Top Barcelona Shore Excursions - page 5

Sagrada Família is an extraordinary experience. Our guide, Berta, shared a wealth of knowledge about the architect, Antonio Gaudi, and his extraordinary vision for the cathedral. Her ability to communicate the many, many aspects of this architectural wonder was exceptional. Berta is also a warm and charming person who seems to love introducing people to Gaudi’s masterpiece. She highlighted innumerable features and explained them through the lenses of religion, history and culture. Fantastic tour!

Very nice and private tour. In just 1.5–2 hours, we got a great overview of Barcelona’s main sights. The service was professional and friendly, and the guide spoke clear and easy-to-understand English, which was perfect for non-native English speakers.

I didn't think the 2 of us could be in one sidecar so I had thought there might be 2 guides and each of us tourists would be in a separate sidecar. Imagine my surprise when Stefan showed up on one motorcycle, my husband wanted the sidecar, and I ended up on the back of the motorcycle, for only the second time in my life! Because I've heard about so many motorcycle accidents I have been leery of them my entire life, even though I have no qualms about skydiving, scuba diving, or snorkeling with sharks. But Stefan put me at ease once we got helmeted up with our bluetooth mikes to listen to his commentary and respond back. While riding I thought it was possibly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done in my life, not wearing all kinds of protective gear on my arms and legs. But because it has the sidecar the chances of bike tipping were miniscule if not impossible. After a bit I settled down and had the time of my life! Although the description says long pants and close toed shoes are a must, because it was so hot we didn't have to wear long pants and I think my husband had sandals on. Bottom line - we had an absolute blast! It was our first outing in Barcelona so it provided an excellent overview of what we feel was the entire city, and knew which parts we'd want to return to. This was SO much better than a Hop on Hop off bus because we were so small we could go down skinny alleys and really see the city, and we went to way more places than a HOHO could go. I will be looking for a sidecar tour of every new city we travel to, just because of this amazing experience. Thanks Stefan!