Santiago de Compostela Tours

Essential tour to get to know, without haste, the most significant and spectacular corners of the "Costa da Morte". With the help of Official Galician Tourism Guides you will discover impressive waterfalls, lighthouses, an imposing coastline and you will have time to enjoy the best local gastronomy.

General description This excursion, which combines nature and culture, will be perfect for you to spend a day discovering some of the most representative places on the Camino de Santiago to Finisterre, the ancient end of the World of the Romans, and a natural extension of the Jacobean route. In Galicia Tavels we have years of experience carrying out these types of routes and our goal is always to offer the best service to our clients in the most enjoyable and personalized way.

The Salnés Valley is where most of the Albariño cellars under the appellation of origin Rías Baixas are located and the wines here have very distinctive characteristics due to the influence of the Atlantic and their unique canopy growing system of setting the vines, known as "parras". Juanjo leads this tour and can be adapted to your specific needs. The Albarino Wine Tour includes a visit to several wineries of all sizes from the largest cellars to the smaller but not the least important ones, all of them belonging to the denomination of origin Rías Baixas. So you will be able to not only see their facilities but also to talk to the winemakers directly, taste their wines, listen to their opinions and hear about their winemaking techniques that make their wines so different. Come and let us show you the Albariño of the Rías Baixas! You will also be able to enjoy a typical lunch at a "furancho" (an at one time clandestine wine producers) with homemade wine and local served dishes

This excursion aims to bring the traveler to one of the most interesting routes in Galicia, the one that runs along the southern coast of the community, known as Rías Bajas / Rías Baixas .. The route offers the possibility of knowing some of the towns and landscapes most beautiful in the Galician region while allowing you to taste one of the most famous wines in Spain, the Albariño wine whose designation of origin is typical of this area. All this accompanied by a detailed explanation by our guides who have extensive practice and knowledge. In Galicia Tavels we have years of experience carrying out these types of routes and our goal is always to offer the best service to our clients in the most enjoyable and personalized way.

Discover some of Galicia’s most ruggedly beautiful scenery on this full-day tour from Santiago de Compostela. Meet in the city center in the morning, and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Your destination is the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death)—so named because its choppy waters have caused numerous shipwrecks. Visit the charming fishing town of Muros, see the Ézaro Waterfall; explore Cape Finisterre (one of the Iberian Peninsula’s westernmost points), and drop by the coastal village of Muxía.

The rugged Coast of Death, in the north of Spain, is an ancient part of the country, with legends dating back to the Celts and Romans. Learn the history—and see the sights—of this stunning coastal area on this daylong tour around Galicia. Visit towns including Muxia, Finisterre, and Carnota, and see the waterfalls in Ezaro. Enjoy easy, round-trip transportation, so you can enjoy the views as you're whisked from Santiago de Compostela.

Explore Santiago de Compostela, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site, next to a local licensed tour guide. You will discover, explore and learn the history, legends and secrets of this wonderful city next to a local expert. This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in the following century. With its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque buildings, the Old Town of Santiago is one of the world's most beautiful urban areas. The oldest monuments are grouped around the tomb of St James and the cathedral, which contains the remarkable Pórtico de la Gloria.

Explore the Spanish region of Galicia and Portugal during this immersive 8-day tour. Visit cities such as Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, Porto, Coimbra, Fatima, and Lisbon and learn about the history of each one. See famous landmarks like the Spanish Fjords, Santa Clara Church, the port wine cellars, the ancient University of Coimbra, the Jeronimos Monastery and much more. Sample the gastronomy and absorb the local culture throughout the tour.

Make the most of your time in Galicia by visiting multiple cities and towns in one day. Starting off in Santiago de Compostela, you’ll travel by coach, and stop off at Pontevedra and Combarro. Having a guide means you’ll save time, and learn about the area’s history along the way. Enjoy an O Grove boat trip, and try mussels and wine. Your final stop is Cambados in Rías Baixas.

Get out of Santiago de Compostela for the day and explore the beautiful natural attractions in the nearby area. Be amazed at the rock formations at the Playa de las Catedrales, which resemble Gothic cathedrals, and visit the ancient walled city of Lugo, where you'll be led on a walking tour. Learn all about the culture, history, and nature of this lesser-known region of northern Spain.

Discover the sights of Santiago de Compostela's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a private walking tour. You'll explore the squares around the cathedral with a guide who tells you stories about the history of the city and shows you places many visitors miss, like hidden squares, small streets, and the Mercado de Abastos. Plus, catch one of the best views of the cathedral.

Make the most out of a visit to Muxia and Cape Finisterre on this guided day tour from Santiago de Compostela. With all the details arranged ahead of time and a guide in the lead, you'll learn much more about the area than you would exploring on your own, with the bonus of not having to worry about logistics or directions. Snap photos of the dramatic landscapes and learn about the many shipwrecks that have met their doom on the so-called "Coast of Death" through your guide's engaging commentary.

Follow the famed Camino de Santiago to its endpoint at the Atlantic—and take in both cultural and natural highlights—during this full-day tour of Finisterre. Depart from central Santiago de Compostela, and head to the coast. You’ll admire the lighthouse and ocean views at the Costa da Morte, and will spot the Cascada de Ezaro waterfall. Next, visit a pilgrimage church, tour the medieval town of Ponte Maceira, and more.

Experience the wine, food, and natural beauty of Rias Baixas on this all-day guided excursion. After a convenient pickup from a designated spot, enjoy activities that include stopping by a bodega with a complimentary wine tasting, savoring an all-you-can-eat mussel and wine meal after a boat trip along Ria de Arousa, and visits to the pretty island of La Toja and the Albariño wine country town of Cambados.

Your stay in Galician lands has a mandatory visit to the area of wine, tourism and good gastronomy. With the excursion to the Rías Baixas from Santiago de Compostela you will be able to visit authentic Galician landscapes and corners that will surprise you. You will have the opportunity to see places that are filling with tourists thanks to its wonderful location and its beauty such as the A Barosa Natural Park, and other areas that are already consolidated due to their visual charm and tourist tradition, such as the beautiful and picturesque town of Combarro and the unmistakable A Toxa. In our excursion to the Rías Baixas from Santiago de Compostela, gastronomy is important. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a mussel tasting on a boat and taste its precious wine in a typical Rías Baixas winery. Sounds good right?

Juanjo leads this tour and can be adapted to your specific needs. We will visit the main wine regions of Galicia, enjoy their wines, visit their cities monuments, and hidden corners, taste the typical meals and obtain an off-the-beaten-track experience, rest in the best hotels, monasteries, old castles or manor houses. An exclusive experience hard to forget.

COSTA DA MORTE A comprehensive full-day private tour of the Death Coast, Galicia in a 4x4, taking you to emblematic parts of this large area. The tour drives from Santiago northbound stopping in Ponte Maceira, the Dombate dolmen, reaching the coast in Laxe, and driving along southbound to visit Traba, Camelle, Cabo Vilán, Camariñas, Muxía, Finisterre and the fantastic Ezaro waterfall. Juanjo leads this tour and can be adapted to your specific needs Tours are led by a very knowledgeable and professional local English/German-speaking guide and there are lots of opportunities to take photos and enjoy the wild nature and excellent gastronomy offered by the region. Tours can also be customized to suit specific requirements.

Discover the best of Vigo during this private 3.5-hour city tour or shore excursion. Customize your itinerary based on your interests with your own personal tour guide and see famous landmarks such as the Puerta del Atlántico, Plaza de la Industria, Fortaleza del Castro, Berbes, and Mercado de la Piedra. Learn about the history of the Spanish port city and its culture from your informative guide.

Spend the day exploring charming Porto on this small-group tour from Santiago de Compostela. Meet in the morning in the city center and hop aboard your vehicle: it’s a roughly 1.5-hour drive to Porto. After crossing the border, discover many of the city’s key attractions on a walking tour, from the Praça da Liberdade to the Porto Cathedral. Following an authentic local meal (own expense), cross the Douro River to take in some of the most beautiful city views. Finally, return to Santiago de Compostela.

This tour will take you to some wineries taste their wines, but will also include a boat ride to visit the mussel farms while enjoying some mussels and wine, but also will show you some beautiful landscapes of Galicia, completing the tour with a fantastic seafood lunch with unlimited wine. A trip you'll remember.

Experience the historic city of Santiago de Compostela on this custom-crafted excursion. After a convenient hotel or port pickup, choose an itinerary that suits your interests and visit sites like Plaza del Obradoiro, Palacio de Raxoi, and Catedral de Santiago de Compostela. Admire its architecture and learn about the history of Santiago’s UNESCO-designated old town from an informative local guide.

Visit in only 1 day, the city of A Coruña and Betanzos. Enjoy in one day, the best of our culture and this magic areas.

This exclusive private tour will take you through three different wine regions in Galicia, tasting the local food in some unique places, that is served with the local wines of each of the regions while visiting a great extension of Galicia, its monuments, stunning views, picturesque and historical places and sleeping in the monumental and high ranked Paradores of each area we visit, to enjoy a complete experience of Galicia its food, wines and places. Juanjo leads this tour and can be adapted to your specific needs

Pilgrims hike hundreds of miles to see Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region of Spain, but on this private tour from A Coruña, you can see the famous cathedral and the UNESCO-listed city’s other sights in just eight hours. Make your own itinerary in the city and follow it through with a private chauffeur and tour guide who provide educational commentary and round-trip transportation from A Coruña.