1 Day Excursion to White Villages and Ronda

Posted By : CAROLINE_F
María , our guide , was lovely . Very knowledgeable & informative .

If I could tweak the itinerary , I would leave out Zahara and the oil factory and spend more time in Grazelema & Ronda.
We had just enough time to eat in Grazalema but was a much nicer town than Zahara & no time to see any of it . Lovely scenery en route.

For those with mobility issues , Zahara has hills! . I have bad knees and walking down a steep hill into the centre was very painful.
Not enough time to see much of Ronda either (not helped by spending half of it with the police after encountering a pickpocket ) if you walk further down past the bridge to the other Roman ruins , you also encounter very steep, cobbled hills .

Despite the negative encounter , it was a nice enough day .
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 14:25:22

Posted By : 987harolds
Lovely day! Wonderful visits to Zahara and Grazalema, charming villages with oodles of photo ops; then on to Ronda, with its spectacular chasm, and great, sweeping views of the valley and mountains from the park. Bus was comfortable, and we had good conversations with other passengers. Lara was informative and delightful, and our driver, Rafa, professional and skillfully navigated country roads in the mountains. Great full day trip!
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 01:00:19

Posted By : BernadetteInda
This was an absolutely gorgeous day. Each of the villages was beautiful in its own way and I appreciated having free time to wander through each of them. It was easy to find the best photo spots and the guides were helpful with directions. The olive oil factory was a short stop. Breakfast and lunch were free time / not included in cost, so you can pack your lunch with you to maximize your sightseeing time or enjoy the cute cafes and tapas in the town squares if you don't want to walk as much. A very relaxing and memorable day
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 08:49:51

Posted By : Alba_P
I had a really nice experience with this tour. They delivered what they offered and it was money well invested since my time was limited and in a day I was able to visit different places, learning about the culture, the food, the history.... Our tours guides -Maria and Jose Carlos- did a nice job working with a group in which there were just Spanish speaking and just English speaking guests. I also would like to mention Joaquin, the driver. His driving style was safe and pleasant, which I really value particularly when driving through 'tight' mountain roads. If in Seville again, I will book other tours with them.
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Posted On : 2023-12-25 13:49:26

Posted By : LoriDLP
Great tour guides with excellent local knowledge. Wonderful stops at the olive oil factory, Zaahara de La Sierra, Ronda and Grazalema. Only wish we liked have had a little more time in each location.
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Posted On : 2023-12-14 11:28:20

Posted By : Nicholas_S
This was an interesting trip. Our guide Patricia shared her suggestions that were useful. The tour was in Spanish and English, and we felt the Spanish explanation was thorough where the English part was very short like a bullet point. I would recommend taking this tour in one language.
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Posted On : 2023-12-09 05:49:26

Posted By : Audra_E
The description of this tour is incorrect. It states that you go to one place (and even has photos of that place) and once on the tour I found out that we would not be going there. Do NOT book this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-09-26 23:41:30

Posted By : eclo90
It turns out all these listings for Ronda are all the same. I chose to pay extra for this one with “Descubre” because I wanted to avoid the tour from “Naturanda” that included an olive oil tasting which every review mentioned as a waste of time. Lo and behold, this is the same - a third listing for the same tours except all are at different prices (€79, €89, €110) It wasn’t a small group, instead with about FIFTY people. I didn’t avoid the issues with the guide explaining things in multiple languages. I feel totally ripped off and will be asking for a partial refund as this same tour was listed for cheaper than what I paid. Unfortunately this is one of the only tours that go to Ronda from Seville, or else you have to find your own way. They even have the same line, as I found out from a friend who did the same tour earlier in the week: “this is only my second tour speaking English”, and of the 50, 4 spoke Spanish. Avoid this and try to do Ronda on your own. Not sure why they still include the olive oil portion when everyone clearly hates it.
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Posted On : 2023-03-17 14:18:03

Posted By : Lina K
The meeting time is was 15 mins early and whoever called me on the phone the morning of was rude. They acted as if i knew the meeting time and was familiar with the city - they gave me some other pick up point (gladly, I was in a taxi and the driver was able to talk to the person from the agency and I made to the trip) but overall pretty rude and poor communication. Rhonda is worth a stop but otherwise this is just an ok trip.

Take pictures at Ronda from above, you need to climb down quite a bit to get a picture everyone is taking and it will take you a while. Plan to wear appropriate shoes.

Bullfight arena was much better experience than I expected - highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2022-10-25 03:10:16

Posted By : Lynne O
Boring. The olive oil mills was just a load of rusty machinery….not even working and a video. The villages were pretty but not much to see. The guide dragged us on a long walk in searing heat to see a bridge. We had to take refuge in a restaurant to recover and then the long coach journey back. No pickup from our hotel so another long walk after an hot, stuffy day to get back to the hotel. Was some interesting dialogue on the way there but much too much on the way back when we were all tired
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Posted On : 2022-08-19 10:34:12