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The 10 most popular half-day tours in Madrid right now. The ones worth building a day around, with what each costs, how long it runs and who you book it through.
Hands-on paella or tapas cooking class in Madrid with market shopping, sangria, and take-home recipes in 4 hours for $100.
Most Popular“Great cooking class, the teacher was superb. Everyone had a great time. The best part was eating what we made. I look forward to trying all my tapas recipes when I get home!”
VIP half-day Toledo from Madrid with Jewish Quarter walk, El Greco at Santo Tomé, Santa María la Blanca, cathedral highlights, and views.
“Guide Aranxta was excellent. Lunch was a bit too late. Time in the Cathedral was too long”
Guided Segovia from Madrid by bus. See the Aqueduct, Cathedral, and Alcázar, plus free time for Old Town walks and Castilian snacks.
“it was a great half day trip! The guide was very kind and knowledgeable. Maybe. add and extra hour since the five hours included more than 2 hours of. transportation. overload a good tip!”
Half-day Madrid tour to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen with guided commentary, audio system, and paid entrances.
“Overall great experience, fabulous and knowlodge guide, nice bus ride, everything on time, good pace.”
Panoramic Madrid by coach plus a guided Toledo half-day walk, including El Greco artwork and key historic sites for about $96.
“The trip to Toledo was excellent. The guide was knowledgable and managed to keep the group together most of the time! The afternoon Panoramic tour of Madrid was spoiled by a road closure and a traffic accident which held up the coach. The visit to Hard Rock Cafe was the least interesting part. The guide…”
A private 4-hour walking tour with hotel pickup through Madrid’s legends and highlights, led by art historian options and local stories.
“super friendly guide, we walked through the old streets, learn some stories about the city and walked in some museums, i recommend this tour if you have limited time in madrid and want to walk a little bit”
Half-day Madrid trip to Alcalá de Henares and a local winery: Cervantes streets, a Gothic cathedral, cellar tour, and wine tasting.
“The tour was not executed with pre announcement because of the guide and I was told that I will be refunded but now nobody is refund me . As the activity provider just taking my money ! for good health”
Private half-day Madrid tour with chauffeur drive and 2-hour walk: Art Triangle, Royal sights, markets, and zero-kilometer Sol.
“Jackie was a wonderful tour guide! Great communication before the tour, spoke perfect English and Spanish, and the "Madrid Essentials" tour was designed with all the key spots. Really fair price for the tour, great transportation and she took us to a great cafe near Plaza del Sol, where we had amazing coffee, the famous…”
Half-day trip from Madrid to UNESCO Alcalá de Henares and a local winery stop with wine tasting, guided all the way.
“I had a nice driver and guide, but they didn’t speak English, and very fast Spanish, it was difficult to follow! Also they change my original schedule which it was for yesterday, but they did the tour only today, which cause me some trouble with my today tour! Anyway place it was very beautiful, but…”
A private 5-hour Segovia highlights trip from Madrid with an official guide, Aqueduct, Gothic Cathedral, and Alcazar inspired by Snow White.
“It was amazing! Frederic and Gustavo were excellent, professional and fun!”
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