Walking in The Alpujarra with Mountain House
Holidays
Mike and Jane bought
their Mountain House - Finca Montaña in 2002 and started to explore the Alpujarra
and mountains of The Sierra Nevada. As Mountain House Holidays, they started
organising walking holidays based from the Alpujarran Spa Town of Lanjaron in
2003.
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| Enjoying the April Sunshine with a backdrop of snowy mountains! |
In the ten years since
they started, they believe that they have refined their holidays into a genuine
quality product. Most holidays are now based at the stunning Hotel Alcadima
which is a holiday experience in itself. “Somedays it’s hard to get our guests
out walking as the restful gardens and pool are so appealing!”
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| Pink Vanilla Orchid above Lanjaron |
Walking in the Alpujarra is some of the best hillwalking in the world. Medieval mule tracks;
Roman Bridges; paths through terraces cut into the hillsides still being
worked; pretty white villages built by the Berber Arabs who colonised the area
600 years ago; and if you time it right stunning spring flowers or almond
blossom. It is possible to walk in the Alpujarra all year, though best to avoid
the hottest weeks from mid-July and all of August. Winter can be surprisingly
hot, walking in T shirts in January and February is not uncommon with 80% of
winter days being “blue sky” days. Spring with its amazing flowers is our
favourite, April, May and June.
Mike and Jane
supported by their friend Martin lead all of the holidays themselves so there
is a real connection with your holiday company and genuine local knowledge
often lacking with the larger companies who bring staff into the area.
Additionally, Mike, Jane and Martin are all qualified International Mountain
Leaders which is the qualification required in Spain to take people into the
mountains.
In addition to
organising holidays for individuals or even large groups, Mike, Jane and Martin
have established “Sierra Nevada Guides” who undertake a range of mountain
guiding throughout the year.
Sierra Nevada Guides are the only qualified British guides (IML’s)
operating in the Sierra Nevada.
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| Exploring the "White Villages" |
The range of holidays
and activities provided by Mountain House Holidays includes: Walking in The Alpujarra; Walking in The Sierra Nevada;
Snowshoeing; Rock Scrambling; and Rock Climbing.
For those wanting to
experience living in a remote mountain cortio, it is possible to stay with Mike
and Jane at Finca Montaña who do B & B and full board packages.
