--- title: Private VIP tour Royal Palace and city tour. All of Madrid in one day lang: en alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/spain/madrid/tours/private-vip-tour-royal-palace-and-city-tour-all-of-madrid-in-one-day/ type: tour city: Madrid country: Spain price: 235 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.88 reviews: 69 duration_minutes: 180 languages: [de, en, it, fr, es] free_cancellation: true guidekin_pick: One focused morning rank_in_category: 4 of 9 (Royal Palace) schedule_checked: 2026-08-31 data_updated: 2026-09-20 canonical: https://guidekin.com/spain/madrid/tours/private-vip-tour-royal-palace-and-city-tour-all-of-madrid-in-one-day/ --- # Private VIP tour Royal Palace and city tour. All of Madrid in one day **Guidekin's take:** A three hour private VIP program: the Royal Palace with preferential tickets and an official guide, a walk through old Madrid and a car loop past the eighteenth century UNESCO axis. At €235 per person it is built for seeing the essentials in one focused morning. ## Overview Get to know all of Madrid in one day through this VIP and private tour of all the most relevant monuments of the city. Totally exclusive. Discover with the best Official Guides of the city of Madrid, the treasures and secrets that the largest Royal Palace in Western Europe houses in a totally VIP, private and exclusive visit. With preferential tickets, without waiting in lines. You will be picked up by private transport from your hotel by your guide who will take you by private car to the main monuments of 18th century Madrid and the Passage of Light, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Afterwards, you will take a walk with your guide to the monuments, corners, treasures and secrets of ancient Madrid and will receive practical information for your stay in the city of Madrid. After taking this tour you will have completed a fascinating and enriching experience in the city of Madrid in one day and you will have seen all the most emblematic places. ## Key facts - Price: from €235 per person - Duration: 3h - Rating: 4.88/5 from 69 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Operator: DREAM TOURS MADRID - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Private transportation - Guided walk through Old Madrid - Visit by car to 18th century Madrid and the Passage of Light: UNESCO World Heritage Site - Official guides with more than 10 years of professional experience in Spain - Reservations and tickets to the Royal Palace without lines or waiting. Direct VIP pass. - Hotel pickup by your private guide to the point where the tour will begin. ## Not included - tips ## Itinerary 1. **We will make the complete and private visit with your guide to the emblematic...** (1h 25m; admission included) - We will make the complete and private visit with your guide to the emblematic interior of the Royal Palace of Madrid. Your private guide will tell you all the secrets and masterpieces that this jewel of architecture and art houses. 2. **Plaza de Oriente** (5m) - We will introduce the history of this majestic Plaza where the official entrance to the Palace and one of the most important equestrian statues in the world is located, the statue of King Felipe IV. 3. **Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena** (5m) - Your guide will give you all the private explanations about the Almudena Cathedral, and the treasures it houses inside. 4. **Calle Mayor** (10m) - You will walk through the most important street in 16th century Madrid, getting to know every detail of its palaces, emblematic buildings, restaurants and the most traditional tapas bars in the city. 5. **Plaza de la Villa** (10m) - You will discover all the secrets of the most important and beautiful Plaza in the city of Madrid, with all its buildings that constitute a magnificent example of the architectural evolution of Madrid in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. 6. **Mercado San Miguel** (10m) - Your guide will introduce you to the popular tradition of tapas in Madrid through a walk through this Market, where you will find a selection of the best tapas from each of the regions of the country. 7. **Plaza Mayor** (10m) - They will get closer to the interesting history of the most traditional Plaza in Madrid and learn about all the exciting historical events that have taken place there, as well as its historical trade. 8. **Cibeles Fountain** (pass by, no stop) - On the city tour, we will tour with our private guide to see the most important monuments found in the East of the city center, known as the Madrid of the Bourbons 17th century. We will start by touring the square of Cibeles with the imposing fountain of Cibeles in the center... 9. **Banco de Espana** (pass by, no stop) - We will tour and explain the architecture of this imposing building from the 19th century 10. **Paseo del Prado** (pass by, no stop) - We will travel in our vehicle with our guide the so-called "Passage of Light" World Heritage Site by Unesco admiring all the buildings that are located in it. 11. **Museo Nacional del Prado** (pass by, no stop) - We will stop by the most important museum in Spain to have a first contact with the most important museum in Spain and receive the explanations of our guide. 12. **Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza** (pass by, no stop) - They will introduce us to the most important aspects of both architecture and the collection found in this fascinating museum. 13. **Real Jardin Botanico** (pass by, no stop) - We will be able to observe on our city tour by car the third oldest botanical garden in Europe and receive all the explanations and fascinating stories of this nature enclave in the middle of the city. 14. **Madrid Puerta de Atocha - Almudena Grandes** (pass by, no stop) - On our city tour we will meet the historic building in which the most important train station of Spain of unique beauty is located. 15. **Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia** (pass by, no stop) - On our car tour there will be no shortage of the most important museum of Contemporary Art in Spain where Picasso, Miró, Dalí and many other artists have exhibited their works in an emblematic building that was the first hospital in the city ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 01:30, 10:45, 12:00, 12:15 - Schedule last checked: 2026-08-31 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## How it compares in Royal Palace Ranked **#4 of 9** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). 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