Sun Salute Retreats will help you orientate yourself to the area, activities, and restaurants such as boat trips and day trips to Murcia (one hour and 20 minutes bus ride), Cartagena (40 minutes by taxi), Granada, and Alhambra (four hours and 30 minutes away by bus, hiking, and diving), Calblanque Natural Park, Natural Reserve Cabo De Palos, Natural Hot Springs of Thalasia, watching flamingos and taking a natural mud bath at Parque Natural de Las Salinas de San Pedro, beaches within walking distance, restaurants, coffee shops, local markets and tapas bars nearby.
Please note these in-person trips and activities are extra and are not included as part of the training. You can add them to your trip before or after the training. You will only have one day off during the dates of the training course. Sun Salute Retreats can arrange transport for you to do the activities during your day off.
Bike rental
Alicante possesses an extraordinary cultural, natural, and ethnographic richness. The best way to get to know the places and people which constitute these hidden and wonderful landscapes of the Iberian Southeast is by hiking or cycling.
Cartagena
If you are looking for reasons to visit Cartagena, Spain, you really do not have to look far. As the second-largest city in southeastern Spain’s underrated Murcia region, Cartagena does not get nearly the amount of attention it deserves, and this is a real shame. Packing in everything from a classic Spanish charm, perennially beautiful weather, local gastronomic specialties, and incredible history, Cartagena has so much to offer and should definitely make it onto your next Spain itinerary.
Cartagena, Spain is a dynamic and multifaceted city that is situated on Murcia’s Costa Cálida. It is also the perfect place to visit if you are looking to avoid tourist crowds and have a relaxing and stress-free visit to Spain. With plenty of outdoor activities, historic sites, and delicious food to be had, Cartagena really checks all the boxes for a perfect Spanish holiday destination. Transfers about 60 EUR each way to split between your group of up to six people, 40 minutes by taxi one-way.
Flamenco dinner and night out in Murcia
Murcia highly values the customs of traditional life including paseo, tapas, and plazas. With about half a million inhabitants, Murcia has excellent nightlife, which is mostly around the university area, and also has good shopping opportunities with plenty of fashion boutiques and interiors stores. You will have the opportunity to see a live performance in a flamenco bar while having dinner or just spending some time shopping or walking around. Transfers about 60 EUR each way to split between a group of up to six people, 40 minutes by taxi one-way.
Hiking
There are many different hiking routes: coastline walks, natural parks, and reserves. Visit places like Cabo de Palos. Walk around the Mar Menor. Extra cost for transfers.
Horseback riding
Alicante is the perfect environment for horseback riding. Its multiple paths and trails take you through a diversity of landscapes and views. There are different options for your group, length, distance, and duration to determine the price, however, usually, it is around 25 EUR per person per hour. The transfer is about 60 EUR for up to six people.
Las Charcas in San Pedro del Pinatar (Healing Mud baths in nature)
The famous mud from the Mar Menor has made Murcia an important destination for health and beauty tourism. Nevertheless, this region in southeastern Spain also has a wealth of mineral-rich, medicinal waters in inland areas. In the town of Archena, 25 kilometers from the city of Murcia, you will find a good example. Its spa resort boasts having been Spain's most popular thermal center at the end of the 19th century; it continues to be a renowned complex to this day.
It is set in the fertile Ricote Valley, an area of countryside irrigated by the Segura River, with interesting contrasts of landscape: palm groves, orange, and a variety of fruit trees are flanked by arid-looking mountains. The result is a unique, peaceful setting that is ideal for rest and relaxation. Transfers are included in your package.
Massage and spa treatments
There are different types of therapies you can book for an additional price for example:
- Hot stone massage - 55 EUR
- 45 minutes of reflexology - 40 EUR
- One hour of Swedish massage - 55 EUR
- 50-minute deep tissue - 55 EUR
- Manicure and pedicures available - 10 to 15 EUR
San Pedro Market
One of the best ways of exploring and enjoying Alicante and the surrounding province is to visit the street markets. There you will find not only local products, such as the local pastries, fresh Mediterranean fruit, and vegetables, or something authentically Spanish like empanadillas.
These street markets and flea markets are also there for you to get lost in; to discover bargains in used or second-hand objects; to be enticed by a multitude of vintage items that are now difficult to find. Immerse yourself in this welter of bargains and discoveries that these markets have to offer. The transfer is about 15 EUR one-way to be split between up to six people.
Standup paddle boarding or kayaking
These are available in the Mar Menor Natural Park Area or Cabo Roig. The price is 25 EUR per person. Transfers are about 15 EUR for one to six people.
Visit to Granada
The Alhambra, in pace with its history, has become the destination of many tourists and probably the best treasure of the city of Granada. To enjoy the beauty of the palatine chambers, the scents of the courtyards and gardens, the games of light and color of the richly decorated halls, and the impressive views of the Albaycin, and the Vega constitutes a privilege for your senses.
A place for cultural meetings and the destination chosen by millions of people worldwide will lead you to rethink its value in a global world subjected to multiple stresses. The Alhambra has lived, is living, and will continue living, thus making the heritage maxim possible as an evolutionary concept not anchored in time. Today the Alhambra will be a part of you because it is yours and everyone's, three-hour bus ride for about 25 EUR.
