Taxi tours from Spain ports

[TippySue]

I'm used to Caribbean ports where many taxi tours are available right at the cruise port.  Will it be the same in Spanish ports, specifically Cadiz, Valencia, Malaga, Palma Dr Mallorca?

 

Anybody have experience with these?

[marazul]

20 minutes ago, TippySue said:

I'm used to Caribbean ports where many taxi tours are available right at the cruise port.  Will it be the same in Spanish ports, specifically Cadiz, Valencia, Malaga, Palma Dr Mallorca?

 

Anybody have experience with these?

Absolutely not.  You will find taxis, but not for tours. Make other arrangements for your tours.

[VMax1700]

Taxis - yes,

tours - no.

only HOHO buses.

If you know where you want to go, then a taxi will take you (eg Alcazaba in Malaga), but it will be a straight drive there and drop you.  Very high chance the driver will have zero conversational English.

[edinburgher]

You should also do some online and CC research as you should have some idea of where you want to go in each location.

 

One reason is that some of these port towns/cities are restricted to pedestrians only in the historic areas so taxis cannot drive you around, and the HOHOs cannot enter either, mostly running around only the exteriors and modern areas..  And some are very easily explored on foot.   Cadiz, you only need cross the road from the port and walk a couple of minutes to find yourself in the historic area.  Malaga city you will  already be in when you exit the port gates.

 

Valencia you would probably want a local bus or taxi to take you to and from the historic area which is quite compact and flat with sights in close proximity to each other so easily walked..  The official Valencia Tourist Info website has much info on it and you should include looking at it as part of your research.

 

There is a very detailed DIY Palma Majorca sticky at the top of the Spain Ports forum.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/topic/2697012-palma-de-mallorca-diy-new/page/14/#comment-65041188

 

And all of these ports have been frequently asked about, so do use the SEARCH  tool to bring up previous threads and replies which you can read for much info to get you started.

 

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by edinburgher