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Visit Su Nuraxi in Barumini: the most famous "nuraghe" of the island, made up of several stone towers interconnected that form a special type of defensive structure dates back 3500 years. Explore the Nuragic village, where you will find different kind of huts, ancient grain mills, ovens, water tanks, spa environment. Enjoy the beautiful landscape that surrounds the archaeological complex, that ranges from winding and fertile hills to lush highland home to a unique little horse breed named “Cavallini della Giara”.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Local, professional and friendly tourist guide
The tour includes walking trails on uneven ground, narrow corridors, inclined floors and stairs. It is compulsory to wear comfortable and closed shoes.
Tour not suitable for wheelchair users or people with limited mobility
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Maximum 7 people per group
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
At time of booking, customers must provide the details of the hotel where they are staying. Cruise ship passengers must provide the ship name.
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Driver guide
Small group tour
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off from Cagliari.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Live commentary on board
Transport by private air-conditioned 9 seater van
Entrance fees to Su Nuraxi (€ 16 per person)
Pick-up/drop-off from holiday resort outside Cagliari (in Villasimius, Costa Rei, Pula, Chia) € 150
Gratuities
Cheese tasting € 42 per person (tour option "SU NURAXI AND RURAL MINI-DAIRY")
Su Nuraxi
Your private tourist guide will pick you up at the scheduled time by his comfortable minivan. During the 45 minutes route to Barumini, it will be tell you about the main features of the island and the landscape we will see from the car's windows. Once arrived, we will visit the imposing nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" and its village: an Archaeological complex whose most ancient traces are date back to around the 1500 b.c. We will begin from the village, where you will see various types of housing structures, the round ones, with a central courtyard, that go back to the nuragic period, and the rectangular ones, that belong to the punic-roman period. Noteworthy are a central court house with a spa environment perhaps home to a domestic cult, and the big meeting hut. Then, we will enter the real nuraghe, that can be reached by an iron ladder which leads to a tiny entry, placed at 7 metres of height. There we will visit the central tower, called “mastio”, that originally measured 20 metres in height, and the 4 side towers. The whole of the 5 towers makes a housing complex that, for its grandeur, reminds us of a medieval castle. After the visit to su Nuraxi, you will be taken to the place where your excursion began. The tour can also be enriched by choosing one of the different available options.
Visit of Su Nuraxi Unesco World Heritage Site: the most important and famous nuraghe of Sardinia. Duration: 3 hours.
Pickup included
Visit to the mini-dairy Sinnos
Duration: 6 hours
Su Nuraxi and rural mini-dairy
Pickup included
Visit to Su Nuraxi and to the Giants' Tomb "Sa Domu e S'Orku". Duration: 4,5 hours.
Pickup included
Visit to Su Nuraxi and to the Giara plateau home of little horses. Duration: 5 hours.
Pickup included
Visit to Su Nuraxi plus a panoramic tour of Cagliari. Duration: 4 hours.
Pickup included
Visit to Su Nuraxi and to the XVII century's palace once home of the local lord Zapata. Duration: 4 hours.
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
119 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Gerda C,
May 2, 2025
- Viator
an very interesting experience and our guide brought it to life. Well worth looking also at the Giants graveyard.
Santina S,
May 2, 2025
- Viator
We had a great experience with Alessandro. After he picked us up at our apartment the first part of the day was a hike on the Giara Plain to try to see the wild horses. It was a long-ish but flat walk through beautiful and serene woods. Alessandro explained so much about not only the local flora and flora, but also about Sardinian culture, language, history. The sad part was that the horses were hiding that day! Of course, that was out of anyone's control. After hiking back to his comfortable van we were on our way to Barumini to see the Nuralghe. Once again, he shared his vast knowledge as we investigated this fascinating place. His passion for this history is obvious. And we were awestruck being amongst dwellings that were inhabited 3500 years ago! We highly recommend Alessandro and this tour. If hiking/long walking is not your thing he might offer just the nuralghe. Also, this tour is not for folks with mobility problems. There are some very narrow passages and wildly uneven stone steps to navigate. However, we are in our mid-sixties and managed fine. If you are near Cagliari, this shouldn't be missed.
Phillip W,
Sep 27, 2024
- Viator
Seeing remains from the Bronze Age and crawling through the pathways used so long ago made the experience unforgettable.
Bulk J,
Oct 9, 2023
- Viator
This is an amazing tour. Our guide, Alessandro, has grown up near Cagliari and is passinate and proud of his Sardinian heritage. In addition to the impressive historical nuragic buildings, Alessandro showed us Sardinian plants and introduced the towns we passed by. He is very knowledgable about the archaeological and histical aspects of Su Nuraxi. His love for the local culture and history was also infectious. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
Bettina M,
Sep 25, 2023
- Viator
Our guide, Alessandro, was fantastic and extremely knowledgeable. He has many years' of experience doing this particular tour and has in-depth knowledge about this area subject matter.
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