This Alhambra Day Trip was from Málaga, and it was really well organized. Everything from the coach bus, to the tours of all the palaces, went smoothly. And the tours were great! I chose the option to add the Nazaries Palaces, and was glad I did. This was another beautiful part of the tour. I give kudos to our tour guide. She was extremely knowledgeable, and was even kind enough to take photos of us. The only thing I would have liked, is a little more time in Granada to walk around and shop. But I realize we were on a schedule. This was truly a worthwhile trip, and is definitely a MUST DO!

Given the price to get into to the Alhambra is not that much, to pay €160 for a guide and a coach from Malaga is extortionate. I thought it would be special as I booked for the small number tour. 1. there is no rep for the coach. The driver, who doesn't speak English, does the pick up at Malaga and then blasts on the radio. 2. there is a pointless stop in Granada for an hour. We picked up one woman who then was a half hour late getting on the bus back. We were left to our own devices for an hour in Granada main town, half of which I spent trying to get a sandwich (see 3. below) 3. you are strongly advised to bring food. Not necessary at all. There are plenty of outlets at the Alhambra, including the very nice Parador. 4. Define a small group? I got the impression it was a group of no more than 8. It was double that and got very complicated as people had different bookings. People were grumbling about the chaos. Not just me. 5. The guide, who eventually met us at the Alhambra, was disorganised. She never gave us an overview of our trip, or an overview of the history of the Alhambra and spent time trying to find some very late arrivals. No, if you're late, you've missed it. Sorry. 6. Lots of queueing and passport showing - which was much worse as we were a group so it took a long time My advice? The Alhambra is NOT to be missed, but get a train or a bus there and go around on your own. I don't think the guide added much and she wasn't particularly engaging or engaged.

Thank you to Gonzalo for a wonderful day! He was kind, funny and informed. His love for the region brought it to life for us. He introduced us to a local resident of Capilerilla, and we had a lovely time chatting and practicing Spanish with him. Great food and great company, stunning sites overlooking the mountains and quaint small villages. We learned so much. Highly recommend! Be prepared for motion sickness if that’s an issue for you.

We met our guide Angela Rebora Garcia at the meeting point. She guided us around Generalife, Alcazaba and the Nasrid Palaces, her knowledge and enthusiasm made the tour extremely enjoyable. Angela answered any questions we had during the 3 hours it took to visit all the areas. I would thoroughly recommend this tour.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and very quick to translate all information into either Spanish or English. He was a very safe driver on the twisting roads, and we found the tour excellent value for money.

Gonsalo was a wonderful driver and tour guide! He made the trip very well worth it! We really enjoyed talking with Gonsalo to and from Ronda. We also had a walking tour, despite a little mixup at the start of that tour, Tonya had a lot of enthusiasm for Ronda which was obvious & showed us some amazing views! Lastly, there was some free time to explore Ronda & to have lunch but another hour of free time would have been nice.

Enrique was great guide. Car was entirely too small for 4 adults to drive from Malaga, very uncomfortable. Check type of car for your group and get commitment in writing.

Enrique was great. Very knowledgeable and personal. Very attentive over a Long day. Alhambra is a wonderful place to visit. A must do

I had a phenomenal day trip from Málaga to the Alhambra! There was only the three of us so it was almost like a private tour. I spent the day with two lovely Spanish ladies from Asturias. They were too sweet! Luckily, my Spanish was good enough to understand what they were saying to me. Too bad my speaking skills had gone so rusty I couldn’t reply easily, but we still had a great time. Our driver was punctual and a very nice and cheerful guy! My ticket to the Alhambra didn’t include a visit to the Nasrid Palaces which was a shame, but the Alhambra was gorgeous nonetheless! Definitely worth the visit. My guide at the Alhambra was very nice and knowledgeable. I learned a lot about the history and culture of the place. And her jokes were funny as well! I truly had a lovely day and would definitely recommend the tour! :)

Unforgettable place, breathtaking sceneries, impossible to stop taking photos that nevertheless cannot contain than a portion of such a majestic environment. The path is well set and the path is definitely an easy stroll for everyone - apart from those who suffer from vertigo. It was really up to my expectations!

DO NOT BOOK with this company (Discovering Spain). Despite the tour being “confirmed” by TripAdvisor, the tour company were flaky from the beginning and told me via email that the tour was, in fact, NOT confirmed. They promised they would contact me if they did get another reservation to confirm the tour. Which is a bummer but I get it and can roll with some uncertainty. I booked another refundable backup tour with a different company just in case. Discovering Spain never contacted me but I did email them myself 3 days before the tour to check in and they said a second reservation had been made by another group, so the tour was confirmed. So I cancelled my backup tour and thought we were all set for a great day in Nerja and Frigiliana. Then, the day before the tour (less than 24 hours before it was supposed to start), they contacted me again to say their second party had cancelled their reservation so our tour was now cancelled. THE DAY BEFORE. Outside the cancellation window. After I paid. After already confirming it. After I cancelled my backup plan. I understand that they need to hit a minimum group size to cover their costs. What I don’t understand is why those costs weren’t already covered if the second group cancelled outside the cancellation period, since they would’ve been already charged (as I was) and the fee would’ve been nonrefundable for a late cancellation (I asked multiple times about this and they refused to answer). That is the entire purpose of disallowing cancellations within 48 hours of the tour starting. So this should have been a profitable tour for them even if it was just my party of two joining the actual tour. I believe Discovering Spain pocketed the other group’s money at 100% profit and decided to incur no costs at all to themselves by cancelling while screwing us over. This left me with a wasted day on my vacation due to a flaky tour company because no alternate tours were available to Costa del Sol for the next day. I ended up booking a private tour at THREE TIMES THE COST because I refused to let them ruin our vacation by wasting an entire day. I’ve been on many group tours like this and occasionally had a similar situation crop up where another group cancelled late. In every instance, the tour company has made good on their promise to their customers and simply conducted the tour with only my party of two people. I have never ever ever seen a tour company willingly totally ruin a client’s vacation day like this. People work hard to earn the money and time for vacation days. That’s the whole reason this company exists. Discovering Spain provided the single worst customer service experience I’ve ever encountered from a supposed “hospitality” company. Honestly, I don’t even think they should be allowed to list their tour “services” on TripAdvisor or Viator anymore. It’s a terrible reflection on those companies, as well. So unless you don’t care if they ruin one of your hard-earned vacation days on a whim or don’t mind paying 3x the cost to another company when they leave you in an impossible position with a cancellation less than 24 hours before, AVOID THIS COMPANY (Discovering Spain) AT ALL COSTS.

Disappointed. Our guide couldn't speak a great deal of English (we'd booked an English speaking guide), therefore not much information given. Anna was not particularly interesting. Guide dropped us half an hour's walk from our hotel on return.

The trip to the Alpujarras was a highlight of my travels in Andalusia! It was lovely to connect with beautiful nature and see a more traditional side of Andalusia. It was a small group and a nice, relaxed atmosphere. Our guide, Gonzalo, was fantastic- very attentive and recommended a delicious traditional restaurant for lunch. I would highly recommend this trip!

Excellent tour and the knowledge of the guide was AMAZING. Thanks for showing us around. This helped us really enjoy the trip

We had a pleasant trip , very thoroughly and professionally organized, went all smooth even with a rescheduling. The two minor points to consider are the Alhambra tickets are of different kind, with or without Nasrid Palace, with Guide, with Audio guide, which made the understanding difficult of what we got at the end (we chose the full access with Audio guide and was ok for us) The driver doesn't speak English and does not interact with passengers during the 1hr 30min drive from Málaga and back. Would have been nice to have someone that had the knowledge in order to answer some questions along the way. Over all as long as you clarify what are you getting with the ticket to avoid disappointment the experience is enjoyable. The time given at the Alhambra is 4hrs which is just right. There is a brief stop in Granada of about 45min. Strongly suggest to buy your lunch there to eat later on Alhambra gardens as there are very limited options onsite.