Costa Brava Full Day Trip

Embark on a full-day Costa Brava tour from Barcelona and explore the stunning pine forests, ancient ruins, and charming villages along the Girona coast. Discover the unique rocky coastline, crystal-clear waters, and protected natural areas of this beautiful region.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Calella de Palafrugell - The journey begins on the motorway, arriving around 10:15 am in Calella de Palafrugell, a charming fishing village that has preserved its traditional charm.

This village boasts stunning architecture and landscapes. With its small bays, it creates a unique blend of land and sea, offering an unparalleled setting.

There will be free time to explore, enjoy the scenery, and capture beautiful photographs.

  • L’Estartit - The next stop is l’Estartit, a coastal village renowned for its significant port and as a world-famous diving center due to the proximity of the Medes Islands archipelago, just one kilometer from the shore.

The Medes Islands are notable for their diverse marine flora and fauna. They have been designated as a National Natural Park and a ZEPIM (Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance). There will be free time for lunch and a leisurely stroll around town before boarding the Nautilus boat at 3:00 pm.

The boat trip lasts about 1 hour and 30 minutes. It begins with a visit to the outer islands, offering spectacular views. The journey continues to the breathtaking cliffs of Sierra de Montgrí, accessible only by boat and one of the most pristine areas of Costa Brava.

  • Village Medieval de Pals - In the afternoon, the tour heads to Pals, an inland town situated atop a hill. The village is a fully integrated medieval site, featuring a cylindrical tower from the 12th century that is visible from afar. The tower’s terrace provides stunning views of the Costa Brava and its surroundings.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Boat tickets
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned coach with free Wi-Fi
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

On this tour we are going to visit the Girona coast, christened 100 years ago as the Costa Brava. The name is due to its unique rocky, rugged and cut shape coastline, composed of small coves surrounded by pine forests and lapped by crystal water.

The fame of Costa Brava is also due to its villages. Small fisherman towns, with whitewashed walls and narrow winding streets, today still retain their charm.

Our intention is to show in one day the most representative and emblematic sites along the northeastern shores of Catalunya, places of unsurpassable beauty that will give you a taste of all this area has to offer.

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord
Carrer de Nàpols
Bus Station "Barcelona Nord", PLATFORM 16 Check in: 15 minutes before departure time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Cecilia_g
Jul 29, 2024
Costa Brava dream - It was the most breathtaking tour. Our tour guide was sweet, kind & very knowledgeable. The beach was fabulous, the views spectacular, and the boat ride was amazing. We had time for a delicious lunch & coffee. II was a perfect day!!
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Rossm
May 13, 2023
An outstanding trip - This was an outstanding trip that offered a great variety of experiences of Costa Brava all in one day. We highly recomend it. Our guide Monica was exceptional with her commentary on the area. She had extensive knowledge while at the same time didn't overload us with too much detail. Great value for money.
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Karen
Jul 27, 2021
Amazing Experience!!!! - This was an Amazing experience!!! Loved everything about it! All 3 Stops were breathtaking. Our tour guide LUIS was GREAT - he was very knowledgeable, friendly, patient, respectful and charismatic - I can’t say enough. Thanks Luis 😊 Muchísimas Gracias!!!! And the best part was that when we arrived at our last stop to have lunch - Luis made sure that our table at the restaurant was ready for us and this was ocean side view. The staff at the restaurant was courteous, friendly and fast. Luis made sure that our meals came out before anyone else’s - amazing experience. The food was DELICIOUS and FRESH!!! Once again - Thank you Luis! You’re the BEST!!!!! 😊
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Edisong2013
Oct 14, 2019
Excellent tour - This is an excellent full day tour of the Costa Brava plus a stop at a Medieval village dating from the 12th century. The tour is both informative and fully packed. A tour of the Greek and Roman ruins of Empurres was extremely informative and would be of interest to any student of history. A particular shout out of Jorge, our guide, who not only provided excellent commentary but spent time one on one with each member of our tour group. Again, and excellent introduction to the beautiful Costa Brava!
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Popandsas
Oct 13, 2019
Wonderful tour...great guide - I highly recommend this tour. It was a full day of beautiful sights and lots to do. We had a wonderful guide who kept us informed and entertained. Thank you, Jorge!
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Reviver789
Oct 3, 2019
Terrific day in Costa Brava - Excellent day tour - it was a terrific way to see a variety of Costa Brava sights all in a single day which we would have been hard pressed to do in our own. The weather was perfect that day and our guide, Jorge, was quite informative as well as being fun and upbeat. Wonderful short hike on the coast between villages to start the day with ample photo opportunities and I especially enjoyed the Greek and Roman ruins at Emporia at the end of the day. All in all, well worth it.
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Dreamer628494
Oct 3, 2019
Great day out of Barcelona - This was a fantastic tour of Costa Brava . A day of contrasting sites with very friendly tour guides coast line on a large coach that was full. Highlights were visit to coastal beaches, visit to Medieval city, tour of boat that had glass view6ing of sea bed and visit to ancient Greek and Roman ruins. Tour guides were very friendly, informative. Pace of the tour was good as it did not feel rushed. Tour siited more for people who want to sight see rather than doing adventure activities such as kayaking,diving or snockling.Overal we had a wonderful day out. Highly recommend this tour.
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Chicago1998
Sep 24, 2019
Excellent day - It's a long tour but well worth it. Our tour guide was excellent, she has a great amount of knowledge about the area. The boat ride was amazing and the sites beautiful. Well-organized tour with not wasting times. Definitely reccommend it.
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Allyson_k
Sep 22, 2019
Fabulous day trip from Barcelona - Extremely well organized with just enough time at each stop. Jorge our guide was terrific - made the day fun!
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Sushmas75
Aug 28, 2019
Costa brava visit - Very nice experience Spectacular view of Mediterranean sea and very good beaches to relax We enjoyed every moment from the start till end Medieval village visit was very informative Although we took only half day trip as it was on Saturday and that was only one offered on that day
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