8 Days El Transcantabrico Grand Luxe-San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela
El Transcantabrico Grand Luxe-San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela
8 Days/ 7 Nights
Tour Includes:
• Accommodation on board the trains in the selected suite/room.
• All Suites/rooms have a private full bathroom.
• All train lounges permanently open to customers 24 hours a day. of the day.
• All breakfasts.
• Dinners and meals on board the train or in first-class restaurants (includes drinks, wine and coffee).
• Welcome drink and appetizer.
• Toiletry bag with toiletries and slippers.
• Mineral water.
• Onboard activities such as live music and performances, pub car parties,dancing, etc. (Except The La Robla Express).
• End of trip party. (Except The La Robla Express).
• Tickets to museums, monuments and shows.
• Scheduled and guided excursions and visits.
• Luxury coach that accompanies the train throughout the journey.
• Free routes with 100% discount on the price, from/to the train station closest to your origin and from/to the origin/end of the trip.
• Rates and services.
• Daily press, magazines and tablets with daily information.
• Security Service.
• Multilingual accompanying guide throughout the tour.
• An excellent human team at your disposal.
The Grand Luxury Suite and The Deluxe Suite also include:
• Non-alcoholic drinks available in the suite minibar.
• Possibility for the crew to collect and organize their luggage, placing its contents in the suite closet, both upon arrival and at the end of the trip, upon request from the client.
• Opening and closing of the bed in bed-night or sofa-day mode upon request of the client. Deluxe Suite.
El Transcantabrico Grand Luxe-San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela
8 Days/ 7 Nights
Day 1, Saturday: San Sebastián – Carranza
Reception in San Sebastian at 13:00 h. Hotel Costa Vasca. Tour and lunch, followed by luxury coach trip to Bilbao, where El Transcantábrico awaits us. On arrival, the crew will offer us a welcome drink. Trip to Carranza while enjoying our first dinner on board. Overnight stay in Carranza.
* Consult DALATOUR for meeting point. On the day the trip begins, the access to the suite is not guaranteed until 6:00pm, although other services are already underway.
Day 2, Sunday: Carranza – Bilbao – Santander
We will begin every day by enjoying our delicious à la carte and buffet breakfast. El Transcantábrico will bring us back to Bilbao to tour this dynamic city, which has managed to reinvent itself after the decline of its traditional heavy industry. The tour includes a visit to the famous Guggenheim Museum, the symbol of this new Bilbao. Return to the train to savor lunch while heading towards Santander. Tour of the elegant capital of Cantabria and free time to explore it at our leisure. Dinner and overnight stay in Santander.
Day 3, Monday: Santander – Potes – Cabezón de la Sal
After breakfast, our coach will take us to Potes, going through the impressive gorge called Desfiladero de la Hermida. After touring this charming Cantabrian town, we can enjoy a thermal circuit in La Hermida Spa. Lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit El Capricho, in Comillas, a marvellous, colourist 19th-century villa designed by Antonio Gaudí. Dinner and overnight stay on board the train in Cabezón de la Sal.
Day 4, Tuesday: Cabezón de la Sal – Santillana del Mar – Llanes
We begin the day by visiting the Altamira Neocave, a museum and faithful reproduction of the maximum exponent of rock art in the Upper Palaeolithic. Then onto the town of Santillana del Mar with its magnificently preserved medieval district. After lunch, we will enter to the region of Asturias as far as Llanes. Dinner and overnight stay in Llanes.
Day 5, Wednesday: Llanes – Oviedo
After breakfast, coach trip to the heart of the Picos de Europa National Park. We will visit Lake Enol and then head towards the Covadonga Sanctuary, a holy site full of tradition and legend. We will then return to El Transcantábrico to have lunch on board while travelling to Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias. Tour, dinner, and overnight stay in Oviedo.
Day 6, Thursday: Oviedo – Gijón – Luarca
We will begin the day by touring Gijon, a city open to the Bay of Biscay and packed with cultural events. Lunch in Gijon before returning to El Transcantábrico. We will then travel along the Asturian coast as far as Luarca, known as the White Town of the Green Coast, where we will enjoy a guided tour of this charming seaside locality. Dinner and overnight stay on board the train in Luarca.
Day 7, Friday: Luarca – Ribadeo – Viveiro
Trip to Ribadeo, a historic Galician town bordering the Principality of Asturias. We will then travel along the Lugo coast by coach as far as Las Catedrales Beach, one of the most spectacular in the world. We will then enjoy a panoramic tour of Ribadeo and have lunch. In the afternoon, we will travel by train to Viveiro, where, after a guided tour, we can enjoy some free time. Dinner and overnight stay on board the train in Viveiro.
Day 8, Saturday: Viveiro – Santiago de Compostela
While enjoying our last breakfast on board, we will travel to Ferrol, where our coach will be waiting to take us to Santiago de Compostela. Tour of the city’s old town, which has been the destination of pilgrims for a thousand years and features countless artistic gems, such as its magnificent cathedral. End of trip around 13:00 h after visiting, in the Parador de los Reyes Católicos.
* On the last day of the trip, the suite must be left before 12:00pm, although all other services continue until later.
Grand Deluxe Suite layout:
- Grand Deluxe Suite (14 Suites)
- Double bed or twin single beds in the bedroom
- Double bed: width 1.50 x length 1.90 (double-bed suite) (10 suites)
- Two beds: width 0.75 x length 1.90 (twin suite) (4 suites)
- Approximate size of the Suite, including the bathroom, 12.82 m2.
- Wardrobe
- Luggage rack
- Desk.
- Safe.
- Minibar
Plus with the most advanced comfort with:
LED screens, music system, adjustable climate control, multimedia computer with free internet connection and in-room telephone. They also have a living room, with a convertible sofa-bed, large windows and a spacious, comfortable en suite bathroom with hairdryer and a welcome pack with quality items.