Special Package: Madrid, Porto, Lisbon and Fatima 9-Day Tour from Madrid
Special Package: Madrid, Porto, Lisbon and Fatima 9-Day Tour from Madrid
Special Package: Madrid, Porto, Lisbon and Fatima 9-Day Tour from Madrid
9 Days Starting and ending in 40.416792,-3.711901
Visiting: Madrid, Porto, Salamanca, Fátima, Coimbra, Nazaré, Lisbon, Batalha, Alcobaça, Cáceres
Tour operator:
Tour code:
517
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 2
Age range:
4-100
Tour operated in:
English , SpanishInterests:
Tour Overview
Enjoy an unforgettable experience of 9 days, in which you will travel around the most emblematic monuments and places from Madrid, Lisbon, Oporto and Fatima. Your trip will start in Madrid, the Spanish capital, where you will discover the City of Bourbons and you will watch impressive buildings of Renaissance and Baroque style. Then, you will travel along the most important Portuguese cities.
In Oporto you will go on a cruise following the Duero’s river and after finishing it you could taste one of the most exquisite wines of Portuguese origin. A part from visiting the most important historic monuments from these cities, you will also enjoy
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Madrid
Location: Madrid
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Arrival at the airport and 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 and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to explore the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 3 : Madrid – Salamanca – Porto
Location: Porto, Madrid, Salamanca
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. Drive to Salamanca. Free time in this University and World Heritage City of great architectural and artistic wealth. Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto. Accommodation.
Day 4 : Porto
Location: Porto
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a different perspective of the city along the river Douro aboard the BlueBoats Cruise and discover the historic heritage visiting one wellknown Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting included. Rest of day at leisure. Accommodation.
Day 5 : Porto – Coimbra – Fatima
Location: Fátima, Coimbra, Porto
Accommodation: Hotel
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 6 : Batalha - Nazare – Alcobaça - Lisbon
Location: Nazaré, Lisbon, Batalha, Alcobaça
Accommodation: Hotel
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 Alcobaça (World Heritage) with its Gothic church and Cistercian monastery, whose origins date back to the XII C. Then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional traditional and typical dinner including a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.
Day 7 : Lisbon
Location: Lisbon
Accommodation: Hotel
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, 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 8 : Lisbon – Caceres – Madrid
Location: Madrid, Lisbon, Cáceres
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Departure 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. Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel
Day 9 : Madrid
Location: Madrid
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.
What's Included
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Guided city tour with local guides in Madrid, Porto and Lisbon
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Douro Cruise and wine tasting in Porto
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Bilingual tour director throughout the journey (English and Spanish)
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Transportation in air-conditioned luxury coach
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8-night accommodation at selected hotel class and daily breakfast
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Madrid Airport transfers (in and out)
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Travel insurance
What's Not Included
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Lisbon local city tax not included, to be paid directly to the hotel.
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Porto local city tax not included, to be paid directly to the hotel.
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Any other services not specified.
Check out our Q&As
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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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