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The ones worth your time.
The 15 most popular costa blanca (alicante & benidorm) tours in Spain. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Round-trip ferry from Alicante to Tabarca Island with sea views, free time ashore, and optional glass-bottom viewing for $28.
“Good instructions and smooth onboarding and off boarding of ship. Tabarca is definitely worth a visit - a beautiful place to spend the day.”
A full day from Alicante to Algar Waterfalls, medieval Guadalest, and sea-gold Altea, with bus transport, tickets, and guided walks.
“This is a wonderful day trip and excellent value. Daniel our guide was incredible sharing so much information with everyone and there’s nothing this guy doesn’t know about paella/arroz ! I can’t recommend this enough.”
Taste 20 Alicante bites at Mercado Central and nearby tapas stops, with wine and Mediterranean diet tips on a 2.5-hour guided tour.
“Loved the tour! Plenty of food and drink, it was brilliant! Nadia was a great tour guide, very knowledgable and a great ambassador for the city ☺️”
2-hour late afternoon catamaran from Alicante with fruit, unlimited soft drinks, a swim and snorkel stop, and big coastal views.
“It was a great experience with a very kind and friendly staff. I really liked the stop for the swimming. Would recommend for sure”
Spend a fun day at Benidorm’s Aqualandia with 20+ slides, plus an optional Mundomar combo for dolphins and animals on separate days.
“Amazing experience. We went almost on all the slides. Sensation is awesome. There can be queues on some of the slides, we waited for the one having a funnel for almost 2 hours, but the slide down was interesting.”
Mundomar in Benidorm: dolphins, sea lions and parrots, plus views and included shows. Skip the line, free parking, 10:00–18:00.
“It was amazing the dolphin show one of the best I’ve seen”
Taste Alicante at the Central Market, ride up to Santa Bárbara, walk the Old Town, then finish with local tapas and a drink.
“Our guide Isaac was excellent. Very entertaining and informative. Good variety of activities - enjoyed tasting the food at the market and had a tasty lunch.”
3-hour catamaran cruise from Alicante to Cabo de las Huertas with drinks, fruit, snorkeling masks and fins, and swimming from the nets.
“Was great to see the town from the water. Boat crew was awesome”
Castle views and waterfall swims from Alicante or Benidorm, with Guadalest free time and Algar Waterfalls entry included.
“Raquel was an amazing guide! We had so much fun during the day, learning about the history and culture of Alicante, its surroundings and a bit of Spain as well! The places were lovely, we had more than enough free time and the overall trip was great! Thank you Raquel!”
Sail from Alicante to Tabarca Island by catamaran for snorkeling, free drinks, and homemade paella, with time to explore the village.
“Wonderful day at the sea. Great staff, safe transport, good food and drinks. Very enjoyable trip that I highly recommend to everybody🌟”
Benidorm Palace’s ELEMENTS show is a fast 2.5-hour Vegas-style night with live orchestra, dancers, acrobats, magic, and 8K LED screens.
“To night was amazing even at the end with the taxis it was so organised. I would recommend this show to everyone.”
Terra Natura Benidorm is a 1-day wildlife park ticket to see 1,500+ animals, bird-of-prey flights, and elephant moments close up.
“Really enjoyed the zoo here at Benidorm! Lots of things to see, staff were friendly & wasn’t packed so could actually see all the animals.”
Mountain views in Guadalest, then Algar Waterfalls for swimming. Coach pickup from Albir, Benidorm, Calpe; skip-the-line entry.
“Fabulous Kathy and Gregory were professional yet friendly. Kathy gave fabulous suggestions about the route to follow around Guadalest which meant we got the best out of our visit. Our swim in the Algar falls was beautiful and refreshing. 2 hours at each place didn’t seem long enough but we know where we’d like to…”
Alicante flamenco at Tablao Flamenco El Mentidero: up-close singing, guitar and dance. Choose show-only or flamenco with tapas tasting.
“What a wonderful evening we had at this flamenco experience. Located in Alicante’s harbour area, the venue was easy to find, and we arrived just before 20:00 for the dinner option, which worked perfectly. Our table had an excellent view of the stage, and service was prompt and well organised. The food was enjoyable, though…”
Algar Waterfalls coach trip from Albir or Benidorm: air-conditioned transfer, 3 hours to explore, swim and cool off on the Costa Blanca.
“Had the most Amazing day at the Waterfalls ❤️❤️❤️❤️”
