Memories of Mallorca
8 days from £1,699 per person
Summary
Delve deeper into what’s been bringing well-informed travellers to Mallorca for years. Gaze at the exquisite stained glass in Palma’s impressive Gothic Cathedral and stroll along the white sands of the pine-fringed shoreline at Formentor. Explore the narrow maze-like streets of medieval Alcúdia and take a boat ride to witness the amazing display of stalactites and stalagmites at the Cuevas del Drach. You’ll stay at Hotel Bon Sol, set on a cliff side, above Illetas’ sandy cove.
Your holiday includes:
5 excursions and visits
- Guided tour of Palma
- Visits to Alcúdia, Formentor and Pollensa
- Porto Cristo and classical concert in the Caves of Drach
Plus:
- 7 nights in hotel (accommodation as specified or similar)
- International flights. Prices are based on return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow. Supplements may apply from other airports
- 14 meals: 7 breakfasts (days 2-8) 7 dinners (days 1-7)
Plus
- Unlimited house wines, beer and soft drinks during dinner
- Portable audio headset system on excursions
- Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service
- Titan tour manager
- Travel in destination by coach
- Porterage
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UK - Palma - Illetas
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Palma. On arrival we transfer to the exquisite Hotel Bon Sol (4-star) in beautiful Illetas, for your seven-night stay on a half-board basis.
Hotel Bon Sol, Illetas (4-star)
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Palma
This morning we explore Palma on an included half day tour visiting the impressive cathedral and even more impressive palace. Discover the historical centre with a guided walk followed by our included tour of nearby Bellver Castle.
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Illetas
A day to relax.
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Alcúdia - Formentor - Puerto Pollensa
Enjoy your full day included excursion, starting with a trip to Inca for free time exploring its celebrated weekly market, followed by a visit to the old medieval fortified town of Alcúdia. At Formentor you will have time to enjoy a walk along the fantastic beach. Take a boat ride between Formentor and Puerto Pollensa, a quaint resort that provided the setting for Agatha Christie’s ‘Problem at Pollensa Bay’.
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Illetas
Days at leisure for shopping, to further explore the surrounding areas, or to simply enjoy the excellent facilities of the hotel. Alternatively on day 5, take a full day optional excursion visiting the port of Sóller and the Mediterranean medieval town of Valldemossa. Included in the excursion is an antique train ride dating back to 1912. The narrow gauge journey takes you between Sóller and Palma travelling through the Tramuntana Mountains.
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Porto Cristo - Caves of Drach
A full day excursion takes you inland to visit the traditional glass-blowing factory - Gordiola, a family business since 1719 - before driving towards the east coast of Mallorca. Free time in the beautiful resort of Porto Cristo. We continue to the Caves of Drach where you can view the spectacular stalactites and stalagmites that decorate this natural wonder. A brief concert of classical music is included, provided by musicians in boats, floating along the huge underground lake.
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Day 8 Illetas - Palma - UK
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
Arrive Home
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Important information about your destination
Please note: A room tax of between €1-2 per person per night (subject to change), is payable directly to the hotel on check-out.Climate
Hotel Details
Hotel Bonsol 4*
This is one of the finest hotels in Mallorca, located in Illetas, just 5 miles from central Palma. The hotel has a unique setting, located on the cliff top amid lush subtropical gardens that lead to a small sandy beach, which meets the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea. A larger sandy beach is only 10-15 minute leisurely stroll away. With wooden beams and no two of its spacious bedrooms alike, this family run hotel is the perfect way to relax.
Facilities: Main restaurant, beach restaurant, bar, pool bar, terrace, ensuite rooms with balcony or terrace, bath or shower, bath robes and slippers, air conditioning, mini bar, safe, satellite TV, radio and telephone.
Pre-Bookable Optional Excursion
VALLDEMOSSA & SÓLLER- DAY 3 FULL DAY
Heading North towards to Tramuntana Mountains, we arrive in Valldemossa; a Mediterranean Medieval town and home of the Carthusian monastery where the French literary celebrity George Sand and her lover, the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin stayed in 1838. Here, enjoy a walk around the monastery gardens and take the opportunity to view the cell of a Carthusian monk and enter the cell in which Chopin composed many masterpieces*.
Leaving Valldemossa behind, we continue along the coastal road glimpsing views of the stunning valleys overlooking the glistening Mediterranean and its turquoise blue seas. We pass through the exclusive town of Deia, once a popular hideaway for Princess Diana and the dramatic valley in which the English poet, Robert Graves is buried.
We arrive in time for a leisurely lunch at the Port of Sóller with time to enjoy the beach here**. After lunch, walk or take the optional tram ride† to Sóller train station to board the antique train, a narrow gauge railway that travels through the Tramuntana Mountains. Finished in 1912, the railway with its 13 tunnels, one being 3kms long, connected the once isolated people of Sóller with Palma. Lunch not included.
* there is a small additional charge of approximately €10 per person to enter the monastery.
** remember to take your yellow towels from the hotel to use on the beach, if required. Approx cost to hire a sun lounger is €5.50, sun lounger and umbrella €8.50, 2 x sun loungers and umbrella €11
† additional €5 per person.
Price £65 per person.Includes local guide
Fly From Your Local Airport
International flights from regional airports are available* or choose a free connecting flight to London, with home transfers all included.
Please call 0800 988 5823 for more information.
*Subject to flight schedules and availability.
