Barcelona

Barcelona Highlights Small Group Tour with Hotel Pick Up

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From $87.27

Price varies by group size

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get a taste for the top attractions in Barcelona during this small-group or private half-day tour. Enjoy spectacular city views during a stop at Montjüic before exploring the Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and touring Passeig de Gracia. You'll admire modernist architecture like Gaudí's La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, and will stroll past the iconic Sagrada Familia. As you go, learn the stories behind the sights from your guide. Hotel or apartment pick-up and drop-off are included.

Sample the best of Barcelona on a half-day sightseeing tour
Marvel at Gaudí's towering Sagrada Familia cathedral
Explore with just a small group, or upgrade for a private tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for seamless logistics

What's Included

Hotel or apartment pick-up and drop-off in Barcelona city (between 8 and 9 am)
Professional local guide
Old Town Walking tour
Complete visit to Barcelona’s highlights
Air-conditioned vehicle
Small Group tour of max 8 people to ensure a personalised experience

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

- We will pick you up from any hotel or apartment in Barcelona city. Please make sure to include the address of your accommodation when booking. - Even if your Hotel is not listed, you can type it down in the field. - We will send a message the day before departure through the booking system to inform you of the specific pick-up time at your hotel as well as the name of your guide and the telephone number.

What To Expect

Parc de Montjuic

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Las Ramblas (Pass By)

Mercat de la Boqueria (Pass By)

La Barceloneta (Pass By)

Ciutat Vella

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

MUHBA Temple d'August

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Barcelona Cathedral

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Placa Sant Felip Neri

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Passeig de Gracia (Pass By)

Casa Batllo (Pass By)

Casa Mila - La Pedrera (Pass By)

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
A maximum of 8 people per booking
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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405 reviews

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Great day in Barcelona

Chris_W, May 2024

What a great way to see Barcelona. Whether your first visit or a repeat tourist this tour is a great way to see the city. Daniela our guide was fantastic and informative. I highly recommend for families and small groups

Giovanni was the tour...

Mary_D, Apr 2024

Giovanni was the tour guide and was excellent showed up on time and showed us everything we wanted to see. He would tell stories and do fun things which made the tour very fun and he know the history very well. I would recommend him for a tour any time.

Late, rushed, and disorganized

Chris_H, Oct 2023

Less than thrilled with this trip, while the guide seemed to have some useful information this trip was almost immediately rescheduled by the tour operator from 9am to 2pm it included hotel transportation. We waited in our hotel lobby from 1:45pm until 2:15 I called the number and they told me it was going to be 2:45 about 3pm I called again, the guide told me 5 minutes she would explain when she picked us up and that 5 turned into 25 more, finally at 3:30 we were picked up, with absolutely no explanation other than “it was not my fault” we began our tour. The tour lasted about 4 hours, nice vehicle, the guide was somewhat informative, but walked rather fast for my husband that uses a cane. We did get to see several highlights and go into the buildings, the trip felt rushed as we were clearly late. We didn’t eat prior to the trip since we did think we would be leaving an hour and half earlier, in hindsight we should have ate prior. My husband booked the trip and you can not see the details of the trip after it is booked on the upcoming trips page so I was unaware there was an additional 26 euro due at the time of entry of one of the churches, the guide didn’t accept credit cards on the trip and that was inconvenient for everyone, I don’t think any of the 8 people had the entire 26 euro to pay in cash, I was 2 euro short and was unable to tip for this reason. We didn’t know in order to get the audio tour we would need to download an app while everyone I think had their phones this process was more difficult than it could have been had we known prior in the instructions for the trip downloading an app riding down the road while 7 other people are asking questions at the same time wasn’t the easiest of tasks. Overall I feel the trip was disorganized, I requested the guide slow her walking twice so we could all hear what it was she was saying but yet she continued to walk and talk to an audience of not more than 2 people that were in our group that could keep up with her pace. With a little more organization and thought put into the process this could be an amazing trip.

Beauty & history.

Lori_M, Oct 2023

Isabel was so passionate as she guided us thru the history of Catalonia. The architecture is majestic.

Excellent tour

RON_M, Sep 2023

Private tour with Adrian was excellent. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Learned a lot about Barcelona and saw great sights.

Disappointed!

Mona_S, Aug 2023

We usually love Viator tours but today we are we’re totally disappointed with Barcelona highlights small group tour for several reasons. 1. The tour guide texted me the night before asking if we could make it earlier around 8:15 am instead of original time of 9:00 am. I texted back to say sure, no problem. We woke up early and my family were ready at the lobby by 8:15. He showed up at 9:15 an hour later. He did not text me until this morning when it was too late that the other family had not agreed to his suggested time change and was late for additional 15 min. 2. The tour guide had a heavy accent and half of the time my family could not figure out what he was trying to say. 3. After the first part of the tour in gothic quarter, which was somewhat acceptable, he collected us back in the van and we drove around with no further guidance from the tour guide as to what landmarks we were looking at and the significance of them. He was only talking to the person next to him in answering his inquires. We had no idea what highlights of Barcelona we were passing by!!! 4. The van stopped only once, and we were asked to get out for two minutes to take pictures. I asked him where we were and what was the importance of it. He answered nice view of the city. He did not even offer to take picture so my entire family can be in that picture together. All of our other tour guides were courteous enough to offer that. Overall, this was not like our other Viator tour experiences and we were very disappointed. It was a waste of more than $200 and our precious time in Barcelona.

Tour not as successful as we’d hoped

Lucretia_A, Aug 2023

Our young guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, but the tour was not as enjoyable as we’d expected. Our group of 2 couples was picked up first at our hotel and a family of 3 soon joined us. The van was extremely crowded, with one passenger squashed in the front between the driver and guide, and the rest of us hampered by a seat that wouldn’t move properly to enable people to get to the back seat easily. For most of the driving portion of the tour the guide did not attempt to speak to us, so we had no idea what buildings we were passing. We tried to ask questions, so he eventually began to address all of us—but the folks in the rear seat couldn’t hear. Before embarking upon the walking portion of the tour into the Gothic Quarter, our guide graciously offered to take us to a store where most of the group purchased umbrellas to aid us in the unexpected rain. We enjoyed the walk and commentary through the alleys of the quarter; for me this was the highlight of the tour. Afterwards we drove to Montjuic for panoramic photos and a quick drive past interesting buildings that either weren’t identified or were mentioned too late for us to figure out what was what. From there we drove through a small part of Passeig de Gracia before being dropped off at our hotels. We did not pass by Casa Mila or the Basilica de La Sagrada Familia as advertised, nor did we see the Temple of August in the Gothic Quarter, Las Ramblas, La Boqueris, and La Barceloneta. We’d understood from an early email that the tour would end around 2 pm, but we were dropped off back at the hotel at 12:30 pm without explanation. We were sorry to have missed several of the sights described in the Viator tour description, but by that time most of were glad to escape the van and heavy traffic. I’m glad we saw what we did, but the experience could have been so much better.

A beautiful tour experience!

Madeline_G, Jul 2023

What a wonderful day! David was a delightful, knowledgeable and fun tour guide! He easily and safely drove us through a busy city to see the beautiful sites, giving us many historical details as we passed through. From Barceloneta to Montjuic to the old town to a tour around the outside of Sagrada Familia, every moment was interesting and beautiful! David was thoughtful in making stops for us and adding little extras, like photographs and stopping in the market. Thank you, David! I will remember this tour of your city, Barcelona!

Miscommunication

Linda_H, Jun 2023

We give Liana 5 stars. However the issues were out of her control. We asked that our luggage stay in the van and that we be dropped off at the port. The company should have made us aware this was not possible. As a result we had to pay to store our luggage during the tour then pay for a taxi to take us to the port

Sites of Barcelona

Rosanna_S, Jun 2023

Seeing the beautiful sites. Our tour guide Stephanie and our driver were great. We had a fantastic lunch. One recommendation would to provide guests with small bottles of water.

Excellent tour!

Peter_F, Jun 2023

Our guide Adrian, was informative, knowledgeable and friendly. It was a worthwhile experience becoming familiar with the city so that we can plan further along where we want to visit with more detail. I highly recommend this tour!

Tour never happened

Bob_B, Jun 2023

The walk never happened. Someone from the company sent a message saying the person giving the walk was sick and could we do it another day. That message came very late on Thursday night. We replied the next morning that we could not as we already had tours booked. OK, that happens, but then we never got another reply despite a follow up request and have heard nothing since. I would have thought the company would pro-actively offer a refund but apparently not, so we have asked Viator for a refund and been told a reply would take a week. Not great client service.

Awesome

karen_c, May 2023

Great tour Giovanni was excellent tour guide friendly professional a lot of fun learned a lot about the beautiful city in Barcelona

Horrible tour and tour guide.

Holly_S, May 2023

This is one of maybe two poor reviews I have ever given for a tour but this one was very disappointing. The biggest issue was with the tour guide. He spoke TERRIBLE English and could barely understand anything we asked or said to him. There was a large amount of walking which the tour makes it sound like it's mostly riding in a van with stops for short walks or pics. Two older people in our group had a VERY hard time keeping up but the tour guide hardly helped out or even looked back while he walked to even make sure we were still behind him. Please hire an ENGLISH speaking tour guide for ENGLISH speaking tours!! Not just barely speaking English but fluent in speaking and understanding. Also please specify that it's a mostly walking tour and title it as such!

Adrian is the best!

Inga_G, May 2023

Adrian, the guide, was the best on this trip. He was excellent, knows so much both about history and present days. He tells the information in a pleasant way with iPad-pictures to illustrate. Keeps the group together although photo stops, makes sure everyone can hear and understand. Ask for Adrian as your English speaking guide and you will have a great tour of Barcelona!

Wonderful city and will definitely return. Got the best highlights that Barcelona has to offer.

DONNA_T, May 2023

Luis was very knowledgeable and kept the pace going. Very engaging and fun experience if you want to see the highlights of Barcelona in 3 1/2 hours.

COMPANY LET ME DOWN

Michael_L, Apr 2023

Very disappointed. We arrived at the pick up location, waited 30 minutes, no show, no call. When I called the office I was informed that the company canceled the tour because there was no guide available.

A disappointing experience

Jayne_A, Apr 2023

The tour was very good. We were very lucky to have had Luis. It started our 9 day trip off perfectly. My only problem was that we signed up for an English speaking tour and at the last minute 5 Brazilian ladies were added. Since they spoke no English Luis did his best but it was not what we expected or paid for

Great information and beautiful sights.

Cheryltodd, Sep 2022

Matteo was on time and showed us so many beautiful places. The history was incredible. We really enjoyed the tour and loved the history.

What a massive church.

Lonny_S, Aug 2022

Matt was a great Guide. He had great knowledge of the culture and the wonderful architecture. You are not gonna believe how massive the church is. As an American we can’t fathom that they are not finished building it yet. Do you spell great English.

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