Andalucia Experience | 9 Days

Day 1 – Friday:                              MADRID

Meet & greet at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Madrid.

Day 2 – Saturday:                          MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the beauties of the city with a guided city tour. Barrio de la Morería, the Hapsburgs District, 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. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium.  Afternoon at leisure to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Join your fellow travellers for an authentic Welcome Tapas Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Madrid. (B, D)

Day 3 – Sunday:                             MADRID – CACERES – CORDOBA

Breakfast at the hotel. Bond for Andalusian soils, we drive to Caceres, considered World Heritage site because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. We continue towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate. Overnight in Cordoba. (B)

Day 4 – Monday:                           CORDOBA – SEVILLE

Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the impressive tour of Cordoba´s Mosque (entrance included) and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, continue your journey towards Seville. Overnight in Seville. (B)

Day 5 – Tuesday:                           SEVILLE

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of the Andalusian Capital, Seville. Visit the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome. Continue to Santa Cruz quarter, the natural scenario of Carmen as well as the myth of Don Juan; continue to Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon is at leisure for you to enjoy the city of light. Overnight in Seville. (B)

Day 6 – Wednesday:                    SEVILLE – RONDA – COSTA DEL SOL

After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive south passing through typical Andalusian villages to reach Ronda. Enjoy some free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvellous view of the valley and mountain range. We continue our journey with an authentic Olive Oil Experience at a local Almazara, LA Organic. Walk through their olive tree fields and taste their organic olive oil production. Bond for beautiful Spanish Mediterranean coast, we will continue to Costa del Sol. Overnight in Costa Del Sol. (B)

Day 7 – Thursday:                         COSTA DEL SOL – GRANADA

Enjoy your daily breakfast at the hotel and depart to one of our favourite jewels in Spain, Granada. With its breathtaking monumental environment, we will visit the world-famous Alhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens. After some time at leisure, join your fellow travellers to experience the most authentic Gypsy Flamenco show including dinner. Overnight in Granada. (B, D)

Day 8 – Friday:                              GRANADA – TOLEDO – MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel. Bond to the impressive Imperial city of Toledo, World Heritage City, where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together for centuries. Enjoy a guided city tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid for overnight. (B)

Day 9 – Saturday:                          MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport. End of our services. (B)

Accommodation (or similar):

MADRID: Riu Plaza Espana

CORDOBA: Hesperia Cordoba

SEVILLE: Melia Lebreros, or Hotel Hesperia Sevilla

COSTA DEL SOL: Sol Torremolinos – Don Pablo, or Sol Torremolinos – Don Marco, or Sol Principe

GRANADA: Catalonia Granada, or Hotel Porcel Sabica

Includes:

·       Guided visits in Madrid, Cordoba (Mosque entrance included), Seville (Cathedral entrance included), Granada (Alhambra entrance included) & Toledo

·       English speaking tour director throughout the journey

·       Daily breakfast

·       Welcome Tapas Experience dinner

·       Flamenco experience with dinner

·       Olive Oil tasting at local Almazara

·       Transportation by luxury coach

·       Accommodation at selected class

·       Private transfers to/from airport as per itinerary

Things to Note:

–          Accommodation is subject to change without notice. Every effort is made to avoid hotel changes, but should a mid-tour hotel change become necessary after this list has been printed, contact details of the new hotel will be supplied to you by your Tour Director.

–          Itinerary is subject to change at any time without notice.

–          Service charges and tips for baggage handling are not included in the tour price.

–          Tour can be a combination of regular tours, therefore coach changes may be required. The same people may not be travelling throughout the tour.

–          *Minimum 8 passengers required for English-only tour. If the minimum of 8 passengers are not met, the tour will be run on a regular multilingual basis.

–          Baggage Policy: 1 suitcase per person up to a maximum of 25 kilos and maximum measurement of 157cm dimension (the dimensional measurement of a suitcase is the sum of length, width and height). Only suitcases of higher measures will be accepted if they are shared between two passengers. Hand bags should be taken care of personally with you. Only one hand baggage per person is allowed. Compulsory excess baggage penalties apply. We recommend that you carry only the luggage you will need. Remember that your trip will be more enjoyable if you don’t have to continually worry about heavy and bulky baggage.

–          If the panoramic tour of Madrid is not operated for technical reasons, it will be replaced by the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead.

–          When the group is made up of 10 or fewer passengers, the circuit will have no guide, but a knowledgeable expert driver-guide. Such change will not be considered as a significant change of the trip.

–          During your stay in Madrid, tour escort is not available