Tour details
Discover the Prado Museum and the Royal Palace in a Madrid Full Day Tour
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Prices (fast-track tickets included)
Adults (11+): 120€
Children (8-10): 50€
Infants (0-7): Free
Madrid Full Day Tour Details
If you don’t have much time in Madrid, this is our recommended solution to discover the most amazing highlights of Spain’s capital: with our Madrid Full Day Tour combo, you save time and money!
The tour starts at 10am next to El Retiro Park. This is the starting point to the exploration of an area known as Landscape of Light. This neighborhood was listed in 2021 as UNESCO World Heritage thanks to its unique artistic and cultural assets.
After strolling through El Retiro and spotting highlights like Puerta de Alcalá and the Cibeles fountain, you will get a fast-track ticket to explore the masterpieces of the Prado Museum like Velázquez’s Meninas, El Bosco’s Garden of Delights and Goya’s Black Paintings. Next is a free-time to have lunch in a local restaurant opposite the museum where you’ll be able to choose between a paella or a set menu with a drink.
After lunch, you’ll meet your guide again to visit together the old town of Madrid and hear about the Habsburg dynasty, the monarchs that brought splendor to the Spanish capital. At the end of this itinerary, which includes landmarks like Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and the Almudena Cathedral, you will discover the interior of the Royal Palace of Madrid with an audioguide.
In just one day, you will visit the most spectacular places of Madrid and you will explore the Prado Museum, the old town, and the Royal Palace with a fast-track ticket included. This is a full day tour with lunch and tickets included: get ready to enjoy Madrid!
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The Prado Museum and the Royal Palace are usually fully booked several days in advance. Book now before all our tickets sell out!
| Meeting Point | Puerta de Alcalá (Plaza de la Independencia), next to the entrance of El Retiro Park. Your guide will be wearing a blue cap with The Touring Pandas logo. |
| End point | Royal Palace of Madrid. Calle de Bailén, s/n |
| Departure Time | The Madrid Full Day Tour departs daily at
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| Duration | The Madrid Full Day Tour lasts approximately 8 hours |
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Cancellation and amendments: You can cancel your Madrid Tour in English, Japanese, Korean or Chinese up to 48 hours before departure time. After that, it is non-refundable. In case of force majeure or inclement weather, the guided tour can be cancelled or rescheduled by the Touring Pandas, and the corresponding amount will be refunded. Make sure to arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure. Latecomers and no-shows don’t get a refund.
Reschedule is subject to availability, and possible up to 24 hours before the departure time.For more details, you can check our terms and conditions.
Itinerary
Our tour starts at the famous Puerta de Alcalá. In the old times, here started the road where Miguel de Cervantes, author of El Quijote and Spain's most important author, was born. This is just one of the anecdotes that you'll learn in this tour through the artistic jewels of Madrid.
Here you'll encounter the majestic Madrid City Hall, and also the soccer Mecca Cibeles fountain, where the fans of Real Madrid celebrate the victories of one of the best football clubs in the world. The Paseo del Prado, known as Madrid's Art Walk, is an authentic itinerary through more than a thousand years of Spanish and European art: from Velázquez's Meninas to Picasso's Guernika, get ready to discover some of the world's most renowned pieces of art.
The El Retiro Park was built in the early 1600s, and for centuries it was a private park that only Spanish monarchs were allowed to enter. However, Carlos III, one of the most loved and respected kings of Spain's history, made the park public and opened its doors to all the citizens.
The park has more than 350 acres and has more than 15.000 trees, so you will need a guide to discover all the treasures in it! We will take you to the big lake, the rose garden, the Crystal Palace, and the statue of the Fallen Angel - the only statue in the world that represents the devil!
If you're an art-lover and you like museums, this is probably one of the reasons that brought you to Spain! The Prado Museum is the temple of Spanish art, and this is where its most important masterpieces are kept. Outside the museum, the statues of Velázquez, Goya and Murillo, two of the grandest artists of all time, watch the three museum's doors: don't miss a selfie with each of them!
Your guide will provide you with a fast-track ticket so you will be able to skip the line to buy the tickets. You will also get an audioguide at the museum’s desk to be able to explore the collection at your own pace.
After the Prado Museum, you will have 2 hours of free time to have lunch. Your lunch is included at a local restaurant near the National Congress, just a few minutes walk from the museum. Enjoy some local specialties before continuing to the afternoon part of the tour!
Your guide will be waiting for you to start the second part of the tour next to the El Oso y el Madroño statue, at the Puerta del Sol. This is one of the most famous places of Madrid, where the locals gather to welcome the New Year.
From here, you will start exploring the old town of Madrid, also called the Madrid of the Habsburgs, the name of the dynasty that brought the city to its highest splendor.
Royalty may get a little hazy, so we will explain where the Habsburgs come from at the world famous Chocolateria San Gines. You can stay focused while enjoying the best churros and chocolate of Madrid!
After this express visit to the sweetest spot in Madrid, you will learn all about the Habsburg Madrid and the imperial buildings with your expert guide. Walk past the legacy that left Charles I, and marble at how Philip II brought splendor to Madrid when he turned it into the Royal center of power in Spain.
The Cathedral of La Almudena is one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in Spain. This magnificent cathedral is where the King and the Queen of Spain celebrated their marriage in 2004.
If there is a palace in Europe that you can't miss, it is the Royal Palace of Madrid! With more than 3,000 rooms, this is the biggest palace in Europe, twice the size of Buckingham Palace in London!
At the end of the tour, you will receive a fast-track ticket so you can skip the long lines to enter the palace. Your guide will organize everything before the farewell. Once inside, a video guide in your language is also included so you can visit the palace at your own pace.