Alhambra &Charles Palace Guided Tour with Optional Nasrid Palaces

About this experience

Explore Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens if you choose the complete option and enjoy on this 3-hour skip-the-line walking tour, led by a professional local guide. This tour option guarantees you'll have an Alhambra ticket and allows you to visit UNESCO-listed Alhambra with minimum fuss. Admire stunning Moorish architecture in the Nasrid Palaces and gain a glimpse into the lavish lives of the sultans who once lived here. If your option is Granada City Pass, the package includes a guided tour of the Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces, full access to the Alhambra complex, and the Granada City Pass, with tickets to Granada Cathedral, the Royal Chapel, Casa de Zafra, Casa de los Tiros Museum, Archaeological Museum, and Fine Arts Museum. It also includes a 9-trip bus ticket and one tourist train journey. Another option is to discover the surroundings of the Alhambra. This experience doesn’t include admission to the Alhambra itself but focuses on its nearby landmarks around two hours.

What to expect

1. Stop 1 · 2h

   If it is option selected visit the Alhambra. Perched high on the hill overlooking the city, the incredible palace complex was first built as a fortress at the start of the 13th century. Successions of Spanish rulers made Alhambra their home. Skip past the long entrance lines with your priority access ticket and walk around inside with your guide, hearing all the history of this fascinating site. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Step inside the Hall of Abencerrajes to gaze up at its star-shaped domed ceiling, and hear the tale of the massacre that took place here during a 15th century banquet. After exploring the palaces, head to the Generalife Gardens to discover where the sultans and Moorish kings of bygone days once relaxed. .

2. Stop 2 · 15min

   Palace of Carlos V

3. Stop 3 · 20min

   Visit the Generalife Gardens if option selected

4. Stop 4 · 15min

   Visit the old Alcazaba Fortress. If option selected.

5. Stop 5 · 10min

   Alhambra Surroundings. THIS OPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE ALHAMBRA ENTRY TICKETS. Choose this option to explore the Alhambra surroundings: Guided tour to Alhambra Forest, Puerta de la Justicia, Plaza de los Aljibes, and the Palace of Charles V.

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• Welcome Visitor Centre de Granavision, Junto el Hotel Guadalupe, a 100 metros de la entrada de la Alhambra. DEBEN ENTRAR DENTRO DE LA OFICINA / PLEASE CHECK IN INSIDE THE OFFICE

End point

• Salida de la Alhambra

• Travellers should not go through the official ticket office. The guide will hand them the tickets in person at the meeting point. • On occasion the Alhambra Trust may alter the order of the visit and restrict access to certain areas. In this case, the tour will be adapted accordingly without reducing the visiting time. The starting time might be changed. In that case you will be contacted by the tour operator and informed of the new starting time the day before the tour. • Please contact the local supplier to confirm your final start/pick up time if it is the option selected • Groups regularly change in size and nationality. In order to facilitate these changes, your visit may be given in two different languages • Please note: the Alhambra requires that all passengers provide the full name and passport details for each participant when booking. If not provided, the Alhambra may deny access to their premises. •For reasons of sustainability and cleanliness we do not provide headphones. It is recommended that customers bring their own headphones, if you can not bring yours we can provide them for the price of 1€. • Spanish and English language tours are confirmed but tours in French, German, and Italian require a minimum of 8 people to operate. The Italian, German, and French tours are not guaranteed, and no refund is provided, if those languages are not available. • It is mandatory to present the original Id card or passport to access the monumental complex • The Alhambra Surroundings Option: (Alhambra Tickets not included only surroundings can be visited) Explore Alhambra surroundings: Guided tour to Alhambra Forest, Puerta de la Justicia, Plaza de los Aljibes, Palace of Charles V.

Before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• On occasion the Alhambra Trust may alter the order of the visit and restrict access to certain areas. In this case, the tour will be adapted accordingly without reducing the visiting time
• Please note that groups regularly change in size and nationality. In order to facilitate these changes, your visit may be given in two different languages.
• Please note: the Alhambra requires that all passengers provide the full name, date of birth and passport details for each participant when booking. If not provided, the Alhambra may deny access to their premises.
• Spanish and English language tours are confirmed but tours in French, German, and Italian require a minimum of 8 people to operate.
• The Alhambra Surroundings Option: (Alhambra Tickets not included only surroundings can be visited) Explore Alhambra surroundings: Guided tour to Alhambra Forest, Puerta de la Justicia, Plaza de los Aljibes, Palace of Charles V.
• It is mandatory to present the original Id card or passport to access the monumental complex
• Granada City Pass, Alhambra guided tour including Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba fortress, and Generalife Gardens and tickets to Granada Cathedral, the Royal Chapel, Casa de Zafra, Casa de los Tiros Museum, Archaeological Museum, and Fine Arts Museum. It also includes a 9-trip bus ticket and one tourist train journey (if option selected).

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.