Guided walking, cycling and painting holidays on the beautiful Balearic islands of Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza for couples, singles or groups.
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07/02/2019
A selection of photos taken over the last couple of days exploring routes on Mallorca in preparation for our walking holidays taking place in Port of Soller and Cala Figuera in March and April respectively. Lovely scenery and stunning weather.
22/06/2018
As the sun sets on our Spring season, here's a selection of photos from our walking, painting and archaeology holidays on Menorca and Mallorca. Thanks for the memories everyone.
19/05/2018
The first day of our first ever archaeology week and has been fantastic largely due to our fantastic guide Sabi.
09/05/2018
Look who it is! John has been interviewed by Menorca Info on what it means to be an honorary Menorcan and also the business.
It's in Spanish, so when you click on the link, let your browser translate it for you. It's well worth the read.
Él y su familia dejaron atrás hace 16 años el estrés de la capital inglesa para instalarse en la tranquilidad de Menorca y dedicarse al sector turístico.
08/05/2018
You might think you've seen it all....
Police are hunting a driver filmed playing the guitar while at the wheel of a car on a motorway in Mallorca.
01/05/2018
Lovely day's walking with a nice group on the north coast of Menorca. Weather a bit iffy, but due to be lovely for the rest of the week!
30/04/2018
Just in case you're not aware of the benefits of walking...... Walking in the sun is even better!
The great thing about walking is that it’s a simple, free way to exercise, lose weight and become healthier. You can easily build a walk into a busy lifestyle as you can do it pretty much anywhere, at any time - no fees, no time constraints and no need to spend copious amounts on fancy equipment.....
25/04/2018
This is our latest blog post on why Menorca is just so special. As usual, it's written from the heart. Please feel free to share.
The island of Menorca is the best kept walking holiday secret in the Mediterranean. A combination of deserted golden beaches, lush countryside, timeless villages and ancient history, Menorca has a surprise around every corner. It is also the place that we feel privileged to call home.
24/04/2018
Palma to ban holiday rentals after residents' complaints. What do you think? Is it a brave move to protect the local area, or are they missing the point? https://buff.ly/2HoyCdL
23/04/2018
Just a few shots from the holidays that we've run recently. If you click on the photos, you can go through to our website and see what we've got available for 2018 and 2019. We're running the Mallorca (Port Pollenca) singles' week in October next year.
If you'd like to speak with us, you can message this page or, send an email to [email protected] or you can call 0800 072 4832.
22/04/2018
This video is just perfect. Menorca is beautiful, captivating and is somewhere that you’ll always remember visiting. When people ask why we run holidays here, here’s the answer. Turn on your sound!
20/04/2018
Found this handy article on what to pack for your "first" walking holiday. Any other suggestions? Or, suggestions on what not to pack? 😂
Fancy getting outdoors and being active this spring and summer? Here are 6 essential items to add to your list.
19/04/2018
Jet2 have their summer 19 flights on sale now via their website. It looks like they've increased the number of flights to the Balearics, from many regional airports. So, if you're thinking of joining us next year, you might be able to get a good price. Just click on the link to head to their website. If you do get a bargain, let us know! https://buff.ly/2qHZvyF
Get up to date & interesting destination news from all of Jet2.com's destinations. Find out what is happening where you want to go now.
18/04/2018
Yesterday on Mallorca with our singles group. Wonderful weather accompanied us on our walk between Sant Pere and Ca’n Picafort. All topped off with Paella later. Brilliant times, happy days.
17/04/2018
Thinking of booking with us for 2019? We have a list of dates (so far) on our website, just click on the link. We're updating as we go, but if you see something you fancy, send us an email to [email protected] or message this page.
Week of Friday 5th April - Best of Mallorca walking for couples - based in Palma Week of Friday 26th April - Walking for couples on Mallorca - La Figuera Week of Friday 3rd May - Walking for singles on Mallorca - La Figuera Week of Friday 10th May - Walking for singles on Ibiza - TBC Week of Frid...
15/04/2018
This is weird and wonderful!
12 landscapes that look like they’re from another planet (but are actually in Spain)
In places like the eerie deserts of Aragón or fairytale-like forests in La Gomera, you would be forgiven for thinking you had taken a trip into outer space
13/04/2018
Yesterday, walking down to Pollença from Lluc. A bit chilly first thing, but turned out lovely. Some spectacular scenery on route.
We're walking again next week. Tomorrow is the start of our singles' walking week in Pollenca. We're looking forward to welcoming everyone. The weather looks promising too.
11/04/2018
This week, we're walking on Mallorca, based in Port Pollensa. Here's the Balearic Outdoor Holidays football team (our current guests) at the beginning of a walk at the Monastery of Lluc on Mallorca.
A beautiful day's walking in The Serra Tramuntana mountain range.
09/04/2018
Lovely article here about Palma. Just don't tell everyone how amazing it is!
Scotland on Sunday travelFar from Magaluf’s party animals raises a mojito to a boutique apartment that lets her soak up the island’s antique charm like a local
02/04/2018
Apparently there has been a 'surge' in winter arrivals to Palma. Why? because it's a perfect year-round destination.
Tourist board had been aiming for more off-season visitors to the Balearic Island’s capital.
29/03/2018
We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Easter. Enjoy your long weekend.
29/03/2018
We've recently hit 500 likes and we're heading for 600! Thank you very much for your ongoing support.
Guided walking, cycling and painting holidays on the beautiful Balearic islands of Menorca, Mallorca
26/03/2018
We'd just like to introduce ourselves to our latest page followers.
My wife Carolyn and I have organised walking holidays on Menorca for more than a decade.In recent years, we've grown and also run painting and cycling holidays on Menorca along with expanding onto the neighbouring islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. We're very much aware that, as we grow, we'll be competing with bigger and more established competition. We don't have the funds to compete with these companies on a head to head basis and only continue to exist if people enjoy what we do and recommend us to their friends. How do we achieve this? The answer.....Personal service, attention to detail and above all, obsessive planning.
Having worked together in our own advertising agency during the 90's, we we were used to meticulous preparation and working together as a team. To be honest, we'd come to Menorca with a view to early retirement and had never been on a walking holiday before, or even been members of a walking club. What we did have however was a joint love of the great outdoors along with a passion for good food and wine. This was the combination that we decided would work as a concept and to this day we spend as much time researching local restaurants as we do researching the walks themselves. When we first started Menorca Walking Holidays this process was easy and all we had to do was choose 5 good restaurants at the end of 5 interesting walks.This coupled with finding good quality accommodation at the right price gave us a fairly stress free life. As the business has grown however, we've had to up our game.
Over 70% of our guests are returners which is great news. However, Menorca is a small island and we were starting to run out of new walks. In short it was a case of either expanding what we offered or watch our guests go somewhere else with another company. For this reason, we moved into Mallorca and Ibiza along with launching cycling and painting holidays on our home island. This means that we now have 4 or 5 times more research to take care of during our "down time" and are constantly flying between the 3 islands in an effort to find new routes, different restaurants and top quality accommodation. Fortunately, we both speak good Spanish/Catalan and can converse with our suppliers in their own language. In recent years, we've also entered the luxury end of the outdoor holiday market and now have to negotiate with top quality hotels who charge us a fortune. We often have a wry smile when at the end of the walking season, our guests ask us if we are looking forward to our holidays and "putting our feet up" for a few months.
We are however aware that we've got a job that most people could only dream of and one that suits our obsessive personalities. When we speak to old friends in the advertising business and explain to them that we've had a hard day walking by the side of the Med and had to try out a new restaurant, we don't receive a whole lot of sympathy. I think that some people are forever looking for a new challenge and we certainly fall into that camp. Who's to say that we won't look to expand even further.
If there's anything that we can help you with, or you'd like more information on our holidays, message us on here or head over to our website by clicking this link: buff.ly/2GvbKrG
John & Carolyn
22/03/2018
There's a possibility that we're going to organise a "Learn everyday Spanish" walking week on Menorca at the end of October 2019 and we'd be interested in knowing if anyone out there would be interested in some light walking - whilst learning some fun everyday Spanish.
Good food and wine would of course be a significant part of the week!
Please message us if you're interested or send us an email to [email protected]
21/03/2018
The proposed date for our 2018 New Year's walking holiday on Menorca is the week of Friday 28 December.
Last year, as you probably remember, Monarch Airlines went bankrupt and we were left with no direct flights between the UK and Menorca. Easyjet will almost definitely be providing a direct service on the above date, although have yet to confirm.
With this in mind, we won't be asking anyone to sign in blood at this stage! However, we would appreciate you letting us know if you have a "possible" interest in joining us. This holiday is open to both couples and singles.
During the week of Friday 14 December 2018, we're seriously thinking about organising a pre-Christmas walking week based from the stunning city of Palma, Mallorca.
Given that the holiday centre is the island's capital, with its excellent connections, we'll be cherry-picking the best routes from the whole of Mallorca and not just from a single zone.
Palma is stunning at this time of the year. The Christmas lights, plus general atmosphere of the city is special and, aside from the walking, it could be an excellent opportunity to pick up last-minute Christmas presents.
The hotel we're using is the beautifully located Hotel Saratoga, which is right in the middle of Palma's posh shops and upmarket bars/restaurants. This holiday is only a strong possibility at the moment and initially we will be looking for no more than 6 couples.
Please let us know if you'd be interested in joining us and we'll add your name to a waiting list, with a view to getting in touch should we go ahead.
Sorry singles, but this is a couples only thing at the moment. We are, however, actively looking for a hotel that will give us a decent deal for single occupancy and will let you know if we find this.
Great interview from Henry Blofeld on why he's chosen to live on Menorca. Shhh! don't tell everyone how amazing it is!
The former Test Match Special presenter rejoices in the peace and quiet of Menorca - plus its dinky cricket club
16/03/2018
Another fantastic week comes to a close. Here we are walking through the famous Barranc of Biniaraix. Stunning scenery with great company. What more could we ask for?
15/03/2018
If you're thinking of joining us this year, but not sure when, we've got a list of available dates on our website. Have a look and if you want to get on board, send us a message or email us [email protected] We've got a group with us this week, but will get back to you as soon as we can.
Week of Friday 9th March - Spring walking on Mallorca - Port Soller Week of Saturday 7th April - Walking for couples on Mallorca - Port Pollensa Week of Saturday 14th April - Walking for singles on Mallorca - Port Pollensa Week of Friday 27th April - Walking for couples on Menorca Week of Fri...
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Videos
The first day of our first ever archaeology week and has been fantastic largely due to our fantastic guide Sabi.
This video is just perfect. Menorca is beautiful, captivating and is somewhere that you’ll always remember visiting. When people ask why we run holidays here, here’s the answer. Turn on your sound!
Fiesta of Oranges and Lemons
This is the 'Fiesta of Oranges and Lemons' in the beautiful village of Soller. Has anyone else been before?
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Ever wondered how we plan our walking holidays?
Here we are on Ibiza, exploring in preparation for our September and October holidays...... Bear Grylls has nothing on us!
Every wondered what your walking guides get up to when they’re not working?!
You might be thinking, "how does an independent outdoor holiday company make sure that its guests have a great time?"
My wife Carolyn and I have organised walking holidays on Menorca for more than a decade. In recent years we've grown and also run painting and cycling holidays on Menorca, along with expanding onto the neighbouring islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. We're very much aware that, as we grow, we'll be competing with bigger and more established competition. We don't have the funds to compete with these companies on a head to head basis and only continue to exist if people enjoy what we do and recommend us to their friends. How do we achieve this? The answer ..... personal service, attention to detail and, above all, obsessive planning.
Having worked together in our own advertising agency during the 90s, we were used to meticulous preparation and working together as a team. To be honest, we'd come to Menorca with a view to early retirement and had never been on a walking holiday before or even been members of a walking club. What we did have, however, was a joint love of the great outdoors, along with a passion for good food and wine. This was the combination that we decided would work as a concept and, to this day, we spend as much time researching local restaurants as we do researching the walks themselves. When we first started Menorca Walking Holidays this process was easy and all we had to do was choose 5 good restaurants at the end of 5 interesting walks. This, coupled with finding good quality accommodation at the right price, gave us a fairly stress free life. As the business has grown, however, we've had to up our game.
Over 70% of our guests are returners, which is great news. However, Menorca is a small island and we were starting to run out of new walks. In short, it was a case of either expanding what we offered or watch our guests go somewhere else with another company. For this reason, we moved into Mallorca and Ibiza, along with launching cycling and painting holidays on our home island. This means that we now have 4 or 5 times more research to take care of during our "down time" and are constantly flying between the 3 islands in an effort to find new routes, different restaurants and top quality accommodation. Fortunately, we both speak good Spanish/Catalan and can converse with our suppliers in their own language. In recent years, we've also entered the luxury end of the outdoor holiday market and now have to negotiate with top quality hotels who charge us a fortune. We often have a wry smile when, at the end of the walking season, our guests ask us if we are looking forward to our holidays and "putting our feet up" for a few months.
We are, however, aware that we've got a job that most people could only dream of and one that suits our obsessive personalities. When we speak to old friends in the advertising business and explain to them that we've had a hard day walking by the side of the Med and had to try out a new restaurant, we don't receive a whole lot of sympathy. I think that some people are forever looking for a new challenge and we certainly fall into that camp. Who's to say that we won't look to expand even further.