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I was definitely disappointed. Madrid was beautfiul, but the tour was not that great. Our tour guide spoke Spanish most of the time, even though there was only one Spanish couple with us; the rest were all American. She would switch to English, but it would be very short compared to what she said in Spanish. The bus driver did not slow down to show us the sites; we would just pass by them, not really seeing them. The only time the bus stopped was at this gift shop that was very expensive, and we spent 40 minutes there. The next time we stopped was at the end of the trip at the Hard Rock Cafe. If you are going to Madrid, just take the metro and visit the sites on your own.
Reviewed by: Walid E, United States of America, January 2009
This was a very ordinary tour. I would only recommend it if there is no other option.
Reviewed by: Anil A, Finland, June 2008
We lost about 45 minutes for waiting until all people came. Meal in restaurant was not good, plus it was so dark we couldn't see what we eat. The Flamenco show was OK. I think the tour is overpriced. I recommend to find a restaurant with Flamenco and go there directly.
Reviewed by: Yvette T, United States of America, October 2007
This was an informative tour except for the stop and shop interlude.
Reviewed by: Gregory J, United States of America, October 2007
If you're in Madrid for a while and want to get the feel of what is in the city, then I would recommend that you do this on the first or second day. It was very relaxing, and I found that the older crowd enjoyed it a lot.
Reviewed by: Brendan C, Canada, July 2007
The windshield of the bus was dirty, so it was hard to make good pictures. It was sightseeing for the memory not for the eyes, but for a start in Madrid it is OK.
Reviewed by: Csaba J, Hungary, May 2007
We left the tour midway through. The audio system was terrible and the guide's English was extremely poor. A total waste of time and money.
Reviewed by: Kenneth M, United States of America, September 2007
Very disappointing..... It started 25 min late, was overcrowded and narrated by the most monotone and unenthusiastic tour guide we have ever come across in our travels. Not to mention that his descriptions of the sights or monuments was never on par with what you were actually seeing at the moment it was being described. We ended up turning it into a game how many of the sights we missed as opposed to how many we saw. What was suppose to be a 3 hour tour of the highlights of the city was more a bad bus ride around town with pre-set stops at overpriced vendors. We ended up getting off the bus and not returning to the tour because it was so bad!!! I highly recommend taking one of the many on and off tours which are easy to find all over Spain as opposed to this tour.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, May 2007
