La Tomatina - the biggest tomato fight ever!


The La Tomatina festival certainly gives new meaning to the expression 'playing with your food'! For most of the year Bunol is a sleepy little ho-hum industrial town just 25 miles outside of Valencia! But come the last Wednesday of August, right at the peak of tomato season, suddenly the town's streets turns into a salsa riot, with over 20,000 revellers pelting each other with large, red, squishy tomatoes. Crazy, or what?

A range of accommodation packages will be available for La Tomatina. Keep checking our website for specific itineraries, dates and prices for 2009. The itinerary displayed below is just a guideline based on a 2008 package and changes may take place for 2009 itineraries.

 

 

  • 4 day HOSTEL Accommodation Package

Day 1:
Arrival and welcome to Valencia! Your accommodation will be right in the centre of the historical old town making it the perfect place from which to base yourself! Go and explore the town and all its nooks & crannies before meeting with the rest of the for a drink at a local bar before and then heading out to sample the famous Valencian nightlife.

 

Day 2:
Today you have the entire day free to get out and explore the fabulous city of Valencia whether it is in the old town or out at the fabulous beaches. In the evening there is the chance to travel out to one of Valencia's surrounding villages and partake in an all night wine & water festival! This event is one of the highlights of the tour and an amazing experience. The group leaves at 8pm and returns at 4am back to Valencia in order to prepare for La Tomatina. Sounds like a long night but all our passengers of the past have absolutely loved it and rated it above even the experience of La Tomatina!

 

Day 3:
La Tomatina Festival: Today is the reason we are here in Spain so after an early start we will transfer to Bunol for the world famous 'La Tomatina' tomato fight! The preparations start in the early morning and by midday it's time for the festivities to start. The tomato fight lasts for one hour and is an experience you will never forget. After the tomato fight has concluded we spend some time in Bunol cleaning ourselves off before transferring by charter coach back to our hostel in Valencia. After a long shower we will join together at a local bar to compare stories from this amazing day.

 

Day 4:
A slow start to the day today as we continue the long process of removing every last piece of tomato from ourselves! Today you have free time to explore more of Valencia or perhaps head out to the beach. Check-out of the hostel is 10am which ends our accommodation package. Happy travelling!

 

 

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Essential info

Two weeks before departure, a festival fact file filled with tips, tricks and info, will be available for you to download online, be sure to know before you go!

 

 

Keep checking the website for your full range of tours available in 2009 so you can make this the festival of a life-time!
 

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