Albufera Natural Park Tour: Experience Mediterranean Forests and Scenic Boat Rides from Valencia
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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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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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Gabriella
Apr 2, 2024
10/10 - Ferran is a great guide! Very competent and likeable. :) The tour itself was amazing as well. The boat tour with the beautiful sunset shouldn‘t be missed!
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T5532vfcatherinea
Mar 29, 2024
Fascinating Albufera - Collected on time in a comfortable minibus, by Angel and our guide Ferran. Ferran gave us an interesting summary of Valencia on our drive to Albufera to cater for both the English and Spanish group. We were dropped by the minibus to admire the view and walked through some of the park to the bird sanctuary and beach. We were then collected by the minibus and driven a few minutes to the boat boarding area. Some really interesting history of the area and inhabitants, and a chance to watch the sunset out on the water.
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Stacey_a
Mar 19, 2024
Memorable lagoon tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our lagoon tour which included a walk through the beautiful Forrest to the sea. The area is rich with history and is a fascinating ecological reserve. We visited a small, historic island in the lagoon and took a boat ride through the reed-lined waterways, out to the center of this huge lake. We stayed to watch the sun set behind the mountains, the birds all flying to their reed roosts. It was serene. Bring a jacket, it’s cold over the water! Loved it!
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Aliciao439
Mar 15, 2024
National Park - Excellent trip with a lot of education and a final boat trip in the Albufeira lake. The tour gyide Ferran was exceptional and amicable. Able to answer questions in Spanish and English. Also thanks to the driver ,always on time.
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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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Michael_m
Apr 2, 2024
Great trip we would... - Great trip we would definitely recommend it .Not impressed with 30 people in a small boat and no lifejackets?Please let us know your policy here?
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Patrick_l
Mar 11, 2024
Fantastic contrast to the City - but Watch the weather - Very beautiful part and little known part of the coast. Great relaxing trip but we were very lucky with the weather. The lead up to the boat ride was a little too long especially as it was still a bit cool and windy. The guide was very courteous and informative but the explanations can be simpler and briefer. The boat ride itself was wonderful
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