Segovia and Avila Day trip from Madrid with Gourmet Lunch
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Madrid, Spain
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enhance your experience of unique Spanish cities, Avila and Segovia, on an enriching full-day tour from Madrid. Alongside an accomplished guide, admire arresting landmarks such as Avila’s ambient Gothic Quarter and Segovia’s Roman Aqueduct and colossal cathedral. Enjoy a complimentary Spanish lunch in a rustic restaurant, and gain valuable insight into the rich history of the history and heritage of the Roman cities from your expert guide.
- Full-day tour of historical Spanish cities, Segovia and Avila, from Madrid
- Absorb the unique atmosphere of Avila's impressive Gothic Quarter
- Marvel at the ancient Cathedral and Roman Aqueduct in Segovia
- Receive an interesting introduction to the history and legacy of the cities
What's Included
- Bilingual Tour Guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Audio guides system
- LunchStarter of large white beans, roasted suckling pig, "Tarta de ponche" (typical Segovian dessert), and a drink
- Admission Fee - Cathedral of Segovia
- Admission Fee - Walls of Avila
- Pick up /drop off service
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- C. de Ferraz, 3, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.9:30 am
Itinerary
Acueduct of Segovia (Pass By)
Plaza Mayor (Pass By)
1
Cattedrale Di Segovia
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Alcazar of Segovia (Pass By)
2
Las Murallas de Avila
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Cynthia_T
A great day trip! The history and sightseeing in Avila and Segovia was incredible. Towns are quaint and fun. No time for shopping unfortunately. The lunch was yummy and so was the wine which was included in a family run establishment. You won’t regret the time
Reviews
4.3
based on 78 reviews
Cynthia_T, Mar 2026
A great day trip! The history and sightseeing in Avila and Segovia was incredible. Towns are quaint and fun. No time for shopping unfortunately. The lunch was yummy and so was the wine which was included in a family run establishment. You won’t regret the time
Raymond_M, Dec 2025
Great trip to catch a glimpse of Segovia and Avila. Well worth it. Tamara was a great tour guide and did and amazing job explaining everything in both English and Spanish.
Jennifer_G, Mar 2025
It was good tour to sample Segovia and Avila. The coach bus was very comfortable and our guide was extremely knowledgeable about each stop we visited. If you are looking for a relaxing tour to sample these beautiful cities, we recommend.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for your kind review.
We hope to welcome you soon in another of tour tours.
Kind regards
Nicole_T, Nov 2024
Our guide Patricia was great, hardest working your guide on the ground. As a day trip from Madrid it was super efficient and pleasurable. This was the first tour we’ve done. This would be my recommendation: Skip the meal and tour of cathedral in Segovia- to have more time exploring the city. We enjoyed the experience of the meal, but it took all of our time. Do the walk along the city wall in Avila, I was traveling in low tourist time and could have just purchased entrance ticket separately at time of tour. We had no expectations and ended the day happy and satisfied with our choice. Patricia narrates in Spanish and in English- and she does a really good job of it.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Dear customer,
Thank you for your kind words. We really appreciate them. Of course, we also let Patricia know that you enjoyed the guided tour.
Kind regards
JosLuis_C, Oct 2024
The good: able to visit both towns in a very comfortable bus.
The bad: company packs more than four tour versions into the same bus; which is a recipe for annoying results. Some passengers were visiting both towns, others just one.
Some passengers had pre purchased access to the key attractions, others did not. So it was necessary to double check and mark the printed list that the guides had, MULTIPLE TIMES! This was an unnecessary waste of time; if the company wants to continue with this type of operation, they need to come up with a protocol that does not necessitate checking for names in the printed list. We actually did not have enough time for a good lunch due to that ludicrous situation. In the past, we have taken tours to multiple locations without such blatant interference, because every person aboard the bus had identical itineraries. Either get separate buses or stick to one itinerary for all. DO NOT PUT MULTIPLE TOURS ON THE SAME BUS. Unless you come up with a streamlined plan to accommodate everyone on board, QUICKLY!
Also, tour guides must EMPHASIZE the departure times, before arrival. They mentioned once just before disembarking, and sure enough, some travelers ignored the instructions, or thought they were merely suggestions. We were told be here by 2:50. Most of us were, but we had to wait over 15 minutes for those lollygaggers. That is very inconsiderate. Put enough emphasis on punctual scheduling and stick to it. All our previous experiences in different tours were flawless. Not this one!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear customer
We regret that you did not enjoy the tour. However, we are not aware of any negative comments from other passengers on your tour.
Best regards
William_G, Jun 2024
Worst tour ever taken. Bus driver did not speak English. There was no tour guide until we got to the site. Tour guide did not have audio equip so we had to wait 1/2 hr. It was 80% Spanish and the tour guide, in order to make up time was so far in front of us that we never heard the commentary, we were rushed so it was difficult to take photos and had no time to shop or enjoy any of the sites. We were on the run constantly for 6 miles. Tour guide did not pay attention to the group or the count of people, we were losing people. She was more interested in running ahead so she could smoke. At the end of the trip the non English speaking bus driver dropped us off at a location and we had no idea where we were at. It was apparent the tour guide did not know what she was doing.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear Customer,
Thank you very much for your comments, they will help us improve the service.
We would appreciate it if you contact us through the following email to follow up
vptterminal@vpttours.com
Kind regards
Martin_B, May 2024
Our guide Monica was fantastic The bus boarding was terrible. A map not a confusing street address would have helped find the meeting place
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear Martin ,
Thank you for take your time and let us know about the tour. Please provide us with more details to vptterminal@vpttours.com in order to follow up.
Kind regards
pedro_P, Apr 2024
I have not words to describe the experience, was amazing, and our tour guide Jose Luis, hi is really good, and he knows how to make your experience unforgettable, thank you Jose Luis from Porro’s family
Mac_D, Mar 2024
For me Sevogia was the most impressive, Especially the catherdral was very beautiful,the history of the town and ofcourse the aquaduct
Ivan_A, Jan 2024
Everything was on point. Excellent experience. Overall trip was excellent. The experience was outstanding.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Dear customer,
thank you for your review.
We are glad that you had an excellent experience on our tour.
We hope to see you travelling with us in the future.
Best regards
Teena_T, Aug 2023
The churches and castles were beautiful and the history was soo interesting. I am glad she took the time to answer our questions.
Andres_G, Jul 2023
Great tour, bus ride was relaxing, tour guide (Vanesa) was very informative and knowledgeable. This is a great tour of both of the cities if you have limited time. If you have multiple days, see if you can get the full day tour and you’ll have more time to enjoy each of the cities.
Joseph_T, Jun 2023
Nacho our guide was outstanding in his knowledge and very open to questions. His expertise in recommending restaurants in Segovia was very accurate in their quality and service
David_P, May 2023
Good trip. But guide didn't explain much in English., about 75% of explanation in Spanish. Lots of walking tour description should warn people of this as our tour was slowed down by those who struggled to wait. Lot of time wasted in sweet shop selling Yemas. Should be removed from tour.
Samuel_D, Mar 2023
The tour guide was knowledgeable but didn't speak English very well. Thankfully we speak Spanish so we could communicate that way, but if you don't speak Spanish you may have trouble getting the most out of the tour. The bus was comfortable and the gourmet lunch was completely worth it! If you want to spend time in each of those places or want more free time, that won't happen. But if you just want a quick feel for both cities, it's worth it.
darrel_g, Mar 2023
Was a great trip . Very entertaining and guide had great knowledge of the area . Felt the trip was centred to much in spanish even though half the group spoke English . The lunch was awful. Better to have lunch somewhere else as the food was basic and poor value for money.
Christopher_O, Oct 2022
Well organised & great value. Office checkin was very good.
34 on the coach, just 5 English speakers - the commentary reflected this with much less in English but this did not detract for our enjoyment as it was mixed with much humour. Our guide, sorry forgot your name, was pleasant & very experienced & slick a with presentation style.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Dear customer,
Thanks for letting us know about your experience during the trip.
Feel free to send us more details here vptterminal@vpttours any kind of suggestion that could help us to improve.
Kind regards
ed_b, Apr 2022
Lovely towns, beautiful day.
The bus was uncomfortably hot
Group leader was very good.
Over scheduled, wish we had another hour of freetime
Lunch was good, interesting, but rushed with a commercial atmosphere
Response from Host, Apr 2022
Dear Customer
Thanks for your time to rate the tour of Ávila and Segovia. We are pleased to know that our guide seemed good to you. Regarding the schedule of the tour, tell him that we do it this way so that the client enjoys an explanation by the guide and a little free time. We must adapt to schedules that we cannot exceed.
We are sorry that you felt uncomfortable on the bus. We contacted our colleagues to find out what the incident was and try to fix it as quickly as possible.
We hope to see you again
Best regards
Melanie_M, Mar 2022
Wouldn’t provide a refund. Paid for tour with lunch but they never told me to stay behind for the lunch or where to go when we were dropped off. Would never go again. Called to get a credit or refund. They refused. Terrible customer service.
Ollie_C, Mar 2022
The castle at Segovia was amazing. Overall it was a very good trip. The review site blows for making you have a 100 character minimum.
Response from Host, May 2022
Dear Customer
Thank you for positively evaluating our excursion.
Best regards
Patricia_S, Jun 2018
Very impressed to visited. Lunch was goood and learned about their culture meal. A lot of walking. But all were nearby. Worth to visits.
Rosemary B, Nov 2017
I did this tour by myself and it was great! Rocio was very informative, caring and knowledgeable. Met some interesting, nice people. Avila and Segovia are a must see, beautiful and a nice get away for the day. Only issue was with the hotel pickup.
Suzanne_K, May 2017
Cannot rate this tour as we missed it. Hotel we stayed at first booked a ride to get to the VPT office, but driver did not show up, Hotel then told a taxi driver where to take us and still could have made the tour, however the doorman spoke very little English and Cab driver did not speak English at all and dropped us at a tour bus stop, which still would have been alright, but no one there spoke English and could not direct us to the bus. Were stranded in the middle of Madrid. Thank goodness my daughter found a city map on here i-phone and we were able to walk about a mile to Julia Travel, and then to a cab back to the hotel.
Beverly M, Feb 2017
I found this tour to be very interesting. Our tour guide was very informative, the sights were impressive and the history of the area fascinating.
MiguelA_G, Jul 2016
This was beautiful! We ate cochinillo the typical baby pig from Segovia! Experienced a festival which was beautiful
James B, May 2016
Very knowledgeable and personable tour guide. We had only 9 people on the tour and a bus for 50 so plenty of room for all.
Gary M, May 2016
We saw a variety of interesting things which we would have missed had we traveled on our own. The big disappointment was that the tour guide barely spoke English and did most of the tour in Spanish. She also had a soft voice. I probably was able understand 10 of what she said.
The included lunch was so so. Buying our own meal would have been a better choice.
James P, Apr 2016
The tour sites were excellent and well-chosen and important historically.
I can't give a higher score to the tour, though, because I couldn't understand our guide--she has a good command of the history and of English vocabulary, but her pronunciation is very difficult to follow. I would have got much more from the audioguides I saw some people using at the Segovia Alcazar and the video screen at the Segovia Cathedral.
Angela_F, Oct 2025
The truck is very good, the guide practically doesn't even talk to you, it's half an hour of touch and the rest is free time! If you want to learn something about the city, it is not the right tour.
It's a good means of transport.
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Rodolfo_S, Dec 2024
Guía muy bueno. Claro en sus explicaciones y paciente con los atrasados. No fue mi caso.
Viaje de ida y regreso tranquilo. Las instrucciones para el paseo muy claras. El chofer, también de excelente trato y gentileza
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Estimado Rodolfo:
Agradecemos enormemente que haya dedicado su tiempo a valorar nuestro trabajo y además nos complace saber que el tour ha resultado de su agrado.
En nombre de todo el equipo, le envío saludos cordiales.
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