Spain Family Travel Review: Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Mallorca, Prado Museum, Cooking Class, Bike Tour, Zip Lining, Hiking

Review by traveler

Mack M.

7.12.2022

General Info

Traveler Review

Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Spain

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

My family and I LOVED our vacation. Our travel agency gave us an absolutely flawless experience with memories that will last a lifetime. They were always available and attentive. Their choices in hotels and apartments were excellent. The tours and excursions they recommended and booked were thoughtful, often unique and exactly what my family wanted. And they did it all within our budget guidelines. Without exception, every tour guide and transfer was on-time and courteous. I could not be more happy or appreciative for the excellent service that they provided.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

In Madrid, we had a tour guide was the best tour guide we had. I give her that award because she had the toughest job, making a trip to the Prado Museum enjoyable for my children - and she was successful! Her talent was that she told stories rather than recited facts. She made the art and architecture interesting and gave it life. It's tough to name a "best" because we had many excellent tour guides, but this guide wins out.
The entire family loved the Cooking class we took in Barcelona. The chef was incredible. She made the experience fun for the whole family and we ate one of the best meals we had in Spain. I will recommend this to anyone who visits Barcelona.
The bike tour in Barcelona was a big hit with my children and it was nice to do something different.
The Zip Line in Toledo was a very thoughtful addition to our itinerary. The kids really enjoyed this and it broke up the history intake a bit.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

The hiking trip down/up Tramuntana Mountain we would not do again. It was a hot day and the effort to get back up that mountain was way over any expectation that we had. Also, unfortunately, the tour guide was the worst one we had. A very nice person, but we went to two villages before the hike without much explanation and the trip overall seemed disorganized and not planned out very well.
In Mallorca, the family wished we stayed closer to the action in Palma Nova instead of having to walk/drive to the beach and activities.

Travel Company Comments:

Dear Mack,
Thank you very much for your wonderful review and valuable feedback. I am very glad to read that you LOVED your vacation and that we gave you memories which will last a lifetime. This is always our ultimate goal and seeing that we have achieved it, we can’t be happier.
Regarding the guide in Mallorca, I would like to point out that he is one of our clients’ favorite guide and one of our most praised guides in the island. So, not sure what happened that day. I know it was a very hot day and the hike was hard…As per the villages, the guided tour that you had scheduled that day, as it was clearly mentioned in the itinerary, was just the hike. The itinerary said “after the hike, you can visit the charming villages of Tramuntana (on your own)”. So, there was no guided tour of villages and that is why you probably found that there was no explanation.
We will bear in mind your comments on the hike and we will make sure not to arrange it on hot days or change the route to an easier path. It is just that the restaurant on the water and the little cove are so rewarding after this beautiful hike!!!
Again, thank you very much for your wonderful review and happy to have contributed to your lifetime memories as a family!!!