We run mountain biking holidays throughout the year. Click here to view the dates and prices for 2012 (PDF format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent). These trips are graded either Epic or Easy Going, providing you with a compatible group of riders to enjoy your mountain biking holiday with. Non-cyclists and 13 to 17 year olds are welcome and pay 65% of the holiday price.

If you don't see your ideal dates in the schedule, do contact us. We try to be flexible!

If you are organising your own group of 4 or more we can provide trips outside the schedule to suit you at the same rates (see our Groups page). If you would like exclusive occupation of Pure Mountains, see Purely Yours.

We also run Mountain Bike Marathon Trips , Winter Desert Weekends, Pure Family Holidays and Pure Mountains High, the Roof of Spain.

Holiday prices include everything mentioned on our Welcome page including qualified guiding, full Land Rover support, beautiful en-suite accommodation and excellent food and drink. Also included are airport transfers, but not flights.

Winter Trips

In the colder months, we offer a handful of special  'winter' trips, giving you the chance to get away from dreary northern climes for an exhilarating mountain biking break. These holidays are based at the cosy and welcoming Hotel los Bérchules, which is situated some 400 vertical metres lower than the farmhouse. At the end of each day's cycling you can relax in front of a roaring fire and enjoy plenty of good food, wine and company.

July to September in the Mountains

High Summer is gorgeous in the Sierra Nevada mountains and not as hot as you might think. The days are long and the warm evenings are perfect for relaxing around a barbecue. We have several trips running during these months. Also, in high summer only, for groups we offer Pure Mountains High, a holiday giving you the rare opportunity to mountain bike over the roof of Spain.

Airport Transfers and Flights

Airport transfers from Málaga are included in the price, unless otherwise shown on the Schedule.

For most trips, on the day of arrival, the free airport transfer picks up at Málaga airport at 1600, in order to allow you a choice of incoming flights. On the day of departure, the airport transfer drops at Málaga airport at 1000, to allow you the greatest choice of return flights (remember to allow for check-in time). For groups, we can usually be flexible on transfer times.

Flights are not included in the holiday price. You book these yourself, allowing you to find the best deal. We are, of course, happy to help with flight booking if you would like us to.  A good place research all flight options is Skyscanner.net.

If you do not need the airport transfers, we offer you a £30/€35 'no transfers' discount per person from the cost of your holiday.

If you decide to fly to Almería, Granada or Madrid we can provide you with information about transfer options from there.

Arriving by Train

As part of our commitment to responsible tourism, we are keen to encourage our guests to travel by train and public transport.

It's surprisingly easy and a great holiday adventure in itself to travel from the UK to Spain by train. You can take an afternoon Eurostar from London to Paris in just 2 hours 20 minutes, then the excellent overnight trainhotel from Paris to Madrid, with onward train connections to Málaga on the high speed AVE. The trainhotel has cosy bedrooms, a restaurant and a café-bar. All the info you need is at the excellent websites www.seat61.com, Rail Europe and the Spanish railways website Renfe.

Alternatively, you could catch a ferry to Santander or Bilbao and make an exciting trip across Spain. Get in touch if this appeals and we can talk to you about possibilities.

If you arrive at Málaga station, you can join our airport transfer (subject to timings). Otherwise, you can get from Málaga to Bérchules by taxi (we can help to book this for you) or hire car. If you don't take our airport transfers you qualify for the £30/€35 'no transfers' discount.

Please ask if you need any help with planning your trip.

Arriving by Car

We can provide you with detailed driving instructions to our local village if you are coming by car. You might want to hire a car if you are coming from elsewhere in Spain or if you are flying into Almería or Granada airport (both within driving distance of Pure Mountains). It is easy and economical to hire a car in Andalucía. We recommend hiring a small van eg a Citroen Berlingo or Peugeot Partner and booking with AurigaCrown Car Hire or Goldcar.

As you will not need our airport transfers, you will qualify for the £30/€35 'no transfers' discount.

Booking

Once you have decided when you would like to come mountain biking, please contact us to confirm availability. We can hold places for you while you book flights, group members and so on.

We will email you a booking form. On booking, we ask you to pay a 20% deposit to confirm your place and to pay the balance four weeks before the start of your holiday. We will send you a reminder. Payment can be made by cheque or bank transfer. Payment by PayPal incurs a 2% surcharge.

Room Sharing and Single Supplement

Prices are based on two people sharing a room. For farmhouse-based trips, if you come on your own we may allocate you a room with another guest of the same sex. You can guarantee that you will have a room to yourself by paying a single room supplement which is an additional 20% of the cost of the holiday. For 'winter' and 'desert' hotel-based trips, there is a 20% non-optional single supplement for solo guests.

Group Discount

For groups of six people there is a discount of 60% on the price of the holiday for one member of the group (the organiser). For a group of seven this rises to 70% and for eight to 80%. So, it pays to get your friends organised!

Groups of 4 or more receive a case of cava on arrival, to be consumed as the group leader sees fit!

There is more information about group bookings on the Groups page.

Return Visits Discount

We offer a 10% discount on the price of your second and all subsequent Pure Mountains holidays. This can be combined with the Group Discount.

Recommendations

If, after your Pure Mountains holiday, you recommend a friend who books a trip but you can't get back here to take advantage of our Return Visits or Group Discounts, we will send you a £15 Chain Reaction Cycles gift voucher.