Private Half-Day Sightseeing in Madrid
Description
Ride with a local English Speaking Driver and explore the most iconic monuments of Madrid! Your personal driver will not only share historical facts about the areas visited but also local insights that will help you get the feeling of the city’s lifestyle today. Explore the neighborhoods and landmarks in Madrid like a local. Experience this spectacular city from the comfort of your very own private air-conditioned car. As the tour is completely customizable, you can add and take points away from the following suggested itinerary. Our drivers are not licensed guides but are very knowledgeable of the places visited and will provide all the necessary historical information. During the stops you can do whatever you want: visit the landmarks, take pictures, ask your driver about the place and get benefit from his local knowledge Visit, Puerta del Sol, Palacio Real, Calle Gran Via, taste tapas, Wander inside the Retiro Park and many many more!
Tour Options
Itinerary
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the city's largest building and the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family.
The famous Madrid square has been throughout history the focal point of transportation and of intellectual and economic activity.
Gran Vía (literally "Great Way") is a street located in central Madrid, mostly dedicated to entertainment with many cinemas, bars and restaurants to enjoy the best tapas.
Madrid's Plaza Mayor is one of the most famous landmarks in Spain and has a rich history dating back several hundred years.
It is the National Art Museum of Spain and widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century.
Covering over 125 hectares and comprising more than 15,000 trees, El Retiro Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city.
The Puerta de Alcalá (Door of Alcalá) is a monument that, as its name suggests, was once one of the five doors used to enter the walled city of Madrid.
The Palace, designed by acclaimed architects Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi, was opened in 1919 and originally served as the Head Post Office.
One of the most historic football stadiums in the world built in 1947, with 81,000 capacity ground for Real Madrid CF
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
"Our operators/drivers are not official tour guides but are professional drivers and Locals that have been provided with all the necessary historical information about the sights visited. They cannot accompany you to the sights but will provide extended historical and local information to help you get the feeling of the city. Please know that we are unable to pick up, start or stop this sightseeing ride from or to the airport/port/train stations. Kindly share any special requirements, such as traveling with a service animal or needing extra assistance, when booking your ride. This ensures a smooth and enjoyable experience for you."
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our operators are not official tour guides but English-speaking professional drivers and Locals that have been provided with all the necessary historical information about the sights visited. They cannot accompany you into the sights but will provide extended historical and local information to help you get the feeling of the city.
- For 1-4 people: A comfortable sedan will be assigned to your group.
- For 5-8 people: A spacious minivan will be assigned to your group.
Reviews(10)
Juan Manuel our driver was very informative and accommodating. I was traveling with my 80 year old mom and this was the best way for her to see Madrid for the first time.
I highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Pelayo, was extremely knowledgeable, prepared and pleasant! He arrived early with map in hand… a must do!!
The tour was a wonderful way to orient to Madrid. Our tour director, was born in Madrid and knew the history of Madrid and wove it into our tour. Due to the weather, we chose not to walk around a lot, he revised his tour to accommodate for us and give us a few added views. This is well worth your time, for sure.
This was such a fun day! Antonio was absolutely incredible with his knowledge of Madrid, I was able to see the major points of interest in Madrid, very comfortable and at my own pace. Antonio gave me lots of recommendations on places that are worth exploring. Really great experience.
This tour was a great introduction to Madrid. Antonio showed us so many beautiful sights, gave us many photo stops and provided us with tips for meals and entertainment. He was extremely friendly and knowledgeable.
Well organize tour. Excellent driver. His English was good and he gave us good information about the city and the sights. Also, He gave us ample time to look around whenever we wanted to stop.
Juan Carlos was wonderful, very polite and accommodating. He has excellent English. I would give 5 stars but I believe he probably needs to learn a bit more of the history because there were a few questions he couldn't answer.
Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience. We always appreciate customers who take the time to give us their feedback and will make sure to implement additional precautions to improve our services.
We barely had one day in Madrid and this was a wonderful tour to get to see the city. Our guide Manuel was a great and very informative host. Definitely recommend this tour.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We always strive to provide an extraordinary travel experience here at Welcome Pickups. Thank you once again for your feedback and we wish you a good day.
If you have a short period of time and would like to get a good glimpse of this city - this is the way to go! We purposely had a 10h connection and we booked a half day sightseeing tour. The driver was on time and picked us up with a nice and well maintained car. His English wasn’t great but he was nice to talk to. He took us to the main places but I wish we could have planned it better so that we could spend more time at Plaza Mayor/Mercado area.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate your feedback and kind words. We are delighted to hear that you had a good time on your sightseeing ride in Madrid! We hope to see you again soon in one of our other 53 destinations worldwide!
Had a 4 hour tour of Madrid with Carlos. I was accompanied by my wife and 6 year old child. Carlos totally tailored the trip to our needs and accommodated the interests of our child as well. Carlos is of Colombian origin and spoke English well. His day job is a taxi driver and he took us around in his taxi, which was clean (with water and candy provided). And being in a taxi also helped to beat the traffic in some places as he could take the bus/taxi lanes. My advise to the tour company is to provide the customers with an online checklist with a brief description of the must see places in Madrid beforehand so that they can do their research and inform the guide/driver at the time of the tour of the places they wish to visit. This can also ensure that the information on the places visited is not dependent only on the knowledge (or lack of) of the guide. Also please note that this 4 hour tour cost us $235 for the 3 of us and therefore does not come cheap as it did not include entry into any museums or special venues (which we didn’t want either). I think more can be done to make this trip much better value for money. Despite the above observations I choose to give the tour a 5 star rating only because of our tour guide/driver, Carlos. Also the tour company was very responsive to all my queries in advance and I rate them high on that account. As otherwise I would raise this your 3 stars out of 5.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate the kind words and are delighted to hear that your driver Carlos, was able to enhance your experience with Welcome Pickups! We take our customers feedback seriously and try to provide as much information as possible in advance, regarding your sightseeing ride. We look forward to your next journey with us! In the meantime, allow us to wish you many more happy adventures! We wish you all the best,
