Saja River, a journey through the heart of Cantabria

The Saja River is one of Cantabria's most emblematic rivers and is intimately linked to its history and culture. Following the course of this river, we'll enter the Saja Besaya Natural Park to discover the most authentic nature with an expert guide who will accompany us throughout the trip.

Description

From its source in Puertos de Sejos, where the famous Tudancas cows graze freely, to its mouth in the town of Suances, where it forms the San Martín de la Arena Estuary, a space that is home to a surprising diversity of birds, and passing through its middle stretch in the beautiful Cabuérniga Valley where we will stay, we will discover the essence of Cantabria.

The experience in detail

Activities

  • Interpreted hiking through the Natural Park
    Saja Besaya.
    Ethnographic visit to the local livestock museum or carpentry
    Traditional.
    Boat trip along the San Martín Estuary and bird watching.

Programme

Viennese
18:00 PM Reception of participants and entry to the accommodation. Program explanation. Free dinner.
Saturday
8:30 – 9:00: Breakfast. 9:30 a.m. to 15:30 p.m. Interpreted route to the source of the Saja River + Lunch. Pick-up at accommodation. Route adapted depending on the group or family's level. Estimated time for route and lunch. Routes range from 6 to 20 km. Long route: 6 hours, including a picnic with local produce, or short route + lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon - Time to be agreed upon: Ethnographic visit.
Sunday
9:00 Breakfast 10:30 Departure from the accommodation (In case of Transfer we will pick you up) 11:30 Boat trip along the San Martín Estuary 14:00 Free lunch in Suances (Reservation recommended) and end of our services except in case of Transfer.

Included services

Accommodation:
Rural accommodation, double or family room with bathroom. Breakfast included.

Travel Guide

Food. 1 meal, a local produce picnic, or a meal at a local restaurant.
inland transport

Material to be used depending on the product:
– Trekking poles
– Binoculars and spotting scope
– Pocket microscopes
– Guides and keys to fauna and flora
– Material for plaster casts
– Collective first aid kit

Additional Services

Santander Airport Transfer: €60 each way

Ecotourism Commitment

At Tupiq we believe that the best way to protect something is for people to
know and understand it in order to value and protect it.
For this reason, in all our activities we raise awareness and sensitivity about
the protection of natural, landscape and ethnographic resources so that
The traveler not only enjoys but also internalizes a message and a way of
do things that can impact your day to day life or the next time you
travel, whether with us or any other agency respectful of the
environment.
At Tupiq we have been carrying out interpretation activities since 2017.
nature, always from a holistic and integrative vision in which no
We miss the opportunity to interpret what is presented to us in the
road.
So it doesn't matter if the route is one of orchids, we will not stop paying attention to the song of a bird or the trail of a mammal that has just passed by.
there, whoever has ever come with us knows what I'm talking about.
We emphasize the importance of each element of the ecosystem and
their role in it. Only if something is known and its value appreciated will we be able to protect it.
We are committed to a different kind of tourism, in which the important thing is not always the
What, if not how. We adapt our activities to the audience that demands them so that everyone can learn about and enjoy nature.

Sustainable tourism

– Respectful wildlife observation from remote positions and with
binoculars or long-range telescope
– Waste collection
– We avoid the most sensitive areas and species
– Public transport to reduce the use of private vehicles
– Local and Km0 products
– Visits to local producers

ECOTOURIST RESERVE

Natural spaces

These are the natural spaces where this Saja River experience takes place, a journey through the heart of Cantabria.

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