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1735 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1735 £899Edinburgh 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1450 1420 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1450 1420 £899Gatwick 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1230 2000 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1230 2000 £899Heathrow 18-May-20 Mon BA 0855 1425 £929

14-Sep-20 Mon BA 0855 1425 £939Leeds-Bradford 18-May-20 Mon Jet2 0800 1355 £929

14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0800 1355 £939Luton 18-May-20 Mon Easyjet 1325 1820 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Easyjet 1325 1820 £899Manchester 18-May-20 Mon Jet2 0830 1435 £929

14-Sep-20 Mon Jet2 0830 1435 £939Southend 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1705 2130 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1705 2130 £899Stansted 18-May-20 Mon Ryanair 1245 1720 £889

14-Sep-20 Mon Ryanair 1230 1720 £899*to TrevisoSupplements per person:Single room £150

Walking in the Transylvanian Alps & Bucharest (brochure page 27) Holiday Code: 7WBUQ Bucharest Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 30-May-20 Sat BA 1055 1405 £1,109

26-Sep-20 Sat BA 1055 1405 £1,089Belfast City** 30-May-20 Sat BA 0700 1430 £1,109

26-Sep-20 Sat BA 0700 1430 £1,089Birmingham 30-May-20 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £989

26-Sep-20 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £969Bristol 30-May-20 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £989

26-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £969Gatwick 30-May-20 Sat Wizz Air 2155 2115 £989

26-Sep-20 Sat Wizz Air 2155 2115 £969Glasgow 31-May-20* Sun Blue Air 0945 0900 £989

27-Sep-20* Sun Blue Air 0945 0900 £969Heathrow 30-May-20 Sat BA 1350 2130 £1,029

26-Sep-20 Sat BA 1350 2130 £1,009Liverpool 30-May-20 Sun Wizz Air 2125 2050 £989

26-Sep-20 Sat Wizz Air 2125 2050 £969Luton 30-May-20 Sun Blue Air 1035 1625 £899

26-Sep-20 Sun Blue Air 1035 1625 £879Newcastle** 30-May-20 Sat BA 0605 1540 £1,109

26-Sep-20 Sat BA 0605 1540 £1,089Southend 31-May-20* Sun Ryanair 1300 1940 £989

27-Sep-20* Sun Ryanair 1300 1940 £969Stansted 30-May-20 Sat Ryanair 0840 1910 £989

26-Sep-20 Sat Ryanair 0840 1910 £969NB Some flights do not arrive until the small hours and there is an early start for the Bucharest City Tour or the journey to Brasov. Please check when you book.** via Heathrow *these departures (31 May, and 27 Sep) spend the first and last two nights in Bucharest. Supplements per person:Single room £170

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Walking - Lower Bavaria - Passau, the Danube & Prague (brochure page 28) Holiday Code: 7WPAQ Prague Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 18-Sep-20 Fri BA 0925 1605 £1,049Birmingham 18-Sep-20 Fri Jet2 1325 1835 £969Dublin 18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 1800 1735 £929Edinburgh 18-Sep-20 Fri Easyjet 0600 1115 £929Gatwick 18-Sep-20 Fri Easyjet 0850 1340 £929Glasgow 18-Sep-20 Fri Jet2 1630 2220 £969Heathrow 18-Sep-20 Fri BA 1320 1230 £969Liverpool 18-Sep-20 Fri Ryanair 2040 2015 £929Luton 18-Sep-20 Fri Easyjet 1325 1745 £929Manchester 18-Sep-20 Fri Jet2 0700 1220 £969Newcastle 18-Sep-20 Fri Jet2 1610 2145 £969Southend 18-Sep-20 Fri Easyjet 0725 1145 £929Stansted 18-Sep-20 Fri Easyjet 1145 1555 £929

Supplements per person:Single room £210

Walking in the Sierra de Mijas (brochure page 29) Holiday Code: 7WDEQ Malaga Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £699

21-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1105 1040 £729

Bournemouth 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1100 1035 £729

Bristol 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1235 £729

Cardiff 08-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £73921-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £74907-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £75921-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0700 1330 £769

Doncaster/Shef 08-Nov-20 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £73921-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £74907-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £75921-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £769

Dublin 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1150 1810 £729

East Midlands 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0615 1240 £729

Edinburgh 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £729

Exeter 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0930 0905 £729

Gatwick 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0645 1515 £729

Glasgow 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £729

Leeds-Bradford 08-Nov-20 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £73921-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £74907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £75921-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0915 1640 £769

Liverpool 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1920 1855 £729

Luton 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0650 1320 £729

Manchester 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 1605 2255 £729

Newcastle 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1955 1930 £729

Prestwick 08-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £729

Southend 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0635 1255 £729

Stansted 08-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £69921-Feb-21 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £70907-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £71921-Mar-21 Sun Easyjet 0725 1400 £729

Supplements per person:Single room £120Superior room £35

Walking – Greece – The Island of Evia – no single supplement (brochure page 30) Holiday Code: 7WEVQ Athens Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceAberdeen** 20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0920 1945 £1,169

01-Nov-20 Sun BA 0750 1935 £1,16919-Mar-21 Fri BA 0920 1945 £1,169

Bristol 01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0650 1530 £1,049Edinburgh 21-Mar-20 Sat Easyjet 1410 2320 £1,049

31-Oct-20 Sat Easyjet 1410 2320 £1,04919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 1410 2320 £1,049

Gatwick 20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 1335 2155 £1,04901-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 1335 2155 £1,04919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 1335 2155 £1,049

Glasgow** 20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0900 1940 £1,16901-Nov-20 Sun BA 0900 1930 £1,16919-Mar-21 Fri BA 0900 1940 £1,169

Heathrow 20-Mar-20 Fri BA 1210 1535 £1,08901-Nov-20 Sun BA 1210 1630 £1,08919-Mar-21 Fri BA 1215 1600 £1,089

Luton 31-Oct-20 Sat Wizz Air 0700 1530 £1,049Manchester 20-Mar-20 Fri Easyjet 0750 1635 £1,049

01-Nov-20 Sun Easyjet 0750 1635 £1,04919-Mar-21 Fri Easyjet 0750 1635 £1,049

Newcastle** 20-Mar-20 Fri BA 0935 1930 £1,16901-Nov-20 Sun BA 0745 1925 £1,16919-Mar-21 Fri BA 0935 1930 £1,169

Stansted 20-Mar-20 Fri Ryanair 1810 1745 £1,04901-Nov-20 Sun Ryanair 0745 1545 £1,04919-Mar-21 Fri Ryanair 1810 1745 £1,049

** via Heathrow Supplements per person:Single room £0Deluxe single room £84 Deluxe twin/double room £42There is a tourism tax in Greece of 3 euros per room per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and is payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel.

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Walking in Cyprus – Akamas Peninsula & the Troodos Mountains (brochure page 31) Holiday Code: 7WCYQ Paphos Date Day Airline Dep Rtn PriceBirmingham 26-Feb-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1855 £819

04-Mar-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1855 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Jet2 0815 1855 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Jet2 0815 1855 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Jet2 0815 1855 £819

Bristol 26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Easyjet 0800 1835 £819

Cardiff 26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Thomson 1110 2200 £819

Doncaster/Shef 26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 0840 1930 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 0840 1930 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Thomson 0840 1930 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Thomson 0840 1930 £819

East Midlands 26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 1130 2210 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 1130 2210 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Thomson 1130 2210 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Thomson 1130 2210 £819

Edinburgh 26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Easyjet 1055 2200 £819

Gatwick 26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £819

Glasgow 26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 0910 2040 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 0910 2040 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Thomson 0910 2040 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Thomson 0910 2040 £819

Liverpool 26-Feb-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Ryanair 0630 1645 £819

Luton 26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 0700 1700 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Easyjet 0700 1710 £819

Manchester 26-Feb-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Easyjet 1400 0045 £819

Newcastle 26-Feb-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £819

Stansted 26-Feb-20 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £81904-Mar-20 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £81918-Nov-20 Wed Ryanair 0935 0920 £81924-Feb-21 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £81903-Mar-21 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £819

Supplements per person:Single room February 2020 SOLD OUTSingle room Nov 2020 & Feb 2021 £0 Single room other dates £100 Sea view per week £49Extra week in a single £480Extra week in a twin/double £380

Walking in Tenerife (brochure page 32) Holiday Code: 7WTEQ Tenerife Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price

Aberdeen 23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 1410 1310 £92908-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 1410 1310 £93928-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 1350 1250 £93907-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 1350 1250 £949

Belfast Int 24-Feb-20 Mon Jet2 0830 1835 £84909-Mar-20 Mon Jet2 0830 1835 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 0830 1835 £839

Birmingham 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0605 1540 £80908-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0605 1540 £81906-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 1310 2035 £83928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0605 1540 £81907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0605 1540 £829

Bournemouth 07-Nov-20 Sat Ryanair 0900 1830 £799

Bristol 24-Feb-20 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £80909-Mar-20 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £81906-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 1105 2050 £83901-Mar-21 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £81908-Mar-21 Mon Easyjet 1335 2245 £829

Cardiff 24-Feb-20 Mon Thomson 1440 1335 £84909-Mar-20 Mon Thomson 1440 1335 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 1030 1955 £83901-Mar-21 Mon Thomson 1440 1335 £85908-Mar-21 Mon Thomson 1440 1335 £869

Doncaster/Shef 24-Feb-20 Mon Thomson 0830 1830 £84909-Mar-20 Mon Thomson 0830 1830 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 1000 2000 £83901-Mar-21 Mon Thomson 0830 1830 £85908-Mar-21 Mon Thomson 0830 1830 £869

Dublin 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £80908-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £81906-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 1420 2345 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £81907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0725 1650 £829

East Midlands 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £84908-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 1100 2100 £869

Edinburgh 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £84908-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 1310 2325 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 1020 2105 £869

Exeter 06-Nov-20 Fri Thomson 0725 1645 £839Gatwick 23-Feb-20 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £849

08-Mar-20 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 0800 1750 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Thomson 1325 2305 £869

Glasgow 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £84908-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 0840 1915 £83928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0845 1915 £869

Leeds-Bradford 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £84908-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 1445 1855 £83928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0820 1855 £869

Luton 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £80908-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £81907-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1230 2210 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £81907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0640 1610 £829

Manchester 23-Feb-20 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £80908-Mar-20 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £81906-Nov-20 Fri Easyjet 1245 1710 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £81907-Mar-21 Sun Ryanair 0635 1620 £829

Newcastle 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £84908-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Jet2 0900 1935 £83928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0900 1935 £869

Prestwick 24-Feb-20 Mon Ryanair 1405 2359 £80909-Mar-20 Mon Ryanair 1405 2359 £81906-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 1355 2350 £79901-Mar-21 Mon Ryanair 1405 2359 £81908-Mar-21 Mon Ryanair 1405 2359 £829

Southend 07-Nov-20 Sat Easyjet 1135 2125 £799Stansted 23-Feb-20 Sun Jet2 0950 2005 £849

08-Mar-20 Sun Jet2 0950 2005 £85906-Nov-20 Fri Ryanair 0615 1555 £79928-Feb-21 Sun Jet2 0950 2005 £85907-Mar-21 Sun Jet2 0950 2005 £869

Supplements per person: Single room £140Mount Teide view per week £70 Extra weeks In single In twin/double 2020 £450 £310 2021 £440 £300

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Travel insurance is a vital aspect to booking a holiday, giving you protection against unforeseen circumstances that could otherwise spoil your holiday. It is important that you purchase travel insurance that properly covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged competitive travel insurance from Travel & General Insurance Services Limited to specifically meet your needs on your holiday.Policies sold before the 1st January 2020 are underwritten by ETI – International Travel Protection (ERV), the UK branch of Europäische Reiseverscherung AG, who are licensed by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFIN – www.bafin.de) and approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA – www. fca.org.uk) to undertake insurance business in the UK. Policies sold after the 1st January 2020 will be underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE. Great Lakes Insurance SE is a German insurance company with its headquarters at Königinstrasse 107, 80802 Munich. UK Branch office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ, company number SE000083. Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority: register number 769884. This policy is administered by ERGO Travel Insurance Services Ltd (ETI): registered in the UK, company number 11091555. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 805870 and registered office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street London, EC3M 3AJ. Details about the extent of GLISE’s and ETI’s authorisation and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority are available on request.The schedule opposite sets out a summary of the cover provided by this tailored insurance. High Concepts Ltd t/a Preferred Travel Services is an Appointed Representative of Travel & General Insurance Services Limited and are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, full details can be found at www.fca.org.uk.

TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR BOOKINGS TAKEN UP TO 31 DECEMBER 2020

HEALTH CONDITIONSYou must be able to comply with the following conditions to have the full protection of your policy. If you do not comply your insurer may refuse to deal with any relevant claim or reduce the amount of any relevant claim payment.If you are travelling within the UK you are not required to declare your medical conditions. However, to be covered for any medical conditions you have or have had, you must be able to answer NO to questions 1. to 4. and YES to questions 5. and 6. a) and b) below:

1. Are you aware of any reason why the trip could be cancelled or cut short (such as the health of a close relative)

2. Are you travelling:

a) against the advice of a medical practitioner, or

b) for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment.

3. Have you been given a terminal prognosis.

4. Are you receiving or awaiting treatment for any bodily injury, illness or disease as a hospital day case or in-patient.

5. If you are on prescribed medication, are your medical condition(s) stable and well controlled.

6. If you suffer from stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental or nervous disorder, have you received written confirmation (at your cost) that you are fit enough to take this trip by either:

a) a registered mental health professional (if you are under the care of a Community Mental Health Team), or

b) a consultant specialising in the relevant field.

If you are travelling outside of the UK you must telephone MediScreen on 0344 892 1698 if anyone to be covered by this policy, or any person upon whose health the trip depends:1. Has or has had a medical condition (excluding childhood and minor ailments not requiring treatment).2. Is taking prescribed medication.3. Has or has had any medical condition still requiring periodic review.4. Is awaiting any tests, treatment, investigation, referral or the results of these.MediScreen’s office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm Friday excluding Bank Holidays. You must notify MediScreen immediately of any changes in medical circumstances arising between the date the policy is issued and the time of departure for the trip. You may have to pay an additional premium to cover your medical conditions. This applies to all destinations including trips solely within the United Kingdom (being defined as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isles of Scilly).A policy document that fully defines the cover, conditions and exclusions will be sent to you with your booking confirmation. When you receive your policy, please take the time to read it carefully to ensure you understand what is and what is not covered, and that all activities that you may wish to participate in are included. If it does not meet your requirements, please return the policy, proof of premium and any other relevant documentation to us within 14 days of receipt and we will refund the premium in full, provided you have not travelled or made a claim.

Significant or unusual limitations or What is not covered1. The cover under this policy is only available to United Kingdom residents for travel within the Geographical limits contained in this policy and which begins and ends in the United Kingdom. Repatriation will be to the United Kingdom only.2. Cover is only available for the whole duration of a booked trip to a maximum 15-consecutive days and cover cannot be purchased once a trip has already begun.3. Certain hazardous sports and activities.4. Personal effects – claims will be paid based on the value at today’s prices less a deduction for wear, tear and depreciation (loss of value)5. Losses of personal property, valuables, passport, visa or money must be reported to police within 24 hours of discovery and a written police report obtained.6. You are not covered for valuables, your passport or visa if left unattended at any time (including in a vehicle, in checked in luggage or while in the custody of a carrier, tour operator or public transport operator) unless deposited in a hotel safe, safety deposit box or left in your locked accommodation.7. Stolen property: You are not covered for baggage stolen from:a. an unattended coach/bus unless it was locked in the luggage compartment of the coach/bus and evidence of force or violent entry to the vehicle is available, orb. the passenger compartment of any unattended vehicle.8. You being under the influence of drink or drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor).9. Circumstances known to you before you booked your trip or purchased this insurance which could reasonably have been expected to lead to cancellation of the trip.

Walking Holidays. Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Our travel insurance covers you for group walks up to an altitude of 3000m. Some insurers have lower limits – usually 2000m. If you decide to walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken out our insurance please ensure your cover is valid.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE APPLIES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS AT THE DATE OF DEPARTURE. Premiums are shown elsewhere in the brochure. We regret cover is not available to persons aged over 80 years at the date of departure. These details are correct as at 1 December 2019 and are subject to change without notice. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, any insurance premiums paid to Preferred Travel Services will automatically be refunded. However, we cannot refund premiums paid to other insurers. If you have arranged your own travel insurance policy please check that the premium will be refunded in the event of cancellation by us.

SECTION OF COVER MAXIMUM SUMS INSURED AND/OR BENEFITS PER PERSON

MAXIMUM EXCESS PER PERSON

Cancellation £5,000Nil Loss of Deposit

£75 Cancellation

Delayed Departure (Northern Ireland, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man, Channel Islands &

Europe)

£100 (£20 after first 12-hours and £10 for each subsequent 12-hours) Delayed Travel Nil Delayed Travel

£5,000 Holiday Abandonment (after 12-hours) £75 Holiday Abandonment

Missed Departure

100 (England, Scotland & Wales)

Nil£300 (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Europe)

Personal Accident £25,000 (subject to age) Nil

Medical & Other Expenses (including Curtailment)

£5,000,000 Medical & Other Expenses in all, sub-limited to:

£75

£1,500 Additional Accommodation, Repatriation & Travel Expenses (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Isles

of Scilly)

£1,000 Local Funeral Expenses (Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Europe)

£5,000 Curtailment

Hospital Benefit

£10 per day up to £100 (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Isles of Scilly)

Nil£15 per day up to £450 (Isle of Man,

Channel Islands & Europe)

Personal Property (including Personal Money)

£2,500 Personal Property in all, sub-limited to: Nil Delayed Baggage

£400 Single Article Limit

£500 in all Valuables

£75 Baggage & Personal Money£500 (subject to age) Personal Money

£100 (after 12-hours) Delayed Baggage

Loss of Passport and / or Visa Expenses £200 Nil

Personal Liability £2,000,000 Nil

Legal Expenses £25,000 Nil

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These Booking Conditions and the information in the brochure and our website form the basis of your contract with Preferred Travel Services (‘we’ and ‘us’). ‘You’ means the person making the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date). References to ‘brochure’ in these conditions shall also include references to our website.

1.Your contract – when you make a booking you guarantee that you have the authority to accept and do accept on behalf of your party the terms of these booking conditions. A contract will exist as soon as we send our confirmation invoice. This contract is made on the terms of these booking conditions, which are governed by English Law, and the jurisdiction of the English Courts. You may however, choose the law and jurisdiction of Scotland or Northern Ireland if you wish to do so.

2. Payment – in order to confirm your holiday, the appropriate deposit must be paid at the time of booking. The balance of the holiday cost must be received by the Balance Due Date which will be shown on our confirmation invoice. The Balance Due Date is 8 weeks before departure for Group A Holidays (holidays by air), 6 weeks before departure for Group B Holidays (holidays with no flight of more than 4 days duration) and 4 weeks before departure for Group C Holidays (holidays with no flight of 4 days or less). If you are booking after that date full payment must accompany your booking form. Reminders are not sent. If we do not receive payments due in full, on time, we shall cancel your travel arrangements and retain your deposit.

3. Your holiday price – we reserve the right to change the prices of any of our holidays at any time. You will be advised of the current price of the holiday that you wish to book before your contract is confirmed. The price we charge for your travel arrangements is fully guaranteed and will not be subject to any surcharges after your contract is confirmed. Please note that items such as local city taxes at your holiday destination are not included in our prices and will be payable by you in situ.

4. Changes by you – if, after our confirmation invoice has been issued, you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way, for example your chosen departure date or accommodation, we will do our utmost to make these changes but it may not always be possible. Any request for changes to be made must be in writing from the person who made the booking. You will be asked to pay an administration charge of £15 per person, and any further cost we incur in making this alteration. You should be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes are made and you should contact us as soon as possible. You can transfer your booking to another person, who satisfies all the conditions that apply to this booking, by giving us notice in writing as soon as possible and no later than 7 days before departure. Both you and the new traveller are responsible for paying all costs we incur in making the transfer.

Note: Certain travel arrangements (eg. Air Tickets) may not be changeable after a reservation has been made and any alteration request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements.

5. Cancellation by you – should you or a member of your party need to cancel the holiday once it has been confirmed, you must immediately advise us in writing. Notice of cancellation is only effective when it is received in writing at our offices (see Date Received in the table below). Since we incur costs in cancelling your travel arrangements, you will have to pay cancellation charges in the table (shown as loss of deposit up to the Balance Due

Date and percentages of the total holiday cost thereafter). Insurance premiums are non refundable.

Date Received Group A Group B Group C More than 56 days loss of deposit loss of deposit loss of depositMore than 42 days 50% loss of deposi loss of deposit56-29 days 50% 50% loss of deposit42-29 days 50% 50% loss of depositMore than 28 days 50% 50% loss of deposit28-8 days 75% 75% 75%7 days or less 100% 100% 100%

Please see clause 2 for definitions of Group A, B and C. The Date Received is the number of days before the departure date of the holiday we receive your cancellation in writing. Should one of the members of your party cancel who is sharing a double/twin room, the relevant single room supplement will become payable and added to your holiday cost.

6(a) If we cancel your holiday – we reserve the right to cancel your booking. We will not cancel after the Balance Due Date has passed (see clause 2) except for unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, or failure by you to pay the final balance, or because the minimum number (usually twenty) required for the package to go ahead hasn’t been reached. Unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. If your holiday is cancelled you can either have a refund of all monies paid or accept an alternative holiday of comparable standard from us if we offer one (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value). In the event a refund is paid to you, we will provide a full refund of your travel insurance premiums if you paid them to us and can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy and pay compensation as shown in the table below except where the cancellation is due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances (see definition above).

6(b) If we make changes to your holiday – it is a term of your booking that we are able to make changes to any aspect of your booking. If the change is insignificant, we will ensure that you are notified about it. Examples of insignificant changes include alteration of your outward/return flights which reduces your holiday duration by less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same or higher star rating, changes of airline, a change of overseas airport. If we alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the travel services that make up your package we will give you the choice of accepting the change, receiving a refund, or, if one is offered, switching to an alternative holiday. If you choose to accept a refund we shall pay compensation as shown in the table below except where the cancellation is due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances (see definition above).

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More than 56 days Nil Nil Nil

56-43 days £10 Nil Nil

42-29 days £20 £10 Nil

28-15 days £30 £15 £10

14-0 days £40 £20 £15

Please see Clause 2 definitions of Group A, B and C.

The compensation that we offer does not exclude you from claiming more if you are entitled to do so.

Costs incurred by you. If we make a significant change to or cancel your travel arrangements for any reason, we will not reimburse any expenses, costs or losses you incur relating to payments to third parties, including, but not limited to, insurance premiums, car parking, hotel accommodation, currency, connecting flights, or other travel arrangements such as kennelling fees etc.

7. Our Liability to you – you must inform us without undue delay of any failure to perform or improper performance of the travel services included in this package. If any of the travel services included in your package are not performed in accordance with the contract, or are improperly performed, by us or the travel service suppliers, and this has affected the enjoyment of your travel arrangements, you may be entitled to an appropriate price reduction or compensation or both. We will not be liable where any failure to perform or improper performance of the travel services is due to: you or another member of your party; or a third party unconnected with the provision of the travel services in the package; or unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, which means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.

Our liability in cases involving, luggage, personal property, and money is limited to the excess for such items on your travel insurance policy.

Our liability, except in cases involving, luggage, personal property, money, death, injury or illness, shall be limited to a maximum of twice the basic cost of your travel arrangements excluding, supplements, extras, extensions and insurance. Our liability will also be limited in accordance with and/or in an identical manner to a) the contractual terms of the companies that provide the travel services that make up your package. These terms are incorporated into this booking; and b) any relevant international convention, for example the Montreal Convention in respect of travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea, the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and the Paris Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation, which limit the amount of and conditions under which compensation can be claimed for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and delay to luggage. We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation of the extent of or the conditions under which compensation is to be paid under these or any conventions. You can ask us for copies of the travel service contractual terms, or the international conventions.

Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details will be publicised at EU airports and available from airlines. However reimbursement in such cases will not automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out in these booking conditions. If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to you by the airline or any other service provider will be deducted.

It is a condition of our acceptance of liability that you notify us and our supplier(s) in strict accordance with the terms of clause 9 of any claim made by you or any member of your party. Any person(s) to whom any price reduction or compensation is made (and their parent or guardian if that person is under 18 years of age) must assign to ourselves or our insurers any rights they may have to pursue any third party in connection with the claim. In all circumstances you must provide us and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably require.

BOOKING CONDITIONS – 2020 SEASON

KEY POINTS You enter into a booking with us when we issue our confirmation invoice. If you then cancel, there will be a cancellation charge. Initially this may only be a deposit, but can go up to 100%. You can make changes to your booking in certain circumstances. We make a charge for this. We can change and cancel your booking. We’ll pay you compensation in certain circumstances. We are responsible to you for providing your holiday but there are legal limits. Your contract will be with High Concepts Ltd trading as Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Tel: 0116 279 39 29 [email protected] NB read the full terms below for more information and for other important rights and obligations.

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Clause 7 continued

This clause 7 is intended to set out our obligations to you as an ‘organiser’ in the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. Please note, we regret we cannot make any payment to you or any member of your party if the person concerned is not entitled to one from us under these Regulations.

8. Additional assistance – if you’re in difficulty whilst on holiday and ask us to help we will provide appropriate assistance, in particular by providing information on health services, local authorities and consular assistance; and helping you to find alternative arrangements and any necessary phone calls/emails. You must pay any costs we incur, if the difficulty is your fault.

9. Complaints and problems – if you have a complaint about any of the services included in your holiday, you must inform us, our resort representative, and the relevant supplier (e.g. hotelier) without undue delay who will endeavour to put things right. (Please note we deal with all eventual complaints by post after your return and will not engage in email conservations while you are away unless the matter is urgent and capable of immediate remedy on the spot.)

If it is not resolved locally, please follow this up within 28 days of your return home by writing to our Customer Services Department giving your booking reference and all other relevant information. Please keep your letter concise and to the point. If you fail to follow the requirement to report your complaint in resort we will have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify it and this may affect your rights under this booking.

We are a Member of ABTA, membership number W3692. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme for the resolution of disputes which is approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. If we can’t resolve your complaint, go to www.abta.com to use ABTA’s simple procedure. Further information on the Code and ABTA’s assistance in resolving disputes can be found on www.abta.com. You can also access the European Commission Online Dispute (ODR) Resolution platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. This ODR platform is a means of notifying us of your complaint; it will not determine how your complaint should be resolved.

10. Behaviour – when you book with us, you accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused by you or any member of your party. Full payment for any such damage or loss must be paid direct at the time to the accommodation owner or manager or other supplier. If you fail to do so, you will be responsible for meeting any claims (including legal costs) subsequently made against us as a result of your actions. We expect all clients to have consideration for other people. If in our opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority, you or any member of your party behaves in such a way as to cause or be likely to cause danger, annoyance or distress to any third party or damage to property, we are entitled, without prior notice, to terminate the holiday of the person(s) concerned. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will be required to leave the accommodation or other service. We will have no further responsibility toward such person(s) including any return travel arrangements. No refunds will be made and we will not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of the termination.

11. Special requests – if you have a request, you must advise us at time of booking and clearly note it on your booking form. Although we will try to pass any reasonable requests on to the relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will be met. Failure to meet any special request will not be a breach of contract. We cannot accept any booking which is specified to be conditional on the fulfilment of a particular request. All such bookings will be treated as standard bookings subject to these provisions.

12. Mobility and medical problems – if you or a member of your party has a medical problem/disability which may affect your holiday, please tell us before you book so that we can advise accordingly. You must give us full details in writing at the time of booking. Please note that to get the best out of your visit to certain places may involve walking on inclines, through cobbled streets etc. If we feel unable to accommodate the needs of the person concerned, or reasonably feel that the enjoyment

of other travellers may be prejudiced, we reserve the right to decline/cancel their reservation. We regret we cannot accept any bookings from wheelchair users unless travelling with a companion able and willing to take responsibility when boarding coaches, trains etc. and on excursions. If this proves not to be the case at the start of or during your holiday, we shall assist in making arrangements for your immediate return to the UK at your own cost and we shall not pay compensation or make any refund in respect holiday curtailment. NB Our representatives, guides, coach drivers etc. are not permitted to offer physical assistance.

13. Passports, visas and health requirements. Your specific passport and visa requirements, and other immigration requirements are your responsibility and you should confirm these with the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates. We do not accept any responsibility if you cannot travel because you have not complied with any passport, visa or immigration requirements (including any procedures required by airlines at check-in). Information on health is contained in a leaflet (Health Advice for Travellers) available from local Department of Health offices and most Post Offices. The Foreign & Commonwealth Travel Advice Unit may have issued information about your holiday destination. You are advised to check this information on the internet. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

14. Your Financial Protection – we provide full financial protection for our package holidays, by way of our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence number 5537, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex, RH6 0YR, UK, telephone 0333 103 6350, email [email protected]. When you buy an ATOL protected flight inclusive package from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where we aren’t able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable). If we are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.

We provide full financial protection for our package holidays that do not include a flight by way of a bond held by ABTA – The Travel Association 30 Park Street London SE1 9EQ www.abta.co.uk.

15. Brochure Accuracy – the information and prices shown in this brochure may have changed by the time you come to book. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the brochure and prices at the time of printing, regrettably errors do occasionally occur. You must therefore ensure you check all details of your chosen holiday (including the price) with us at the time of booking. This brochure is our sole responsibility. It is not issued on behalf of and does not commit any other organisation/ carriers whose services are featured.

16. Safety standards – please note, it is the requirements and standards of the country in which any services which make up your holiday are provided which apply to those services and not those of the UK. As a general rule, these requirements and standards will not be the same as the UK and may sometimes be lower.

17. Brochure Information & Timings – all timings given are for general guidance only and are subject to change. Please note

that changes to flight departure times which reduce your holiday duration by less than 12 hours are not significant changes for the purposes of clause 6. Precise timings, intended order of excursions/visits and joining instructions will be sent with your joining instructions approximately ten days before departure. You are asked to remember that hotel, resort or other facilities may not be available during your stay due to seasonality or may be withdrawn for maintenance or other reasons beyond our control. In these circumstances we shall bear no resulting liability. Please note: the duration/number of days shown in the brochure includes the days of departure and return. Any photographs/ illustrations contained in this brochure are purely representative of the type of places visited, and do not necessarily depict your exact accommodation/destination.

18. Flight Delays and Flights – while we shall try to assist in every way to minimise the effects of any delays we do not accept liability for any delays which occur. Where a delay does occur we shall consult with the airline concerned regarding the provision of appropriate refreshments. Some protection is afforded by travel insurance, and you should ensure your insurance policy provides adequate cover for flight delays and cancellation. Under EU Regulation 261 you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. If your airline does not comply with these rules you should complain to the CAA online at www.caa.co.uk. For assistance by phone call 020 7453 6888. However reimbursement in such cases is the responsibility of the airline and will not automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your right to a refund and/ or compensation from us is set out in clause 6. If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to you by the airline will be deducted from this amount. Please note that any claim for payments from an airline under EU Regulation 261 should be made by the passenger. However, if you ask us to make such a claim on your behalf, we shall deduct from any payment we obtain our reasonable costs incurred in connection with a delay or in re-arranging flights for you. Please note that very occasionally an airline may add a touchdown en route. In this case a flight with an intermediate stop not involving a change of aircraft is still considered a direct flight.

19. Hotel Ratings, Bedrooms and Meals. We are required by law to state the star rating of hotels. All star ratings stated are those given by the authorities of the country concerned and are an indication only of relative standards. Actual standards can vary between hotels of the same category. Similarly, as the basis for star ratings varies from country to country, hotels with the same rating but in different countries may not be of the same standard. Facilities in single rooms may differ from double rooms. Hotels charge a supplement for single rooms even where there is only one single bed as the costs of the upkeep of the room is the same, regardless of how many people occupy it. Triple rooms may consist of a double bed and bed-settee or folding bed. Our aim of providing holidays with interesting and unusual itineraries takes us to places away from mass-market tourism. In some cases, where dinner is included, it may be on a fixed menu basis with no choice as opposed to buffet style. Please notify us of any dietary requirements. Depending on flight timings, dinner may consist of a cold plate on arrival at the hotel if the kitchens are closed.

20. Third Party Websites – We are not responsible for the contents of websites of hotels or other suppliers and tourist boards etc. included in this brochure or on our website. Their contents do not form part of our contract with you nor can they be construed as representations by us.

Preferred Travel Services is a Trading Name of High Concepts Limited.

Reg. in England No. 4000185.

Reg. Office: Christopher House, 94B London Road, Leicester LE2 0QS.

ATOL 5537 ABTA No. W3692

Issued DECEMBER 2019

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