Doñana National Park day trip from Seville

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ID: NATU1700
Category: Trekking
Country: Spain

Duration: 10:00 hours

Price from:
59.00 EUR


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    2024
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Description

Our excursion to Doñana will start from Seville in the company of one of our specialized guides for a day worth living. Our first stop will be the Sevillian town of Puebla del Río, gate of the Doñana wetland. The ecosystem in this city is one of the most special, because it is the pasture where Europe’s largest white stork colony is located. Here visitors can observe hundreds of birds in their natural habitat. Each year, the marshes house approximately 200,000 population of more than 300 species of birds. This makes it the most important natural space on the continent. This place also has the rice field with the highest production in Spain and, due to its impressive natural beauty. This is also the place where they filmed the Spanish film The Minimum Island. The tour will continue until you reach the northern part of the Doñana National Park, arriving at the Village of El Rocío known for its famous pilgrimage. An evocative village of other times in Spain where a typical atmosphere of other centuries is recreated, as if it were a journey through time with its sandy streets traveled by horses and people on foot. We will visit it’s surroundings until we reach the famous Shrine of Our Lady of the Dew, to its hermitage of El Rocío, here more than one million people gather every year to participate in one of the most important religious pilgrimages on the planet. After visiting the village of El Rocío we will visit the impressive Palacio del Acebrón next to the Arroyo de la Rocina and to see another one of the Doñana ecosystems: the gallery forest. We will do a circular hiking route while interpreting animal trails and learn some indigenous plant species of this natural environment. At the end of this hike, we will take a short break for lunch tasting the typical cuisine of the area. Then we will go to the next ecosystem of our visit: the beach. Spanning more then 30 kilometers, the coast of Doñana is the longest pristine beach in Spain. We will meet, in a small tour, its peculiar transforming dunes where we can observe flora and fauna characteristics found in this ecosystem. In addition, if the weather is good, you can enjoy a refreshing bath that will be very rewarding. As dusk falls across this landscape, we will begin the return to Seville crossing, in our 4×4, the forested area of ​​the Doñana National Park to be able to see some of the great mammals that inhabit the area and see the famous Iberian lynx, emblem animal of the Doñana National Park.

Highlights

  • Visit to the different ecosystems of Doñana
  • 4×4 ride in a restricted area within the National Park

Guiding languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Pick up note.

Variable start time according to season. Click on the desired day in the reservation calendar to see the departure time. Pick-up at your accommodation in Seville or near accessible point. After making the reservation, we will contact you to specify the meeting point and the exact time.


We recommend you bring water and comfortable shoes. In seasons in which the tempatures are high re recommend sunscreen as well as bathing clothes, since we often stop at the prestine beaches of the National Park.

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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.