Tropical Coast with Caves of Nerja Day Trip from Granada
Activity Schedule
Key Highlights
- Explore the stunning Costa Tropical with idyllic beaches, offering a perfect coastal getaway!
- Visit the historic town of Almuñécar, founded by the Phoenicians around 1000 BC, with sites like El Majuelo Park and Castillo de San Miguel.
- Discover the famous Nerja Caves, a Spanish Heritage site, filled with awe-inspiring stalactites and stalagmites for an unforgettable underground experience.
- Enjoy a relaxing lunch in Nerja, a charming town in Málaga, while taking in its beautiful surroundings.
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Granada, along with a knowledgeable official tourist guide included in the price!
Overview
Spend a day on Spain’s sunny Mediterranean coast where pretty historic towns, mighty castles, golden beaches and secluded coves are backed by the great range of the Sierra Nevada.
Start by exploring the stunning villages along the Granada coast, starting with Almuñécar, a historic town founded by the Phoenicians around 1000 BC. Visitors can wander through the beautiful El Majuelo Park and take in spectacular views from the Castillo de San Miguel, which offers a unique perspective of the tropical city.
Afterward, enjoy a delicious lunch in Nerja, a town in Málaga province, before heading to the renowned Nerja Caves. These impressive caves, a Spanish Heritage site, showcase breathtaking natural formations of stalactites and stalagmites. A walk through this underground wonder will leave you in awe, completing an unforgettable day before returning to Granada.
Itinerary
At the start of your Tropical Coast & Nerja Caves Day Trip from Granada you will be picked up from your hotel in Granada city center.
With your multi-lingual guide (English and Spanish) you’ll enjoy a delightful day on Spain’s balmy “Costa Tropical”, which enjoys 320 days of sunshine a year and an average annual temperature of 20 degrees.
Take a scenic drive past sugar-cane plantations, palm groves, golden beaches, and secluded coves to your first stop at Salobrena. Here, the whitewashed houses of the Old Town perch on a rocky promontory crowned with a dramatic 10th century Moorish castle.
The walk up to the castle is steep but you will be rewarded with stunning views of the mountains, the sea and the lush fruit orchards.
Your next stop is Almunecar, a historic town founded by the Phoenicians around 1000 BC. Here you’ll enjoy a walk in the Majuelo Park, a garden containing Europe's largest collection of subtropical plants. You’ll also visit San Miguel Castle, once a mighty Moorish fortress, and see magnificent views of the coast.
Lunch will be in Almunecar and in the afternoon you will depart for Nerja, where you will explore the celebrated Nerja Caves.
The magnificent Nerja Caves – Cuevas de Nerja – are a series of vast caverns stretching for almost 5 kilometres. Discovered in 1959 by five young boys, the caves are home to stunning rock formations including the world’s largest stalagmite, a 32-metre high column measuring 13 metres by 7 metres at its base.
Archaeological evidence shows that both Neanderthals and prehistoric Homo sapiens lived in the caves, leaving behind paintings, tools and skeletons. (Access to the cave paintings is limited to special groups.) At the end of a fascinating day out, you will be driven back to your hotel in Granada.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Pick up and drop off at your hotel in the centre of Granada
- Official Tourist Guide
- Entrance fees to the Nerja Caves
- Lunch in Nerja (if option selected)
Exclusions
- Additional food and beverages
Useful downloads
Please note
Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to confirm the exact pickup time from your hotel.
The climb up to Salobrena castle is quite steep. You should be of average fitness to attempt it.
The client will present a booking voucher, which he/she will receive after the online booking, to the tour guide before the start of the tour.
It is important to include the hotel where the client is staying for pick-up. Contact telephone number and email.
The order of the tour may be modified in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
In the case that your hotel is outside Granada city or you are not staying in any hotel, the meeting point will be at the door of the Palacio de Congresos at 9am.
Customer Reviews
We enjoyed this tour of the Tropical Coast and Nerja Cave. The tour guide was informative and explained everything in both Spanish and English. The views from the castle were...
Although there were only 5 passengers , Michael made the trip very interesting and informative . He was very knowledgeable and articulate . We were given enough time at every...
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