 |
| Ferry Tánger - Tarifa |
Not just for transport the boat can be fun. Take a boat trip and see the shoreline from the other side.
Benalmádena - Fuengirola
Boat
trips on the Joven María II between
Fuengirola port and Puerto Marina, Benalmádena. Sailings
daily, from Fuengirola: 11.30, 13.30, 15.30; and from Benalmádena,
10.30, 12.30, 14.30.
(Tickets, single, 5 euros adults, 2.50 euros
children)
Benalmádena - Torremolinos
Puerto
Marina, Benalmádena to Torremolinos
round trip, sailings daily.
Take the boat to Fuengirola
or Benalmádena and stop off and visit their street markets
and explore the towns or relax on an evening boat trip from Benalmádena
along the coast towards Torremolinos and back.
Tel. 952 44 48 81, 629 58 36 56
Cadiz - El Puerto de Santa Maria
Ferry service from Cadiz
Harbour to Muelle de Vapeur in the centre of El
Puerto de Santa Maria. It takes about 45 minutes and costs 3
Euro per person single and 5 Euro return. Bycicles are carried for
1 Euro. Departs from Puerto Santa Maria at 09.00 hrs, 11.00 hrs,
13.00 hrs, 15.30 hrs, 17.30 hrs, 19.30 hrs. departures from Cadiz
are at 10.00 hrs, 12.00 hrs, 14.00 hrs, 16.30 hrs, 18.30 hrs, 20.30
hrs. The last boat only sail in the summer months of July, August
and there is no service on a Mondays except these two summer months.
Tel: 629 468 014
El Rompido village to Barra del El Rompido
Visit the sandy spit with its magnificent virgin beaches opposite El Rompido village, by taking the small boat that ferries visitors across the Río Piedras estuary. The spit is part of a nature reserve, the Paraje Natural Río Piedras y Barra de El Rompido. Take your own food and drink.
San Lucar de Barrameda to Doñana
Ferry across the mouth of the Guadalquivir
river from San Lucar de Barrameda to the fringe of the National
Park of Doñana, the largest marshlands in Europe. Special
permission is required to enter the park at this point. The ferry
is used by the pilgrims, their horses, mules and carts, on their
way to El Rocio festival.
each May. This is a sight not to be missed.
Andalucia - North Africa
There are ferry services from Andalucia to North
Africa. these are detailed on our ferry
transport section.
AYAMONTE - VILA REAL DE SAN ANTONIO
Ferry trips daily with Transporte Fluvial del Guadiana, from the Muelle de Portugal in Ayamonte to Vila Real in Portugal across the Guadiana. Before the bridge spanning the river just north of Ayamonte was opened, this ferry used to be the main access route between southern Spain and Portugal.
From October to June, boats leave every 40 minutes from 0940 until 2000 Monday to Saturday. On Sundays the trips start at 1030 until 1830, also at 40-minute intervals. From July to September boats run every 30 minutes from 0930 until 2100 daily. Fares are €1.10 adults, €0.60 children. Cars and bikes can also go on the ferry.
Tel: 959 47 06 17.
HUELVA - PUNTA UMBRIA
In the summer only, from 15 June until 15 September, a boat leaves from the puerto (port) in Huelva City and goes to the puerto in Punta Umbría. In the early twentieth century when Punta Umbría became increasingly popular as a seaside resort, the barco de vapor (steamboat) from Huelva was the only was to get there. The boat is no longer a steam boat but it is still called the 'vapor'. The boat takes 35 minutes and departs every two hours between 0800 and 2100. Tickets cost 1€.
Contact the tourist office in Huelva, 959 25 12 18, or in Punta Umbría, 959 49 51 60, for information.
SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA - PARQUE NACIONAL DOÑANA
Take the Real Fernando ferry from Sanlúcar de Barrameda 13km up the Guadalquivir river to the Parque Nacional Doñana, one of Europe's largest marshlands. The trip takes 3½ hours and includes several guided walks into the park itself. Tickets cost 15€. Boats leave daily at 10am (except January).
Tel: 956 36 38 13.
Back to top
|
