This full-day 8-hour private tour combines two of Palma's most popular half-day excursions: the Dragon's Cave and Romantic Valldemosa.
The day starts with the drive to Porto Cristo, a small fishing village on Mallorca's eastern coast, home to the Cuevas del Drach, or Caves of the Dragon. First mentioned in records as far back as 1338, the caves were properly explored and mapped in 1896, when French speleologist Edouard-Alfred Martel charted the underground lake now named Lake Martel in his honor. You walk through illuminated chambers more than a mile long, with ceilings over 80 feet high in places, before boarding a boat to cross the lake to live classical music. Afterward, you stop at a pearl workshop that has operated since the late 1890s, with the option to visit an olive wood or glass-blowing workshop instead.
From there, you drive to Valldemosa, a mountain village about 11 miles (17km) northwest of Palma. You have free time for lunch (not included) before visiting the Royal Carthusian Monastery, known locally as the Real Cartuja. The building began as a royal palace in the early 1300s for King Sancho of Mallorca and was donated to Carthusian monks in 1399. It's best known today for its connection to composer Frederic Chopin and writer George Sand, who spent the winter of 1838 into 1839 in one of its cells, partly for Chopin's declining health and partly to escape the scandal caused by their unmarried relationship back in Paris. You can see the furnished cells they occupied and walk the monastery gardens.
Afterward, you have free time to wander Valldemosa's flower-lined stone streets, browse its shops, and, if you'd like a short walk, take one of the trails in the surrounding hills. Before heading back to the ship, your guide can point you to a bakery for coca de patata, a sweet potato bread that's a local specialty, often served with hot chocolate or coffee.
Review Location- Palma de Mallorca 
