Madrid · VIP
Good vip experiences fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Meet your guide beneath the white umbrella in Plaza de Oriente, then enter Madrid’s Royal Palace through express security. In two hours, you’ll see lavish state rooms, art, tapestries, the throne room, royal quarters, and possibly rooftop views while guides such as Blanca, Enrique, Javier, and Juan explain Spain’s monarchy.
“How great to skip the line! VERY knowledgeable tour guide.”
At Calle 365 on Calle de Echegaray, you enter Margarita’s secret world with a password, VIP entry, a welcome shot, two beers or soft drinks, and two empanadas. The Colombia-themed club stays open until 3:00 AM, though free access ends at 10:00 PM.
“I arrived at about 18:30 as my ticket stated between 18:00 & 20:00. The place was dead. Just a few blokes milling about who were friends of staff. The ticket said included ‘alcoholic drinkS & DINNER’ this turned out to be two small bottles of mediocre beer and two bite sized chicken ‘things’ see picture’. By 20:00 another two small groups of people came in but I left. I suspect if it gets more visitors, probably after 22:00 then the atmosphere may improve. The decor was stunning but without any ‘party goers’ it was somewhat superfluous . Drinks, if you wanted more were quite expensive and after observing some cocktails…”
Visit Madrid’s Las Ventas Bullring on a 90-minute English VIP tour with guides such as Carlos, Leila, Eva, and Pablo. See the Grand Gate, chapel, stables, bullring passages, and museum, with interactive demonstrations and VR elements on some tours.
“We went on this tour to understand the culture of bullfighting without actually going to a bullfight. We felt as though our guide was very good in representing a different aspect of the art of bullfighting and how it fit into the history of Spain.”
Meet your official Las Ventas guide at Calle Alcalá 237 for a 90-minute private visit through Madrid’s grand bullring and museum. Learn the arena’s stories, see the chapel and bullfighter spaces when available, and try the virtual bullfighting game.
“This tour was one of the best we ever experienced because it was out of the ordinary. What made it excellent was our private guide. He was phenomenal having been a bullfighter. He was very knowledgeable. The virtual bullfight was so fun. Thank you for a great outing,”
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