Get to know El Puerto de Santa Maria on a Segway tour

Price overview

• 1 hour guided Segway tour Puerto de Santa Maria - per person 35.-€

Booking option: Sightseeing tour by Segway in Puerto de Santa Maria

The city tour starts in the center of El Puerto de Santa Maria. From there you start to visit the most important sights of the city, led by a local guide. Dive into the atmosphere of the lively coastal city, while you're driving through the popular streets and places by Segway. For a maximum driving enjoyment, you'll get a quick introduction into Segway driving before the tour starts. The tour itself takes approx. 1 hour.

During the Segway tour, the guide explains the thrilling history of El Puerto de Santa Maria and its delicious wine in a fun and dynamic manner. Among others, you'll pass by the castle of San Marcos, you'll drive along the river of Guadalete and visit the Plaza de España.

Overview

• Duration: ~ 1 hour
• Hours: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
• Days: daily
• Months: possible all-year
• Languages: English, Spanish
• Starting points: El Puerto de Santa María

Included

• Professional guide, introduction, helmet

Detailed description

A very special city tour: guided Segway tour in El Puerto de Santa Maria

City tour by bus is old-fashioned - the new trend is sightseeing per Segway! Like this, you can connect a sightseeing tour with the fun feeling of driving a Segway. The electronic vehicle can be steered intuitively by shifting of weight, so you glide through the charming alleys of Puerto de Santa Maria without making noise. Enjoy the relaxing and calm manner to explore the typical streets and places of the city. In Puerto de Santa Maria, you can join a Segway tour in small groups of 2-4 persons. For a safe drive, you'll receive an upfront training and introduction, so you know how to drive a Segway. Then you're ready to start the tour to the most beautiful places of the city!

A local guide reveils interesting details about the history of the city and the sights. Christoph Columbus prepared his expedition journeys in Puerto de Santa Maria, in the year 1493 the town was even a starting point of his second expedition to America. During the Segway tour, you can easily see that the city has been planned systematically due to the orthogonally arranged streets. Pay attention to the special light of the city that gave its name to the Costa de la Luz, the "coast of the light". Numerous Baroque palaces give evidence to the flourishing trade in the 17th and 18th century, when the exploration craze awoke in the south of Spain. You'll also pass by the one or other bodega during the city tour, since "El Puerto" (how the inhabitants call their city) is a port of export for the sherry area since the 18th century.