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Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holidays in Spain. This biking vacation in Spain is a guided bike and boat tour around the Balearic Islands. Stunning cycle rides during the day and relaxation on your floating hotel at night. The wonders of this type of holiday is that if you do not cycle or do not wish to cycle you can stay on board and soak up the sun.
Our tour takes you to probably best known and most popular group of islands in Europe. In the company of the motor yacht Saman Explorer and her friendly crew we become familiar with the Balearic Islands by way of the sea.
During the day the tour guides accompany you by bike on tours to the most beautiful spots and the most impressive sites. Passing medieval fortresses, remote villages and white-washed windmills, we bike through the fascinating landscape of the archipelago, stopping at beaches with enticingly clear water or at cozy tapas bars with a rich choice of Spanish specialties.
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This tour is on hold until further notice
A Level 2-3 guided cycle tour.
Day 1 (Sun) Majorca Island
Check-in on the Saman Explorer starts at 14.00. We can then spend the day in Port d’Andratx, a port that over time has turned from a pure fishing village into one of the most favored addresses for numerous residents. The close neighborhood of fancy yachts and traditional fishing boats is one of the special charms of this port. The tour begins with a first group dinner.
Day 2 (Mon) Majorca Island and Ibiza Island 21 miles 34 km
After breakfast begins our first cycle tour, which takes us in a great circle via Peguera and the fertile region around Andratx back to Port d’Andratx. We spend the afternoon on the ship, sailing on a fairly long cruise to Santa Eularia on Ibiza, which is considered one of the most beautiful vacation spots on the island. Once there, we have time for a refreshing swim on one of the three local sand beaches or for a stroll along the so-called Rambla ( originally this meant a riverbed used as a road). You spend the night in the harbour of Santa Eularia des Rin.
Day 3 (Tue) Ibiza Island 35 miles 57 km
Today’s bike tour takes us after breakfast first to San Carles de Paralta, once the hub of the hippy movement on Ibiza, which even today retains some of its alternative charm. We continue through the agricultural centre of the island which is very characteristic of Ibiza. We have a long break for swimming at the beach of Benirras, before cycling to San Miguel for lunch. The church, dating to the early 14th century, is one of the oldest on the island.
We carry on through the hilly north to Santa Gertrudis, which is considered Ibiza’s most beautiful town and whose tapa bars are known on the whole island. Do not miss out on tasting some of the specialties before rolling downhill for the last kilometres to Ibiza Town, the vibrant centre of the island. We spend the night in the harbor of Ibiza Town.
Day 4 (Wed) Formentera Island and Cabrera Island 32 miles 52 km
The ship leaves the port of Ibiza already before breakfast and takes us in a short time to La Savina on the island of Formentera. This is the smallest of the Balearic Islands and retains much of its original charm. The destination of today’s cycle tour is El Pilar and the lighthouse La Mola, where a commemorative plaque remembers Jules Verne, who mentions it in one of his novels. Behind the lighthouse, the cliffs fall off steeply for 140 m down to the sea, and it is said that in good weather conditions one can see as far as Africa from here.
In the afternoon, the Saman Explorer takes us for the night to Cabrera, a small, almost uninhabited archipelago south of Majorca. It is a national park today and a refuge for a number of rare bird species.
Day 5 (Thu) Majorca Island and Minorca Island 22 miles 35 km
In the morning, the tour continues by ship to Portochristo, a small port on Majorca. After riding a first stretch along the coast, we then turn inland towards Arta.
Arta fascinates immediately through its self-contained appearance crowned by the medieval fortification walls of the pilgrimage church of Sant Salvador. After a stroll through the lanes of this small town, we continue on to Capdepera, where the fortress and the fortification walls are well worth a visit. We meet up with the ship in the harbor of Capdepera. From there we cross over to Minorca, to Ciutadella, which is picturesquely situated at a deep bay.
Day 6 (Fri) Minorca Island and Majorca Island 29 miles 46 km
Today, we cycle with your our guide right across the island of Minorca, which is protected by UNESCO as a bio-sphere reservation. Especially in spring, the island is covered by a carpet of Poppies, Marguerites, Hyacinths and Gladiolas. Via Ferreries and Es Marcadal, we bike to Mao, the pulsating civic centre of the island, located at one of the most picturesque natural harbors in the Mediterranean. The following cruise takes us back to Majorca, where we spend the night at Portochristo which, especially at night, delights with its quiet, relaxed atmosphere.
Day 7 (Sat) Majorca Island 22 miles 35 km
It is only a skip and a jump to get in the morning from Portochristo to Cuevas del Drach, the “dragon caves”. They are one of the most extensive cave systems in Europe and have become known mainly for their subterranean lake on which hourly performances of classical pieces take place. Passing the cozy little town of Felanitx, the last bike trip of this tour ends in the port of Portocolom, named after Christopher Columbus. The ship then takes us back to Port d’Andratx, where during dinner we say goodbye to your crew and tour guides.
Day 8 (Sun) Departure
After breakfast, check-out on the Saman Explorer.
Minimum number 10 persons, minimum age 10 and height above 140 cm.
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What is Included
- 8-day-trip on a motor yacht
- 7 nights on a motor yacht in a double cabin with shower/toilet
- 3 x full board on the ship
- 4 x half board on the ship
- Bed linen and towels
- 6 guided cycling tours or self guided with maps and route instructions.
- Overview-maps for the daily tours on board
- English speaking tour guide
- Rental bike
- Collective return transfer between Palma de Majorca Airport to Port d’Andratx (included only on arrival and departure day)
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Extras
- Single use cabin £524
- Deck cabin £55
- Cost before and after tour
- Extra nights in Corfu
- Flights
- Drinks
- Travel Insurance
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Tariff 2010
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BBalearics
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Price per person based on two persons sharing double cabin
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£1048
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High Season 5/9-31/10 per person
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£88
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How to get there
By plane to Palma airport where collective transfer is included.
Accommodation
This proud and well-equipped motor yacht was launched in Safaga (Egypt) in 2006. Until 2009 it served as a diving ship and is equipped with a low platform at the stern. This not only makes it easy getting in and out of the water but also helps getting on board and loading and unloading the cycles. With a length of 35 m and a width of almost 8 m, this two-motored ship holds eleven guest cabins, four of them above deck. These cabins have bunk beds and a large window. Six cabins below deck are furnished with regular, separate beds, and two cabins with a 1,20 m-wide double bed and a single bunk above it. These cabins are suitable for triple occupancy (parents with child). The spacious, tastefully furnished saloon, like the cabins paneled in light pine and mahogany, as well as the two upper decks are an invitation to linger and relax.
  
Map of the tour
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