SPAIN
madrid / cordoba/ SEVILLE /
GRANADA / vALENCIA /barcelona                                   

For Travel agents and companions
9 days
2024 - 2025

October '24 05, 12, 19 & 26
November '24: 09 & 16
December '24: 14 & 21

January '25: 11
February’ 25: 15
March’ 25: 01, 08, 15 & 22

Departures on Saturday

INCLUSIONS: 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 multilangual
/ Transportation in luxury coach
/ Accommodation at selected hotel class
/ Daily breakfast
/ Transfer to/from airport

1st Day (Sat.) MADRID
Arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure
Accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight Meliá Castilla / Princesa Plaza or similar,Madrid

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 and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium.

Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer.
Accommodation at the hotel. (B) 
Overnight Meliá Castilla / Princesa Plaza or similar,Madrid

3rd Day (Mon.) MADRID – CORDOBA – SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land, going by a typical site in Puerto Lapice.

Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows an 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)
Overnight Catalonia Santa Justa or similar, Seville
 
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)
Overnight Catalonia Santa Justa or similar, Seville

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) 
Overnight Sabica or similar,Granada

6th Day (Thu.) GRANADA – VALENCIA
After breakfast at the hotel start driving looking for the Mediterranean coast, 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)
Overnight NH Las Artes or similar, Valencia

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 and 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 and the monument to Columbus.

Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city. (B) 
Overnight Catalonia Barcelona 505 or similar, Barcelona

9th Day (Sun.) BARCELONA
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport. (B) END OF OUR SERVICE. 

(*) This tour might be a combination of different programs. If applies there might be a change in the tour escort and passengers between the programs.

 (*) In the event that the panoramic tour of Madrid is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead or a walking tour of the Hapsburg Quarter (to be decided by the operator)

 (*) During stay in Madrid tour escort service is not available.

COST PER PERSON: LAND ONLY
Low season
November 2024 - March 2025
ravel agent rate from $1600.00
Companion rate from $1700.00
Single rate $2300.00

High season
April 2024 - October 2024
Travel agent rate from $1900.00
Companion rate from $2000.00

NOT Included
Barcelona Local City Tax is not included, to be paid directly to the hotel
Any other service not specified

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tour combined with other circuits, not all participants may have the same destination. According to the segment of the circuit, the accompanying guide could change.
During the train journey to Madrid and stays in Madrid, there will be no accompanying guide service.
If the visit to Barcelona could not be carried out for technical reasons, it would be replaced by the Barcelona City Tour 1-day Tourist Bus.
Only one piece of luggage per person is allowed. Passengers have to go through customs control with their own luggage.
Offered hotel category Superior T first-hand selected, guarantee to all our clients a comfortable accommodation with high quality standards.
   

Agency information
Meet and greet at the airport. Provide flight details at least 7 days prior departure
Kindly note that it is mandatory to present your passport the day you visit the Alhambra complex. 

"Please note that 1 regular suitcase and 1 handbag per person is allowed. Any extra luggage is likely to be charged. Luggage handling is responsibility of the customer" 
You will be traveling with regular passengers but paying travel agent rate

(*) This tour might be a combination of different programs. If applies there might be a change in the tour escort and passengers between the programs.
(*) In the event that the panoramic tour of Madrid and Barcelona is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead

EXTENSIONS ARE AVAILABLE