Getaway to Santander with excursion to Cabárceno Park
Looking forward to a weekend in the city and nature? This little getaway to Santander is for you! This weekend plan includes accommodation in a central Santander hotel, a guided excursion by car to the Cabárceno Nature Park and transfers from the airport to the hotel and from your hotel to the airport if you arrive by plane (optional). As you can see, everything is designed so that you don't have to worry about a thing. In addition, apart from the excursion to Cabárceno Park, you will have plenty of time to explore the city of Santander, go shopping, walk at your own pace or have a leisurely dinner in the many restaurants and bars. No stress!
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Experience Details
What is included?
Transfer from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport
Stay in a central hotel in Santander
Excursion with entrance to Cabárceno Park
What is not included?
Flights
Rental car
Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
Other tickets not mentioned
Other transfers not mentioned
Tourist guide
What should you bring?
Comfortable shoes
Umbrella or raincoat if you travel in the winter months
Complete your trip to Santander
If you want to add transport to get to Santander, if you need a rental car in Santander, if you want to add or remove days from the proposed experience or if you want to customize your trip, do not hesitate to contact us and we will find the option that best suits you.
Travel guide of Getaway to Santander with excursion to Cabárceno Park
Day 1:
Arrival in Santander and first contact with the city
If you arrive by plane, a vehicle will pick you up at Santander Airport and take you to your hotel in the city center. Once you've settled in, it's time to get to know the city. Start with a walk through Puertochico where you will see the famous statues of Los Raqueros. Continue walking through the Jardines de Pereda until you reach the Centro Botín, where you can climb the external staircase to admire the views of the bay. Today is also a good day to do some shopping in the small shops in the center. When lunch or dinner time approaches, in the surroundings of the Plaza de Cañadío you will find a wide variety of restaurants and bars where you can have tapas.
What will you see today?
The Raqueros
Centro Botín
Gardens of Pereda
Itinerary of the day
Remember that...
Entrance to the inside of the Botín center
If you want to go inside the Botín Center to see its temporary and permanent exhibitions, let us know and we'll book your ticket.
Where to eat
Santander has a great gastronomic offer, from avant-garde restaurants with Michelin stars to traditional restaurants with daily and alternative menus, as the Cantabrians call going from one place to another to eat small portions and have a drink.
Avant-garde restaurants: Querida Margarita, with a tasting menu at a reasonable price. El Serbal, a restaurant with Michelin stars.
Tapas restaurants in the center of Santander: in the Plaza de Cañadío and in the streets Hernán Cortés, Daoiz y Velarde and Santa Lucía. These streets are connected and full of lively bars and terraces with a great gastronomic offers. Do not miss their seafood rations, among which are the squid and anchovies. To finish, some good Cantabrian cheeses and a Quesada.
Day 2:
Excursion to the Cabárceno Nature Park
The excursion to the Cabárceno Nature Park starts at 9 in the morning. The pick-up is at your hotel and you will enjoy the park until 2:00 p.m., where the driver will make the corresponding stops at the viewpoints of the park and will tell you some curiosities. On this visit you will be able to see semi-free animals from five different continents: African elephants, giraffes, bears, pygmy hippos, lions, gorillas... In addition, the ticket includes a cabin ride where you can enjoy the park from the air. You will surely take hundreds of photos!
What will you see today?
Cabarceno Nature Park
Did you know...
Cabarceno Park
The Cabárceno Park is neither a zoo nor a traditional park, but rather a large space of 750 hectares where 1,000 animals live in semi-freedom. This means that apart from being fed by park staff, the rest of their instincts remain free so it is not difficult to see males fighting during mating season or to see pups that have been born in the park. Did you also know that this beautiful park full of animals was an old mining operation? The beauty of the karstic landscape that you will be able to contemplate during your visit is surprising.
Day 3:
Santander center and return home
This last day in Santander, take the opportunity to have a good butter cup for breakfast and take some home with you. They are delicious! Also take the opportunity to go to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and the Cathedral. The visiting hours of the temple on Sundays are from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This cathedral boasts impressive stained glass windows and giant real shells used as a holy water font. A preciousness! When you leave, you can reach the Plaza Porticada. These three stops are very close and can be easily reached on foot.
If you wish, a vehicle will pick you up to take you back to Santander airport.
What will you see today?
Santander Cathedral
The Plaza Porticada
Santander Town Hall Square
Itinerary of the day
Did you know...
Curiosities of Santander
Under the Cathedral of Santander there are Roman remains.
In February 1941 there was a great fire in Santander that devastated the city center leaving only two relevant buildings intact: the Post Office building and that of the Bank of Spain. This fire is known as the Andalusian fire, because it started on Calle Cádiz and ended on Calle Sevilla.
In the Pereda Gardens there are specimens of each of the tree species that can be found in Cantabria.
Activities
Excursion to the Cabárceno Nature Park
This half-day excursion will take you to Cabárceno and its Nature Park, a surprising place with animals from five continents in semi-freedom and an incredible karstic landscape. It is an easy and accessible visit for all as it is by car. Once the visit is over, you will be taken back to Santander.
Duration: 5 hours
Departures and times: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Pick up: At your hotel in Santander. Otherwise, at the meeting point on Castelar Street, when access to the hotel is not possible.
What will you do on this guided tour?
- Go through one of the largest natural parks in Europe.
- Enjoy the karstic landscape.
- Contemplate the animals in semi-freedom from five different continents.
- Enjoy the park from the air by cable car.
- See a demonstration of birds of prey.
What is included?
- Private transportation by car, minivan or bus. (Depending on the participants)
- Pick up at your hotel in Santander
- Guide/driver who will accompany you throughout the excursion
- Entrance to Cabárceno Park
- Civil Liability insurance
What should I bring?
- Water
- Camera or mobile phone
Languages
Spanish, English and Italian
Accessible tour.
Contact an expert
If you have any questions about this experience, if you want more details or if you want to customize your trip, don't wait any longer! Contact us and we will help you tailor your trip.
Contact us if you need to add flights, rental cars, transfers or events to your trip. We will solve all your doubts and we will help you finalize your reservation.