Observatorio de Buitres Mas de Bunyol

This was our fourth visit to this amazing place. We always stay the night in very comfortable rooms and sit having breakfast while watching the vultures arriving. The observatory experience is spectacular and unique and a little different every time.

What an incredible experience. This was everything we'd hoped and more. The dedication and hard work of the owners is truly inspirational, and the moment when the birds soar in to feed will make the hair on your neck stand in awe. I can understand that vultures maybe are not everybody's thing, but if you even think that you like some birds maybe a little bit, you should give this a go. Fair warning - you will need to ring ahead or book on WhatsApp; web site and email are not your friends here, and bookings are essential. You will need to meet the host promptly at 0900 to travel down in convey. Wear dark clothing and be prepared to move silently - don't be a jerk and spoil it for everybody by scaring away the birds. These are wild creatures, which makes the experience all the more special. Also, while the guests are passionate and highly knowledgeable, you are in Spain, so their talk is in Spanish. Ours is mediocre, but we could follow the gist, and there are some written materials (of excellent quality) available for 1.50€. They're worth the donation. The venue is very carefully and cleverly designed, right down to an external microphone pickup so you can hear the birds. Honestly, this is worth every cent and more - we were struck dumb with awe, and we are so glad we did this. We will absolutely do it again if we return to this part of Spain.

We were really looking forward to the trip and made a reservation for a Friday. We were told to be at the meeting point at 9:15 am. When we were there on time and wrote to the woman where we should go, we were spontaneously canceled because it was raining lightly. Nowhere was it said that it would not take place if it rained and we had a confirmed reservation. Then the woman became extremely cheeky and unfriendly and said it was our fault. What a bitter person. Too bad, we really would have liked to see the vultures. Just write a message or let us know under which circumstances the event will not take place, the forecast said that it’s gonna rain since a week. Why confirm our reservation? The ride took us 1,5 h thanks again.