The 5 Best Day Trips from Valencia

Some of Valencia's best sights aren't in Valencia. A lake, a hilltop castle, hot springs and a beach town are all close enough for a day out. These are the ones hosts send guests to.

The 5 most popular of 8 day trips our hosts recommend — from the Albufera lake to the hills around Xàtiva and Montanejos.


Albufera trip with boat tour

  • Meeting point Near the stairs of the Serrano Towers
  • Duration 4h
  • Language Spanish, English and Italian

Breathe in the salty ocean air as you travel on a boat along the Albufera.

Step away from the busy city and connect with nature just a few miles away.
Learn about the history of Valencia and its relation with this historic lagoon.
Transfrer from Valencia included in the price.
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Caves of San José excursion

  • Meeting point Your guide will arrive with the bus at the main entrance of your hotel
  • Duration 4h
  • Language English and Spanish

Feel a sense of awe as you discover the Caves of San José on a guided tour.

Admire the stalactites, stalagmites, and UNESCO-listed cave paintings inside.
Make your way along Europe's longest navigable underground river by boat.
Relax in air-conditioned comfort with round trip transportation from Valencia.
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Port Saplaya (little Venice)

  • How to get there by bus L112A (from the park behind the bus station)

Port Saplaya is the name of a coastal residential area in the municipality of Alboraya, in the province of Valencia. It is known for its beaches and for its peculiar urbanism, which has earned it the tourist nickname of "Little Venice".

Port Saplaya was born as a residential area in the 1970s, with its first residents in 1975.
From the first moment it was consolidated as an area of second residence although at the present time it constitutes the first residence of good part of its inhabitants.
Between June and September, coinciding with the beach season, the cinema d'estiu (summer cinema) is installed, which offers free open-air cinema; and the Biblioplatja, in order to encourage reading among residents and bathers.

Daytrip to Montanejos

  • Meeting point In front of Colegio Mayor - IES Ramon Llulll
  • Duration 8h 30m
  • Language Spanish and English

Discover the spectacular views of Montanejos.

Bathe in the hypothermal waters of the Mijares river.
Join an exciting hike exploring the surroundings of Montanejos.
Comfortable transfer included form Valencia.
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Sagunto (roman city)

  • To arrive by bus Sagunto - Valencia Line 115 (Central Bus Station)
  • To arrive by train Cercanías C-6 (Estación del Norte)

Sagunto tells, through its noble stones, the story of majestic and decisive cultures in the history of the Iberian Peninsula.

The city has two main centers: the historic center or Sagunto-City, located at the foot of the castle and the Roman theater, and the Port of Sagunto, 5 km from the historic center.
A stroll through the historical-artistic complex, populated by vestiges of past centuries and national monuments, offers a journey through time, given the importance of the historic and archaeological heritage of the city.
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