Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses
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Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses
By Viajes Alhambra - Granavisión
Recommended by 95% of travelers
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UNESCO has awarded Granada’s Alhambra palace complex UNESCO World Heritage status. Give it the time it deserves on a morning tour with your own private guide. Explore the Nasrid Palaces, home to Moorish sultans and Spanish kings, the Alcazaba fortress, and the Generalife gardens. This sensory tour brings you into the era of the Nasrid rulers as you touch, smell, and even taste items from their luxurious everyday life.
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$232.83
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$232.83
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Duration: 3h 30m
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Mobile ticket
English, Italian, Spanish
Highlights
- Travel back to the time of Granada’s Moorish Nasrid rulers on a sensory tour
- Experience this vanished era through touch, smell, and even taste
- Explore the Alhambra, including the Nasrid Palaces, Generalife, and Alcazaba
- Ask as many questions as you like: This is a private tour, just for your group
- Sensory and informative tour led by a Private local guide
- Dicover items from the Nasrid time daily life
- Preventing service Covid-19: Social distancing in the walking tour and bus
- Hand sanitizer
- Single use headsets to hear the tour guide clearly
- Tasting of Arabic pastry
- Entry/Admission - The Alhambra
- Entry/Admission - Nasrid Palaces
- Entry/Admission - Generalife
- Entry/Admission - Alcazaba
What's not included- Pick-up and drop off
- Lunch or other activities in the city
- Departure details
- P.º de la Sabica, 15, 18009 Granada, Spain At the time chosen at at the Welcome Visitor Centre located in Paseo de la Sabika 15, next to Guadalupe hotel. The starting time might be changed. In that case you will be contacted by the tour operator and informed of the new starting time the day before the tour.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3443P52- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- On occasion the Alhambra Trust may alter the order of the visit or restrict access to certain areas. In this case, the tour will be adapted accordingly without reducing the visiting time
- Due to the high demand for the Alhambra Palace, if the time slot you have chosen is not available, the supplier will book you onto a new time slot
- Please note: the Alhambra requires that all passengers provide the full name, date of birth and passport details for each participant when booking. If not provided, the Alhambra may deny access to their premises
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses on Tripadvisor
- How much is Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses?
- Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses price starts from $231.35. Discover and book Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses on Tripadvisor
- What is the Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses cancellation policy?
- Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses?
- Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses is hosted by Viajes Alhambra - Granavisión. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Viajes Alhambra - Granavisión on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces: Private Tour through the Senses on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3443P52
Itinerary
- You'll start atP.º de la Sabica, 15P.º de la Sabica, 15, 18009 Granada, SpainAt the time chosen at at the Welcome Visitor Centre located in Paseo de la Sabika 15, next to Guadalupe hotel. The starting time might be changed. In that case you will be contacted by the tour operator and informed of the new starting time the day before the tour.See address & details
- 1The AlhambraStop: 4 hours - Admission includedSee details
- 2Nasrid PalacesStop: 40 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 3GeneralifeStop: 20 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 4AlcazabaStop: 30 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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clairegI6388LQ
00Amazing trip
A very well organised company. Our guide was very knowledgeable and kept our interest throughout the tour. It is th…
Hilali65
00Very average ..
3 long hours ...could have been easily cut down to 2. The nice parts are at the end but after 2.5 hours of walking,…
W7074QMrobertm
00Alhambra Tickets and audio guide very disappointing experience from City Tour Alhambra Viajes, S.L (GRANAVISION)
We were disappointed in this experience. The time you are given to pick-up your pass and audio guide have nothing …
Anne B
00Well worth a visit
Wonderful place , guide Alberto superb. Extremely knowledgeable, good communicator , inclusive and witty. Would de…
Andrew J
00What a great walking trip around the Alhambra!!!
We had a walking trip around the Alhambra, our guide was Hamdi Twafiq. This chap was the best guide ever. My wife h…
81joanl
00So disappointing!
Did not take my passport so no way of convincing the authorities that I was a safe citizen. So I wasted £50 ! The …
davidrN6680JL
00An Amazing Spectacle
Guillermo was our guide for our 3-hour tour of Alhambra. This is just an amazing spectacle and not to be missed. So…
Cecilia P
00Informative Tour
. Picking up the tickets at the visitor center was very easy and efficient. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, …
stevensK2087FA
00Excellent trip
We had great tour guides and it was really nice to have the headphones so that we could hear our tour guide as we t…
C M
00The Good and the Bad
It was actually cheaper/easier to take this tour than to try and reach it for a day trip, (from Sevilla). The ease…
Allison Z
00Great tour company for seeing the Alhambra
We had an excellent tour guide Antonio W, who was excited to share the Alhambra with us and easily filled the 3 hou…
Mehyoum
00A must tour
This is a must see place . The guided tour was exceptional. Hameed was so knowledgeable about Alhambra and the hist…
Marcela G
00Fascinating and Breathtaking!
This was a fascinating tour and Antonio was fantastic. Learning about La Alhambra and the history of Spain during t…
Brenda B
00Amazing tour !
This tour was beyond amazing and Ruth our guide was top notch , she truly the best ! We learn so much about Alhambr…
lawrencelM1002LW
00Great tour - 5 stars for Gustavo
Gustavo is an amazing guide, full of information presented with lots of humor. Really showed enjoyment for what he …
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Esben Kobberstad
22 contributions
Apr 2022
We visited Alhambra during Easter when the Spaniards celebrate their catholic faith with traditional pageants marching through streets, alleys, and city squares. What better way to start our stay than taking a private, guided tour through the last stronghold of the Moors on the Iberian peninsula?
Felipe, our guide, was the perfect companion for our tour of the vast complex, sharing his wealth of knowledge about the site's rich architecture and history. He led us deftly past the long queues of ordinary visitors, providing VIP access to the Nasrid Palaces.
What most impressed us was how he managed to conjure, not only an understanding of the subtle symbolism running through every aspect of the structure, but the supernatural awe it was designed to inspire in supplicants coming to plead their cases before the Sultan's throne.
It was also fascinating to learn, among a lot of other things, that this very throne room is the very spot where Queen Isabella held court just months after evicting the last Sultan in the momentous year of 1492 when they received and decided to fund Christopher Columbus' expedition to what he later named the Americas.
I'm convinced that the sole reason we had such a great time visiting the Alhambra, is the fact that we decided to use Granavisons services. We highly recommend them to future visitors.
Felipe, our guide, was the perfect companion for our tour of the vast complex, sharing his wealth of knowledge about the site's rich architecture and history. He led us deftly past the long queues of ordinary visitors, providing VIP access to the Nasrid Palaces.
What most impressed us was how he managed to conjure, not only an understanding of the subtle symbolism running through every aspect of the structure, but the supernatural awe it was designed to inspire in supplicants coming to plead their cases before the Sultan's throne.
It was also fascinating to learn, among a lot of other things, that this very throne room is the very spot where Queen Isabella held court just months after evicting the last Sultan in the momentous year of 1492 when they received and decided to fund Christopher Columbus' expedition to what he later named the Americas.
I'm convinced that the sole reason we had such a great time visiting the Alhambra, is the fact that we decided to use Granavisons services. We highly recommend them to future visitors.
Written April 18, 2022
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Duncan P
Guildford, UK15 contributions
Mar 2022
We have visited the Alhambra many times before but this experience was really superior as Guillermo Lopez Capelli was an outstanding guide who made the trip alive and memorable. He had an excellent knowledge of the Alhambra but his learning went way beyond with a deep understanding of Spanish and European history. Thank you so. much for making our day. We will hope to have him as our guide on our next visit.
Written March 11, 2022
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Helen
1 contribution
Feb 2020
Alba was our guide of Alhambra. She is extremely knowledgeable about the history, culture, religion, and philosophies of the palaces. She understands them holistically and with great reverence, and provided a very interesting and informative tour. We learned a lot from her!
Written February 27, 2020
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ze t
5 contributions
Jul 2020 • Friends
Yestetdsy Eduardo showed true knowledge and passion for the Alhambra. He made 3h of tour go by and I was eaguer yo see more. At moments his explanationts made me travel in time. I recommend it.
Always felt safe, regarding the pandemia. Everyone with mask and there weren't any large groups of people together.
Always felt safe, regarding the pandemia. Everyone with mask and there weren't any large groups of people together.
Written July 22, 2020
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shahid b
Pittsburgh, PA6 contributions
We love our private tour of the Alhambra with our tour guide, Antonio. Antonio was very knowledgeable and very attentive to the needs of our family, especially with our 5 year old daughter who gets tired and bored easily. The Alhambra is truly something everyone must experience at some point in their lives. I highly recommend this tour!
Written June 27, 2022
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Irza L
San Juan, Puerto Rico39 contributions
On June 8, we visited Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces with our guide Antonio. It was the second time for my husband and I, and the first for our daughters, 24 and 29 years old, visiting the Alhambra and Nasrid. We decided on a private tour, because the first time we were a large group, on a fast track, and you need time to appreciate these places. Antonio was wonderful. He has a Master in History and it shows. The visual part was accomplished via a tablet. There he showed us photos of how things were during the Alhambra splendor years, as we were in the different rooms of the palace. He gave us oil samples to touch and smell, as the ones prepared in that time. Then gave us an “ empanada” to eat, as the ones prepared at that time. Certainly it was a wonderful experience through the senses, without skipping any information and with a very good guide. Highly recommended.
Written August 5, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Exploration787997
1 contribution
We were disappointed that our tour was changed from morning to afternoon just a few days before but we were delighted with our guide Alberto. He was friendly and engaging and had a wealth of knowledge -
historical, architectural and botanical. He also knew lots of little interesting background facts. We both enjoyed our tour of almost 3 hours. Highly recommended.
historical, architectural and botanical. He also knew lots of little interesting background facts. We both enjoyed our tour of almost 3 hours. Highly recommended.
Written April 26, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Marc D
Antwerp, Belgium27 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
My daughter and I wanted to explore Seville this easter holliday and since Granada is only 3 hours away, we decided to book an excursion to Granada and the Alhambra. We checked the positive reviews on Tripadvisor and decided on the tour offered by Granavision.
We were to go to a hotel not far from our own for the pick up by the bus. It was quite early, at 6u20 am, but that was fine. The bus arrived on time and we were met by a very enthousiastic guide. After an hour and a half, which most passengers spent sleeping, we stopped for breakfast at a very big, clean restaurant - which was designed to process busloads of tourists in a very professional way. We were the only bus there at that time, so we could all quickly grab a sandwich or whatever we liked and eat it there. 15 minutes later we were back on the way to Granada. Once we got there we were met by a local, professional guide Antonio Villalobos. Born and bred in Granada and a learned historian, he could captivate us by telling us all about the Alhambra and its occupants over the centuries. He made history come alive and he was very entertaining.
Of course, you could visit the Alhambra on your own, but doing so with a knowledgeable guide, who can explain everything there is to know in an entertaining and interesting way, is so much better!
We were to go to a hotel not far from our own for the pick up by the bus. It was quite early, at 6u20 am, but that was fine. The bus arrived on time and we were met by a very enthousiastic guide. After an hour and a half, which most passengers spent sleeping, we stopped for breakfast at a very big, clean restaurant - which was designed to process busloads of tourists in a very professional way. We were the only bus there at that time, so we could all quickly grab a sandwich or whatever we liked and eat it there. 15 minutes later we were back on the way to Granada. Once we got there we were met by a local, professional guide Antonio Villalobos. Born and bred in Granada and a learned historian, he could captivate us by telling us all about the Alhambra and its occupants over the centuries. He made history come alive and he was very entertaining.
Of course, you could visit the Alhambra on your own, but doing so with a knowledgeable guide, who can explain everything there is to know in an entertaining and interesting way, is so much better!
Written April 11, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Caroline B
1 contribution
Our experience with the tour by Granavision was amazing! Our tour guide Sergio was really knowledgeable, passionate and interesting in his story-telling. Totally enjoyed the tour!
Written February 21, 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
lsaATL
Atlanta, GA2 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
We’re a family of four fortunate enough to travel frequently, and often hire private guides. Selected Granavision after doing research on 3 different sites (Trip Advisor plus 2 others). Our guide, Antonio Villalobos, did not disappoint. I’d place him among the top 10% we’ve ever had. He stands with the best of them.
We met him at Granavision headquarters at top of hill, and from there it was perfect once we were in his knowledgeable, capable hands. He brought everything to life, and made it interesting for all of us (including teen boys). What I loved most was his clear intellectual interest in the site, and his ability to engage us on the full range of academic disciplines of interest...the geometry, the poetry, the history, etc. and how it all comes together in the architecture.
He was equally-admired by both parents and teens, which is what makes me rate him so very highly. Easily switched between a conversation about poetry with me, a conversation about geometry with our middle-schooler, and then proactively engaged our older son in a conversation about college student life in Granada, piquing his interest in study abroad opportunities.
One bit of advice to travelers....plan to arrive at least 30 mins before your scheduled departure. Our hotel told us it would be a 15 min max cab ride to Alhambra, but traffic conditions that day (including rain) made it 35. Then the cab driver dropped us in wrong spot, adding an additional 10 mins walk to Granavision. The palace entries are timed and not controlled by Granavision, so do yourself a favor to arrive early and avoid any stress. That way you wring every second of enjoyment out of this amazing tour...it’s fantastic and worth the time and money.
We met him at Granavision headquarters at top of hill, and from there it was perfect once we were in his knowledgeable, capable hands. He brought everything to life, and made it interesting for all of us (including teen boys). What I loved most was his clear intellectual interest in the site, and his ability to engage us on the full range of academic disciplines of interest...the geometry, the poetry, the history, etc. and how it all comes together in the architecture.
He was equally-admired by both parents and teens, which is what makes me rate him so very highly. Easily switched between a conversation about poetry with me, a conversation about geometry with our middle-schooler, and then proactively engaged our older son in a conversation about college student life in Granada, piquing his interest in study abroad opportunities.
One bit of advice to travelers....plan to arrive at least 30 mins before your scheduled departure. Our hotel told us it would be a 15 min max cab ride to Alhambra, but traffic conditions that day (including rain) made it 35. Then the cab driver dropped us in wrong spot, adding an additional 10 mins walk to Granavision. The palace entries are timed and not controlled by Granavision, so do yourself a favor to arrive early and avoid any stress. That way you wring every second of enjoyment out of this amazing tour...it’s fantastic and worth the time and money.
Written April 8, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
pauline1967
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg51 contributions
Was this tour in English?
Jose A. A
Caracas, Venezuela406 contributions
Yes
arishaaliza
Atlanta, GA
I m arriving at Granada at 9. am so I wanted to book later time tour , are there any choices
