Top Santiago de Compostela Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

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.

• Ticket to participate in a 2 hour walking activity through the main streets of Santiago de Compostela Old Town • Includes the main squares around the cathedral • Local places you won't find in tourist guides: Mercado de Abastos, narrow streets, hidden squares • The best views of the Cathedral from the Alameda Park.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Come to know the monumental complex of Santiago de Compostela with this private tour. We will start from Plaza do Obradoiro, talking about the Cathedral, its history and the great buildings in the square such as the Pazo de Rajoy, the Pazo de Gelmírez and the Colegio de San Xerome. We will continue through the main streets and tourist spots, adapting to your tastes and interests; We can go to the Alameda Park to meet the two Marías or, if you are interested in gastronomy, visit the Abastos market full of colors and good atmosphere. All this always with an Official Guide exclusively for you and yours, couples, friends, family.

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.

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.

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?

Discover the Romanesque remains of the Cathedral, experience a journey into the past until the discovery of the remains of the Apostle, visit the reconstruction of the stone choir of Maestre Mateo and fall in love with the wonderful Renaissance cloister. A recently restored Cathedral that shines like never before in this Holy Year. Our Official Guides will show you the four floors of the cathedral museum, we will continue through the cloister - old canons' cemetery and we will enjoy the impressive views from the balconies. We will enter the interior of the cathedral (without queues) and you will be able to learn about its history, see the imposing Botafumeiro, the wonderful High Altar and the surprising Corticela Chapel. An essential visit in Compostela to know the goal of the pilgrimage.

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.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is one of the most important sites in Europe for Catholics, as well as being interesting to non-Catholics. Make the most out of your visit by joining this cathedral and museum tour, where you’ll learn all about the culture and history of Santiago de Compostela. You can also enjoy the convenience of skipping the lines, so you don’t have to waste time lining up.

The best way to get to know a city is accompanied by a local guide who knows all the aspects of interest. Combining history, popular culture and part of the local gastronomy is the best way to experience a place. You can also meet people from different places and with different cultures, our tour is open, you can participate dynamically with questions and interacting with other people. Welcome to Santiago and on your way! :)

Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the last stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail. This private tour saves you time reading up on the history of this beautiful pilgrimage site, as a guide gives you an overview on its legends and hidden secrets. See the beautiful Old Town, explore the Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela, and discover magnificent monuments and squares such as Praza das Praterias.

The Cies Islands are one of the most visited places in Galicia. Its landscapes, its hiking routes, as well as not forgetting its beaches make this site a unique place to spend an unforgettable day alone, as a couple or as a family. The main beach of the Cies Islands, Playa de Rodas, was considered by the prestigious newspaper The Guardian, as the best beach in the world, are you coming to discover them?

With the tour called finisterre muxía and death coast that includes cruise, you will visit some of the most impressive lighthouses and Galician villages. You will admire the charm of the famous Costa da Morte (death coast) and you will enjoy a pleasant boat ride (cruise) from the port of Finisterre, to see the special lighthouse of finisterre from another perspective and view (from the Atlantic Ocean). This tour is classified as one of the best that depart from santiago. you will learn about Galicia culture, history, legends, and gastronomy, all with this trip. It includes visiting touristic spots, best lighthouses, small villages, well known sites and also enjoying new experiences such as the cruise (boat trip) in the Atlantic Ocean with typical delicious Galicia Food and Drinks (Wine, Vermut, Soft drinks, Empanadas, Snacks etc.).

Rugged and rocky, Galicia's Death Coast (Costa da Morte) takes its name from the myriad shipwrecks that met their ends here. Hit the highlights on this private tour, with a 4WD to negotiate back-country roads, plus Wi-Fi and phone charging on board. See a megalith dating back over 5,000 years, a cemetery for shipwrecked sailors, Cape Finisterre, once known as the end of the world, and much, much more.

Do you want to live an adventure experience kayaking through the Sacred Olympus of the Celts and contemplate the Ézaro Waterfall? We will embark on this great adventure guided by professionals. We will sail at the foot of the Sacred Celtic Olympus until we reach the beautiful Ezaro Waterfall, the only river in Europe that flows into the Atlantic Ocean as a waterfall. We will know first hand its history full of adventure and fun. An ideal experience for everyone including our pet!

At Destino Noroeste we intend to make the client live a rich and interesting cultural experience, where they will learn about the city of Santiago, the Camino and its history, knowing the birth, growth and evolution of the city through the centuries in a visual and fun way . The guide is like a hostess, who will solve their doubts and advise travelers on the best places to visit at the end of the tour, where to eat and also what other places are recommended to visit in Galicia and how to do it.

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