About Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Our mission is to help busy American world travelers make the best use of their time by offering deeper destination insights to customize your itinerary so that your vacation is about you and your interest well, as the best of the local destination. That's how we go beyond the standard generic luxury cookie-cutter tours that many generalist agencies sell every day. Founded by American Dan O'Beirne in 2002, Magical Private Travel has helped over 15,000 fellow Americans with Tailor-Made luxury travel across our destinations. Instead of planning from across the ocean in the USA, we offer you the best of both worlds: locally-rooted luxury travel agency with deep local knowledge and relationships within our destinations. As an American-run agency, we also have the empathy to design your trip fit your unique interests and desires of fellow Americans Magical trips are made to fit your unique taste, dates, paces and interest like a glove.Our officially licensed guides are not just experts, but are selected for caring and empathy not ego. They tailor their tour with fascinating insights and legendary tales exploring the one-of-a-kind cultures of Spain and Portugal. You can also experience their diverse gorgeous landscapes, sunkissed beaches, effervescent cities, and majestic historical sites.Our customers are busy people who want things done right and value our expertise to simplify the complex world of travel planning. That's why we take care of every aspect of your tailor-made private vacation adventure. No AI can match our teams experience since 2002 planning private travel for 15000+ Americans and living in our destinationsContact us for your complimentary custom luxury travel consult & itinerary with truly magical experiences just for you.* An itinerary tailor-made for you by true experts* Your own private guide and seamless transfers* Unforgettable experiences, select hotels, and hidden gems* 24/7 in-country support and concierge serviceRisk-free booking guarantee* Pri
Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & Morocco (magicalspain.com) has 52 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 5.0 out of 5.
Also known as
magicalspain.com
Website
magicalspain.com
Category
Activities & Tours
Location
Sheridan, Wyoming
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
About these reviews
Replies
The company replied to 88% of reviews.
Latest
Most recent review: October 2026.
Edits
Reviews are shown as their authors wrote them. The company can reply, but cannot edit them.
Score
This company cannot pay to remove reviews or change its score.
As world travelers using concierge services, we find our experiences with Magical Spain to be exceptional. Their offering of advice, flexibility and provision of multiple services enroute is a difference maker. We will continue to use them as they expand into Portugal and Morocco.
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoSep 9, 2024
Dear Bob & Jo, Thanks so much for your reviews of our tailor-made Spain trip that our team planned with you and then supported. It was such a pleasure also to meet you both! Sharing lunch with you both, after the guided countryside trail walk between the ancient white-washed hill towns near Seville was a highlight of my week! Wishing you a lovely fall and winter and happy travels always! Of course we are delighted to help you again, if desired to discover northern Spain, Portugal, Morocco or Ireland. - saludos y gracias, Dan & the Magical private travel team
BK
Beth K.
2nd time & just as special
This was our 2nd time touring with Magical Spain. They created another wonderful trip for us covering Valencia, Barcelona, San Sebastián, Guernica, Bilbao, La Rioja, Zaragoza & Madrid. Just like our trip through Andalucía last year, this was well-organized & professional with great lodging, guides, tours, transportation & 24-hr assistance if needed. We felt well taken care of & the whole experience was trouble-free with excellent recommendations for things to do & see (and eat!).
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoSep 9, 2024
Dear Beth & Jo! Thanks so much for your kind review and sorry for the slow reply due to our busiest year ever. It was again a pleasure to serve you two and in fact knowing your taste from your previous trip made it easier to tailor-make this trip with Valencia & Northern Spain! We lookforward to crafting a private tour of Portugal, or Ireland or Morocco for you two anytime! -- Saludos & gracias Dan & the Magical private travel team.
EL
ELeanorR
El Prado and Toledo via Magical Spain
Our Magical Spain trip included an enlightening visit to El Prado including an art expert guide who really brought the context of the artworks to life. We also had a delightful day in Toledo with a local expert guide who shared interesting history with us and showed us a few hidden gems. Highly recommended!
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoMay 6, 2024
Thanks so much for your review Eleanor about your private tours with Magical! We are delighted you enjoyed both. The UNESCO-listed old Toledo is a the former Roman outpost on the Tagus river and was medieval capital of Spain when Madrid was a village! Subsequently as Spain grew wealthy Madrid's world class art collection grew and makes El Prado a must see for culturally minded travelers. I'll be sure to share this with each of the two expert guides. We kissed many frogs in both Spain & Portugal to find the best of the best, guide that are not only very knowledgeable but also caring, empathetic and adaptable to different styles, from PhD to novice levels. Hope we can help you again to enjoy the best of Portugal, Northern Spain or Morocco, your way, without missing out on what's most interesting for you. Happy travels always & cheers!
CM
christine M.
A truly “Magical” experience
I was, at first, hesitant to commit with Magical Tours, as they are pricey. That said, Dan and his crew exceeded our expectations.
Each day we were picked up at one of our our beautiful and well located hotels by competent drivers in comfortable high-end vehicle’s and delivered to prearranged tours with knowledgeable, English-speaking guides who, upon arrival at our destinations, whisked us ahead of the many, many, very large tour groups waiting for admission. Lunches and dinners were arranged for us at the finest Michelin rated restaurants. And Dan even threw in some extraordinary surprises.
We were, in every way, treated like royalty.
Thanks to their knowledge and experience, we were able to see and learn much more of Spain than we would ever have been able to accomplish on our own.
Magical tours made every effort to accommodate our wants, needs and wishes, and succeeded at every turn.
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoNov 4, 2023
Thank you very much Christine & Steve for traveling with us and for taking the time to do this detailed review.
Frankly, getting all the private tour arrangements with highly ranked guides was challenging as Spain has been so heavily booked since the spring and there was not much lead time. But we have a great team & network here after 20 years. After "kissing many frogs" to find the top licensed guides, who are both experts and caring, being able to skip the lines and avoid wasting time is certainly an added benefit we are proud to provide. So we are delighted but not surprised it all came together to your satisfaction!
Personally, I'm often behind 3 computer screens and a few phones and so not always able to meet our customers. As such, it was a real pleasure to meet up with you, Steve and your very nice friends for tapas. I am also delighted that the private hiking excursions from Granada that you requested went well.
As for the daily 24-7 support, we feel this is very important therefore we limit ourselves to 5 trips on the ground at a time, so we can keep our support real & personalized. That's why we say, less is more!
If we may ever be of service again for Northern Spain, the Spanish Mediterranean or Canary Islands or Portugal please let me know!
Thanks again / obrigado / gracias + Happy travels always!
Dan & the Magical Spain & Portugal team
DO
Donna
Thank you, Magical Spain, for a magical trip!
I usually plan our trips myself, but when we started planning a lengthy trip to Spain just 2 months before departure, I turned to Magical Spain for help. I'm so glad we did, it was a fantastic trip!
We had a rough idea of where we wanted to go; after a video conference Dan and his team put together a detailed itinerary complete with hotels and (private) guided tours. We made just a few tweaks and it was done! The hotels were great, and we particularly enjoyed Caceres, which was not even on our radar. Dan and his team were also helpful answering various random questions as we prepared for the trip, and it was comforting having a 24-hour hotline that we knew we could call if we needed anything during our travels.
We tend not to do a lot of organized tours, but the ones we booked were all well worth doing and gave just enough structure to our trip. They were all private, not group tours, and we felt like we got VIP treatment! I would do all of them again, especially the olive oil mill tour/lunch, the pinxtos tour, and the all-day wine tour.
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoOct 24, 2023
Hi Donna & Mr. G,
Wow, seeing your review was a wonderful way to start our day here, many thanks!
We are so glad you enjoyed the trip, and that Mr G enjoys driving around this big country (for Europe). As to the hotel upgrade in Caceres, it is one of my Spanish wife's favorites also. Som I give her all the credit. She also suggested skipping Zaragoza but with the right guide it can really be charming.
As to the private guided tours and gourmet tastings, I'll pass along your comments to the guides and head honchos. They will be pleased as well.
If we may ever help you with anything else in Spain or Portugal, please let me know.
Have a great week & happy Halloween!
Saludos y Muchisimas Gracias!
Dan
RR
Ron R.
Once in a lifetime experience
We toured both Portugal and Spain with ease and comfort,remarkable guides and Wonderful drivers ,both, enhancing our experience. This was achieved by the amazing folks at magical tours it was a wonderful adventure and would encourage all to use their services
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoOct 16, 2023
Hi Ron & Mary Ellen!
Muchas Gracias / Muito Obrigado for your review and choosing us to plan & arrange & support your luxury tailor-made honeymoon 24-7. Celebrating one's special life milestones is vitally important we feel and a wedding should be on top of the list.
We believe quality > quantity so we only run 5 trips at a time from Spain. As an American expat, with a great team here, we strive to understand our customer's dreams and make them happen seamlessly.
Honestly, it is a challenge in Iberia, a gorgeous, safe, kind & savory part of Europe, but one that does not always run like clockwork :-)
To be fair, let's give lots of credit for the planning ideas to my romantic Spanish wife and our expert team in Spain & Portugal who are very caring and love orchestrating luxury travel.
Ron, from the moment we spoke via video call, I felt very confident that I understood your dreams, likes and dislikes and NFL ties.
So with our expert team in Lisbon & Madrid, I knew we could "hand-craft" and deliver a truly personalized and unforgettable private cultural, active & foodie luxury adventure with select 5 star hotels and our signature 24-7 support.
On behalf of our expert luxury travel & tour team in Portugal & Spain, it was a real pleasure to help you two lovely people celebrate your much-deserved honeymoon.
We wish you all the best in your new life together and look forward to perhaps helping you enjoy another trip in the future with perhaps Northern Spain's Galicia, Asturia, Rioja, Bilbao & San Sebastian in the Spanish Basque country + perhaps the Mediterranean island of Mallorca & Menorca.
Muchas gracias, Dan, Nuria, Rachel, & team - www.MagicalSpain.com
ST
Stefanie
This is my second time traveling with Magical Spain
The first time I used Magical Spain I was traveling solo in the Andalusia region of Spain and now most recently with friends in southern Portugal. Each time I've been impressed with the quality of the drivers and guides and the selection of hotels. But what I have most appreciated is Dan's commitment to ensuring his clients see the best of the region they are exploring based on their unique interests. For instance I had never heard of Monsaraz before Dan recommended it, but our stay there was one of my favorite parts of the trip. The hotel was amazing, we had a great e-bike guided tour up to the castle, and a dark sky viewing with an astronomer and two telescopes. I also appreciated the daily check-ins over WhatsApp and his willingness to try to meet on-the-fly requests (we favored a certain driver and requested that he be our go-to, and we added an additional excursion). If I travel to Spain or Portugal again, I will definitely have Magical Spain plan the trip.
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoSep 27, 2023
Thank you, Stefanie, for traveling with us again and for taking the time to do this articulate and detailed review. You know, I am unfortunately not always able to travel & meet our customers.
As such, it was a real pleasure to escape the office, and meet up with you and your nice friends and our guide for the fun private hiking excursions overlooking the azure waters of the Algarve coast in southern Portugal.
As for Monsaraz, we are delighted enjoyed the e-bike tour visit, it is a real hidden gem, so let's not tell everybody LOL :-). Actually Nuria & I have dozens more hidden gems in Iberia like that!
As for the daily support, we feel this is very important therefore we limit ourselves to 5 trips on the ground at a time, so we can keep our support real & personalized. That's why we say, less is more!
Finally, Nuria & I, both fondly remember meeting up with you years ago during your tour of the Andalucia region of Spain and we hope to see you again!
Happy travels always! Obrigado / gracias / thanks! Dan
DE
Dennis
Spain: Simply Magical Tours
Thanks ever so much for a simply great tour package. The entire three days of touring around Barcelona & environs were exquisitely curated down to the last detail. Your flexibility to meet my challenging needs literally on the spur of the moment was simply super. Our guide, Patrick, and driver Miguel were both fountains of local knowledge and were a great fit personality-wise with Andrea & myself. Thanks again for all you and your team do. You're the best!
Regards.. Dennis & Andrea
Response from Magical Private Travel - Spain, Portugal & MoroccoSep 4, 2023
Hi Dennis & Andrea, On behalf of Rachel and our team in Spain, thank you both very much for your review and for choosing us to organize your private tailor-made tour package. Rachel told me a bit about the challenges and need to change from Madrid and Barcelona to only Barcelona on short notice. She is such a great travel pro and I knew she could resolve seamlessly. In fact, after 20 years in Spain & Portugal private luxury travel, we pride ourselves in PREVENTING problems to create seamless trips whenever possible.
Thank you & we hope to serve you again anytime in Portugal or Spain or Morocco in 2024!
Dan O'Beirne - managing partner Magical Spain & Portugal
