Sanne Bakema

The isle of Mallorca? That's an island in the Mediterranean where you can go for a beach holiday, right? Soak up the sun and sea and enjoy good food and drinks. You can certainly do that in Mallorca, but the island has much more to offer! You will find beautiful nature, lovely authentic villages and you can hike a long-distance trail, the GR221. Reason enough for Bookatrekking.com to take a look.Mallorca is part of the Balearic Islands, a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea which also includes Ibiza and Menorca. The island has been a popular holiday destination for sunny beach holidays for decades, which is where you might recognize Mallorca from. Besides a number of seaside resorts, the island also boasts a varied and mountainous landscape with a nice sea breeze. Here you walk among almond and orange trees and enjoy views of the sea and mountains. Meanwhile, you'll hear the occasional goat bleating among the tall grasses and you might encounter a shepherd with his flock.

The Annapurna Circuit trek is the most complete trekking journey in Nepal. The classic loop circles the entire Annapurna massif, taking you from subtropical river valleys at around 900 m up to the Thorong La at 5,416 m before descending into the high desert of Lower Mustang and finishing with the sunrise viewpoint at Poon Hill. Every night you sleep in a teahouse run by a local family: no camping, no carrying a tent. If you are looking for trekking in Nepal that combines altitude challenge, cultural depth and an ever-changing landscape, the Annapurna Circuit delivers all three in a single journey. At Bookatrekking we arrange your licensed guide, all permits and your teahouse accommodation, and our app shows you the route description and the live weather forecast for each hut along the way.

Hiking in the Pyrenees is the next best thing. Away from the busy trails in the Alps and upwards and onwards to some of the most pristine hiking trails and mountain huts Europe has to offer. With a touch of French and a hint of Spanish, the Pyrenees offers the best - and highest - of both. Whether you’re hiking from coast to coast, taking it all in on Catalonia's highest peak or introducing your kids to the mountains in Aigüestortes.  Everyone has heard of the Pyrenees. They are those other mountains in Europe, right? Yeah, somewhere between France and Spain. And isn't Andorra super mountainous as well? Not bad, not bad. That's right, the Pyrenees basically shape a natural border between France and Spain and right in the middle of everything, you can find the tiny mountain state of Andorra. When thinking about Spain or France, there may be other things coming to mind first. Not for us. When we think France, we think Refuge and when we think Spain, we think Refugi. Let's take you on the finest hut-to-hut hiking routes in the Pyrenees! 

The countries Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro are connected by the Peaks of the Balkans Trail, one of our best-kept secrets. This trek has only been available for several years now; previously the borders remained closed. In about 10 days you cross several Balkan peaks and get to know different cultures. All in all, a unique experience! Read all about the Peaks of The Balkans in this article. Hajde! The Balkans, you might think of beaches on the Croatian coast, boat parties in Belgrade or beautiful views of the Plitvice lakes. At Bookatrekking.com, we know that the Balkans has much more to offer. This fascinating region has undergone enormous development in recent years. The Balkans is a massive peninsula and is home to the Dinaric Alps. A 650 km long mountain chain starting in Slovenia, continuing southwards through Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia, all the way to Albania. The Balkan region also includes countries such as Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Bulgaria.

The GR20 Corsica is a 180 km trail that runs along the mountain spine of the island from Calenzana in the north to Conca in the south, crossing 12,000 metres of total elevation change along the way. It is widely regarded as the hardest waymarked long-distance trail in Europe: expect granite slabs, iron chains, exposed ridges and a mountain refuge every night. At Bookatrekking we reserve those refuges for you including half board, and you hike with our app, which gives you offline navigation, a GPX track and the live weather forecast for each refuge on your itinerary. Everything else, including the granite, is on you.