Take advantage of Spain's hottest, driest and oddest corner, Cabo (cape) de Gata. This triangle of rocky semi-desert is surrounded by the Mediterranean on two sides, but its remoteness and designation as a Natural Park have left it largely untouched by developers. It's too hot for biking in the summer, but in winter it's a weekend mountain biking paradise, with practically guaranteed sunshine, dry, dusty trails and less than an hour's transfer from Almería airport. Leave home in the morning and be negotiating your bike down a rocky track to a sandy cove the same afternoon!

Think spaghetti westerns (filmed locally) , prickly pears and flamingoes.

Our Winter Desert Weekends run early and late in the year. They include three nights lovely hotel accommodation and two and half days guided bike riding, airport transfers and full board (excluding evening drinks). The weekends are graded as Epic trips.

Price : £340 / €340 per person (plus 20% single supplement). For dates, please see our 2010 Schedule.