Albufera Natural Park Tour: Experience Mediterranean Forests and Scenic Boat Rides from Valencia
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174 Ratings
València
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Albufera Natural Park in Valencia. Explore Mediterranean forests, rice paddies, and lakes on a scenic boat ride. Choose from morning or afternoon tours and witness a breathtaking sunset over the lake.
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 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.

  • Albufera - 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.
  • Valencia - After the activity, we will return to Valencia meeting points.
What's Included
  • Boat trip
  • Official Tourist Guide for the entire activity
  • Air-conditioned transportation
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Baby or child chair for the car
Additional Information

Explore one of Spain’s most fascinating terrains, the Albufera of Valencia. A Mediterranean forest, rice fields, and lakes await your discovery for an unforgettable day by the Mediterranean Sea. Let’s embark!

Choose either a morning or afternoon schedule; should you pick the latter, the day will conclude with us witnessing a glorious sunset over the lake - a sight to behold.

  • 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)
  • Not recomended with babys or children less than 6 years old
Location
Hotel NH Valencia Center
Carrer de Ricardo Micó
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(174 Ratings)
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Merylf_a
Jun 22, 2024
A bit of nature in the city - The sunset, of course, was spectacular. Also, our guide was knowledgeable and very amusing. Definitely eat before going. The return to your meeting point is late, about 10:30pm
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Davidale23
May 30, 2024
Essential visit in Valencia - Excellent guide. Highly recommended visit, well prepared, directed and entertaining. Our guide is very professional, pleasant and with all the knowledge to make this activity an essential in Valencia.
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Philumnj
May 29, 2024
Enjoyable Ecotour - We had a wonderful nature with a guide, Annais, who provided very interesting commentary about the history of Valencia and the ecosystem of the Albufera. The boat tour near sunset was very scenic.
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Niels_e
May 22, 2024
Great and easy way to see the Albufuera - The trip to the Albufera was great, bus ride is about 30 mins and info is said in both Spanish and English. They make a few stops to see the seaside, some dunes, and traditional homes in the area. The boat ride is great and lingers for lots for lots of picture taking
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Thomas_o
Apr 15, 2024
Unhurried and relaxing. - A lovely trip concluded with a relaxing and atmospheric boat trip on Lake Albufera. Our guide Eva conducted the tour in a relaxed manner and gave a comprehensive commentary. Bus driver was careful and helpful.
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Sofiavr2863oe
Apr 8, 2024
Albufera magic - We did this tour by chance and it was really good. Ferran, our guide, was very knowledgeable, explained a lot of really interesting things to us and was really nice and helpful in answering all our questions. The place is magnificent and seeing the sunset on the boat completed the day in the best way. Thank you!!!
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Pamela_c
Apr 6, 2024
excellent experience combinine beach, forest and lake. - The trip was well organised and our guide Manuel was excellent as he gave clear explanation of the history and nature of the area in both Spanish and English. It was good to have a bit of variety in the outing by stopping at various points and watching the sun going down over the lake as obviously a highlight. We were fortunate to have a lovely warm and clear evening for the trip.
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Rachel_b
May 12, 2024
I was a solo traveller... - I was a solo traveller and this is definitely a not to be missed experience. I would not do this as a day trip but definitely worth it to watch the sun go down. On the negative side it was a bit bitty and there was some waiting around - but hey I was on holiday so relax. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly.
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Ariadne_o
Apr 6, 2024
Nice sunset but too cold on the boat - the sunset at the lake and the view of the barracas. Second stop to see the sunset. Albufera beach is a bit underwhelming for a Brazilian ;-)
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Pixie0427
May 16, 2024
A sub-optimal tour experience at an exquisite location - In our experience, the standard of Viator tours booked via TripAdvisor appear to be steadily declining. We looked forward eagerly to our tour in English to Valencia's exquisite lagoon and wetlands. Our English-speaking guide, Ferran, was knowledgeable and articulate. His admirable passion for conservation came through. However, the tour was clubbed with another Italian speaking group. Since the two guides spoke alternately for long periods, we missed several commentaries of sights which the bus passed through. Also, our English guide did not join the boat part of the tour at all. The Boatmen spoke in Spanish and the other guide in Italian, so the experience was significantly sub-optimal.
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