Special Package: Madrid plus Andalusia and the Mediterranean Coast with Barcelona from Madrid
Special Package: Madrid plus Andalusia and the Mediterranean Coast with Barcelona from Madrid
Special Package: Madrid plus Andalusia and the Mediterranean Coast with Barcelona from Madrid
9 Days Starting in 40.418878,-3.712131 and ending in 41.385064,2.173403
Visiting: Madrid, Córdoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona
Tour operator:
Tour code:
419
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 2
Age range:
4-100
Special diets catered:
Glutten Free
Tour operated in:
English , SpanishTrip Styles:
Tour Overview
Visit the main cities in Andalusia with this unique 9-day tour departing from Madrid and finishing in Barcelona. Learn and explore about the most famous monuments such as La Alhambra in Granada, Cordoba’s Mosque and Seville’s Cathedral. On the way to Barcelona, city homeland of the famous architect Gaudi, spend 1-night in Valencia, one of the capitals of the Mediterranean also renowned and delicious “Paella”
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Madrid
Location: Madrid
Accommodation: Hotel
Meet and greet at the airport. Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 2 : Madrid
Location: Madrid
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 3 : Madrid – Cordoba – Seville
Location: Córdoba, Madrid, Seville
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 4 : Seville
Location: Seville
Accommodation: Hotel
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.
Day 5 : Seville – Granada
Location: Seville, Granada
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 6 : Granada – Valencia
Location: Granada, Valencia
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 7 : Valencia – Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Valencia
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 8 : Barcelona
Location: Barcelona
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
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.
Day 9 : Barcelona
Location: Barcelona
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.
What's Included
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Guided visits in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona.
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Entrance tickets to: Cordoba Mosque, Cathedral of Seville and Alhambra in Granada.
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Bilingual tour escort during the tour (English and Spanish)
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Transportation in luxury coach
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8-night accommodation at selected class
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Daily breakfast
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Arrival transfer from Airport to hotel in Madrid
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Departure transfers to Barcelona Airport
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Travel insurance.
What's Not Included
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Hotel city taxes (to be paid directly)
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During stay in Madrid tour escort service is not available.
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Any other services not specified.
Check out our Q&As
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What happens if a group doesn’t make its minimum required number of passengers?
The maximum group size is 70
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
easy level
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What is the maximum group size?
The maximum group size is 70
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What currencies are required for this tour?
You will need Euros
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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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Cancellation Policy
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Up to 21 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.