Private Barcelona 3 Day Tour

WHY THIS IS THE BEST BARCELONA 3 DAYS TOUR

✓ Skip lines everywhere. No need to pre-purchase tickets yourself.
✓ Cover a lot, and still have free time on your own.
✓ Let us suggest what itinerary works best for each day of your stay. Forget about what’s open and what’s not!
✓ Learn the stories that you won’t find in the books.
✓ Find the authenticity of the Boqueria Market that others will tell you it doesn’t exist anymore.
✓ Discover why the center of Barcelona reminds you of Paris.
✓ Understand the genius brain behind the crazy designs of Antoni Gaudi.
✓ Discover when is Sagrada Familia scheduled to be completed and how likely it is to happen.
✓ See spectacular views over the city from a variety of locations.
✓ Sample some great tapas, the way locals do – OPTIONAL
✓ And much more, in the best private Barcelona 3 day tour just for you and your party!

BARCELONA 3 DAY TOUR FAQ

COVID UPDATE: SOME SITES AREN’T BACK TO THEIR USUAL OPENING HOURS. CONTACT US TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS.

THIS PRIVATE 3 DAY BARCELONA TOUR RUNS: Every day. We’ll be happy to suggest the best day for each tour depending on your trip dates, but in case you are curious, here are some things to take into account:

OLD TOWN TOUR:
– Sunday: No visits allowed in the Cathedral of St. Eulàlia and the Boqueria Market is closed.
– Monday: The Picasso Museum is closed (except May thru September, included) and the Boqueria Market is only partially open.
– Tuesday thru Thursday after 4 PM: The Boqueria Market is only partially open.
MONTJUIC TOUR:
– Monday: The Miró Foundation is closed.
– Magic Fountain Show: Click here to see if the show is on on your tour date.

TOUR LENGHT: 3 half days of 3 to 4 hours each, depending on your choice.

RECOMMENDED STARTING TIME: Anytime between 9AM and 11AM for morning tours. For afternoon tours, we’ll discuss with you what are the best options considering your availability and the itinerary for the day.

WHERE DO WE MEET? WHERE DO WE END? We meet at your accommodation within the Barcelona city limits. Alternatively, a different suitable point each day. We end at the last visited site (or back to your accommodation or other point of your choice, if you booked a chauffeured tour that day).

IS THERE A LUNCH STOP? The visit of the Hill of Montjuic can include a tapas lunch on request, and the Uptown Tour can include a quick tapas stop if you choose to visit the Sarria district. The other itineraries don’t a lunch stop. If you’d like to stop for lunch, please book one extra hour for each lunch you’d like to stop for (meal not included).

HOW DO WE MOVE AROUND? You’ll explore the Old Town on foot. For the other days in Barcelona, you choose if you want to combine walking and taxis, or if you prefer to have a private Mercedes car with driver at your disposal.

IS THERE A DRESS CODE? To visit the Cathedral of Saint Eulalia you need to cover your shoulders and your skirt or pants must be long to your knee. The dress code at the Sagrada Familia Church isn’t usually too strict, but they have occasionally banned access to people wearing short shorts (closer to their butts than to their knees), deep plunging necklines or open backs.

IS THIS A SKIP-THE-LINE TOUR? Yes! Our guides are licensed and entitled to skip lines and give explanations inside all the Barcelona must-see sites.

CAN WE CLIMB THE STAIRS AT SAGRADA FAMILIA ON THE GAUDI GUIDED TOUR? Only upon request. Click here to learn more about how it works, what’s allowed and what’s not.

CAN WE SEE THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN ON THE MONTJUIC TOUR? Yes. If the Montjuïc Tour is scheduled for the late afternoon, it can be hooked up with the Magic Fountain show. There’s different possibilities: End the tour there, so you can watch it right after, end at some nearby restaurant, so you can go on your own after dinner, skip one site so there’s time to see it with your guide, or extend the tour and have the guide stay with you during the show. The Montjuic Fountain show takes place Friday and Saturday in the evening all year around except maintenance works and special events, plus some Wednesdays and Thursdays during high season. Check their schedule here.

DO THE THREE DAYS NEED TO BE CONSECUTIVE? Not at all: Book your tours for whatever dates work best for you, even if they are weeks apart (like one day before departing on a cruise and the other day when you are back). We’ll be happy to recommend what itinerary works best for each day, depending on your available dates.

CAN I CREATE MY OWN MIX OF ABRIDGED, STANDARD AND PREMIUM TOURS? Sure. Maybe one day you only need three hours, but the next day you want to splurge on a driver, and the next a driver doesn’t make sense but you want to go for the full 4 hours by foot. Or maybe you only need 3 hours each day… That’s not a problem! Whatever works best for you, works for us.

HOW DOES THE 3-HOUR TOUR OPTION WORK? The 3-hour tour option allows you to visit everything in the day itinerary minus one site or area of your choice. This is great if your budget is tight, or your energy levels not too high, or if there’s a particular site you don’t care much about. Because drivers charge the same for 3 or 4 hours, the 3-hour option is only available as a walking & taxi tour. 3-hr chauffeured tours can still be done, but their cost will be the same as a 4-hr chauffeured tour.