Private Tour: Prado Museum Tour with Skip-the-Line Access

Madrid, Spain

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy an enriching cultural experience on a tour of Madrid’s Prado Museum with a private guide. Sail past the long lines and crowded entrance hall at Madrid’s immensely popular Prado Museum with a priority access pass. Tour the museum with your guide in order to maximize your cultural experience; admire artistic masterpieces by the likes of Velazquez; and gain fascinating insight into the history and cultural significance of the artworks.

Private guided tour of Madrid’s Prado Museum
Skip the line with your priority entrance ticket and head straight inside the Prado Museum
Learn about King Charles III who commissioned the building to be built in the late 18th century
See masterpieces by influential European artists like Hieronymus Bosch and Fra Angelico
Admire Velazquez’s Las Meninas painting, and discover why it's one of the most talked-about works in Western art

What's Included

Private guide
Prado Museum Admission Ticket

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Museo Nacional del Prado
Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

01/01/2022 - 05/13/2027
Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Itinerary

Greet your private guide outside of the Prado Museum and immediately immerse yourself in the resonant culture within. Admire the neoclassical splendor of the building then glide past long lines of tourists awaiting entry with your priority access pass and begin discovering the 9,000 paintings and sculptural arrays that reside within.

Hear engaging tales about the museum’s history from your guide as you stroll through artfully lit rooms replete with artistic masterpieces. Admire Velazquez’s renowned Las Meninas and marvel at pieces by Italian pioneers such as Fra Angelico and Tinteretto. Gain insight into the stylistic features of periods like Renaissance and Baroque and absorb the aesthetic beauty of paintings by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch.

Bid farewell to your guide inside the museum after your tour and continue to explore independently if you wish to.

Museo Nacional del Prado

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Reviews

4.4

based on 20 reviews

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Excellent tour with Manuela. She was...

Thomas G, Jun 2018

Excellent tour with Manuela. She was prompt, very knowledgeable. This 2 hour private tour hit all of the highlights of pictures you must see when visiting the Prado. She then dropped us at the cafe where we had some refreshment and we were then free to explore further on our own. An excellent way to be introduced to the Prado. Her expert commentary enhanced the experience.

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Thank you very much for your comment, Manuela knows your opinion about the tour. We hope you come back soon and can visit with us more museums and cities around Madrid. Thank you very much. Best regards.

I booked this tour for my family as...

Patricia_S, Feb 2018

I booked this tour for my family as I really wanted them to see this museum because its, in my opinion, one of the best in the world. My mother and I could spend days on our own in an art museum but my father and two sisters need information to be fed to them as its just not their thing. I thought this would be the perfect tour to please everyone- you see all the highlights, hear about the background and artist, but the timeline is not too short nor too long. This ended up being one of our favorite tours as everyone was satisfied and pleased with the time and information. Years later one of my sisters went with a study abroad tour where they didn't have any sort of guide and she was still able to explain information about the paintings!

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Thank you very much for your comment, we are glad that you and your family like the tour. We remain at your disposal when you return to Spain. Best regards.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and...

KELLY_S, Sep 2017

Our guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to see many different perspectives in the art. Definitely would recommend this tour

The tour was terrible. She had...

Michele J, Jun 2016

The tour was terrible. She had little knowledge of the art, was unprepared and on her phone. Worst!

We were able to wedge this into a 1...

Isabelle_L, Apr 2016

We were able to wedge this into a 1 1/2 hours between other tours and our guide was very flexible. We hit it right when it was not very busy right before it opens for free in the evenings for locals and it was perfect timing. Our guide was wonderful and picked just the right pieces and commentary to leave an impression. Especially neat was her explanation of the changing perspective of a table in a work, as you move around the gallery.

It was okay but we couldnt...

Maria V, Sep 2015

It was okay but we couldnt understand much our guide. He was nice but his english articulation was not so good. He did take us to the most important pieces of the museum and did his best to speak clearly, but sometimes, it was hard to understand.

The tour guide was excellent and we...

Barbara L, Sep 2015

The tour guide was excellent and we enjoyed the Prado very much.

Our very knowledgeable guide not...

Nancy V, Aug 2015

Our very knowledgeable guide not only escorted us to the highlights of the museum but set the paintings in their historical context and discussed why each was important.

We only had 24 hours in Madrid with...

Ruthie , Jun 2015

We only had 24 hours in Madrid with a requirement to see the great paintings of the Spanish School in the Prado. We were very happy to have booked the Skip the line tour with Marie. Marie was well informed, delightful and had been guiding Prado and other museum tours for over 25 years. Her stories were fun, lovely sense of humour and managed us around the plethorah of people to see what we wanted to see. The bonus for us was the 10 Picassos which were on exhibition from Basel. I would recommend this tour to anyone who specifically is timebound and wants to see specific galleries in the Prado.

Maria was fantastic, so...

Antonia K, May 2015

Maria was fantastic, so knowledgeable. she taught me things about the paintings I never knew. the Prado is an amazing art collection, don't miss it if you are in Madrid and higher a guide like Maria to teach you about the art. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

The tour guide was very...

Susan C, May 2015

The tour guide was very knowledgeable about both the art, and the best way to navigate the collection. We saw so much in two hours, much more than we would have if we had wandered around on our own.

The guide we had was very difficult...

John E, Apr 2015

The guide we had was very difficult for us to understand. And he was over bearing. We had little or no time to enjoy the museum as he kept us on such a tight leash. Would just have a head set next time and go at our leisure.

Our guide focused the tour on the...

Stan D, Jan 2015

Our guide focused the tour on the masterpieces. He provided a deep knowledge of both the painting and the artists

She was amazing - our tour guide...

Carlos Manuel B, Jul 2014

She was amazing - our tour guide ties different periods of art history together explaining the various influences certain artist la had on each other and on specific movements - she was the best! Strongly recommend her.

I highly recommend this for anyone...

Steven W, Jun 2013

I highly recommend this for anyone traveling from another country. Cutting to the chase in regard to the highlights of the facility are nice whenever time is an issue. The tour guide knows exactly what major highlights to show you in a timely fashion and is wonderful at knowing the history.

Tres intéressante de faire la visite...

INAKI B, May 2016

Tres intéressante de faire la visite avec une guide. Elle nous a parlé des différentes époques nous a présenté les oeuvres et la vie de certains peintres. ce fut très instructif. madame badiola

Fue muy buena experiencia, el guía...

Cuauhtemoc M, Jan 2016

Fue muy buena experiencia, el guía sabia del tema en cada exposición de la pintura en concreto y del autor, muy instructivo, porque da detalles que a simple vista no se observan.