Escape the crowds on this exclusive tour of the Prado before official opening hours. Enter the museum one hour before opening with just your group and an art historian guide. See Las Meninas, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Goya’s Black Paintings, and other icons of Spanish and European. Take time to enjoy not just the incredible art but the beautiful building itself in peace and quiet. Images created by Walks in partnership with the Museo Nacional del Prado
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 12.
Experience the Prado Museum before it opens to the public on this exclusive guided tour in Madrid. With an expert art historian guide, explore masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya and Bosch while the galleries are still quiet and uncrowded
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Prado Museum Before Opening Tour VIP Small Group lasts about 1h 40min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $158 per person for this Madrid experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting at 8:50 AM.
Children aged 2–14 pay from $147, adults from $158. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a yellow WalksDevour sign. This tour meets at Monumento a Goya, C. de Felipe IV, s/n, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, outside the entrance to the Prado Museum at the statue of Goya. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
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 Prado Museum Before Opening Tour VIP Small Group | 1h 40min | 5.0 (228) | $158 | |
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The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 15 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible We are able to accommodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelcharis, please make sure to email our Guest Experience team at the time of your booking for proper arrangements.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
