Portugal, Andalucia and Morocco from Madrid
Portugal, Andalucia and Morocco from Madrid
Portugal, Andalucia and Morocco from Madrid
18 Days
Visiting: Madrid, Salamanca, Porto, Coimbra, Fatima, Batalha, Nazare, Alcobaca, Lisbon, Caceres, Cordoba, Seville, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Tarifa, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Meknes, Fez, Granada, Toledo
Tour operator:
Tour code:
186
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 2
Age range:
4-100
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians, Meat, Gluten free
Tour operated in:
English , SpanishTrip Styles:
Tour Overview
Do not miss the opportunity to visit Portugal, South Spain and Morocco on this complete 18-Day tour departing from central Madrid meeting point. Just board and enjoy this multicultural tour where you will visit among others the ‘ruas’ and trams of Lisbon, the jewels of Sevilla and the Arabic style at Rabat and Casablanca
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Madrid – Salamanca – Porto
Location: Madrid, Salamanca, Porto
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar
Depart from our established hotels in Madrid. Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information. Drive to Salamanca. Free time in this University City Heritage of Humanity of great architectural and artistic wealth. Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto. Accommodation.
Day 2 : Porto
Location: Porto
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. In the afternoon, possibility of an optional visit to a famous winery with tasting of its world-famous “port wine”. Accommodation.
Day 3 : Porto – Coimbra – Fatima
Location: Porto, Coimbra, Fatima
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T and A Class: Aurea Fátima, Estrela de Fátima, Regina or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Then to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. Accommodation.
Day 4 : Fatima – Batalha – Nazare – Alcobaca – Lisbon
Location: Fatima, Batalha, Nazare, Alcobaca, Lisbon
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaca (World Heritage) visit the XII C. church and admire the tombs of Pedro and Inés de Castro and then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.
Day 5 : Lisbon
Location: Lisbon
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 6 : Lisbon – Caceres – Cordoba
Location: Lisbon, Caceres, Cordoba
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Tryp Córdoba or similar // A Class: Hesperia Córdoba or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at 07:30 hrs. to Caceres considered as World Heritage place 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. Afterwards, continue on towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 7 : Cordoba – Seville
Location: Cordoba, Seville
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa, Catalonia Giralda or similar // A Class: Melia Lebreros or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. 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.
Day 8 : Seville
Location: Seville
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa, Catalonia Giralda or similar // A Class: Melia Lebreros or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
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. Optional Flamenco tour.
Day 9 : Seville – Ronda – Costa Del Sol
Location: Seville, Ronda, Costa del Sol
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco, Sol Principe or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel drive south passing typical villages. Reach Ronda; free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range. In the afternoon continue on to the Costa del Sol, one of the most modern and important international tourist areas. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 10 : Costa Del Sol
Location: Costa del Sol
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco, Sol Principe or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast and accommodation at the hotel. Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. Optional tours.
Day 11 : Costa Del Sol – Tarifa – Tangier – Rabat – Casablanca
Location: Costa del Sol, Tarifa, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Mogador Marina or similar // Grand Mogador City Center or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast at the hotel drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol, arrive to Tarifa where a ferry boat will be used for a short and interesting crossing of the strait of Gibraltar towards Africa. Arrival to Tangier, disembark, clear customs and drive southwards via Larache to Rabat, diplomatic and administrative capital, official residence of the King Mohamed VI. City tour visiting the important sights as the Royal Palace from outside, Mohamed V Mausoleum, the unfinished Hassan Tower which are important examples of the Almohade architecture. Afterwards, departure to Casablanca, current industrial and economic capital and the most populated city housing a 10% of the country population. Time at leisure. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 12 : Casablanca – Marrakech
Location: Casablanca, Marrakech
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Mogador Kasbah, Zalagh Kasbah or similar // Les jardins d'Agdal, Palm Plaza or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic city tour through the most interesting sections of the city, Anfa Boulevard, Nations square, residential areas and visit from the outside of the Hassan II grand mosque. Departure towards Marrakech. Marrakech capital of the South, which is located within an extensive oasis between the Atlas Mountains and the pre-desert area. City sightseeing, including the Koutoubia Tower, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville, Saadines Tombs and Bay Palace, walk around the medina, souks and the magic Jma El Fna Square, which is packed with fortune tellers, snake tamers, acrobats, dancers, all making the center of the city an open air theatre that requires the participation of the audience. Don’t forget your camera. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. Optional dinner and show at Chez Ali Fantasia.
Day 13 : Marrakech – Meknes – Fez
Location: Marrakech, Meknes, Fez
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Menzeh Zalagh or similar // Ramada Zalagh, Parc Palace or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast northeast departure to Meknes, old walled (40 Km.) imperial city located in the heart of the Mid Atlas. Panoramic tour; admire the great Bab Al Mansour Gate, Morocco’s most beautiful Gate and the most well-known monument in town. Afterwards departure to Fez, the most monumental one of the Imperial Cities, its University of “Karaouyne” is the largest Islamic sanctuary in Morocco, ancient theological schools, etc. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 14 : Fez
Location: Fez
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Menzeh Zalagh or similar // A Class: Ramada Zalagh, Parc Palace or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a morning city tour of the most ancient and monumental of the Imperial Cities visiting the most interesting points: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, Jewish Quarters or Mellah, gate of Bab Bou Jelous and walking tour of the “Medina” (Old City), declared World Heritage Site. Afternoon free. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. Optional dinner with show.
Day 15 : Fez – Tangier – Tarifa – Costa Del Sol
Location: Fez, Tangier, Tarifa, Costa del Sol
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco, Sol Principe or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel departure to Tangier. Transfer to the pier to board the ferry to return across the strait of Gibraltar back to Spain. Drive towards the Costa del Sol. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 16 : Costa Del Sol
Location: Costa del Sol
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco, Sol Principe or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast and accommodation at the hotel. Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. Optional tours.
Day 17 : Costa Del Sol – Granada
Location: Costa del Sol, Granada
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: T Class: Los Ángeles or similar // A Class: Melia Granada or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel departure towards the city of Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte Square.
Day 18 : Granada – Toledo – Madrid
Location: Granada, Toledo, Madrid
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus River, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo –World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together. Resume of the Spanish art, history and spirituality the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid. END OF OUR SERVICE.
What's Included
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Departure from established central located hotels in Madrid.
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Guided city tour with local guides in Porto (including Douro Cruise and wine tasting) Lisbon, Cordoba (Mosque entrance included), Seville (Cathedral entrance included), Granada (Alhambra & Generalife Gardens entrance included), Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakec
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Bilingual tour Escort during the tour (English and Spanish)
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Transport by luxury coach with air conditioning.
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17-night accommodation in selected class.
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Daily Breakfast, 1 launch and 3 dinners.
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Travel insurance.
What's Not Included
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Local city tax is not included, to be paid directly to the hotel.
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Any other service not specified
Check out our Q&As
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Our coaches are Air conditioned included
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
You will have free time to explore places during the tour.
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Company Instant Book
The tour is instant booking
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
eassy level
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Airport transfers are not included.
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Are the breakfast included for all days?
We include the breakfast every day
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What is the standard of the hotels on this tour?
hotels 4 star
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Will passengers from another country be participating in the tour?
Passengers from another country will participate in the tour.
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Can you assist with pre or post tour accommodation?
We can assist with pre or post accomodation
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
You will know the hotels and details of the accomodation before start the tour
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Are all entrance fees included in the price?
All entrance fees detailed in the itinerary are inlcuded
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Are flights included in this tour?
Flights are not included in this tour
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Are children permitted to take part in the tour?
Children are permitted to take part in the tour
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What is the maximum group size?
The maximum group size is 45
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
The tour will be escort during the whole trip
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Our local guides are english speaking
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
We will include meet local health and safety regulations
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
Is not possible to join the tour once it has departed but we can always try to adapt for an excepcional situations.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
The company has been trading since 1929
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
There is a cancellation policy indicated for our itineraries
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
We try to avoid any kind of paper documentation in our tours, we keep our buses cleaned daily
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
You will recieve all necessary documents to travel with us from our Booking and Opwerations Department
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
You will travel with other people who booked the same tour, so you will have the chance to interact with other people from diferent countries and cultures.
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Julia Travel requires a minimum deposit of 15% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 21 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of julia travel charges.
Up to 21 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.