Malaga / El Caminito del Rey
We had booked a car for a visit to El Caminito del Rey, so after a short train trip to pick up the car we drove up into the hills behind Málaga. We had flown over the area on our way in so had already seen the bluish colour of the water, which reminded us a little of what we'd seen in Hokitika in NZ. We had a bit of time to fill in before our walk so we stopped at the Bobastro ruins along the way.
La Garganta hotel was the meeting place for the tour and a lovely spot for lunch on the terrace overlooking part of the canyon. At 3pm we were loaded on to a bus, where we could hear Australian accents all around us. We drove for about half an hour to the northern access point of the Caminito del Rey path.
After entering through a short tunnel we walked for about half an hour to the entrance where we were given hard hats in case of rock falls, this is where the proper hiking started. Our tour guide Pedro was informative and entertaining as he guided us in a leisurely three hour hike along the walls of the canyon and over the swinging bridge. The path was originally built for worker access to a hydroelectric scheme and had once fallen into disrepair but had been rebuilt in places to support recreational access.
It was around 6.30pm when we made it back to the car for the hour's drive back to Málaga to drop off the car near the railway station. It was 9pm but still light by the time we stopped at the closest tapas restaurant to our apartment for dinner. We're slowly turning into españoles as we have our dinner later and later each evening.
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