Walking Tour – 15th – 22nd October 2014

Walking Tour – 15th – 22nd October 2014

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Dates for your diary

Set walking tour date: 7 Nights, fully catered Wednesday 15th – Wednesday 22nd October

Day 1: Malaga Airport arrival for 1pm. Airport meet and greet and transfer included. Arrival at Finca Los Pinos for 2:30pm. Settle in and cooked dinner and evening entertainment, discussing weeks itinerary to come.

Day 2: 3/4 day warm up hike. Walk to Lost VIllage and Lost Village tour and lunch. Breakfast and dinner provided. For more information on this hike, click here.

Day 3: Full day hike to Competa for breakfast, hike to Canillas Fabrica de la Luz, Picnic lunch, hike and tour of caves, transport back to Finca Los Pinos or option to walk back to Competa and be collected from there. Dinner onsite. For more information on this walk, please click here.Rio+chillar

Day 4: Activity day – chosen activity plus Competa Saturday markets. For a list of our activities, please click here.

Day 5: Goat trail 3/4 day hike. Breakfast on site, picnic packed lunch on tour, and back to Finca Los Pinos. Dinner on site and evening entertainment.

Day 6: Full day hike – Rio Chillar hike, dinner on site at Finca Los Pinos.

Day 7: 3/4 day Old Silk RouteFabrica de la Luz, Canillas walk. Cocktail and dinner in Competa (excluded from all inclusive price).

Day 8: Airport transfers to Malaga for return flights around 12pm. Any exceptions to this time will be accommodated by us with individual transfers available is required for no extra cost.

For the rest of our tour dates currently available, the layout will be similar. With regards to a variation in walks – you can pick your own itinerary too! So please let us know what you want too!!

Diary of a walk to Acebuchal

Diary of a walk to Acebuchal

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Diary of a walker

After our Spanish breakfast of poached eggs in a chorizo tomato sauce, we packed our backpacks with some water and a banana or two and headed off down the Finca Los Pinos driveway toward the dirt track, which was the starting point of our four hour hike.

We had only been walking for five minutes when the backdrop of the stunning Almijaras Mountains came into view. We walked for a further twenty minutes until we crossed a wooden bridge over a stream and started up a gentle slope on the other side of the valley we had come from.

After 20 minutes of a gentle climb we reached the break in the shrubs on the side of the road and started our ascent of the hillside. It took us about 40 minutes to reach the top ridge, where we sat on a few rocks, had some water and took a few photos of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding mountains.

The next part of the walk took us around the top of one of the peaks, before we started our descent to the other side. As we meandered our way down, the backdrop constantly changes and allowed for good photo opportunities. We reached the main dirt track which connects Competa and Frigiliana through the natural park, and headed South towards the coast. The odd ruin crossed our path, evidence of the old trading routes, and casually strolled along the winding track until we reached the turn for Acebuchal, The Lost Village

The final part of the walk took us through a welcoming, partly shaded, dry river bed. Upon reaching Acebuchal we enjoyed a few cold beers, served in clay mugs, and feasted on some of the wild game dishes on offer for lunch. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. We took a few photos of the quaint, well manicured village and we were picked up by our hosts, and arrived back at the Finca fifteen minutes later and spent the afternoon in and out of the pool. An enjoyable day indeed!