All Inclusive Holidays in The Balearic Islands, and Other Board Types

All Inclusive Holidays in The Balearic Islands, and other Board types

Getting There and around The Balearics

Countless low-cost package and scheduled airlines fly into Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca several times daily throughout the summer. From all of the UK’s major airports.

Car hire appears to be the most reliable way to travel around once on the islands as the mountainous terrain means limited train lines. Car hire is easy and affordable from the destinations airports. However transfers to the all-inclusive resorts are usually available and included in the price, check with individual resorts for this information.

Beaches in The Balearics

The all-inclusive resorts offer close by beaches, with beautiful sands and glistening seas, the big busy resorts such as Palma Nova, Santa Ponsa and Magaluf on Majorca all experience a high influx of British tourists making this all-inclusive experience all the more fun.

If the popular beaches don’t tickle your fancy, depending on your specific resort, some offer shuttle busses to more secluded bathing spots. With high rocks and small coves there is always somewhere close by to sit and relax enjoying the stunning sea views the Balearics has to offer.
The best beaches include Cala Bona on the east coast and, further down, the resorts of Cala Gran, Cala Esmerelda and Cala Ferrera.

Menorca offers more than 100 beaches and leaves you with the only tricky decision of the all-inclusive holiday which is whether to try a small secluded beach with white sand and warm turquoise waters, such as Cala Es Talaier, or a bigger stretch with pedalo hire and beach bars such as Cala Blanca, just south of Ciutadella. The best beaches on Formentera are Platja de Llevant and Platja de ses Illetes - two gorgeous stretches of sand in the north of the island.

After a day relaxing on the beach it is time to retire back to the all-inclusive resort you have chosen, to wine and dine and the delicious and vast amounts of food on offer.

Sightseeing in The Balearics

Majorcas capital is most certainly a must visit if staying on this island. This waterside city has some exquisite attractions such as the Muslim castle - and current kings' residence – El Palau de l'Almudaina which has views over the harbour. On Ibiza, the old port of Sa Penya is a great place to watch the locals head out to sea on their rustic fishing boats. It's full of narrow streets and squares nestled around the harbour and there always seems to be something going on.

In Mahon you can spend hours touring the massive deep-water harbour. The Xoriguer Gin distillery is nearby too and you can take a guided tour before a tasting session of excellent Spanish gin. Ciutadella is a beautiful city with a lovely harbour and a historic old quarter. In Formentera, away from the beaches there's not a great deal to see this however is made up for in the all-inclusive hotels where relaxing by the quiet pool or strolling down to the beach to read a book is certainly worth spending time doing as the warm breeze this islands receives is ideal for this activity.

Menorca offers some superb tourist attractions, the Cales Coves are many ancient caves used as burial chambers around 7 miles from the capital Mao, information on these will be provided at your all-inclusive resort. St Anthony the 17th Century Church and Ciutadella Castle 17th century castle with draw bridge overlooking the harbour in Ciutadella originally a watch tower are also both well worth a visit.

Art lovers visiting Ibiza should take a bit of time away from the beach to visit the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, near D'Alt Vila, an old walled town with an arched gateway. There are regularly changing modern art exhibitions and it's a nice place to spend a few hours.

Eating and Nightlife in The Balearic Islands

You won’t be short on cuisine on holiday in the Balearic Islands especially with food and drink being included in the all-inclusive offers. The surrounding seas have supplied these islands with some of the best seafood you are likely to taste in your travelling career. Palma has lots of good restaurants serving Spanish and European food and Ciutudella's harbour, in Menorca, is a lovely place to dine. Tapas, is also popular and its great fun to wander from bar to bar sampling a few treats with a glass of the finest Spanish wine.

Nightlife, well, where to start! Ibiza! One of the most buzzing nightlife’s in the world. Summer brings thousands of party animals to this island where they indulge themselves into some of the top clubs such as Pacha, Space and Amnesia to dance the night and most certainly the morning away. However the nightlife doesn’t stop in Ibiza, the up and coming city of Magaluf offers yet another perfect party spot on the Balearic Islands. The all-inclusive offers also allow some perfect pre-drinking before hitting the town, which is a major safe guard on the wallet as some of these clubs charge high entry and drink prices.

Balearic Islands Shopping and Family Attractions

Majorca is certainly the main Balearic Island for shopping, with Palma offering many pedestrian only streets full of shops and cafés. Markets are also in great supply and offer a large amount of ceramics that are likely to be seen decorating your all-inclusive resort.

Sa Penya in Ibiza has lots of interesting clothes stores, and is also home to the hippie market where you can pick up anything from cheapo T-shirts to local arts and crafts. The Saturday market at Ferreries in Menorca is excellent and you can buy some delicious local food and drink there too however don’t be too tempted as you can indulge in excellent food and drink in your all-inclusive resort.

The Spanish are very family-orientated and this is certainly true in the Balearics. Many of the all-inclusive resorts have children's play areas, crazy golf courses and the odd amusement arcade and in Majorca, there are fun miniature trains which transport holidaymakers along many of the resort promenades. There are large amounts of water sports to take part in and most beaches have platforms a short distance swim from the shore with slides and diving boards perfect for teenagers to enjoy the water with.

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