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Excellent
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Great
441
Average
107
Disappointing
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Terrible
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Spain Tour & Trip Ratings
Tour Reviews
I think more optional or included excursions should have been offered in Barcelona.
Loved the tour around the cities in Spain. Tour guides...
Checked off lots of boxes--obviously could always have used...
Too much territory in too short a time period.
Good mix of sites inc icons, be my guest, good accom inc breakfasts, Seville and Granada were great. Troglodyte caves were fascinating Weather was also good but outs...
Just the great high spots and GREAT hotels. Very attentive tour director and driver.
All aspects of the trip including weather were great
Spanish wonder tour made us see, feel, taste, and truly experience Spain even in a short 8 days.
Saw a great deal in a few days. Really benefited from the know...
Too much in too short a time, but it was great that we saw so much, but not enough time to really absorb it. A couple of the add ons for extra money--were not really...
We saw everything that we wanted to see.
Would have been good to have an actual tour of Madrid and Barc...
Saw about 7 key cities during this 9 day vacation.
Well planed itineraries based on experience of past tours.
itinerary was very good/tour guides were very good
Interesting sites and great local experts. Would have liked perhaps a little more variety--perhaps some other cultural sites besides churches. A local museum might...
Liked all that we did. Good mix of things.
Short 9 day tour packed in highlights with several options to add further interes...
The itinerary was very thoughtfully designed to give a broad range of experiences.
The Toledo cathedral was excluded from visitation and this was my second tour to the Toledo and no one could visit this beautiful cathedral inside. Optional excursio...
Editor’s Take
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country
Many travelers sign up with tours to Spain because it is a country deeply rooted in tradition, religion, and the true enjoyment is in the details. Each city and region are different from the other, with different art or food scenes and historical sites.
For example, having a local guide during a trip to Granada would offer a full history into the islamic influence of the city while having a local guide around Barcelona would offer explanations around the conflict between Catalonia and Spain, not to mention the magnificent details of Gaudi and his life’s work.
Negative reviews for Spain tours are usually surrounded in the aspect of time. Most tours have itineraries that visit neighboring cities, and reviews often observe that a day trip was not enough time to take in all that each city could offer. It is also common in reviews to talk about too much time spent in the car during city to city tours and back to hotels.
Therefore, before booking, be mindful of the amount of hours you can anticipate spending in the vehicle and keep it mind that while a review might have negative comments about these aspects, they will also have positive reviews on the tour guide and the quality of the tour itself.
It is also common to find reviews with overwhelmed tourists. While Spain is beautiful and lively wherever you go, it is also riddled with narrow cobbled pathways, stairs, steep hills, and often strenuous long walks to see elevated sites such as La Alhambra. Before heading out for the day, be sure to have a big breakfast and if you are booking in the summer, be sure to wear durable sneakers, a hat, sunscreen and a bottle of water to not overheat.
That said, kindly take into account that while reading a negative review surrounding the sometimes strenuous trips by foot, it is just Spain’s terrain and has little to do with the guide or the tour company itself.
Most tour companies in Spain have guides that are bilingual and clear, which is invaluable when dealing with the language barrier.
If you want a professional take on traveling in Spain, see the Travelstride Spain Guide »
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