Boat on the Miño from Belesar, with a Winery or a Waterfall

At Belesar the Miño widens into a long, still reservoir, wedged between slopes of terraced vineyards that run down to the water. It is the other face of the Ribeira Sacra: less stone canyon than on the Sil, more broad river, meanders and villages on the banks. From the Diputación jetty leave two small boats from local companies, Sacra Activa and Vista Sacra, carrying eleven to fifteen people. The Diputación de Lugo's large catamaran, which also used to leave from here, is suspended until the end of the season.

Which route to choose

• Boat and winery, with Sacra Activa. The shared route lasts 2 hrs 50 and is the one that shows most of the river: about 12 km downstream, turning after the island of Maiorga, in Pantón, and stopping at the Ecosacra pier, a former adega de garda (storage cellar) in Pincelo, in Chantada, where two wines are tasted with local produce. Ecosacra does not make wine; it is a recovered old cellar. Adults, €48; ages 5 to 17, €30; under-5s, free.
• Private boat with waterfall, with Sacra Activa. Two hours for your group around the Cabo do Mundo meander, with drinks on board and a five-minute walk down to the Augacaída waterfall, one of the highest drops in Galicia, about 40 metres. It costs €350 for up to eleven people and €420 for up to fifteen; it leaves at 11:30.
• One hour on the Miño, with Vista Sacra. The shortest trip, from €30 per person on a twelve-seat boat. For groups there is another of two hours with waterfall, something to eat and a swim if the weather allows.

Times, booking and parking

Sacra Activa's shared route leaves at 11:00 every day from 1 July to 12 October and, outside those dates, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends; in the afternoon, at 18:00 in July and August and at 17:00 the rest of the season. It needs six confirmed people the day before: if that isn't reached, they let you know and refund your money. Vista Sacra shows free times when you choose a date on its website. Always book ahead; both boats fill up early in summer and at harvest time.

Parking beside the jetties is very small. From 18 July to 6 September 2026 the Consorcio de Turismo put on free shuttles to Belesar; check whether they are repeated. Departures depend on the reservoir's water level.

Who it is for

Everyone. Sacra Activa takes children from babyhood and its boat is equipped for people with reduced mobility; the walk down to the waterfall, however, is a path. It is one of the few river trips that accept a dog: one per booking, if you tell them beforehand.