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Family adventure holiday in Spain

COUNTRY:
Spain
LOCATION:
Andalucia
DEPARTURES:
PRICE:
From £899 per adult and from £899 per child including flights from the UK. From £779 per adult and from £779 per child excluding flights.
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Family adventure holiday in Spain

Family adventure holiday in Spain

Small group family holiday
This is a 'small group family adventure' - typically you will join several other families and travel in a group of approx. 16 people. The trips are great value and a great way for you and your children to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of time to yourselves. Most adventure kids tend to be aged between 7 and 15, but some are younger (minimum age is usually 5) and some older (perhaps travelling as part of a larger family group). Please check with the operator to confirm the minimum age for this trip

How this holiday makes a difference

Our stay employs the services of local people who depend on our visits for valuable income and we use locally run hotels and activity operators.

Our Responsible Travel Code: Clients who travel with us will automatically receive a copy of our Responsible Travel leaflet. This contains details and advice on how you can make a positive difference when you travel. If you would like a copy in advance of travel please contact us.

Charity Partnerships: We work in partnership with Plan International. Plan works with some of the world’s poorest communities where three out of four children die before the age of five. We also support Friends of Conservation – an international charity committed to working with local people to develop a balance between their needs and the wildlife with which they share the natural habitat and ecosystems.

Carbon Balancing: Global warming is a real issue and is a direct result of your travel. We have teamed up with Climate Care to give you the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions from your flight. You’ll be asked upon booking if you want to donate – with set amounts from £5. As a company we offset the carbon emissions from all staff travel in full.

Our Foundation: We’ve highlighted a few of the ways in which we offer our support, financially or otherwise, and now you can, too. We have set up our own foundation, which will administer funds donated by you. A small donation of £1 per person will be taken when booking a holiday and that money will be put to good use by one of our carefully selected projects. If you don’t want to make the donation, just tell us when you book.

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Family adventure holiday in Spain

Reviewed 08 Apr 2007 by Paul Noy3 star rating

This was a good holiday, although we will be communicating with the operator direct about the poor quality of organisation on site (staff turning up late, arriving at sites on the itinerary which were closed (routinely - not because of a specific holiday), getting lost on the way to key elements of the itinerary) We have no idea if we were the first run-out of the season but it certainly felt like it.

The comments to Responsible Travel is really of a feeling of mis-marketing. There was nothing about the holiday which felt particularly responsible. The standard travel package involved two flights, where there were viable one-flight one- train or single flight alternatives. (Two flights more harmful than one). It involved long journeys each day in mini-buses. The holiday hotel was a thriving business in a busy holiday resort. Of the four reps who transported us, two were not Spanish, but German and there for the fun of working for an activity company.

I'm not at all sure how any of this helped the environment or the local people any more than if we'd book with any other travel company.

Our tips for other travellers booking this holiday would be - don't go in the very first week it's offered unless you speak fluent guinea pig. Make your own independent travel arrangements and don't rely on Responsible Travel to select the most environmentally friendly route for you.

Very enjoyable and a bit disappointing

Read the operator's response here:

Unfortunately the direct flight to Seville operated by Iberia was withdrawn by the airline and so we were forced to move to the indirect service via Madrid. Passengers booking on the trip were made aware of this at the time of booking. Our passengers have the choice of either booking our trips including the flights from the UK or alternatively they can choose to make their own way to the start of the trip if they prefer.

We have a general policy of using group leaders and staff from the countries in which we operate. For this trip the main group leader, Manuel, is Spanish. Unfortunately Manuel was ill for a day of the trip and the company’s operations manager, who is German, had to step in for the day. Whilst all the other staff normally used are also Spanish due to the fact that the trip took place during the exceptionally busy Easter Week it was necessary to use a German driver for one of the vehicles.

I am sorry if the organisation of the trip was not as polished as expected. Although an experienced leader with excellent client feedback Manuel had not led this particular trip before and this did lead to some delays. This was regrettably compounded by Manuel being ill for the day which meant that things needed to be re-ordered. We have discussed this matter with Manuel and will ensure that he will shadow a leader who has done the trip many times in the past so that he will be better prepared for future tours. Although this was Manuel’s first trip we would like to underline that this is an established tour which we have run successfully for a number of years.

This is a centre-based trip with a number of activities and excursions that require different locations and therefore transfers to these areas are necessary. We try to keep these to a minimum but unfortunately they cannot be entirely avoided. One of the main reasons people chose this trip is the opportunity to round off the days at the beach. By basing ourselves in a hotel in Zahara de los Atunes it is only a short walk to the beach and so extra transport for his is not needed.

With regards to the hotel used we feel that it is a responsible choice as it is a small family run property which is not part of a large chain. It is true that the hotel and town of Zahara de los Atunes are popular especially given that this was Easter week however we do not believe that this detracts from the responsibility of the trip. The village itself is a fishing town and the income derived from tourism enables the local inhabitants to buy better fishing boats and meaning that they are no longer obliged to go out in the worst weather thereby improving the overall quality of life.
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