Go Slow in Mallorca

Tour Code: ESP49

A relaxed 8-day birdwatching tour of Mallorca's finest sites, concentrating mainly on the spectacular north-east.

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£1,995 (Inc flights)
Land only price from
£1,795
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Highlights

Summary

Summary

Following a direct flight from the UK to Palma on Mallorca (Majorca) (regional flights usually available) we will drive north-east to our excellent 4-star hotel, the Pollentia Club Resort, close to the town of Puerto Pollensa. We will be based here for the whole week, exploring the area’s wide range of habitats at a leisurely pace. The hotel even has its own private hide overlooking the S’Albufereta Marsh which we will visit in search of species such as Osprey, Western Marsh Harrier, Greater Flamingo and Kentish Plover, amongst others. We’ll visit the Bocquer Valley in search of Booted Eagle and Blue Rock Thrush amongst other species; the vast Albufera Marsh is home to egrets, herons, and Great Reed Warbler, and in the Salinas de Levante we’ll look for species such as Thekla Lark and Audouin’s Gull.

  • Leisurely single-centre holiday with direct flights
  • Stay at a 4-star hotel with indoor & outdoor swimming pools, spa & sauna
  • Enjoy Hoopoe, Bee-eater & Nightingale plus migrating waders, swallows & martins
  • Look for Black-winged Stilt, Sardinian & Cetti’s Warblers, S’Albufereta Marsh
  • Balearic Woodchat Shrike, Balearic Warbler & Wryneck possible, Bocquer Valley
  • Griffon & Cinereous (Black) Vultures seen regularly at the Cuber Reservoir
  • Visit the Formentor Peninsula in search of Scopoli’s & Balearic Shearwaters
  • Western Swamphen, Marbled Duck & Pied Avocet among highlights, Albufera Marsh
  • Led by an expert naturalist guide

Grading

Grade A. Easy walking.

The popularity of Mallorca as a holiday destination is well known and is derived from its great natural beauty characterised by mountains, extensive marshes, woodlands, craggy coastlines and sandy beaches. Its main geographical feature is the Tramuntana Mountain range which runs from south-west to north-east along the north coast, sheltering the remainder of the island from colder northerly weather. It is a superb destination for seeing birds of the western Mediterranean with species such as Hoopoe, Bee-eater and Nightingale joined by migrating waders, swallows and martins, with perhaps the odd vagrant or two.

Following a direct flight from Gatwick to Palma we will drive to our excellent 4-star hotel, the Pollentia Club Resort, in the peaceful north-east of the island close to the town of Puerto Pollensa. We will be based here for the whole week, exploring the area’s wide range of habitats at a leisurely pace. The relaxed pace will also allow plenty of time to enjoy the hotel’s extensive range of facilities which include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a spa and sauna. Breakfast and dinners at the hotel are buffet-style and we will take picnic lunches with us on our daily excursions. The hotel even has its own private hide overlooking the S’Albufereta Marsh which we will visit in search of species such as Osprey, Western Marsh Harrier, Black-winged Stilt, Greater Flamingo, Kentish Plover, and Sardinian and Cetti’s Warblers, amongst others.

During the week we will visit the quiet Bocquer Valley where we may find Booted Eagle, Blue Rock Thrush, Balearic Woodchat Shrike, Balearic Warbler and Wryneck; the Cuber Reservoir where, with luck, we may find both Griffon and Cinereous (Black) Vultures; the rocky Formentor Peninsula where we should see Scopoli’s and Balearic Shearwaters off the point; the vast Albufera Marsh home to egrets, herons, Western Swamphen, Marbled Duck, Avocet and Great Reed Warbler, and the Salinas de Levante in the south of the island where we may find Thekla Lark and Audouin’s Gull.

DETAILED INFORMATION
Itinerary

Outline Itinerary

Day 1
Fly Palma; transfer Puerto Pollensa
Day 2/7
Excursions to the Boquer Valley, S’Albufera Marsh, Tramuntana Mountains, Formentor Peninsula, Salinas de Levante and Cuber Reservoir, from our hotel base near Puerto Pollensa
Day 8
Fly UK
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What's Included

What's Included?

  • Flights
  • Accommodation:

    Comfortable hotel near Puerto Pollensa, with private facilities and swimming pool.

  • Food:

    All included in the price.

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Dates & Prices

Dates & Prices

2024

Departures Availability Cost
Sat 14th Sep – Sat 21st Sep FULL £1,995
Flights:
Most Naturetrek tours include flight costs ex-UK. If flights are not included, we indicate that here.
Flights are included in the tour cost
Regional Departures:
On certain tours it is possible to depart from a regional airport (rather than London). If a regional departure is possible, we indicate that here.
Regional Departures are available. Call 01962733051
Land only cost:
The "Land Only" cost is the tour price you will pay if you choose to arrange your own flights/transport.
£1,795
Single Room Supplement:
Single Room Supplement.
£315
Tour Leader:
Please note that, whilst we assign leaders to particular tours well in advance, we reserve the right to make changes if necessary
Mark Edgeller
Mark Edgeller

Tour Leader: Mark Edgeller

Mark has had a life-long interest in wildlife and has been a birder for more than 45-years, initially around the heaths and woods of the Surrey/Hants border near his childhood home and at Pagham Harbour in Sussex.

After studying a degree in Geography, teacher-training brought him to Southampton and he spent 30-years teaching in local primary schools before taking early retirement in 2022. He is an active member of Hampshire Ornithological Society (HOS), serving on several committees, leading guided walks and as a writer for their annual report. He also takes part in local surveys for HOS, the National Trust and the BTO. More recently he has taken up moth-trapping and is enjoying the identification challenges that brings.

His current birding is mostly close to home along the Hampshire coast with regular forays to the bird observatories at Portland Bill and Gibraltar Point. He has been lucky enough to watch wildlife in more than 30 countries with Wallcreepers in the Pyrenees and Orangutans in Borneo a couple of the many highlights.

When not out birding, Mark and his wife Gilly enjoy walking, reading, music and gardening.

2025

Departures Availability Cost
Sat 12th Apr – Sat 19th Apr SPACES £1,995
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Flights:
Most Naturetrek tours include flight costs ex-UK. If flights are not included, we indicate that here.
Flights are included in the tour cost
Regional Departures:
On certain tours it is possible to depart from a regional airport (rather than London). If a regional departure is possible, we indicate that here.
Regional Departures are available. Call 01962733051
Land only cost:
The "Land Only" cost is the tour price you will pay if you choose to arrange your own flights/transport.
£1,795
Single Room Supplement:
Single Room Supplement.
£325

Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?

For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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