Enjoy a local’s guided tour of the stunning El Retiro Park. Then you will meet with the guide in Isabel II Square to get inside access to all parts of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Gardens, including the throne room; marvel at the artwork of Goya and Velazquez. Following or before the Royal Palace Tour, you will have the opportunity to taste several tapas in one of the most important in Madrid (if you select this option). At the Mercado Jamón Ibérico restaurant, you will enjoy a tasting of Iberian products such as ham, Manchego cheese, salchichón sausage, chorizo sausage, and olive oil, accompanied by a drink.
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In demand: 9 of the next 30 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
The meeting point is around this beautiful place.
The exact meeting point is at the Puerta de la Independencia in the Retiro Park.
El Retiro is the most important park in Madrid and one of the favorite places for both locals and tourists. It is a large green space in the center of Madrid.
For the second visit, the visit to the Royal Palace, we will meet our guide in this square.
It is the largest in Western Europe and one of the largest in the world, with more than 135,000 square meters and 3,418 rooms.
You will be able to contemplate them after the visit.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Madrid Royal Palace & Retiro Park Tour with Optional Tapas lasts about 4 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $56 per person for this Madrid experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 4 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM.
Children aged 3–6 pay from $47, adults from $56. Infants go free.
It can: 9 of the next 30 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Puerta de la Independencia of Retiro Park, in Plaza de la Independencia. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 30 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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Excellent tours with very knowledgeable Guides. Lydia was our guide at Retiro Park and she was very good. Her explanation of key points was amazing. Benito was our guide at the Palace and he was just as good. He explained everything in detail with a bit of humor and his presentation was amazing. Can’t recommend this tour enough.
Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your visit. We hope to see you soon!
The group was huge at around 50, far too big for a busy palace. The guide was knowledgeable, however due to lousy audio and size of group, it was difficult to hear most of the time.
Good morning, the groups are maximum of 30 since the palace does not allow access to the monument to groups of more than 30 people so our groups never exceed that number, also we like to give quality to our services and with such a large number of people we could not. We are sorry if you were not satisfied with the visit, we hope to see you again soon and improve your experience with us. Thank you Regards
They were 2 different visits in Spanish with 2 different guides.the complaint for both was that we were asked to be 15 mn before the start of the trip and the guides only turned up for the start;it was difficult to identify them without a sort of uniform (a top with the company name and a matching umbrella would do ) Now I’d like to comment on each one separately The morning one of the Retiro became a “private tour” as only us 2 turned up. Benito our guide was able to demonstrate his knowledge,was very helpful in answering our questions and made this tour the best one we’ve ever made. Unfortunately the Royal Palace visit booked for 3:30pm was disappointing due to the lack of organisation of the afternoon guide(not sure,Manuel or Manolo?) We didn’t know why we had to wait or had to leave a room without having looked at it .the different groups of tourists were getting mixed up and we struggled to keep concentration while fighting for some space and preventing for being pushed.Maybe it is the fault of the Palace organisation to admit so many people at once. We expect the standard of a paying guided visit to be as professional and organised as the freetours,if not more. Sorry we won’t recommend Viator to others and we’ll look for some reduced groups.this review shouldn’t be published because you can’t judge 2 different tours as one.good luck if you are considering making some changes.,one is to expect to write 1 review for 2 different tours -this won’t help the readers at all but I hope Viator will get some ideas.
Alex Tour Guy , he was very attentive,knowledgeable and explained every stop in detail. The best of the whole experience. Tapas was not good experience, very small place,crowed and didn't have a seat for me. Restaurant was empty but I can't sit there.I finished leaving the place without having the "tapas".
The trip started at one of the entrances of Retiro park. Despite getting a bit lost on the way, Lydia kindly waited for me. A leisurely hour or so exploring Retiro park. Then an hours break before reconvening in front of the opera house outside the metro station. Larger group in the afternoon. Great tour of the palace. Be aware quite a few rooms you aren’t allowed to take photos. It’s a stunning palace and grounds. Lydia was a great guide and the trip was well organised. A well earned rest followed after lots of walking!
Dear Joe_B thank you very much for your comments! The Retiro Park is a wonderful place and so is the Royal Palace! We are glad you enjoyed your experience with Lidia. Thank you, best regards
Ismael (Manolo) was a terrific tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and patient even considering our large group. He’s also very friendly and gave great details throughout the tour. I wish we would have had a chance to photograph more of the rooms that were part of the tour. We went through so many rooms and were only permitted to take photos in the first three rooms. I then toured the armory which you do on your own and it was spectacular. WOW. So interesting, but again no photos allowed. As a photographer, that was the purpose of visiting the palace. Highly disappointed in this aspect. It was affordable and we had a great tour guide. No complaints. The rest was out of their control. I recommend it.
Dear Evie M, The Royal Palace is a wonderful place with lots of charm and Ismael is a great guide to get to know it. We are glad you enjoyed your visit with us. Best regards
We chose both the Retiro garden and the Royal Palace option. There were only four tourists in the garden but 24ish in the palace. It was a long day, but having a guide helped put the history into perspective. He was knowledgeable and humorous. Excellent work, Alex. A highlight was seeing the Stradivarius violins and musical instruments. Photos not allowed in those areas, only in the entrance halls and stairways.
Dear thank you very much for your comments! Alex is a great guide and the Palace and the Retiro are two wonderful places to visit, we hope to see you soon! Best regards
David was a great tour guide, knowledgeable and personable. We started in the park and then walked to Madrid Palace. I highly recommend taking this tour.
Dear thank you very much for your comments! David is a fantastic guide! we hope to see you again soon. best regards
This was a great our. The Retiro Park tour was great, lots of good sites and excellent information about the park. The Royal Palace tour was also excellent. Our guide did a great job of explaining the history and making it come to life. Highly recommend both these tours.
Dear Magee19 the Retiro Park and the Royal Palace are beautiful places to visit, we are very glad you did it with us, best regards.
This was amazing! I would certainly recommend this tour. All of it was fantastic but, my favorite part was the royal palace
Dear, many thanks for your comments! We are happy to know that you enjoy with us! We hope see you soon. Best regards
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Royal Palace & Retiro Park Tour with Optional Tapas | 4 hours | 4.3 (15) | $56 | |
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