Cooperativa Turistica Enis

Who they are

The Cooperativa Turistica Enis is a cooperative of residents of Oliena, the village at the foot of Monte Corrasi, in the Supramonte. It was founded in 1981, when a group of young people from the village decided to stay in their land and rebuild the ruins of an old abandoned municipal summer camp on the slope of Monte Maccione, above the town. Over decades they turned it into a place to welcome travellers: today it is a hotel with a restaurant and pizzeria, a campsite and the base for their excursions. They present themselves as the cooperative of the women and men of Oliena.

What it organises

Their offer is guided excursions in the Supramonte of Oliena and Dorgali, almost all full-day:

• Tiscali, the Nuragic village hidden inside a hollow mountain, in about three hours: a Land Rover ride to the foot of the mountain and an hour on foot along an old charcoal-burners' path.
• Lanaittu valley and Tiscali, with the Su Gologone spring, in a day.
• Gola di Gorropu, the great canyon of the Supramonte, on foot and in a day.
• Codula di Luna and Cala Fuili, a trek to the sea of the Gulf of Orosei.
• Scala Pradu and Punta Sos Nidos, or Punta Corrasi, the limestone summits above Oliena.

On the Tiscali excursion the meeting point is the Monte Maccione hotel itself. They ask for layered clothing, mountain footwear, a small rucksack and water.

Prices and bookings

The website does not publish prices or the minimum number of participants, nor does it say whether the Tiscali entrance (€6 on site, in cash) is included. Ask when you book, via the form of each excursion, by phone on +39 0784 288363 or +39 0784 288761, or by email. The cooperative also organises, if you ask, transfers from the ports and airports of Sardinia, useful if you arrive at Olbia without a car.

If you sleep or eat at Monte Maccione, the excursion starts at the door: it is the simplest way to see Tiscali without driving on the tracks of the Lanaittu valley.