# Sunday in Doñana: a 4x4 from El Acebuche, lunch in El Rocío and the marshes at dusk

The official 4x4 across beach, dunes and marsh at 8:30, lunch facing the marsh in El Rocío, the Charco de la Boca trail and flamingos as evening falls.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/donana-and-el-rocio/itineraries/donana-4x4-sunday-from-el-acebuche · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:15 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Seville via the A-49 and the A-483; from Huelva, via Bollullos or along the coast)
- 08:00 · El Acebuche Visitor Centre (Park and report 30 minutes early)
  - 1 min on foot
- 08:30 · 4x4 Tour of the National Park from El Acebuche (€35, €20 for ages 4 to 8, with booking) · Doñana Visitas (Cooperativa Andaluza Marismas del Rocío), From €35 per person
  - 15 min by car, 13,9 km
- 12:45 · The Hermitage and Sand Streets of El Rocío (The sand hamlet and the hermitage)
  - 9 min on foot
- 13:45 · Aires de Doñana (Sunday 13:30 to 16:00, facing the marsh · €€€) · Aires de Doñana, €€€
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:15 · Charco de la Boca Trail, at La Rocina (3.8 km on the flat from La Rocina, with observation hides)
  - 15 min on foot
- 18:00 · The Marsh Walk, Birds in Front of the Village (Flamingos and horses in the low light)
- 18:45 · Vuelta (You reach Seville or Huelva before 20:00)

You can only enter the heart of Doñana with one of the two official concession holders, and the morning departure is the one that fits a Sunday best: at 8:30 from El Acebuche, back by midday. The rest of the day is free and costs nothing: the village of El Rocío, a flat trail at La Rocina and the marsh at dusk. Book the 4x4 at donanavisitas.es before you set off.

## The day, hour by hour

7:15 · Set off. From Seville, about 65 km on the A-49 towards Huelva, exit for Bollullos and Almonte and then the A-483. From Huelva, just under an hour. El Acebuche is on the A-483, about 15 km past El Rocío towards Matalascañas.

8:00 · El Acebuche. Park and walk about 100 m to the visitor centre. You need to be there 30 minutes early.

8:30 · 4x4 through the National Park. About four hours with a guide from the Cooperativa Marismas del Rocío: the beach to the mouth of the Guadalquivir, the moving dunes, the scrub and the marsh, with a stop at the Poblado de la Plancha. €35, €20 for ages 4 to 8.

12:45 · El Rocío. Return to the village, park at the entrance and walk along the sandy streets to the hermitage.

13:45 · Lunch at Aires de Doñana. On Sundays it only opens at midday, from 13:30 to 16:00, with the dining room facing the marsh. Ask for the mostrenca beef.

16:15 · Charco de la Boca. 2 km away, in the La Rocina centre: 3.8 flat kilometres beside the stream, with two observatories, in a little under two hours. Open until nightfall.

18:00 · The marsh. Go back to the promenade in front of the hermitage: in the low light you can see flamingos, ducks and marsh horses.

18:45 · Head home.

## Where and what to eat

Aires de Doñana is the lunch of the day: Doñana cooking with mostrenca beef and local produce, on Sundays at midday only. If there is no table, the Toruño del Rocío restaurant, on Plaza del Acebuchal, opens every day from 13:00 to 16:00, with a big window onto the marsh and a terrace.

## With children and with a dog

Almost all children enjoy the 4x4, but it is four hours and the vehicles have no child seats; with under-4s, stay at La Rocina and the marsh. With a dog, this plan does not work: domestic animals are not allowed in the national park. On a lead, they can walk around the village and the edge of the marsh.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Seville, a little under an hour on the A-49 and the A-483. From Huelva, just under an hour. From Cádiz, about two hours via Seville: for you the boat from Sanlúcar is more practical.

## Consejos

### Book the 4x4
Places are limited and sell out on long weekends.

### Bring repellent
There are mosquitoes in the marsh in spring and autumn.

### Binoculars
The flamingos are not always close to the promenade.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
The 4x4 runs in the rain, but the La Rocina trail gets muddy; swap it for the Palacio del Acebrón and its short walk.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Are there visits to Doñana on Sundays?
Yes, from October to May. From June to September the El Acebuche concession holder does not run on Sundays.

### How much does the day cost?
Between €60 and €90 per person: €35 for the 4x4 and lunch.

### Can I enter Doñana in my own car?
Not the national park. The La Rocina and El Acebrón trails and the El Rocío marsh are open to all.

### How long does it take from Seville to El Rocío?
A little under an hour, about 65 km.