Set in Dúrcal, 31 km from Granada Science Park and 33 km from San Juan de Dios Museum, Bancalillo redondo...
The King’s Little Pathway called the Caminito del Rey is a cliff-side walk hanging 100m above the awe-inspiring El Chorro Gorge
It´s not for the faint of heart with rocks of several hundred meters towering above you.
It is a great experience and definitely worth the trip in spite of the many tourists, as well as all the trouble of getting tickets for the entrance.
by Michael Madsen,
– sharing the authentic Andalusia with you
The Caminito del Rey pathway was originally built, because the El Chorro Hydroelectric Company needed access to facilitate the passage of maintenance workers in 1905
The Caminito del Rey was restored in 2014 and has re-opened to the public after being closed for 15 years. It is now completely safe and unproblematic to walk, especially on the famous boardwalk section, where it is only one metre wide in some places.
The old walkway – the original King´s Little Pathway – can be seen just below.
It is a must see in Andalusia and a great natural experience. If you want to read more about the Caminito del Rey please see this article on CNN.COM.
If you want to walk the Caminito del Rey during your stay in Andalusia you will have to buy tickets in advance
You should buy tickets for the Caminito del Rey as early as possible, since they sell out far in advance on the official site.
The entrance is between 10 or 30 euros per person and the shutle bus back to the entrance is 1,55 EUR per person. On top comes the payment for parking.
Unfortunately, the tickets sell out very early on the official site
When that happens there are 3 other ways of getting tickets for the Caminito del Rey:
1) Book through an agency (which is generally a bit more expensive but then gets you a hassle free ticket), e.g.: Guided tour by GetYourGuide or Tickets by GetYourGuide
2) Buy unsold tickets, which are released for sale 4 days before Caminito del Rey ticket date.
3) Buy tickets by the entrance of the Caminito del Rey (get there on a working day early in the morning and expect ½-1 hour of waiting time)
We hope that one of these methods allow you to get tickets for The King´s Little Pathway – the Caminito del Rey.
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