Madrid Tours and Trips

Well planned itinerary. Covers the main cities covered. Like most tours you get a snapshot of the city/areas. Accommodation was generally 3 star. Some walk in showers, others shower in bath as per UK/Europe. Couldn't fault driver, tour director or local guides. Not a lot of free time if you do the optional extras. I found it to be just what I wanted to see. I booked tour directly with trafalgar, very good customer service, hassle free experience.

Was a FANTASTIC trip, got to see a lot of places and meet some really great people. There were a lot of churches that we saw and each one was fantastic, but it got to the point where they all started to look the same. There were other things that I think would have been great to see, instead of all the churches, i.e. inside a bull ring, the "City of Arts and Sciences", to just name two. Also, the trip was classified as "balanced" but it was a VERY fast pace. If you do all of the optional excursions/dinners, you really didn't have much down time at all. You were rushed when you got to the hotel to freshen up for dinner/evening excursion (which were all great), got back at night and then had to have luggage outside your room for 7 am, and back on the bus for around 8 or 8:30. I had expected a little more of a "relaxed" pace, but now that I know this is what it is, I can be better prepared for the next tour that I do. I still highly recommend Trafalgar Tours and this trip in particular, you just need to know more of what to expect.

Best way to do a tour, with stops stretched to 3 days. Free time to see more with a bit of research. We visited the fabulous Casa Batlló in Barcelona which was not included in our tour.

our tour guide was amazingly well knowledgeable he was kind considerate looked after all of us extremely well he well deserves a promotion our next trip with insight we wld love to have him again we cannot speak highly enough of him

This trip far exceeded my expectations in terms of how well organized it was. Our tour director and driver were thorough professionals, they handled every situation with calm and ease. All dietary needs of the group were addressed and catered to. The coaches were comfortable, the front and rear exits made embarkation easy and efficient for our group of 52. Seats were assigned on a daily basis. Luggage was handled with care. On the first day in Madrid, our hotel was changed to one outside the city due to unavoidable reasons. Trafalgar reimbursed passengers for taxi fare from the city to the new location. They also threw in a sight seeing excursion and dinner ad compensation. All the hotels were decent, included meals were good, except for the one with the flamenco dance- just opt for the dance without the dinner. I loved that all the food had local flavor. The itinerary was great, with full days that started very early, but this meant we could see everything before the crowds got there so there were no line-ups anywhere. We learned a lot about the history and culture of Spain and got to meet many interesting people on this tour. The optional excursions such as Montserrat in Barcelona and the walking tour in Valencia were also great. There is a lot of walking though. This was our first Trafalgar tour and I would choose Trafalgar again without hesitation.

Visiting Spain had been on my bucket list for a long time. This trip was a fabulous way to see Southern Spain. The food was wonderful, the Tour Director was very knowledgeable and such a delightful man. Our driver fitted into some tight corners and was always cheerful. We meet some lovely people from all over the world. We will definitely tour with Trafalgar again