From Valencia: Montanejos Thermal Pools with Hiking or Rafting
Description
Escape Valencia for a full day of nature, adventure, and relaxation in Montanejos, one of the most beautiful natural areas in the Valencian Community. Travel through the mountains of Castellón and discover impressive canyons, forests, and turquoise river landscapes. Choose your experience: • Hiking: Join a guided 6km route along scenic trails with viewpoints over the Mijares River, ideal for nature lovers. • Rafting: Enjoy a guided rafting experience on the river, fun and safe for beginners (swimming required). • Relaxed (no hiking): Take it easy with a short villahe walk and free time by the river. In all options, enjoy free time in the famous natural thermal pools, where mineral-rich waters stay at 23°C year-round, perfect for swimming and relaxing in a unique natural setting surrounded by mountains and fresh air. A complete day trip combining activity, scenery, and relaxation at your own pace, ideal for all types of travelers.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Arrive in Montanejos and choose your experience: guided hike, rafting, or a relaxed visit. Enjoy scenic landscapes, fresh air, and beautiful viewpoints in this mountain setting.
Visit the famous natural thermal pools. Swim, relax, and unwind in crystal-clear waters at 23°C, surrounded by cliffs and nature.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Choose your pickup point among those places: 1. Torres de Serranos (Bus stop - in front of MYR Hotel) 2. Hola Trip office (C/ Ramon Llull 21 - in front of purple office) The guide will arrive with the bus on the main road. Please wait at the scheduled pickup time we will send you and search for the guide with HOLA TRIP badge. Pick-up time at Serranos Towers is 10min before starting time. Pick-up time at Hola Trip office is 10min after starting time.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not allowed for people with mobility impairments
- Participants choosing the rafting option must be able to swim
Reviews(124)
Tao y Juanse were incredible!!! We got to learn so much history and see so many cool spots. They gave us more than enough time to take photos at the sites and try new things. Tao was a great motivator and encouraged us to get out of our comfort zones, forever thankful. Give that, I would say the hike itself could be considered beginner friendly but once you arrive to the river, you should be prepared to swim and hold yourself up for quite some time. The water gets quite deep at some portions so be mindful of that.
We booked this not expecting much besides the pools to swim in. We were so pleasantly surprised that it was so much more. Tau was an excellent guide and if possible you should have him. He took us to the coolest spots that no other group was going to. 100/10 experience. We were all over the moon with the trip.
"It was a fantastic day thanks to our tour guides! Their funny, kind, and entertaining style made this already fabulous trip truly unforgettable. Thanks, guys!"
This tour was not at all what I was expecting. Please be warned - the “thermal pools” are a constant 25° Celsius/ 77°F, but I didn’t know that until we arrived to the “thermal pools”. Per google, “A thermal pool is a pool filled with naturally warm or hot water, typically heated by the Earth's geothermal activity. These waters are usually rich in dissolved minerals (such as sulfur, calcium, and lithium) and are highly valued for hydrotherapy, muscle relaxation, and stress”. There was absolutely no hot or warm water in this place, and I’m not sure 25/77 is considered warm or hot to anyone. The rafting was uneventful as the water level was low, and we had to get out several times and jump back into the very frigid water (much colder than the 25 down below) to avoid bottoming out the rafts. We did get a couple of white water areas but the rest was rock or cliff jumping to get back in the boat. My feet were numb from being so cold and jumping in the water was absolutely frigid, making normally a strong swimmer difficult to swim. This wasn’t at all what I expected from the description.
Thank you for your feedback. It seems you may have misunderstood, as our product description clearly states that the water remains at approximately 23°C year-round. The pools are called "thermal" due to theur natural mineral-rich waters, these are not hot springs or geothermal spa pools. Regarding rafting, river conditions vary depending on water levels and can affect the route and intensity of the activity. We're sorry the experience did not meet your expectations and hope to do better on another occasion.
Experience wa amazing, breathtaking and fun. However, they did told us not to take our cameras. They will do the videos and images and send it to us by the end of the day. It’s never happened. Extremely disappointed in this. All the memories are gone.
Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the experience. We are sorry to learn about the issue with the photos and videos. These are provided by our rafting partner, and occasionally delays or technical issues can occur. Please contact Hola Trip with your booking details and we will do our best to help locate and resend the media if available.😊
The thermal pools are amazingly clean, clear and spacious. The atmosphere is calm and quiet. The trails are well laid out and mostly level. We had a great time.
Barbara is very kind and details caring gide.The hike was moderate in a good tempo. It will be good if there is more time around the thermal pool after the hike. Thanks! 🙏
I really liked the hike. The tour guides were funny and told interesting facts. In the end we also had enough time to go swimming in the thermal pool. The hike is not a walk. It's also partly exhausting. This should be considered before booking the tour. Highly recommended!
Such an interesting trip! The hike was quite easy and very enjoyable! The views are very pretty, getting into the cave was so fun and when we reached the pools we can either relax or swim. A very naturally rich area. Our guide, Alejandro, was so well organized and knowledgeable, he was making sure everyone was comfortable during the hike! We truly enjoyed this group adventure!
The whole day was amazing, we did rafting with my friends, the instructors were very clear with what you needed to do, were super friendly and we enjoyed jumping off the rocks into the water. Also we got a small album with pics and videos that took during the activity. I recommend ++++ 🌞
