Spain has some crazy festivals, but La Tomatina wins the award hands-down for the craziest and the messiest. On the last Wednesday in August each year, the inconsequential town of Buñol holds the worlds largest organised tomato fight. Buñol is located in the region known as the "Communidad de Valencia", 30 miles west of Spain's third largest city Valencia
What's included:
- Two nights quality accommodation in a 2 star hotel in central Valencia. Twin and triple share.
- Breakfasts
- Valencia orientation walk
- Comfortable air-conditioned return coach transfer to the tomato fight! With secure location to store your bag, and the opportunity to take a change of clothes! (No need to squeeze onto a crowded train & risk not getting a train ticket.)
- Busabout goggles! Essential to allow you to keep the red squishy stuff out of your eyes while dodging flying tomatoes!
- Guide’s pub crawl of Valencia's infamous nightlife!
- Optional excursion to America’s cup port
- Service of your Busabout Guide. They’ll get you geared up for the event with lots of tips, hint, and tactics, while giving you the historical background to the fiesta.
If arriving into Valencia on the 26th August with the Busabout coach, your Festival Guide will take you to your hotel to be checked in. If you are making your own way to Valencia, please email info@busabout.com with your travel arrangements. We will then respond with your accommodation & welcome meeting details at two weeks prior to your arrival.
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Day 1 - Aug 24th
You can check into your hotel from 2pm where you'll find Busabout Festival Crew waiting for you. Mingle with your fellow festmates before your guide leads you on a city orientation walk of Valencia. After taking in the sights and sounds of Valencia, it's time to go shopping for your La Tomatina outfit - the theme for this tour is dress ridiculous! Once you're kitted you have the chance to do an optional bike tour, or visit the infamous cathedral where the Holy Grail is allegedly held. Tonight it's all about the pre-Tomatina party into the balmy Spanish night...
Day 2 - Aug 25th
Bring on the madness that is La Tomatina! An early shuttle from Valencia to Buñol where the fight takes place - sit back and relax while your guide enlightens you about the past and present of Bunol and the origins of this crazy festival. We'll arrive in Buñol in good time for the fiesta so you can immerse yourself in the party atmosphere and find the best vantage point! Watch the locals and tourists alike scramble up the greasy pole, trying their best to reach the jamon serrano (ham placed at the top of the pole) - a much sort after prize, however it's not been reached for a few years!
Let the fight start! Dump trucks enter the narrow streets dropping off thousands of overripe, big fat and juicy tomatoes, perfect for throwing at each other. The Tomato fight lasts for an hour leaving a new shade of red to the town. Cleaning trucks roll into town to clean everyone and everything down. Use the facilities provided by the trucks or head down to the river and use the shower/water taps provided there. Locals also get on-board pulling out their hoses cleaning festival goers as they pass by. Once you are cleaned off, head on back to the coach and get changed into your fresh, clean clothes. We board the coach back to our hotel in Valencia for a well earned siesta!
Later you have the choice to jump on a free shuttle to the America's Cup port or hit the beach. Tonight your guide will take you out for a night on the town! It'll be a huge night visiting great local bars and you'll finish your La Tomatina Festival experience partying the night away till the sun comes up.
Day 3 - Aug 26th
After breakfast the day is yours to explore Valencia.
If you are departing Valencia with Busabout, please meet your guide in the reception of the Busabout Explorer accommodation.