MADRID
Madrid’s best days out.
The 15 self-guided tours worth your time in Madrid, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the operator behind it.
Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring tour with audio guide: walk the Neo-Mudéjar arena, see the museum, and try a virtual matador game for $18.
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Skip the lines at the Prado with reserved entry and an in-app audio guide featuring Las Meninas, Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, and more.
Audio-guided Las Ventas bullring tour in Madrid with museum entry and VR virtual bullfighting game. Small group, 30–90 min.
“Our family loved it! We were not interested in a live bullfighting event, but the tour of this empty arena was family-friendly and truly interesting. The tour is self-guided; we bought 5:30pm tickets and had the place to ourselves!”
Skip-the-line Royal Palace of Madrid with a 5-language digital audio guide. Explore rooms, art and musical instruments at your pace.
“Le lieu de rendez-vous”
Skip-the-line Reina Sofía entry in Madrid plus an in-app audio guide for 20th-century Spanish art, including Guernica.
Enjoy a self-guided El Retiro Park audio tour in Madrid with offline maps and English/Spanish narration starting at Saint Jerome Church.
Skip-the-line entry to Madrid’s Archaeological Museum plus an English audio tour you can download offline—made for a stress-free visit.
Skip-the-line Prado entry plus a phone-based audio guide in 5 languages, with self-paced art viewing. Reliable when everything clicks.
“Horriblle experience, no more..we waited to received the tickets long time after the limit…and it was very hard to communicate”
Rent a bike for 2 hours in Madrid’s Retiro Park. Follow suggested stops like Palacio de Cristal at your own pace.
“Excellent bike and frinrly staff speak good English , I loved it. I don't have anything to complain about”
Rent a bike in central Madrid with helmet and lock, use the phone holder, then follow flexible self-guided routes at your pace.
“This is a small business with very friendly operators, good bikes, central location, affordable and flexible. Not much more you could ask for, except maybe less hills when it's 34c ;) so maybe opt for the e-bike. Well recommended.”
A smooth Madrid-to-Toledo day trip with coach transport and a wristband that covers 7 major monuments, from Mudéjar synagogues to layered mosques and churches.
“The bus ride from Madrid to Toledo was very comfortable and shorter than we expected. Our tour guide, Arantxa, who was extremely nice and dynamic, made it quite interesting along the way and while we were there. Event though we signed up for the tour on our own, she guided us though the first few…”
Rent an e-bike near Puerta del Sol and ride Madrid your way. Phone holder, helmet, lock, and a map for 8 hours.
“Schneller & netter Service! Das Ausleihen und die Rückgabe war ohne Probleme möglich. Auf unsere Wünsche wurde eingegangen.”
Madrid audio guide in a smartphone app: 84 tracks (250 minutes), works offline/online, multiple languages, no paper tickets, valid for years.
“The audio-guided tour is nice. we had to wait a long time though, due to the guide's organizational reasons. our appointment to enter was at 10 a.m., we entered after noon. Better to wait in line and buy tickets independently than to rely on people like this.”
Skip-the-line entry to Madrid’s Lázaro Galdiano Museum with an offline English audio tour on your phone and maps.
A self-guided Madrid escape game through major sights and historic spots, played offline on your phone with puzzle clues and flexible timing.
“El juego es complicadísimo, dicen que de 0 a 99 años y ni los adultos conseguimos descifrar muchas de las pistas, al ser difícil se nos hizo imposible llegar hasta el final. Llamamos para verificar la dificultad ya que íbamos con un grupo de chicos con discapacidad y nos dijeron que era muy sencillo... para…”
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