The Valencia and Albufera natural park bike tour gives you the perfect welcome to Valencia region and L’Albufera Natural Park. This cycling trip offers the opportunity to experience both rural and urban settings. Valencia is a city full of life, culture and traditions as it is a modern, cosmopolitan and a university city. It invites you to get lost in its old quarter, full of historic buildings, markets, sunny terraces, cafes and places to eat tapas with good wine..
Also in The Valencia and Albufera natural park bike touryou can discover the unique and picturesque Natural Park of l’Albufera. This Natural Park and its surroundings offers a variety of landscapes where you can find beautiful and quiet sandy beaches, pine forests, orange trees, orchards, rice fields, lakes, rivers, birds and small fishing towns where you can taste exquisite local dishes.
DAY BY DAY
FIRST DAY: Arrival in València
Valencia’s most modern area, “la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” (City of Arts and Sciences), merges happily with its oldest area, the “Ciutat Vella” (Old City). In the Old City you’ll find a fascinating historic quarter, the cathedral, the central market, and a network of small streets and inviting squares which offer a great variety of cafes and restaurants where you can experience a multitude of local culinary specialities.
SECOND DAY: València – Sueca.
Turia gardens, a pleasant promenade where you’ll find museums, monuments and bridges dating from medieval times to the present day. You’ll come to the City of Arts and Sciences where you’ll say good bye to Valencia and continue towards the beach and the Albufera. Later on, you’ll arrive at the beautiful lookout of the Albufera Lake, where it’s said you can see the best sunsets. Finally you reach the most beautiful fishing town in the area, called “El Palmar”, where you’ll be able to try out exquisite local dishes and/or take a boat trip guided by local fishermen. El Palmar, is a town where you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Barracas, or typical Valencian houses. You’ll travel through the different landscapes of the Albufera. You’ll see great stretches of rice paddy which change colour according to the time of year and which are filled by the many different bird species that come here to fish in the network of irrigation channels.
THIRD DAY: Sueca – València
Today, for the last time, you’ll enter the Albufera Natural Park, one of the most valuable natural spaces in the Mediterranean. Here you can see different environments, for example, lakes, dunes, and pine forests that stretch as far as the sea shore. Each of these settings has its own unique fauna and flora. You’ll pass through many excellent places for observing birdlife (please see the brochure, “Parc Natural de l’Albufera”.) Along the way, you’ll pass El Saler, a town where you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Barracas, or typical Valencian houses. Finally, you’ll arrive in the city of Valencia, where you can relish its old quarter, towers, parks, terraces, cafes and the great atmosphere in its streets.
FOURTH DAY: València
After a good breakfast, the trip will be formally over.
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ON THRID DAY: Cullera circular loop
Amongst rice fields, you’ll arrive in Cullera, a coastal city with beautiful sea views where you’ll be able to taste some of the rice specialties of the area. This town has plenty of beaches that you can enjoy even in winter if the sun is shine. You can visit the mouth of the river Xúquer which is the most important river in the area. You’ll cycle along the river Xuquer, whose waters bring life to many orchards, orange trees and other citrus fruits and crops. Latter on you’ll arrive in the city of Sueca, traditionally dedicated to agriculture inland, but also to fishing in its coastal region. You’ll ride through Albufera Park again until you arrive at your night’s accommodation.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| STAGE |
DISTANCE |
TIME (aprox) |
| València – Sueca |
42 Km |
<2,5 h |
| Sueca – València |
40 Km |
<2,5 h |
| Cullera Loop |
44 Km |
<2,5 h (OPTIONAL EXTRA DAY) |
WHAT'S INCLUDED
| INCLUDED |
| Accommodation |
| Welcome meeting in the first hotel with contact person |
| Roadbook for every day and detailed map of the ‘ Valencia and Albufera natural park bike tour ‘ |
| Touring Catalonia assisstance from 9h to 17h, Monday to Sunday |
| Daily luggage transport from hotel to hotel |
| NOT INCLUDED BUT AVAILABLE |
| Bicycle / E- bike |
| Guide |
| Extra nights before, during or after ‘ Valencia and Albufera natural park bike tour ‘ |
| Any other transfers |
PRICES INFORMATION
|
4 Days / Nights per person |
5days/4nights per person(Extra day: Loop in Cullera) |
Description |
| STANDART PRICE |
420 € |
460 € |
Price per person sharing double room |
| Solo Single room surcharge |
83 € |
100 € |
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| Bike rental |
32 € |
48 € |
|
| Electric bike |
57 € |
57 € |
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Child discounts
- Under 5 and sharing with two full paying clients: 80 %
- Under 12 and sharing with two full paying clients: 40 %
- Under 15 and sharing with two full paying clients: 25 %
EXTRA NIGHT PRICES
This prices are double room with breakfast included (sharing double room, minimum 2 persons). Ask price per triple or other rooms.
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NORMAL |
HIGH SEASON (from 23th June untill 31th August) |
| Valencia |
ON DEMAND |
| Sueca |
ON DEMAND |
HOW TO ARRIVE
How to get to València?
València is connected with many European cities as well as the rest of Spain. The airport is quite close to the centre (20 min.) and is serviced by ample public transport.
Countries and cities with flights to València: Click here
How to get to the hotel in València
- From the airport by tube:
– Line 5 towards Marítim-Serreria (20 min.). Change at Àngel Gimerà. – Line 1 towards Seminari-CEU (2 min). Get off at Túria.
- From the airport by bus:
– Line 150 towards Valencia. Get off at Àngel Guimerà and take the tube to Túria.
- From the airport by taxi: – Approx. 25 € per taxi
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