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Granada Walking Tour with Alhambra Gardens from Malaga

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Overview

Visit the Alhambra and Granada on a day-long excursion from Malaga. With a guide, explore the UNESCO-listed Alhambra palace, admiring incredible Islamic architecture around the complex. After visiting the main highlights, Charles V Palace, and the Generalife Gardens, check out the landmarks of Granada on a walking tour. Numbers are limited to 20 people, and the experience includes round-trip transport from Malaga.

Day trip to Granada and the Alhambra from Malaga
Learn about the UNESCO-listed Alhambra palace on a guided tour
Admire elaborate architecture and visit the Charles V Palace
Take in views of the Albayzin enclave from the Generalife Gardens
Avoid long lines with entrance to Alhambra and Generalife included

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This day trip gives you more than just entry to the Alhambra; you get a guided tour of it, too.

What's Included

Air-Conditioned motor-coach
Multilingual escort guide
Walking tour of the historic center of Granada
Admission and guided visit of the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens
Transportation from Malaga directly to Granada.
Free time

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Av. de Andalucía, 10, Distrito Centro, 29002 Málaga, Spain
Avenida de Andalucía 10. Bus stop nº11, in front of Caixa Bank.

Start time

08:10 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your guide at a centrally located meeting place or wait in your Malaga hotel lobby for a pickup. Then, travel toward Granada with your guide and group. The historic town is a must-visit stop on any Spain vacation, but it’s the Alhambra that’s Granada’s main calling card.

Set in the hills beneath the sweeping Sierra Nevada mountains, the Moorish palace is home to dazzling displays of Islamic architecture that have earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Discover the palace's standout sights on a tour, then check out the neighboring Charles V Palace and the Generalife Gardens. Have your camera ready to capture the vistas over Granada and Albayzin, the city’s old Muslim quarter.

Travel into Granada for a meal at your own expense, then make the most of some time at your leisure. After a Granada walking tour, return to your transport for the journey to Malaga. Your day trip ends back at the starting point.

The Alhambra

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Generalife

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Albayzin

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Admission and guided visit of the Alhambra includes: the Mexuar, Palacio de Comares, Palacio de los Leones, Corredor-Lindaraja and Generalife Gardens. (Duration 2,5-3 hours approx.)
Please note that the itinerary of this tour will be subject to the Alhambra visiting hours provided by the Council of the Alhambra
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
Due to the policy of the Council of the Alhambra, all bookings must include for each passenger, without exception, the following data at the moment of reservation: Name and Surname all the passengers
Please note that the duration of the tour is approximate and can vary.
Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.
The tour will be confirmed once we have access to check availability of entrances fees of the Alhambra Palace.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
Any changes made less than 6 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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petebr777

We had 2 drivers and 2 guides. One guide was Alhambra only. All were professional and knowledgeable. Everything was on time. We had 2 crazies on the tour and the leader handed them very professionally. Everything on the description and what is included/ what to expect was done. The descriptions and what to expect are accurate and detailed enough to give you a good idea of the tour. I'm glad I took the tour.

Reviews

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Disappointed

PAUL_C, Mar 2024

Didn’t go as was told by tour guide at pickup point I wouldn’t get in without ID. I had been to Gibraltar so took my passport but didn’t expect to require ID within in Spain

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear PAUL_C Thank you for sharing this review, I regret to learn that you coudl not enter to the Alhambra by not bringing your ID, As all agencies are informed, the document details are requested to tramit the ticket entrance and requested during the tour, Best regards,

Canceled due to weather.

Karen_S, Feb 2024

Cancelled due to weather. What more can I write? How much more would I have to write to explain it was canceled because of weather?

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear karen_S, The Granada full day tour on feb 9th took place as planned, it was not cancelled due to weather conditions, It saddens me to learn that you didn't attend the tour to Granada with Alhambra,by not being at meeting point at the indicated time, As per you last email with our company, on Feb 7th you indicated that you would be attending, Kind regards

I have seen the Alhambra!!

Vicki_O, Jan 2024

Just felt in awe to be a part of history! Be sure to bring your passport for proof of entry. Address wasn’t enough to locate the tour bus. Stood in front of the building in the dark and couldn’t find our coach! But all was good once onboard

Good tour

petebr777, Jan 2024

Ok tour

Nina, Dec 2023

Visiting the Alhambra is amazing! Well organized! Granada is a big city, exploring on your own is not easy to navigate especially on a time constraint! You easily can get lost with the narrow streets that look alike! That’s the part of the tour that I dislike ! Overall, it’s ok!

Terrible raining day!

karen_k, Apr 2022

We were scheduled to go the day of the Sahara sand storm and pouring rain. We were cautioned to not be outside during these conditions due to poor air quality. I tried to cancel but was told no! I can't subject myself to unhealthy conditions and the tour should have been canceled.

Alhambra visit

Freedom144106, Oct 2019

The bus was late, and when we called Julia Travel, after some good minutes for finding someone speaking in English, a nervous lady told me there there are another 20 people waiting for the same bus, so why do I fuss about. As if the information that we are not the only ones left to wait in the street should have been enough. The guide was bossy, when he spoke, no one else was aloud to murmur:-), but well prepared for the trip. The local guide in Alhambra was a real pleasure! passionate about the topic, a lot of interesting information, an attentive approach toward us, so congrats!

Small group tour??

Helen_S, Oct 2019

Booked through this website as advertised as small group tour. So was very surprised when 52 seater coach turned up, and there only appeared a couple of empty seats when we departed. El Alhambra itself is stunning though the tour itself is fast paced and we did have problems understanding the guide. Be warned on leaving the attraction there is a steep walk down to the town centre then after a couple of free hours in Granada another 20 minute walk back to the coach again at a fast pace. You have to be fit!!

A must tour

Chris_C, Sep 2019

The Alhambra and the gardens were amazing and a must visit. The guides were very good, especially Andy who described the Alhambra and gardens very well.

Alhambra is nice, but visiting Granada was "nothing"

Birgitte R, Jul 2019

Alhambra Palace and the gardens was a nice experience, but the stop in Granada down town was 2,5 hours with no value.

Satisfactory

Dream39309335551, Jul 2019

It was all you can expect from a one-day trip. We've seen all of the Alhambra necessary parts (Nasrid Palaces included), and also a bit of Granada. A little bit rushed due to midday hours of visiting Alhambra, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Al Hambra tour

Anne_M, Jun 2019

We, my sister 2 brothers sister in law and husband found the trip to Alhambra great. The bus, the tour guide on the bus was very attentive. His English was good and easy understood. The alhambra was magnificent and all be that we walked for 3 hours, it seemed like 30 minutes, we were so engrossed with the splendor of the place. I would recommend anyone to go and take the guided tour as the whole of the palaces and gardens are taken in.

Alhambra Palace

Jeemol U, Jun 2019

Very good site. The tour rushed us through the main Nasrid Palace, which was disappointing. Spent most of our time in the gardens!

Way to the Alhambra was not so great what once you are there it's amazing!

LauraMilena_D, May 2019

I would strongly recommend to remove the guy on the bus. Hearing random facts about the region in 4 different languages is very annoying, especially when he doesn't make a correct translation (at least the German version was very bad) The guide in the Alhambra was great! Perfect German and had very interesting stories about the place. We had a great time there! After the tour we had around 90 minutes in the city center which basically it's only enough for eating something. It could be better to just return one hour earlier.

Alhambra

Kathleen_J, May 2019

The pickup was very smooth and the drive to Alhambra good and also offered one comfort stop. The tour guide Paco was very friendly, knowledgeable, spoke different languages clearly (including English) and gave us good commentary all the way there. The tour pick up from Alhambra was well managed and our guide was excellent. Note for some (not us) but there is a lot of walking and steep steps for those less able. Thoroughly enjoyable. What I didn’t like was the Granada town drop. There is no tour and virtually no guidance. The bus parking is too far from the centre of town and by that stage Paco was tired and probably only wanted lunch (perhaps understandably). Nonetheless it was a very disappointing component of the tourm

Excellent day trip

david_n, May 2019

This was a great day. We went to granada in the morning and the Alhambra palace after lunch.The guides were friendly and well informed. The day was excellent value for money.

Excellent day trip

david_n, May 2019

This was a great day to Grenada and the Alhambra palace. The guides were excellent and well informed. The Alhambra palace is magnificent. This is a wonderful day trip.

mistreatment of elderly event participants and poor communication with all participants

SUSAN_B, Apr 2019

An elderly woman had considerable pain and difficulty during the 20 minute downhill walk from the Alhambra. The guide left her behind with her husband in Granada, a crowded urban area. When we stopped in a plaza for free time to find lunch, the guide complained to us that he would have to use his free time to go back and find them. The organization should provide participants with the name and address of the bus meeting point (which was over a mile from the Alhambra) so that participants can make their own way to the meeting point without being lost. Verbal announcement of a meeting point in a strange city before people realize they will need it, is not a professional solution. The guide's attitude was shameful.

Fantastic experience!

Carina_C, Apr 2019

Everything was very smooth, the pickup was in time and easy to find and the guide at the Alhambra, Maria-Jose, was so friendly and really knew a lot of facts and could answer our questions.

Alhambra is amazing! The tour is teribble

Dimitri H, Mar 2019

We where picked up in the morning at 8 by a bus that was already packed! And some couples where taking dubble seats. We stopped after a hour for a 30 min “tecnical” stop. In the bus there was a guide (jean-piere) who we didnt understand all.. and we didnt see him much the whole tour. We where at the alhambra and had to wait 20 minutes before we could in because he lost members of the group.. the guid anthonio inside the alhambra was amazing! And knew alot. Then we where promissed to had free time in the city around 2,5 hours and we had to walk from the alhambra down to the city.. now are young people but there where also older people around 70 who had to walk also.. when we where finaly in the city, they told us that we had 1HOUR free time.. so everyone was upset about it!! And after that one small hour we had to walk again but now for 20 minutes to the bus again, instead of picking us up at the city. On the way back after a 45 min we had to stop for another “tacnical” problem, and guess what?! At the same resturant?.. then we noticed its just a deal between them so we eat and drink there something. Instead of letting us stop there 2 times they could have gaven us more free city time. Overall, the alhambra is beautiful! But i would never recoment this tour. Viator thankyou, tankyou for the worst tour i have ever been on.