Excellent Barcelona Walking Tours

[jarand]

We were just talking about our wonderful cruise that ended in Barcelona a year ago. If you have a chance to do the Runner Bean walking tours, they are excellent! We did the Gaudi tour and the Old City Tour. Both were outstanding and some of our best travel memories ever.

[mom4mom]

We were just talking about our wonderful cruise that ended in Barcelona a year ago. If you have a chance to do the Runner Bean walking tours, they are excellent! We did the Gaudi tour and the Old City Tour. Both were outstanding and some of our best travel memories ever.

 

We have signed up to do their Old City tour on our B2B in Nov. Wish we had time to do both. Can't wait! Thanks for reinforcing our choice.

[Baseball fan]

We did the Old City Tour in November. It was a pretty big group and she kept a good pace....but there were stops along the way. I wanted to do one this year but they don't operate on the one day I have...

 

 

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[Shipcats6]

Going to Barcelona in 2 weeks. About how much do you tip? 5 to 10 euros?

[Baseball fan]

Going to Barcelona in 2 weeks. About how much do you tip? 5 to 10 euros?

 

We tipped 10€ each.

 

 

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[kimkencruzers]

Has anyone tried Travel Bound Free Walking Tours? They leave from an area and at a time that would accommodate us better so I plan on trying them. Thanks.

[Baseball fan]

Has anyone tried Travel Bound Free Walking Tours? They leave from an area and at a time that would accommodate us better so I plan on trying them. Thanks.

 

I did find their website and was thinking of trying them in Nov, if I can get a late checkout. I did see great reviews online .

 

 

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[Shipcats6]

Thanks for the quick reply baseball fan!

[Ba' Datz]

Thanks for the tip. I was thinking of using another company that only had one tour at 11 am which would have conflicted with my morning schedule. This one seems to have a better route and they have 2 afternoon tours.

 

Definately a good find

[quercus alba]

Thinking about our Runner Bean tour still makes me smile--2 years later. :)

[palermo22]

I think we are going to do the Old City tour. My neighbor (who is going with us) believes it will be too commercial (he believes the guides are paid by various store owners to send them business) - I don't believe this - but if someone can just confirm (so I can say "see, you're wrong"). Those who have taken this tour - is it one of the better walking tours you have taken? Also, I read that tipping between 5 and 10 euros is appropriate - is that correct?

 

Thanks

[Xcitdcruiser]

Just wondering if anyone has done the 'Gaudi' Runner Bean Tour?

 

I am organising a group of 6 & this looks like a great idea. This tour requires catching the metro.

 

They don't intend on using the metro for anything else. Would it be ok for them to buy during the tour?

[quercus alba]

I think we are going to do the Old City tour. My neighbor (who is going with us) believes it will be too commercial (he believes the guides are paid by various store owners to send them business) - I don't believe this - but if someone can just confirm (so I can say "see, you're wrong"). Those who have taken this tour - is it one of the better walking tours you have taken? Also, I read that tipping between 5 and 10 euros is appropriate - is that correct?

 

Thanks

 

Our guide didn't steer us into ANY businesses. As I recall she pointed out a certain unique Catalonian Christmas tradition souvenir in a shop window, but I don't think we even slowed down for it. We asked her for restaurant ideas at the end, but she gave lots of choices. As I said above, it still makes me smile--just a really nice afternoon for us, with the historical and cultural focus that we were looking for. (And I think we tipped 15-20 for the pair of us, but we loved our guide.)

[quercus alba]

Just wondering if anyone has done the 'Gaudi' Runner Bean Tour?

 

I am organising a group of 6 & this looks like a great idea. This tour requires catching the metro.

 

They don't intend on using the metro for anything else. Would it be ok for them to buy during the tour?

 

We didn't do this one, but the guides are good about helping folks get their tickets and learn the metro, I've heard. Might be a good intro!

[jarand]

We did both the Runner Bean Gaudi and the Old City tours. Absolutely no businesses. The guides work for your tips and are some of the best we've had anywhere. We usually tip around 25-30 Euro per couple and consider it a bargain.