Our second cycling teambuilding is just around the corner and 18 Omega team members are ready to take on the country roads of Mallorca from 26 - 29 September. Here is their program for the weekend.
The hotel
Our homebase will be
Hotel S'Olivaret, which is located just outside the city of Alaro, on the Sierra de Tramontana mountain range. The building is surrounded by beautiful gardens and olive groves.
Address
Carretera Orient-Alaro
07349 Alaro
Ph: +34 971 510 889
Program
Thursday 26 September
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15:10
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Arrival in Palma
We will leave directly from the airport to Hotel S'Olivaret
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16:10
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Check-in to the hotel
We will enjoy the afternoon and evening in the hotel grounds
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19:30
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Dinner at the hotel restaurant
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Friday 27 September
| 08:00
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Breakfast at the hotel
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09:00
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We meet our guide for the cycling trip and receive our bikes, maps, water bottles and helmets, before setting out on the day's first leg towards Buynola
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approx. 12:00
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After passing Buynola, we stop for a picnic lunch
We head back to Alaro after lunch
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approx. 16:00
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We arrive at the hotel
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20:00
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Dinner at the hotel restaurant |
Saturday 28 September
| 08:00
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Yoga class at the hotel
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09:00
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Breakfast at the hotel
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10:00
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We start our cycling day, heading towards the city of Inca
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approx. 12:00
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We stop for lunch and set up a picnic outside the city of Binissalem
We cycle back to the hotel after lunch
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16:30
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Arrival at the hotel
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19:50
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We meet in the hotel lobby and leave for our restaurant for the evening
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20:00
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Dinner at restaurant Canxim i Alaro
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22:30
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We return to the hotel
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Sunday 29 September
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Breakfast
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| 08:10
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Check-out from the hotel
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08:20
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We leave for the airport
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11:00
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Departure from Palma
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14:45
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Arrival in Oslo
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The cycle routes
Friday
Our guide, Isabelle, will meet us at 09:00. We will be given our bikes,
maps and helmets before we head out on our first cycling trip.
- The first 4-5 kilometers of our cycling day is mainly uphill towards the city of Orient
- Further on, we cycle through hairpin turns, before the road flattens. The rest of the route is mostly downhill, flat roads or an easy, uphill ride
- We cycle through the city Buyola, before we stop for lunch
- We then head for st. Maria, before cycling back to Alaro
Approx. 36.7 km
Saturday
Today we will explore Mallorca's backroads, by winding our way through many of the island's vineyards
- From Alaro, we cycle east towards Inca on small country roads lined with olive groves
- Inca is the second largest city in Mallorca and we will cycle mainly outside the city center, sticking to the old roads
- Along the vineyards, we cycle south towards Sencelles
- We then cycle on 10 kilometers of flat road to Binissalem, an old Arabic city. We stop for lunch after passing the city center
- After lunch, we head back to Alaro
Approx. 42 km
