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Valencia Private Tour: Customizable Full-Day Experience
5.0
27 Ratings
Valencia
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant modern charm of Valencia on a private full-day tour. Customize your itinerary and explore the city’s hidden gems with a private guide and transportation. Perfect for history buffs and those seeking an authentic Valencian experience.
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant modern charm of Valencia on a private full-day tour. Customize your itinerary and explore the city’s hidden gems with a private guide and transportation. Perfect for history buffs and those seeking an authentic Valencian experience.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Lonja de la Seda - ADMISSION INCLUDED FOR TWO MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS. A private guide will lead you through the UNESCO-listed Lonja de la Seda, or Silk Exchange, which was the hub of Valencia’s commerce in the 15th century. The building is a historical gem, adorned with intricate carvings and gargoyles that narrate their own tales. Opting for…
- La Lonja de la Seda - ADMISSION INCLUDED FOR TWO MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS. A private guide will lead you through the UNESCO-listed Lonja de la Seda, or Silk Exchange, which was the hub of Valencia’s commerce in the 15th century. The building is a historical gem, adorned with intricate carvings and gargoyles that narrate their own tales. Opting for entrance into La Lonja allows your guide to show you the orangerie, the grand hall, and the elaborately decorated rooms.
- Almoina Archaeological Center - ADMISSION INCLUDED FOR TWO MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS. Your guide will accompany you beside the reflecting pond that serves as the roof for the modern archaeological museum, which houses the Roman ruins of ancient Valencia. Choosing to enter the Almoina will transport you back to the Roman era and the city’s early beginnings. As the museum is underground, it offers a cool retreat on a hot day.
- Valencia Cathedral - ADMISSION INCLUDED FOR TWO MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS. Additional cost of 5€ per person (children excluded). Subject to availability. Constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries, the Cathedral of Valencia is reputed to house the Holy Grail, which you can view if you opt for entrance into the Cathedral. Your guide will walk you around the exterior, explaining the significance of its diverse architectural styles.
- Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - (Outside only is the norm) During the tour, your guide will unveil the secrets of the City of Arts and Sciences complex, designed by Valencia’s own Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela. You may choose to conclude your tour at the City of Arts and Sciences to visit Europe’s largest aquarium and ocean research center, the Oceanografic. Guides are pleased to make reservations for you at the underwater restaurant or assist in purchasing tickets to explore the marine life.
- Playa de la Malvarrosa - A visit to Valencia is incomplete without a photo stop at the scenic, expansive sandy Malvarrosa beach area. You may choose to end your tour at the beach to bask in the Mediterranean sunshine. Guides are happy to make reservations for you at a preferred beachside restaurant or suggest beach rentals for a sunny afternoon.
- Estacio del Nord - During the tour, your guide will lead you down the main shopping street, passing by the Romanesque Bullring and the Art Nouveau style train station. Entrance to the train station can be arranged at no cost - please inquire when booking your tour.
- Central Market of Valencia - Adorned in an Art Nouveau style with stunning stained glass windows and Moorish-style arches, the Mercado Central, or Central Market, is a highlight of the city center. Your guide will navigate you through the stalls brimming with fresh produce, meats, cheeses, wine, fish, olives, and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sample some of Valencia’s delicacies at the Central Market. Not available on Sundays, public holidays, or afternoon tours.
- Ayuntamiento de Valencia - Situated in the city center, the Plaza del Ayuntamiento houses Valencia’s government center and town hall.
- Plaza de la Virgen - Among the most beautiful spots in Valencia, the Plaza de la Virgen is located in the pedestrian-only historic city center. Your guide will lead you through the plaza, showcasing the Basilica, the Cathedral, and the central fountain. You can pause your tour here to enjoy a coffee or a glass of wine while people-watching. You might even catch sight of Valencian Falleras in traditional 18th-century attire.
- Torres de Serranos - For a panoramic view of Valencia, consider climbing one of the smaller towers, which were once the main city gates.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Entrance into at least 2 museums or monuments (customizable)
- Horchata: traditional Valencian sweet drink
- Private Guide
- Private transportation
- Entrance into at least 2 museums or monuments (customizable)
- Horchata: traditional Valencian sweet drink
- Private Guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Valencia is an intriguing city, rich in ancient history and modern allure. Enjoy a full-day tour of Valencia that is entirely private, exclusively for you and your group, featuring a personal guide and private transportation from your preferred starting point. This tour is tailored specifically to your interests, allowing you to customize any aspect of…
Valencia is an intriguing city, rich in ancient history and modern allure. Enjoy a full-day tour of Valencia that is entirely private, exclusively for you and your group, featuring a personal guide and private transportation from your preferred starting point. This tour is tailored specifically to your interests, allowing you to customize any aspect of the itinerary. If there’s a particular site you’d like to visit that isn’t included in the tour, please reach out to us, as we are eager to ensure you have the best experience in Valencia. We are also pleased to accommodate any mobility or dietary needs.
Location
La Lonja de la Seda
Plaza del Mercado
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Spraissman
Oct 24, 2025
Two 1/2 day area familiarization tours - My wife and I are considering moving to Valencia. Never having been here Kate recommended the neighborhoods and barrios tour. We were seeking information that would be valuable for those choosing to move to Valencia. And because there was so much to see and so much information to absorb Kate suggested and we requested 2-half day tours rather than one full day. Kate made it happen. On each of the days we were picked up at our hotel and driven around.
After the first day Issa communicated to our second day guide Claire where she had taken us to prevent duplication and to maximize our exposure to all the neighborhoods and surrounding areas of Valencia.
Issa and Claire were our guides and they were knowledgeable, sharing of their abundant local knowledge and receptive to our many questions. Their wealth of knowledge in all matters of living here were shared, transportation education healthcare facilities social opportunities shopping and recreation.
We would definitely recommend Valencia Private Tours to those thinking of moving to this city to gain insight into the different neighborhoods.
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Elizabeth_r
Oct 3, 2025
Wonderful Tour and Guide - Carlos was an amazing guide who showed us so much of Valencia but we never felt rushed. Visited all the highlights including the Silk Exchange and Carhedral with the Holy Grail. Had a lovely lunch and he even helped my daughter find a new dress when her strap broke ;). Outstanding day!!
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Hlb99
Sep 23, 2025
Valencia Private Tours: Thumbs Up! - Highest marks starting with the initial contact with Valencia Private Tours‘ owner Kate, and continuing through the excellent day spent touring Valencia with private guide Vincent. Kate exudes warmth and professionalism and Vincent was totally knowledgeable and very good company during our eight hour tour. I can highly recommend Valencia Private Tours.
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Carmonal
Aug 31, 2025
Perfect dinner - The restaurant at the Barcelo hotel in Valencia is a very good choice for dining. We went with friends to dinner, the Service and the quality of what we ate was excellent. The waitresses were on the lookout for everything we could need, no need to call them at all. The service has been more than exquisite, 10 for all staff. The place chosen to sit was perfect, there were 13 diners and they placed us in a shape, that we could all see each other and share the starters without any problem. In short very good professionals.
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Christophersl4114tg
Jul 29, 2025
Best private tour of Valencia! - We only had a couple of days in Valencia, so we decided to take a full-day tour. This was a great choice and allowed us to ensure we saw and learned everything about Valencia within the time we had.
Our tour guide, Claire, was amazing. She picked us up and gave us a fantastic tour. She is energetic, positive, and eager to show us this wonderful city. She was always ready to adjust the tour to suit our preferences, but when we didn't have a specific plan, she was prepared with an alternative. For example, the tour started at 9:00, and we hadn't had coffee or breakfast, and Clarie had no problem taking us someplace before the tour even began. She was also great with my children, making sure to engage and point out things that would be interesting to them. Her local knowledge gave us insights we wouldn't have otherwise received. We would take a tour with her again.
Claire met us at our hotel in a car and drove us around. The majority of the tour, however, was walking around the older part of the city. She was great at explaining how the organization of the town is connected to its history. When this was done, she drove us to the City of Arts and Sciences. This is not to be missed, and it is my favorite part of the tour. I found it amazing that we could go from ancient Roman ruins to a city that looks like it is from the future. Don't forget to try some Horchata there. Claire led us to some that was the best we had in Spain.
Our tour concluded with a drive along the beach and through the farmland. We had another appointment at 5:00, and Claire made sure we were there on time. If you are looking for a personal tour of Valencia, look no further.
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Amywestervelt1
Jul 27, 2025
Local, expert guides - Our guide was fantastic and super helpful. We got a really complete picture of the city, saw a ton of things, had a wonderful lunch and really enjoyed chatting with her in amongst it all.
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Sightsee49751582589
Jun 6, 2025
Great local real estate insight... outside the city too - We had a custom real estate tour outside of the city. Kate hooked us up with one of her colleagues who had lived in all the areas of interest to us. She gave us practical day-to-day living insight comparing the various locations, and also was able to make contact with realtors and builders for us who had not responded to our online enquiries.
The Horchata and ice cream at La Caseta in L’Eliana was fabulous too!
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Sightsee372930
May 15, 2025
Ancient History, Modern City, and Paella! - What a great day! We had already been in València for a couple of days, and Vicent showed us many details we had missed on our self-tour. We went to a fantastic subterranean museum filled with Roman ruins. The drive to the birthplace of paella is a fun dining experience. We saw so much that day but we still filled another day of touring on our own thanks to Vicent’s recommendations. This is the best way to experience the best of València!
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Helgeh649
Apr 17, 2025
Individual tour with many beautiful impressions - We were there in April 2025 as part of a cruise and wanted to book a tour away from the full bus tours offered via the cruise.
The contact was very professional at short notice and within a few hours an individual tour with a guide in our native language (German) was organized.
Our tour guide Rick was very knowledgeable and did a great job of adapting the tour to our wishes and needs (two children, one older person who was not so good on foot). A restaurant visit on recommendation and a subsequent return trip to the ship was also organized without further ado.
The stories about the beautiful city and the sights were entertaining and informative.
Even though the trip was not exactly inexpensive, we enjoyed it very much and it ensured that we will remember Valencia as a particular highlight of our cruise.
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Dudeabides1008
Feb 5, 2025
All I Can Say Is "WOW" - We first saw Kate on an episode of James in Spain on YouTube. My partner and I immediately thought she could be a great resource as we made our scouting trip to the area in preparation for our move later this summer. What Kate was able to provide us was worth every Euro.
Before we even got started, Kate had us meet via WhatsApp and did a great job of finding our hot buttons. More importantly, she helped us (me, specifically) broaden our thinking about where we thought we wanted to be in Spain. While not discouraging some of the communities our research had led us to, she gave us some local insight that helped us ultimately eliminate some of those areas from our prospective home search. She also gave us some ideas to help us open our thinking and boy, am I glad she did. In fact, one of those towns she recommended is now the epicenter of our home search.
Kate picked us up on time from the hotel and gave us a quick tour around town. She was attentive to our needs. Specifically, we didn't want our limited time to be consumed with tourist stuff. That will come, but this trip was not that. She then pointed us north of Valencia and introduced my partner and me to a world that we fell in love with.
But it wasn't all work and no play. Kate took us to supper at a local restaurant where we enjoyed our first authentic Valencian paella. With the croquettes and other tapas, we were well fed to continue our journeys. At one point, my partner and I noted that Kate is very much “our kind” of people - great sense of humor, well versed in her craft, and someone who is fun to be around. Notably, Kate helped me figure out how to order coffee that wasn't a latte. For us hard-core, old-school coffee drinkers that's of utmost importance.
We certainly logged some kilometers as we toured Sagunto, Porto Sagunto, Puzol, El Puig de Santa Maria and more. Kate's local knowledge was invaluable in helping us understand some of the local culture, terminology and generally - how things work. While we’ve been doing tons of internet research, the day with Kate gave us more good info than weeks of YouTube videos.
So, all I can say is Wow. Kate far exceeded our expectations and I hope she becomes part of our circle of friends when we finally get settled in.
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