Competa Hikes is a unique and specialist walking tour company, offering its own walking lodge retreat nestled in the mountains and the natural park of Axarquia.   We offer all-inclusive walking and hiking tours, right from the doorstep, for groups of up to 20 people and we are the only walking tour company in this area that offers specialist, off the beaten track tours, and combination holidays.

Competa Hikes mission is to teach and share the immense history, the wonderful landscape, flora, fauna and wildlife of this splendid region, so that it may be enjoyed understood and preserved.

• To provide a specialist walking tour all-inclusive package
• A unique insight into the region, past and present
• Guided Tours – historical, botanical and geological
• Properties and uses of indigenous plant-life
• To provide focus and awareness of the environment
• Giving back to the community at grassroots.
• Responsible tourism and travel

No matter which package our clients choose, their guided walks will provide them with knowledge and understanding of the natural and historical diversity of the Axarquia region.   Unique Features of Competa Hikes and its walking tours:

• ‘From your doorstep’ access to the extensive walking routes through these mountains.
• Wild birds and native animals share the walking lodge grounds
• Many ruined fortresses dot the landscape right here, showing the story of the rebellion against Franco, the main strongholds coming from the villagers in these mountains.
• Old trading route stone pathways run across our accommodation, where the silk and spice traders made their way from the ports of Malaga to mountain cities such as Granada.
• 14,000 m²   grounds of the walking lodge offer many hidden hammock decks, massage decks and seating areas for tranquil enjoyment of the surroundings
• Off the beaten track walks, with guides that grew up in these mountains
• Combination holidays combining walking with cooking courses, painting courses, language courses, yoga and massage therapy and many more