Valencia Private Tours

Valencia was a stop on or cruise and we had only half day to explore. Highlights of Valencia’s was the perfect tour for us!
Vincent, our tour guide, was born and raise in Valencia…that was a plus for us, he was extremely knowledgeable and took us to all kind of interesting spots in the city!
We visited the local Market, tried some local ham and horchata which is a typical drink from Valencia.
We walked the streets of Valencia, visited an interesting archeological museum, went inside a beautiful church, visited the Arts and sciences area before ending our tour.
The whole experience was amazing!
We highly recommend this tour!

We absolutely enjoyed our full day tour with Vicent. Our tour took place during Las Fallas so the city is super packed and due to that several streets in the center get blocked off. Despite this Sarah was super flexible and ensured we got the best use out of the full day tour. Vicent took us on a small drive around/near the center and walked us through the cathedral, the area where the flower offering to the Virgin takes place, visited a museum to see ancient Roman ruins, and see several monuments of Las Fallas. This also included a quick snack at local spot where we ate fartons and drank horchata. In the afternoon we went to a smaller town about 15-20 mins away where we enjoyed a relaxing boat ride on the lagoon and had enjoyed a delicious paella in the town where it was born. We later stopped at a nearby beach to see the Mediterranean and ended the tour exploring the incredible Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. I recommend this tour guide for anyone interested in visiting Valencia! :)

What a beautiful city and how lucky we were to visit it with our guide, John. He was terrific! He and Sarah-Kate, Valencia Private Tours owner, customized a tour for our group so we were able to visit all the places we wanted to see. We were a group of 11 and John managed to get us around the city with no problem and made sure we saw all the highlights. He was so knowledgeable and accommodating and covered so much with us in such a short amount of time. We even sampled the yummy Valencian sweet drink, Horchata, and a pastry as well! So glad we found this personal tour instead of doing the large scale shore excursion of our cruise ship. Thank you, John and Sarah-Kate, for your hospitality!

Carlos provided us with an exceptional private tour of Valencia. He picked us up at your hotel and introduced us to most of the major attractions. It was a wonderful way to get an overview of the city and learn more about the history. I highly recommend Valencia Private Tours and Carlos.

This is the best Tour Service we have ever had. The owner Kate is extremely well versed in the art,history,and culture of Valencia. Extremely well spoken and helped us immensely to explore and learn the the area.

I had the pleasure of traveling to Spain for work. With the extra few days I took I decided to book a private tour with Kate who owns Valencia Private Tours.

Let me tell you how surprised I was with the way everything was set up. Kate is the most wonderful person with an incredible personality. Her knowledge of Spain is absolutely incredible and I feel like I got extremely lucky to have had her as a tour guide. She did not let me miss any part of
the tour and what we were doing.

I 100% would recommend Kate to anyone traveling to Spain. It was an experience I would never forget and worth ever penny.

I highly recommend this tour group. Sonia was our personal guide for two days in Valencia. She was wonderful. She was energetic, knowledgeable, very nice and spoke English extremely well. She explained the history of Valencia in a thoughtful manner with great respect for it's background. We experienced food and drink through the tour. She brought us to her family's favorite paella restaurant to experience "real" Valencian paella. If we return for another visit to the South of Spain, we will certainly use this service and Sonia.

What a wonderful tour guide Kate is. She is a font of knowledge about Valencia and Spain. Our group was tremendously impressed with her. If we ever go back I'd hire her for more!!

EXCEPTIONAL! The tour we had with Kate could not have been better. I am a seasoned world traveler and a former American expat who lived in Europe for 10 year and I have –never– had a better tour guide. Just as other reviewers have mentioned, personally Kate is warm, friendly, and vivacious. What I found to be singularly remarkable was her ability to make the history of the place come alive through the depth and breadth of her knowledge (she is a medieval historian and linguist) and her obvious love of Valencia in a way that was magical: I felt as if the ancient stones were telling their stories. In the little time we have left in Valencia we will make it a priority to book some of her other tours. If I could rate Kate with 10 stars, I would!

Thank you so much, Kate! You enthusiastically shared your love for Spain, particularly Valencia. You are a fantastic teacher of Spanish history. Our group spent a day long trip with you to L'albufera where paella originated, (rice paddies, a boat trip on the lagoon, local lunch) and a visit to the castle hilltop town of Xavita. Along the journey you summarized Spain’s rich history from prehistoric farming to its present day thriving democracy as only a gifted storyteller/historian can. As you said and all of us agreed Spain has to learn how to market its rich heritage better to the world. We were enthralled the whole time. Kate you so energetic, happy, funny and personable we are thankful to have met you. Dan and Sandy OMeara

Sonia was our guide at Valencia Private Tours, and my partner and I could not have had a better time getting to know the history and culture of this beautiful city. We had a four hour tour of Valencia booked and the time flew by as Sonia showed us the old city and its millennia-old transformation/development under Roman, Moorish and Christian rule. She also went above and beyond in providing us info on where to eat for the rest of our trip, what neighborhoods to visit and what makes the orxata in Valencia so delicious and authentic. :) Muchas gracias Sonia!

Kate's tour was amazing!. She is very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. She was responsive to our interests and designed a private tour to meet our family needs. We have a toddler and pre-teen and she was responsive to our needs as we navigated the day. She knew how to connect with everyone in the family. She made history fun for the kids and adults. It was great to have someone design a day of learning and fun while you get to enjoy your family. I could not recommend Kate more! We will be back and ask Kate to design another tour for us!

Only pick Kate! Kate was and is one of my favorite parts of Spain! She had amazing stories and was very informative! Her personality made the day. She is the type of person who brightens up a room. The tour was perfectly curated and each detail was enjoyable. She picked us up and dropped us off. We did so much in a short time because she is so organized! If I had time to hire her for more days and/or take a cooking course with her husband I would have done it in a heartbeat just to spend more time with her. She is precious - book her!

Professional, experienced and Kate´s attention to detail for each member of the group was very much appreciated.

We were a small group of 6. Parents, young children & grandparents. This was our first trip since COVID and we were more than a little anxious. Kate was very attentive and kept in contact the weeks leading up to our tour to make sure that everyone was comfortable with what was organized.

We were not an easy group with such age ranges etc, but Kate made it all seem effortless. My Spanish husband was able to find out things he´d never known before. My young children were entertained with fun history facts, games and exciting stories. My Dad is a history nerd and bombarded Kate with questions which she answered with enthusiasm and passion for her subject matter. I myself hate history, but I was hooked on the way Kate presented each place and I was sad when the tour was over!

Kate knew all the COVID restrictions and we felt perfectly safe in her hands. She had lunch booked (outside) at a restaurant that catered for everyone, young, old, veggie & coeliac.
We had THE BEST time in Valencia and have made a friend in Kate.
She was a like a family friend showing us her city.

Kate was a perfect guide, with energy and enthusiasm for the history of Valencia and the present day. She drove skillfully around the city to make certain we made the most of our time in Valencia and shared with us the uniquenesses of the fantastic science center. She then took us to the old town where we walked around to visit all the important sites there, including the Silk Exchange. We learned many fascinating stories of the important of Valencia to the history of Spain and indeed to the entire world. She also was most helpful suggesting restaurants and recommendations for making the most of our time in Spain.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Kate. She obviously loves her adopted home. She took us places we would never have visited or known about. We especially liked visiting her village and having lunch at the wonderful restaurant she recommended. She is thorough and don't expect any quiet time during your tour. She also had a genuine interest in our lives which was refreshing. You will not be disappointed with Kate as your guide.

Kate was such an amazing tour guide and, in all honesty, the best tour guide I’ve ever had. We had a large group when we went to Spain and Portugal but she made time to get to know each and every one of us. During the entire trip, even when we faced problems or time crunches, she always had a good attitude and made the trip 100 times better.

Sarah Kate is truly THE best tour guide I have ever had. She is truly so passionate, knowledgable, and fun. She brings history to life with her recounting and I was blown away by how much she knows, every single question was answered with such detail! Highly, highly recommend any and all tours with her company.

Kate was a wonderful guide for us, a group of four in Valentia.
We were two senior couples who came over only to attend
Las Fallas Festival from 17 to 20 March 2019.
And Kate had prepared the arrangement for us in details long before our arrival, accomodating our needs & interests in accordance to our schedule.

A special arrangement awaited us at the airport. The pick-up was exceptional amazingly arranged : our executive mini bus managed to pass 4 barricades of police to bring us to our hotel in the inner city, despite all traffics were closed due to the Festival.

And Kate personally brought us to see the beautiful sites of Valentia and explained us everything about the Festival.
Then when we found crowds of people blocking our way, Kate, although she is small but agile and smart, cleverly outsmarted the crowds to let us pass and make a way for us. What a relief..

Kate is a great guide, professional and very insightful about the area and culture in Valencia and surroundings.

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Kate made sure she had a good understanding of what we were looking for before customizing a tour to suit our needs. We visited numerous villages and towns within the Valencia and Albacete areas including Requena (a small medieval town with a castle) and Fuentealbilla (a tiny place where Spanish Football legend Andres Iniesta was born).

However, the highlight of the day was Alcalá del Júcar – a tiny village of slightly more than 1000 people built in into the side of the mountain. The village has a castle, caves and a roman bridge but I feel it is the uniqueness of the architecture and landscape that make Alcalá so special.

Kate is very knowledgeable of Spanish history and culture and due to her unique situation is able to give both a local’s and foreigner’s perspective

We had a wonderful day with Kate and recommend her to anyone travelling to the Valencia region