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Royal Palace Tour: Fast Track Access & History
4.2
480 Ratings
Madrid
Experience the grandeur of the Royal Palace of Madrid with a fast track access and monolingual guided tour. Discover the opulent Throne Room, Columns Room, and Royal Armory while learning about Spain’s monarchy and the palace’s evolving decorations.
Experience the grandeur of the Royal Palace of Madrid with a fast track access and monolingual guided tour. Discover the opulent Throne Room, Columns Room, and Royal Armory while learning about Spain’s monarchy and the palace’s evolving decorations.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Plaza de Isabel II - The Plaza de Isabel II occupies part of the site where the old Caños del Peral theater stood between 1738 and 1817. Our guide will be waiting for you here, and from this point, the tour will start.
On the way to the Royal Palace, you will be able to pass through several important sites of the city of Madrid. - **Plaza de…
- Plaza de Isabel II - The Plaza de Isabel II occupies part of the site where the old Caños del Peral theater stood between 1738 and 1817. Our guide will be waiting for you here, and from this point, the tour will start.
On the way to the Royal Palace, you will be able to pass through several important sites of the city of Madrid.
- Plaza de Oriente - Plaza de Oriente is located in the historic center of the Spanish city of Madrid designed in 1844. We will cross it in our way to the Royal Palace.
- Royal Palace of Madrid - Here the guide will explain everything you need to learn about the architecture and the history of the building, as well as curious facts and all the secrets that this place hosts. The guided tour ends in this point.
What's Included
- Headsets for clear audio
- Professional guide in English or Spanish
- Entrance to Royal Palace
- Headsets for clear audio
- Professional guide in English or Spanish
- Entrance to Royal Palace
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Find out why this tour received the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2025!
Enjoy priority entry to the Royal Palace of Madrid on this guided tour. Discover the home of the Spanish Royal Family and explore the opulent Throne Room, the Columns Room, and the Royal Armory. Gain insights into the history of the Spanish monarchy and the evolution of the…
Find out why this tour received the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2025!
Enjoy priority entry to the Royal Palace of Madrid on this guided tour. Discover the home of the Spanish Royal Family and explore the opulent Throne Room, the Columns Room, and the Royal Armory. Gain insights into the history of the Spanish monarchy and the evolution of the palace’s decor through your guide’s engaging commentary.
Seize the chance to visit this historically rich part of Madrid.
- Please note that you need to find the guide in order to access the Palace, this voucher is not valid at the ticket office.
Location
Estatua de Isabel II
Plaza de Isabel II
The guide will be waiting next to the Statue of Isabell II with a sign of Amigo Tours. You can arrive there with the subway to "Opera" station
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
4.2
(480 Ratings)
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Grandtour05543968134
Sep 9, 2025
Madrid experience - We had an excellent experience touring the Royal Palace of Madrid with Amigo Tours. Our guide was incredibly well informed and shared the history, art, and cultural details of the palace in a way that was both engaging and easy to follow. Every question we had was answered with depth and enthusiasm, and it was clear how much knowledge and passion the guide brought to the experience. The pace of the tour was just right—plenty of time to admire the details without feeling rushed. Overall, it was a wonderful way to explore such a magnificent landmark, and we would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Madrid.
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841divaa
Aug 21, 2025
Excellent Friend Tours!! - It was all amazing, the organization, the guide Alicia, explained everything super well !! and the Enterprise Amigo Tours, a 10!! We enter without queues, we will definitely repeat
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I8442tveduardoj
Aug 3, 2025
Stunning the Palace - Very friendly and prepared the guide.
I highly recommend it
The view from the palace courtyard to the mountain is very nice
The majestic halls
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Jtgull
Jul 26, 2025
A must see in Madrid - Incredibly beautiful and amazing history, definitely a must see in Madrid… Carlos was fun and knowledgeable, was a great tour
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Jessicaw3161
Jul 24, 2025
Great Tour! - Carlos was a wonderful tour guide to our small group of 10. He was knowledgeable and humorous, and hit all of the major highlights available to public view. I’d recommend this tour rather than just wandering around without historical context, unless you’ve done a lot of advance research on your own and know what to look for.
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Marylou_d
Jul 19, 2025
Meh - something to do but not a trip highlight - If you're going anyways, being in an organized tour group seems like the better option. There's a separate security entrance and when going through several rooms the groups walk on a separate route from self-guided visitors. We also wore a small amplification ear piece to be able to hear our guide. This tour is full of art, architecture, and Spanish history.
The downside is that there are so very many people that I needed my ear piece turned to the highest volume. Our guide was sweet, but hasn't traveled at all (even to the south is Spain) and English was spoken with a thick accent (husband and kids didn't realize she was saying "clocks" until about half-way through and felt like they were missing the "cloaks" they thought they were supposed to see). The Cathedral next door is free and we went through on our own as recommended by our guide.
Something to do, but overall, could do without this tour unless you're really into Spanish royalty and quick walk-by glimpses of art.
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Vernon_m
Sep 11, 2025
Tour guide never showed up at scheduled time - No, the guide either left 20minutes before the tour time or NEVER showed up. Two other groups arrived as directed 15 -20 minutes before the scheduled tour time. All three groups talked to your people without ANY resolution!
I demand a FULL refund, or I will go through AMEX to get a refund.
Not only did you waste a full afternoon, it screwed up our schedule for our 4days in Madrid.
Vernon
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Anita_h
Sep 11, 2025
Amigo tour changed our... - Amigo tour changed our tour timing for the Madrid Royal place tour on Sep 10. Its was at 9:30am and then changed to 2:45pm. We were there at the meeting point at 2:25pm and no one showed up and when we called the Amigo tour they said the guide is already in the place. There were two other families with us too. So we booked the tour again through Expedia and visiting the place today on Sep 11. So we need a refund from Viatour. Once I reach US will try to call Viatour support for the refund
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Traveler38577989834
Aug 20, 2025
We almost missed the chance to get to know the Royal Palace because they cancelled our reservation. - We had the visit booked via Amigo Tours with the Go City pass. Friend Tours canceled the reservation at short notice and without explanation. Luckily we were able to take the tickets out on our own and make the visit to Palacio Real the same day we planned. In addition to the time we took away from enjoying our stay in Madrid, it has an impact on our costs and decision to purchase our Go City pass. I have been taking advantage of these passes in different cities for years and it has never happened to us.
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Z2275imevam
Jul 14, 2025
Awful - there is no “skip the queue” - don’t fall for it! - Awful! We booked a group “skip the line” tour last week and there was no “skipping the line.” We ended up having to wait 40 minutes in the same queue as everyone else in the blazing sun with our 2 children just to get in. They claim you are skipping the queue, because the guide has your tickets. Problem is everyone else has tickets too! Such a scam, don’t fall for it like we did. There was a separate queue for those who didn’t purchase tickets in advance and they walked straight in, bought their tickets and were in within minutes. Also shame on Amigo tours for refusing to refund our money after we found out there was no skipping the queue when we met our guide! Don’t recommend, felt like we have been totally scammed!
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