Program of the Trip:
Guided city tour with local guides in Madrid, Cordoba (Mosque entrance included), Seville (Cathedral entrance included), Granada (Alhambra & Generalife Gardens entrance included), Valencia and Barcelona / Tour director throughout the journey / Transportation in luxury coach / Accommodation at selected hotel class / Daily breakfast / Travel insurance.
1st Day (Sat.) MADRID
Meet and greet at the airport. Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure Accommodation at the hotel.
2nd Day (Sun.) MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
3rd Day (Mon.) MADRID – CORDOBA – SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. .Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land. Brief stop at typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows and enormous heritage from a splendorous past. Reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two hours ride reach Seville. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
4th Day (Tue.) SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of light city. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
5th Day (Wed.) SEVILLE – GRANADA
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive east through the Caliphate road to the heart of ANDALUSIA observing an endless number of olive trees on the way to Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world famous Alhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
6th Day (Thu.) GRANADA – VALENCIA
After breakfast at the hotel start driving looking for the Mediterranean coast. Via Murcia, capital of the fertile garden of the Segura river, continue north via Alicante, the second largest city within the region of Valencia. Reach Valencia one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast with its modern Arts and Sciences Architectural Complex integrated by six elements: Hemispheric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanographic, Palau de les Arts and Ágora. Valencia is also the home of the internationally well renowned and delicious “Paella”, Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
7th Day (Fri.) VALENCIA – BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings. Early afternoon departure northward all along the Mediterranean coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco. Reach Barcelona principal Mediterranean city homeland of the famous architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalonian modernism. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
8th Day (Sat.) BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona well known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. - declared World Heritage buildings. - The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring, monument to Columbus and the Olympic Port. Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city. (B)
9th Day (Sun.) BARCELONA
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport. (B)
Prices Include:
-Accommodation at the selected hotel class for 8 nights
-Meet & assist at Madrid Airport
-All transfers: Airport – Hotel – Bus terminal – Hotel - Airport
-All tours in the program including entrance fees – guiding – transfers
-Meals where mentioned in program
-Half day city tour Madrid
Prices Exclude:
-Airplane Ticket (Best Prices Available – Please refer to our staff)
-Visa Fees
-Travel Insurance 20 USD
Package cost:
Price per person in Euro: (Min 2 pax) – Valid from 01/04/2023 till 31/03/2024
Class
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Triple
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Double
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Single
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"T"
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1145 |
1165
|
1740
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"A"
|
1255
|
1275
|
1960
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Foreseen Hotels (or similar):
City
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“T” Class
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“A” Class
|
Madrid
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Princesa Plaza
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Princesa Plaza
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Sevilla
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Catalonia Santa Justa
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Meliá Lebreros / Hesperia Sevilla
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Granada
|
Los Alixares
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Sabica
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Valencia |
NH Valencia Las Ciencias |
NH Valencia Las Artes
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Barcelona
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Catalonia Barcelona 505
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Catalonia Barcelona Plaza |
Notes:
Notes:
* Supplement from 01/07-31/10 (T: 60 Euro & A: 70 Euro)
* Supplement for below departures (T: 115 EUR & A: 190 EUR)
APR 23: 01-08-22 & 29
DEC 23: 16 & 23
MAR 24: 23
* Child between 4 & 7 years having extra bed in family’s room: Pays 75%
* Child between 7 & 12 will get a reduction of only ticket difference from adult rate
* Children under 4 years are free of charge with no seat in the motor coach
* Tourist city taxes in Barcelona are not included and should be paid on the spot.
(*) Morning panoramic city tour of Madrid is guaranteed in English and Spanish. For French, if available, the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day will be confirmed instead.
(*) During stay in Madrid, tour escort service is not available.