Barcelona Tours

[AZMembergs]

Hi All,

 

For those of you who will be in Barcelona 22-23 August:

 

We have made reservations to the following tours. Read on and check it out! http://www.BarcelonaDayTours.com. The personal attention and touring options are well noted by Trip Advisor and we think you’ll agree it’s a great way to finish off this fabulous cruise.

 

On Saturday, August 22, enjoy the combined Barcelona and Montserrat tour which covers all the main highlights of Barcelona, as well as the impressive site of Montserrat.

 

During the full-day tour we will visit all the highlights in Barcelona (including La Sagrada Familia, Montjuic, National Palace, inside Park Guell, and more), as well as the famous site of Montserrat with its spectacular views and mountain-top Basilica. You will have time to explore the sights and take photos, and you will see a lot in just one day of travel.

 

- Pick-up point: Barcelona Port

- Cruise Ship: Viking Star

- Pick-up time: 8:30-8:40am

- Duration of tour: 8 hours

- Price: 99 Euros per person + 5 Euros per person skip-the-line ticket to Park Guell

- Personal drop-off at the end of the tour - to your hotel in Barcelona

- Touring in a new, comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle (Europe's best) with luggage space

 

The price of the small-group tour includes transportation, petrol, toll roads, parking, driver-guide or driver and guide, admission to the site of Montserrat and all taxes. The price does not include the discounted tickets to Park Guell which they will buy, in advance for you, if you wish to join the group for the visit inside the park (5 Euros per ticket or 10 Euros for both of you - cheaper than at the gate).

 

Then, on Sunday, August 23, we will do the Girona/Dali Museum tour. If you’d like to join us for this tour, it would be very nice to have you with us. Girona is a beautiful medieval historic town with cobblestone streets, an impressive Cathedral, and an old synagogue. If you choose a full day tour, you can visit the Dali Museum in “Figueres” and see the unique blend of architecture, sculptures, and paintings of the famous Salvador Dali - you will certainly come out with an opinion of the man!

 

Please let BarcelonaDayTours that you read this post on Cruise Critic.

[id4elizabeth]

We did a tour with BarcelonaDayTours and they were fantastic. We did a slightly different itinerary doing Montserrat and Cava wine country with a wine tasting. It was great.

 

Have you posted this under your ROLL CALL. You might get better response there - a more targeted audience.

[JVilleGal]

Be aware that they do not take you into Sagrada Familia, we only walked around outside of it. If it's important ask questions and arrange for tickets to get inside. Long lines for tiks.... We where disappointed and I did not ask the right question ...

 

Just a heads up!

[AZMembergs]

Be aware that they do not take you into Sagrada Familia, we only walked around outside of it. If it's important ask questions and arrange for tickets to get inside. Long lines for tiks.... We where disappointed and I did not ask the right question ...

 

Just a heads up!

 

Thank you so much for pointing this out. Appreciate your time to do so.

Nessa

[JVilleGal]

We thought BDT were great and would use them again. I just failed to ask an obvious question ;)

Edited June 12, 2015 by JVilleGal

[Vineyard View]

We were not on a tour, but we did purchase tickets in advance to go inside Sagradia Familia.....great way to do this. You bypass the lines, and it is amazing to see. Be aware that your entry time will be a 15 minute window. I am not sure how strict they are about that, but I would not want to find out.

[DianeLikesToTravel]

How far in advance did you purchase your tickets?

[Vineyard View]

We had a few days in Barcelona prior to sailing so we waited until we arrived - but there were not a lot of options remaining even a few days out - during the last part of April. If you know when you are going to visit ahead of arrival you might want to consider buying prior to leaving home - particularly during 'high' season. It was definitely the way to do it because the lines were really long even then.

[id4elizabeth]

Great idea to get the tickets ahead VV. Because this is definitely a place worth seeing inside. The light coming through the modern stained glass windows will blow you're socks off.

[Vineyard View]

Isn't that the truth Elizabeth. He was a master in working with natural light. Your comment brought that memory to the forefront of my mind! 😊

[NancyiNJ]

Where is the ship docked in Barcelona? It is close enough to walk or do you need to get a ride? We are thinking of getting tickets to La Sagrada Familia on 8/23 before departure and are not sure what time and if transportation will be available. Thanks for any info.

[id4elizabeth]

The ship was docked in the main terminal for cruise ships - way too far to walk into town unless you're really physically fit. However, there is a port shuttle bus that takes you to the Columbus Column that's at the foot of Los Ramblas and you can see lots of sights in the Gothic old town area from there. There are multiple port shuttle busses and unlike some Viking shuttle busses in other ports, the Barcelona port shuttle busses do run continuously. I'd say the longest we had to wait was 10 minutes. However, to get to Sagrada Familia you'd had to take some sort of public transportation, either taxis or we did see a Hop On Hop Off bus, but don't know if one of it's stops is the church. Rick Steve's Mediterranean Cruise Ports book tells you how to take public busses and trams to get there. I would recommend this book as he goes into detail how to get from various docks into whatever town, and we found it to be quite accurate.

[NancyiNJ]

Thank you, Elizabeth. In August we are doing the back to back Bergen to Barcelona, Barcelona to Venice so have extra time in Barcelona. First full day we have an all day private tour booked and I have to decide if we want to do La Sagrada Familia as part of that tour with pre-purchased tickets or do it separate the next day before we depart. Tour is about an hour and a half and we already have skip the lines tickets for Park Guell as part of the all day tour. Just unsure about transportation. Will get the Rick Steve book.

Edited June 18, 2015 by NancyiNJ

[Vineyard View]

We did hop on hop off to get to Sagradia, with pre-purchased tickets to go inside the church - which you really do want to do rather than just drive by if at all possible. We stayed several days in the Gothic Old Town area as we have done before to explore the city - using a taxi from there to the ship. The ship did not dock at the closest pier to town, but was a bit further down. So like Elizabeth suggested, it is a walk if time is part of your equation and her experience with shuttles seems like a good way to go.

Hop on/off has three different routes designated by colors - maybe go online and check out how that might work for you.....also, greats Plazas off Los Ramblas to wander into and have a bite to eat - enjoy the flavor of Barcelona!

[AZMembergs]

The ship was docked in the main terminal for cruise ships - way too far to walk into town unless you're really physically fit. However, there is a port shuttle bus that takes you to the Columbus Column that's at the foot of Los Ramblas and you can see lots of sights in the Gothic old town area from there. ... I'd say the longest we had to wait was 10 minutes.

 

Elizabeth: many good points! Thank you!

 

The Barcelona Port is a busy commercial dock and way too dangerous for public foot-traffic. Glad the Port management realized this and has a good shuttle running. A little annoying, but vital.

 

(Be alert... we had a friend leave very expensive camera equipment in the back seat of a taxi as he paid for his fare at the end of Columbus Column! Of course, that could happen in any busy city we visit, right?)

 

Nessa

[JVilleGal]

Be very careful about your surroundings. Barcelona like many great cities has a reputation for pickpockets.

[Bashores1]

Hi

We are also doing back to back tours and are interested in the August 22nd day In Barcelona.

Thank you

Don and Gail Ziemba

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[AZMembergs]

Hi

We are also doing back to back tours and are interested in the August 22nd day In Barcelona.

Thank you

Don and Gail Ziemba

Not sure which is the best way to write to this post

 

 

Please email me privately and I will send you the particulars.

 

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