Santander Tours, Tickets & Excursions

"Exploring the mountains in Picos was incredible. The guide was really friendly, accommodating and spoke excellent English. I had a wonderful time."

"Excellent guide with detailed knowledge about Altamira and the mideival town. Timing was well spaced."

"The prehistoric sites in northern Spain are fabulous and Gabriela at Explore Cantabria was a great guide. She speaks perfect English and knows a lot of history and was really knowledgeable about all the Cantabrian customs. It was a fabulous day and a real treat to connect with our Paleolithic ancestors."

"We very much enjoyed our tour with Hanna, would thoroughly recommend. Hanna was very informative and made our tour special and something to remember."

"Rafa the guide was excellent.He had a great knowledge of the history of the area and a good relationship with the anchovy providers . A ver interesting tour"

"It was a superb experience. I stayed at Fernando's family home and the whole family was most welcoming. The food was excellent. I had a capacious en-suite room that was very comfortable and faced the warm foehn wind. It could certainly roar in the mornings. I was very lucky with my fellow guests who were two bright young teachers from the North of England who were kind to include me in their adventurous outings. The house is situated up a fairly steep hill from the village of Aes and about 2.5 km from Puente Viesgo. We were often assisted with transport by Fernando and his charming wife. A leisurely breakfast was served at 0900 hrs and classes were then held from 1000 hrs to about 1400 hrs when lunch was served. Particular diets were well catered for. The afternoons/early evenings were free with supper from about 2030 onwards. On occasions there were lively discussions after the meal. The tuition was very good and I overcame some problems that were impeding my learning of Spanish. We were provided with course notes that were very helpful and I am in no doubt that Fernando is a gifted teacher and the classes were informal. There are local attractions. Aes has a small supermarket by the roundabout. The main facilities are found in Puente Viesgo including a 4star hotel with the best Spa I have ever visited. The cave paintings are well worth a visit but the caves are very slippery and there are few handholds. We were assured that the churros of Los Terrazos were renowned and they were very good. Everywhere I went people were friendly and helpful. I want to go again and I think having a car would increase the range of places to visit as public transport is rather infrequent. A great experience and whole heartedly recommended both for improving one's spanish and experiencing life in a Spanish family albeit one who spoke english well and put one at ease by their informality."

"Excellent way to see Santander. We stopped off at the beautful headland once occupied by Royalty. Beautiful views. We did not take the boat ride as we had just got off a ship. Good commentary in a selection of languages."