Doñana
#1
Does any one have any recommended contact for an organised tour of the Donana wetlands. English speaking ideally. Scientific ecological bias of more interest than "a trip".
#2
From El Acebuche there are four-hour trips into the park run by the Cooperativa Marsimas del RocÃo (959 43 04 32), which must be booked in advance. The four-wheel drive vehicle can seat 21 people and guides speak some English.
There are two trips a day (excluding Mondays), at 0830 and 1500 (1700 in summer). A typical trip will take in all three ecosystems in the park - dunes, matorral and marshland - but the amount of exposure to each environment varies with the seasons. One thing is guaranteed - no two visits will be alike.
See:
http://www.andalucia.com/environment/protect/donana.htm
More ad-hoc trips leave from the centre of El Rocio - you still have to book unless they are very quiet and can fit you in. I'm pretty sure that you have to go through this official organisation to enter the park.







