WORLDWIDE · PRIVATE PALACE TOURS
A private guide buys you the early slot, the rooms in the right order and somebody to answer the question you actually had. These 15 compare group size, what is included and how much of the estate you cover.
Explore Granada’s Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba, and Generalife with reserved entry, a local guide, and small-group options.
“Excellent guide. Superb experience! Maria was friendly and so knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and she helped us arrange a restaurant and taxi for lunch too!”
Review of Bangkok’s private Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun tour, with temple highlights, transport tips, dress rules, and value advice.
“What an amazing experience. It would be impossible to try and cram everything into a day on your own. Our guide was so knowledgeable and informative. Provided us with lots of helpful tips and advice to enhance our time in Bangkok.”
Review of Beijing’s Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with cable car, toboggan, lunch, hotel pickup, guide, and practical tips.
“Summer is patient in explaining. She is professional and provided great service. She made sure we are comfortable and and enjoy our trip.”
Review of a private Lisbon tour to Sintra, two palaces, Cabo da Roca and Cascais, with practical advice on price, timing and tickets.
“Our family had a great time on this tour. Luis is very knowledgeable and truly loves what he does. He went above and beyond to make sure we visited the sites we were interested in, and had the best experience possible.”
Review of a private Venice tour covering Doge’s Palace, St Mark’s Basilica, hidden lanes, and a Grand Canal motorboat ride.
“We did the 5 hour tour with Lorenzo and he was amazing. It was about 95 degrees out on the day of our tour and he was very sensitive about the heat with our group of three. He was extremely informative about the history of Venice and balanced that well with some fun and laughter.”
Skip the ticket queue at Knossos Palace in Crete, then explore Minoan ruins with a private archaeologist guide in just 90 minutes.
“We really enjoyed learning about the Minoan civilization and the Knossos palace. Great tour!”
Review of Granada’s private Alhambra tour, including the Generalife, Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba, guide quality, price, pace, and practical tips.
“Sensational private guided tour..this is a once in a lifetime place to visit so definitely recommend spending the extra and having a private guide. Ruth was amazing and so knowledgeable!! 10/10!!”
Explore Pena Palace, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, and Regaleira on a flexible private day tour from Lisbon.
“Carlos was absolutely wonderful. Very knowledgeable along with a lively personality. We would definitely recommend this tour, and Carlos for the best tour experience. We hope to use this company and Carlos if at all possible again when we return to Portugal.”
Explore Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Pho with a private guide, air-conditioned transport, and four hours of Thai history, art, and culture.
“Our tour was beautiful! Susie was a wonderful tour guide. Great English and a deep understanding of her culture and symbolic meanings.”
Explore Split’s Diocletian’s Palace and Old Town with a private local guide, vivid Roman history, palace cellars, and practical tips.
“Josko was a great storyteller. We enjoyed the historical aspects of the tour and all his fun facts. This tour is a great way to get started in Split, learn the history of the palace and get your bearings around the old town.”
Review of Beijing’s Mutianyu and Summer Palace tour, with private or small-group options, hotel transfers, lunch, cable car, and practical tips.
“We loved visiting the Great Wall of China – such a historic and stunning place! The tour as a whole was very interesting, and our guide Lucy gave us excellent explanations and was incredibly friendly.”
Review of Granada’s private Alhambra tour, including the Nasrid Palaces, Generalife, skip-the-line access, guide quality, value, and practical tips.
“I do not recommend this company. They don't communicate well before the tour. Messages had a rude tone. During the tour, the guide was not good. He kept rushing us, at times clearly annoyed that we would want to stop for photos at the scenic places. If we'd just bought regular tickets, we could have gone at the pace we wanted. He told us we could wait until after the tour to go back through on our own and take photos, but in nearly 100F heat, I don't want to walk through the entire area again with my 4yo, I want to take photos during the private tour I paid…”
See Split’s Roman palace, waterfront, old town, and Marjan beaches by private electric rickshaw with a local guide.
“Such a good time. Tired after all our walking so this is a wonderful way to see more and be kind to your feet!”
Review of the private Versailles tour with priority palace entry, a historian guide, and golf-cart access to the huge royal gardens.
“Great informative tour, with a lot of detail. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a private tour!”
Review of Granada’s private Alhambra tour, including the Nasrid Palaces, Generalife Gardens, Alcazaba, guide quality, price, and practical tips.
“Scheduling and meeting up with outs guide was super easy. Our guide Nacho was just incredible had so much fun with him, not to mention is knowledge of Alhambra was remarkable.”
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