Segovia Half Day Afternoon Tour from Madrid

Madrid, Spain

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10+ bookings last month.

5 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the UNESCO World Heritage city of Segovia without having to hire a car. After a convenient bus service from a central location in Madrid, tour Segovia’s old town. Visit the Alcazar, the Roman aqueduct, the Gothic Cathedral, and the Jewish Quarter on a guided walking tour through the city. Ideal for travelers who want to see more of Spain but only have a short amount of time to do so.

Beat travel planning overwhelm and let a guide take the lead
Don't worry about missing what is being said, with audio headsets
Optional entry to the Cathedral of Segovia
Watch the world go by as you travel in a comfortable bus

What's Included

Confortable bus transportation
Tour guide
Audio guide system
Admission Fee - Cathedral of Segovia

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Other Monument Admission

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
.3:00 pm

Itinerary

VPT TRAVEL FOR ALL (Pass By)

Segovia

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Catedral de Segovia

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Real Alcazar de Segovia (Pass By)

Segovia (Pass By)

Acueduct of Segovia (Pass By)

Madrid (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
In the event of not being able to visit the Cathedral of Segovia (due to religious or other events), it will be replaced by the Alcazar or similar monument.
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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Reviews

3.3

based on 30 reviews

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There are no public...

Ted_K, Dec 2025

There are no public restrooms after the long bus ride. Took 20 minutes from the tour for everyone to find a restaurant to use the bathroom. Tour guide was great, took double the time to say the information in English and Spanish. No extra time to explore.

Super disappointed and It took everything in me to maintain my composure.

Tracy_B, Oct 2025

Do not take this tour it was rushed and between the guides dialog between Spanish and English it was super confusing and frustrating. The guide was not friendly, had a sour angry face as if she were not happy with her job today. I asked when we would be able to use the restroom and I felt ignored. I had to wait 15 min until we started walking. Also, I asked her to repeat what she was saying inside the gothic church to get an understanding. She said I don’t know. I asked other tourists and they didn’t understand either and felt the tour was rushed. She was very clear to make sure the tourists we back by the time the bus left otherwise they would leave us. We had 20 minutes to look around and get back to the bus. Well, we waited 20 minutes for the other passengers and boy was she upset. One tourist finally showed up as we were pulling off but a family got left behind and they had a young child with them! I feel ripped off as this tour was not very good.

This was a very good...

Ren_H, Mar 2025

This was a very good tour. Unfortunately, there was only 30 minutes of free time before boarding the return trip to Madrid. There was not enough time to visit the castle, dine and/or walk around the city. I would not recommend this tour if you want more time to explore the city.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Dear customer, We apologize for any misunderstandings not attributable to us and for any disappointments you may have experienced with the tour. However, we remind you that you booked the half-day tour, which is short and doesn't include time for the number of activities you mentioned you would have liked to do. In that case, you should have booked the full-day tour. Next time we kindly suggest you to read carefully the description of the tour so you can book the right one. Thank you very much for traveling with us. Kind regard

Very bad experience in our planned vacations...

Carlos_A, Nov 2023

We had a terrible experience with Viator and Madrid VPT tours specifically with the tour guide Cristina. We started taking a bus in Madrid that had already passengers coming from Toledo for a two city tour. In the bus Cristina, the tour guide, mention that some of those passengers tickets didn't include the Castle, Alcazar, visit. Her bad organization cause that 6 of the passengers weren't able to go inside the Alcazar even though we paid in advance. That means that 6 other passengers without having the right to get into the castle got in. She didn't validate the names and tickets with her list. The worst part was that Cristina had no 2nd plan. She didn't offer help nor walked to the ticket office for new ones. We told her about writing a bad review and She answered that She didn't care. The bottom line is that we came from another country and spent a lot of money to go to Segovia. Viator only and wrongfully gave us a reimbursement of 36 dollars instead of give all the cost of the activity.

Worst tour we have ever had in Europe

Keith_W, Sep 2023

Left 30 min late, broken seats on. Bus, radios did not work to hear tour guide, Never took any walking ir bathroom breaks, walked too fast , did not keep track of all participantnts , no care of older people in tour , never given her name or phone number for contact if needed. Tour should have a map of where tour was starting and ending : was to be English, only half was : no control of those on tour

Beautiful views, rich history-toured with convenience

Vijay_N, May 2022

Bus left at 3:05pm and reached back around 7:45pm, so not bad in terms of punctuality. But if I hadn’t followed the people who were leaving I would have missed the tour, the reception guy didn’t tell me the guide was here & I’d still be waiting The Bus ride was very comfortable, Silvia was very knowledgeable and gave useful details of the history and architecture etc all along the way. The tour is mainly of the alcazar castle and the Roman aqueduct (you can go on your own, in the 45 minutes remaining and shop if you like before heading back to the bus which left on time at 6:35pm) While walking from the castle to the aqueduct we saw the gothic cathedral from the outside and stopped a minute for pictures and walked through it the Jewish quarter Perfect for those who want a quick tour. If you want to tour in detail taking ur own take to see everything it is better to take the longer tour or tour by yourself. Very much worth the money!

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Vijay, It is our pleasure to read this kind review. We are looking forward to welcoming you again soon. Kind regards

Running, running!

dennis_h, Sep 2019

First of all the bus left the meeting place 35 minutes late, with no explanation. It was a rainy day so that may have played into it, but no explanation was given. When we arrived in Segovia our guide (Maria) gave us 15 minutes to use facilities or get something to eat, since she was hungry and had to get something to eat. Then we were told at the end of visit we would get another 20 minutes to shop,etc. The castle was beautiful and the history very interesting. When the castle visit ended Maria, said, "now we head back to the bus" she then bolted in a fast speed walk back to the bus, leaving the people trailing behind a few blocks. It was a very long walk, up and down hills. She did not seem concerned about the ability of her clients to make this high speed walk back. My husband has back trouble and cannot walk very fast. He is not elderly, just has back problems and had a difficult time keeping up. After we finally made it to the bus, there were several people still trailing behind. Of course, we never did get our 20 minutes shopping time, nor did she mention it again or why it was cut off. There was definitely some kind of problem with this tour or the company, We were very rushed and I don't think it was worth the price we had to pay.

Aqueduct and Alcazar of Segovia

Teresa_F, Jul 2019

The aqueduct was much larger than anticipated and quite the architectural marvel. The Alcazar was spectacular to see as well. My suggestions: have separate tour guides for each language as a lot of time was spent waiting for the same description to be stated in the other language. Not enough time was then allotted to tour the Alcazar and it was a race to get back to the bus on time. Nacho did a nice job providing details of the history of Segovia.

Not good at all

Rajit_J, Jul 2019

The bus was supposed be air conditioned. It was an hour and a 1/2 journey with outside temperatures of 103ﾟ and humidity of 76%. The air conditioner did not work on the bus and the company did absolutely nothing to rectify the problem. There was another tour bus available but they made no effort to accommodate us on the other bus. They did not even arrange enough time for us to get bottled water in order to cool ourselves down. The tour was extremely rushed. The tour guide spoke very little English and did most of the tour in Spanish. To be honest, less than 10% of the tour was in English where most of us had no idea what the relevance or significance of the different sites were. The tour guide was very abrasive and unfriendly. I would avoid this tour with this company.

They need to spend a little more...

Joseph_K, Apr 2018

They need to spend a little more time in the city, there was no time to eat the suckling pig which is the specialty there. The guide, Susana, was professional and knowledgeable and pleasant.

O passeio é bom - a VIATOR é top

MerolenPaula_M, Oct 2024

Quero avaliar a Viator, e não o passeio em si. Mas vamos iniciar pelo passeio, seria ótimo, se o que anunciava estivesse realmetne incluído (houve um equívoco na atualização do pacote, anteriormente estava inclusa a entrada ao Alcazar no anúncio e na viagem, posteriormetne a empresa que fornece o serviço retirou a entrada ao ALcazar, mas não comunicou à Viator) O ônibus que faz a viagem é confortável, a guia não era ruim, a cidade de Segóvia é linda demais!!!! Por tudo isso vale muito a pena o passeio. Nosso problema foi com a compra em si, pois chegando em Sogóvia fomos informados que não havia entrada ao Alcazar, apenas fomos até o local para fotos e tudo mais. A entrada pra catedral sim está inclusa, e um tour a pé pela cidade. (poderia ser com mais tempo, pois é meio apressado. Agora falando da VIATOR, venho agradecer a sua presteza e ombridade. Após nosso passeio não ter sido como o contratado, entramos em contato com a empresa Viator e prontamente resolveram nossa situação. Estamos muito satisfeitos com a VIATOR.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Lamentamos los posibles malentendidos no atribuibles a nuestra operativa. El cambio de monumento que usted menciona se notificó a las agencias hacía bastante tiempo ya. Desconocemos por qué su agencia no le dio el itinerario actualizado y es a ellos a quien debería dirigir su queja. Por nuestra parte, cumplimos con el servicio. En cualquier caso, muchas gracias por haber viajado con nosotros.