The Heritage of the Caliphs
Andalucia - Costa del Sol- Morocco
with 2 nights Hotel stay in Madrid

A 14 day tour of Spain and Morocco

Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Jerez, Cadiz, Costa Del So, Algeciras, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Fez, Granada.

Weekly in Madrid -Year Round
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Day 1. MADRID - Monday
Arrival at Madrid Barajas Airport. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel.

Day 2 . MADRID - CORDOBA - SEVILLE - (B) - Tuesday
Our local rep will assist with your transfer to the tour terminal, Oriente Sq., at 9.00 a.m.

Our route takes us into La Mancha, the landscape of romance and adventure where Don Quixote tilted at windmills.

We'll wind across hills and down into irrigated valleys, to Puerto Lápice, a town lost in time, looking much as it did in the seventeenth century. We might even espy the establishment where an innkeeper conferred knighthood upon Don Quixote. Then we’ll pass onward through the region of Valdepeñas, where fine Tempranillo grapes are grown, and cross the Canyon of Despeñaperros, and pass through the town of Bailén on our way to Cordoba.

Here we'll visit the famous Mosque, one of the most notable in the days of Moorish rule.

Then we'll continue onward to Andalusia,Ecija, Carmona and Seville where comfortable beds await us in Seville.

Day 3 . SEVILLE (B,L) - Wednesday (B)
We’ll linger today in Seville, where the Moors have left their mark in whitewashed houses, tile roofs, graceful archways, and a warren of intimate lanes with surprises at every turn. Our visit will take us to the monumental and stunning tower of La Giralda, the Cathedral that once echoed with daily calls to prayer, and the Palace of the Alcazar, with its delicately carved stonework and pleasure gardens that still delight. Your afternoon is free to wander the alleyways of Seville on your own, and perhaps to stop in and sample the tapas at an inviting establishment. Afternoon at leisure

Day 4. SEVILLE - JEREZ - CADIZ - VEJER - COSTA DEL SOL - Thursday (B)
Breakfast and departure to Jerez where an important wine cellar will be visited. Departure to Cadiz. Panoramic sightseeing. Departure to Vejer . Lunch. Optional visit to Gibraltar. Departure to Costa del Sol and overnight.

Day 5 . COSTA DEL SOL - Friday (B)
Breakfast . Day at leisure.

Day 6 . COSTA DEL SOL - ALGECIRAS - TANGIER - RABAT - Saturday (B,D)
Breakfast and departure to Algeciras. Ferryboat to Tangier. Disembarkation and panoramic sightseeing, continuing to Rabat. Visit. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 . RABAT - CASABLANCA - MARRAKECH - Sunday (B,D)
Breakfast ,Dinner
It’s on the road again after breakfast, to fabled Casablanca, where a great modern city with wide streets and fine shops and restaurants stretches from the old quarter. We’ll sample both parts, of course, and then continue our route through rolling terrain, into lush valleys of fruit orchards and over mountain passes, until we reach the desert city of Marrakech, where dinner and our overnight accommodations await.

Desayuno y salida hacia Casablanca. Visita panorámica. (Almuerzo libre.) Continuación hacia Marrakech. Cena y alojamiento.

Day 8 . MARRAKECH - Monday (B)
There’s too much to see in Marrakech and too much excitement to simply move on. We’ll take a tour in the morning, concentrating on the walled city that has been a mecca of desert caravans for centuries. We won’t miss the Koutoubia, with its tower that recalls the Giralda in Seville. The Menara gardens and the souks along winding alleys will also have our attention. In the afternoon , you’re on your own for shopping, or to watch the daily excitement in Jemaaa el-Fna square, where water-sellers, jugglers and magicians never allow a forgettable moment.

Desayuno y alojamiento. Por la mañana visita de la ciudad. Tarde libre

Day 9 . MARRAKECH - MEKNES - FEZ - Tuesday (B, D)
After breakfast, we depart Marrakech and roll out toward the Meknes, site of imperial palaces, the impressive Sidi Said mosque, and the Moulay Ismail mausoleum. And there are also stunning views of the green Agdal valley. After a tour, we’ll continue to Fez for dinner and our overnight stop.

Desayuno y salida hacia Meknes. (Almuerzo libre.) Visita. Continuación hacia Fez. Cena y alojamiento

Day 10. FEZ - Wednesday (B,L)
We’ll spend a full day in Fez, and with good reason, for this is the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco, with its largest old city, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. We’ll stroll the winding lanes and alleys to the venerable Attarin Medersa where theology has been taught over the centuries, and see impressive city gates and traditional mansions with archways of carved cedar and shady courtyards. After lunch, you’re free to wander on your own, to see tanners at work over great vats, and to negotiate for carpets and brassware.

Desayuno, almuerzo y alojamiento. Por la mañana visita de la ciudad. Tarde libre

Day 11 . FEZ - TANGIER - ALGECIRAS - COSTA DEL SOL - Thursday (B)
Breakfast. We head northward in the morning, back to Tangier to board the ferry that crosses to Spain, with a new appreciation of the currents that connect two continents and two cultures. Past Algeciras, we’ll follow the dramatic Mediterranean coast of Spain, rimmed with spectacular beaches. We’ll stop for the night and appreciate the fine resort life of Spain: sand, a dinner in good company, and the sound of waves gently breaking on shore.

Day 12 . COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA - Friday (B)
There will be time after breakfast to continue the Costa del Sol experience: sun, sand, and perhaps shopping. Then it’s back onto the coach for our trip inland and over gentle mountains to the heritage city of Granada.

Day 13 . GRANADA - MADRID - Saturday (B)
Breakfast. Visit Alhambra Palace and its Gardens of Generalife. Departure to Madrid.
Our local rep will meet you at the terminal in Madrid and escort you back to your hotel in Madrid .

Day 14 . MADRID -Departure -Sunday (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, our local rep will escort you back to the Airport.
Bon Voyage & Hasta Pronto.

Class «T» (T-05/233) - Class «A» (A-05/233)

Inclusions :

• Guided sightseeing as per itinerary   including all entrance fees. As well as airport transfers as indicated
• Visit to a wine cellar in Jerez.
• English speaking Tour Escort throughout the trip.
• Air conditioned deluxe motor coach.
• Daily breakfast, some lunches and some   dinners as listed but subject to change in regard to where / when / which day.
• Luggage Handling
• Travel bag presented in Madrid .
• Hotel accommodation, including continental breakfast daily & tax.
  
  

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