Santillana del Mar & Altamira Museum with tickets- small groups

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

Spanish

4 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

HIGHLIGHTS

• Visit the Altamira Museum and the Neocave

• Walk around the beautiful village of Santillana de Mar

• Visit the Collegiata Church of Santa Juliana

• Enjoy some free time for shopping in Santillana

SUMMARY

You will visit the beautiful village of Santillana del Mar and you will enjoy some free time for shopping and to visit its Collegiata Church if you wish. Afterward, you will have the opportunity to visit the Museum of Altamira and its Neocave, which is the replica of the famous Cave of Altamira, declared a World Heritage site by Unesco since 1985.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

A maximum of 8 people per booking

There must be a minimum of 4 people to confirm the tour

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Entrance fee to the Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana

Driver/guide

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Entrance fee to the Altamira Museum

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Museo de Altamira

Visit the Museum of Altamira and enjoy a guided visit to the so-called "neocave". Please notice that the regular visit to the neocave is only in Spanish available, but the tour leader can join you during this visit to translate it into English if you want.

Admission Not Applicable

Santillana del Mar

This is one of the most beautiful Medieval villages in Spain.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Santillana del Mar & Altamira Museum with tickets- small groups

Pickup included

Reviews

4.58

77 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Good experience
Timor,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good experience & driver. He also gave good restaurant recommendations. Highly recommended for all.
Trip to Santillian del mar
julie m,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good and intresting trip. Our driver Maria explained many intresting facts. The village of Santillian was very olde worlde. Tje rock paintings was very unusual.
Awesome Experience
Elias B,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Jairo was a fantastic guide! He was very knowledgeable and great with our young children. The caves were so cool to see and Santillana de Mar was a gorgeous city.
An excursion to do without a doubt
gian bologna,
Aug 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is a visit to the caves of Altamira and the town of Santillana del mar (there is no museum). It was absolutely worth it! After all, you can not go to Santander without having seen the cave paintings (albeit in faithful copy) of this site. Santillana was also worth visiting. Also great that the excursion is done by car and that they pick you up at the hotel.
dtor20,
Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This trip is worthy! Santillana Del Mar is a beautiful and picturesque town! The Altamira Museum was very educational and interesting!
Comforting tour
GHT1989,
Jul 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Maria was excellent as a guide. Very attentive, very understandable, and above all very well informed about the history of Santillana del Mar and Altamira.
Knowledgeable tour of two fascinating sites.
C712ELpeterg,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide, Pepe, did a great job of showing us the interesting Santillana del Mar and was very knowledgeable about Altamira cave which increased our enjoyment of the tour.
Parking?
Buspassroadtripper,
Jul 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Following many good reviews and our love of history we were so looking forward to visiting these caves. However it was not to be. We arrived at 10.30, thinking that this was early enough for the crowds not to be overwhelming, only to find not a single parking space! We left, extremely disappointed along with several other potential visitors.
Highly recommended
Tourist26198566302,
Jun 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did the excursion to Santillana and neocave Altamira. Family. Highly recommended. Very well organized. The guide, very friendly. We will definitely repeat for other excursions. Highly recommended also for children.
Unbelievable Adventure
Pauline B,
May 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
I enjoyed the Cave of Altamira, and the village of Santillana. It was like stepping back in history, and reflecting on today... and how far humans had come...