Best Spanish active holidays

View our selection of our best active Spanish hotel and resort holidays

Spain, with its diversity of landscape and climate, offers all sorts of active holidays all year round. Expressions Holidays offers luxury holidays to hotels and resorts, both single-centre stays and touring holidays, where you can be as active as you like and enjoy a sport that is important to you or learn a new one. Activities range from tennis to golf, horse-riding to water sports as well as learning new skills or enhancing your knowledge, perhaps about food and wine, art and architecture. Our active holidays to luxury hotels in Spain combine travel by air, rail and car and are completely tailor-made to suit your interests and requirements.

Single-centre hotel holidays

With Expressions Holidays you can enjoy active holidays in Spain staying in one place where there are plenty of activities on offer, mixing sport with learning, sightseeing and culture. The duration is flexible, with single-centre hotel stays usually being between 3 nights and 14 nights, and you have complete choice of departure date and flights. We can include a hire-car if you want to drive yourself and visit the area, or we can provide a private car transfer.

Touring holidays

A luxury touring holiday of Spain allows you to be active in a variety of ways in more than one place. This way you can combine your interests and experience the facilities in more than one hotel or resort, perhaps choosing a cultural centre for sightseeing with guided tours and entrances arranged, coupled with a stay at a golf resort with tennis courts and adding on a stay at a country hacienda where you can enjoy some cookery and wine-tasting.

Our best active Spanish holidays include

● Travel arrangements with flights, ferry, rail, transfers or car-hire as required
● Flexible durations and multi-centre stays
● Accommodation in personally-selected 4-or 5-star hotels
● Touring holidays
● Stay-put holidays
● Pre-booked lessons and activities

Included in all our holidays

● Concierge service
● Handcrafted helpful hints and local information provided with all our holidays
● Personal service by your sales consultant who looks after all aspects of your holiday
● Full financial protection with our ATOL (3076) for all holidays including a flight and our ABTOT for all non-air holidays

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Ornate staircase with arches of building at the Plaza de Espana in Seville

A GRAND TOUR OF SPAIN

14-night grand tour of Spain by air, rail and hire-car staying in nine different places from Andalusia to Barcelona, to Madrid, San Sebastian and along the Saint James way ending in Santiago de Compostela. From £3,430 per person.
Equestrian statue in bronze with orange facade to buildings lining the arcaded square of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid

ANDALUSIA AND MADRID HOLIDAY BY AIR AND TRAIN

7-night luxury holiday by air to Madrid for 1 night and then train in between visiting the cultural cities of Andalusia: Granada, Cordoba and Seville, staying in luxury hotels. From £2,470 per person.
Oranges on tree with autumn leaves behind and then white baroque church with bell and cross of Carmen in Cadiz

THE HIDDEN CHARMS OF ANDALUSIA TOUR

9-night fly-drive luxury touring holiday of Andalusia staying in four places reflecting the culture and landscape of the region. You stay in white-washed mountain villages, on the coast overlooking the Bay of Cadiz, and on a country estate near Seville. From £2,200 per person.
White washed houses in Ronda perched on the edge of the cliff

THE WHITE VILLAGES OF ANDALUSIA TOUR

6-night fly-drive touring holiday of Andalusia staying in the picturesque ‘white villages’ or ‘pueblos blancos’ in the hills behind the Costa del Sol and in the sherry town of Jerez, steeped in Andalusian traditions and history. From £1,650 per person.
Multi-coloured tall and narrow houses in the casco viejo of Bilbao

BARCELONA, LA RIOJA AND BILBAO BY RAIL

8-night luxury holiday by train from Barcelona to La Rioja and Bilbao, returning by air. Visit the cultural cities and the vineyards of Rioja. From £1,890 per person.
Scallop shells, pink and white, in a basket with some mussels in Galicia

FOLLOW THE WAY OF ST JAMES SPANISH FLY-DRIVE TOUR

10-night fly-drive holiday following the Way of Saint James along northern Spain from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela. From £1,920 per person.
Row of white and black windmills on sandy bank

CASTLES, PALACES AND WINDMILLS OF SPANISH CASTILE

7-night luxury fly-drive holiday to Spain visiting the castles, palaces and windmills of Madrid and central Spain including Don Quixote’s La Mancha. Stay in historic hotels and paradores. From £1,520 per person.
Hacienda Zorita Heart of Spain landscape hotel building trees countryside surrounds

MADRID AND SALAMANCA TWO CENTRE HOLIDAY

6-night two-centre fly-drive holiday combining a stay in Madrid and a stay on a country estate near Salamanca, renowned for its wine and olives. From £1,850 per person.
Tree with oranges in Andalusia

FOOD AND WINE HOLIDAY IN ANDALUSIA

5-night food and wine luxury holiday at the family-owned country retreat in Andalusia. Included are sherry bodega visits, wine and olive oil tasting, visit to a local farm and a cookery lesson. From £2,640 per person.
Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque Tenerife pool water features sea in background

ACTIVE FAMILY HOLIDAY IN TENERIFE

7-night family holiday in a 5-star beach resort with a range of activities on land and water plus a wide choice of family accommodation. From £6,250 for two adults and two children under 12.
Hacienda Zorita Heart of Spain wine and cheese

FOOD AND WINE HOLIDAY IN THE HEART OF SPAIN

5-night food and wine luxury holiday at the 5-star Hacienda Zorita near Salamanca in central Spain. Dinner with wine, wine-tasting and olive or wine spa treatment included. From £1,850 per person.
Puente Romano Marbella aerial shot of pools sun loungers beach in background

PUENTE ROMANO BEACH RESORT MARBELLA Marbella

A 5-star resort hotel with a wide range of hotel accommodation and excellent sports facilities, primarily tennis with tennis coaching on site. Watersports, beach and outstanding restaurants.
Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Fuerteventura exterior hotel buildings sea and island in background

GRAN HOTEL ATLANTIS BAHIA REAL Fuerteventura

Family choice. A luxury 5-star hotel on the edge of the sand dunes of the Corralejo natural park, with a wide choice of facilities and water sports.
Gran Hotel Bahia Del Duque Tenerife terrace restaurant white building with columns steps and palm trees

GRAN HOTEL BAHIA DEL DUQUE Tenerife

Family choice. A 5-star luxury resort on t he Costa Adeje with watersports, beach, sports and wide choice of room types.
Princesa Yaiza aerial shot of resort, showing hotel buildings, pools, sea and mountains in background

PRINCESA YAIZA Lanzarote

Family choice. This is a 5-star hotel on Lanzarote with suite accommodation ideal for families on a beachfront with a wide choice of activities on site.
Swimming pool with sun loungers and umbrellas set up around the edge of the pool

SALOBRE HOTEL RESORT & SERENITY Gran Canaria

Family choice. 5-star resort hotel in dramatic countryside about 10 km from the sand dunes of Maspalomas. Great golf, spa and family-activity resort, also with beach club.
Exterior of hotel with potted plants around and vines on the building

SHERATON MALLORCA ARABELLA GOLF Mallorca

Family choice. This country resort and 5-star hotel with 93 rooms stands amidst golf courses a few miles from Palma. Built in the style of a traditional Mallorcan mansion, the resort is luxurious and full of activities.
Aerial view of hotel showing swimming pool with close proximity to sea

ST REGIS MARDAVALL MALLORCA RESORT Mallorca

Family choice. State-of-the-art facilities combine with traditional Mallorcan character in this 5-star resort with 125 rooms overlooking the Badia de Palma. Excellent cuisine, butler service and spa.
La Manga Club Resort Eastern Spain outdoor pool white hotel building sun loungers and umbrellas

GRAND HYATT LA MANGA CLUB & RESORT La Manga del Mar Menor

Family choice. This is an amazing holiday resort with a 5-star hotel with a wide range of sporting activities on site with sports academies for children in holidays.

Finca Cortesin Andalucia pool sun loungers umbrellas palm trees

FINCA CORTESIN HOTEL GOLF & SPA Casares, near Estepona

A luxurious, 5-star, boutique hotel with 67 suites set amidst acres of grounds with a championship golf course about a mile from the sea. Beach club, spa and choice of fine dining restaurants.
Hacienda de San Rafael Andalucia exterior white building hotel entrance greenery

HACIENDA DE SAN RAFAEL Las Cabezas de San Juan near Seville

This is a luxury, boutique hotel with just 14 rooms and suites on a former olive estate about an hour's drive from Seville. Grounds with pool, restaurant, local Andalusian food, wine and sports experiences.
Hotel Camiral hotel grounds, pool, pool decking, gardens and lawns, mountains in background

HOTEL CAMIRAL near Girona, Catalonia

This is a 5-star golf resort with extensive facilities and spa set in countryside south of Girona. Imaginative cuisine, tennis, bicycles, forest park and seasonal activities for children.
Castilla Termal Brihuega

CASTILLA TERMAL BRIHUEGA Brihuega, Guadalajara

Castilla Termal Brihuega is a 5-star hotel with 78 rooms in Brihuega, northeast of Madrid, in an excellent location to explore the cultural and historical delights of the municipality.
Castilla Termal Burgo de Osma

CASTILLA TERMAL BURGO DE OSMA El Burgo de Osma

Castilla Termal Burgo de Osma is a 4-star hotel with 70 rooms, a little over 2 hours northeast of Madrid. It is situated in what was previously the University of Santa Catalina, in a building dating back to the 16th century. Its spa provides relaxing treatments, a thermal pool, and contrast circuit.

Castilla Termal Monasterio de Valbuena

CASTILLA TERMAL MONASTERIO DE VALBUENA San Bernardo

Castilla Termal Monasterio de Valbuena is a 5-star hotel within a 12th century Cistercian monastery in San Bernardo, Spain. It has 79 rooms.
Castilla Termal Olmedo

CASTILLA TERMAL OLMEDO Olmedo

Castilla Termal Olmedo is a 4-star hotel with 82 rooms in Olmedo, built upon the foundations of a 12th century convent and just 40 minutes from Valladolid.
Hacienda Zorita Heart of Spain exterior hotel building patio countryside surrounds

HACIENDA ZORITA near Salamanca

An elegant and luxurious 5-star hotel with just 40 rooms and suites situated on an estate producing wine and organic produce. Hearty local food, spa, swimming pool and estate activities.
Hotel exterior with green fields in the back ground

MARQUES DE RISCAL Elciego

In the Rioja wine region, luxurious and architecturally striking, this 5-star hotel has 43 rooms, outstanding cuisine, vinotherapy spa and a magnificent wine list.
Belmond la Residencia Mallorca gardens hotel covered in foliage and gardens with palms and flowers

BELMOND LA RESIDENCIA Deia, Mallorca

This is a luxurious and elegant 5-star hotel with 67 rooms and suites in the artists' village of Deia about 5 minutes' drive from the sea. Superb service and facilities. A real treat.