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The ones worth your time.
The 13 most popular santander tours in Spain. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
1-hour Santander bay cruise to Magdalena Palace, Sardinero beaches, and Botín Center. Spanish live guide and $17 value.
“Great experience. Learn a lot about Santander History. Fully recommended!!”
9-hour day trip from Santander to Picos de Europa, Santo Toribio Monastery (Lignum Crucis), and Potes, with optional cable car.
“We particularly enjoyed the value that guide Aidel (?) added to our trip. He had a wealth of knowledge about Cantabria’s history, geology, nature and customs, sharing this with us on the drive to our destinations. The mountains were spectacular, the monastery had a simple beauty and Potes was a scenic stop to explore and…”
Hop-on hop-off double-decker buses plus a return train to Palacio de la Magdalena. See Santander’s cathedral and coast in 1 day.
“Servizio super comodo e molto organizzato! Consiglio l’esperienza per chi vuole scoprire la città e vedere i monumenti/ attrazioni più belle✨”
Guided Cabárceno Natural Park visit from Santander with hotel pickup, English guide, and animal demonstrations in about 4.5 hours.
“A very beautiful place, definitely worth a visit. Our tourguides Carlos and Pepe were really nice and friendly!”
Cabárceno Nature Park near Santander delivers 100+ semi-free animals and cable car views over Cantabria in a full day.
“El Safari Park me gustó mucho. Es un lugar muy bonito, con paisajes hermosos y animales preciosos. Sin embargo, hay algo que no me gustó: ya es el segundo año que vengo y el funicular no funciona. Pagamos 25 euros por la entrada y por segundo año consecutivo nos encontramos con que el funicular está…”
Half-day from Santander to Santillana del Mar and the Altamira neocave, with bilingual guide and free time in Comillas.
“Fabulous trip! What a great opportunity to see historic sights within half an hour’s drive from Santander. Our guide, Pepe, was helpful and kind. He shared great information about the Santillana and the caves art of Altamira. Highly recommend!”
Santander by hop-on hop-off bus with 10 stops, audio in English, and included return train to Palacio de la Magdalena plus Centro Botín entry.
“Lots of time standing & commentry very poor ! You'd be better doing another guided tour. Ticket for the 'included' museum didn't work too !”
Small-group Picos de Europa day trip from Santander: Fuente Dé cable car, Santo Toribio monastery, and Potes village. $102.80.
“Amazing scenery, great tour guide and interesting fellow travellers. I especially loved trail walks from cable car.”
Day trip from Santander to Picos de Europa: Covadonga Lakes, basilica and cave, King Pelayo, Cangas de Onís and Asturian cider.
“Fantastic day although long ! Incredible scenery like being transported back to the sound of music.”
Surf lessons on Playa de Somo near Santander, Cantabria. Small groups up to 8, gear included, 3 skill levels, 2 hours.
“Sia le ragazze all'interno della scuola che L'istruttrice sono stat e molto cordiali. l'istrutrice brava a spiegare e a seguire il gruppo, dando le spiegazioni e le indicazioni basilari e seguendoci con consigli e aiuti pratici durante l'attività! mi sono divertita molto! Grazie di tutto”
Small-group Altamira neocave and Santillana del Mar day trip from Santander with hotel pickup, guided museum time, and medieval sights.
“Our guide was very helpful, explaining in English for us after speaking in Spanish to the rest of the group. It was a good small group. I would have.appreciated more time at the museum (there was not enough time to see it all) and more time in the old town where we only had half…”
English guided walk through Santander’s historic center with historian Lorena Navarrete. Landmark stops, cathedral details, great views.
“Our guided tour of Santander was fantastic. Lorena is a brilliant guide - she obviously loves her city and her enthusiasm is infectious. It was pouring with rain for the start of our tour but that didn’t spoil the morning. We learned a lot about the history of Santander and its key buildings and places…”
Redwoods, Gaudí’s Capricho, and medieval Santillana del Mar in one Cantabria trip from Santander, with guided stops.
“gita interessante e stravagante”
