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Tours in Spain

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90' Stand Up Paddle tour in a small group in Cala Ratjada

Paddle out into Cala Ratjada's turquoise coves on a stand-up board, guided through hidden swimming spots and snorkelling grounds. This 90-minute small group session starts with the fundamentals—how to balance, stroke and read the water—then builds your confidence as you explore the coastline at your own pace. You'll float above seagrass beds, dip into sheltered bays, and get pointers from your guide throughout.

Group and private surf classes with a Certified Instructor in Lanzarote

Learn to surf on Lanzarote's best breaks with a certified instructor guiding you through technique and wave selection. This three-hour session keeps groups to four riders maximum, ensuring personalised feedback in and out of the water. Your instructor picks the day's spot based on conditions, and transport collects you door-to-door. All kit—board, wetsuit, rashguard—is provided.

Guided tour of the Mosque-Cathedral in Private tickets included

Walk through thirteen centuries of layered architecture on this guided tour of Córdoba's Mosque-Cathedral. Your guide unpicks how Muslim builders and later Christian architects shaped this singular structure, revealing the reasoning behind each major construction phase. Rather than rattling off dates, the tour traces how religious and political shifts physically transformed the building—from sprawling prayer hall to Christian cathedral retrofit. You'll leave understanding not just what you're seeing, but why it stands this way.

1 hour – 1h 15mfrom AUD $174

★ 5.0 (73)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Spain

Tapas Tour in Madrid

Walk through Madrid's tapas bars on a three-hour guided tour sampling authentic Spanish small plates across five neighbourhood establishments. Start with a house-specialty tortilla de patatas, then progress through sherry-paired bites including Madrid ropa vieja, Basque artichoke hearts, fine-dining pintxos, and Navarran chistorra. Each stop pairs food with a chosen drink—beer, wine, or soft drink—from venues picked for their cooking credentials and character. Finish at a landmark restaurant with live music.

3 hoursfrom AUD $153

★ 5.0 (72)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Spain

Photoshooting in the Maspalomas Dunes

Capture yourself against the Maspalomas Dunes during optimal light conditions with a dedicated photographer. This 75-minute session happens on-site in the desert, with hotel pickup arranged if needed. You'll receive over 100 edited images within days. Children, babies and pets join freely, and the shoot accommodates various mobility requirements.

70s Buggy ride in Gran Canaria.

Pilot a rare 1970s buggy across Gran Canaria's southern terrain with an experienced instructor guiding your three-hour route. Only three operators in Europe offer these vintage machines, and you'll navigate past the island's most striking landscapes at your own pace. The outfit customises routes to match your interests, whether you want scenic backroads or something more adventurous, all wrapped in a relaxed, sociable atmosphere.

Snorkel in Lanzarote with Guide

Explore Lanzarote's underwater landscape on a guided snorkel in calm, shallow waters. This two-hour outing suits swimmers of all ages who want to observe marine life without the commitment of scuba training. A PADI instructor leads small groups, teaching proper equipment use and pointing out fish, rays, and reef features as you float at the surface. Wetsuits keep you buoyant and warm. No prior experience necessary—just basic water confidence.

Discover Scuba diving in Gran Canaria with Hotel Pick-up

A three-hour introductory scuba dive in Gran Canaria with hotel collection included. Small group sessions tailored to your experience and comfort level, led by PADI-certified instructors. All gear, insurance, and transport sorted—no surprise costs. Ideal for first-timers wanting to explore underwater Gran Canaria without the hassle of logistics.

The Granada Evening Tapas Crawl by Food Lover Tour

Hit Granada's neighbourhood tapas bars the way locals do—three hours hopping between intimate spots serving proper mountain ham, jamón ibérico, pan con tomate, and seasonal raciones. Your guide steers you past the tourist traps, unpacking the city's layered past between bites and drinks. Expect around ten dishes and four glasses of wine or sherry, each bar chosen for its authenticity rather than Instagram appeal. Ideal for those who reckon food tells you more about a place than any guidebook.

Taste the best of San Sebastian and make an impact

Walk through two neighbourhoods in San Sebastian eating pintxos—those Basque bar snacks that locals queue for—at five carefully chosen spots over three hours. You'll learn how the pintxo tradition shapes daily life here, taste proper local wines and drinks, and understand why San Sebastián's food culture matters to the people who live it. Every ticket funds a meal for someone at the city's soup kitchen.

Malasaña and Chueca A Tour That Shouts Freedom

Walk through Malasaña and Chueca, two Madrid neighbourhoods that became beacons of defiance and creative expression. Over 2.5 hours, your guide unpacks the Spanish Movida—the cultural explosion that followed dictatorship—and traces how LGBTIQ+ activists transformed stigmatised spaces into symbols of freedom. You'll see where rebels, artists, musicians and drag performers rewrote Madrid's identity, backed by archival photos, flyers and album covers from the era.

Prado Museum Madrid Guided Tour Semi-Private 6ppl Max

Spend 2.5 hours navigating one of Europe's greatest art collections with a knowledgeable guide steering you through the Prado's masterworks. This small-group tour (maximum 8 people) cuts straight to the paintings that defined centuries of Western art, from Goya's raw political statements to Velázquez's royal portraits. All entrance fees are included, and your guide unpacks the stories behind each canvas rather than rushing past them.

Photo Walking Tour Sitges Experience Beaches and Town

Learn to photograph like a visual storyteller during this two-hour walking tour of Sitges. A local guide reveals the town's most compelling angles—from beach vistas to architectural details—whilst teaching you framing techniques and composition principles that work on any camera or smartphone. You'll walk away knowing how to scout locations and capture images that actually convey the mood and character of places you visit, rather than generic holiday snapshots.

Full Alhambra tour with preferential access (SPANISH language)

Explore Granada's Alhambra with an accredited guide fluent in Spanish over three hours. This World Heritage fortress complex—spanning the Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba citadel, and Generalife gardens—reveals how the Nasrid dynasty ruled from the 13th to 16th centuries before the Catholic conquest. Your guide unpicks the architecture, court life, and cultural layers of this remarkably intact medieval stronghold, widely considered Europe's best-preserved Islamic palace complex. Entrance ticket and skip-the-line access included.

Rooftop Paella Seafood Cooking Class Experience in Barcelona

Learn to cook paella from scratch using a family recipe passed down through generations, set in a Barcelona rooftop kitchen with views across the city. Over two and a half hours, you'll master the iconic rice dish, prepare sangria, and craft Catalan cream whilst working alongside your host. The meal becomes dinner itself—you'll eat what you've cooked alongside wine and water, then leave with written recipes to recreate the experience at home.

2h 30mfrom AUD $137

Barcelona Highlights with a Local Friend

★ 5.0 (65)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Spain

Barcelona Highlights with a Local Friend

Explore Barcelona on your terms with a local guide who knows the city inside out. Before you arrive, you'll sketch out what matters to you—whether that's Gothic quarters, modernist architecture, neighbourhood gems, or hole-in-the-wall tapas bars. Your guide meets you with stories about the place, its rhythms, and what living here actually feels like. The itinerary flexes as you go: linger where things click, skip what doesn't, pivot based on weather or mood. This is the city through someone who belongs to it.

1 hour – 10 hoursfrom AUD $919

Private Cultural Tour: Biarritz, St Jean de Luz & Hondarribia

★ 5.0 (65)

🛕 Culture & History

Spain

Private Cultural Tour: Biarritz, St Jean de Luz & Hondarribia

Explore the Basque coast across three charming towns in a single day—Biarritz, St Jean de Luz, and Hondarribia. Your private guide navigates 40 kilometres of coastline rich with Belle Époque architecture, smuggling tales, and surf culture. Taste local pintxos, hunt down artisanal chocolate and cheese, and wander streets that inspired writers and Hollywood actors alike. Eight hours of curated wandering, by air-conditioned minivan, with hotel collection included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $580

Luxury Tangier Private Day Tour from Marbella All inclusive

★ 5.0 (65)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Spain

Luxury Tangier Private Day Tour from Marbella All inclusive

Cross the Strait of Gibraltar in a private luxury car and ferry to explore Tangier in a single day from Marbella. Your guide navigates you through centuries of colonial history, from the kasbah's fortress walls to the medina's labyrinthine souks, with stops at Hercules Caves, Achakkar Beach for a camel encounter, and Cap Spartel where two seas converge. Breakfast and lunch at local Moroccan restaurants are included, along with skip-the-line access and flexible routing tailored to your interests.

10 hours – 12 hoursfrom AUD $718

Birding & Photography Day Trip to Doñana from Seville

★ 5.0 (64)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Spain

Birding & Photography Day Trip to Doñana from Seville

Spend nine hours tracking birds and wildlife across Doñana, Europe's most ecologically significant wetland reserve, guided by an ornithologist who knows where rarities congregate. The landscape shifts between marshes, pine groves and rice fields—terrain that draws everything from scarlet flamingos to the elusive Spanish Imperial Eagle. You'll cover ground by vehicle and on gentle walks, spotting species year-round across this vast protected sanctuary south of Seville.

9 hoursfrom AUD $209

Private Excursion The mountains of Gran Canaria for 2 to 4 people

★ 5.0 (63)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Spain

Private Excursion The mountains of Gran Canaria for 2 to 4 people

This nine-hour private tour ventures into Gran Canaria's interior, visiting three villages—one celebrated among Spain's most beautiful—plus two churches and the island's highest peak. You'll travel by air-conditioned vehicle with a guide who prioritises authentic discovery over rushing through tourist hotspots. The route winds through dramatic landscapes, revealing local culture, history, and heritage. Lunch isn't included, but the day unfolds at your own pace with plenty of stops to absorb the scenery and atmosphere.

Madrid Thyssen Museum Small Group Guided Tour

A guided tour of Madrid's Thyssen Museum with a maximum of seven people, allowing genuine conversation with your guide and flexibility to linger on works that captivate you. This intimate approach respects the gallery's atmosphere whilst delivering substantive art-historical insight. The 90-minute visit covers key pieces across the museum's eclectic collection, from Renaissance portraits to contemporary works.

AOVEland : Premium Experience in Author's Mill (Baeza)

Discover how Jaén became the world's olive oil heartland at AOVEland, a sleek mill-museum in Baeza blending production, art, and taste. Spend 90 minutes tracing oil from grove to glass through immersive film, working mill tours, and tastings of three premium extra virgins. Run by a family operation four decades deep in the trade, it's built for genuine curiosity about why Spanish oil commands respect globally.

Private Monumental Walking Tour in Seville

A two-hour guided walk through Seville's essential monuments, tracing three millennia of the city's layered history. Your private guide navigates you past major landmarks, adjusting pace and focus to match your group's curiosity. This is a solid grounding in what makes Seville architecturally and historically significant, without rushing or padding the story.

Explore hidden streets of Barcelona with a local

A 2.5-hour walk through Barcelona's medieval heart—El Born and the Gothic Quarter—led by a local guide who peels back layers of Catalan history. You'll navigate narrow laneways most visitors miss, uncover stories tied to dragons and heraldry, and finish with a drink in a square where locals actually gather. The walk connects medieval legends to modern Catalan identity and the architectural choices that shaped the city.

Medina Azahara Private Tour in Cordoba

Explore Medina Azahara, the 10th-century palatial city built by Caliph Abderramán III outside Córdoba. This private guided tour uncovers one of Europe's most significant archaeological sites, revealing the architectural ambitions and daily life of a once-powerful Islamic empire. Over ninety minutes to two hours, your guide walks you through remnants of palaces, administrative quarters, and fortifications that shaped medieval European history. Entry fees apply for non-EU visitors; EU citizens enter free.

1h 30m – 2 hoursfrom AUD $232

Visit a winery of the 19th century and its draft

★ 5.0 (62)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Spain

Visit a winery of the 19th century and its draft

Step into a restored Spanish winery that shuttered for three decades, preserving its 1881 heritage and traditional carbonic maceration techniques. This 90-minute visit unlocks the vigneron's craft through the cellars where wine aged in obscurity, now reopened to reveal how methods passed down since the 19th century still shape the bottles today. Sample two wines paired with light nibbles.

Private kiteboarding lessons in Tarifa (adapted to every level)

Learn kiteboarding in Tarifa, Spain's wind capital, with a certified instructor during a dedicated 3-hour session tailored to your ability. Whether you're chasing your first taste of the sport or pushing towards the next level, you'll have one-on-one attention and your own kite—no sharing, no distractions. With 300 windy days annually, Tarifa delivers consistent conditions for progression and genuine skill-building.

Refreshing Private Sailing Tour in Barcelona (max 11 persons)

Sail the Barcelona coast aboard a private modern yacht with up to nine guests, departing from Port Olímpic in the city centre. Your skipper navigates whilst you lounge on cushioned decks, sip drinks, nibble snacks, and watch the skyline slip past. The 1–4 hour trip offers genuine chances to spot dolphins and whales, plus a cooling dip in the sea if conditions allow. Bring family or friends for an afternoon that feels less like a tourist tick and more like borrowing someone's boat.

1 hour – 4 hoursfrom AUD $501

Night Tour of Barcelona by Sidecar Motorcycle

★ 5.0 (59)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Spain

Night Tour of Barcelona by Sidecar Motorcycle

Ride through Barcelona's illuminated streets in a vintage sidecar, piloted by a knowledgeable local guide. This 2.5-hour evening tour showcases the city's most striking Modernist landmarks—Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló—bathed in night-time lighting. Communication headsets let you chat with your guide and ask questions as you cruise past grand boulevards and vibrant neighbourhoods at a relaxed pace. Hotel pick-up and drop-off included.

Montserrat Nature Hike Tour with Monastery and Museum

Spend eight hours trekking through Montserrat's craggy landscape northeast of Barcelona, where Mediterranean scrubland clings to dramatic rock formations. Your guide leads you past aromatic wild herbs and oak groves while keeping an eye out for Montserrat's nimble wild goats scaling near-vertical cliffs. The day culminates at the 16th-century Basilica and its revered Black Madonna, followed by tastings of regional cheese and fig bread at a local farmer's market.

Private Walking Tour: Madrid Old Town & Stunning City Views

Walk through Madrid's medieval heart on this private 3-hour tour, tracing the city's arc from its Islamic foundations through to modern times. Navigate the twisting lanes of the Old Town whilst your local guide unpacks the stories woven into its architecture and streets. The tour culminates at the Riu Plaza España's 27th-floor rooftop, where 360° views stretch across the entire cityscape from over 100 metres up.

Cordoba Jewish Tour

A two-hour guided walk through Córdoba's Jewish quarter with Jorge Gershon, tracing medieval Sephardic philosophy and community life. You'll move through one of Spain's most intact Jewish neighbourhoods, learning how this intellectual centre shaped European thought and examining both the flourishing creative period and the hardships that followed. The tour connects that distant past to the living heritage visible in Córdoba today.

Open Water Diver Course in Lanzarote

Earn your PADI Open Water certification over three days in Lanzarote's sheltered Puerto del Carmen waters. You'll complete self-study theory beforehand, then spend the course moving from confined shallow dives to four open ocean sessions with an experienced instructor. Small groups keep things manageable, equipment and insurance included. Most people can do this—you just need to be reasonably comfortable in water and medically cleared.

Small-Group Half-Day Canyoning in La Orotava

Descend into La Orotava's dramatic canyon system with a local guide who knows every rappel and scramble. This half-day adventure takes you through narrow gorges where light filters between towering rock walls, creating an ever-shifting landscape. You'll move between abseiling sections, wading through water, and navigating natural obstacles—a proper test of nerve and fitness across six hours. All technical gear supplied; you bring the legs and the water.

Private tour of the Alhambra with a historian-Tickets included

Explore Granada's Alhambra and Generalife palaces with a historian who unpacks the Nasrid dynasty's architectural brilliance and embedded stories. This three-hour private tour grants full access to the UNESCO-listed complex without the usual crowds, letting you linger over geometric tilework, courtyard fountains, and the layered history etched into each chamber. Your guide handles the scholarship; you absorb the atmosphere at your own pace.

Madrid - Medieval to Modern Walking Tour (English)

A 2.5-hour walking tour tracing Madrid's evolution from medieval settlement to modern capital, starting at the Royal Palace. Your English-speaking local guide reveals the city's most recognisable landmarks and the colourful characters who shaped them—the triumphs, scandals and everyday dramas woven into Madrid's fabric. The stories don't stop when the tour ends; you'll find yourself noticing the city differently for the rest of your stay.

Private tour of the Alhambra entrances included

Spend three hours exploring Granada's Alhambra with a private guide who shapes the tour to your group's interests. Entry tickets included. You'll move through the palace's intricate rooms, fortress ramparts, and landscaped gardens while learning how Moorish dynasties built this complex and how Christian conquest reshaped it. The guide draws out stories of the site's architectural ambition and strategic importance across centuries.

Tarragona Hidden Gems Private Tour

Uncover Roman Tarragona's buried past with a knowledgeable archaeologist guide who reveals how the ancient city lies beneath the medieval Old Town. Navigate narrow streets around the Cathedral, learning local customs including the region's famed human tower tradition, before finishing at the Mediterranean Balcony—a clifftop viewpoint with sweeping vistas across the port, coastline and sea. Roman Circus entrance included. Two hours.

Jewish tour by Jewish Guide in Barcelona

A two-hour walking tour through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter led by a Jewish guide, tracing centuries of Sephardic life and culture. You'll navigate medieval alleyways to discover the Rashba's residence, one of Europe's oldest functioning synagogues, a restored Mikve, and scattered Hebrew carvings that reveal the neighbourhood's Jewish past. The tour weaves in Roman ruins and civic landmarks whilst highlighting lesser-known corners locals frequent, delivering both historical depth and street-level authenticity in one of Spain's most intact medieval quarters.

Private Full Day Wine Tour in Rioja

This eight-hour private tour guides you through Rioja's vineyard landscape with a dedicated wine expert, stopping at three carefully chosen wineries to taste distinctive regional wines. You'll learn how soil, climate and viticulture create each bottling, then sit down to a proper local lunch matched with wines the region's residents actually drink. Your own air-conditioned vehicle and driver handle transport, leaving you free to absorb the region's winemaking philosophy at an unhurried pace.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $835

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