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Galicia, Walking, Wine, and Food Tour Spain
Join Bonito Norte Viajes SL to explore Galicia – one of Spain’s best-kept secrets! Wander the nature reserves along the beautiful Rías Baixas, the Atlantic coast, and the Romanesque culture treasures in the Ribera Sacra Canyon. Enjoy seafood with Albariño wines and admire the heroic winegrowers crafting mythical Mencías. This tour rounds up in Santiago de Compostela where pilgrims from all corners of the World end St. James Way. Can you keep a secret?
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 4 winery visits
- Enjoy Galicia wine and meet the winemakers
- Visit to a cheese dairy
- 4 walking days, enjoy up to 10 km of walk
- An exciting boat ride to Ons Island
- Daily breakfast, 5 lunches, and 5 dinners included
- Wine with dinners
Accommodation
- 3 nights in a 3-star city hotel in Pontevedra
- 2 nights in a countryside hotel in Ribera Sacra
- 2 nights in 3-star city hotel in Santiago
Program
Gastro tour
Explore the homecooked taverna food and the sublime seafood of Galicia and try the modern Gourmet kitchen of the northwest. Galicia truly has a unique cuisine with boiled octopus, fresh seafood platters, hearty stews, meat, cheeses, and 5 wine appellations.
Walking info
Walking routes by the coast, in magical forests, and by the Ribera Sacra canyons, are suitable for everyone with a minimum condition to walk between 5-8 km a day. The routes can be adapted if you prefer to walk less and get picked up on the way.
The walks are always of scenic beauty and we try to avoid routes with too much climb. Bonito Norte Viajes SL will provide an itinerary and a map with which everyone can make the route at their own pace.
Recommended walking accessories: walking poles, GORE-TEX walking shoes / low ankle boots, light backpack for daily needs.
Why this tour?
- How about sipping a cool Albariño with home-cooked mussels while spotting dolphins cruising the way back from the Atlantic islands?
- Or enjoy a luxury winery picnic at a Mid-eval Pazo.
- Or meet some of Spain´s most up-and-coming winemakers?
Visits & activities
- 4 walking days
- Guided city walks in Santiago and Pontevedra
- 4 winery visits and tastings
- 1 Celtic heritage visit
- 1 Roman spring bath
- 1 Cheese dairy visit
- Boat tour
- Visit to the Museum of Pontevedra
- Visit to Combarro
Itinerary
Day 1
- Arrival to Vigo / Santiago / Oporto
- Transfer to Pontevedra
- Welcome meet-up and light dinner
Day 2
- Transfer to morning walk 7 km
- Light tapas lunch
- Winery visit
- Seafood dinner
Day 3
- Transfer to Combarro
- Boat trip to Ons island
- Walk 4-8 km
- Lunch
- City walk in Pontevedra and Pontevedra Museum
- Modern dinner
Day 4
- Transfer to Celtic Castro
- Winery and lunch
- Thermal bath
- Transfer to Ribera Sacra
- Dinner
Day 5
- Morning walk in Ribera Sacra 3-10 km
- Lunch
- 2 winery visits
- Dinner on your own
Day 6
- Transfer to Santiago
- Dairy visit on the way
- Lunch
- City walk
- Dinner on your own
Day 7
- Day tour to Finisterre and Ponte Maceida
- Lunch on your own
- Modern dinner
Day 8
- Fly home
Location
This tour will take you to explore Galicia and the preserved wine culture, villages, and heritage in the countryside. It will start in Pontevedra and end in Santiago de Compostela.
Food
- 5 dinners
- 5 lunches (1 winery lunch and 1 boat lunch)
- 7 buffet breakfasts
- Wine with dinners
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
What's included
- 7 nights accommodation (countryside hotel in Parada de Sils, urban hotels in Santiago and Pontevedra)
- 5 dinners
- 5 lunches (1 winery lunch and 1 boat lunch)
- Wine with dinners
- 7 buffet breakfasts
- Visits: 4 wineries, 1 boat trip to Ons, 1 dairy visit, 1 Castro visit, thermal bath, 1 museum
- Transfers and luggage transport according to program
- Tour guide
- Route information and hiking maps
- Travel documentation, brochures and useful information
What's not included
- Wellness treatments
- Airfare
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Santiago de Compostela Airport
55 km
Transfer not provided
Vigo–Peinador Airport
22 km
Transfer not provided
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
132 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
