Montserrat Monastery & Horse Riding Experience from Barcelona

Well-Organized, Fun Day Trip

This was a fun excursion not too far from Barcelona city. Carlos was a great guide who shared interesting facts and history about Montserrat. Everything was very well-organized and operated smoothly from Barcelona to the horseback riding location to Montserrat monastery/basilica.

Great guides and nice experience!

Had a great time on the tour and our guide Carlos was super! Horse riding experience with Laura was really nice, the horses were chill and the scenery was beautiful. Definitely recommend!

Amazing!

It was amazing trip! Thank you so much, Carlos! You made our day! I will never forget this place and the view! Service was excelent!

Excellent!

Excellent from start to finish. The tour guides were so nice. It was a lot of fun. We saw places we would have never have seen if it wasn’t for this tour!

Great trip! Recommended!

our guide Christopher was great! Met us a few minutes in advance at the pick up point, guided us through the tour managing and giving us free time to explore! Very cheerful and fun trip! The horseriding experience with Laura was very well organized and I could enjoy the beautiful scenery!

Montserrat + horse riding

Trini was an excellent guide at Montserrat! And for the horse riding, I did not have any experience but the staff and the horse were very accommodating

Amazing experience and friendly guides

The horse trail was absolutely beautiful, there were some wonderful views of the mountain and a poppy field as well. One of my favorite experiences in Barcelona. Roger and Jimena were very knowledgeable both in the bus on the way out of the city and at the Monastery and had good recommendations on things to try.

Great Experiemce

The horse riding views were amazing, free rein of horses and a very cool setting. Monserrat rout was lovely, friendly and informative guide Catia. Transfers good. Overall great experience

Great horseback riding experience in scenic Monserrat

Great tour! We enjoyed our time riding horses with amazing views. Our guides were very helpful and friendly. Katya was very knowledgeable as our guide at the Monserrat monastery. She made the experience enjoyable and I would recommend her to anyone.

Nice experience

Horseback riding was beautiful and fantastic, farm and guide first rate. Not really enough time at the Monastery to complete the day. Need to look at the description carefully about drop off point (not at pickup location) and horse riding weight restrictions.

Amazing guides and experience

Our tour guides were fantastic - for the Monastery and our horseback riding portion. They were knowledgeable, fun, and easy to talk to. Of course the sites were amazing. We even saw a monk which we hear is rare. The riding portion was phenomenal. We had those with experience and those with none and the guides and horses were fantastic. And the scenery! Highly recommend this company and this tour.

Worth it!

Enjoyed peaceful, gentle ride in the valley below Montserrat. Breathtaking views of valley from train riding up the mountain to the monastery. Unexpected beauty in the art and historic buildings of the monastery “village”.

Amazing and Insightful

Amazing views and historical information. Joshua (Han) is very entertaining and knowledgeable. The horseback riding was very relaxing and the weather was perfect.

Worth every air

Very nice and informative. Went on this trip with a group of friends from USA and our tour guy was very nice and explained everything well, making the experience more sincere. Amazing views, riding horses and breathtaking monuments.

Super

Very nice trip witch her, she knows very much about where we have been and tell us a lot story of Barcelona etc. You have to do that

Too short, but great views and experience

The view was amazing, horse riding was very interesting. However, we only had half hour to visit church, Museum and show. It didn't enough to enjoy, hope we can have more free time next time.

Excellent experience

This was an excellent experience. Meeting point instructions were clearly communicated. The ride was smooth and pleasant. Katia was a friendly and informative tour guide. What a treat it was to do a trail ride!

Too crammed but good

The guides for the horseback riding and Monserrat were great. Doing both in one tour though cuts into the experience at Monserrat. Once we got to Monserrat, we were there for about 45 minutes which barely allowed us to see the church. I would do one or the other rather than cram two excursions into one.

Highly recommend

Loved the trip and the horseback ride. The views we got to see during the ride are one of the most beautiful I’ve seen. And finishing with the Montserrat Monestery was the best conclusion of this tour. Our guides were amazing! Thank you Jimena and Katia!

100% Recommend!

I came to Spain with a friend to train with dressage horses for a week, this trail ride was our relaxing wind down at the end of the trip. Juan was awesome, his horses were lovely and so well mannered. We are both experienced equestrians but anyone would enjoy this trail ride. The scenery is beautiful and Juan is a true horseman. Luna and Cherokee were fantastic. 100% recommend.

I have never had a bad...

I have never had a bad experience with Viator until this excursion. The horseback experience was first and it was amazing. We were then transported To Montserrat to view the monastary, Church, and Black Madonna.all of which we did not experience. When we arrived at the entry point we were stopped for at least 20-25 minutes (time wasted) because parking was full and they would not even allow Drivers, just dropping off guests, to enter. We were to meet up with our guide, get dropped off, and the group he had with him was taken back to do their horseback ride portion. Because we were late, our guide started walking down the mountain with the people he had, to meet up with our car. We were then dropped off, had to walk up the mountain (more time wasted) to begin our tour experience. Our guide had to rush the explanation because he wanted us to at least view the Church. Because of time restrictions, viewing the Black Madonna was not even an option. Our guide took us past the line to enter the Church, again rushing the explanation of all artifacts. He left us at that point to walk through the open area to the Church entrance where we were stopped and could not enter the Church. The Boys Choir was going to sing (it was Holy Week) and unless we had a “ticket” to enter, we were turned away. Thus, we saw nothing of all the highlights of Montserrat. The reason we had to rush is because we had less than 45 miutes to walk up the mountain, get the outside information, tour the monastery, the Church and the Black Madonna and reteurn back to our meeting point to meet our bus back to Barcelona. I would like to be considered for a “refund” (not a credit) of the portion of Montserrat that we were not able to experience. There were five of us that were disappointed. I must addd that I would always recommend Viator to anyone, and I will continue to book Viator excursions. Unfortunately this tour didn’t work out and I hope you will consider a refund for our disappointment. Thank You!!!!

Great experence

Taking with the guides, lunch at the farm restaurant and the horse ride were the most memorable parts of our tour.

Montserrat horseback

The guides were friendly and helpful and the views were incredible, highly recommend this tour if you want to experience Montserrat.

An amazing experience

This tour was amazing, the horse riding was really special and the guides were very welcoming and friendly. Montserrat is a definite must see the views are unbelievable. The guides throughout the tour on the bus and around Montserrat were informative, lovely people. Overall the experience was brilliant.

Lucas was amazing!

Lucas was an amazing guide. Super kind and welcoming and full of stories and information. I did this experience as part of a solo trip and had no worries throughout the experience. The horse riding was very clearly explained and even with no experience it was very easy to learn. I would definitely recommend this experience to anyone wanting to get out of the busy city for a few hours!

Great experience.

The views were amazing and the horseback ride was a fun way to see the area. A great way to see some sites outside of the city without a lot of travel time.

Horse riding and Monastery Tour

My tour guide was Lucas and I have throughly enjoyed this tour as it exceeded my expectations. The horses were well behaved and not intimidating for beginners, and the cultural talk (though I wish it was longer) was very informative and Lucas knew a great deal of history about the place. Would definitely recommend!!

Watch for tour guides to bait and switch you.

Our tour was amazing, the farm where we experienced the horse back riding and our tour guide for the monastery were as described. The problem is that we were contacted the day before our tour by what we didn’t realize was a “piggy back” tour that was organized by our tour guide. They offered lunch in addition to our original tour for an additional fee. We paid it but then our guide turned us over to the “add on” which added 3 hours to our tour and they did not drop us off in the spot which was advertised on our tour that we purchased. We had to Uber an additional 25 minutes in traffic. It’s a bait and switch that I did not expect to be happening on Viator and I will be more cautious to book with this app in the future.

Fantastic Day

It was a perfect day! Our guides for both the Montserrat experience and the horse back riding were friendly, knowledgeable and exceptional. The views were spectacular! I highly recommend this excursion!!!

Great experience

Lucas the tour guide was amazing and accomodating. The horse riding was fun and you will see the panoramic view of the area. I highly recommend the horse riding to everyone.

Great tour

Laura provided clear instructions, and the horses were calm. I enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it.

Unique way to See the Spanish Countryside

A wonderful trip. The horse riding was so much fun, a cool way to see the countryside. Horses were well trained. Catia was an excellent guide and taught us a lot of interesting things about the monastery and culture of the area. Well worth the time if you have half a day to fill in Barcelona.

Brilliant experience

Katya was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and entertaining. The horse ride was incredible and the monastery was beautiful

Terrific service

Wonderful and adaptive to the ever changing circumstances involved in tourism. The monastery seems to change very often due to construction but our guide did a great job with it.

Horse back ride with Monserrat ministry visit

The best part of this was the horse ride! Our guide truly love and cared for her horses! The landscape was beautiful! Depending on the time of year it changes! The time at Monastery seemed a little rushed…

Monetary & Horse back ride

Lovely one hour horse back ride in the countryside. The guides gave us insight to the area. Then went to the Monastery at Montserrat.

Montserrat Horseback Riding and Tour

Amazing tour. Absolutely incredible. I will recommend Montserrat to everyone traveling to Spain. Horseback riding was outstanding and we were all very welcomed and the entire staff was friendly.

Very disappointed with the Monastery part of the day, and the guide Isabella.

The horseback riding was spectacular! Laura & Carlos took excellent care of us! The monastery tour VERY disappointing!! Isabella was not knowledgeable and mismanaged time.

Great Tour

Great experience all round, really enjoyed the tour and the fuide was fantastic. would recommend. five stars

Great

👍🏽 would prefer that we go higher in the mountain and have a tour about the inside of the Monetary.

Gentle horses and a gentle ride

I was amazed at how small the horses were; they're nothing like what I'm used to in the United States. Still, they were extremely gentle and great for anyone without much experience. The trail was easy and the countryside beautiful, and the time at Montserrat was perfect for some quick photos.

Confusing trip to horse riding

The people taking the ride are absolutely great The booking agency and pick up in Barcelona are absolutely TERRIBLE THE POOR TOUR LEADERS ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO APOLOGISE FOR ALL THE INCONVENIENCE There were 14 people totally confused by your emails and directions I repeat The people at the horse riding were great and the views on horseback amazing.

Monastery & Horse riding

I thoroughly enjoyed my time on this tour. Our guide Trini was enthusiastic, funny and gave us all the knowledge we needed to make our time at Montserrat Monastery valuable. Our horse ride was a beautiful, calm trail with the mountain as our backdrop. An easy ride for any level. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want to see some beautiful scenery on the outskirts of Barcelona. Thank you Trini and the folks at We Barcelona!!

1000% Worth It!

Trini was an amazing guide! The horseback riding had incredible views. Everything was very well organized.

Great and fun experience !!

Amazing experience from Barcelona to Montserrat ! The horseback riding part is for everyone, you really don’t need experience to do this and you get to enjoy amazing views of the mountain.

Montserrat tour

Our tour guide was Trenidad and she did a great job explaining the history of Montserrat. She was also very kind and easy to talk to. The horseback riding was amazing with beautiful views. Overall the tour exceeded expectations!

Funny and informative tour of Montserrat Monastery

Our tour was great! Trinni was a great guide, who knows so much about the Montserrat history and culture. Her tour of the monastery and its history was funny and informative. I recommend this tour, we really enjoyed it!

Really good!!

Trinni was an amazing guide! She was very nice and knew so much about the monastery! Definitely recommend we really enjoyed it!!

A wonderful time!

This was a wonderful experience! The guides were knowledgeable and wonderful! The horses were well cared for and well loved. We had great views of the mountain and then had a great tour of the Montserrat.

Awesome experience at Montserrat

Han did a great job taking us to a local ranch and a nice tour of Montserrat. The views were exceptional