Caminito del Rey and Ardales Guided Tour from Costa del Sol
Description
If you are looking for an amazing experience with spectacular views, visit the breathtaking path of El Caminito del Rey 'The King’s Little Pathway.' Walk along the narrow bridge suspended over the Guadalhorce river. Make the most of your time with a 10-hour day-trip from convenient central Costa del Sol pickup points. Tour includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned coach, entrance fees and guided tour at El Caminito del Rey, and the assistance of your multilingual driver/guide.
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Itinerary
Board one of our air-conditioned coaches from Costa del Sol. Remember to reconfirm your details at least 48h before the activity! Will be departing from Marbella, Fuengirola, Torremolinos and Malaga. From there, sit back and relax on your journey to the Caminito del Rey.
During the route, enjoy the views and natural landscapes that you will cross, such as Sierra de Alcaparaín, where you will see extensive orange tree plantations and several Andalusian white villages.
Just 9km from Caminito del Rey, we will make a stop of approximately one hour, in the picturesque town of Ardales where you will have free time to visit it at your leisure. At this stop, you can stretch your legs, have a snack and recharge your batteries before starting the Caminito del Rey hiking trail.
The construction of a water channel from the reservoirs in the north to El Chorro was carried out together with a path for maintaining the channel. This one is known as El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Pathway) because it was first opened by King Alfonso XIII. This path, about 3 kilometers long, has stretched of less than 1 meter wide and it is hanging about 100 meters high above the Guadalhorce River.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 8 years.
- The estimated time for this route is between 2.5 hours and 3 hours walking, so it is essential to wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
- This path is not recommended for people with reduced mobility, or for people who might suffer from dizziness.
- It is recommended for visitors to bring water and snacks.
- There are no restrooms along the path.
- This tour can have multiple pickup stops.
- Multilingual guide/escort.
- Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.
- The tour could be cancelled due to the bad weather.
- The duration of the tour can vary depending on your pick-up point.
- A maximum of 9 people per booking.
Reviews(110)
Beautiful place with magnificent view, the only bad thing is that we had rain all day. But everything was very well organized.
Excellent trip and the guide were very informative
It's definitely spectacular! Booking tickets in advance is essential. Best time to visit is spring and autumn
Our tour guide, Pablo, was fantastic in every way. Unfortunately, the instructions given for the collection point lacked clarity- it would have helped to know which side of the road the collection was. Google maps was little help with the information provided.
It was brilliant, enjoyed every minute! Would recommend to a friend saying it's very safe with a friendly guide all the way through who is very safety conscious!!👍 Definitly recommend comfy but proper walking shoes plus sunglasses as sun can be quite dazzling in places obscuring the view!!👍 Again it was an excellent experience and would highly recommend it to a friend with the proviso of course that they didn't mind heights!!👍 Many thanks for the experience!! 👍🥰❤
Our bus driver never showed up so obviously we did not get to go on our tour. We were at the correct designated pickup points 10 minutes early and made numerous attempts to contact them. Communication has been very poor with Viator. I contacted Viator who then contacted the tour company for a refund but have been told that will not be happening. I have followed up with them, providing even more proof of what happened, and should they change their mind, I will write a new positive review. In the meantime, I would never recommend using Viator and will certainly not use it again myself.
The Caminito is amazing, a 5. I gave the 3 solely because of our experience with the tour operator. There were pre designated pick up points when we booked and we picked one and then the day of the tour lo and behold there were a whole bunch more stops not listed for onesies and twosies, several out of the way, that added a fair amount of wasted driving time. The Caminto entrances and exits are crowded and there are many large groups mixed in with each other, no stickers or good standard processes which you would expect to minimize confusion or ease of identifying the guides in the crowds. Several of us experienced this and finally were also confused by location for bus pick up point at end of Caminito, not told time or location before the walk but luckily bumped into guide. Asked begore, but Still waiting to hear if there is a toilet on the bus. Don’t want to make a big deal over petty grievances, but this operator doesn’t have it together. Go to Caminito, but pay a little extra for a small group tour.
Quite a few more demand what we expect .. especially the end of the course .. disappointment for the 1st stop not long enough so totally useless and return too long ..
great site with an amazing guide, never buy tickets through tripadvisor it gives no tracking and do not send you your tickets
Very nice experience, great guide, Michelle, very friendly. The pace of the activity was well adapted to everyone.
