Palma: Tramuntana Full-Day Tour with Sóller Train and Lunch

Highlights

• Take a train ride from Palma to Sóller on the historic 'Red Lightning'
• Cross the stunning Tramuntana mountains and admire the fantastic views
• Explore the charming village streets of Tramuntana
• Admire the beauty of the rocky cliffs as you drive along the panoramic road
• Enjoy a delicious traditional tapas lunch

Description

Join a tour of the historic railway known as the 'Red Lightning' from Palma to Sóller. Travel through picturesque landscapes and past orange groves and almond fields through the idyllic town of Bunyola.  Once in Sóller, continue on your way to incredible Modernist houses. Experience, not just the cultural but the culinary; sample orange crème ice cream at the world-famous 'Fet-a-Sóller' cooperative.  You can choose to take the historic tram from Sóller to Port de Sóller, payable on the day. After an approximately 25-minute ride along the beautiful beach promenade, the train ends in the center of the little city.  Walk through this idyllic port town, stop in a cozy restaurant, and enjoy a delicious tapas meal. Then, take a comfortable minibus through the breathtaking panoramic stretch of the Tramuntana Mountains to the artists' colony of Deía. Climb to the town's highest point for a sensational view over the heights of the Tramuntana Mountains, to the picturesque valleys, past the coast, and over the sea. Continue to Valdemossa past a mighty forest of holm oaks and wander the idyllic little town. Visit the excellent museum of the painter Josep Coll Bardolet and see the famous Carthusian cloister where Chopin lived and worked. Enjoy free time to explore on your own amidst the beautiful homes surrounded by Mediterranean gardens full of orange and lemon trees.  This tour includes a large proportion of journeys through the beautiful landscapes of Mallorca. You will be travelling on the historic railway for about an hour and 15 minutes through the plain before the mountains. Here you will see fields of almond and fig trees, grazing sheep in extensive meadows and clay-coloured fields. After passing through many short tunnels and one long tunnel, the railway winds its way down picturesque hairpin bends to the town of Soller. The journey on the historic tram from Soller to Port de Soller takes 25 minutes and takes you past olive and lemon groves and along the harbour promenade, which is closed to cars. The long sandy beach and the marina can be seen from the railway. From Port de Soller, the route then takes the minibus (max. 8 passengers) up the hairpin bends to the Son Bleda pass, behind which the panoramic road awaits, leading directly above the sea along beautiful bays and impressive mountain scenery. The village of Deia is reached after approx. 35 minutes. Explore this atmospheric little place at your own pace. Let yourself be captivated by the silence and spirituality of the cemetery and the church at the top of the hill. Driving time from Deia to Valldemossa will be 20 minutes and from Valldemossa to Palma 40 minutes. The time in the historic railway and the historic tramway adds up to approx. 1.45 hours, the journey through the impressive and touching landscapes of the Mediterranean in the comfortable and air-conditioned minibus also adds up to approx. 1.35 hours.

Includes

Bilingual guide (English and German) Ride on the historic Tren de Sóller (Red Lightning) from Palma to Sóller Guided tour of Sóller Free time in Sóller Lunch (tapas variations) with a non-alcoholic drink Minibus ride along the Tramuntana panorama road Walk (self guided) through Deia Guided tour of Valdemossa Free time in Valdemossa Return transfer to Palma

Important Information

• The ride on the historic railway is offered by a third-party provider. We are not liable for the fulfilment of the service. The service we offer includes the provision of tickets for the participants on our tour and ensuring that the journey on the historic railway is possible The railway is over 100 years old, the route runs along roads, some of which are crossed by vehicles at unsecured level crossings. In the Tramuntana mountains there are severe weather phenomena that restrict or prevent the operation of the historic railway. If the journey on the historic railway from Palma to Soller is not possible, the participant has no right to cancel the booking. In this case, we will reduce the price of the tour by the cost of the ticket and refund the amount in cash. We carry out this part of the route, which is a non-essential part of the overall excursion, with a road vehicle. The driver and guide conducts the tour in English and German language simultaneously, if necessary

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund