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Sardinia-Going Wild
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Spectacular views of theSupramonteMountainsand theGulfofOrosei
- Wild open spaces to enjoy your naturally wild side.
- A dip into the deepest canyon inItaly, crystal clear, turquoise sea, wonderful for swimming
- Small, comfortable, family run hotels set in remarkably panoramic places.
- Tiscali Ancient Nuragic archaeological site, filled to the brim with local culture and folklore
- Friendly people, great local food; including cheese, ravioli, a wild assortment of desserts, honey and Cannonau wine
From: 455 €
Tripcode: ITDD100
3 Comfort
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
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2.5 Difficulty
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
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Duration: 7 days
Details
Going wild in Sardinia by Car
Wondrous island landscapes and wild inland wilderness welcome you on your journey throughSardinia. Behold white cliffs over800 metershigh and the crystal clear waters of theMediterranean Sea, shimmering with deep shades of blue. Thousands of prehistoric Nuragic towers scatter the landscape which you zigzag past, heading up the Monte Tiscali to uncover a hidden Nuraghe village. Walk along the rough, ragged ridges of theSupramonteMountainsand follow narrow footpaths through the spectacular Gola di Gorropu gorge. Finally, you’re heading to theGulfofOrosei,40 kmof captivating coastline.
This invigorating walking adventure is sure to bring out your wild side
Itinerary
Expand itinerary Collapse itineraryDay 1: Arrive in Oliena
Arrive in Cagliari, Olbia or Alghero airport. Collect the car you have rented at the airport and drive to your accommodation located on the Monte Corrasi near Oliena. Get your walking shoes out and your adventurous spirit ready for a discovery of the uncontaminated, idyllic bliss ofSardinia. Relax with a glass of Cannonau wine and local carasàu bread
Villages along the way: Monte Corrasi
Day 2: Monte Corrasi round walk
As you climb out of bed and up to the mountaintop, you will feel you are still dreaming for how beautiful your natural surroundings are. Gaze out at the calcareous Supramonte Mountains and the stunning valleys which await your upcoming visit.
Villages along the way:Monte Corrasi
Day 3 Walk from Sa Oche to Tiscali
After breakfast take your luggage and drive to the accommodation in Dorgali where you can leave the car. After the check-in you will be transferred to Grotta Sa Ohe, which is worth visiting before you start the today’s walk. The first part is a quiet walk through the similar named valley to the narrow gorge of Surtana. On the way you can make a trip to Monte Tiscali where near the top you can visit, hidden in cave, the remains of a prehistoric Nuraghe village. You can enter the enormous round hole, which is formed by the erosion of the limestone rocks (the entrance fee is €5.00). The spot itself is very remarkable, like an oasis in the mountain, inside you will only find some remnants of Nuraghe houses but it is really worth the climb. After passing through the wooded gorge of Surtana follow a descent to the River Flumineddu, where you will be picked up and transferred back to the hotel in Dorgali.
Villages along the way: Dorgali, Grotta Sa Ohe
Day 4 Gola di Gorropu round walk ã Dorgali
Drive to Flumineddu where you can leave the car and start the round walk into the Italy’s deepest gorge: the Gola di Gorropu with its stunning, vertical white walls over 350m high. It’s a long but easy walk to get there, where you can peer into the belly of the earth and scramble over the huge boulders within. After the walk drive back to the accommodation in Dorgali.
Villages along the way: Flumineddu
Day 5 Drive to Cala Gonone and Cala Luna walk ã Cala Gonone
Drive to Cala Gonone and leave the car at the hotel. Today you have a selection of walks and activities to choose from:
Walk from Cuccuru su Corvu via Codula di Luna and Cala Luna beach and back to Cala Gonone
- If you opt for this walk you need to be transferred to Cuccuru su Corvu.
- The transfer is arranged by the hotel or by a taxi driver and costs about 18-20,00 euro to be paid on the spot.
You walk from Cuccuru su Corvu via Codula di Luna to Cala di Luna beach.First you climb on ‘Sedda e s’Atta, from where you have a great view on the sea. Then you start descending, into a canyon full of rounded stones and the path is easy to find. The mountains and rock faces around you are spectacular. In Cala di Luna beach (which can only be reached on foot or by boat) you can take a refreshing swim and have your picnic lunch before you continue your walk back to Cala Gonone via Cala Fuili along the coast and cliffs . If you don’t want to walk anymore, you can take a boat from Cala di Luna to Cala Gonone. The ticket has to be bought and paid on the spot.If you prefer, you can do something completely different today. Form Cala Gonone you can choose between several boat trips (like the to the double sea cave Bue Marina, which you will also pass if you return from Cala Luna by boat).
Another option is to visit the Nuraghe Mannu village.
You can also go diving, kayaking, fishing or just relax.
In the harbour you will find all kinds of information kiosks.
NOTE: If you need a transfer to the start/end of the walk you have to ask for this in advance at the hotel to book the taxi for you and pay for it on the spot.
Villages along the way:Cuccuru su Corvu, Codula di Luna Cala Luna beach and Cala Gonone
Day 6 Walk from Dorgali to Cala Gonone via Punta Bardia and Monte Irver
After breakfast take a public bus to Dorgali. From the bus stop walk back 80-90 mt and you find the path on your left from where you start the walk back to Cala Gonone. The track climbs to the top of Monte Bardia, from where there is a long gradual descent (via some other summits). You have several great views into both valleys during the walk. When you have reached the asphalt road, you can decide to walk straight to Cala Gonone or to add the ascent of Monte Irveri (616m). From the asphalt road to Mt. Irveri is about2,3 km, and will take about 1,5 hrs (totally 2,5 hours extra).
Villages along the way:
Day 7 Depart Cala Gonone
The trip and our services end after breakfast. Depart Cala Gonone by car.
Practical info
IMPORTANT:
Because of the difficult limestone terrain, you must be an experienced mountain walker, have a quality compass, a fully charged and working mobile phone and good map reading skills in order to undertake this Sardinian adventure.
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Start: Oliena
Finish: Cala Gonone
Dates & prices
Trip availability: Any day from 01/04 to 20/10
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| triple room: | 475 €/person |
| twin room: | 505 €/person |
| double room: | 505 €/person |
| single room: | 585 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| triple room: | 475 €/person |
| twin room: | 505 €/person |
| double room: | 505 €/person |
| single room: | 585 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| triple room: | 455 €/person |
| twin room: | 485 €/person |
| double room: | 485 €/person |
| single room: | 565 €/person |