Oficina de Gestió Tècnica del Parc Natural de l'Albufera — Attraction in Valencia

First of all we wanted to do a walk as we saw it online but because we decided to go by bus as we had a 3 days pass from Valencia airport it was really confusing. The walks starts before going to the village El Palmar so if you plan to go by bus better stop at “Embarcador de L’Albufera”. We asked the driver but he was a bit rude not to mention that he closed the doors and left. In june bus no. 25 the only one that gets you there it comes really slow, we waited around an hour. Funny enough this bus goes in 2 different places as we saw on google but it’s really easy to get confused: one that goes to El Palmar and the other to El Perella ( its written in front of the bus). The one to El Perella runs every 30 min, it should’ve been the other way as many people wanted to visit El Palmar and on our way back to Valencia was really crowded and hot as it was the last bus at 19:30 (at least that’s what someone mentioned to us). We ended up not having time to do the walk so better rent a bike. If you do decide to go by buss from Valencia the bus stop is at 5, Avinguda de Navarro Reverter ( I added a photo) and you should see a roundabout with Plaça...

A beautiful protected oasis just 10 minutes by bus from Valencia which will only cost you 2€, both ways.

First thing that I would do, once in Albufera, is to take a boat tour to explore its big lake, where you can learn more about its rich flora and fauna, and its history. You don't need to book a tour in advance since there are many companies that offer such a service and there are always free seats. I recommend going there with some Spanish language background though, because, at least that was my experience, it seems to be that guides there only speak the local language.

After the lake tour, my suggestion is to head to the splendid beach of Playa del Saler (which I already reviewed). On the way you will go through another very nice part of the park, made of dry landscapes and little pine forests. In case you forget to bring some water, no worries there are a couple free water stations and little restaurants scattered around. You shouldn´t forget sunscreen though….

Albufera, a MUST on your...

We expected more of this place. We went with bikes from Saler and hoped to drive among the lake, but it was not possible as we haven't found any access to it and place to look and enjoy the view. Thus, we drove through Palmar up to the beach in Perelló and then back to el Saler. From the beauties we saw some birds and emerald rice fields with a strong cooked rice flavour and sand dunes in every beach. But nothing really spectacular as we expected from...