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USD $40.00
Seville Afternoon Sightseeing Tour
Seville, Spain
Be seduced by Seville on a leisurely afternoon tour of this Andalucian gem. Built on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, lively Seville has a rich Arab legacy and colorful local districts such as Triana and La Macarena.
Your afternoon tour begins with a panoramic bus tour, followed by a marvelous boat trip along the Guadalquivir River for attractive views of Seville. Your tour continues with a visit to the famous pavilions and bridges of the 1992 Universal Exhibition, and the Carthusian monastery where Columbus prepared for his voyages of discovery. Note that on Sundays and Mondays the Iglesia de la Caridad (Charity Church) will be visited instead of the monastery.
Finally, you will visit Macarena Church (Basilica de la Macarena) to see part of the Holy Week in Seville.
A wonderful way to see Seville, thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Review by: Shirley C, August 2017
Andres was an excellent guide on 1 August 2017. He lives locally and knows the area and its history. Highly recommended.
Review by: Sandra M, July 2017
I loved this! We saw so many things! Our guide Antonio was super cool and funny! I suggest you do it because you will go down the Guadalquivil, go see the plaza de toros and also go to the Basilica de la Macarena.
Review by: Javier G, April 2017
Also very knowledgeable guide, forgot her name sadly.
Review by: Michele A, April 2017
Our boat ride was very nice, but the bullring was closed for a special event and there was a mass at the Macarena church, so we could not take pictures or get close to the virgin. The other downside was that our group had people who spoke 4 different languages, so the guide had to explain things 4 times for everything. It would be better if the group would be all the same language...more pleasant for all.
Review by: Josh S, November 2016
This tour was great. While the description might be a little vague on activities our group certainly saw and experienced sites we would never have found on our own. The trip started with a prompt pick up of our group with a drop off for the river cruise. We we were taken up and down the Guadalquivir River, visited the Basílica de la Macarena, and the Torre del Oro. If there was a slight negative, it would be our tour guide spoke rapid fire Spanish and English so our group mixed English and Spanish speakers occasionally had some challenges keeping up, but the tour was great overall and having it in the early evening only enhanced the experience.
Review by: Jane R, November 2016
I did not find this tour so interesting partly because the guide spoken very quickly and in a rather bored, routine fashion. She was efficient but seemed to lack enthusiasm unlike the 3 other guides on subsequent tours in Spain. I missed a lot of her commentary. I did not find the river cruiide very interesting, however the Macarena church is very beautiful.
Review by: Sandra M, September 2015
This was a nice way to experience my first day in Seville. The guide was very friendly and funny. We started with a boatride, and afterwards visited the bullfighting rink of Seville, which was not expected and a very interesting experience. How many people can say they have actually been inside a bullfighting rink?
Review by: Timo K, August 2015
They took care of our comfort very well especially in the hot summer. Good to get an overall idea about Sevilla, but couldn't gain detailed information.
Review by: Roberta M, April 2015
Would have liked to hear more about history.
Review by: Frédérique H, February 2015
The guide was friendly but he did not take us to the Carthusian monastery , as announced in the program on your site. I chose specially to make the tour on Saturday and not on Sunday to visit the monastery. When I asked him, he said it was closed . The tour finished at 6.15 pm instead of 7.p.m as announced as well in your program. I had a very good experienc with your organisation in Barcelona for a Dali tour. But this tour was just average and I wont recommend it to other people.
Review by: William E, January 2015
guide was very knowledgable
Review by: rob, October 2014
By the time we met our guide at @4:00PM she had already been with a couple since 9:00AM and it seemed she was exhausted at this point. She was very pleasant, but it was hard to follow what she was saying. We saw a few basic sights, but had to see most of the city on our own after the tour.
Review by: JOSE F, September 2014
There should be a better description of the tour. If we knew that included visit to bullfighting ring, for instance, we would not have taken it. As we thought that it would include a visit to the castle, we did not take the morning visit, and so we lost the Alcazar of Seville. The boat trip was the only thing that we enjoyed.
Review by: Gloria B, April 2014
The tour itself was ok. Our guide was a little speedy for my liking and a little hard to understand her English . The driver zoomed around the city so I didn't get pictures while on the bus. The tour of the bullring was good tho. Gave good bearings as too city layout.
Review by: Joyce S, September 2013
The guide was TERRIBLE!!! Spoke at supersonic speed, monotonously and was almost totally INCOMPREHENSIBLE!!! Kept looking at the watch, never looked at us people._br/_
Horrible tour, totally unworth of its price!
Review by: Ryan L, July 2013
The hotel pick up was appreciated. During the tour we visted the Plaza de Espana, the Bull Ring, Royal gardens and the Macarena Church. Air conditioned transport was appreciated on the warm day. The tour guide was lovely, and fluent in English and Spanish.
Review by: Em L, June 2013
One of the employees was extremely rude. The actual tour to see around city was never close enough to anything so you couldn't see what they were talking about.
Review by: Em L, June 2013
One of the employees was extremely rude. The actual tour to see around city was never close enough to anything so you couldn't see what they were talking about.
Review by: Philly, February 2013
Very good tour with excellent guide
Review by: Sue, November 2012
Staff were very helpful. Educational tour with lots to see.
Review by: Ibolya Eniko O, July 2012
I was not aware that this sightseeing tour doesn't include any of the important sights. At least_br/_
PLAYA D'Espagna have to be included. Time was wasted on minor tours with a very mediocre guidance.Nice and helpful people, with little knowledge. Or it was just too hot....
Review by: Irma, July 2012
A good tour for those of you who have a short time in Seville. My guide was knowledgeable of Seville. I do think it needs more though. You go on the boat ride which is fine and you can plan out what you want to see more of on your own but you do see a real Bull Ring which is cool to see. I recommend for those of you in a short time and it gives an idea to plan out what you really want to see on your own. The tour did pick me up close to my hotel which was nice.
Review by: jas, June 2012
The tour was good with a boat curise included. However the guide we had did not speak very fluent English and we had a problem understanding her. Also the guide did not give us any information about the Alcazar and the cathedral (the main attractions of Seville) which were in the city centre which we had to visit seperately on our own.
Review by: Lori S, November 2011
Would not recommend. Enjoyed the river tour but then the bus tour that followed drove by the same locations and repeated what was said on the river tour, only lasted about 3 hours vs the scheduled 4.
Review by: Asif S, May 2011
Mini bus was around 15 min. late. Though there was no one else on the bus to be picked up. The tour was supposed to last till 7:15 pm, but abruptly ended at 6. Tour guide did not seem to be more enthusiastic as there were only two of us. It was just so so.
Review by: William D, April 2011
Good, but I would have preferred to see the cathedral and the alcazar instead of the boat ride and bull ring.
Review by: Asif S, March 2011
Mini bus was around 15 min. late. Though there was no one else on the bus to be picked up. The tour was supposed to last till 7:15 pm, but abruptly ended at 6. Tour guide did not seem to be more enthusiastic as there were only two of us. It was just so so.
Review by: Carlos C, January 2011
Nothing really worth seeing, the boat trip was nice but didnt really "show" you anything except some interesting bridges over the river.
Review by: Carlos C, October 2010
Nothing really worth seeing, the boat trip was nice but didnt really "show" you anything except some interesting bridges over the river.
Review by: Carlos C, October 2010
Nothing really worth seeing, the boat trip was nice but didnt really "show" you anything except some interesting bridges over the river.
Review by: Angela M, United Kingdom, June 2010
Very good your. River trip and 'Italica'. The guide was excellent.
Review by: Anonymous, Malaysia, June 2010
A relaxing tour if you have the extra time to spend & have covered on the other major attractions
Review by: HAMIDON A, June 2010
A relaxing tour if you have the extra time to spend & have covered on the other major attractions
Review by: Ruth K, August 2009
In the description of the tour, it says that it is a panoramic tour followed by visits to La Macarena, the Expo Site and the river cruise. As it turned out, we found out that the tour only takes you to Three places - La Macarena, the Church of Charity and the Expo Site, to be followed by a river cruise. These are minor sights in Seville and we did not by any means have any panoramic tour of the city unless you want to count the 20-minute drive from our hotel to pick up the guide as a panoramic tour! When I found out from the guide that we would not even get to see the Seville Cathedral on this tour, I insisted on changing the itinerary to visiting the Cathedral and skipping La Macarena and the Expo Site. Since our party of 8 were the only people on this tour, we managed to get the guide to change the itinerary on the agreement that we would pay for the entrance to the Cathedral ourselves. I really think that any tour of Seville without the Cathedral can't be a proper city tour and I certainly cannot understand how a tour which only visits 3 places can describe itself as a panoramic tour. My recommendation is do the morning "classic" tour which, according to our guide, covers the major sights, or if you only have one afternoon, do the sightseeing by yourself. This tour is a waste of time. Also, the guide's English is rather incomprehensible even to somebody like me who is a linguist by training. She also did not seem to care whether people understood her or not. I have joined numerous tours before and this is no doubt the worst in terms of itinerary planning and delivery.
Review by: Theresa S, Hong Kong, June 2009
In the description of the tour, it says that it is a panoramic tour followed by visits to La Macarena, the Expo Site and the river cruise. As it turned out, we found out that the tour only takes you to Three places - La Macarena, the Church of Charity and the Expo Site, to be followed by a river cruise. These are minor sights in Seville and we did not by any means have any panoramic tour of the city unless you want to count the 20-minute drive from our hotel to pick up the guide as a panoramic tour! When I found out from the guide that we would not even get to see the Seville Cathedral on this tour, I insisted on changing the itinerary to visiting the Cathedral and skipping La Macarena and the Expo Site. Since our party of 8 were the only people on this tour, we managed to get the guide to change the itinerary on the agreement that we would pay for the entrance to the Cathedral ourselves. I really think that any tour of Seville without the Cathedral can't be a proper city tour and I certainly cannot understand how a tour which only visits 3 places can describe itself as a panoramic tour. My recommendation is do the morning "classic" tour which, according to our guide, covers the major sights, or if you only have one afternoon, do the sightseeing by yourself. This tour is a waste of time. Also, the guide's English is rather incomprehensible even to somebody like me who is a linguist by training. She also did not seem to care whether people understood her or not. I have joined numerous tours before and this is no doubt the worst in terms of itinerary planning and delivery.
Review by: Ruth K, June 2009
In the description of the tour, it says that it is a panoramic tour followed by visits to La Macarena, the Expo Site and the river cruise. As it turned out, we found out that the tour only takes you to Three places - La Macarena, the Church of Charity and the Expo Site, to be followed by a river cruise. These are minor sights in Seville and we did not by any means have any panoramic tour of the city unless you want to count the 20-minute drive from our hotel to pick up the guide as a panoramic tour! When I found out from the guide that we would not even get to see the Seville Cathedral on this tour, I insisted on changing the itinerary to visiting the Cathedral and skipping La Macarena and the Expo Site. Since our party of 8 were the only people on this tour, we managed to get the guide to change the itinerary on the agreement that we would pay for the entrance to the Cathedral ourselves. I really think that any tour of Seville without the Cathedral can't be a proper city tour and I certainly cannot understand how a tour which only visits 3 places can describe itself as a panoramic tour. My recommendation is do the morning "classic" tour which, according to our guide, covers the major sights, or if you only have one afternoon, do the sightseeing by yourself. This tour is a waste of time. Also, the guide's English is rather incomprehensible even to somebody like me who is a linguist by training. She also did not seem to care whether people understood her or not. I have joined numerous tours before and this is no doubt the worst in terms of itinerary planning and delivery.
Review by: Martin L, December 2008
If you are only in Seville for a few days, I recommend doing this tour on the first day of your trip. It gives you a good oversight of the city and lets you plan where else you want to go for the rest of your holiday. The river cruise was excellent and relaxing. The tour includes the former 1992 World Expo sight which you may not ordinarily plan to see.
Review by: Martin L, Australia, November 2008
If you are only in Seville for a few days, I recommend doing this tour on the first day of your trip. It gives you a good oversight of the city and lets you plan where else you want to go for the rest of your holiday. The river cruise was excellent and relaxing. The tour includes the former 1992 World Expo sight which you may not ordinarily plan to see.
Review by: Keith S, August 2008
We couldn't see everything we wanted to because some places were closed due to Holy Week, and there were traffic problems due to processions. The river trip excellent.
Review by: Ingrid G, August 2008
Worth doing. The guide was excellent she was knowledgeable and explained everything to our satisfaction. We had a great time!
Review by: Keith S, United Kingdom, March 2008
We couldn't see everything we wanted to because some places were closed due to Holy Week, and there were traffic problems due to processions. The river trip excellent.
Review by: Anonymous, United States of America, October 2007
Worth doing. The guide was excellent she was knowledgeable and explained everything to our satisfaction. We had a great time!
Review by: Leo T, United States of America, October 2007
I do not recommend this tour. The guide was boring. The boat was filled with noisy people; we could not even hear each other.
Review by: Ingrid G, October 2007
Worth doing. The guide was excellent she was knowledgeable and explained everything to our satisfaction. We had a great time!
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