Montserrat 7-hour Private Tour from Barcelona with Lunch
Overview
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Join us in this 7-hour private tour of Montserrat with lunch included. Enjoy a typical breakfast, visit the Santa María de Montserrat Abbey and see the Virgin of Montserrat, known as Black Madonna "La Moreneta". After the experience an optional bonus of some hiking in this amazing mountain is also included, making this tour incredibly memorable.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please, it is mandatory to inform at least 24h before the start of the tour in which hotel/apartment you will stay, in order to pick you up.
The pickup is only available in Barcelona city area.
Queues to see the Black Madonna may occur depending on season.
The access to Montserrat will be by the Aeri. The days when the Aeri is closed due to weather, technical reasons, or when tickets are not available, it will be replaced by the cog-wheel train.
What To Expect
Placa d'Espanya
We will start this tour heading to Plaça d'Espanya, where we will take the train to Montserrat and enjoy the Catalonian landscape on our way to Monistrol, located at the bottom of the mountain.
Aeri de Montserrat
We will take the cable car to climb the mountain and get to the Monastery.
Options
Tour in English
Tour in English Pickup included
Tour in Spanish
Tour in Spanish Pickup included
What‘s Included
Access to the Virgin of Montserrat (Black Madonna “La Moreneta”)
If you don't opt for the hiking experience: Lunch in the monastery's restaurant
Private tour guide that will meet you at your hotel/apartment in the city of Barcelona
Typical breakfast including coffee and a locally made Catalan pastry
Taste of 4 typical liquors of the area
Train tickets and cable car tickets.
If you opt for the hiking experience we will buy some sandwiches to eat on the train back
Radio guide system
Gratuities
Drop off back to the hotel/apartment
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
48 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Montserrat is amazing - but be sure to clarify the travel arrangements on any tour there
R1442DGleslieh,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Montserrat is breathtakingly beautiful - both the mountains and the basilica - and should not be missed! Our guide, Valeria, was very friendly and helpful. HOWEVER, no matter what tour you choose to Montserrat, be sure you clarify the travel arrangements. Once you get to the town at the base of the mountain, you can take a train or a cable car to the top. It’s how you get to the town from Barcelona that isn’t clear in this listing, or some others. My husband has some health and mobility challenges so I purposely chose to pay extra for a private tour to avoid having him slow down a group tour and to make the travel to and from the town easier on him. I incorrectly assumed that private tour meant a private car to the town. It does not. The tour is entirely on public transportation. We took a commuter train to the town which was noisy (difficult to have a conversation) and not very friendly to the mobility challenged (stairs to get on & off). Yes, the listing says ‘by train’, but since I knew there was a train up the mountain, I thought that's what it was referring to. Don’t get me wrong - for most people the commuter train would be just fine. I write all of this just to caution people to be aware of what to expect. Our guide said we were not the only people who had expected a private car for this ‘private’ tour.
Guides can be better researched on traveller's interests
Varun G,Dec 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00Needs to be less scripted, rehearsed and more well understood from the traveller's point of view too
Fabulous trip to Monserrat
Kym A,Jun 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Victoria was outstanding! She was extremely knowledgeable and provided lots of details about Spanish history and Monserrat. Very sweet and accommodating to our needs
Unprofessional Monserrat private tour
Cassie0001,Feb 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00It a half day private tour. Tour guide told us to wait in cafeteria building at 12.15 . 5 other group member also there waiting. Arrive at the location around 11.45 and haven’t seen the tour guide at all. 12.15 we all went out in heavy rain not seing anyone of other group and guide. They left 6 of us and we been told that we should go back on our own risk. Bad experience. Don’t book with them in Barcelona. Hope on and off is ok but Montserrat tour guide is really bad . !!!!
Boy’s Choir
Marie S,May 30, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Jugo, met us at our hotel and we then took a metro and then a train to Monsterret. (Given our first time on those, it was nice to have a guide.). Jugó was very friendly and shared a lot of insight. One thing we didn’t know is that you need to purchase tickets for the boy‘a choir ahead of time as it is typically sold out. If that is something you’re interested, contact the tour company and let them know.
Great side trip from Barcelona.
David S,May 6, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Carlos was amazing! A fantastic day, in a mesmerizing environment. Would recommend for anyone! Lunch couldn't have been better.
Our tour guide was so...
trudy H,Dec 29, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide was so nice and knowledgeable. She made our trip very easy. Montserrat was beautiful!! I would definitely recommend this tour.
Great Day!
Heather D,Nov 22, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Hugo was a great guide for our day trip to Montserrat! The mountain was beautiful and the history we learned was interesting. Thank you!
Fantastic Montserrat Excursion
329marylynnh,Nov 10, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a terrific day at Montserrat with our guide, Lenise. She navigated the Metro and Renfe for us so easily and got all the tickets we needed at Montserrat! We even got to hear the Boys Choir. Lenise was wonderful to talk to and so knowledgeable about the area and its history. Her enthusiasm about Montserrat was definitely contagious! Thank you.
A holy place
Christopher L,Oct 27, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Great trip and well worth the time it took to get there from Barcelona. Our guide is as so friendly, kind and accommodating our every need. We felt like family when we left her. Our favorite thing was the boys choir in the basilicas, the museum. My only comment is that it needs to be one hour longer, felt rushed
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