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The Original Albufera Tour: Barraca, Boat Ride & Local Guide

Location Valencia, Spain, Europe
Location Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe
$70.32
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Overview

Just minutes from Valencia, explore Spain’s largest freshwater lagoon on a guided eco-friendly tour. Discover Albufera’s rice fields, wild birds, and the roots of paella with a certified local guide.

Stroll the Mediterranean dunes of El Saler, visit the Gola de Puchol where lake meets sea, and explore El Palmar, a quiet fishing village on an island in the lagoon. Glide across the calm waters on a traditional boat and spot native birds in their natural habitat.

Choose a sunset tour for breathtaking lake views, or a morning tour for a slower pace with a refreshing drink and fresh fruit included.

A cultural, scenic, and all-inclusive experience—perfect for couples and families or anyone seeking nature, beauty, and authenticity just outside the city.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Cruise pick up | ENG & ESP
Premium pick up: Cruise ship passengers
From cruise terminal: Start and finish at the cruise terminal
Morning Tour: The tour takes place in the morning, from approximately 9am to 1.30pm.
Starting point:
Trasmed-Grimaldi, Moll de Ponent, Poblados Marítimos, 46024 Puerto de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Boat trip in an electric boat: the sustainable pleasure of silence.
  • Morning option: visit the Bird Interpretation Center
  • In the morning tour for you will have a refreshing drink and fresh fruit included.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Visit a traditional Valencian “barraca”: the iconic thatched house of the Albufera region.
  • Oficial Tourist guide all the duration of the activity
  • Dinner
  • Lunch

Meeting point
This pickup is only available for cruise ship passengers. The guide will wait for you at the main entrance of the TRASMED terminal (where is the customers parking)
We will meet in front of the building of ''Ciudad de la Justicia'' at the bus stop.
Torres de Serranos (where are the stairs to go up the towers)
The guide will arrive with the bus to the main entrance of the hotel.
Return details
We will start the activity after the collections, making some stops to discover every point of this amazing natural park.

  • Parque Natural de la Albufera
    Discover one of the most beautiful landscapes in Spain and visit the Albufera of Valencia, a range of forests, rice padies, lakes and valencian history, where you can enjoy a unique day out to the Mediterranean coast.
  • El Saler
    We'll pick you up from the meeting point and head to the Albufera lake, just ten kilometres away from Valencia. We'll be making several stops during this activity. We'll visit El Saler to admire some virgin dunes, as well its beach and the Mediterranean sea. An unique enviroment.
  • Did you know Albufera Lake is Spain's biggest lake? We'll enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of it from the Gola de Puchol pier while our guide tells you its unique Mediterranean ecosystem and a little bit of history.
  • Parque Natural de la Albufera
    Before continuing , we will make a stop trying to whatch autochthonous birds in a very particular area. Birds as: Heron, cormoran, ducks, seagulls, little starks, flamingos,partridge, and more
  • El Palmar
    Our next stop will be El Palmar. This island of the Albufera (meaning lagoon in Valencian) encapsulates its fishing roots that have characterised this area of Valencia throughout history. There are still some 18th-century houses! We''ll be around the main streets, pass by monuments and enjoy a boat ride to admire the area's delights from a different perspective.
  • Step inside a traditional Valencian “barraca” — the iconic thatched house of the Albufera region. Learn how fishing families once lived here, from its simple yet clever architecture to the customs, tools, and daily life that shaped this unique way of living.
  • Valencia
    After the activity, we will return to Valencia meeting points.

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We will send a WhatsApp message with all the collection details. Please put a correct phone number (if the phone number is invalid, we are not responsible), in case you don't have Whatsapp we will send an email through Viator.
  • Since we start the collections in Valencia until we return from the Albufera, it has an estimated duration of 4 hours.
  • We will not bathe on the beach or lake in this activity.
  • Throughout the year, we recommend that clients bring a jacket, sweater or sweatshirt for the boat ride, since at sunset it can get cold.
  • You can take your own food but you can't eat on the bus, you can only eat on the boat ride.
  • This activity does not have free time. Only 5 minutes to use the bathroom before taking the boat ride.
  • You have booked this experience: transportation from various pick-up points + excursion led by an official guide in the selected language + reservation management for the boat ride guaranteeing availability. (Bus + guide + management of reservations, so that you only worry about having a good time!)
  • The return transportation is included. With the same pick-up stops.
  • If you make the check out of your hotel you can take your luggage, as long as it is a cabin suitcase or a small backpack. You must notify us to guarantee space.
  • If you go at the afternoon: the schedule is approximated, we go to the best time to see the sunset from the lake (could change your pick up time 5 or 10 minutes)
  • The tour could be bilingual.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    The Original Albufera Tour: Barraca, Boat Ride & Local Guide

    Location Valencia, Spain, Europe
    Location Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe
    $70.32
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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