FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do not hesitate to consult us about any questions that you have. However, perhaps some of your questions are already solved below thanks to the frequently asked questions of our customers.

Why choose an official guide or a guide enabled?

An official guide or enabled in a city, or region, is a person who has a licence from the local authority, to act as tour guide in the given territory.

Please contact an official guide assures you that the person you are going to accompany, is a person with a higher education, Activities are usually TEAT (Technical Companies and Tourist) or with studies of History, Art, Architecture... and also knows in depth the environment, as they have passed the test of the Generalitat of Catalonia, which in our case, is the one who gives us access to the license.

Barcelona Guides Group, only works with official guides with many years of experience, who will complete their training continuously, with seminars, courses and new visits. In addition, we are all natives, by which we not only teach monuments, if not, we do live in our city through our customs and traditions.

What is a private tour?

A tour or private tour, is a tour where you will have a Guide exclusively for you, and the people who will accompany them (family, friends, colleagues...). We adapt the tour to the participants, their preferences, their tastes and also their ages, in the case of travelling with children or elderly people.

The ideal thing is that the group, no more than 6 people, but we also work with larger groups.

Where the tour starts?

We start our tour, where you prefer.

We may be at a point closest to the place that we're going to visit or we can pick up at your accommodation in Barcelona.

In case of receiving out of the city, we can also go to pick them up if you wish, but we will apply a surcharge for the displacement at the meeting point.

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What time does the tour start?

We adapt to your schedule, but always depend on the tour you go to perform, distances, hours of access to the monuments, museums and places to visit.

We recommend you to visit Barcelona for the morning start between 9.30 or 10.00 and by the afternoon, between 14.30 or 15.00.
In the case of excursions outside of the city, will depend on the distance and the route chosen.

If once you set the starting time of the tour, you need to change it, it is very important that you inform us as soon as possible. The schedule changes are sometimes hard, especially if we have tickets to monuments with hours of access set.

Punctuality is important, if you have any problems that will delay or prevent you from doing the tour, please contact us and let us try to fix it. If the customer does not inform and is not at the meeting point at the time, the guide will wait 30 minutes, from then on, it considers that the waiver of the tour, without the right to exchange or return the total amount of the visit.

What is included in the price of our services?

We make a personal budget, so that we can include you what you need.

Our basic service includes:
Guide service enabled by the Generalitat of Catalonia, in the requested language. Guide service does not include transportation. In our country, for the safety of the client, there is the figure of the guide-driver.
Management and organization of the entries for the completion of the tour.
Taxes: VAT (21%)

OTHER ADDITIONAL SERVICES:

Transport: Some of our tours require transportation to be able to carry them out. If you do not have transportation, the journeys we do on public transport, if it exists, combination, or with private transportation with a professional driver.
In case you need a private transfer, we can offer some of the companies that trust that is tailored to their needs.

Meals: If you wish, we can include in our tours, lunch, dinner, or any other type of consumption or drink. In the event you prefer to have the free meals, our guide will be able to guide you on the restaurants in the area.

Activities: Any other service not included in the previous points.

How to make a booking for our services?

To book our services, please fill in the contact form with their data.

If our proposals of the web, are not adapted to what you desire, detail everything you need, their tastes, interests, whether you're traveling with children and also the duration of your stay. We will design a tour to suit you and send you a quotation.

Once accepted to the budget and to ensure your visit, you must make an initial payment of 10% of the total. In case you have entries in monuments should also pay with your down payment, because you will need to buy and pay in advance.

Payment in full must be made at least 14 days before the date of the service.

Payment can be made by transfer to a bank account that we will provide you, or by Paypal.

 Cancellation policy

If for any reason you have to cancel the booking, I would have to assume the following cancellation fees.
If the cancellation is made up to 14 days before the first service, the costs, are covered with the initial payment of 10% of the total.
If the cancellation occurs within 14 days, and 4 days prior to the first service, the cancellation charges will be 25% and we will refund 75%.
If the cancellation is made between 4 days and 48 hours before the first service, the cancellation charges will be 50% of the total and we will refund you 50%.
If the cancellation occurs in the last 48 hours of the service, or the customer does not arrive at the place and time of the visit, the cancellation charges will be 100%.
The expenses by purchasing tickets, will be non-refundable in any case. Because once purchased will not be accepted or refund or change of date.

services

Our Services

These are our suggestions to discover Barcelona and Catalonia.
In addition to our tours as.

  • Visits to Barcelona
  • Excursions from Barcelona
  • Experience Barcelona
  • Other Services

Tours for short stays

Essential on your first visit to Barcelona.

Visits to average stays and long

If you have more time to enjoy the city.

Other visits to monuments and museums

We adapt to each client and make your visit as.Oh trust us, we are the specialists!

Tours for cruisers

A short break to Barcelona or Catalonia to be a recuerso unforgettable. We adapt to your time scale.

Montserrat

The Mountain of Montserrat, the Benedictine Monastery and Basilica of Our Lady of Montserrat, the patron saint of Catalonia.

Crypt of the Colonia Güell

The Colonia Güell and the Crypt of Gaudi are a must visit ....

Sitges, mediterranean village with charm

Its privileged climate and location were converted Sitges into a very popular place ...

Vineyards and wineries, tasting wine, or cava

Excursion a memorable one, for fans of the wines ...

Tarragona

Located in the south of Catalonia, this beautiful mediterranean city ...

Girona

Discover Girona medieval with a nice walk ...

Costa Brava

The Costa Brava is one of the most famous tourist destinations of our country ...

Figueres to visit the Dali museum

If it is art lover, you can not miss the visit to the Dalí Theatre - Museum in Figueres, spain ...

Visits combined with lids and/or skewers

Flamenco Show with drink or dinner

Wine tasting and food pairing

Cooking classes

Transport

Airport Transfers.
Transfers port.
Transport for tours and excursions.

Guides and visits to other destinations in Spain

Some of our customers continue your journey through our country and ask us for guided tours to other destinations.

  • Visits to Barcelona
  • Excursions from Barcelona
  • Experience Barcelona
  • Other Services

Tours for short stays

Essential on your first visit to Barcelona.

Visits to average stays and long

If you have more time to enjoy the city.

Other visits to monuments and museums

We adapt to each client and make your visit as.Oh trust us, we are the specialists!

Tours for cruisers

A short break to Barcelona or Catalonia to be a recuerso unforgettable. We adapt to your time scale.

Montserrat

The Mountain of Montserrat, the Benedictine Monastery and Basilica of Our Lady of Montserrat, the patron saint of Catalonia.

Crypt of the Colonia Güell

The Colonia Güell and the Crypt of Gaudi are a must visit ....

Sitges, mediterranean village with charm

Its privileged climate and location were converted Sitges into a very popular place ...

Vineyards and wineries, tasting wine, or cava

Excursion a memorable one, for fans of the wines ...

Tarragona

Located in the south of Catalonia, this beautiful mediterranean city ...

Girona

Discover Girona medieval with a nice walk ...

Costa Brava

The Costa Brava is one of the most famous tourist destinations of our country ...

Figueres to visit the Dali museum

If it is art lover, you can not miss the visit to the Dalí Theatre - Museum in Figueres, spain ...

Visits combined with lids and/or skewers

Flamenco Show with drink or dinner

Wine tasting and food pairing

Cooking classes

Transport

Airport Transfers.
Transfers port.
Transport for tours and excursions.

Guides and visits to other destinations in Spain

Some of our customers continue your journey through our country and ask us for guided tours to other destinations.

Get in touch with us

¡Tell us what you want and we will make it possible!

Do you have any question or special request? We are here to help you. Send us a message and we'll respond as soon as possible to make your experience in Barcelona unforgettable.

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info@barcelonaguidesgroup.com

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info@guiasenbarcelona.com

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