Royal Palace Tour: Art and History Unveiled

Experience the grandeur of Madrid’s Royal Palace on a guided tour, with the option to explore the Royal Collections. Skip the line and indulge in delicious tapas near the palace.

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza de Isabel II - This will be the meeting point with the guide.
  • Royal Palace of Madrid - It is one of the largest palaces in Western Europe, almost twice the size of the Palace of Versailles or Buckingham Palace, with 3,478 rooms.
  • Jardines de Sabatini - The travelers will see the Sabatini Gardens
What's Included
  • Royal Palace Skip the Line Ticket
  • Tapas Tasting (if option selected)
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food or beverages not described in the inclusion points or description
  • Hotel pick up or transfer
Additional Information

Participate in a 2-hour guided tour of Madrid’s Royal Palace. Marvel at the artworks by Giordano and Goya as you leisurely explore the palace during the day with an expert guide who possesses extensive knowledge of the Spanish royal residence.
Meet the guide at the Ópera metro stop, situated at Plaza de Isabel II, in front of the Teatro Real. After a…

Location
Plaza de Isabel II
The meeting point is at Plaza de Isabel II. Outside Opera Metro Station. You have to look a guide with an IBE TOURS sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Wyatt_r
Jul 14, 2025
A wonderful tour! Our... - A wonderful tour! Our guide was knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting information. The palace is colossal and gorgeous. Definitely worth seeing the inside and touring while in Madrid.
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Ozspan
Jul 4, 2025
Not to be missed - Alba was our tour guide She was very knowledgeable on the history of how the palace came to be and the succession of kings throughout its time. Alba shared lots of anecdotes and made the tour very interesting and humourous. I would recommend this tour and Alba.
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Vcg432
Jun 26, 2025
Great time! - We really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide did a phenomenal job at educating us on everything. I’m glad we did guided vs going alone. It’s nice to have someone explaining all the history. We definitely recommend.
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Stephen
Jun 25, 2025
Very engaging tour of an incredible palace. - Really enjoyable and informative tour. Felt like we were able to enjoy the palace in its entirety because of the expert guidance of our guide, José, who was very engaging and incredibly knowledgeable. The palace is an amazing place, and I would thoroughly recommend this tour if you want to understand the history and significance of it to the fullest extent.
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I7732gqdeannam
Jun 18, 2025
Skip the line- small group tour - Andrea was extremely knowledgeable and professional. We had a wonderful time and the palace is AMAZING. So glad we booked this and skipped the line.
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377jett
May 30, 2025
Great tour by Andrea - We enjoyed the tour, lots of interesting information, well and clearly told. We have also booked tours with others and take it from me; some are really unintelligible, speak mumbling and incomprehensible English.
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Melodyp699
Jun 7, 2025
Royal Palace Tour in May 2025 - Royal Palace tour. We enjoyed the tour and the palace was beautiful. We met outside the metro station and walked over to the palace as a group. When we got there we had to wait a little for other tours to clear in front of us. We loved the beautiful palace and our guide had some funny stories so we could relate to the time of the kingdom. It was very enjoyable. One suggestion - We traveled by Metro to get there and then waited outside for a little while before going in. It should be suggested to visit the Toilette at that time because there are no restrooms in the palace. You have to wait until the 2 hour tour is over and walk quite a long way to the gift shop to find the restrooms. This was very uncomfortable for several people who needed Toilettes half way through the tour. This could be remedied at the beginning of the tour. Otherwise, I highly recommend this tour.
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Nicolasr3229
Jun 10, 2025
It's better to visit solo - Chaotic and poor quality. Skip-the-line only applies to the purchase of a ticket. You still have to queue for security check, then wait for the guide to collect the headphones. 45 minutes between the time of the appointment and the start of the tour. Visit that is done in max 1 hour... in the middle of other groups... it is the rush while there is an alternative passage less filled for people who are not in group. We probably came across a guide who is not the best but he was lost and more concerned about your to position near the air I than by the visit itself... in short I advise to make the visit solo...
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Tina_o
Jun 4, 2025
Tour lasted 1 hour not 2. - Our 2 hrs tour started an hour late. The tour met a few minutes walk away from the palace. 9nce we got to the palace, we waited several min to get in. The scanned was broken which wasn't the guides fault. Once we got in, we waited another several min as our guide tried to get audio devices for us. We started the actual tour at 1040. We were rushed through the rooms among a lot of other visitors. At times I lost the guide - both visually and audios. Most of the time I was unable to see the display she was talking about until after she started to go to the next room due to the number of visitors and other groups. I had to quickly look at the display then try to find her in the next room. We ended the tour in less than an hour after we started- likely because she needed to meet the next group.
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Emmanuellao285
Jul 10, 2025
Not Helpful - Not helpful at all. Also difficult to contact them as their call number refused to go through. I ended up not making the tour cos I was unable to get to the meetups location easily. They should do better in making sure their customers are gonna make it there, esp as it is most likely our first time in the country with the language barrier included
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).