Courses in Mallorca — 14 of Our Favourites

Perfect for those who want to try diving for the first time, this experience includes a short theory briefing followed by a boat trip to a beautiful marine reserve. You will dive at a maximum depth of six metres under the close supervision of a qualified dive professional.

No previous experience is required; however, participants must be able to swim and be at least eight years old.

The programme runs from Monday to Saturday at 16:00 and lasts approximately three hours.

Please note that this experience does not provide a diving certification. However, you will receive a souvenir diploma.

Worth knowing:

• five-star PADI dive centre, recognised for its service and quality standards
• facilities include a dive shop, fully equipped classrooms, changing rooms, hot showers for men and women, lockers, rinsing area, automated wetsuit washing system, maintenance workshop, and a small snack bar with terrace seating for relaxing before and after dives
• first aid kits with medical oxygen are available at the dive centre and on all boats
• a MEDISUB hyperbaric chamber is located approximately twenty minutes away

There are 3 courses to choose from:

Basic Sailing Course 
Duration - 3 hours per day over 5 days covering the following:

First steps to handling a boat single-handed. It is possible to achieve a Basic Sailing Certificate by VDWS (German Association of Watersport Schools) at the end of the course.

Special Sailing Course
Duration - 3 hours per day over 5 days for those that have already attended a basic course:

This course consolidates and broadens what you have already learned on a basic course. A skills build-up, perfecting skills in sailing on all available boats and catamarans.

Sailing Mini Course
Duration - 3 hours per day over 3 days

A quick way to be able to sail independently for those who just go for it without giving it too much thought. The course is also ideal for people on a short holiday that don't have too much time.

If you are already a confident sailor then you can also choose to hire a catamaran or a dinghy.

They also offer sailing courses for children from 6-13 years of age. You can enquire for more information on these.

The Beginners Programme is for riders who have recently started horse riding, those who want to start but have never had the chance, or those who used to ride and want to get back in the saddle. This package is also perfect for families who want to ride together and enjoy time on horseback with their children.

This five-day programme runs Sunday to Friday and consists of six hours of riding lessons, with six hours of trail riding on treks of between one and two hours long.

Between rides, you can lie by the pool and enjoy the sun while watching others being trained in the paddocks.

Local ceramicist Joanna Kuhne can provide workshops and demonstrations on how ceramics are created.

If sculpture is something you are more interested in, individual and group classes can be arranged with Sculptor in Residence Juan Waelder.

Please contact the hotel for more information and to book these masterclasses.

These climbing courses have been designed in response to the many people who have been introduced to one form of climbing, perhaps at a climbing wall and are now keen to further their general skill and knowledge level. These courses are suitable for climbers who would like to learn more skills either sports or traditional climbing.

Their group sizes are kept small so that they can cater to individual’s requests and organise their instructional days accordingly.

Possible course content:

• Multi pitch climbing skills
• Belay and rope skills for multi pitch climbing
• Leading skills
• Bouldering techniques
• Movement coaching
• Placing gear
• Belay set ups
• Pushing your grade
• Abseil set ups
• When things don’t go the plan! Rescue techniques (How to rescue an injured partner)

They will help you progress both in your climbing ability and your rope work skills, so that you can safely enjoy climbing at venues around the world

Discover Scuba Diving is the perfect introduction to the underwater world. Learn to dive with an easy start in shallow waters where they will teach you some scuba diving skills that will boost your confidence underwater and then proceed to a 12m maximum depth dive where you will discover the marvellous underwater world. The course includes two dives.

This course is available for adults and children (minimum age 10).

There are 2 courses to choose from, one for beginners and the other for those that are looking to improve and refresh their skills.

Beginner Course - Duration - 3 hours per day over 5 days covering the following:

Getting in on speedy and sportsmanlike sailing. Perfect gybing and tacking, harness training and capsizing in a TopCat. The basic principles of sailing are a prerequisite. At the end of the course you can obtain a Basic Catamaran Licence.

Intermediate Course - Duration - 3 hours per day over 3 days covering the following

The goal of this course is to refresh and to improve your skills on catamaran using advanced techniques like getting on wire, sailing down wind or sailing with reacher.

If you are already a confident sailor then you can also choose to hire a catamaran.

The A la Carte Program is an eight-day, seven-night full board horse trekking holiday running from May to September.

It includes three full days’ rides to the monasteries of Sant Salvador, Consolació, and a new trail to Montission. Also included is a day in which you can choose between show jumping or dressage lessons and a one day visit to the old city of Palma.

Your trekking guide has more than 12 years guiding experience in Mallorca, and is a true nature and horse lover. As you ride he will introduce you to the flora and fauna of the island, it's geography, and its history.

The session is suitable for anybody who has done a bit of climbing before and is keen to make the most of Mallorca’s wonderful climbing potential whilst exploring a spectacular part of the island. Their experienced instructors will be on hand to make sure you get the most out of the day, enjoy your climbing, improve your technique and take home some new rope tricks.

The venues they use are newly bolted and not included in any guidebooks, they are completely shaded so that you are able to relax and enjoy the climbing even in the months of August. Mallorca has stunning rock venues with quality routes in all grades so that they are able to find a suitable challenge for everybody.

There are 3 courses to choose from:

Basic Windsurfing Course 
Duration - 2.5 hours per day over 5 days

A beginners’ course in basic windsurfing techniques, permitting participants to windsurf on their own under different wind force and wind direction.

Intermediate Windsurfing Course
Duration - 2.5 hours per day over 5 days for those that have already attended a basic course:

The purpose of this course is to consolidate and to broaden knowledge achieved on the basic course and to learn modern force-saving techniques (gybe, tack, beach start, water start, harness using etc.).

Windsurfing Mini Course
Duration - 2.5 hours per day over 3 days

A quick way to be able to windsurf independently for those who just go for it without giving it too much thought. The course is also ideal for people on a short holiday that don't have too much time.

If you are already confident at windsurfing then you can also hire the equipment.

They also offer a windsurfing course for children, starting from around 7 years of age, so they can learn too.

The Beginners Programme is for riders who have recently started horse riding, those who want to start but have never had the chance, or those who used to ride and want to get back in the saddle. This package is also perfect for families who want to ride together and enjoy time on horseback with their children.

This seven-day programme runs Sunday to Sunday and consists of eight hours of riding lessons, with eight hours of trail riding on treks of between one and two hours long.

Between rides, you can lie by the pool and enjoy the sun while watching others being trained in the paddocks.

Deep water soloing is basically rock climbing above the sea and falling back into the sea when you reach the top or fall off, whichever happens first. Mallorca is a world Mecca for this activity with the best climbers from around the world visiting in the summer months. In short, it is what all the cool kids are up to!

The climbing is mostly steep and strenuous (Grade 5+ and upwards). It is also only open to strong swimmers who feel comfortable jumping into the sea, initially from low heights. Your guide will offer instruction in the best climbing techniques along with important safety instruction for climbing above the sea.

The DWS area for this trip is in the south-west of the island, 20 minutes' drive from Palma. It's well protected from rough seas and has a good selection of problems from French 5a up to 7a. The height of the easier problems is 2-3 meters above the sea, with the harder problems 7-8 meters high. The climbs are accessed from the shore.

Rock climbing is a sport which is accessible to everybody. The skills you need to keep yourself safe are relatively few and once you have acquired the basics you will be able to use this new hobby as a way of exploring the world. There are stunning sports climbing venues on every continent. Rock climbing is also a sport with endless possibilities and challenges.

The Show Jumping Programme combines dressage on a fantastic Andalusian horse, a days ride through the amazing natural surroundings of Mallorca, and intensive show jumping and flatwork training.

Have the best possible holiday by combining riding training with sun and good food. You will get three hours jumping lessons and four hours flatwork, three hours dressage lessons, one hour ride out, and one all day trek into the mountain. All this accompanied by a comfortable room to rest in after an intensive day on horseback.

Diana says that teaching her art is as fulfilling as photography itself. So “Photoclasses Majorca” is not just a photography school, but rather her second passion as a photographer. Each course is designed to be quite flexible and adapted to each group.