A group of mums travelled to Ibiza for a 12-hour holiday after bagging return flights for £34 - and returned in time for the school run.
Rebecca Rattcliff, 38, decided she needed a day in the sun with her group of mum friends including Laura, Danielle, Danielle, Lauren and Fay. However, with jobs and childcare to factor in, setting a date was always going to be tricky.
So, they decided to spend one day in Ibiza together. They flew out of Manchester Airport just after 6am and returned from Ibiza airport at 11pm on the same day - making it in time for the Monday morning school run.
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This isn't the first time Rebecca has gone on a one-day holiday after travelling to Lanzarote for the day in January 2023. This time around, the six friends had the ultimate 'Sunday Funday' filled with sunbathing, cocktails and good food.
The travel consultant, from Manchester, said: "I have four children and between the six of us we have 15 children. We were keen to look for a good deal and everybody loves the Ibiza sunshine.
"We found Ryanair flights on Skyscanner, and we knew for everyone to be able to come it had to be that Sunday."
The group of six booked the flights in February 2023 and flew out for the day trip on Sunday, March 26. The group also managed to avoid splashing out on baggage allowance as they only had to bring a handbag each.
They paid £10 each for a return minibus to Manchester Airport. In Ibiza they were picked up by a transfer company - paying 27 euros each to travel around the island.
Rebecca said: "We had brunch at Passion Café and had an explore around the marina. Quite a lot of the shops were shut but it was scenic and beautiful.
"We had cocktails overlooking the marina and then the transfer picked us up and drove us to San Antonio bay. " The group of women sunbathed on the beach using biodegradable towels that roll up into your hand bag and expand when wet.
She added: "We ended up doing 26k steps just exploring and then we went for a beautiful dinner at a place called Bresca.
"We had to be back at the airport for 8.15pm for our flight at 10pm but there was a 40-minute delay. We also had no idea what time it was because of the clocks changing."
The mums arrived back in Manchester the early hours of Monday morning - ready for work and the school run. Rebecca added: "We were so blessed with the weather - the sky was cloudless.
"It was such a good day - I spent time in gorgeous company with supportive female friends all on the mum journey together.
It was a blissful day off to treasure and we all felt we'd been there longer than a day. You feel refreshed after 12 hours in the sunshine."
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