Live the experience:Private Circuit Santiago - Ribeira Sacra

Day 1. Origin - Santiago de Compostela

On the first day, our driver will pick you up at the airport or train station and we will go to the designated accommodation in Santiago de Compostela, which will be your resting place for three nights.

This day, after check-in at the hotel, we will have the afternoon free to rest whatever is necessary depending on the trip you have made or to be able to enjoy the city at our own pace.

Day 2. Guided Tour in Santiago - Gastronomic Tasting

After enjoying a typical Galician breakfast at our hotel, we will go to visit the city.

We will tour the city on a guided tour. We will see different places in the city declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity such as its Cathedral, entering through its Pórtico de la Gloria, Platería de Platerías, Plaza del Obradoiro or the Parador Reyes Católicos.

Once our walk is finished, we will enjoy a gastronomic tasting where there will be different typical products of the area to taste and better understand the gastronomy of the region.

After the meal and well rested, we will have the afternoon free to admire what you have liked the most in the city or to walk freely.

After this gastronomic and cultural experience, we will have dinner and end this beautiful day at the hotel.

Day 3. Finisterre - Langosteira Beach

We will have breakfast at the hotel to gather strength for the approximately 10-hour excursion that awaits us.Our driver will pick us up at the agreed time at the hotel, and today the destination will be Finisterre, a place where the pilgrims who come to Compostela meet the immensity from the ocean.

Once we reach the town of Fisterre we will approach its lighthouse, the most important on the Costa da Morte, where we will contemplate the old “Finis Terrae”, that is to say the end of the world. We can contemplate the place where it was thought that the sun went out in its waters. Like all the lighthouses on the Costa da Morte, the environment is spectacular with cliffs and magical landscapes.

If time permits, we can visit Langosteira beach, which is just a few minutes from the cape. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Galicia. Protected from the waves and the wind to which the open sea beaches are subjected, Langosteira is characterized by its calm and crystalline waters, as well as by the quality of the fine white sand. In the northern part there is a curious crossing that seems to preside over the sandy area, called "Cruz de Baixar".

Finally, we will return to the accommodation to enjoy our last night of rest in Santiago.

Day 4. Night in Ribeira Sacra: Aguas Santas or similar

Our driver will pick us up at the hotel in the morning to transfer us to our second accommodation, this time in the Ribeira Sacra in a beautiful area between Lugo and Ourense.

Here, once the check-in is done, we can begin to enjoy our Hotel-Spa with a thermal circuit.

The Thermal Circuit includes a thermal pool with different types of hydromassage jets, waterfalls, swan necks, oxygenation beds, ice fountain, counter-current pool, hot tub, outdoor pool, dry sauna and wet sauna.

The itinerary can be modified if the client wishes or add some service, for example, the hotel has a golf course.

After this thermal experience, a well-deserved rest awaits us.

Day 5. Night in Ribeira Sacra - Catamaran - Visit D.O Winery

We will begin our second day in the Ribeira Sacra with a wonderful breakfast at the accommodation that will prepare us for the day ahead.

Our driver will be ready and available to take you to explore the area including a catamaran ride through the canyons of the Sil River. On this catamaran ride along the river, you can admire the falls that reach 500 meters in various areas, the slopes of more than 70% or the canyon walls with lower slopes where the centenary vineyards of the Denomination of Origin are located. Ribeira Sacra.

A visit to a D.O. Ribeira Sacra where they will explain the wine-making process to us and our gastronomic journey will also begin, tasting one of the best Galician wines, as well as local products.

To end the day, there is nothing better than doing a thermal circuit again at the Hotel-Spa, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy a great "relax" moment with its thermal pool, with different types of hydromassage jets, waterfalls, swan necks. ...

Day 6. Night in Ribeira Sacra - San Esteban Monastery - Santa Cristina Monastery

Last day to enjoy this beautiful place where you will find the largest concentration of Romanesque-style religious buildings in Europe, some of which we will discover today.

In the first place we will visit the Monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil, with an origin prior to the 10th century, which impresses with its beauty and the details that adorn its different rooms, its great state of conservation make us enjoy a unique visit .

Our second stop will be the Santa Cristina de Ribas do Sil Monastery, whose temple, one of the best examples of Galician rural Romanesque, was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It is located in a corner on the banks of the Sil river, in an idyllic setting completely surrounded by chestnut trees.

Once the visit is finished, we will make a stop at the main viewpoints of the Sil River, such as Los Balcones de Madrid to observe the beauty of the area, full of large extensions of vineyards, hidden monasteries and some dazzling waterfalls.

As the day before, our driver will be at your full disposal to transport you for 12 hours through this beautiful land marked by the Sil and Miño rivers, which as they pass through the mountains, are shaping a beautiful landscape.

Day 7. Breakfast and drive to the airport

After breakfast, we will check-out at the hotel and according to the departure time of the plane or train, we will go to the airport in Santiago de Compostela or the train station.

We wish you a safe journey back and that you have enjoyed these days in Galicia.

• The meeting point will be the Santiago train station or the Santiago de Compostela airport where our driver will pick you up in a 5, 7 or 9-seater vehicle depending on the number of passengers that make up your bubble group.

• It is advisable to always wear comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes in any type of experience and visit. Some of the routes are longer than others and it would be a good idea to plan departure times well in advance.

• NO CANCELLATION FEES up to 7 days before the start
• 6 nights accommodation + breakfast in Charming Hotels and Spas
• Private transfers in car of 5, 7 or 9 seats.
• Guided tour in Santiago
• Gastronomic tasting that includes the typical products of Santiago and typical drinks.
• Catamaran ride on the Sil River.
• Visit to the D.O winery and wine tasting
• Complete route itinerary.
• Basic Travel Insurance.
• Free Cancellation Insurance (up to 30 coverage)
• Telephone assistance service en route.

It doesn't include

• Visit to the Oseira Monastery. Reservations are not allowed. Donation price: €3.5 to be paid in cash

Additional options.

• Single room supplement: € 340 / Person

HOW TO FORMALISE YOU BOOKING:

Our travel agency advised to book minimum 15 days in advance for a better management.

It remains feasible to book this gateway although is made less than 15 days. However it is advisable to do it with more time in advance.

A deposit of 60€ will be required so as to formalise the reservation.

Once your reservation has been formalised, shortly after, our team will be in contact with you to specify all of the details. Once the reservation is finalised, we will send you all the information for your compliance.

Once all the services have been booked and confirmed, the client must make full payment minus the deposit paid in advance, 15 days before the beginning date.

In case the reservation has been formalised less than 15 days before starting date, the client must paid in full the total amount NO CANCELLATION FEE up to 7 days before beginning date.

In this case, we will refund the total amount paid as deposit. Up to 7 days before the start date, there is no cancellation fee.

In the unlikely event that it gets cancel, the deposit will get refund in full.

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