Price: $3,928
21-Day Tour to Madrid Plus Portugal and Morocco
Description
Live a unique experience with this complete 21-day tour that will guide you through three neighboring countries with a lot of history to explore: Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Get to know Madrid and start your route through the wide range of destinations that we are going to visit, from the ‘ruas’ and trams of Lisbon, passing through the jewels of Seville or the Arab atmosphere of Rabat and Casablanca. In addition, you can enjoy included activities such as a cruise along the Duoro, a wine tasting in Porto or a visit to the spectacular Alhambra and its gardens, among others. You cannot miss it!
INCLUDED
- Guided city tour with local guides in Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, Cordoba, Seville, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Meknes, Fez, Granada and Toledo
- Entrance tickets to: Cordoba Mosque, Cathedral of Seville, Alhambra in Granada, Duoro cruise and wine tasting in Porto
- Bilingual tour director throughout the journey (English and Spanish)
- Transportation in air-conditioned luxury coach
- 20-night accommodation at selected hotel class
- Daily breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinners
- Transfer from/to airport
- Travel insurance
NOT INCLUDED
- Lisbon & Porto local city tax not included, to be paid directly to the hotel.
- Any other service not specified
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 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.
- During stay in Madrid tour escort service is not available.
- 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.
- Only one piece of luggage per person is allowed. Passengers have to go through customs control with their own luggage.
- It is necessary to have the passport data at least 30 days before departure to manage the passage to Morocco.
- The Morocco portion can be modified without substantial variation of services.
- Offered two different hotel categories, Superior T or Superior Plus A. Both categories, first-hand selected, guarantee to all our clients a comfortable accommodation with high quality standards. Bear in mind that Superior Plus A tends to be centrally located.
- Even though our tours run bilingual, please select the preferred language at time of booking.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Madrid
Meet and assistance at the airport, transfer to the hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T Class: NH Manzanares, Puerta de Toledo or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza or similar
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Day 2: 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, 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 explore the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T Class: NH Manzanares, Puerta de Toledo or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza or similar
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Day 3: Madrid – Avila – Salamanca – Oporto
Breakfast at the hotel. 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. (B)
Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: NH Fenix Ipanema, BessaHotel Boavista, Vila Galé Porto or similar
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Day 4: Oporto
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 well-known Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting included. Rest of day at leisure. Accommodation.
Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar
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Day 5: Oporto – Coimbra – Fatima
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.
Accommodation: T Class: Sao José or similar // A Class: Santa María, Aurea, Estrela, Regina or similar
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Day 6: Fatima – Batalha – Nazare – Alobaca – Lisboa
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) 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.
Accommodation: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, VIP Arts, VIP Entrecampos, Turim Iberia or similar
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Day 7: Lisboa
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.
Accommodation: T Class: Roma o similar // A Class: Lutécia, VIP Arts, VIP Entrecampos, Turim Iberia or similar
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Day 8: Lisboa – Caceres – Cordoba
Breakfast at the hotel. 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. Afterwards, continue towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
Accommodation: T Class: Sercotel Medina Azahara or similar // A Class: Hesperia Córdoba, NH Califa or similar
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Day 9: Cordoba – Sevilla
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.
Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Melia Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla, Hesperia Sevilla or similar
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Day 10: Sevilla
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.
Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Meliá Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla, Hesperia Sevilla or similar
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Day 11: Sevilla – Ronda – Torremolinos
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.
Accommodation T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Príncipe, Sol Don Pedro or similar
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Day 12: Torremolinos
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.
Accommodation T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Príncipe, Sol Don Pedro or similar
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Day 13: Torremolinos – Tarifa – Tabger – Meknes – Fez
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure along the tourist route of the Costa del Sol, via internationally known towns such as Marbella and Puerto Banús, arrival in Tarifa or Algeciras. Board the ferry for a short and interesting crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar to Africa. Arrival in Tangier, disembarkation, customs formalities and departure by coach to Meknes. Brief stop and continuation to Fez. Leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (BD)
Accommodation: T Class: Menzeh Zalagh, Volubilis or similar // A Class: Royal Mirage, Zalagh Parc Palace or similar
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Day 14: Fez
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit the oldest and most monumental of the Imperial Cities, visiting the most interesting places: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, the Jewish Quarter or Mellah, the Bab Bou Jeloud gate and a walk through its magnificent Medina or ancient city, declared a World Heritage Site. The humanity. Afternoon available. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (BD)
Accommodation: T Class: Menzeh Zalagh, Volubilis or similar // A Class: Royal Mirage, Zalagh Parc Palace or similar
15 Day 15: Fez – Rabat – Casablanca – Marrakech
Breakfast and early departure towards Rabat, diplomatic and administrative capital. Visit the most emblematic places of this city such as the exteriors of the Royal Palace, the Mausoleum of Mohamed V and the Hassan Tower. Continue to Casablanca to visit the most interesting places, such as the United Nations Square, the Boulevard de la Corniche and the exteriors of the Hassan II mosque. Once the visit is over, free lunch en route and continuation to Marrakech. Optionally, typical Fantasía Chez Ali dinner under Kaidal tents. Accommodation. (B)
Accommodation: T Class: Mogador Kasbah, Meriem, Ayoub or similar // A Class: Kenzi Rose, Mogador Agdal, Adam Park or similar
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Day 16: Marrakech – Casablanca
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of the city called “Pearl of the South”, which begins in the grandiose Menara Gardens, which have a side pavilion and countless olive trees. Afterwards, exterior visit of the Koutoubia minaret, twin sister of the Giralda in Seville. Once inside the old part of the city, we visit the Bahia Palace, property of a nobleman of the city. Finally arrival at the Jemaa el Fna square, one of the most interesting places in Morocco, from where you can access the souks and the medina. Guilds of wood, ceramic, leather and spice artisans will be some of the places that will be visited. After the visit, lunch at a hotel in Marrakech and subsequent departure to Casablanca. Arrival, dinner and overnight at the hotel. (BLD)
Accommodation: T Class: Kenzi Basma, Mogador Marina, Oum Palace or similar // A Class: Le Grand Mogador, Farah, Le Palace d’Anfa or similar
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Day 17: Casablanca – Tanger – Tarifa – Torremolinos
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.
Accommodation T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Príncipe, Sol Don Pedro or similar
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Day 18: Torremolinos
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.
Accommodation T and A Class: Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Príncipe, Sol Don Pedro or similar
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Day 19: Granda
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.
Accommodation: T Class: Hotel Alixares or similar // A Class: Meliá Granada, Hotel Catalonia Granada or similar
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Day 20: Granda – Toledo – Madrid
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. Accommodation
Accommodation: T Class: NH Manzanares, Puerta de Toledo or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza or similar
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Day 21: Madrid
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport. END OF OUR SERVICE.
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