Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comToledo Half-Day or Full-Day Trip from Madrid
based on 95 reviews
Duration: 5 or 8 hours (approx.)
Location: Madrid, Spain
Product code: 2140JTEMA20
95 reviews of Toledo Half-Day or Full-Day Trip from Madrid
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Great city, could have skipped the sword store in the end of the tour. Very boring and kind of a way to making you purchase things in the store. Our guide was very disinterested in giving info and it was very hard to listen to him.
Reviewed by: Dennis O, United States, November 2007
Guide was very interesting and well spoken in both Spanish and English. She had an excellent knowledge of the area. Not enough time for shopping. Skip lunch and eat on your own. We were disappointed in stores we were taken to at the end of the tour.
Reviewed by: Dennis F, United States, November 2007
Toledo was absolutely breathtaking. The city is just filled with history and art. I loved the walking part of the tour, we went up and down little alleys and cobblestone streets. We even got to see Mario Batali Iron Chef, as he was filming a show in town! My advice is to skip the lunch provided by the tour. They took us to a place that served very greasy chicken and potatoes, and the place was way understaffed. I felt bad for the overworked waiters. Go to town and have lunch on your own. Another thing: shopping in town looked great but they took us to a souvenir shop instead. If we had stayed for lunch, we would have had time to shop. So again, my advice is to skip the lunch and do this on your own.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
Toledo is a fantastic little town about an hour outside of Madrid. The staff at the travel company were attentive and friendly. The tour is a little frustrating in that there is an awful lot of time on the bus and only about ninety minutes in Toledo itself. The last forty five minutes is spent in an absolute tourist trap of a shop where you are slightly coerced into buying something. Also, the tour is presented in English and Spanish by the same tour leader. The half day tour is plenty. The tour leaves at 3:00 p.m. and gets back about 7:00 p.m. with no meal. Still, I would definitely do it again.
Reviewed by: Charles S, United States, October 2007
The trip was spectacular, but I would recommend doing the full day trip. Our guide was great, but there was not a lot of time to see everything in just a half day.
Reviewed by: Robert S, Canada, October 2007
My mother and I took the full day tour to Toledo. It is a fascinating city in Spain and one that you should not miss. Our group size was good: not a full bus, which made it more personal and easy to understand and hear the guide as we walked through the city and sites. Our guide was very good and she did thorough explanations in English and Spanish. We had lunch at around 2:00 p.m. At about 3:30, we headed to Damascene shop, which was interesting for all of five minutes, and then souvenir shop for twenty minutes or so. We returned about 6:30 p.m. to Madrid as there was traffic. If you don't want lunch and souvenir shop stop, do the half day without lunch, but you might miss tour inside cathedral, which is stunning and rich in history and art.
Reviewed by: Nancy R, United States, September 2007
Excellent trip to Toledo with a very knowledgeable guide. One criticism, we could have done with an hour to explore Toledo on our own, rather than being dragged to the Damasquinado factory where the shop people were very pushily trying to sell stuff.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, August 2007
The tour was good. The guide was very knowledgeable but a bit miserable.
Reviewed by: Kalima B, Jamaica, August 2007
I went on the afternoon tour. The tour size was nice and small. The guide's knowledge was excellent, and though the trip ended in a shop that made Toledan jewelry, it wasn't as cheesy as tours can be. You know, all tours end in the gift shop. A worthwhile escape from the city.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
The tour was very interesting and well planned. Our guide was efficient and pleasant. It was a worthwhile getaway from Madrid. We would have liked to know the nearest metro stop to the tour operator, to have an easier commute and avoid taking a taxi.
Reviewed by: Suraksha G, India, July 2007
The guide was extremely knowledgeable and his English skills were very good. I felt that I was always in capable hands throughout the tour. One caveat: the lunch was a bit odd, as there was no way to know what would be served and there were no alternative choices. That one choice of main dish and soup was out of the question for me, and I was not aware that there would be no alternatives.
Reviewed by: Deborah C, United States, July 2007
Toledo and the works of El Greco were wonderful. This tour offers a comfortable and easy way to see Toledo when you're staying in Madrid and time is limited. Our tour was in both Spanish and English. Our guide was knowledgeable but spoke with a heavy Spanish accent, which made him difficult to understand at times. Lunch was disgusting and wasted valuable time. No one ate it at our table, and it did not include drinks. I would recommending skipping it and using the time to see more of the city.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
Good nice guide, well organized.
Reviewed by: Juan R, Nicaragua, July 2007
Our guide was terrific. I would have preferred a slower pace and some free time to wander in Toledo, rather than the tourist-stop lunch. All in all, a pleasant day-trip.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, June 2007
Toledo is magnificent, and our tour director was very knowledgeable. Definitely do this tour if you're in Madrid. I would have liked some time in the Sephardic Museum - we walked right by it. My only complaint is that while they do make pit stops, the tour buses have no bathrooms on board.
Reviewed by: Barbara S, United States, May 2007
