Welcome to Hooked on Walking holidays and our walking holidays in Italy. This particular hiking vacation is a self guided walking tour around the island of Elba located just off the mainland of Italy and not far from Pisa. Legend says that when the Tyrrhenian goddess Venus emerged from the waves of the sea, seven gemstones fell from her tiara, and so the Islands of the Tuscan Archipelago were born, of which Elba is the largest. Its natural beauty and natural resources has long attracted visitors. High granite cliffs and sandy beaches alternate each other along the rugged coastline with each inlet different from the next. Inland there are many small picturesque villages worth discovering. The many footpaths on the island take you through shady forests to high peaks and ridges with 360° views across the island and down to the typical low Mediterranean vegetation and great beaches.
Elba is 10 km from the mainland and is 224 square kilometres. It has a population of about 30,000 and it is divided into 8 municipalities. You can reach Elba by ferry and the journey takes 1 hour or by hydrofoils , which take 20-30 minutes.
In addition to the natural beauties there is the wonderful sea with 10 km of sandy beaches, 4 km of pebbly beaches and 3 km of cliffs. The highest mountain is Monte Capanne (1018m) and you can reach the top with a small, cable car, if you have a head for heights.

Available daily from 14th April to 5th October
Level 2 self guided tour

Day 1
Arrive at the airport and from the nearest train station, take the train to Piombino ( around 1.5 hours from Pisa ) where you board the ferry to Portoferraio. At the port a transfer will be waiting to take you to the hotel in Marina di Campo where you stay for 4 nights

Day 2, 3 and 4
Each day you can choose where to go walking, there are several options, some short and easy, others longer and more demanding. To reach the beginning of the walks or return to the hotel you take the local bus that runs at regular times and stops right in front of the hotel.

The walks you can choose from are the following:

Note: The night you spend in Pisa can be at the beginning of end of the tour depending on your wishes or your flight arrival times.

Day 5
Today you are transferred to Portoferraio to catch the ferry boat to Piombino, from where you take the train to Pisa.
You stay the night in Pisa where we reccomend you visit the Piazza dei Miracoli ( Miracle square ) with the Leaning Tower Cathedral and Baptistery.

Day 6
Our services end after breakfast unless you have booked other nights.

WHERE WE STAY: 3 star HOTEL IN MARINA DI CAMPO, ELBA
Located on the south east of the island, this comfortable 3* Hotel is only 200m away from the largest and probably most beautiful beach on the island, and 500m from the village of Marina di Campo.
All the rooms have a private bathroom, SAT-TV, air conditioning and telephone and some of them have balcony and/or view over the luxurious tropical garden and pool.
The hotel offers half board which includes a large buffet breakfast and fixed evening meal with a large menu to choose from.
The large swimming pool surrounded by a garden full of exotic plants is equipped with sun beds and from June to beginning of September, the pool-grill bar is open all day, serving refreshing drinks and light snacks at lunch time.

2010 Prices

How to get there
Fly to Pisa airport and then by train to the docks

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