Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo
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Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo
By Pancho Tours
More than 3000 rooms of the Royal Palace (Palacio Real) in Madrid offer visitors a wealth of treasures. Make sure you see the best of the palace on a guided tour designed to enhance your experience of the top Madrid landmark. Plus, a skip-the-line admission ticket means you avoid standing in long lines.
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Ages 0-99, max of 30 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
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Mobile ticket
English, Spanish
Highlights
- Get an insider glimpse in Madrid's Royal Palace (Palacio Real)
- See the best of the palace's 3,000 rooms
- Avoid waiting at the entrance with a skip-the-line ticket
- Discover lesser-known details about the palace's history
- Local guide
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Ticket To Monument Royal Palace
- Ticket To Prado Museum (optional Combo)
- Entry/Admission - Royal Palace of Madrid
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Your tour begins at an easy-to-find meeting point outside of the Royal Palace, where you’ll greet your guide and begin exploring some of the palace’s 3,000 rooms. Admire highlights, such as the Throne Room and the Hall of Alabarderos, and look out for paintings by the likes of Caravaggio and Velazquez. See, too, the former chambers of previous kings of Spain and learn about the palace’s rich history through your guide’s commentary. After an hour and a half, you’ll be free to continue exploring the palace independently.
- Departure details
- Plaza de Oriente, 28013 Madrid, Spain Royal Palace is at 09.45 and the meeting point is next to the Statue of Felipe IV located in the centre of the Plaza de Oriente. Look for our Naturanda partners! VERY IMPORTANT: You must be there 10 minutes before the tour time due to the punctuality required by the monument.
- Monument to Goya, C. de Felipe IV, s/n, 28014 Madrid, Spain If you have the combo tour (Royal Palace and Prado) Prado is at 13.00 and the meeting point is in the Goya Statue next to the Prado Museum. Look for our Naturanda partners! VERY IMPORTANT: You must be there 10 minutes before the tour time due to the punctuality required by the monument.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5819P74- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Dress code is smart casual
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo
- Empresa con sello de certificación Safe Travels de WTTC
What you can expect during your visit- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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- How much is Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo?
- Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo price starts from $42.86. Discover and book Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo on Tripadvisor
- What is the Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo cancellation policy?
- Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo?
- Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo is hosted by Pancho Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Pancho Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Royal Palace of Madrid 1.5-Hour Guided Tour Optional Prado Museum Combo 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: 5819P74
Itinerary
- You’ll have 2 starting optionsSee departure details
- 1Royal Palace of MadridStop: 90 minutes - Admission includedThe Royal Palace proposes a trip to the history of Spain through its several rooms. It is the official residence of the kings of Spain and one of the most fascinating buildings that you can see on your trip to Spain. It has 3000 rooms that are perfectly preserved. The main staircase was designed by Sabatini and has more than 70 steps. In the Royal Palace, you will also get to experience the Throne Room and The Hall of Alabarderos. Though the Royal Palace of Madrid isn't the oldest palace of Spain, it has many interesting stories and legends. In addition, you will also visit the Royal Chapel and the Palace Gardens.Read more
- You'll return to the starting point
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stuartsP944EU
00Scam
Tour guide never showed up and we called a few times to check their status. company still refusing to refund. Do …
Robin P
00Good tour, accurately described
We found booking this tour online thru Trip advisor to be simpler than the Prado's website. Once at the museum, we …
DrLUNIGA
00English
Very bad tour due to poor English speaking guide. Not organized. A lot of waisted time due to unknown or inadequate…
tombrady127
00A visit to the Royal Palace
Well not the best , but the not the worst, our guide was way out in front of the group not aware of where all were …
H3221SYmatts
00Gourmet tapas and wine tour
Very knowledgeable guide that takes you to 4 different tapas spots in Sevilla. Our guide, Al, was always asking if …
jeff c
00Excellent guide
When you plan to go to visit the Royal Palace here book with Pancho tours.Really excellent guide,really well organi…
shan1203
00A must do
We booked the palace tour after reading ab the long lines. It was totally worth it we were fortunate to be in a sma…
MHEAD_UK
00Tour of Royal Palace, Madrid
Previously never sure about guided tours, but this changed my mind. Extremely knowledgeable guide (Catherine - sorr…
Jose C
00Caoi (Irish guide) really good
We chose the historical tour in english because the spanish was too crowded. And was a good idea. Caoi knows the su…
Shan C
00Roberto was great.
A great little walking tour, smaller group than other tours i have done with Pancho in other cities so was great. G…
Johan v
00Good Experience
The tour guide was energetic and knew the city. All the info was relevant and she gave a lot of tips what to do, to…
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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khaliljaan
Los Angeles, CA7 contributions
Jul 2018
Can be hot in the summer, bring water. They don't let you take pictures of the ?Sabatini rooms. Would not recommend human guided tour, seems audio guided tour is cheaper and covers the same material.
Written August 2, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
bloretravelbug
Bangalore138 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
We were happy with the visit and tour. The Palace is beautiful and it was quite interesting and nice to hear the stories about the extravagance of the palace from our guide. Better than a mere walk through the rooms by ourselves.
Written February 3, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
JaneMc58
Eureka, IL15 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
We enjoyed the tour very much, as did the teenagers In our family. The Palace is beautiful and impressive. Downsides: the guide was a bit difficult to understand, and it was very large group. But, I had accidentally scheduled the tour on the wrong day, and they were willing and able to accommodate us at a time that worked.
Written June 9, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Good to hear that you enjoyed the tour, we appreciate the review!
Written June 11, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Sara World Adventures
Barcelona, Spain557 contributions
Jan 2020
I trully enjoyed the visit of the Royal Palace. It is a must visit landmark in Madrid and in my opinion a fairly unique royal residence as all the rooms are distinct from each other. My guide Dani was fantastic at highlighting what made every room special or their relevance in history and for the royal family (I loved the tales, facts and insights from a local!) I would definitely recommend doing the visit of the palace with a guide.
Some tips:
Be patient as there might be a queue to enter if there are other groups visiting. The short wait is well worth it!
If you bring backpacks or large items you will need to leave them in the lockers (for that you will need a one euro coin that is refunded after picking your items)
Do not miss the Royal Armoury, it is unexpectedly impressive (actually this was a tip from my guide Dani) Thanks so much for the tour!
Some tips:
Be patient as there might be a queue to enter if there are other groups visiting. The short wait is well worth it!
If you bring backpacks or large items you will need to leave them in the lockers (for that you will need a one euro coin that is refunded after picking your items)
Do not miss the Royal Armoury, it is unexpectedly impressive (actually this was a tip from my guide Dani) Thanks so much for the tour!
Written February 3, 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Hello Sara! :)
Thank you so much for sharing your review! We are delighted to hear that the tour in Royal Palace with Dani was enjoyable. We hope to see you again soon.
Written February 4, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Yu s
3 contributions
Aug 2021
It was overall a good experience, everything went on as usual. Our tour guide Pablo was really a great person. His language and history were perfect. Don't doubt in contacting Pancho tours for any service in Madrid
Written August 26, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
vidalarn
Pittsburgh, PA178 contributions
We booked the tour couple of months in advance and were ready for a great experience since we’ve mostly had positive experiences with Viator. This one has made us change our opinion...
The tour guide, Barbara, was on time as instructed in our voucher sporting a lovely violet umbrella. She told us there would be 5 of us, quickly a lovely Canadian lady joined us and we were 3. Then we waited for the last 2 participants and waited 15 minutes past the meeting time. Our guide on the phone trying to get instructions - evidently her supervisor asked her to wait so we waited. Finally we start walking towards the palace when she gets a call telling her to return to the meeting point to meet the no shows. We return and wait another 5 minutes, no shows don’t arrive so we start walking towards the palace. While waiting for her to get our tickets she is once again told to wait for the late arrivals. We are now 35 minutes late and the Canadian lady decides to leave because she has another tour to take in the pm and is afraid she won’t make it. We are now sacrificing 45 minutes of our 1.50 days in Madrid and quite pissed off.
They finally arrive and the tour begins, rushed and without much in the way of leisure - certainly not how I expected to tour this beautiful palace. While Barbara was terrific and very apologetic, it doesn’t make up for my wasted time in Madrid. I’m disappointed in Viator for allowing this company to get away with this, I certainly will never again deal with them.
The tour guide, Barbara, was on time as instructed in our voucher sporting a lovely violet umbrella. She told us there would be 5 of us, quickly a lovely Canadian lady joined us and we were 3. Then we waited for the last 2 participants and waited 15 minutes past the meeting time. Our guide on the phone trying to get instructions - evidently her supervisor asked her to wait so we waited. Finally we start walking towards the palace when she gets a call telling her to return to the meeting point to meet the no shows. We return and wait another 5 minutes, no shows don’t arrive so we start walking towards the palace. While waiting for her to get our tickets she is once again told to wait for the late arrivals. We are now 35 minutes late and the Canadian lady decides to leave because she has another tour to take in the pm and is afraid she won’t make it. We are now sacrificing 45 minutes of our 1.50 days in Madrid and quite pissed off.
They finally arrive and the tour begins, rushed and without much in the way of leisure - certainly not how I expected to tour this beautiful palace. While Barbara was terrific and very apologetic, it doesn’t make up for my wasted time in Madrid. I’m disappointed in Viator for allowing this company to get away with this, I certainly will never again deal with them.
Written April 25, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
479naran
SeaTac, WA2 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
We used Viator to book a tour of the Royal Palace of Madrid. The supplier for this tour was Pancho Tours. We arrived at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour was supposed to start. Since no tour guide showed up at 11:30 a.m., we called the phone number for Pancho Tours that was listed in the voucher. The lady who answered the phone apologized, saying that they tried to contact us to change the time of the tour for earlier that day. She tried to reschedule for another day but we could not accommodate in our schedule. I specifically asked whether we would be refunded since they changed the time of the tour and she guaranteed that we would get a refund. I contacted Viator since no refund was received and, after contacting Pancho Tours, Viator informed they would not refund us because Pancho Tour replied that the tour left at the regular 11:30 a.m. time that day. I am upset with Pancho Tours because that is a lie and I am contesting the charge with the credit card company since no service was provided to us and it was not our fault. If you book this tour, I recommend you call Pancho Tours the day before to make sure it will happen.
Written April 16, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
jeff c
London, UK116 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
exceptional tour led by knowledgable pablo
do not miss this if you go to Madrid...supurb tour of an amazing palace.
do not miss this if you go to Madrid...supurb tour of an amazing palace.
Written May 2, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
q1964
South Bend, IN383 contributions
What a waste of time and money! Complete disappointment. Wish I had read the reviews first as they mirror our experience. Being punctual, we arrived at the meeting point at 11:05. She checked our names off the list. It went down hill after that. The group was huge, which is generally fine. Four people were late. We waited. We got to the palace and waited some more. The late people showed up. Everyone thought we’d be under way. No. More waiting and excuses. “It’s crowded today, it’s raining, ...”. Our guide was very hard to hear and understand. We thought that would improve when we got head sets. There was more waiting because some of the headsets didn’t work, including mine. I finally got a headset that worked after 3 tries. BUT, the audio was from another guide in another language! Worthless! We were wishing we had just gone by ourselves. We were rushed along from room to room and nearly trampled by other groups. This tour ruined the palace and the day for us and several others in our group.
Written November 26, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
INI221
Dear Bend,
Thank you for informing us of the difficulties you encountered during your guided tour. We regret that you have not been able to enjoy this activity as each of our customers deserves. It is always frustrating for us when we learn that one of our clients has encountered difficulties after a booking with us.
We have reviewed your case and on this day everything went satisfactorily, from a large group as you well say, the only complaint has been yours. We will continue to work on your case so that we can improve all the part that belongs to us.
We sincerely apologize for any problems encountered during your trip. We will take the necessary steps to ensure that this does not happen again.
Thank you for using our services, and we remain at your disposal if you have any questions.
Pancho Tours
Written December 3, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Matt
2 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
The information we received said to meet at 3 pm at an exact location, however, the tour guide departed at 2:50, the e-mail strictly states 3 pm. Although we selected an english tour guide, the english was very broken and hard to understand, additionally, she did not provide a lot of history during the tour, only commenting on what her favorite items were. Overall, the tour lasted less than an hour (around 50 mins), not the 1.5 hours as stated in the description, and the tour guide didn't give hardly any true background/history of the palace.
Written June 26, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
We are very sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your experience with us!
We are going to verify what could have happened. Could you tell us what day was the tour and the booking email?
Written June 27, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Mariana Grimalt
Pilar, Argentina
Vale la pena hacer la visita guiada o es suficiente comprar la entrada y que te den headphone que supongo que habrá.
Alvarito2125
Zaragoza, Spain11 contributions
La visita guiada es un plus que se agradece
John W
Mooresville, NC5 contributions
How can I purchase skip the line tickets only online. Everything skip the line is with guided tour
Sydster13
Texas263 contributions
I have not come across the Skip The Line option without a guided tour. Have you tried the palace website? The tours are not that bad. Most of the people I saw were with a tour guide. The tours use radio stations and head sets. The tour guide speaks into a small mic and each group member has earbuds so they can hear what the guide is saying. It's as if they're right next to you. I'd recommend a guided tour. I wasn't sure I'd like it but I used it at the Colosseum, The Vatican, and St. Peter's in Italy and it was very helpful!
Federico D
Loreto, Italy10 contributions
in which languages is the tour available?
At INYOIT you will find the best price for this experience!! Get on the web, write us through the contact form and you will receive a 10% discount for you and your companions. We wait for you!
Michelle E
Blackpool, England, United Kingdom2 contributions
Can you pay on the door or only in advance?
Sydster13
Texas263 contributions
For group tours it is advance only.
