Spain · Walking Tours

Alhambra private walking tour

3 Hours Round trip from Granada Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Guided walking tour of the Alhambra in Granada
  • 02 Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 03 Explore the Generalife palace and gardens
  • 04 Admire the Palace of Charles V
  • 05 Discover the fortress and the Nasrid Palaces
  • 06 Hear stories, legends and historical insights from your guide

Explore one of Spain’s most celebrated monuments on a guided walking tour of the Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Granada. Over around 3 hours, discover the layers of history, architecture and legend that make this monumental complex so remarkable, from Islamic palaces and gardens to later Christian additions.

With your guide leading the way, visit the Generalife palace and gardens, pass the Franciscan Parador, see the Church and admire the Renaissance-style Palace of Charles V. Continue through the fortress area and the renowned Nasrid Palaces while hearing stories and important facts about the Alhambra and Granada.

With your guide leading the way, visit the Generalife palace and gardens, pass the Franciscan Parador, see the Church and admire the Renaissance-style Palace of Charles V.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Granada
Languages Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Private or Group walking tour at the Alhambra - Itinerary

Discover the Monumental Complex of the Alhambra, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, that is the last historically Arabic city in Spain. We’ll go back 600 years to visit the 11th wonder of the world: the Alhambra.

The meeting point with your guide will be at the entrance of the Alhambra. Let’s start visiting the Generalife palace, recreational area of the sultans, and its garden. Then pass by the Franciscan Parador Hotel that was a convent built in the 15. century. Next visit the Church with some important images of the 17.th and 18.th century.

Admire the Palace of Charles V, an awesome Christian palace with Renaissance  style. Wander along its military fortress and finish visiting the renowned Nasrid Palaces: Mexuar, Comares & Lion’s palace while listening to stories, legends and important facts about the Alhambra & Granada from the hand of the guide.

The walk through the palaces and the gardens takes about 2.5 hours.

At the end of the visit, if you wish, you will go back to the starting point.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Granada 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Admission ticket (the starting time will be confirmed once the tickets have been purchased, so some flexibility with schedules is required).
  • Tourist guide
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly for groups over 6 pax

What's Not Included

Please see below the add-on costs that can be added in the payment process:

  • Extra hour with the tourist guide: 100€

Know before you go

  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • The starting time will be confirmed once the tickets have been purchased, so some flexibility with schedules is required
  • Alhambra private tour includes entrance tickets + private tour guide.
  • Accesible for those who has a limited movility
  • Not suitable for pets, unless they are assistance dogs. In this case they must provide their identity card. If a ticket to a monument is included, the regulations that the monument indicates regarding the right of access or not for the assistance dog will be complied with.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Granada, ES
Tour start
Granada, ES
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 hours finish where they began, in Granada.

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