Specialist Walks
Competa Hikes’ mission is to share and teach the splendour of nature in the mountains that surround the white washed village of Competa, so that it may be enjoyed, understood and preserved.
We are the only walking company in the area that offers specialist tours, showing and teaching the diverse fauna, flora and animal life.
We are also the only walking company in the area that offers combination walking tours, collaborating with and supporting the specialism and skills that the local community in Competa has to offer.
Some of our specialist and combination walking tours are listed below:
- Mushroom walks in the Autumn
Combination option – Mushroom walking and Spanish mushroom cooking course.
Saffron Milk Cap
Chanterelle
Caesars Mushroom
White Truffle
Oyster Mushroom
Poplar Mushroom
Black Truffle
Boletus
Saffron Milk Cap Muchroom
chanterelle Mushroom
Caesar’s Mushroom
white truffle
Oyster Mushroom
poplar mushroom
Black Truffles
Boletus
2. Wild Orchid walks in Spring
MAN ORCHID,
BUTTERFLY ORCHID,
YELLOW BEE ORCHID,
MILK ORCHID,
LIZARD ORCHID,
FAN LIPPED Orchid
PINK BUTTERFLY Orchid
Naked Man Orchid
butterfly orchid
Bee Orchid
lizard orchid
Fan Lipped ORchid
Pink Butterfly Orchid
3. Walking tour with wildlife and Bird Watching
Royal Owl Golden Eagle, Bonnellis Eagle, Short-toes Eagle, Goshawkm Woodpecker, Griffin Vulture, Wagtails, African Swallows, Raptors, Falcon, Whooper Birds Ibex, Iberian lynx, Red Fox, Wild Boar, Mountain goats
royal owl
Bonelli’s Eagle
short toed eagle
Goshawk
Woodpecker
griffin vulture
Spanish Ibex
wild boar
Mountain Goats
4. Medicinal Herb walks Combination option:
Learning to make your own medicinal herb Garden
Other flora and wild herbs to experience: Boxwood, Olivillo Olive Trees, Phoenician Juniper, Fairy Foxglove, Saxifrage Oregano, Wild rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Sage
phoenician juniper
fairy foxglove
saxifrage
Wild oregano
Rosemary
