Ribeira Sacra Private Tour

Included: Visit to a Winery; Visit to 2 Monasteries to choose; Visit to Viewpoints; Boat trip.

- Type: 1-day private tour.
- Total duration: approx. 10h
- Car travel time: approx. 3h30min
From: 103€ per person
(price for group of 8)
 

 

The Ribeira Sacra Private Tour is a perfect choice to discover through a tailor-made tour the Ribeira Sacra region, one of the best kept secrets of Galicia (Spain). It is a peaceful region, with secluded monasteries surrounded by enchanted forests that could easily belong to a fairy tale. Its cliffs form a stunning view, which becomes even more impressive when you see that in many of those cliffs the locals grow and harvest wine grapes; being such a risky business in this area that it has its own term: la viticultura heroica (the heroic viticulture). The Sil river flows through the Sil Canyon, the heart of the Ribeira Sacra. This canyon is the natural border between the provinces of Ourense and Lugo, both part of Galicia.

Some details about our Ribeira Sacra tour

We tailor made your tour around a magic place with so much history, visible through its ancient monasteries that were built there in search of a secluded and peaceful environment; perfect for those that need to get away from the noisy city lifestyle. The Ribeira Sacra tour stops at the best viewpoints above the Sil Canyon, and includes a boat trip to enjoy the magnificence of the Canyon from all angles. And last but not least, a visit to a local winery to taste some of the best wines of the Ribeira Sacra Appellation of origin.


What is included in the Ribeira Sacra tour

  • Pickup and return to your accommodation or meeting point
  • Guide-driver during the tour, visits with Official Tourism Guide. Subsistence allowance included.
  • Visit to two of these monuments: Monastery of San Pedro de Rocas, Monastery of Santo Estevo, Castle of Castro Caldelas, Monastery of Montederramo, Monastery of Xunqueira de Espadanedo or Monastery of Divino Salvador (other monuments within Ribeira Sacra, upon request)
  • Visit to a local winery from the D.O. Ribeira Sacra with wine tasting
  • Boat trip in a 11-seater pontoon boat in regular schedule (With an additional fee, option to reserve the entire boat only for your booking/group. Not available on Mondays and between November and February, during those months we will use the regular boat with capacity of 90 people)
  • Visit to several viewpoints throughout the tour
  • Non professional photography service
  • Insurance and taxes
Not included by default (it can be included)
  • Lunch in a local restaurant according to the final itinerary

 

Price

  • The price of the private tour depends on the number of travelers and will be shown during the booking process according to the information that has been provided during the configuration.
  • Prices have been updated for 2023 season.

 

Personalizing the tour

The tour includes a balanced day that gives you an overall view of the Ribeira Sacra. However, its content can be tailored to the preferences of our customers.

For example, if you would like to visit a traditional pottery, or swap one of the monuments for another winery, a short hike, a visit to waterfalls... We can recommend you the best options based on your requests, and tailor the tour accordinly just for you.

Let us know it in the comments during your reservation or call us by phone and we will adapt it to your preferences.

Note: Those additional activities and visits that can be arranged on demand might not be included in the original base price.


Visits with specialists

If you want to focus your visit around a particular theme, we recommend you do it with a specialist in that theme. For this we will take care of finding the right partner to ensure the quality of the visit, it may have an additional cost to make this type of visit.

For example specialists in Romanesque art, geology, active tourism (hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, etc.), biology, etc.

If you require a specialty, contact us to request more information.

 

Staying longer (2 to 5 days) in the Ribeira Sacra

The Ribeira Sacra is a wide area interconnected by narrow winding roads, so if you are interested in visiting in depth this wonderful region, we recommend you to spend at least a couple days in the area. If you are insterested, we can organize for you a fully customized Holiday Package including accommodation, several tours and transporation from the airport and/or train station. Please contact us if you are interested.

Stays available that inlude this tour:

 

Time and place of departure

Departures are usually from the city of Ourense or its surroundings (like Allariz, Maceda or Parador Santo Estevo), at the location requested by the customer (other departure locations can be arranged with an extra cost). One of our employees will drive you and accompany you all along the tour, assisting you in whatever you need.

All the relevant information regarding the tour will be emailed to you once you have completed your reservation.

 

Booking confirmation and itinerary

Once the booking on our website is completed, you will receive confirmation from our system as well as a provisional itinerary, which could have the order of visits modified following the preferences you have indicated or the available times for the desired day. The final itinerary will be delivered at least 48h before the activity.


Cancelations

At any time the user or consumer may desist from the products requested or contracted, being entitled to the refund of the amounts that would have paid, whether it is the total price or the advance provided in the previous paragraph, but must compensate VE for the following concepts:

Management fees of 10 €, plus cancellation fees, if any. Adding a penalty, consisting of 5% of the total trip if the withdrawal occurs more than 10 days and less than 15 days before the date of departure of the trip; 15% between days 3 and 10, and 25% within 48 hours prior to departure. If you do not show up at the scheduled time for departure, you will not be entitled to any refund of the amount paid, unless otherwise agreed by the parties..

See our Terms & Conditions

 


F.A.Q.

You decide. These are private tours where you will only travel with the people you select at the time of booking / hiring. Ideal to enjoy with your partner, family or friends. You will not travel with anyone you do not know (with the exception of driver-guide). It may happen that in some cases, like on a boat, you do not go alone unless you ask for the entire boat reservation for you (it would imply additional costs).
Always from and to the accommodation where you are staying. Please note that there may be additional expenses with departures from other cities other than Ourense.
All that is mentioned in the section included, we try to provide everything so that you do not have to worry about anything, the prices mentioned will always be final prices per person or group. Normally is included the private transportation, visits, insurance and any other necessary service for the excursion. Lunch not included by default but it can be included upon request.
Yes, it can be customized according to the client's requirements. Keep in mind that in case of substantial changes, the price may vary per person or group.
Yes, we as a travel agency can also arrange the accommodation in case you need it or want it.
Yes, although it is not recommended due distances. In any case, during the same day, full excursions could not be done, when combining them, we would have to dispense with parts of both.
Yes, by contacting us directly (subject to availability). Phone: +34 689 139 381
Online. In cash or with card the same day for reservations made in less than 48h. It is advisable to make the payment online.

At any time the user or consumer may desist from the products requested or contracted, being entitled to the refund of the amounts that would have paid, whether it is the total price or the advance provided in the previous paragraph, but must compensate VE for the following concepts:

Management fees of 10 €, plus cancellation fees, if any. Adding a penalty, consisting of 5% of the total trip if the withdrawal occurs more than 10 days and less than 15 days before the date of departure of the trip; 15% between days 3 and 10, and 25% within 48 hours prior to departure. If you do not show up at the scheduled time for departure, you will not be entitled to any refund of the amount paid, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.


ONLINE RESERVATION


Note: Online reservations have to be done at least 48h in advance, for shorter notice call us directly. Also, if the date you want is listed as already booked, contact us, and we will try to find a solution.

Total group size: 2 people




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Other options
Tours in groups

Since March 2018, if you prefer you have the option of reserving your Ribeira Sacra tour, in groups tours and with regular departures, through our website Excursion Ribeira Sacra.

These new tours have regular departures from Ourense, in groups up to 21 people.

Being group tours, they are not as exclusive as the private tours from Verdant Experiences, but they have the advantage of having more affordable prices and maintaining the quality of our services.