kathyj1421
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- Frances -SJPdP - Burgos Sept (2017)
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Hi, Kathy,I'm finishing my Frances Camino first week in October and I'm looking for a recommendation for a tour for Day Trip to Finisterre. Can someone recommend a tour company or if you have used one of the tour companies, was it worthwhile? Can you recommend one company over another? Or is there a better way to see finisterre?
Should I book it weeks in advance?
Thank you for your feedback.
Here is the one I was planning to book.
https://www.ultreyatours.com/daytours/finisterre/
Honestly there is very little "siteseeing" to do in Fisterra other than arriving there, walking for 5 minutes along the port and then walk up to the faro in about half an hour (or a 7€ taxi) with a pop in the local church. Same for Muxia: arrive, walk along the coast to the chapel (15 minutes) walk back. I really fail to see what a tour guide would show you and explain that you couldn't figure out in a blink of a eye.
This being said, the bus schedules are not the best, so perhaps the difference in cost is then added value.
There are many more buses to/from Fisterra than to/from Muxia. Make sure you buy your return ticket before hand and line up early to get a spot on the bus as they fill up quickly in medium to high season.
No no Laurie. I love Muxia, sitting on those rocks to meditate, and them enjoy a plate of percebes. But a tour guide cannot add any value in those activities vs doing it alone.Hi, Anemone,
I agree with you that there is very little "sightseeing" to do in Muxia, but I hope you aren't suggesting there is very little to do in Muxia.For someone who has walked for weeks and weeks, sitting on those rocks and washing the waves crash from a multiplicity of vantage points, each one more glorious than the next, is one of the few times in my life that I am content to "sit and do nothing."
As others have said, it is cheaper, easier and more fun to make your own way to Finisterre. We three walked to the bus station from near the Cathedral ( or it is about 6 euro in the taxi ), bought tickets just before the 9am bus left ( we went the fast direct way there and the lovely longer coastal route back) walked out to the lighthouse, visited the fish markets, had lunch, shopped then walked along some of the sandy beaches and put up for the night in a beachside hotel that was cheap for three in a room and had a great dinner, reversing the trip back the next early afternoon on the bus. A lovely sojourn.I'm finishing my Frances Camino first week in October and I'm looking for a recommendation for a tour for Day Trip to Finisterre. Can someone recommend a tour company or if you have used one of the tour companies, was it worthwhile? Can you recommend one company over another? Or is there a better way to see finisterre?
Should I book it weeks in advance?
Thank you for your feedback.
Here is the one I was planning to book.
https://www.ultreyatours.com/daytours/finisterre/
If you really want to visit both Finisterre and Muxia and are limited in time, I would recommend a day tour because of efficiency and being able to see more. In 2011, we took the regular bus to Finisterre and back as a day trip. In 2015, we took one of the day tours - don't remember the name, and I would only suggest you find out if lunch is included and where it would be. In 2017, I walked from Santiago to Muxia because from that day tour, I knew Muxia would be landsend for me.I'm finishing my Frances Camino first week in October and I'm looking for a recommendation for a tour for Day Trip to Finisterre. Can someone recommend a tour company or if you have used one of the tour companies, was it worthwhile? Can you recommend one company over another? Or is there a better way to see finisterre?
Should I book it weeks in advance?
Thank you for your feedback.
Here is the one I was planning to book.
https://www.ultreyatours.com/daytours/finisterre/
I mentioned this is my comment on this thread but have no idea why this is so. We were lucky that we caught the bus and it suited us to go the 'express' bus out to Finisterre and the more leisurely scenic route back.Just to note the public bus from Santiago central bus station takes 3 hours to Finisterre. I went in mid May and there was a smaller faster bus which I managed to get on (it seems you had to be selected, as not everyone waiting to go got on, can anyone explain this?) which took an hour, so keep the journey time in mind when planning.
Buen Camino
Yes you canjesper, can you go Santiago-Finisterra-Mixia-Santiago in a day via the bus you mentioned above?? Would you recommend this or just go to Finisterre?
Thanks
I went on an excursion it was great! I bought on the Main Street through Madrid tour companyYes you can
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