Top Santiago de Compostela Outdoor Activities

Make the most out of a visit to Muxia and Cape Finisterre on this guided day tour from Santiago de Compostela. With all the details arranged ahead of time and a guide in the lead, you'll learn much more about the area than you would exploring on your own, with the bonus of not having to worry about logistics or directions. Snap photos of the dramatic landscapes and learn about the many shipwrecks that have met their doom on the so-called "Coast of Death" through your guide's engaging commentary.

The Cies Islands are one of the most visited places in Galicia. Its landscapes, its hiking routes, as well as not forgetting its beaches make this site a unique place to spend an unforgettable day alone, as a couple or as a family. The main beach of the Cies Islands, Playa de Rodas, was considered by the prestigious newspaper The Guardian, as the best beach in the world, are you coming to discover them?

Do you want to live an adventure experience kayaking through the Sacred Olympus of the Celts and contemplate the Ézaro Waterfall? We will embark on this great adventure guided by professionals. We will sail at the foot of the Sacred Celtic Olympus until we reach the beautiful Ezaro Waterfall, the only river in Europe that flows into the Atlantic Ocean as a waterfall. We will know first hand its history full of adventure and fun. An ideal experience for everyone including our pet!

Rugged and rocky, Galicia's Death Coast (Costa da Morte) takes its name from the myriad shipwrecks that met their ends here. Hit the highlights on this private tour, with a 4WD to negotiate back-country roads, plus Wi-Fi and phone charging on board. See a megalith dating back over 5,000 years, a cemetery for shipwrecked sailors, Cape Finisterre, once known as the end of the world, and much, much more.

Embark on a relaxing wine-tasting tour without the stress of designating a driver. This private tour takes you through three different wine regions in Galicia. In each, you will enjoy visiting different producers, large and small, and have the opportunity to taste local wines and food. Between wineries, you'll soak up the Galician scene: its monuments, stunning views, and historic sites.

• Ticket to participate in a 2 hour walking activity through the main streets of Santiago de Compostela Old Town • Includes the main squares around the cathedral • Local places you won't find in tourist guides: Mercado de Abastos, narrow streets, hidden squares • The best views of the Cathedral from the Alameda Park.

General description This excursion, which combines nature and culture, will be perfect for you to spend a day discovering some of the most representative places on the Camino de Santiago to Finisterre, the ancient end of the World of the Romans, and a natural extension of the Jacobean route. In Galicia Tavels we have years of experience carrying out these types of routes and our goal is always to offer the best service to our clients in the most enjoyable and personalized way.

Get out of Santiago de Compostela for the day and explore the beautiful natural attractions in the nearby area. Be amazed at the rock formations at the Playa de las Catedrales, which resemble Gothic cathedrals, and visit the ancient walled city of Lugo, where you'll be led on a walking tour. Learn all about the culture, history, and nature of this lesser-known region of northern Spain.

Discover the sights of Santiago de Compostela's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a private walking tour. You'll explore the squares around the cathedral with a guide who tells you stories about the history of the city and shows you places many visitors miss, like hidden squares, small streets, and the Mercado de Abastos. Plus, catch one of the best views of the cathedral.

The rugged Coast of Death, in the north of Spain, is an ancient part of the country, with legends dating back to the Celts and Romans. Learn the history—and see the sights—of this stunning coastal area on this daylong tour around Galicia. Visit towns including Muxia, Finisterre, and Carnota, and see the waterfalls in Ezaro. Enjoy easy, round-trip transportation, so you can enjoy the views as you're whisked from Santiago de Compostela.

Make the most of your time in Galicia by visiting multiple cities and towns in one day. Starting off in Santiago de Compostela, you’ll travel by coach, and stop off at Pontevedra and Combarro. Having a guide means you’ll save time, and learn about the area’s history along the way. Enjoy an O Grove boat trip, and try mussels and wine. Your final stop is Cambados in Rías Baixas.

Discover some of Galicia’s most ruggedly beautiful scenery on this full-day tour from Santiago de Compostela. Meet in the city center in the morning, and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Your destination is the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death)—so named because its choppy waters have caused numerous shipwrecks. Visit the charming fishing town of Muros, see the Ézaro Waterfall; explore Cape Finisterre (one of the Iberian Peninsula’s westernmost points), and drop by the coastal village of Muxía.

Essential tour to get to know, without haste, the most significant and spectacular corners of the "Costa da Morte". With the help of Official Galician Tourism Guides you will discover impressive waterfalls, lighthouses, an imposing coastline and you will have time to enjoy the best local gastronomy.

Experience the wine, food, and natural beauty of Rias Baixas on this all-day guided excursion. After a convenient pickup from a designated spot, enjoy activities that include stopping by a bodega with a complimentary wine tasting, savoring an all-you-can-eat mussel and wine meal after a boat trip along Ria de Arousa, and visits to the pretty island of La Toja and the Albariño wine country town of Cambados.

This tour will take you to some wineries taste their wines, but will also include a boat ride to visit the mussel farms while enjoying some mussels and wine, but also will show you some beautiful landscapes of Galicia, completing the tour with a fantastic seafood lunch with unlimited wine. A trip you'll remember.

Juanjo leads this tour and can be adapted to your specific needs. We will visit the main wine regions of Galicia, enjoy their wines, visit their cities monuments, and hidden corners, taste the typical meals and obtain an off-the-beaten-track experience, rest in the best hotels, monasteries, old castles or manor houses. An exclusive experience hard to forget.

We will visit the main wine regions of Galicia, enjoy their wines, visit their cities, monuments, and hidden corners, taste the typical meals and obtain an off-the-beaten-track experience, rest in the best hotels (Paradores), monasteries, old castles or manor houses. An exclusive experience hard to forget. Solo travellers will have to pay a double occupancy fee of 400 €

If you're in Santiago or just in Galicia, you should not miss the opportunity of visiting Porto and the Douro valley since they are so close to Galicia and experience going to another country and enjoy everything it has to offer.

The Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, between the south of the province of Lugo and the north of the province of Ourense, is a fairy-tale landscape, criss-crossed by the Miño and Sil rivers, on whose banks we will discover vineyard terraces where varieties are grown that will give some of the best Galician wines. A humanized landscape, with a unique use of the land that transforms slopes of up to 70% into a succession of small terraces. The oenological resource together with the abundance of heritage, especially Romanesque churches and monasteries, and a spectacular landscape justify the candidacy of the area as a World Heritage Site.

This is the most complete excursion of the Ribeira Sacra. It combines landscapes, history, art, gastronomy, viticulture and fun. We go through the Ribeira Sacra of Lugo and Ourense. The visiting area includes the two great rivers: Miño and Sil. Includes a visit to a spectacular winery. Includes a tasting of 5 different wines. The guides are experts in the area because they belong to it. We use modern and equipped minibuses and buses. The selection of stops and times is designed so as not to spend too much time en route within the area. Several of the places we visit are not the "typical", but the most spectacular. We facilitate the reservation of food by recommending the places that best suit what you request.

The adventure does not have to end in Santiago! It can be the beginning of a new path to the sea if we start the Camino de Finisterre. This Way is much more than a simple prolongation of the Way. It comes from the Celtic and Roman tradition, at a time when there was a popular belief that Finisterre was the End of the Earth (hence its name). It is a route that is very well marked. You can ask for your diploma when you arrive in Finisterre. This diploma is known as "Finisterrana", and if you continue to Muxía "Muxiana".

This trip allows the traveller to explore and discover the very interesting, yet less known part of Galicia. With impressive historical and monumental sights, as well as breathtaking landscapes.